{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62f2b884ea02f3001271e69d/68a967e2718453410e9983a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cyborg Cockroaches","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62f2b884ea02f3001271e69d/1755932523909-43978675-3103-4ff9-8051-d860c135557b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>Summary</h3><p>Chris turns up in a bandana as the guys dive into random stories from cyborg cockroaches and giant bees to America’s latest political circus. Chris shares insights from a nerdy wedding, while Sam is fascinated by Ukraine’s record-breaking snipers and Lithuania’s mass drone training program. They also chat about frozen embryos, bizarre acts of kindness from Putin, and a Kiwi arrested for student debt.</p><p><br></p><p>All this and much more in this week’s episode.</p><p><br></p><h3>Links</h3><p><a href=\"https://www.ft.com/content/eb3348e4-1e7c-4b55-8e40-3baa3e4c4556\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gavin Newsom trolling Trump</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/360790925/world-first-speechless-kiwi-photographer-has-captured-worlds-largest-bee-wild\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rare bee spotted by Kiwi in Indonesia</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jul/31/worlds-oldest-baby-born-embryo-frozen-1994-ivf?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">World's oldest baby has been born</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/news/ukraine-war-russia-sniper-longest-ever-shot-b2810419.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New sniper world record</a></p><p><a href=\"https://english.adnkronos.com/2025/08/13/ukraine-lithuania-trains-7000-children-to-use-drones-against-russian-threat/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lithuania Drone Training</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/570629/watch-judith-collins-and-winston-peters-reveal-new-2-point-7b-planes-and-helicopters\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NZ airforce is getting some new planes</a></p><p><a href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2025/08/20/world/putin-trump-alaska-man-motorcycle-gift-intl-hnk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Putin give random guy a motorbike</a></p><p><a href=\"https://newatlas.com/robotics/assembly-line-cyborg-cockroaches/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Cyborg Cockroaches Assembly Line</a></p>","author_name":"Chris Hanlon & Sam Elton-Walters"}