Tests From The Future

We have to 'face' the truth in this episode. The rock faces that we've known all our lives apparently weren't around in the 21st century. There are thousands of these massive rock heads scattered throughout the landscape, so they really couldn't have been overlooked. In this episode, we try to figure out what happened, without getting 'ahead' of ourselves. To make it even more interesting, Marvin joins us again, but this time as a co-host! 'Rock' on!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

01:29 - Rock Faces

19:20 - Listener Email

21:51 - Outroduction

22:10 - Goodbye

Credits

Marvin the Robot: Himself

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

After more than two years, it was about time! We finally have a robot on the show. And it's even one that we didn't know until last week. After meeting him at the European Portal Triathlon, we asked Marvin if he wouldn't mind answering some questions on air. And he wouldn't! So, if you want to find out what it's like to be surrounded by beings that are infinitely worse than you at everything, don't hesitate to tune in!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

00:43 - Interview with a Robot

22:47 - Outroduction

23:06 - Goodbye

Credits

Marvin the Robot: Himself

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Simon watches and comments upon the European Portal Triathlon that Dirk is participating in, there's even a surprise at the end.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

00:58 - European Portal Triathlon

02:04 - Mishaps

04:56 - Listener Email

05:53 - Surprise

07:13 - Outroduction

07:35 - Goodbye

Credits

Marvin the Robot: Himself

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

The European Portal Triathlon is coming up. Do you want to know what that is? Where that is? How to train for it? And what gear you use for it in the 23rd century? Then tune in for this short update!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:27 - Introduction

00:54 - European Portal Triathlon

04:51 - Gearing Up

08:23 - Outroduction

08:51 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Those 25 years really went by in a blast. In this episode we briefly recap what happened since the Luminati and Partians first landed in Belgium all those years ago. Or was it in Benin? Then we'll talk about the celebrations that are happening across the world this weekend. They're plenty and diverse, and include among other things pub quizzes, fireworks and treadmills. Obviously.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:26 - Introduction

00:43 - Alien Landing 25th Anniversary

21:44 - Listener Email

22:37 - Outroduction

22:51 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Apparently, Genetics - or Gen - wasn't yet a school subject in the 21st century. A perfect opportunity for us to dig up some childhood memories! What do we remember from those classes? Was it really as boring as we remember? How did it change in the 40 years between our respective times in primary school? Is the famous Genetics mascot still around these days? And how often do we use Genetic Modification in our daily lives?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

00:35 - Having Fun With Genes

19:03 - Listener Email

21:52 - Outroduction

23:26 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

While management was at a retreat, the Accounting department of GreenCell staged a coup. With GreenCell being the market leader in teleportation, this affects all of us, which means the topic is being heavily debated! In this episode we bring you up to speed. Which departments side with the new leadership? How did the competition react? And - most importantly - is anybody still going to Brazil?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:26 - Introduction

01:44 - The Coup

20:11 - Outroduction

20:34 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

The technology graveyard has them all; cutting-edge inventions that turned out to be short-lived hypes, insanely powerful machines that were uncontrollable, and technological inventions that were already questionable from the get go. Many inventions came and went between the 21st and the 23rd century and we discuss some of them this week. One of them even literally is 'graveyard technology'! And, nicely fitting, our recorder just got a sweet new feature in a system update, we try it out on the show.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

01:22 - Deprecated Technology

19:26 - Outroduction

19:44 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Apparently, for these kinds of clubs, you're supposed to only watch one episode or film and then discuss it afterwards. There was a slight misunderstanding on our part and we actually watched everything you suggested, which was a whole lot! We still try our best to give a 23rd century perspective on 21st century science fiction, things just blur together a little. Was that bizarre spore drive in Battlestar Galactica or in one of the Star Treks? And where does Spaceballs fit in the Star Wars canon? Also, which technologies actually became a reality? Tune in and find out.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

05:10 - Science Fiction TV Club

24:45 - Outroduction

25:20 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Technology can take care of absolutely everything in the 23rd century, but only if it receives the proper instructions. You can't just ask your Congo for a pizza. It might just put pineapple on it! And you can't just order a flying car. There might just be pineapple in it! In this episode we explain how 23rd century people prompt properly. And how things go wrong occasionally anyway. Beach body, anyone?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

06:16 - Proper Prompting

29:47 - Listener Email

31:46 - Outroduction

32:12 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk