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Space Cadets' Pod

By Space Cadet

What is the meaning of life? Is this all just a simulation? Why can I never find my keys? Join us as we ponder these stimulating subjects and many more from our snake-proof lair in suburban Australia.
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Emergency Mini-Pod: Melbourne Enters Stage 4 Lockdown 'State of Disaster' featuring Curfew

Space Cadets' PodAug 02, 2020

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Ep #024 - Natural Disasters, Mars Colonisation, Sustainability vs Growth & Interstellar

Ep #024 - Natural Disasters, Mars Colonisation, Sustainability vs Growth & Interstellar

0:42 - Covid status update - the South Australian pizza shop fiasco, Vaccines and Global Preparedness

10:52 - The Carrington Event, Solar Flare Apocalypse

19:21 - Mars Colonisation, Sustainability vs Growth, Terraforming (Nuke the Poles!), Waste in Today's Era

43:00 - Population Growth, Elon Musk, Bill Gates' Dust Clouds

1:02:25 - Interstellar & Chistopher Nolan 

Nov 28, 202001:14:50
Ep #023 - The Social Dilemma - Social Media and Mental Health, Political Polarisation, Rock and the Ego of the Frontman, Lobbying

Ep #023 - The Social Dilemma - Social Media and Mental Health, Political Polarisation, Rock and the Ego of the Frontman, Lobbying

00:14 - We're back! Melbourne coming out of lockdown, Floating Development, Boyan Slat and the Interceptor

11:40 - The Social Dilemma - Tech Toxicity, Political Polarisation, Social Media's Effect on Mental Health

36:58 - Creative Success, Tool and Danny Carey, The Ego of the Frontman, Progressive Rock

47:58 - Digital Piracy, Streaming Services, The Danger of Subscriptions, Banking Tech, Monopolies

1:00:59 - Lobbying, Sustainability, Trump, Influence

Nov 14, 202001:14:58
Emergency Mini-Pod: Melbourne Enters Stage 4 Lockdown 'State of Disaster' featuring Curfew

Emergency Mini-Pod: Melbourne Enters Stage 4 Lockdown 'State of Disaster' featuring Curfew

0:16 - Our immediate reaction to the breaking news that Melbourne will enter new lockdown restrictions effective almost immediately

5:55 - World War III, Banana Radiation, Colosseum Ship Battles

Aug 02, 202013:14
Ep #022 - Melbourne Lockdown 2: Electric Boogaloo, Toxicity in Social Media, Isolationist Living

Ep #022 - Melbourne Lockdown 2: Electric Boogaloo, Toxicity in Social Media, Isolationist Living

00:15 - Melbourne Re-enters Iso, Online Shopping

09:04 - Organisation, Memory, Time Management, Late Nights

17:36 - MDF Toxicity, Potential, Utilising Time, Regret

26:05 - Toxicity in Social Media

38:10 - Isolationist Living - Built Environment and culture

Jul 14, 202047:26
Ep #021 - Jim Morrison & The Doors, Free Solo, Climbing & The World's Highest Survived Fall

Ep #021 - Jim Morrison & The Doors, Free Solo, Climbing & The World's Highest Survived Fall

0:15 - I'm Feeling Lucky, Contagion

6:16 - The Doors, Jim Morrison, Music then vs Now, The Doors of Perception

25:50 - Free Solo, Alex Honnold

36:07 - Covid Chit-Chat, Personal Growth

44:24 - Climbing, Dawn Wall, Tommy Caldwell

56:56 - World's Highest Survived Fall, Diet

1:06:38 - Work/Life Balance, Opioids

1:15:28 - CHAZ, Anarchy vs Order, Anger, Social Analysis

Jul 06, 202001:41:41
Ep #020 - CHAZ, Sports during Covid, The Butterfly Effect, Jimi Hendrix

Ep #020 - CHAZ, Sports during Covid, The Butterfly Effect, Jimi Hendrix

00:16 - Sunnies, Eye afflictions, Poor Chinese translation of Star Wars Ep III: Return of the Sith, Prequel memes

09:40 - Exams, Wisdom Teeth, Anesthetists, Fingerprint sensor shenanigans, carry bags fashion

17:33 - Moneyball, Analytics in sports, NBA's Disneyland Bubble, Crowd noise during Covid, sitcom laugh tracks

26:22 - CHAZ, Defunding vs Reforming the police, anarchy

36:09 - Communes, Cults, Actual Nazi's, German guilt over WWII

46:15 - The Butterfly Effect, Time Travel, Paradoxes

53:10 - Guitars, Jimi Hendrix, Covid numbers, Masks

1:04:38 - Getting Taller, Eggs, Controversy  

Jun 26, 202001:09:17
Ep #019 - The Great Emu War, CGI Fur, Social Media, Community

Ep #019 - The Great Emu War, CGI Fur, Social Media, Community

00:14 - Eric Andre, Lion King Remake, CGI Fur, Uncanny Valley, Sonic

11:38 - Space Physics, Centrifugal/Centripical, Halo, Dinosaurs

24:49 - The Great Australian Emu War, Wall-E

33:16 - The Grind, Personal Value, Money

53:39 - Nosedive (Black Mirror), Social Media

1:00:44 - Work/Life Balance, The 1%

1:11:26 - Community in the Built Environment, Property in Japan

May 29, 202001:23:45
Ep #018 - Covid Conversations, Michael Jordan, Alcohol and Drug Crisis, Diet and Food Technology

Ep #018 - Covid Conversations, Michael Jordan, Alcohol and Drug Crisis, Diet and Food Technology

00:15 - Petrol, Suade Shoes, Hotels, Cheese

07:00 - Government Spending, Chinese Production, Musk + Rogan, Protests

13:20 - Hygiene, Social Distancing, Needles, Toenails

21:40 - Kids on Sugar, Rugrats Conspiracy, 90's Aussie Kids TV

28:22 - Michael Jordan, Etymology of the '00's', Alcohol + Drug Crisis

41:00 - Limitation breeds excellence, Variations, Dogs, Seasons

55:20 - Poor teachings, Food Pyramid, GMO's, Vertical Farms, Japan's Density

1:04:50 - Routine, Existential Dread

May 17, 202001:14:09
Ep #017 - Elon Musk, Kony 2012, COVID-19 Second Wave + The Housing Market

Ep #017 - Elon Musk, Kony 2012, COVID-19 Second Wave + The Housing Market

00:32 - Elon Musk on JRE, X Æ A-12, Gene Wilder's House

14:21 - Kony 2012, Solar Freakin' Roadways, Tesla Solar Roofs

28:55 - Coronavirus: The Second Wave, AirBnB

39:46 - The Housing Market, Money & Happiness, Finlandian Education

May 10, 202056:34
Ep #016 - Spreadsheets, Midnight Gospel, Podcasts in Iso, Devin Townsend

Ep #016 - Spreadsheets, Midnight Gospel, Podcasts in Iso, Devin Townsend

03:16 - Spreadsheets are fun

8:29 - Dogs in Isolation

16:00 - Midnight Gospel, Firefly, Season 8 of GoT

25:40 - Podcasts in Iso, Devin Townsend, Bucketheads' 300+ albums

34:15 - Creating art, perspective


May 01, 202046:44
Ep #015 - Iso-sesh, Dogs, Online Competition, US Presidential Candidates, Fusion Power

Ep #015 - Iso-sesh, Dogs, Online Competition, US Presidential Candidates, Fusion Power

00:16 - Metatalk, the Chinese language, Great Australian Pods

15:15 - Frontyard fires, dogs, the ship of Theseus, rhetoric

27:36 - Powerpoint presentations, online competition, virtual teams, postage

41:20 - US presidential race, coffee, supplements, summer/winter fashion/productivity

52:45 - Fusion power, Middle Eastern wealth

Apr 12, 202001:03:16
Ep #014 - Errant COVID-19 Discussion, Castro's Bizarre Assassination Attempts, Common Misconceptions + Solar Eclipses

Ep #014 - Errant COVID-19 Discussion, Castro's Bizarre Assassination Attempts, Common Misconceptions + Solar Eclipses

00:16 - Life with the Quarantine, Communal Living, COVID-19 Discussion

23:35 - Contagion, Putin, Castro's Bizarre Assassination Attempts, Contagion Spoilers

37:35 - Common Misconceptions, Vikings, Top Comedy Movies

45:37 - Borat & Kazakhstan's Reputation, Diffuser Lights, Kmac

56:07 - Memes, More Common Misconceptions, The Moon

1:05:46 - Solar Eclipses, Kangaroos, Cults

Apr 04, 202001:12:48
Ep #013 - Quarantine Mode, Covid-19, Fish & Chips + Deadly Animals

Ep #013 - Quarantine Mode, Covid-19, Fish & Chips + Deadly Animals

00:16 - Quarantine Mode, Stocking Up, CoV-19 Chatter

16:57 - Fish & Chips, Gentrification, Development

28:30 - Cruise Ships, Africa, World's Deadliest Animals

39:14 - Trump, Different Countries' Response, Dumb Travellers

48:05 - CoV at a Tool Gig, Planting the Virus, Economics

58:30 - Kevin Parker, Meta Banter

Mar 29, 202001:06:52
Ep #012 - Toilet Paper Crisis, Spirited Away, Tool Live + Mycelium Networks

Ep #012 - Toilet Paper Crisis, Spirited Away, Tool Live + Mycelium Networks

00:58 - Tool's Live Show, Money (Pink Floyd), Dub Side of the Moon

09:09 - Coronavirus, Toilet Paper Crisis, Citizens arrests

19:57 - Robinhood fail, travel forms, Aussies abroad

28:39 - Spotify, Napster controversy, today's technology

38:27 - Spirited Away (Mild Spoilers), Eric Andre, Sacha Baron Cohen

46:54 - Mycelium Networks, Plant Intelligence, Waste

59:08 - Skiing, Bloomberg, Kevin Rudd

1:10:41 - Norway, Taxation, Space Race 2: Electric Boogaloo, No Space Conspiracy

Mar 06, 202001:19:26
Ep #011 - Darth Jar Jar, Coronavirus 3: Wuhan Drift, Perception + Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Ep #011 - Darth Jar Jar, Coronavirus 3: Wuhan Drift, Perception + Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

00:10 - Bingo, Steroids, Christian Bale, Alien (Movie), The SW Prequels

13:41 - Darth Jar Jar, Imposter Syndrome, success, Billie Eyelash

26:49 - Blindness, Perception, Hydron Collider

37:53 - Planet 9, Perseus, The Kuiper Belt

46:16 - Coronavirus' effect on the global economy, Dark Factories, cheese

54:45 - Tool, Tickets to concerts, our technological level, Elon

1:10:03 - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (Spoilers!), The Manson Family case

Feb 21, 202001:26:04
Ep #010 - Black Holes, Bloomberg's Meme Invasion, Coronavirus (again), Best Movie of the Decade

Ep #010 - Black Holes, Bloomberg's Meme Invasion, Coronavirus (again), Best Movie of the Decade

02:27 - Existential Dread, Ricky Gervais, Movies, Eating Dogs

12:42 - Lab-Grown Meat, Singularities, Black Holes, Pluto

27:20 - Bloomberg Sponsoring Insta Meme Pages, Joe Rogan's Bernie Endorsement Backlash

41:03 - Coronavirus redux - Trapped on a Cruise Ship

52:02 - Floods in Aus, Tame Impala's New Album, Tropic Thunder

1:08:06 - Best Movie of the Decade, Imitation Game (Spoilers!)

Feb 16, 202001:14:47
Ep #009 - Coronavirus, Kobe, Olympic Athletes' Favourite Pastime + Uber

Ep #009 - Coronavirus, Kobe, Olympic Athletes' Favourite Pastime + Uber

02:50 - Coronavirus, Alcatraz, Pathogens, What is 'Natural'

12:10 - Modern Media, Facemasks, Sanitiser, Wuhan, Elon's Batteries

28:50 - Kobe's death, Helicopters, Burj Khalifa

41:33 - Question Master, Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Eric Andre

50:15 - Tokyo Olympics; Sex in the Athlete's Villiage, Virtual Arenas

1:05:30 - Bread, Olives, Ratings, Uber, Taxi Rant

Feb 06, 202001:22:38
Ep #008 - Basic Income, Automation, Simulation Theory + GPS Speeding Tickets

Ep #008 - Basic Income, Automation, Simulation Theory + GPS Speeding Tickets

01:26 - U.S. Democratic Nominees, Yang's Basic Income, Automation, Harvard's Bias

32:40 - Justin Slams Simulation Theory

41:58 - Alex Honnold, Risk, Our Luxurious Times

53:30 - GPS-based Speeding Tickets, Corporate Power, Paintings, Egyptians

1:10:50 - Ancient Civilisation Conspiracy, Heroes + Villians in Pop Culture, Attack of the Clones plot hole 

Jan 20, 202001:31:26
Ep #007 - Fermi Paradox, Mars Colony, Trump Tweets + Ubers' Self-Driving Car-tastrophe

Ep #007 - Fermi Paradox, Mars Colony, Trump Tweets + Ubers' Self-Driving Car-tastrophe

Space talk, news reactions and dumb hypotheticals. What more are you looking for?

No, seriously, tell us - we're running out of content over here

00:40 - The Fermi Paradox, The Great Filter, Telescopes, Flat Earthers

13:10 - Living on Mars, Space Tourism, Gravity, Martians

26:22 - YouTube, Attention Spans, Nestle, Desalination

36:01 - Apocalypse Strats, Petrol Prices, Strength in numbers

47:00 - Trump's Tweets, War opinions, Bushfires

57:24 - Finding Aliens, Dyson Spheres, Flying Fish, Dolphins

1:10:25 - Ubers' Failed Self-Driving Car test, Planes, Meaning in work

Jan 13, 202001:21:51
Ep #006 - WW3, Asteroids, Augmented Reality + Urban Development

Ep #006 - WW3, Asteroids, Augmented Reality + Urban Development

Another mic upgrade for maximum ear porn. If you like the sound of our voices as much as we do, that is.

0:10 - Billionaires, Happiness, Population

19:45 - Urban Development, Cycling, Corey Worthington

31:55 - WW3, Asteroids, New Space Race

53:20 - Egyptian Gods, Domestication, The Witcher

1:03:30 - Augmented Reality, D.J. Khaled shenanigans

1:12:10 - Red Rooster Conspiracy, Game of Thrones (Spoilers), Taco Bell

Jan 06, 202001:19:47
Ep #005 - Guest: Bronson Walker; Consciousness, The Universe + Paradoxes

Ep #005 - Guest: Bronson Walker; Consciousness, The Universe + Paradoxes

Joined this week by our good friend and resident philosopher, Bronno Walker of games company The Regicide Collective and podcast Philosophy Cafe

01:59 - The Silk Road fiasco, Elon making his patents free

16:30 - The nature of consciousness, being present, spreading the love (or not?)

27:23 - Solipsism (are you the only conscious entity?), memes, Christopher Lee tales

45:00 - The nature of the universe

1:05:55 - The ship of Theseus paradox

1:16:01 - Dunbar's Number, priests

1:27:04 - Morality, Universal good


Dec 30, 201901:35:36
Ep #004 - VR, Games, Hyperinflation, Frozen Conspiracy, Cats Reviews + Boyan Slat

Ep #004 - VR, Games, Hyperinflation, Frozen Conspiracy, Cats Reviews + Boyan Slat

Your weekly dose of barely researched yet hotly debated ideas fresh from our makeshift studio/laundry;

01:14 - Boris' Brexit, Hair loss, Sneaky subscriptions

12:40 - Consciousness in a new body, Virtual Reality

16:30 - Video games, Microtransactions, Pokies, New Xbox

27:32 - Matt's Fun Facts, Hyperinflation, Bitcoin, Currency exchange

38:13 - Frozen conspiracy

45:57 - Leaves, Internet filter bubbles

54:25 - Cats' (the movie) most scathing reviews, The Room

1:04:59 - Kanye, The Kardashians

1:17:28 - Boyan Slat, Words, Cleaning up the plastic in the ocean

Dec 23, 201901:28:38
Ep #003 - Cryogenic Labs Shutdown, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Russian Doping Scandal + Aussie Bushfires

Ep #003 - Cryogenic Labs Shutdown, Game of Thrones, Star Wars, Russian Doping Scandal + Aussie Bushfires

Hmm. Upgrades. Justin and Matt return with microphones that are far superior. Let your ears bask in their glory.

01:02 - The mindset of Hitler

06:54 - Cryogenic labs being shut-down 

11:23 - Teleportation + The Prestige (SPOILERS!)

15:00 - New Game of Thrones series teased

24:42 - Social media wars, different words for cool

28:55 - Question Master

37:47 - Russian doping scandal + bans from competition

44:04 - Super-athletes

52:44 - Spotify

56:03 - Music rn

1:02:42 - Aussie bushfires

1:05:44 - War Dogs (Spoilers)

1:11:00 - Toughen up your babies

Dec 13, 201901:17:36
Ep #002 - Christmas, Elon's Cybertruck, Talking Trash + Apocalypses

Ep #002 - Christmas, Elon's Cybertruck, Talking Trash + Apocalypses

The boys are back with fresh takes on stale content, no politics this time I swear

00:16 - Christmas shopping, Christmas songs rant, yachts, rich people logistics

10:23 - Tesla's new Cybertruck, Elon's creations

23:15 - The cage, Literal trash talk

32:00 - Solar flare apocalypse, streaming platforms are the new cable

46:45 - Meme culture, air travel

59:52 - the imperfect calendar, SpaceX, Elon's holes, Hitlers' birthday

1:09:27 - Toilet break intermission

1:11:10 - Drone delivery interception, LotR, Tolkien's mind

1:21:19 - Phone evolution

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Dec 05, 201901:26:56
Ep #001 - Trump, Hong Kong, Sex with Leaves + The State of the Film Industry

Ep #001 - Trump, Hong Kong, Sex with Leaves + The State of the Film Industry

Get your amateur hour right here. Coupla the boys chatting shit about;

2:30 - Trump, Brexit, The Great Hack, the wall

22:26 - Hong Kong protesters now wielding bows, rebellions, Spain, patriotism

40:37 - Man jailed for sex with a pile of leaves

45:30 - The state of the film industry today 

55:01 - Fucken birds

Nov 28, 201901:05:32