That's Absurd Please Elaborate

This episode, Trace attempts to rebuild the sun out of (BRAND NAME CONSTRUCTION TOY) and Julian systematically destroys the universe by changing one tiny thing. 

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What would happen if you could cancel each of the four fundamental forces?" from Clifton B

Trace: "How long would it take to build a replica of the sun from plastic bricks?" from a young listener in Canada

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Threads: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

Music Provided by Epidemic Sound. Learn more here. 

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

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This episode Julian finds out if cartoon logic could power your sail boat and Trace tries to answer the question “can we have a hive mind?” But, of course, if we did, I guess you’d already know the answer.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Could a sail boat be powered by a fan?" from Samara D

Trace: "What if all humans shared the same brain?" from X

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

BlueSky: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

Music Provided by Epidemic Sound. Learn more here. 

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode Julian puts too fine a point on what the pointiest thing ever and why it exists in the first place, and Trace casts a wary eye toward the other species just waiting to take over when humanity disappears.

QUESTIONS 

Julian: "What’s the pointiest thing?"

Trace: "If all humans disappeared which species would take over?"

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us thatsabsurdshow.com/ask or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

BlueSky: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

Music Provided by Epidemic Sound. Learn more here. 

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode Julian explores the moon (or a lack thereof), Trace placates us with placenta pontification, and special guest Dr. Ali Mattu tells the robots it’s OK to feel feelings.

QUESTIONS

Trace: "What happened to placentas and umbilical cords in the past" from Dr. Mattu

Dr. Ali Mattu: “Can robots love” from ChatGPT

Julian: "What would the world be like if there was no moon?" from Trace

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.

SOCIALS

[[ DR ALI MATTU ]]

YouTube: @DrAli

Instagram: @AliMattu

Twitter: @AliMattu

Website: www.AliMattu.com

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to Ali Mattu for joining, and for everyone listening. Your feedback helps make this better.

Music Provided by Epidemic Sound. Learn more here. 

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode Trace thinks about thinking, which is pretty cool when you think about it, and Julian explores alternative disaster prevention strategies (Spoiler: it causes a bigger disaster).

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What if you plugged a volcano with concrete?" from Trace

Trace: "What are thoughts made of?" from Julian

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode Trace cannot tell a lie (or can he???) while Julian investigates if it's possible to drown a fish. These stories may come in handy if you're plotting a fish murder and want to throw detectives off your trail with a red herring.

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Can fish drown?" from Trace

Trace: "Can we make it impossible to lie?" from Julian

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? If you want an answer, no matter the question, tell us!

Submit questions directly to us with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com. We'll give you a shout out in the episode if we use your question!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each (as soon as we can make them).

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and help us make this better.

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode we have our very first guest: Sophie Shrand! Trace has a problem with single super-powers, Sophie thinks we're evolving into a rodent, and Julian finds out what animal evolved into the sheep we know today!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What if in the whole world there were more sheep than people?" from Sophie

Trace: "If people had superpowers what would be the worst?" from Julian

Sophie: "Are humans still evolving? If so… into WHAT? What will be the next major change for us?" from Trace

HAVE AN ABSURD QUESTION?

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!

Submit your questions with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!

WE ELABORATE EVEN MORE

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each episode as soon as we can make them.

SOCIALS

[[ SOPHIE ]]

Instagram: @sciencewithsophie

YouTube: @sciencewithsophie

Twitter: @sciencewithsoph

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and helping us make this better.

ONE MORE THING

Before you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) please tell us! Feedback helps us adapt and grow.

Please review, rate, and tell your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts.

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you! See you in the future.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode only has a little bit of fifing in it; we promise. This time Julian looks into why the Chinese (or anyone else) would send a balloon to do a satellite's job, and Trace explores an alternative universe where a couple of major speed limits are swapped!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "Why use a balloon if you have satellites" from Trace

Trace: "What if the speed of sound was faster than the speed of light" from Julian

HAVE AN ABSURD QUESTION?

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!

Submit your questions with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!

WE ELABORATE EVEN MORE

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each episode as soon as we can make them.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and helping us make this better.

ONE MORE THING

Before you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) please tell us! Feedback helps us adapt and grow.

Please review, rate, and tell your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts.

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you! See you in the future.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's the pilot! AHH! This episode Julian looks closely at an alternative evolution of human knees, and Trace bends backwards to explore what would happen if we could perceive more colors. It’s an alternative evolution episode!

We're so excited to get this thing out to y'all, and we're proud of what we've made. We hope you love it! If you have feelings, please give us a rating on whatever podcast app you're using to listen. Those ratings and reviews really mean a lot to future listeners! Thanks a bunch!

QUESTIONS

Julian: "What if humans evolved with backwards knees?"

Trace: "What if we evolved to see more colors?"

That's Absurd Please Elaborate is made by Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez, two professional nerds whose day job is to create content for PBS, Discovery, Vox and other award-winning publishers. In this show we use our decades of experience in science communication to answer the most ridiculous questions from guests, the audience, AI-bots, and the Internet™!

HAVE AN ABSURD QUESTION?

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!

Submit your questions with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!

WE ELABORATE EVEN MORE

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! You can find it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow, and on our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts of each episode as soon as we can make them.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

CREDITS

This episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate was written by Trace Dominguez and Julian Huguet, edited by Kyle Sisk, and produced by all three of us. Special thanks to friends and family for listening to the edits and helping us make this better.

Thanks for listening to That's Absurd Please Elaborate. We appreciate you!

OH, HEY

Before you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) please tell us! Feedback helps us adapt and grow.

Please review, rate, and tell your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts.

Thanks for being a good human. We'll see you in the future!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's finally happening!! This trailer should explain exactly what the heck you're about to hear. You’ll also get some marimbas (they’re nice).

Have you ever wanted to ask your smartest friends your stupidest more embarrassing questions? Then this is the place for you.

That's Absurd Please Elaborate is made by Julian Huguet and Trace Dominguez, two professional nerds whose day job is to create content for PBS, Discovery, Vox and other award-winning publishers. With our decades of experience in science communication we will answer the most ridiculous questions from guests, the audience, AI-bots, and the Internet™!

Do you have an absurd question? Maybe a silly idea you had, a shower thought about the nature of reality, or a ridiculous musing about your favorite food? No matter the question, if you want a well-researched answer: tell us!

Submit questions directly to us with this form: https://notionforms.io/forms/have-an-absurd-question or email them to [email protected]. If we use it, we'll give you a shout out in the episode!

We create art for each episode of That's Absurd Please Elaborate! See it on our Instagram @ThatsAbsurdShow and our website ThatsAbsurdShow.com. While on our site you can listen to every episode of the show and find full transcripts whenever we can make them.

SOCIALS

[[ JULIAN ]]

Instagram: @Huggetout

Twitter: @Huggetout

[[ TRACE ]]

Instagram: @tracedominguez

YouTube: @tracedominguez

Twitter: @tracedominguez

Before you go, please, tell us what you think! Your feedback will make this show better. If you have a question, or if you really hate the way Trace laughs (I've always suspected this) tell us so we can adapt and grow.

Thanks for listening. Please review, rate, and tell your friends! Share this show with your friends! They can find it anywhere you get your podcasts. Thanks for being a good human. We'll see you in the future!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.