46. Born in Middle Earth

48. No Kings Cake

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47. The Official 2028 Forecast

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com [https://y2kshow.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Newsom? Harris? Tucker? Nicholson? We have some thoughts. 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes like this one, please consider becoming a paying subscriber.

46. Born in Middle Earth

On the uses (and variants) of magnesium, the end of Stephen Colbert’s late night reign [https://www.npr.org/2026/05/22/nx-s1-5815319/colbert-last-show], the total amount of activity everyone should aim for each week [https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-study-says-you-need-10-hours-of-exercise-a-week-can-that-really-be-possible/#:~:text=A%20study%20published%20this%20week,of%20stroke%20or%20heart%20attack.], and the failure of the Daily Wire epic fantasy series [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.htmlhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.html]The Pendragon Cycle [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.htmlhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.html]. [https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.htmlhttps://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/why-ben-shapiros-media-empire-is-collapsing.html] Let us know what you think in the comments. 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, including premium episodes like this one, please consider becoming a paying subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit y2kshow.substack.com/subscribe [https://y2kshow.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

45. My Big Fat Greek Trojan War

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit y2kshow.substack.com [https://y2kshow.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] The internet, much like the Mycenaeans and the Trojans, can’t stop fighting over a woman named Helen [https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/05/16/elon-musk-criticizes-christopher-nolan-for-casting-lupita-nyong-o-as-helen-of-troy_6753518_4.html]. But how much authenticity is owed to a mythological tale that has transcended its original cultural context anyway? Also: Xi Jinping employs a classic Jack Donaghy negotiation technique [https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/global-trends/did-xi-jinping-make-donald-trump-sit-on-a-smaller-sofa/articleshow/131112909.cms], Trump the Chinamaxxer [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5877526-trump-xi-summit-us-china-friendship/], a new golden calf [https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/golden-trump-statue-cpac-implies-he-s-king-gop-his-ncna1259362], and the efficacy of read…

44. The Most Popular Memorial Day Podcast of All Time

Memorial Day weekend is statistically the worst time of the year for podcast downloads. What gives? We’re here to solve that problem. And also there are aliens? [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-ufo-skies.html] Let us know what you think in the comments. The most recent 15 episodes of The Y2K Show are free wherever you get podcasts. To support the show and gain access to the full archive, please consider becoming a premium subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit y2kshow.substack.com/subscribe [https://y2kshow.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]