FULL EPISODE: What's Better Than a Commodore 64? - June 19, 2026

Comic Who Ran 65 Miles, Then Taped a Comedy Special

Toronto-based comedian ⁠Andrew Barr⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarrcomedy/] discusses why on earth he taped his sweaty new comedy special ⁠Andrew Barr Goes Nowhere⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWX-vPFA2tg] immediately after running 65 miles over 12 hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

How Pop Music Lyrics Have Become Darker Over Time

Assistant professor ⁠Charis Saitis⁠ [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/people/profiles/saitischaralampos.html] from the ⁠Centre for Digital Music⁠ [https://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/] outlines how ⁠pop music lyrics have become more rebellious and less empathetic over the past six decades⁠ [https://www.psypost.org/pop-music-lyrics-have-become-more-rebellious-and-less-empathetic-over-the-past-six-decades/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Mysterious Lake Ontario Vortex

For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies ⁠Nathan Radke⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-radke-1257b513/] teaches us about the mysterious ⁠Lake Ontario Vortex⁠ [https://globalnews.ca/news/8140913/lake-ontario-vortex-marysburgh-bermuda-triangle-zed-files/], a sort of Bermuda Triangle of the North. Pre-order Nathan's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here⁠ [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Uncover-Up/Lee-Kuhnle/9781770418875]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Netflix and Chill, but Don't Share Accounts - June 30, 2026

On It's Time For Technology Time with tech analyst Carmi Levy [https://bsky.app/profile/carmilevy.bsky.social], we cover the following news stories: Nearly 400 local newspapers sue OpenAI and Microsoft over copyright [https://thenextweb.com/news/local-newspapers-sue-openai-microsoft-copyright]; Netflix now requires every user profile to be tied to a unique email address [https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/06/netflix-now-requires-every-user-profile-to-be-tied-to-unique-email-address/]; LA's Waymo stunt-riding teens get account suspended (and would probably say it was worth it) [https://gizmodo.com/las-waymo-stunt-riding-teens-get-account-suspended-would-probably-say-it-was-worth-it-2000777204]; and Tech giants hit with a lawsuit alleging collusion over RAM prices [https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/06/29/tech-giants-lawsuit-collusion-ram-prices-allegations/]. Psychologist and professor Dr. Roman Palitsky [https://spiritualhealth.emory.edu/about-us/bios/palitsky-roman.html] describes how lingering grief physically limits cardiovascular recovery after stress [https://www.psypost.org/lingering-grief-physically-prevents-the-heart-from-recovering-after-stress/]. Assistant professor Charis Saitis [https://www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/people/profiles/saitischaralampos.html] from the Centre for Digital Music [https://c4dm.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/] outlines how pop music lyrics have become more rebellious and less empathetic over the past six decades [https://www.psypost.org/pop-music-lyrics-have-become-more-rebellious-and-less-empathetic-over-the-past-six-decades/]. Toronto-based comedian Andrew Barr [https://www.instagram.com/andrewbarrcomedy/] discusses why on earth he taped his sweaty new comedy special Andrew Barr Goes Nowhere [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWX-vPFA2tg] immediately after running 65 miles over 12 hours. For Conspiracy Corner, professor of conspiracy studies Nathan Radke [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-radke-1257b513/] teaches us about the mysterious Lake Ontario Vortex [https://globalnews.ca/news/8140913/lake-ontario-vortex-marysburgh-bermuda-triangle-zed-files/], a sort of Bermuda Triangle of the North. (Pre-order Nathan's upcoming book Uncover Up: How to Think Clearly in an Age of Conspiracies here [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Uncover-Up/Lee-Kuhnle/9781770418875].) Neurology professor Dr. Brandon Westover [https://profiles.stanford.edu/michael-westover] reveals how advanced meditation techniques are linked to younger brain age during sleep [https://www.psypost.org/advanced-meditation-techniques-linked-to-younger-brain-age-during-sleep/]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:06) Carmi Levy pt. 1 * (10:00) Carmi Levy pt. 2 * (20:00) Dr. Roman Palitsky * (30:00) Charis Saitis * (39:50) Andrew Barr * (49:50) Nathan Radke pt. 1 * (59:50) Nathan Radke pt. 2 * (1:09:50) Dr. Brandon Westover * (1:19:04) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Moon Base Race; Ancient Stellar Flyby

Astronomy and physics professor ⁠Paul Delaney⁠ [https://news.yorku.ca/experts/?mid=3594] covers these out-of-this-world news stories: * The US and China are planning moon bases, and designs may cut construction waste and improve life on Earth⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-china-moon-bases-life-earth.html]; * A new rock type containing garnet discovered inside a meteorite fragment from Mars⁠ [https://theconversation.com/we-discovered-a-new-rock-type-containing-garnet-inside-a-meteorite-fragment-from-mars-285574]; * Ancient stellar flyby may still be steering long-period comets today⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-ancient-stellar-flyby-period-comets.html]; and * What you need to know about mysterious supermassive black holes⁠ [https://theconversation.com/what-are-supermassive-black-holes-everything-you-need-to-know-and-what-astronomers-are-still-learning-about-these-mysterious-objects-283838]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]