Hello listeners, we will not be releasing a normal episode this week. However, we still have a few quick binge-worthy recommendations if you can't wait until next week for some Content Clearinghouse guidance.

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Loki

Invincible

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know

Some things are great when folded. Origami, T-shirts, even dough to make some sweet sweet sourdough bread. One thing you shouldn't fold: proteins. Josh is tackling another cheerful, lighthearted and fun little topic... the little misfiled proteins called Prions. ...yeah... Then Brett gets into a movie that takes the genius of Groundhog Day and the fun of Starship Troopers and puts it together with two of the greatest actors of all time (Cruise and Blunt): Edge of Tomorrow.

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Prions are the Zombie Protein

Chronic Wasting Disease

Content:

Why ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ Got Retitled ‘Live Die Repeat’

Groundhog Day: The Ultimate Buddhist Movie

How many Groundhog Days?

Film Review: Edge of Tomorrow

Grizzly Suit Guy LMAO

Project Grizzly

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(...seriously, these dudes and their show are awesome...)

The Don't Assume Podcast

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Ejection seats. Imaging being in a fighter jet, something goes wrong and your best option is to launch your rocket seat up and out and hope the parachute works. Well today we discuss an incredible video showing the slow motion testing of such a seat and Brett brings some surprising ejection seat facts to the show. Then Josh brings a new type of content to the clearinghouse. If you're not familiar with the viral music videos from this group of entertainment geniuses, well it's time you were. This show is all about the epic band: OK Go.

Off-top Links and References:

Fighter Jet Ejection Seat Slo-Mo

11 amazing facts about aircraft ejection seats!

5 Pilots Ejecting at The Last Second

Content:

This Too Shall Pass

This Too Shall Pass: Behind The Scenes

Making Rube Goldberg Machine

The One Moment

OK Go Sandbox: Making "The One Moment"

Weaponized Math

Upside Down and Inside Out

Making of UDIO, Gravity Is Just a Habit

Album on DNA Story

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For this episode, you should take a page out of the Boy Scout's manual and 'be prepared.' Not for knot-tying talk like Josh intended but for the dark reminder that the Boy Scouts of America are known for being involved with some pretty seriously bad sex abuse scandals. And for some reason, Brett can't stop bringing it up! Speaking of Brett, do you love it when he rants about UFOs? Well, too bad. You should take a page out of his wife's book and suck it up because Brett is talking about the Leslie Kean novel UFOs that's all about... you guessed it: UFOs.

Off-top Links and References:

History of Knots

Math Makes Knots Stronger

Why do headphones get tangled?

Portlandia: The Knot Store

Sword and Scale Episode 175

Wandrly Travel Mag

Dirt and Rock Shorts

Spellbound Trailer (Wingsuit BASE)

Content:

UFOs by Leslie Kean

They’re Made out of Meat

Radio Silence

UFOs on 60 Minutes

Prosthetic Development 1

Prosthetic Development 2

Prosthetic Development 3

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Brett discusses the foreign Netflix sensation "Money Heist" (thanks for the content recommendation DV!) and looks into a few real life heists that seem to crazy to be true. Then Josh lightens the mood with a war movie about shrapnel, mines and presumably limbs getting blown off. I hate to say it... but I'm going to have to watch this movie. It's the one constant in the Universe: Josh's content recommendations are always spot on, even if they are a little disturbing, violent and difficult to watch. (Don't even come in here with your speed of light talk.)

Off-top Links and References:

7 Real-Life Heists That Were So Crazy You'll Forget All About 'Money Heist’

The Vaas Show

Content:

Landmines in Afghanistan

How Mines Work

Launchable Landmines

Prosthetic Development 1

Prosthetic Development 2

Prosthetic Development 3

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Josh discusses the dubious Soviet Russia safety program during the space race, including the first ever space fatality of Cosmonaut Komarov. In fact, both the US and the USSR had space program fatalities in 1967: the Soyuz 1 and the Apollo 1 (the latter being during training on the ground). I just realized that even if it involved space-age technology, I might be inclined to avoid being a part of a number "1" of anything like this. Speaking of numbers, Brett gets lost in the elegantly simple but beautiful (and addictive!) number tile game that he's been playing for waaaay too long and probably way too much. Today we're talking a video game of the mobile-platform variety: Threes!

Off-top Links and References:

The Man Who Fell From Space

Yuri Gagarin Death

Vladamir Komarov Dead Body

Lightsaber

Content:

Threes!

Threes! Wiki

ThreesPorn shows off Win!

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Singapore is an incredible city-state but it has some... rigid laws. Like no gum allowed! But even these seemingly strict laws have a reason behind them and after discussing tight vs. loose cultures, Josh gets back into a highly recommended video game, a sequel nonetheless. The Last of Us Part 2 is on today's apocalypse menu.

Off-top Links and References:

Why Singapore Banned Gum

Order & Freedom Sam Harris Podcast

Content:

Cordyceps Fungi

Last of Us Controversy 1

Last of Us Controversy 2

Last of Us Controversy 3

Last of Us Controversy 4

Cheater Link (If you will never play this game!)

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T-t-t-today Josh t-talks about M-Max Headroom!  An '80s icon with a history that’s nothing short of bizarre. Then  Brett tries to keep things spoiler free for a content piece that explores the new evolution of Disney+ With the gripping new Marvel spinoff, a show that literally JUST came out: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Off-top Links and References:

History of Max Headroom

Max Headroom Incident

Content:

Did Thanos Kill You?

Explainer: The Big Blip

Reddit: FATWS Bucky Detail

John Walker Design Choices

Wyatt Russell Meme Reaction

Zemo Dancing

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For our 50th episode, we invite friend and super fan FlipSixThreeHole onto the show to present his PhD dissertation through an experimental and accelerated graduate course. As we all know, Harvard doesn't just hand out advanced degrees in contentology. But if anyone can handle the pressure of a multi-year doctorate content course being condensed into the span of an hour-long podcast episode, it's Nick Underwood aka FlipSixThreeHole. If all goes well, Nick may be sporting the prestigious title of Contentologist. (It's a real thing.)

Content:

Bobby Wygant 1991 Interviews:

Keanu Reeves PB Interview

Patrick Swayze PB Interview

Gary Busey PB Interview

Lori Petty PB Interview

List of Busey-isms

KeanuClub Podcast

Prayer of the Rollerboyz

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Do you think it's difficult to imagine the scope of a billion dollars? You'd be right. If you think the wealth gap is getting wider and a large amount of wealth is being hoarded by a small group of people, you'd also be right. You should definitely check out the link in the show notes to see this visually represented in a truly astonishing way. Then Josh talks scary triangles, scary infections and a generous and aggressive content strategy that's so good, it's scary. It's time for the Scott Sigler book (and free podcast version!): Infected.

Off-top Links and References:

Wealth, shown to scale

Content:

Free audio version of the book!

Infected Book Trailer

Morgellons Disease

Scott Sigler's Marketing Strategy

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