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The Chris and Sam Podcast

Chris Hanlon & Sam Elton-Walters

Randomness, technology and life brought to you each week in a 30 min podcast by two guys from New Zealand named Chris and Sam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:02

Maiden Kayak Voyage | EP303 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/10/17

SummaryThis week Chris finally got to get his Kayak wet, find out how it’s maiden voyage went on the river.Just how much has Covid affected the billionaires in the US, and should we feel sad for them?We talk a bit about a fire fighting robot and wonder why this hasn’t been done before.How did some people get a very expensive scroll dirt cheap, and what did they do with it? Find out and have your mind blown.A couple that were married for 66 years are to be buried together, which isn’t a common

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30:21

Mixed Bag of Stuff

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/10/10

SummaryThis week we cover a lot of topics. From someone getting upset about Maori language week and what happened to their cellphone. Through to Japan Airlines changing their greeting.Chris is back at Improv and we have a new Patron, which is awesome, and if you’d like to become out patron, make sure to check it out HEREWhat is the new world agenda? And does any of it make sense? One of us still hears from the conspiracy guy we know as it’s mildly entertaining.Chris went to the cast and crew

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30:03

Wolves in Switzerland | EP301 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/10/03

SummaryDaylight savings is here, did it cause any problems for your intrepid hosts this week?We have an update on the kayak situation we talked about in episode 300 and we watched The Social Dilemma Doco everyone seems to be talking about.Are we sad a Vietnamese used condom factory closed down? And what exactly does that mean?Ring the doorbell company has a new product that is coming out next year, on the face of it it sounds really cool, but when you start thinking about it, it might not be all

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1:00:44

300th Episode Live Recording | The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/09/25

SummaryThis is our 300th episode, 300 episodes of randomness, technology and life.We recorded this episode live for the first time with an actual audience as well as live streamed it to our Facebook page.We cover a couple of things we have been up to this past week. We then dive into how we got started, we cover some of our favourite bits of the podcast and have awards for our listeners.This episode is double the length of our normal episode, so buckle in and see what the 300th episode came out

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30:49

Confessing at a Funeral | EP299 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/09/19

SummaryIt’s all go this week, from TEDx happening today live, to all sorts of other cool stuff, including the countdown to our 300th episode.We talk about some different police encounters in the US this week. Probably the largest 3D printed sculpture in the world has finally been put in place in Rotorua.What is a coffin confessor? And just how much money does he get paid to do this job?Microsoft had finished another trial with their underwater datacenters we talked about ages ago. Chris has a

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31:27

You Focus Your Camera on What? | EP298 – The Chris...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/09/12

SummaryWhat have we been up to this week? And how are the preparations for the 300th episode coming along? Find out.We learn a bit more about super black holes, not your regular black holes, the super kind. NZ is the 2nd safest place in the world, to do with COVID, but we’ll take it, find out where other places rank.Trump has a book coming out, and we’re still not sure if he is smart, or completely retarded in some way.Find out what Smile shelving is, why are people slashing horses in France? What

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29:55

Car Blew Up | EP297 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/09/05

SummarySam is currently carless as his almighty Vitz decided to stop working, how will he carry around 186kg pumpkins now?We give film reviews on the NZ film This Town, and a film by the name of How Jesus shows you the way to the highway, a film recommended to us by our patron Adam, which is still leaving us wondering about.How long have the worlds longest married couple been together? And why did Chris bring this up?We finally have a date for the upcoming 300th episode recording, get in touch if

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30:03

Making Mice Arthritic | EP296 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/08/29

SummaryThis week Chris has a bunch of podcasts to check out, let us know if there are any you are a fan of, we love to hear about new podcasts.The NZ stock exchange has been under attack by Russian hackers, will they get this under control? Trump has been talking about how great QAnon is, how much crazier can he get? A lot more apparently.Like surrealist art? Check out Beeple_Crap on Instagram for a new image every single day.Scientists have been working on making arthritic mice, then they are

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30:34

Feed Me Seymour | EP295 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/08/22

SummaryThis week find out what we have been up to, Sam was away for an emergency and Chris has been busy working on this coaching stuff.What has upset the fame Fortnite so much recently and why did they make the ad that they did? We exaplain it all.Want to break a world record? Might as well do it with souped up wheel barrow, just how fast can it go?What will be the ramifications of the special brain stuff being given to brain dead pigs? Will we have zombie pigs running around soon?Sam came across a

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27:43

My Whole Life is Improv | EP294 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/08/15

SummaryGuess whose back? Back again? Corona, that’s who, find out what’s been happening now with the virus that won’t quit.We learn just how tough a South African Church is having right now, what they use to channel God, and how they are dealing with it all.One of the favourite shows for New Zealanders in 2020 so far is the daily COVID briefings, which are back for season 2, we discuss what people like and don’t like about them.A story of some famous gold glasses being found, and just how much did a

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30:48

Bye bye Toffee | EP293 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/08/08

SummaryThis week we had to say goodbye to our producer on the show, Toffee the cat. Find out what happened and how it affected Chris as he trued to organise his first night of a 6 week improv class he is doing.A bit of space news this week with NASA’s Astronaut’s splashing down, and SpaceX is trialling a new type of spacecraft to take lots more cargo into space.Amazing footage has been coming out of the huge explosion in Beruit.We aren’t art people, but sometimes we can’t get our head around the

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21:45

Heatwave in Siberia | EP292 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/08/01

SummaryIn this weeks catch up we learn how the Professional Speakers Association event went for Chris, and Sam went and checked out Armageddon in Tauranga. Where he spoke to some of the game creators who have taken their game To Marry for Love to Kickstarter. Find out what Sam thought it was initially, and all the details about this locally made game. He also bumped into one of our Patrons.Our 300th episode is coming up, plans are underway announced about what we are doing for that.Why would a rock

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29:30

Waitomo Caves is Awesome | EP291 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/07/25

SummaryThis week we have been busy, Chris went to an audition for a role he thinks he is perfect for. And Sam went and visited Waitomo Caves, find out about that experience.In the COVID news this week, could a COVID breathalyser be coming out, it’s cheaper, faster and has good results. Also we never really thought about it, but testing buildings for COVID is a thing, and it can help out a lot.A Burger King ad with high production values has come out, it gives Chris a chuckle, check it out below.How

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31:44

Fieldays Fun Online | EP290 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/07/18

SummaryWelcome to this weeks podcast show, this week we remembered a story from last week where a Samoan man spent an extra 5 years in prison, just because he didn’t know he could leave.We found out more information about the Corona virus.Fieldays had to move to online this year, and we’ve been checking out some of the online content, and reckon you should too, find out what videos we’ve seen and what innovations caught our eye.And there has been a couple of big celebrities deaths this week, Ennio

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30:42

A Snake Made Me Do It | EP289 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/07/11

SummaryWe catch up with what we’ve been up to this week, Chris remembers just how good he is at helping people with written word, and Sam has been updating Op Shops.Fieldays is coming up, online that is, so make sure you sign up with a secure password, and if you are using the same password for everything, you really should get that sorted and use a password manager.4th of July just happened and with that we got a new hot dog eating world record, and the much beloved troll like statue of Melania

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29:37

Not Sponsored by Snackachangi | EP288 – The Chris and...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/07/04

SummaryChris has been busy speaker coaching this week, Sam went to get a warrant for his car, and didn’t have a good time at VTNZ.We forgot to talk about it last week, but Chris really liked the design and the product that is called Snackachangi Chips, we honestly weren’t sponsored by them at all, we just like the copy on their packets.Facebook had an update this week for people that use it in a browser, it was pretty crap.There are some new movies coming out soon, see if you can guess what they are

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32:42

The Dinosaur was THIS big | EP287 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/06/27

SummarySam got back from a trip to Christchurch. He flew with Air NZ, and was able to go on a dream-liner. Find out what his experience was like.Fox news got caught out when they reported part of a very old Monty Python sketch, makes you wonder why they can be called news at all.We touch on Trump a bit this episode, from Melania striking a better deal, to what his daughter calls her, and the story coming out of how Trump was going to smooth things over with North Korea with a CD. Find out just how

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29:23

Tortoise Sex Drive | EP286 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/06/20

SummaryAnother week, another episode of randomness, technology and life. Welcome to episode 286.This week we join the other 5 million members of fight against COVID that are annoyed with the 2 people that may cause us to have more cases. Sam explains what happened to get Chris up to speed on this crazy story.Places all over NZ are getting hacked, Lion Breweries and Fisher and Paykell are just 2 of these large companies. These hacks are causing them to grind to a halt as they can’t deal when

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32:06

Patent Your Space Force | EP285 – The Chris and Sam...

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/06/13

SummaryThis week Sam found a docking simulator to test your skills at docking a spacex craft with the ISS, it’s apparently not that easy, check out the link below to see how you fare with it.We learned about Nau Mai Ra power company, and the way they run their power company to help people in need during this current crisis, they have a Give a Little page to help.A treasure chest that was hidden away for 10 years has been found after one person cracked the clues. How many people died trying to find

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31:48

Bunker Baby | EP284 – The Chris and Sam Podcast

The Chris and Sam Podcast ·

2020/06/06

SummaryEpisode 284 is out now and these are the show notes to go along with it.We discuss Trump and his need to inspect the bunker beneath the White House, why did he need to do this, or even come up with this story? What did this lead him to do?We have the much anticipated pigeon update from last weeks episode, as well as an update on the Musk baby’s name, it’s still crap.People are doing good work with COVID, while others are going around scamming people, would you fall this scam? Have a listen

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