Episodes
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Do you know those apartments that are really high up in a tree? Where waterfalls flow down and drones fly up? Where there are not just bathrobes in the closets, but also squirrel suits? Where other guests walk their dogs on your balcony? If you answered yes to all of those questions, you might want to consider skipping this episode. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the show!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
01:05 - Live From a Tree House
15:31 - Listener Email From Kim
18:35 - Outroduction
18:54 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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And there we were, thinking that our alien friends, the Luminati, were sooo perfect. As it turns out, they have been stealing our salt water all this time! As a souvenir, no less! Apparently having a planet full of salty water is pretty rare, galactically speaking. How did it get that far? How did they even do it? And has it really been three years since our first episode reached the 21st century? You'll learn all those things in this episode.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
04:39 - The Salt Water Scandal
17:35 - Listener Email From Johnny Bravo
18:47 - Outroduction
19:07 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Missing episodes?
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We visited a pretty rare location; a place where archeologists have unearthed a 21st century neighbourhood, where there's a museum that displays typical artifacts from the time. Sometimes there were information labels and sometimes we guessed what was going on. Did those chicken bones in the rubbish bin really mean 21st century people ate actual chickens? How did they keep their precious asphalt from deteriorating? And what was up with all those bottle caps?
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:23 - Introduction
01:40 - 21st Century Excavation Site
25:25 - Outroduction
25:50 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Oh no! Against all expectations, fast space travel is getting delayed. As it turns out, we are missing one essential component, and it's nowhere to be found in our solar system. Before we figure out how to deal with that, project members are fired, new timelines are agreed on, and costs explode. In the meantime, if any of our listeners know how to get their hands on some good old fashioned hypogastrium, please let us know.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
01:14 - Space Travel Delay
19:23 - Listener Email From Arlene
20:50 - Outroduction
21:15 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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While Simon and Dirk are away, Mr. Dobalina explains the meaning of life, how to spend your time wisely, and where the Bomp comes from.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:20 - Introduction
00:58 - Three Questions
01:21 - Question #1
02:26 - Question #2
03:09 - Question #3
03:33 - Outroduction
03:50 - A.I. Blues
04:12 - Goodbye
Credits
Mr. Dobalina: Daniel by Apple
Opening Theme: Mistadobalina by Del the Funky Homosapien
Closing Theme: Who Put the Bomp by Barry Mann
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Remember 'The Greatest Discovery' as detailed in episode 145? It wasn't aliens, America, or even peanut butter and jam sandwiches; rather it was when the Fairy Tale Folk were discovered in the Caucasus, seven years ago. Since we received many questions about these people, we decided to dedicate a full episode to this discovery. Do you want to know how they got there? Why we only discovered them so late? If they use teleporters? What kind of music Hobbits like? We've got you covered.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:26 - Introduction
01:27 - Fairy Tale Folk
20:40 - The Cams
22:53 - Listener Email From Alba
25:03 - Outroduction
25:28 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Did you think that dragons were real when you were younger? As it turns out… you were right! They were real, and they can be again, and all you need to do is wait 200 years… or follow the instructions in this episode! We'll tell you the ingredients you need, what to do with them, and which challenges you might face along the way, including finding the time for these kinds of frivolities. But don't let that stop you; you may just soon be the creator of the very first 21st century dragon.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Introduction
02:56 - Dragons vs. Dinosaurs
07:12 - How to Clone a Dragon
08:13 - What to Have
11:53 - What to Do
17:56 - Outroduction
18:31 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Remember that second universe? That spontaneously started appearing recently? As it turns out, its appearance was less spontaneous and more the result of the Partians wanting to prove that they were correct. The good news is they were indeed correct! The bad news is it might just be the end of everything. Let's see if we can fix that.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
04:18 - Another Big Bang
09:31 - Ideas That Didn't Work
12:11 - Our Ideas
21:42 - Listener Email from Marveen
23:44 - Outroduction
24:04 - Goodbye
Credits
Intermission Music: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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If there isn't a podcast episode about it, does it really exist? Well, for today's topic we don't need to worry about that anymore! And rather than just talking about it, we actually visit the (soon to be) largest skyscraper ever. We were supposed to get a guided tour of the construction site, but end up exploring it on our own, while sitting on a big robot fly. That's a first, even for us! We basically comment on what we see, interrupted by lots of background noise; it is a construction site after all!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Introduction
02:07 - The Largest Skyscraper Ever
21:41 - Outroduction
22:00 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Enough about technology! Today it's all about the people that have a big influence on life in the 23rd century. To change things up a bit, neither the listener, nor Simon, knows up front which 5 celebrities we'll be talking about. To give away a few things though; topics that you'll hear about today include smoothies, LEGO, Star Trek and carrot carving - basically everything you can expect from a podcast from the future!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Introduction
02:57 - Celebrities from the Future
04:20 - Why?
06:34 - Madalitso
11:48 - Carl Cardassian
17:14 - Beatriz
19:47 - Danny Trejo #6
24:18 - Jane Smith
28:53 - Listener Email from Reem
30:58 - Outroduction
31:30 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Simon didn't show up for today's recording session and Dirk can’t even get into his apartment. So, what do 23rd century people do in such an emergency? They record a podcast episode about it! It's time to sort through the clues and speculate about different scenarios. Did somebody say pirates?
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:26 - Introduction
01:10 - Mystery Disappearance
01:50 - Clues
03:20 - Hypotheses
07:18 - The Truth
08:14 - Outroduction
08:37 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Simon has a mystery item on the wall, covered by a cloth. It's a Portal Window! You can map it to any other Portal Window, on Earth or elsewhere. It gives you nice views, nice smells and nice sounds. Or not so nice ones, if you're unlucky. It also opens the 'door' to many creative ideas, such as playing squash with yourself. We talk about some of these ideas, but also don't hesitate to touch upon other exciting topics, such as curtains and insect screens.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:23 - Introduction
01:50 - Portal Windows
18:29 - Listener Email from Karl
21:09 - Outroduction
21:37 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Did you know that a Moon day lasts 28 Earth days? If that sounds like an easy calculation, you'll be surprised at how complicated things can get. For example, if you're born on the Moon, when is your birthday? Or when does the weekend start? And do they have Mondays on the Moon? What does 'down to earth' mean up there? And do we still have honeymoons in the 23rd century? Better gear up for a genre that you didn't know existed; future vocabulary!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
02:23 - Moon Terminology
03:04 - Phases of the Earth
05:19 - Sunrise and Sunset
07:45 - Length of a Moon Day
09:27 - Birthdays
11:29 - Daily Meetings
12:06 - Sleep
14:28 - Seasons
15:46 - Winter Is Coming
16:20 - I Know What You Did Last Summer
17:15 - Solar Eclipses
17:41 - Down To Earth
18:31 - Mudball
19:07 - Monday
20:44 - Honeymoon
22:45 - Mars!
23:02 - Outroduction
23:30 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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We actually wanted to talk some more about Globust Engines, but the news catches up with us. After Dirk noticed many Partians along the river on his way to Simon, we try to figure out what's going on, live on the show. As it turns out, Partians are relocating to Earth for the moment, while they sort out a few galactic challenges back home. We check out the cams and report what we see, and what we hear, and then we end early to go help out.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
02:01 - Alien Immigration
14:12 - Outroduction
14:29 - Goodbye
Credits
Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Closing Theme: Het Goede Doel by België
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Listening back to last week's episode on our old iPod got us a bit worried. It sounds as if we were talking about the "extinct" golden toad, which is everything but extinct. It's actually a bit of a plague. That's not the worrying part though! While we can hear our own voices, we don't actually remember saying those things. And since the plague has been around forever, the things we seem to have said don't really make much sense anyway. Either way, we implore you, our 21st century listener; please don't touch anything!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
05:43 - Golden Toad Plague
18:11 - Listener Email from The Real Robbeel
18:44 - Outroduction
19:18 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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This episode starts in Simon's apartment and ends high up in the sky above Cyprus. In between you'll hear about a mystery item, several banana peels, some incense and a campfire, while there'll be a bit of hoverboarding, teleporting, discussing campfires and, of course, we throw some water into the air. To top it all off, we read a listener email about golden toads in a place where no email has ever been read before! You know, your usual episode.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Mystery Item
04:26 - Solidifier
17:13 - Rainbow Road
21:40 - Listener Email from Anya
24:10 - Outroduction
25:00 - Goodbye
Credits
Intermission Music: Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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It's not uncommon for people in temperate regions to wish summer would last longer. Well, how about we prolong the season then? Because, on a country level, that's actually possible. It has a few small challenges, especially when neighbouring countries decide not to sync up, but all in all it opens up many possibilities. Longer summers are a no-brainer, but we also give examples for some of the other seasons. And of course we wonder what they think about all of that in Azerbaijan.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Introduction
02:48 - Seasoning
18:17 - Outroduction
19:14 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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One of us got invited to join the People of Leisure program, so we take the opportunity to talk about it on the show. Through a set of AI-defined criteria, certain people are identified as being much better suited for leisure than for work. We talk about some of the criteria, as far as we've managed to figure them out, and we speculate about life as a person of leisure. We also answer a listener question about cake!
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:23 - Introduction
00:42 - People of Leisure
25:41 - Listener Email from Rania A.
27:50 - Outroduction
28:14 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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In a few billion years, our sun might not deliver enough energy anymore. Planning ahead, a group of people, called Star Catchers, are discussing moving another star to our solar system. And they're already making prototypes! Think big ropes and lots of telekinesis. In this episode we talk about the status quo and about some of the challenges that come with moving a star. As Simon puts it: "What's going on inside a star is very different compared to what's going on inside a boat."
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:24 - Introduction
03:21 - Star Catchers
26:41 - Outroduction
27:02 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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Deja vu is a phenomenon of the ages. And during the ages, humanity has tried to find out what deja vu is and what causes it. Then the 23rd century came around and solved the mystery! Is it a technical or a biological phenomenon? Is it caused by alien influence or malfunctioning system updates? In this episode we'll discuss a few of the old ideas, before we reveal the real reason behind deja vu. And of course wonder how to pronounce it properly.
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Chapters
00:00 - Hello
00:25 - Introduction
02:52 - Deja Vu
06:27 - Glitch in the Matrix
07:35 - Software Update
08:53 - Boring Life
10:17 - Dream Advertising
12:39 - Alien Illness
15:47 - Earth Slowing Down
17:52 - Cam Stream Mixup
20:00 - 23rd Century Truth
24:14 - Listener Email from Arno
25:54 - Outroduction
26:23 - Goodbye
Credits
Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest
Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk
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