In this international crossover of unprecedented geopolitical import, Jack and Justin join Canadian Eurovision podcast ESC101 to talk about the (im)practicalities of Eurovision on the Moon, what the Eurovision Song Contest can bring to space exploration, and most importantly, what space can do for Eurovision.

ESC101 is a Eurovision history podcast, discussing the history of the Eurovision Song Contest, exploring the lives of artists & hosts, and delving into obscure facts and references found in the contest. If you're interested in hearing about the Eurovision Song Contest, or just learning some obscure trivia facts to impress your friends, check out ESC101!

Full episode & extended show notes can be found on the ESC101 website at ESC101 – A Eurovision History Podcast.

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Presenting: a special guest episode of Best Left Forgotten!

P. Zinner co-founders Justin McArthur and Ciarán Moffatt join Nathan Quadrio, Miriam Fietz and Jess Wolfendale for this deliberately unofficial and uncanon D&D Forgotten Realms actual play podcast based in Adelaide, Australia.

Find out more – https://www.pzinner.com.au/shows/best-left-forgotten.

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New to the P. Zinner network – Please Attend Carefully!

Please Attend Carefully is a Doctor Who podcast from Ciarán Moffatt and Amber Patrick, examining the lives and times of the renegade Time Lord known universally as The Master.

Find out more at https://www.pzinner.com.au/shows/attend.

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HOLDING FERMI: In the second part of this bumper season finale, Jack and Justin talk about why us Earthlings might be the luckiest people in the universe. Tangents include: Kang & Kodos, the Voyager Golden Record, dinosaurs & the Treaty of Versailles. Additional writing by Ciarán Moffatt: https://www.pzinner.com.au/artists/ciaran-moffatt

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples.

ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Earth’s bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia’s exciting new future among the stars. It’s a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun.

Mates in Space is now an independent podcast! Produced by Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur; hosted at P. Zinner & Co. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space

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WHERE IS EVERYBODY: The Fermi paradox asks a simple question with a difficult answer – if the universe is so big, where are all the aliens? In the first part of this bumper season finale, Jack and Justin learn what vapours from Venus and signals from Sagittarius might mean for life beyond Earth. Tangents include: pizza, the Cybertruck, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, jazz & Mean Girls (2004 film). Additional writing by Ciarán Moffatt: https://www.pzinner.com.au/artists/ciaran-moffatt

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples.

ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Earth’s bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia’s exciting new future among the stars. It’s a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun.

Mates in Space is now an independent podcast! Produced by Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur; hosted at P. Zinner & Co. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space

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NOW THIS IS PODCASTING: In 1983, US president Ronald Reagan was looking for a new way to prevent nuclear war. His answer? Space lasers! Tangents include: Barbenheimer, clip art, the New York Times Crossword, prop swords & Jane Fonda. Additional writing by Ciarán Moffatt: https://www.pzinner.com.au/artists/ciaran-moffatt

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples.

ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Earth’s bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia’s exciting new future among the stars. It’s a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun.

Mates in Space is now an independent podcast! Produced by Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur; hosted at P. Zinner & Co. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space

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Our wise and powerful corporate overlords made us cut this bit from our S1 episode 'The Last Year of Confusion' – but were they right to? Probably. We'll be back next week with another full episode!

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples.

ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Earth’s bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia’s exciting new future among the stars. It’s a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun.

Mates in Space is now an independent podcast! Produced by Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur; hosted at P. Zinner & Co. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space

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LLAMA LLAMA SCHMUCK: Last month, two alleged 'alien corpses' were presented before the Congress of Mexico. According to UFOlogist Jaime Maussan, they're the mummies of ~1,000 year old extra-terrestrial beings. In this episode, Justin explains why that's... unlikely. Tangents include: Colin Firth, carbon dating, llamas & the Great British Bake Off.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY: Mates in Space is made on Kaurna Country, never ceded. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We also pay respect to other First Nation peoples.

ABOUT US: Mates in Space is a podcast about how we’re going to get to space without taking all of Earth’s bulls**t up with us! Each week, your hosts Jack and Justin will tell a different space story, in preparation for Australia’s exciting new future among the stars. It’s a bit nerdy, a bit sciency, and a lot of fun.

Mates in Space is now an independent podcast! Produced by Jack Eaton and Justin McArthur; hosted at P. Zinner & Co. For more info, check out our website at http://matesin.space

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.