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Chocolate Coins
Free cookies, golden nuggets, and glasses worth hundreds—plus scams, strange interviews, and the unofficial coffee sponsor that doesn’t know it. Gadget Kickstarters, nostalgia tech, and wild stories from Brazil and beyond.
New Zealand Lawn Mower Racing Association – Fieldays 2026
Sam learns all about lawn mower racing at Fieldays. Inside the wild world of Kiwi mowers, and a DIY spirit that runs on petrol.
Bluetooth Problems
A misnamed Bluetooth device causes flight chaos, field days adventures, and the curious world of Christian energy drinks. AI botches a graduation, and lawnmowers go airborne—just another week of random stories.
Forever Harvest – Fieldays 2026
Chris sits down with Mick from Forever Harvest to discuss tree-free fruit and nuts, lab-made ingredients, and the agritech innovations shaping the future of food security.
Galvbike – Fieldays 2026
A brutally simple electric farm bike steals the spotlight at Fieldays 2026. Quiet, rugged, and built for farmers who never read manuals—plus advice for anyone chasing their own big idea.
PostMate – Fieldays 2026
Field Days brings a game-changing invention for farmers, making fence post removal safer and faster. Learn all about PostMate and how it is changing fence post removal.
Enivo – Fieldays 2026
From a mountain of wasted plastic pots to game-changing biodegradable alternatives, this episode covers an inspiring journey from fundraiser to full-time entrepreneur—plus cheat codes for life and the power of mentorship.
Microwaved Fish
Microwaved fish sparks workplace chaos, a bizarre car ride story unfolds, and Kickstarter oddities include cooling blankets and sky-watching gadgets. Plus, a brain-renting scheme and meteorite madness shake things up.
Get Over It
Lost mouthguards, legendary rowing grudges, and unexpected Kickstarter gems. Plus, swatted grandmas, AI recruitment pranks, and blankets for hardcore gamers.
It’s a Longshot
Getting stuff into space with a giant gun, mouth-taping for snoring, supermarket cemetery stories, and more wild Kickstarter finds—including a pricey pen you probably don’t need.
Announcement and Kickstart and Dropkick
We’re moving our publishing date to a Wednesday, plus we have a couple of Kickstart or Dropkicks to see you through until then.
Ultrasonic Firefighting
Podcast stats from the NZ summit, a beanie too small for a giant head, ultrasonic firefighting tech, unexpected job losses, and pricey FIFA tickets — plus wasp nests, walking sticks, and robots on shift.
Robot Beats Human
From butter chicken at the night market to robots beating humans at table tennis, plus sperm racing world championships, AI in the FBI, and a bizarre school fight club scandal.
I’m a Beekeeper
A cockroach sabotages a rowing machine, a woman weaponizes bees during an eviction, and we explore failed world records, unusual Kickstarter gadgets, and a life-saving laugh.
Bank Scammers Scamming
A real-life bank scam unfolds at work, marathon tech, and luxury airline bunk beds. FBI drama, viral Kickstarters, and nut butter fails—plus a mannequin mistaken for a truck thief!
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.