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More Satellites
From viral dog videos and questionable AI names to Amazon’s satellite race and chimpanzee civil war, Chris and Sam dive into the week’s weirdest stories and internet oddities.
Bird Submarine
A cyclone looms, a parrot goes skydiving and underwater, plus a deep dive into the KitKat heist and AI gone wild. Space toilets, Lego politics, and New Zealand news round out the week.
AI Got Wrong Grandma
April Fools with AI-powered pranks, a multimillion-dollar robot lawnmower, and a case where facial recognition got the wrong grandma. Stolen KitKats, record-breaking goldfish, and a look at black market cigarettes.
Look No Hands
We hear about boombox nostalgia, mysterious AI gadgets, and a honey recall with a cheeky side effect, before things get weird with toe-sucking burglars and stalkery exes. Plus, news from the world of Meta’s AI CEO ambitions, suspicious market moves, and attempts to...
Pothole Saves Life
A pothole miraculously saves a life, citizen science uses AI to cure a dog, and a judge gets counterfeit cash with a “keep the change.” Plenty of random news, tech, and laughs from Chris and Sam.
Time to Churn Butter
Chris gets a cane and shares his hospital saga, Sam catches a “disease” at IKEA, and discuss Homegrown, butter-churning while running, Girl Scouts at dispensaries, and brain cells playing Doom.
Robo Vacuum Cleaner
From $10 robo vacs and DJIs hacked worldwide to CEOs with suspicious burger bites and toilets flush with AI potential. Audience antics, AI fails, and mysterious Walks of Shame—randomness, tech, and life as only Chris and Sam deliver.
Disgruntled Gold-Diggers
From disgruntled gold-diggers in China to radioactive pigs near Fukushima and over-engineered Kickstarter beds, Chris and Sam tackle bizarre news, wild scams, and questionable life choices with their usual wit.
Tree
Summary Chris battles neighborly woodchippers and errant wasps, while Sam takes us inside a creative doco screening (and a memorable car-art project). We learn about wild Olympic helmet controversies, an AI safety exodus, and the Kickstarter craze for "tree"-flavored...
Bitcoins for All
A crypto firm accidentally gives away billions in Bitcoin, Olympic athletes face bizarre rules, and New Zealand’s infrastructure springs a leak—plus, the hijinks of pumpkin sourcing and the curious world of flapping-wing drones.
Dodgy Ducks
Ducks turn dodgy and start hunting other birds, a man survives being crushed twice in a garbage truck, plus finger-ripping hydroslide accidents and teetotal sailors in the Royal Navy.
Bars Death Promo
From a returned beloved rock, crazy bar promo to people ripping off governments with a cheap gizmo. All this and more.
Reserve Your Moon Holiday
Vertigo at a new theatre, stone-skimming scandals, odd Kickstarter gadgets, and a million-dollar moon holiday—all the randomness, scams, and tech you need in one episode.
Grave Robbing Hobby
Creepy fan-run Facebook pages, a grave robber’s bizarre hobby, and the perils of AI-generated monkey sightings—all the strange, random, and unsettling things you never knew you needed.
Back From Holidays
Back from their holidays, Chris and Sam share travel mishaps, odd encounters with YouTubers, bizarre scams, and the infamous Coronation Gate TV fiasco. Plus, fake cops, AI landings, and Sam’s latest lucky win.
Yelling TV
Virtual Christmas parties, mystery TV tech support, Latvian hire-a-hubby, heroic acts in Australia, and shoes filled with maple syrup—plus a Norwegian thriller recommendation.
Pooping Elon Dog
A Fabergé egg gets pooped out, Elon Musk’s face appears on a robot dog, and Guinness World Records are broken in the weirdest ways—plus, why the rare plant market crashed.
Stealing a Bus
A perfectly driven stolen bus, record-breaking jail sentences in Turkey, and unexpected meteorite discoveries—plus rising RAM prices and a festive reindeer mix-up.
Lost Password
Forgotten passwords, LEGO Game Boys, artificial blood breakthroughs, and a record-breaking spider colony—plus a birthday shout-out and Christmas party chaos.
Things Breaking
Trains break down, concert tickets cost a fortune, and modems mysteriously die—plus, the joys and frustrations of fixing things and dealing with customer service. AI hacks companies and people Google for answers they probably shouldn’t trust.