Episode 535 - Jordan Morris

Writer/podcaster Jordan Morris (@Jordan_Morris) returns to the show to talk with Matt, Jesse and Andy about his upcoming graphic novel Youth Group, the YA genre, hawk tuah, breakdancing in the Olympics, elephants calling each other by name, wartime magicians, GPT-4 passing the Turing Test, using AI to cancel customer anger, a new stab at AI alignment and creating plasma fireballs in the lab.

Matt and Andy host a live installment of the podcast from To 29 and Beyond in Twentynine Palms featuring guests Bobcat Goldthwait, Rhys Darby, Dr. Farah Alibay and Natalia Reagan, digging into topics including indoor rocketry, opening for Nirvana, projectile bibles, the Cryptid Factor podcast, Bobcat's Bigfoot movie, 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty, Robin Williams and Koko the gorilla, Mars landers, returning samples to Earth, and Dr. Alibay's work on the upcoming NASA/JPL all-sky spectral survey project SphereX.

Comedian, quizzer, doctor, chaser and now author Paul Sinha (@paulybengali) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt about his new memoir One Sinha Lifetime, training for quiz shows, underperforming on Taskmaster, Paul’s Parkinson’s diagnosis, how he transitioned from medicine to comedy, being outed decades after coming out, this weekend’s To 29 and Beyond, the 29 Palms scavenger hunt that Andy developed, James Webb spotting the birth of some very early galaxies, Charles Dickens the performer, what really happened with that stingray virgin birth and how to figure out the best time to take your meds.

Comedian, actor and host of The Tomorrow Show Ron Lynch (@ronlynch1) checks in with Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about the groundbreaking show Home Movies, Ron's geology degree, microplastics in your balls, Terrence Howard's magnificent bullshit, reducing the carbon footprint of cement, using the Sun as a giant telescope and of course To 29 and Beyond, coming to Outpost 29 June 7-8.

Comedian Omid Singh (@omid_singh) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about Omid's Lil Special, the recent additions to the To 29 and Beyond lineup, including Moshe Kasher and Natasha Leggero's Endless Honeymoon podcast and Rhys Darby, southern indifference to northern lights, Omid's dream song, Dubai construction projects, The Line in Saudi Arabia, red flags in the AI world, repurposing coffee grounds for construction projects, supercapacitors and the future of energy storage and the photoplayer mechanical orchestra.

Comedian Shane Mauss (@shane_mauss) returns to the podcast in the midst of his A Better Trip tour to talk with Matt and Andy about having his van broken into, his new line of plant activated products, the connection between Amanita muscaria mushrooms and Mario and Santa, the trendiness of ketamine, a psychedelic toad venom that may have therapeutic uses (and that, of course, Shane has already tried), a wounded orangutan using a plant as medicine, and discount presale passes for To 29 and Beyond that are available until the May 10th announcement of some big lineup additions!

Comedian Sierra Katow (@sierrakatow) joins Jesse, Andy and Matt to talk about her new standup special Funt, the upcoming appearance on Roots of Comedy with Jesus Trejo, the underrated Earth to Ned, Sierra's computer science background and childhood obsession with Neopets, Andy's head-scratching interaction with Anthropic's Claude AI, deadly pathogens that are attracted to human blood, the importance of robot insurance, the security issues raised by quantum computing, online Oregon Trail, a black hole lurking surprisingly close to Earth and To 29 and Beyond, coming to Outpost 29 on June 7-8, with Bobcat Goldthwait, NASA's Farah Alibay, stargazing, trivia, live music, karaoke and more, sponsored by Visit 29, Merch Kitchen and Sky Watcher Star Tours. For 15% off a Sky Watcher stargazing tour, use the code "29BEYOND".

Comedian Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian) joins Andy, Matt and Jesse to talk about What3Words, Bec sneaking dicks into things, a surprise from decades-old cans of salmon, ghost particles, a possible Stonehenge moon connection, ancient Stonehenge feasts, Willy's LA Chocolate Experience, A Problem Squared, Enemy In Paris and of course To 29 and Beyond, coming to Outpost 29 on June 7-8, with Bobcat Goldthwait, NASA's Farah Alibay, stargazing, trivia, live music, karaoke and more, sponsored by Visit 29, Merch Kitchen and Sky Watcher Star Tours. For 15% off a Sky Watcher stargazing tour, use the code "29BEYOND".

Comedian Joshua Snyder (@nerdyvirgin) joins Matt, Jesse and Andy to talk about Bobcat Goldthwait headlining To 29 and Beyond, Jesse's love life, building a guitar, a lack of solar eclipse whimsy, the Star Trek punk on a bus, toxic epi-pens in space, a mouse with legs instead of genitals, dog comprehension, the great podcast Free With Ads and a SPATS update.

Comedian Carmen Morales (@TheFunnyCarmen) joins Andy, Jesse and Matt to talk about Matt's chipped tooth, the pros and cons of home dentistry, a nuclear fusion record, CRISPR and HIV, Andy's friend's Pioneertown-to-Big Bear breakdown, a million mice eating seabirds alive, letdowns from CBD, Carmen on HBO, updates from the Large Hadron Collider and our live event To 29 and Beyond, taking place June 7th and 8th.