It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 387 – Brain Rot, Neural Implants, Refreezing the Arctic, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.387 (61MB)

Songs Played:
Ice Ice Baby (Summer Synthwave Mix) – Auralnauts
September (Buffalo Soldier) – DJ Paolo Monti
Running On Empty – The Tullamarines
I’m Out And I Wanna Go Home – Daði Freyr

Quick review of the first 28 matches of the 2026 World Cup. Touch upon the startling scoring trends and red card rates, and the accuracy of the Monte Carlo model compared to the bookmakers. Recent upsets are analyzed as the highly anticipated match between Australia and the USA is previewed.

Download RCKTSRGRY F.C. – Day Eight Checkin (8MB)

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 386 – World Cup 2026, Walking Anti-Clockwise, Crazy Cat Ladies, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.386 (89MB)

Songs Played:
U.S.A – Dubioza Kolektiv
Dunave Moje More – Pregrag Gojkovic Cune
Another One Bites The Bee Gee – Auralnauts
Ice Ice Matrix – Auralnauts
Freestyler – Steve ‘n’ Seagulls

Welcome to RCKTSRGRY FC, a special “side quest” episode dedicated to the upcoming 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Download RCKTSRGRY F.C. – PreTournament Predictions (12MB)

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 385 – Pope Leo XV vs Artificial Intelligence, NASA Moonbase 2032 Plans, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.385 (90MB)

Songs Played:
It’s Too Funky In Here – James Brown
I Hear Motion – Sean Kelly
Turn Out The Light – Grace Jones & Nelly Furtado
Can’t You See Slave – Marshall Tucker Band

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 384 – Eurovision, Neighbourhood WatchGPT, Neanderthal Dentistry, The Music Quiz, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.384 (71MB)

Songs Played:
Bangaranga – Dara
Surfin’ Bird – Trashman
Uprising Mashup – DJ Matt Bird
Creep – The Cleverlys

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 383 – The Universe is a Hologram, AI Consciousness, Emotional Surveillance, The Music Quiz is Back, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.383 (96MB)

Songs Played:
Roxanne Works Hard For Her Money – Bill McClintock
Mother Popcorn – James Brown
Mother – Danzig
Que Sera Sera – Doris Day

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 382 – Dinosaurs Prematurely Age Humans, SpaceX Rocket Will Crash Into Moon, Spotify’s Human Verified Badge, the music quiz, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.382 (73MB)

Songs Played:
If The Moon Were a Mirrir – Quality Used Cars
You Can Never Come To This Place – Masayoshi Takanaka
Gangum Style – The Cleverlys

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 381 – Robot Marathon, Pokemon Go’s Dark Side, Bloodborne, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.381 (59MB)

Songs Played:
mangetout – Wet Leg
Control – Mannequin Pussy
Thank you, my twighlight – the pillows
Pedestrian at Best – Courtney Barnett
Shape of the Sickness – oneboredjeu

It’s Not Rocket Surgery Episode 380 – Natural Selection Prefers Redheads, Slopaganda Wars, New Matter Deep In Uranus, and lots more science, technology and geek culture.

Links to other stories mentioned during the show are available on request.

Download Ep.380 (64MB)

Songs Played:
Say Goodbye – Indecent Obsession
Stomp The Floor – Levl99
Beds Are Burning – AWOLNATION