Covering the Idaho Killings | Ep 9 Part 1

How Engineers can Get Ahead at Company Social Events: Becoming Liked, Awkward Silences, Anxiety | Ep 13

In this episode, Alien and Jester discuss how engineers can turn their worst nightmare, company social events, into opportunities to get ahead in their careers. With a combined 20 years of experience in the Mechanical and Software Engineering industry, Alien and Jester give advice on multiple aspects of events like happy hours, including how best to prepare, what to do when you actually get to the event, and the most important quality that others are looking for in you. Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro 01:00 New generations struggling with RTO and office social events 05:45 Advice for these forced office social events 13:00 Playing out a scenario for office happy hour 20:55 How to present yourself 27:15 Use these opportunities to connect with coworkers 31:55 How to deal with awkward moments

“Safety Just Is Pure Waste”. A Deep Dive Into the Missing Titanic Sub | Ep 12

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 4:09 What is going on with the missing submersible 7:18 Details on the mission and vessel 20:03 The infamous Logitech game controller 23:10 Did the company, OceanGate, cut corners? 31:47 Vessel rate depth awfully close to the Titanic wreck depth 36:18 Would Jester get inside the Titan 41:35 Timeline of events 45:55 Why search and rescue is so difficult 55:25 Coast Guard reports periodic 'banging' sounds being heard 59:01 What would a successful rescue look like 1:11:44 Situation inside the vessel now 1:18:30 Elon Musk cameo 1:21:34 OceanGate history and controversies 1:30:22 A look into the CEO and pilot, Stockton Rush 1:39:23 Memes, media and final thoughts Sources: - https://oceangate.com/our-subs/titan-submersible.html - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/21/titanic-sub-timeline-titan-submersible-missing-vessel - https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/21/23768771/titanic-submarine-missing-oceangate-titan-submersible-search-efforts-updates - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/oceangate-titanic-missing-submersible.html - https://boingboing.net/2023/06/21/oceangate-ceo-stockton-rush-in-2022-i-dont-think-its-very-dangerous.html - https://people.com/5-possibilities-happened-missing-titan-sub-7551055

The Banshees of Inisherin: When Your Friend Doesn’t Want to Be Friends Anymore | Ep 11

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 1:20 What is Banshees of Inisherin? 5:00 Are there too many prequel, adaptations or remakes in film? 6:12 The hidden meaning behind Banshees 7:50 Do current audiences have lower attention spans? 10:12 What would you do if your friend “broke up” with you? 34:27 Everything Everywhere All at Once

Covering the Idaho Killings | Ep 9 Part 2

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Who is the suspect? Plus rumors and other eyewitness accounts 05:08 The suspect has fans (...) 07:25 Open questions and motives 19:25 How the crime may have occurred 30:30 What's next

Covering the Idaho Killings | Ep 9 Part 1

Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 What went down in November 2022 in Moscow, Idaho 13:56 Initial reactions and theories 15:56 Police arrest a suspect 21:13 The police publish their evidence so far 30:33 The bombshell eyewitness account 38:06 The nature of the 911 call 41:11 Possible motives 44:40 How the police investigated