Tests From The Future

We probably could have seen it coming, but our 200th episode is suddenly upon us! We organised a genuine party to celebrate, but we still need to come up with something to talk about in the episode itself. How about we just start recording and see what happens? We don't remember any of Mr. Dobalina's suggestions though, and we keep getting distracted by the actual party… Who just bumped into the gravity switch?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

01:21 - Finding Simon

01:42 - 200 Ideas

02:27 - Gravitation Switch

03:03 - More Pizzas

03:38 - The Solidifier

04:25 - 200 More Ideas

04:53 - Rock Band: Hologram Edition

07:31 - 200 Further Ideas

07:42 - Wooooo!

08:08 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

No, we didn't resurrect someone. No, we didn't wake someone from hibernation. And no, we didn't talk to someone through some kind of interdimensional rift. This time we genuinely spoke with someone from the 21st century! Not on purpose, obviously, but we immediately saw the opportunity to hear the first impressions of someone fresh to 2225. And we revel, at least a tiny bit, in being right about this whole time travel business (#bonuspoints). Also, when we say 'we', 'we' mean just Simon - or, as our guest calls him; Future Boy.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

01:20 - Life in the 23rd Century

03:20 - Explaining The Future

04:50 - Universal Basic Income

06:57 - Healthcare

08:07 - Speaking Other Languages

09:52 - Future Libraries

11:51 - Bad Food

14:15 - Wanting More Time Here

16:40 - How To Time Travel

18:27 - Back to the Future Part III

19:08 - Return of the Dirk

21:14 - Episode 200

22:53 - Outroduction

23:13 - Goodbye

Credits

21st Century Guest: Nisha

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

With Dirk on holiday, Simon decides to visit the 21st century once again. Using a smart trick, he manages to avoid being stuck in a small rural village, and gets to experience 21st century Frankfurt first hand. And, through a trick of fate, he actually bumps into the one person we know in that century. Who is that? Hint; she doesn't believe in any of this!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:27 - Introduction

01:18 - Exploring Hauptwache

02:18 - Cheese & More

03:15 - Don't Worry About It & Future Boy

09:30 - Back to the Future Part II

10:27 - Outroduction

10:42 - Goodbye

Credits

21st Century Guest: Nisha

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

A premiere for the show; for the very first time we record the podcast in the 21st century! Yes, we've done it! Although the 'rules' are pretty challenging, we wanted to give it a shot anyway. Get ready to find out everything about a small rural village in 21st century Germany at night time. Think closed bakeries, closed flower shops and closed kiosks. Luckily we meet somebody at the train station who speaks English! We wonder if they finally believed that we were from the future after we suddenly disappeared…

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

00:52 - Live from the 21st Century

09:23 - 21st Century Guest

21:04 - Back to the Future

23:07 - Outroduction

23:40 - Goodbye

Credits

21st Century Guest: Nisha

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Are we for real? Did Simon actually do some time traveling? Let's find out by asking him tons of questions! Where to? When to? And how did he get the sun glasses? We'll find out how he has been getting around (or not), how he has been buying things (or not) and who he has been talking to (or not). And, we end with a time travelling joke!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

01:29 - Time Travel

19:16 - Listener Email From Amrat

20:55 - Outroduction

21:26 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Just because we have world peace, it doesn't mean we can't have superheroes! In today's episode we discuss one of them; Moustarrow. Or as they used to be called when they weren't so famous yet; Schnurrpfeil. We actually got to talk to them in person, so we have all kinds of information that even most 23rd century people don't know. And talking about information that some people don't know; at the end of the episode, Simon reveals a tiny little detail about his own life that even Dirk didn't know! And by tiny we mean huge…

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

01:37 - Moustarrow

19:24 - Listener Email From Jakub

21:08 - Listener Email From Nathaniel

22:52 - Outroduction

23:17 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

It's Solstice time! Or at least it was a few days ago and that means we get to talk about all the presents we got! One of our presents involved dirt and one involved uranium. Guess which one we talk about more! Hint; it radiates light and warmth and is not dangerous at all. It does have a few weird side effects though, so the end of the episode is a little unusual.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

01:11 - Box O' Dirt

06:14 - Uranium Lamp

17:50 - Outroduction

18:08 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

You've heard a lot about the 23rd century already, and you sure know your way around the 21st. But how about the 22nd century? You know, that century where alchemy was still a thing? Well, we found a book from that time, about that topic, and we try it out straight away! Who needs plastic forks anyway? Also, why is Simon late again?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:29 - Introduction

01:19 - Alchemy For Dummies

10:41 - Outroduction

11:10 - Goodbye

Credits

Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Closing Theme: It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) by R.E.M.

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Is it a clone? No! Is it a doppelgänger? No! It is MMAcevedo, the world's first snapshot of a human brain. Almost two centuries old, it's been used so often that there must be hundreds of thousands of Miguels - as they are commonly known - by now. How this came to be, and what that means for us, we'll discuss in this episode. That and cheetahs.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:23 - Introduction

01:54 - MMAcevedo

23:08 - Outroduction

23:29 - Listener Email From Sandro

25:02 - Goodbye

Credits

Inspiration: Lena by qntm

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Since starting the show over three years ago, some of the devices we discussed in earlier episodes have changed quite a bit. The future isn't static, you know! With Solstice coming up, almost every device received an upgrade, and we'll bring you up to date on all of them. Think food conglomerators that can now make food that is safe for aliens, and submarines with creative naming schemes. It's upgrade season!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

03:16 - Upgrades

04:59 - Lenses

07:49 - Congos

11:29 - Submarines

13:00 - Pods

14:35 - Teleporters

19:32 - Holodecks

21:39 - Yunkins

22:29 - Hoverboards

24:44 - BackRubbots

27:36 - Outroduction

28:33 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk