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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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00:27:35

254: Futurepedia

Tests From The Future ·

2026/02/22

If you think the future is already interesting, just wait until you've hear the future of the future! Alipedia, the 23rd century encyclopedia that knows everything about everything, has a special feature that allows it to highlight things that haven't happened yet. We try to figure out when such knowledge might come in handy, highlight a few predictions that we found, and don't hesitate to use exciting words like "dingy" and "rockets". Also, there's a quiz!To confirm this episode went back in time,

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00:25:34

253: Lost and Found

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2026/02/15

In case you were feeling a little lost, we just found the right episode for you! We visited London's Millennium Dome today, where the world's Lost and Found is based, and we can't wait to tell you all about it. A few spoilers; it's big, smells peculiar, and has (or shall we say had) a box full of pomegranates. Also, what happened to Simon's cup of tea?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 253 in the subject line. We may even respond

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00:23:36

252: 23rd Century Procrastination

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2026/02/08

This week we've picked another extraordinary topic for you, dear listener from a bygone age. Before we get to that though, we have to clear up a few things. Why was Dirk so late today? What's that stain on the wall? And how come Simon is so hungry? Get ready for some revelations of the most exciting kind!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 252 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future

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00:26:53

251: The Lost City of Dohn-Ut

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2026/02/01

Humanity recently found one of its most famous lost cities; the City of Dohn-Ut. In today's episode we'll bring you up to speed; where was it found? How was it found? Why didn't we find it sooner? And why is there sugar in every recipe engraved on the city's walls?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 251 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:17 - Hello00:41 - The Lost

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00:20:55

250: Unicorns

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2026/01/25

Why do scientists make unicorns? Because they can! Why do we talk about that in our podcast? Same reason! In this episode we don't just talk about our present-day unicorns, but we also touch upon the more controversial part of this whole bringing-back-unicorns business; the question of whether or not they ever existed in the first place. Oh, and we talk about darts.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 250 in the subject line. We

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00:28:56

249: Vascular Technology

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2026/01/18

Imagine there was a technology that let you control plant-based material. Imagine you could make furniture that walked or scarves that wrapped themselves around your neck. Imagine you wanted to plant a flag on a planet without a proper atmosphere. Now imagine you could make a podcast episode about all of that! Wouldn't that be nice…To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 249 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in

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00:17:09

248: Old Roads

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2026/01/11

Not many roads remain in the future, but of those that do we've a tale to tell; about why they're still here when the rest are long dusted, and what creatures claimed them and prospered so well.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 248 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:25 - Hello00:49 - Introduction02:10 - Old Roads15:15 - Listener Email from RaniaRania16:20 -

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00:28:58

247: Live Forever

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2026/01/04

Most robots live forever and, in a few rare cases, some humans do too. What does that mean for your daily life? What do you mean when you say "See you later"? Do you still get a pension? And what's on your bucket list? In this episode we'll clarify all of that and more.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 247 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:15 - Hello00:39 -

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00:25:50

246: 10 Weird Earth Things

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2025/12/28

Now that humanity is venturing out into the galaxy a bit more, it may be a good time to rework Earth's Unique Selling Points a little bit. What's so special about our own little home planet? For that purpose the UFOPOO held a survey among a group of aliens and in this episode we discuss the results. Compared to the rest of the universe, how does Earth stand out? Is it our shape? Is it that we're rotating around a star? Or is it that we have bunnies?To confirm this episode went back in time, please

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00:18:49

245: Radio Star

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2025/12/21

Bit by bit the LMAO is revealing the program of the Space Tour and one of the stops will be the rather unique Radio Star. Besides the fact that you can listen to it from Earth, it has quite a few other peculiar features. On top of that, it's Solstice today and we got each other presents!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 245 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode.Chapters00:00 - Preview00:24

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00:18:53

244: Doing the Time Warp

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2025/12/14

What happens to the main course when the appetiser and desert are much bigger than expected? It gets moved to next week! Today we don't actually talk about the thing that we wanted to talk about, but instead get carried away by the new Space Tour trailer. And then there's a poll! And then there's a long listener email!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 244 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future

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00:34:25

243: Dating in the Future

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2025/12/07

We've received quite a few emails about this topic over the last four years and after more than 200 episodes maybe it is indeed time for us to talk about dating in the 23rd century. Besides our usual chit-chat about using teleporters to fetch that forgotten bouquet of flowers while pretending to go to the bathroom, we also dive a little deeper into why people date and what types of relationship exist in the future. We even reveal a tiny bit more about our personal lives!To confirm this episode went

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00:19:34

242: Oxygen Absorbers

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2025/11/30

Oxygen Absorbers were one of the more interesting items on the Space Tour packing list, and we took today's visit to Bad City as an opportunity to go shopping for them already. We ended up buying several different batches at a good price and in today's episode we'll tell you what they are, how you use them, and why a planet made of velcro would be particularly exciting in this context.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 242 in the

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00:24:09

241: Televator

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2025/11/23

We don't know where it came from, but suddenly everybody needs to have a Televator! So we borrowed one from Simon's new neighbour, and familiarise you (and ourselves) with the device during today's episode. We also have some slight followup to last week's episode at the start and more information about sentient birds at the end. So there's really something for everybody this time!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 241 in the

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00:17:16

240: Bubble Condo

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2025/11/16

Imagine the following: you go somewhere that's not very habitable; you lay down the small suitcase you brought along; and then you push a button by its handle. Within seconds a highly sophisticated condo appears! Totally transparent, a little bit bouncy, and very much cutting edge, meet the so-called Bubble Condo. And if the actual topic isn't already something to be joyous about, wait until you learn how we heard about it!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email

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00:29:04

239: Flutterby

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2025/11/09

Everybody flap your hands! Or your arms rather! To create a quarter-gravity-field! So that you can fly! Sounds like a lot of effort for something you can also do with… less effort? Sure, but using a Flutterby is simply a lot more fun! In this episode we discuss the ins and outs of this rather eccentric piece of technology and also answer a listener, who inquired after the fate of certain 21st century gadgets, such as pencils and doggy bags.To confirm this episode went back in time, please email

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00:21:56

238: Four Years

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2025/11/02

Four years ago, our first episode reached the 21st century! To commemorate that occasion Dirk's Personal 'A.I.' Assistant Mr. Dobalina agreed to ask us a bunch of questions - some that we suggested and others that he contributed himself. Get ready for a peek behind the curtain of Tests From The Future, a short political discussion, and of course another poetry reading by the interviewer himself!To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number

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00:22:19

237: Galvanize

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2025/10/26

Is it a trend? A craze? A statement? Or the secret ploy of some big corporation? The fact is that kids have recently started going around galvanizing things at night. Park benches, street lights, pigeons, that sort of thing. What do we think about that? How useful is it? And what do we do with the zincsprayer that Dirk brought? World.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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00:29:42

236: The Space Contest

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2025/10/19

To stimulate sales for fast space travel, they're giving away the first tour for free. Count us in! On today's episode we fill in the application form and also reveal some of the things we know about the tour. How big is the ship? Are we allergic to nuts and bolts? And can we bring pets? Also, totally unrelated, what's a zoo swap?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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00:21:20

235: Build Your Own Starfury

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2025/10/12

After spending several days in this rented hangar, building our own Starfury, we present our somewhat mixed results. We do actually explain what a Starfury is at some point, but not before we tell you all about our current location, its features and its neighbours. And we don't shy away from admitting that we actually couldn't get the thing to work. Maybe we should've used the Allen Wrench more?To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number

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