Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear Based Technologies

Ep. 162 Transformers Are Alive!

Are you sick of relying on word of mouth, or better yet an algorithm, to find TV shows you like? Wouldn’t it just be better if an AI-powered quantum computer just instantly made shows perfectly cate…

00:50:56 | Wed 27 Sep 2023

Ep. 161 Summer Camp Science w/ Andrew Keener

While summer may be officially over, talking about it had just begun! Some of our favorite movies are about summer camp, and this week we sit around the campfire with camping expert Andrew Keener as…

00:56:39 | Thu 21 Sep 2023

Ep. 160 Secretly Starring In Your Own TV Show

Are you sick of relying on word of mouth, or better yet an algorithm, to find TV shows you like? Wouldn’t it just be better if an AI-powered quantum computer just instantly made shows perfectly cate…

00:41:17 | Wed 13 Sep 2023

Ep. 159 Sending Your Mind Into Space!

Current transportation technology is soooo slow. Sure you can get to another continent in an airplane, but it takes hours. What if you could instantly send your mind into a replica body anywhere in…

00:43:34 | Wed 06 Sep 2023

Ep. 158 The Unkillable Nature of John Wick

Most action movies border on the ridiculous: unlimited ammo, cars that defy gravity, and everything is on the verge of exploding, but there is one series that I think is actually totally explainable…

00:41:52 | Wed 30 Aug 2023

Ep. 157 The Frightening World of FROM

This may be one of the weirder episodes we have done in a long time. FROM is a hit TV show about a family that becomes trapped in a small town in rural wherever. In truth they aren’t the only ones t…

00:45:36 | Wed 23 Aug 2023

Ep. 156 Arrival w/ Kalpana Pot

For the first time ever, we have a special guest on the show. Kalapana Pot, of the popular TikTok account TokNerdyToMe, is here to discuss one of her favorite movies ever: Arrival. What would you …

00:58:59 | Thu 17 Aug 2023

Ep. 155 The Science of Shrinking in Quantumania

It has taken us 155 episodes, but we are finally talking about the science of shrinking! Whether it’s “Fantastic Voyage”, “Honey I Shrunk The Kids”, or the latest Ant-Man Movie “Quantumania”, humans…

00:50:16 | Thu 10 Aug 2023

Ep. 154 Return of the Jedi

We open Season 8 with one of the best sci-movies of all time: Return of the Jedi! Celebrating it’s 40th anniversary this year, this movie was a game changer. It had gigantic slug aliens, Boba Fett…

00:57:04 | Thu 03 Aug 2023

Ep. 153 On Becoming a Mushroom: Living in Harmony w/ Cordyceps

How many of us have sliced a few mushrooms on our salad, or paid extra for a little truffle oil? It is true, fungus can be delicious, but what if you were delicious to a fungus? The Cordyceps fungus …

00:47:58 | Wed 29 Mar 2023

Ep. 152 Designing A Puzzle Box For Your Next Murder Mystery

Like most people, we love a good murder mystery. One of the often overlooked elements to creating an excellent experience is the invitation. How do you get everyone together in a memorable way? We…

00:51:07 | Wed 22 Mar 2023

Ep. 151 Escaping A City-Sized Prison

Prison is a place you definitely don’t want to find yourself, but if you do, I can guarantee you will want to get out. This would especially be true if the prison was the size of Manhattan Island, l…

00:51:44 | Wed 15 Mar 2023

Ep. 150 Tips For Building Your Own Mammoth Park

We have all seen Jurassic Park, and despite the obvious flaws and clear security risks, I think we all want to see real dinosaurs. This will probably never happen BUT what if we could bring somethin…

00:44:02 | Wed 08 Mar 2023

Ep. 149 Build-A-Baby: The Fully Customizable Infant

In this day and age, who wants to go through the hassle of being pregnant. I know you sure don’t. Luckily, now there is Build-A-Baby. Out state of the art facility baby factory will let you experi…

00:47:57 | Wed 01 Mar 2023

Ep. 148 Better Vacation Spot: Mars or The Moon?

Whether it’s extreme climate change, a robot uprising, the zombie apocalypse, or the elite getting itchy feet, human beings are leaving this planet. The only question that remains is where. Do we m…

00:49:55 | Wed 22 Feb 2023

Ep. 147 AI Isn’t So Bad

It is official, Artificial Intelligence is here and it is slowly taking over. But is that a bad thing? Yes. But is it really? Also yes, BUT we do have a member of the Brain Trust who is much more …

Wed 15 Feb 2023

Ep. 146 The Evolution of Technology

Technology is a way to mark Man’s progress through time. With only a few exceptions, as a species we are constantly advancing forward, with each new gadget being built on the foundation of an old gi…

00:55:26 | Wed 08 Feb 2023

Ep. 145: Steamships & Ocean Portals in 1899

I know we have done several shows lately on the technology of the Victorian Era, but the TV show 1899 is completely unique. There are weird portals, black pyramids, and retro computers controlling s…

00:47:32 | Wed 01 Feb 2023

Ep. 144: Tips To Surviving The Hunger Games

If you ever happen to find yourself in a battle royale style fight to the finish, then this is the episode for you. Inspired by The Hunger Games, The Brain Trust walk through the essential survival …

00:43:29 | Tue 24 Jan 2023

Ep. 143: The FGGGbT Year End Revue

Here is our first year end wrap up, the half-decade edition! The Brain Trust gets together to discuss some of the things we left unexplored in previous episodes. It is an extravaganza of informatio…

00:55:04 | Wed 21 Dec 2022

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