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  • Kiss a Boo-Boo and Drug a Dog

    When I was a kid, I ran around a corner and a tree branch went right into my eye. Luckily, my mom kissed it and made it all better… or… was it my brain that made it better? And can dogs do that too? Brb, gonna go kiss my dog.

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "Do animals get the placebo effect??" from Trevor (poll winner)

    Trace: "How long have people been kissing kids boo-boos, and does it work?" from Jenn (she/her)

    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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW IN VIDEO ON NEBULA ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    go to → nebula.tv/thatsabsurdvideo

    The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

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    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

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

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    1 hr 2 min
  • LIVE SHOW : Tunnels of Allergic Plants and Blinding Fireflies | feat. Naila Moriera

    This is our first LIVE SHOW ever!! We were invited to perform the podcast live at Smith College in Massachusetts and people actually came! Thanks for all your support these past two years. We wouldn’t be here without you all. Thank you!

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "Is it possible to maintain a tunnel from one side of the earth to the other? What would be the environmental effects?" from Weina Lu (she/her)

    Trace: "Is there a quantity of fireflies that could blind someone?" from Smith student Sarah (she/her)

    Naila: “What if plants were allergic to us?” from 5c community member Billy (they/them)

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[NAILA MORIERA]] from Smith College!

    Go to her website and pre-order her new book: Nailamoreira.com

    … and find her on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naila_fin/

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    YouTube: youtube.com/@tracedominguez

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 8 min
  • Massacring Mosquitoes with a Billion Bananas - An Episode Specifically for Hannah

    Bananas are positively aching to murder you. They’re radioactive, they’re clones, they’re slippery, they’re filled with potassium (which explodes when it hits water). Ignore those mosquitoes over there in the corner, pay attention to this murderous banana! NO DON’T PULL THE CURTAIN

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "How many bananas would it take to kill a man?" from Hannah (she/her)

    Trace: "Could Mosquitoes go extinct with nothing bad happening to the ecosystem in the aftermath?" from Hannah (she/her)

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

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    [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]]

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    [[ FOLLOW TRACE ]]

    Instagram: @tracedominguez

    YouTube: @tracedominguez

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    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Chatty Planties Under Twin Suns | feat Maren Hunsberger

    Turns out plants are absolute CHATTERBOXES! They talk so much that they make Julian look like a silent partner (he’s not). Instead, he uses a silly German accent to accost our guest Maren Hunsberger all about plant communication. And, speaking of intense interrogations, Star Wars’ Tatooine gets a lot of play in the pop-science space news, but here at home having two suns is way hotter, and also (surprisingly) WAY COLDER!

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "What would happen if our Solar System had two suns" from Hannah

    Maren: "If plants ‘scream’ when cut, do they talk for other reasons?" from Xander

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

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    YouTube: youtube.com/@tracedominguez

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    58 min
  • Americas? Gone. Half the Population? Gone! My Keys?... Uh Oh.

    Let’s just wait a minute while everyone logs on… just a miiiiinnuuuuute, OK do we? I think… Yes, we have everyone! Welcome y’all to our weekly corporate roundtable, before we get started let’s all do some SNAPS for Norm for his Thanos Post-Mortem! The deck was amazing and I think there were some incredible insights to share. But today we’re throwing it over to Trace to speak to our MISSING AMERICAS strategic initiative, and then later, Julian will unpack the objectives and KEY reports which, I think will OPEN so MANY DOORS for our group moving forward. Okay? OK. Let’s get started! ✨️

    QUESTIONS

    Trace: "What if no Americas?" from Sakari

    Norm Chan "What would be the real consequences of a Thanos' snap? How screwed is society?” from Morgan

    Julian: "Which key opens the most doors?" from Art

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

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    [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]]

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    [[ FOLLOW TRACE ]]

    Instagram: @tracedominguez

    YouTube: @tracedominguez

    Threads: @tracedominguez

    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 35 min
  • "I Flick My Space Boogers at You" - the Sun, Probably

    Ever notice that our fingers seem to fit perfectly in our nostrils? Is... is that supposed to be like that? Our Patreon subscribers picked this little gem so Trace dug deep to find an answer. Then Julian tries to figure out just what it would take to make a star-encapsulating super structure, better known as a Dyson Sphere.

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "What percentage of the earth mass it would take to make a Dyson sphere?" from Phillipe

    Trace: "Are we supposed to pick our nose?" from Trevor

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@TraceElements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    ✨️✨️ NOW IN VIDEO ON NEBULA ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    go to → nebula.tv/thatsabsurdvideo

    The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

    Instagram: @ThatsAbsurdShow

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    [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]]

    Instagram: @Huggetout

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    YouTube: @tracedominguez

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    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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. Our associate producer is Sabrina Capello.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 7 min
  • TAPE Classic | Rump-Shaking Dyslexic Shrimp | feat. Dr Virginia Schutte

    Hi All! Trace and Julian are taking a bit of a break this week but fear not, we still have some content for you! This is one of our favorite old episodes where Julian learns the REAL alphabet, also known as the ABG’s (not a typo); Trace discovers we are all constantly online whether we like it or not by exploring the mysteries of WiFi; and special guest Dr Virginia Schutte dives into a super-powered animal propelled by twerking.

    QUESTIONS

    Virginia: “What if humans had mantis shrimp powers?” from listener Samara D

    Julian: "Who invented alphabetical order?" from listener Paul P

    Trace: "Where is the internet?" from guest Virginia Schutte, PhD

    Do you have an absurd question? Maybe it's 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 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

    [[ DR VIRGINIA SCHUTTE ]]

    TikTok: @vgwschutte

    Instagram: @vgwschutte

    Website: VirginiaSchutte.com

    [[ JULIAN ]]

    Instagram: @huggetout

    Threads: @huggetout

    [[ TRACE ]]

    Instagram: @tracedominguez

    YouTube: @tracedominguez

    Threads: @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.

    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.

    1 hr 32 min
  • Internally Screaming Until Leap Year

    This episode Julian tries to think of an even better calendar (too bad "Julian Calendar" was already taken) and Trace thinks a thought so hard his head hurts.

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "Is there a better calendar than the Gregorian? Would it solve any obscure problems?" from Daniel

    Trace: "Can you think something in your head so loud that it can physically hurt you?" from Austin

    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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    ✨️✨️ NOW IN VIDEO ON NEBULA ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    go to → nebula.tv/thatsabsurdvideo

    The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

    Instagram: @ThatsAbsurdShow

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    Bluesky: @thatsabsurdshow.com

    [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]]

    Instagram: @Huggetout

    Threads: @Huggetout

    [[ FOLLOW TRACE ]]

    Instagram: @tracedominguez

    YouTube: @tracedominguez

    Threads: @tracedominguez

    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 7 min
  • Belting Fly Brains and Melting Gold with Rain

    Let’s get ready to RUMMMMMMMBBBLLLEEE!! In this corner, we have a normal human who is definitely not a psychopath, and in the opposite corner we have… a fly. Just like, a fly. Also Julian is here and has an amazing story about melting gold with acid rain!

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "Could we produce enough air pollution to make the sky rain aqua regia? At what point would it begin to dissolve gold?" from Mateo

    Trace: "What is the smallest creature that can be knocked out with a punch?" from Sean

    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!

    HOW TO ASK A QUESTION

    🖥️ Submit on our website: thatsabsurdshow.com/ask

    ☎️ Leave a voicemail: (302) TAPE-SHO [+1-302-827-3746‬]

    📬 E-mail questions to hello at thatsabsurdshow.com

    If we use your question we’ll give you a shout out in the episode.

    🎸 Speaking of shout outs, super duper extra thank you to Brendan Mulhern who sang solo on our C.Elegans guitar riff. It’s magical. He’s a hero. (Yeah)

    ✨️✨️ NOW ON YOUTUBE TOO ✨️✨️

    Do you love our podcast but just wish you could see our weird looking faces? NOW YOU CAN.

    Just go to —> YouTube.com/@Trace-Elements

    There’s one big difference: The audio version of the podcast will get multiple questions in each episode, but the video version is just one question per video. We’ll post questions from the archives as often as we can until we catch up.

    If you love the show here you might love revisiting the questions with us! Go find out!

    WANT MORE US? SUPPORT THE SHOW!

    Want to support us and other indie creators? Join Nebula go.nebula.tv/thatsabsurdshow

    Want to help decide which questions we answer? Join our patreon patreon.com/thatsabsurdshow

    SOCIALS

    [[ FOLLOW OUR SHOW ]]

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    [[ FOLLOW JULIAN ]]

    Instagram: @Huggetout

    Threads: @Huggetout

    [[ FOLLOW TRACE ]]

    Instagram: @tracedominguez

    YouTube: @tracedominguez

    Threads: @tracedominguez

    BlueSky: @tracedominguez.com

    And don’t sleep on ThatsAbsurdShow.com. There you can browse images and videos we find during our research and listen to every episode of the show.

    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.

    Theme Music by Epidemic Sound; learn more here: http://nebula.tv/epidemic

    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.

    1 hr 15 min
  • Going Full Goron on the Himalayas

    Tonight our chefs have prepared an all-natural pasture-raised and pristine ivory-hued plutonic entree, slow-cooked under rich, Indian-spiced tectonic compression for 50 million years, adorned with a constellation of tourmaline and garnet, presented alongside gossamer-thin schist ribbons. Then, for dessert, an insulative coating of CHOOH2 which should leave your myelinated neuronal strands feeling slick and hyper-conductive.

    QUESTIONS

    Julian: "Would coating your nervous system in a conductive or insulative material boost someone's reflexes?" from Kronik Dreamer

    Trace answers TWO similar questions: "How many people would it take to consume the Himalaya mountain range?” and “How many rocks could I eat?” from Justin and Trevor, respectively

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