Neighbor Science

111: All Dead Go to Hell

In the final episode of season 1, we get into historical and modern funeral practices. Pieter gets some elaboration from the Secretary of Treasury on Trump's new tax plan. Outro music is the first few minutes of Slayer of the King of Hell by Natural Snow Buildings.

110: Lord Salisbury Loves Morrissey

Guest host Mike-o and Ryan discuss video games, local politics, and high school. Mike-o talks about Lord Salisbury and best libertarianism. I was off on the size of Lee's district; the last election had 17,000 votes. This one is going to have more, early ballot requests were double that of 2013. Morty Bookcheek FB page: https://www.facebook.com/mortybookcheek/

109: Puerto Musko

Pieter and Ryan discuss the Halloween strategy. Ryan absolutely nails a Trump impersonation, while Pieter's is just okay. Elon Musk gives his response to clear the air regarding the recent news cycle. We talk a bit about electoral politics, and top it off with a story about Ryan and Pieter's dream job, a ninja cat burglar. Outro music: Supreme Commander - Flip Flops https://supremecommander.bandcamp.com/album/paper-tigers

108: Existence is Futile!

What are the more interesting things that could kill us all? Pieter and Ryan discuss super AIDS, dinosaurs that can't fuck, explosions in the sky, and running out of food. Follow Ryan @handle_of_ry, Pieter @neighb_scientst, and the show's Twitter @neighborscipod. Outro music: Ruin by Design - Decoys on Parade https://ruinbydesign.bandcamp.com/releases

107: Blade Runner 2049? More like Blade Runner 949.

We did no research at all for this one. We have a preview of the new season of Rick & Morty. We talk about the news, Elon Musk getting in trouble, Blade Runner 2049, 5 weird fringe theories, and probably some other shit. Outro music by DRIPKISS (https://soundcloud.com/dripkissmusic).

106: Slaves, but not exactly the bad kind (Energy Series Pt. 3)

The third part of our energy series. We talk about energy on the global industrial scale, artificial intelligence and sustainability, Jevons paradox, and low-tech. After the TED talk Ryan was able to ask Mr. Musk a question about his life, and Pieter gets another call from Mnuchin.

105: Energy Sculpting the Future (Energy Series Pt. 2)

The second part of our energy series. We talk about storing energy in batteries, heated rocks, abandoned mines, hot water heaters, and giant refrigerators. We have more from the exclusive Elon Musk TED talk, and a return call from Secretary Mnuchin. Outro music: This is Not Mine by I Would Set Myself On Fire for You.

104: How Renewables Blew Us Away (Energy Series Pt. 1)

We're back after a few months with a multi-part series on energy. The first part is about sustainability and energy sources. We also have a clip from an exclusive TED talk, with a famous hero as the speaker. Outro music: Ghost by Hong Kong Express.

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Business Industries, Inc. decides that it's going to downsize in the price-setting department. Pieter talks about how ridiculous yachts are, and Ryan lays out his general theory of political economy. Outro music by Köshrimp.

102: Space Tyranny > Regular Tyranny

Ryan meets a climate denier and wins the argument. Pieter and Ryan discuss space colonialism, space laser marketing, space food, space tyranny, and space nazism.