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Nostalgia Pilots » Podcast Episodes

Jason Banks, Lauren Harris, Hugh O'Donnell, and JRD Skinner

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With high expectations, listeners download podcasts to be better informed and entertained. But established media personalities seize control of the iTunes rankings in the name of popularity and brand recognition. The year is 2017. Nostalgia Pilots. In order to counter the armies of mediocrity, four podcasters scheme to bring a new show to the podopshpere, disguising it as a Mobile Suit Gundam rewatch podcast. But the show is often irreverent and hilarious.
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The Gateway

Steve Simons

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This book was written for children, it was originally serialised on the podcast show KidsCastSciFi. It follows the adventures of two boys who accidentally discover some form of gateway, that takes them to other worlds or parallel universes. Enjoy.
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The Cryptonaut Podcast

The Cryptonaut Podcast.

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Welcome to the Cryptonaut Podcast hosted by Marc Storrs, Chris Carnicelli and Rob Morphy. Exploring everything from Aliens, Cryptozoology, Cryptids, Ghosts, Monsters, The Occult, Paranormal Phenomenon, UFOs, Ufology and Unsolved Mysteries .... all while keeping a close eye on our reptilian overlords that dwell in the flat, hallow, robot infested Earth. This is the Cryptonaut Podcast.
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Do you remember Gundam Wing? We don't! Join Chuck (@chockus) and Dan (@daninrl) for a rewatch podcast and discussion all about your favorite memories of this giant robot show - whether they're right, wrong, or even exist at all! New episodes every two weeks!
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The Lack

Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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The Lack is a weekly podcast from political theorist Benjamin Studebaker, philosopher Nina Power and filmmaker Helen Rollins. We take a work each week (film, poem, essay, book...) and relate it to a philosophical theme for a wide-ranging discussion about ideas, culture and society. Each week, there is an A-side public episode and a B-side, patreon only, private episode. You can subscribe to our patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcast Our email contact is [email protected]. O ...
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Space Saga (In Space)

Danny Dourado

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Cosmic Misadventures! Captain Murphy, incompetent son of the most famous Space Captain in Earth history, blasts off for fame and glory. He's joined by the balloon-headed Norman, world-weary pilot Rho, simple giant Oort, vexing robot Yug, and their emotionally supportive computer Benson. Together, they must face the overwhelming odds the Universe throws at them: Cyborg Gnomes, Space Mounties (from Space Canada), a case of Suggestible Bog Plague... and themselves.
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The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

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The most important stories about money, business and power. Hosted by Ryan Knutson and Jessica Mendoza. The Journal is a co-production of Spotify and The Wall Street Journal. Get show merch here: https://wsjshop.com/collections/clothing
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Sam Tripoli(from Tin Foil Hat Podcast) and Midnight Mike(from OBDM podcast) have joined forces to explore strange content from around the internet. From Simulation Theory and UFOs to Nostalgia videos and the after life, everything is on the table to be consumed and talked about. This is Doom Scrollin'!
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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength. If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/shortwave
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Newsroom Robots

Nikita Roy

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Looking to explore the intersection of AI and journalism? Influential thought leaders in the industry join data scientist and media entrepreneur, Nikita Roy, each week to explore what's next with AI and its implications for the media landscape. In each episode, industry experts discuss how automated newsrooms have the potential to change journalism and uncover opportunities to optimize workflows and increase efficiency without compromising journalistic integrity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c ...
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The Night Club

Travis Maxel Boone

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Welcome to The Night Club, hosted by Travis, Ricky, Trevor & Cody! We are four Cajuns from south Louisiana that like to crack jokes and get creative. Join us for a weekly show where we talk about horror movies and other genre films, as well as discuss album recommendations. We frequently have guests on our show and every so often we open the floor to our Discord members for special episodes called Dunes Cantina. Sometimes we play games or have trivia so join the community. It's free! We also ...
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Sidedoor

Smithsonian Institution

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More than 154 million treasures fill the Smithsonian’s vaults. But where the public’s view ends, Sidedoor begins. With the help of biologists, artists, historians, archaeologists, zookeepers and astrophysicists, host Lizzie Peabody sneaks listeners through the Smithsonian’s side door, telling stories that can’t be heard anywhere else. Check out si.edu/sidedoor and follow @SidedoorPod for more info.
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The Elegant Brave Sentai

Adventure At Hand

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170 million years ago, five brave warriors united to save the planet. Now, in our time of need, two return from their slumber to talk about video games, anime, and sentai. Join us weekly as we struggle against the forces of darkness and short attention spans to stay roughly on topic.
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A collection of pop culture podcasts full of smart, funny people who love talking about TV, movies, books, comics, games, and much more. This feed contains episodes from all the podcasts produced by The Incomparable.
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The Slowbrow Show

Anneli Olander Berglund

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The Slowbrow Show explore the artist world focusing mainly on female artists, artist parents, and people who experience various life changes clashing with the fresh coolness of artlife. Fear not! I will also hand out useful techniques for various styles and helpful advice from inspiring artists and curators. Do you have a question for me or my guests? Email me at [email protected] or record a voice message using the free Anchor app. Thank you for listening!
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Tune in to "Our Next Giant Leap." A 15 minute monthly show that airs live the first Tuesday of every month on Talkshoe. It's a show about our next giant leap in human space exploration. NASA is planning on sending humans farther out in the solar system then ever before. We'll take a look at NASA's next "Giant Leap", and a new generation of human exploration. From exploring a near earth asteroid and mars. The preshow starts at 7:15pm ET. Do you have any comments or questions? Leave me a Voice ...
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The Autonomy Journals

SAMS - Sustainable Autonomous Mobility Systems

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The Autonomy Journals showcase leading voices, sharing insights, learnings, lessons and perhaps some confessions from the Autonomy Journey in transport and mobility. SAMS, a private, non-profit innovation cluster for sustainable, autonomous mobility solutions, host the podcast.
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Get Big Results with Big Beard Marketing Show featuring Chris Porter. Inside the Big Beard Marketing Podcast, we'll explore all of the insider strategies for getting more traffic, leads, and sales using the latest AI and digital marketing tactics. All focused on sound frameworks to building and scaling your business.
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The ITER Podcast

ITER Organization

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We bring you an inspiring yet extremely down to earth (pun intended) podcast where we speak to the heart of ITER: the scientists, engineers, technicians, managers, lawyers, interns, students, assistants and everyone in between who make this massive undertaking tick. These podcasts seek to dig into the human side of ITER: their work, their experiences in the multicultural environment, challenges and more.
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The 1099

Josiah Renaudin

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The 1099 is an interview-based podcast that highlights the best writers, YouTubers, developers, publishers, and people in video games and beyond. Founded by Josiah Renaudin and hosted by Joseph Knoop, the duo brings on guests from all over the industry to talk about what they do, current trends, and methods for breaking into games. Big thanks to Simon Viklund for writing the original theme music (you can check out his work at www.simonviklund.com) and Zach Buckley for the remix(find his work ...
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Sami talks with Don Shin, CEO of CrossComm, about which direction humanity is heading as the landscape of AI technology continues to shift and evolve. Together they assess the correlation between language and intelligence, the importance of human connection, as well as the growing responsibility we have in managing AI to prevent a potential dystopi…
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In Estonia, Delfi Meedia has built one of the strongest foundations for AI in journalism. With one of the highest digital subscription rates in the world, Delfi has moved beyond the buzz around AI to put it into everyday practice, supporting both its journalism and business. In this episode, host Nikita Roy is joined by Ivar Krustok, Chief AI & Inn…
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On Monday, the Trump administration linked the use of Tylenol with rising autism rates, but science doesn’t support that claim. Guest host Sydney Lupkin talks to autism researcher Helen Tager-Flusberg about how autism is studied, the findings from decades of research, and what people–especially those who are pregnant–should do when they experience …
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How does a 182-year-old global magazine stay ahead in the age of generative AI? This week on Newsroom Robots, host Nikita Roy is joined by Ludwig Siegele, Senior Editor for AI Initiatives at The Economist. After more than 25 years reporting from San Francisco, Berlin, and London, Siegele now leads the publication’s AI strategy. He discusses how The…
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The fumes are often described as smelling like “dirty socks ” – and they’re seeping into airplane air, sickening some passengers and crew. So-called “fume events” have been a known problem in the airline industry for decades. But a new WSJ analysis shows they’re becoming more common, and their health effects can be severe. WSJ’s Benjamin Katz detai…
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On June 22nd, 1983, 15-year-old Vatican City resident Emanuela Orlandi disappeared after attending a music lesson. Over the decades, numerous people claimed to have seen Orlandi, or reached out with leads on her fate. Yet even now, the case remains unsolved. Join the guys as they explore that facts of the case, the wide-ranging possibilities, the a…
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Classic TTRPG tropes covered in this episode: a player trying to seduce an NPC, players fixating on one random room, and players wanting to use their skills for intra-party nonsense instead of getting things done. Candlekeep - Zikran's Zephyrean Tome, Part 5 Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Tiff Arment …
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Food allergies have risen in the United States over the last few decades. Research suggests that 40 years ago the prevalence of food allergies was less than 1%. But today that number is closer to 6%. But this trend is not present in all countries — and what people are allergic to varies globally. Today, we dive into the complex world of food allerg…
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The Florida Highway Patrol has taken up the Trump administration’s call for state and local law enforcement to play a bigger role in its immigration crackdown. Virtually all its officers have been trained to participate in a controversial Immigration and Customs Enforcement program that deputizes police to perform some of the duties of federal immi…
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A new Brain Drain: funding cuts and political chaos cause scientists to leave the US -- and other countries love it. Wal-Mart bans an emotional support alligator. Protestors get in hot water in the UK. New Mexico may make childcare free. And one scientist may have just cracked the code on space travel. All this and more -- including the first bot m…
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The anti-aging product market was worth roughly 53 BILLION dollars in 2024. One of the latest big trends: red light therapy. Social media is rampant with claims about all sorts of purported health benefits to using directed red light regularly … but does the research really live up to all the hype? For answers, we turn to cosmetic chemist and scien…
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After Scott Spivey was killed in a shootout on Camp Swamp Road, his sister Jennifer Foley wanted to know what happened. But the police didn’t provide the family with answers. So, Jennifer began her own investigation. WSJ reporter Valerie Bauerlein goes to South Carolina to see what Jennifer uncovered. Read the Reporting: ‘You’re Taken Care of’: Did…
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Earlier this week, ABC’s late-night show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" was suspended indefinitely by parent company Disney after Kimmel made remarks about Charlie Kirk's death. The announcement came after the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, suggested the FCC could pull the broadcast licenses of ABC-owned stations, and the ow…
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In December of 1978, New Zealand's Kaikōura mountain ranges gained international attention as a series of unidentified glowing objects appeared to follow multiple planes in the area. Pilots, journalists, radar techs and air traffic control all confirmed the events -- along with numerous witnesses on the ground. Almost fifty years after the initial …
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The Summer of Submarines reaches crush depth with Disney’s 1954 epic “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” Captain Nemo of the Nautilus has met his match in an uncharismatic French professor, his strangely familiar associate, and their sidekick, a violent harpoonist and occasional cabaret performer. Also there’s a giant squid. Everyone remembers the gian…
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Octopuses and their arms are a bit of a mystery. Not because scientists don’t know how they work; they’re boneless hydrostats, made up of groups of muscles working together and capable of bending, twisting, elongating or shortening — like a frog’s tongue, or an elephant’s trunk. But because scientists are still figuring out how most octopuses use t…
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The Oracle co-founder is almost as wealthy as Elon Musk, and he’s in the middle of the AI revolution, the future of entertainment, and maybe even a deal for TikTok. WSJ’s Sebastian Herrera explains why, at 81 years old, Larry Ellison is more powerful than ever. Ryan Knuston hosts. Further Listening: Will Paramount Settle With Trump? Is the TikTok S…
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First up on the podcast, freelance science journalist Leslie Roberts joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about the long journey to a vaccine for group B streptococcus, a microbe that sickens 400,000 babies a year and kills at least 91,000. Next on the show, there are about 250,000 agricultural drones employed on farms in China. Countries such as South …
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A bizarre Power Wheels heist goes awry. TikTok loses its mind over an unidentified ...thing in Panama. A fellow Conspiracy Realist hips Ben, Matt and Noel to a massive (and massively petty) possible conspiracy in the corporate world. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment. They don't want you to read our book.: https://static.macmil…
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At the height of the Cold War, both the Soviets and the United States raced to hold supremacy across the globe. Over in North Dakota, you can find a strange relic of this unending conflict -- the Stanley R. Mickelson Safeguard Complex, a billion-dollar boondoggle built to detect and destroy Soviet missiles. It opened on October 1st, 1975. Just one …
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After a series of extended deadlines, the U.S. and China say they have a framework for a deal for the future of TikTok. Alex Leary discusses who comes out ahead. Further Listening: - Wait… Was That the TikTok Ban? - The Day the Music Died on TikTok Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a…
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I'm joined by science journalist and author Cara Giaimo, to meet some of the real-life sea monsters from her book, Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake. From tent-mouthed fish who kiss each other competitively, to ping-pong ball sponges that fooled the navy, these animals from every layer in the ocean have both cool life advice and freaky adaptations. D…
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On this episode we are here to do the devil's work. Join us as we get 8th grade poetic during our Midnight Ritual of The Devil's Rejects(2005)! Like, Comment, Survive: A Found Footage Horror Novel by Timothy James https://www.amazon.com/Like-Comment-Survive-Footage-Horror-ebook/dp/B0FD8XHLYY?ref_=ast_author_mpb The Venture: Book 1 of The Deception …
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4th Wall: Warhammer 40k - An introduction to the tabletop phenomenon Warhammer 40k! Like, Comment, Survive: A Found Footage Horror Novel by Timothy James https://www.amazon.com/Like-Comment-Survive-Footage-Horror-ebook/dp/B0FD8XHLYY?ref_=ast_author_mpb The Venture: Book 1 of The Deception Star Chronicles by PS Gillespie(Madame Wyrd) https://www.ama…
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For centuries, the primary way that astronomers studied outer space was through sight. But just ten years ago, scientists successfully established a way to ‘listen’ to our cosmos – detecting gravitational waves created by huge cosmic events that took place billions of light years away. NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce explains how sci…
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It’s the most recognizable TV theme in America. But Jeopardy’s “Think Music” wasn’t originally written for a game show… It was written for a toddler. In this episode, we trace the unlikely journey of the Jeopardy theme, from Merv Griffin’s living room to over 10,000 episodes across six decades. Along the way, we explore the show’s sonic evolution, …
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In September of 1961, on an empty country road in rural New Hampshire, Barney and Betty Hill experienced the most profound, bizarre night of their lives in what would become the first widely-publicized account of an alien abduction in US history -- the case that would go on to influence hundreds, if not thousands, of abduction cases to follow. But …
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The Federal Reserve faces a pivotal choice this week: cut interest rates to boost a cooling labor market, or hold firm to keep inflation in check. WSJ's Nick Timiraos breaks down the Fed's debate and high-stakes maneuvering as President Trump pushes to expand his influence over the central bank. Ryan Knutson hosts. Further Listening: - The Federal …
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