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Tests From The Future

Direct from the 23rd century, this weekly podcast sees Simon & Dirk discussing new technologies, recent discoveries and everyday life… in the future!

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129: Flying Carpet Ride

Tests From The Future ·

2023/10/01

When you're saving something for a rainy day, you might as well actually use it when that day comes! In our case, that means taking Simon's old 'magic' carpet for a spin. You'll find out why we're a little sad that it's not actually raining, how the carpet knows where we want to go and of course… where we're actually going! Because we fly to a well-known city and visit some of its sights from above. Hint: they have double decker space shuttles!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email

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00:15:25

128: At the End of the Rainbow

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2023/09/24

Be prepared to have your view of the world changed dramatically! In this episode we'll explain that everything you thought you knew about lightning and rainbows is not just wrong, but that there has been a centuries old global conspiracy that has kept the truth from you all this time. Luckily you have us, your personal reliable source of information from the future. Now, if only the people in our time would believe us…To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com

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00:25:49

127: All Work and No Play

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2023/09/17

We take a listener email as an opportunity to tell you a little more about work in the 23rd century. We answer Kasper's questions about Dirk's current work at the city council, but also answer a few other work related questions from other listeners. You 21st century people seem to be very obsessed with work! That is not normal, you know. You should work less and listen to podcasts more! Luckily Simon tells us how his current sabbatical is going, to make sure this episode has a proper work life

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00:18:09

126: The Amazing Rollertoaster

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2023/09/10

Today it's time to discuss technology that may not even exist. We investigate the urban legend of The Amazing Rollertoaster, a rollercoaster that is so amazing that it had to include that fact in the name. For a bit of variation, we did not research beforehand, but first discuss what we know, and then take a break for some ad hoc research! We find out a few pretty interesting things, including hints about mushrooms, cheese and red pepper. You'd almost think it is a food product after all! And who

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00:40:44

125: Space Travel Breakthrough

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2023/09/03

Thanks to a little help from our alien friends, we've started to work on the technology that'll allow us to travel much further in much less time. With 'we', we obviously don't mean us personally. We'd much rather just talk about it. And then of course use it once it's ready! Today our listeners will find out what the technology is exactly, how it's shared with us, and what we think to accomplish once it's all working. Because we were already expecting it to be one of our longer episodes, we even

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00:23:50

124: Parallel Dimensions

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2023/08/27

We get completely carried away when we discuss the possibility of parallel dimensions. The UN set up a new division to find out if they actually exist and we discuss the practicalities of such dimensions. We don't have any answers, but we ask important questions, like "Do these dimensions include everything ever?", "Do the people there also wonder if we exist?" and "Can you purchase something that's sold out in one dimension in another?"To confirm this episode went back in time, please email

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00:22:56

123: Particle Accelerators

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2023/08/20

In this week's episode we desperately try to pronounce "particle accelerators" several times before resorting to the name everybody uses; "Por". Listeners will learn what computer games, making mustard, and LCLS have in common, what our favourite Por models are and what a Dyson swarm has to do with anything. And if that wasn't enough already, we also clear up the mystery of the strange title of episode 105!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the

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00:36:01

122: Living on the Edge

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2023/08/13

What do you call it when you use a lot of technology in your daily life, even by 23rd century standards? Exactly, you're living on the edge! This week, we dive deeper into the wonderful ways that can make your home a true example of modern living. We skim over the stuff you already know, like teleporters and pods, to make sure we have enough time for home technologies we haven't mentioned much so far, like grappling hooks and waterfalls. We start out with some sad news though!To confirm this episode

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00:28:26

121: Holodays

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2023/08/06

Do you feel tired after a long three-day work week? Then there's nothing like a holoday to get you all freshened up! In this episode we explain where holodays take place (in empty halls), how they take place (with holograms) and what our favourite destinations are (mountains, forests and cookie dough). We fondly remember our tree-climbing, pool-jumping, getting-shot-at-with-a-slingshot times in Million Oaks…To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the

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00:24:40

120: Elections - Election Night

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2023/07/30

It's time. The campaign is coming to an end and the results are about to be announced. Did we finish in the top three? You'll find out during the episode. You'll also find out how election night is organised, if (and how) we voted, and what we plan to do afterwards. Oh, and we had our Congo produce some bottles and cans of alcohol-free beer to toast with and to produce some quality sound effects!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number

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00:30:38

119: Elections - Campaigning

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2023/07/23

Live from our campaign headquarters (which is Simon's apartment), we tune in to bring you up to date on the campaign. We explain our 'dirty' slogan, we tell you how the debates went, and you'll also find out how toilet bowls and green sauce were involved. We speak about the other candidates a little and about ourselves a lot - just how a proper campaign is run! And we end with a 'massive' cliffhanger.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode

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00:24:47

118: Elections - Candidacy

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2023/07/16

After being informed that Dirk was randomly selected to be a candidate in the upcoming elections, we decide that it is time to explain the political structures of the 23rd century. If that doesn't sound too exciting, rest assured that we compensate for that by being pretty excited ourselves. You see, we went on a course and everything!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a

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00:26:04

117: The Year 4132

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2023/07/09

Everything started out so well. We were going to talk about something pretty awesome! But then we receive a strange call. Initially we try to find out where the call is coming from, but it turns out we should have wondered 'when' it was coming from. If you thought that receiving a podcast from 200 years in the future was already pretty unbelievable, imagine what we go through, when we find out that our caller, Lieutenant Friedberg, is from the year 4132. And that's 4132 years after people have left

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00:32:52

116: Live Toys

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2023/07/02

Live toys are toys that are actually alive. And sometimes even sentient! They can play, they can run and they can quit. They can wander around the house and they can have the weekend off. In this episode we speak about our own live toys, mention what happens when you take live action figures to the park, and discuss which board games didn't really need a live toy version. We also learn who Michael J. Fox is. Hint: it's not a fox!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email

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00:07:39

115: Venus on Strike

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2023/06/25

What's better than five days on Venus? Seven more days on Venus! Cut off from all communication. With rats. And no showering. Now that Venus' ground workers are on strike, and nobody is entering or leaving the planet, Dirk records an episode all by himself, hoping that the possibility to send it back in time isn't affected by the strike. Spoiler: it isn't!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number in the subject line. We may even respond

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00:32:57

114: UFOPOO

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2023/06/18

In this episode, Dirk gives you all the inside details about the organisation that aims to organise an interplanetary organisation. And he explains how all this organisation even made it into the organisation's name. Twice! Since Dirk actually works there, Simon takes the opportunity to ask everything he ever wanted to know about UFOPOO, as well as a few things he already knows, just for the podcast. To top it off, Dirk is actually at a UFOPOO conference and records live from 'The Dome' on Venus.To

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00:23:28

113: Fly Drones

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2023/06/11

The difference between a fly and a drone is… well, actually, that doesn't really matter. What matters is that the fly, that was bothering us during our previous episode, was actually a Fly Drone! In this episode we don't just tell you more about these unregistered flying cameras, don't just tell you about the way we investigated this specimen and don't just list all the different conspiracy theories that are in circulation about them, but actually genuinely solve their mystery. And we feel pretty

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00:32:48

112: Alipedia

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2023/06/04

Yes, we sure do like to get back to things that we have mentioned in previous episodes. And Alipedia is definitely something we have spoken about several times, because that's where we get a lot of our information. It's a combination of AliBaba and an encyclopedia, which explains most of it. Big tech company AliBaba makes it possible for us humans to have access to all information about everything ever. For free! We explain how that works, and then look up all kinds of things that you, our

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00:24:19

111: Hunt for the Red Octobrus

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2023/05/28

There's a dinosaur on the loose! Since last week! And the initial excitement has calmed down a bit by now. Today, we bring you up to date on the 'hunt'. We explain where the dinosaur has been, what has been attempted to catch her so far, and why none of it has been successful. After the whole story comes to a spontaneous and abrupt end, we move over to a more exciting topic: books.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number in the subject

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00:26:15

110: Escape From World Messel

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2023/05/21

What happens to dinosaurs when they die? They are resurrected millions of years later! In this episode we visit the museum/theme-park/excavation-site World Messel, which is full of previously extinct animals. While eating muffins in the cafe, we talk about the things we did so far. You'll find out what they do in the labs of World Messel, which unique food products they serve in the cafe and which dinosaur just got added to their collection. And maybe what that loud noise in the background is.To

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