Tests From The Future

What happens to dinosaurs when they die? They are resurrected millions of years later! In this episode we visit the museum/theme-park/excavation-site World Messel, which is full of previously extinct animals. While eating muffins in the cafe, we talk about the things we did so far. You'll find out what they do in the labs of World Messel, which unique food products they serve in the cafe and which dinosaur just got added to their collection. And maybe what that loud noise in the background is.

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

00:46 - World Messel

26:00 - Outroduction

26:05 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Move over, humans! It's time for Mr. Dobalina, Dirk's Personal Assistant to take over. He gives his personal spin on the usual format, and even sneaks in a little bit of poetry! As if we wouldn't notice :)

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:26 - Introduction

01:27 - Mr. Dobalina

02:13 - Run

02:31 - Listener Email

03:41 - Outroduction

04:08 - Goodbye

Credits

Mr. Dobalina: Daniel by Apple

Poem: Run by Snow Patrol

Theme Music: Mistadobalina by Del the Funky Homosapien

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Centuries of technological advancement also influenced the way we clean in the 23rd century. As in, we do it all ourselves and by hand. Or with a broom stick. No joke! We'll explain how the evolution of technology actually caused us to stop using it for cleaning purposes. And how we kind of use technology anyway! We also explain how cleaning helps you read books or strengthen your relation with others. And of course, no discussion about cleaning is compete without the cleaning song. Benga-bonga-wengalaweng, anyone?

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

04:22 - Cleaning

29:59 - Listener Email

32:00 - Outroduction

32:27 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

We barely understand them ourselves, but we explain them pretty well nevertheless! NFTs allow you to pretty much sell anything that ever happened and PDRs can recycle all these into more sizeable chunks. We discuss important things, like who a conversation belongs to, how you can make money from saying poppy seeds, and how rocks smell in the summer. And to end on a high note, we then move on to a listener question about theme parks!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

03:31 - NFTs

13:27 - PDRs

19:08 - Our NFTs

23:35 - BREF SNUC TREX

25:50 - Listener Email

28:26 - Outroduction

29:14 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Fonzie is passing through our solar system tonight, which means that many meteor showers are being organised in celebration of that wonderful event. In this episode we'll explain the origins and customs of these meteor showers, and also discuss the meteor naming scheme. Spoiler: they're all named after characters from classic earth television series. We have fond memories of the years where all meteors were named after characters from the Snorks or The Wire, for example!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

00:43 - Meteor Showers

22:19 - Listener Email

25:33 - Outroduction

25:58 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Happy Days by Pratt & McClain

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

We got tickets to watch the Eyjafjallajökull erupt! We are so excited about it, that we forget to actually mention the name of the volcano at any point during the episode. And we even practiced its pronunciation! It's all a bit spontaneous anyway, because we record live on the way back from the spectacle. If you thought flying cars in the 23rd century were completely silent, you're in for a surprise!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

01:07 - Eyjafjallajökull

07:43 - Outroduction

08:22 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Oh soul-e mio! This episode will cram several decades of soul research into twenty minutes. Do souls even exist? Yup! Do robots have souls? You got it. Do rocks have souls? Listen and you'll find out! You'll also learn what a Soul Mate is and which specialities you can choose when studying Soul Searching. There might even be a bit of word play involved! Sole sounds a lot like soul, you see. We're really going soul-o this time!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:25 - Introduction

03:03 - Soul Searching

22:05 - Listener Email

26:20 - Outroduction

26:48 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Hug My Soul by Saint Etienne

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Did you ever hear about the Roman Emperor Sponsianus? And did you hear he was a bit of an usurper? Well, he wasn't! At least that's what he says himself. Thanks to 'technology', the people of the 23rd century were able to resurrect the infamous emperor, and we invited him on the show. We learn what he misses most about the 3rd century, what he likes most about the 23rd and what he plans to do next. Spoiler: he wants to make Dacia great again!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

01:23 - Sponsianus

29:17 - Outroduction

30:24 - Goodbye

Credits

Sponsianus: Fabio

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Somebody gave us a cool new gadget to play with. So we do! We highlight several different features of the Astro Mirror, which include star constellations, lasers and rhyming. We also discuss one or two features that you'd expect, but that aren't actually there. And, we mention some of the awards that it won, which don't just include Gadget of the Year. PPPPS: We answer more questions from Felix!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

03:19 - Astro Mirror

18:18 - Listener Email

20:35 - Outroduction

21:14 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Creating energy just by thinking about it? That's not as crazy as it sounds! It's still pretty crazy though, so let's talk about it. We come slightly unprepared this week, because the party that we started last week ended up going on for a few days. And we're still pretty tired! We start the episode by mentioning a few things that happened at the event. Spoiler: the clown didn't show up!

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Chapters

00:00 - Hello

00:24 - Introduction

00:36 - 100th Episode Party

11:35 - Heavy Matter

22:02 - Outroduction

23:30 - Goodbye

Credits

Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest

Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk