Tests From The Future

There's both good and bad news. The bad news is that we're no longer moving fast through space and don't really know where we are. The good news is that the space tour will last longer! In today's episode we mostly discuss the consequences of the breakdown itself, but we also talk about the ways we've been entertaining ourselves in the mean time.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 261 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:26 - Hello00:50 - Introduction01:18 - Lost15:56 - Listener Email from Deirdre16:50 - Outroduction17:42 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Stars Sky Space by Gerd AltmannDiegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by JohnTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

It's amazing how many things you can cram into a single space tour! We're one week in and have seen and done so much! It's hard to summarise that all in one short episode, but we're trying anyway. We jump back and forth quite a bit, and we not only talk about the different places we've visited, but also about the on-board entertainment. And about the thing we broke, obviously.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 260 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:16 - Hello00:40 - Introduction04:38 - Mystic Mountain24:08 - Listener Email from Barbara24:45 - Listener Email from Corus Bartikum25:55 - Outroduction26:18 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Dark Clouds of the Carina Nebula by NASADiegetic Sounds: Spaceship Ambient SFX by JohnTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

We've just embarked on our very first space tour! And not just our very first space tour, but humanity's very first space tour! The next two weeks will be filled with space sightseeing, big band performances, space walks, and bathing in cosmic rays. In this episode we check out our room, wonder where everything goes and what everything is for and, most importantly, when everything will happen.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 259 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:16 - Hello00:42 - Introduction02:00 - A Brief Recap04:15 - The Beginning18:59 - Listener Email from Alya19:27 - Listener Email from Argh 3419:38 - Listener Email from Albert Wielman19:56 - Listener Email from Arthur20:33 - Outroduction20:52 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Rocket Launch Night Trajectory by SpaceX ImageryTheme Music: A.M. 180 by GrandaddyAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

What can you really say about a topic such as this? It is what it is. Good luck!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 258 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00:00 - Preview00:00:05 - Hello00:00:29 - Introduction00:01:55 - Explanation00:07:08 - 9 Hours of Salt04:30:00 - Halfway08:55:44 - We're Back08:56:21 - Listener Email from John Andrews08:59:14 - Outroduction08:59:47 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Salt Cooking Rock by GünterTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Have you ever listened to two guys pack for a space tour? Didn't think so! Luckily you have the chance right now. In this episode we thoroughly detail the things laid out on the floor of Simon's apartment and contemplate whether or not we actually need all of them. If you think we have things like space suits and oxygen tanks, you've probably never listened to our episodes before. Did anybody say stuffed otter?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 257 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:22 - Hello00:46 - Introduction02:55 - Space Tour Recap04:19 - Packing List04:35 - Laser Toothbrush09:37 - Ice Skates10:21 - Sandpaper11:01 - Marmite12:37 - Spare Velcro13:26 - Astro Mirror15:08 - Food18:08 - Trinoculars19:37 - Skeers20:52 - Swimming Trunks21:59 - Butterfly Net & Weck Jar23:49 - Uranium Lamp24:35 - Animals26:58 - Listener Email from Anu28:36 - Outroduction29:01 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Suitcase Packaging To Travel by Peter HTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

We had the first lesson of a free course that will teach us how to walk through walls. So how does it work? Who knows! While we did learn the most important do's and don'ts, we realise we still have many questions for our teacher, such as what things can you carry with you? How loosely can you interpret 'carry'? And are we brave enough to try it live on the show?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 256 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:15 - Hello00:39 - Introduction01:41 - Walking Through Walls15:00 - Listener Email from Luna16:13 - Outroduction16:37 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Bricks Wall Red Brick by Karsten PaulickDiegetic Sounds: Sci-Fi Bubble Pop by Freesound CommunityTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Today we talk about… Hey, where's Simon going? Ah, never mind. Today we talk about the 21st century person whose email account we use to communicate with you all from here in the 23rd century. Yes, we talk about Michael Lasagna 5! We try to reconstruct his life by reading the emails that were actually intended for him rather than those intended for us. Think Marmite. Think Vinyl. Think Premium.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 255 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:20 - Hello00:47 - Introduction01:07 - Statuesque Cheese Bells04:11 - All About Michael07:46 - Sports Music09:18 - Marmite11:36 - Vinyl12:57 - Passwords13:54 - Holidays15:31 - Premium16:45 - Spam20:11 - Plumber21:47 - Suspicious22:42 - Outroduction23:21 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Record Player Vinyl Phonograph by PexelsOpening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestClosing Theme: Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song) by Enrique IglesiasAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

If you think the future is already interesting, just wait until you've hear the future of the future! Alipedia, the 23rd century encyclopedia that knows everything about everything, has a special feature that allows it to highlight things that haven't happened yet. We try to figure out when such knowledge might come in handy, highlight a few predictions that we found, and don't hesitate to use exciting words like "dingy" and "rockets". Also, there's a quiz!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 254 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:13 - Hello00:38 - Introduction01:18 - Quiz01:37 - Futurepedia21:13 - Listener Email from Adrian25:25 - Outroduction25:47 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Butterfly Hatching Insect by DerWegOpening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestClosing Theme: Tribute by Tenacious DAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

In case you were feeling a little lost, we just found the right episode for you! We visited London's Millennium Dome today, where the world's Lost and Found is based, and we can't wait to tell you all about it. A few spoilers; it's big, smells peculiar, and has (or shall we say had) a box full of pomegranates. Also, what happened to Simon's cup of tea?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 253 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:14 - Hello00:38 - Introduction02:43 - Lost03:52 - Lost and Found20:43 - Found21:49 - Listener Email from Ronia24:52 - Outroduction25:22 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Lost and Found by DirkTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

This week we've picked another extraordinary topic for you, dear listener from a bygone age. Before we get to that though, we have to clear up a few things. Why was Dirk so late today? What's that stain on the wall? And how come Simon is so hungry? Get ready for some revelations of the most exciting kind!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 252 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:17 - Hello00:42 - Introduction00:53 - New Hammock05:23 - Lens Updates10:30 - Wall Stain13:39 - The Omnibus Project: The Movie17:27 - Mama19:42 - Opera Singers21:51 - Craving Donuts22:22 - Outroduction22:58 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Gardens Hammock Rest by Petr PřeučilOpening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestClosing Theme: Mama by Il DivoAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Humanity recently found one of its most famous lost cities; the City of Dohn-Ut. In today's episode we'll bring you up to speed; where was it found? How was it found? Why didn't we find it sooner? And why is there sugar in every recipe engraved on the city's walls?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 251 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:17 - Hello00:41 - The Lost City of Dohn-Ut22:53 - Listener Email from Angelica26:24 - Outroduction26:42 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Ancient House Colonnade by Massimiliano ScondaTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Why do scientists make unicorns? Because they can! Why do we talk about that in our podcast? Same reason! In this episode we don't just talk about our present-day unicorns, but we also touch upon the more controversial part of this whole bringing-back-unicorns business; the question of whether or not they ever existed in the first place. Oh, and we talk about darts.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 250 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:12 - Hello00:35 - Introduction03:27 - Unicorns15:39 - Listener Email from Aliya20:14 - Outroduction20:42 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Unicorn Drawing from PixabayTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Imagine there was a technology that let you control plant-based material. Imagine you could make furniture that walked or scarves that wrapped themselves around your neck. Imagine you wanted to plant a flag on a planet without a proper atmosphere. Now imagine you could make a podcast episode about all of that! Wouldn't that be nice…To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 249 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:09 - Hello00:33 - Introduction02:33 - Vascular Technology27:51 - Outroduction28:44 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Chair Couch Furniture by PexelsTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Not many roads remain in the future, but of those that do we've a tale to tell; about why they're still here when the rest are long dusted, and what creatures claimed them and prospered so well.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 248 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:25 - Hello00:49 - Introduction02:10 - Old Roads15:15 - Listener Email from RaniaRania16:20 - Outroduction16:44 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Architecture Buildings Cars by PexelsOpening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestClosing Theme: A.M. 180 by GrandaddyAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Most robots live forever and, in a few rare cases, some humans do too. What does that mean for your daily life? What do you mean when you say "See you later"? Do you still get a pension? And what's on your bucket list? In this episode we'll clarify all of that and more.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 247 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:15 - Hello00:39 - Introduction03:05 - Live Forever25:05 - Listener Email from Amalia28:07 - Outroduction28:32 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Cake Birthday by Leslie EckertOpening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestClosing Theme: Forever Young by AlphavilleAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

Now that humanity is venturing out into the galaxy a bit more, it may be a good time to rework Earth's Unique Selling Points a little bit. What's so special about our own little home planet? For that purpose the UFOPOO held a survey among a group of aliens and in this episode we discuss the results. Compared to the rest of the universe, how does Earth stand out? Is it our shape? Is it that we're rotating around a star? Or is it that we have bunnies?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email [email protected] with the episode number 246 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:12 - Hello00:44 - Introduction02:40 - 10 Weird Earth Things05:48 - #1 - Massive Moon06:59 - #2 - Oceans08:28 - #3 - Seasons10:36 - #4 - Snow12:52 - #5 - Animals16:04 - #6 - Food in Funny Shapes17:25 - #7 - Ice Skating19:24 - #8 - Treadmills20:38 - #9 - Singing22:26 - #10 - Scandium23:18 - #11 - Pineapple on Pizza24:31 - Outroduction25:04 - Listener Email from Mika25:37 - GoodbyeCreditsEpisode Art: Globe Astronomy Atmosphere by PiroTheme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein OrkestAlmost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk