{"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/6a267fe4b48c79a2a4e55ee3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Microwaved Fish","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62f2b884ea02f3001271e69d/1780907935371-c2da2edf-b338-4398-93bb-7c1f792c0676.jpeg?height=200","description":"<h3>Summary</h3><p>This week, Chris gears up for field days while plotting an unusual Auckland road trip with a mystery driver, and Sam sets off 24 days of birthday surprises with the help of a 24-sided die.</p><p>There's talk of AI stealing podcast voices, disembodied brains being used in biotech startups, and a Kickstarter cooling blanket that costs more than a night out.</p><p>The discussion explored sky-watching gadgets, rogue robots, and why microwaving fish at work might be the most dangerous move of all—just ask the cop who drew a gun over it.</p><p>All this and much more in this week's episode.</p><p><br></p><h3>Links</h3><p><a href=\"https://www.azfamily.com/2026/05/15/arizona-woman-sentenced-selling-drugs-land-mines/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Woman Jailed for Selling Landmines</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.science.org/content/article/not-alive-not-dead-disembodied-human-brains-used-drug-testing\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Drug Testing Revenue from Brains</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/article/woman-who-banned-herself-from-pennsylvania-casinos-for-life-gets-escorted-out-after-winning-jackpot/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Gambling Addict Gets Screwed Over</a></p><p><a href=\"https://abcnews.com/US/officer-arrested-after-allegedly-pointing-firearm-fellow-cop/story?id=133528324\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Microwaved Fish Causes Problems</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.boston.com/news/off-beat/2026/06/02/bazooka-leaf-blower-mixup-bridgewater/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mistaken Bazooka</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/solorm/k-25-cooling-blanket/creator\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstart or Dropkick - K-25 Cooling Blanket</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allplanets/skysphere-building-an-intelligent-all-sky-camera-network?total_hits=677331&amp;category_id=340\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kickstart or Dropkick - SkySphere</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.sciencenews.org/article/robots-fingernails-grasp-thin-edges\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Robots Getting Fingernails Added</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.clickorlando.com/news/weird-news/2026/06/02/meteor-as-heavy-as-an-elephant-causes-widespread-speculation-across-new-england/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Double Sonic Boom from Meteorite</a></p>","author_name":"Chris Hanlon & Sam Elton-Walters"}