The Chris and Sam Podcast

It’s the episode after NZ’s election, but the guys voted early to make time for the film festival. It’s been a sad week for Trekkies, there’s drama at the A&P Show, and Halloween gets wild with Heidi Klum’s bizarre costume.

From digital whiteboards that spy on you, to gold nuggets in the outback and the world’s weirdest police mistranslation, plus the latest in AI and a couple of quirky Kickstarters. All this and much more in this week’s episode.

RIP Patrick Stewart

RIP Walter Keonig

Rice Krispies Change

Fart Police

Whiteboard Dramas

Be My Eyes app

Kickstart or Dropkick - Amoeba One

Kickstart or Dropkick - The Motion Box

Heidi Klum's Hand

Potato Nugget

Sam Altman's RAM comment

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This week, find out what happens when a Spanish bar forgets the mayo and things get fiery. There’s a billion-dollar sick day on the cards thanks to GTA 6, plus tales of brain-melting fungi and a 16-year-old tackling fire with sound.

Kickstarter oddities return, from suspiciously fresh wipes to an all-in-one mega-monitor, and much more.

Dodgy Meta and Elections

Brain eating fungi infecting humans

Fire suppression tool

Buddy - Movie

Widows Bay - TV Series

Kickstart or Dropkick - FRSHie

Kickstart or Dropkick - Prisma

Man angry after missing mayo

Expensive sick day

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This week, Chris has been busy with summits and panel discussions, while Sam masters the art of low-risk traffic management.

Crocodile chaos erupts in Singapore thanks to a fake AI photo, Mark Zuckerberg tries to be more human with a pint of Guinness, and the Queen of Thailand makes history as a fighter jet pilot.

We dive into absurd Kickstarter products, discover what a telescope ranch really is, and marvel at the dangers of AI-generated girlfriends.

All this and much more in this week’s episode.

Smelly Gamers

No sitting for TSA agents

Drunk business man taken for frontline

Prison for using AI

Queen of Thailand flies fighter jet

Pay to spin streamers chair

Telescope ranches

Man travels to find AI girlfriend

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Chris finally gets a surgery date and wonders if he could live podcast his hip operation, while Sam attends a wedding and survives work bowling.

The duo dives into the wild world of flying roadsters and four-wheeled engineering stunts, debates the cult of designer drink bottles, and spotlights the Misty Flicks Film Festival.

They review creepy movies, get hands-on with DIY event tech, and size up some ridiculous Kickstarter gadgets.

Good Juju Soda

Owala Drink Bottle

Flying Roadster

Kickstart or Dropkick - Nexus 64X

Kickstart or Dropkick - NeoPace G10 Pro

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Chris survives next door demolition chaos and pulls an early-morning shift at a US-based mini Shark Tank, where sharp pitches and speedy feedback abound.

We hear about the perils of cheap digging tools during the latest metal detecting adventure, while Sam celebrates a smooth online business sale.

A couple of wild Kickstarter projects—Magic: The Gathering pens and the mysterious Sipper Seat—get the Kickstart or Dropkick treatment.

Busy weeks, TEDx, Mistyflicks, and speculation about becoming NZ’s longest running podcast—plus much more.

Kickstart or Dropkick - Magic: The Gathering™: The Mox Ink & Writing Collection

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It’s episode 600 and things get random as always—no live audience this year, but there’s plenty to talk about. There’s tales from a metal detecting rally, TEDx speaker stories, and the chaos of dynamic burger pricing at McDonald’s. Listener messages roll in from around the globe, a skink gets life-saving surgery, and New Zealand fisheries crack down in epic fashion.

Noah's Ark Site Being Drilled

Smart Fridges Get Bricked

Fiji Corruption

Helicopter Company has to Forfeit it's Helicopters

Vet performs surgery on 4 gram patient

Meta Muse being a Dick

McDonalds Advertising

McDonalds Crazy Dynamic Pricing

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The episode kicks off with podcast plans going awry and listener messages for the big 600th milestone.

We dive into stylish grave digging competitions in Hungary, wild AI-powered gadgets, bizarre search keywords, and the challenges of senior assassin games.

There's robot fighting, public art in Hamilton, inflatable obstacle courses, and a chat about an American mall shootout.

All this randomness and much more in this week’s episode.

USA Insanity Over Shootout

Gravedigging Competition

City of Wonder

Megaland is Coming

Human VS robot Fight

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This week, the podcast dives into a wild Korean horror movie, a Hyrox sports scandal, and a secondhand bookshop bookmark hack. A Rotorua crystal shop faces religious protests, and there’s talk of Sandra Bullock, fruit fly brains playing video games, and questionable Kickstarter gadgets.

Witchcraft accusations in Rotorua

People refused defibrillator

Scientists brain mapping a fruit fly

Hyrox Diarrhea poroblem

Kickstart or Dropkick - InstaSpot

Kickstart or Dropkick - Tickey

FBI Standards Changed

Netflix Stanford Prison Experiment

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Chris and Sam are gearing up for episode 600 with fan messages and official podcast fan certificates. There’s talk of wasabi smoke alarms and the latest IG Nobel Prize winners (cockroach milk, anyone?), plus the world’s weirdest Kickstarter successes—including a $91 fidget toy and a smoking dehydrator.

A TV owner takes on Sony, protests in Warsaw feature robots, and you know you've made it when you have a fridge that has water and ice.

IG Nobel Winners

Sony Bravia TV Problem

Kill Tony Podcast

Legally Blonde

ChatGPT Our Saviour

Dumber Flyover

Robot Protest

Kickstart or Dropkick - MESMODROP

Kickstart or Dropkick - Smokepub Smokery

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Sam hosted the 48-hour Hamilton Heats screening, while Chris is off to interview filmmakers for Misty Flicks. The duo debate a wild rugby stadium flyover, discuss China's massive car recall over hidden door handles, and uncover the wasabi smoke alarm for deaf people that won an IG Nobel Prize.

Kickstarter inventions go from pro-grade CNC machines to questionable folding bags, and there's a Meta patent for AI-powered dead relatives on Facebook. A suspicious Melania Trump email scam and Harvard’s body parts debacle also get a mention.

All this and more in this week’s episode.

E-cars are death traps

Smoke detector for deaf people

Meta's Creepy Patent

Kickstart or Dropkick - Infimaker K1

Kickstart or Dropkick - Dobrag

Rugby Flyover

Aura Farming

Harvard Pays Out

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