Chris faces a tough week with job woes and family health drama, while Sam brings back insights and swag from the final NZ Podcasting Summit—including debate over the best day to publish podcasts.

We discover an overlooked artistic prank involving Telecom, talk about ultrasonic fire suppression tech, and hear about robots taking over warehouse shifts.

FIFA ticket prices spark outrage, James Cameron faces a lawsuit over facial likeness, and AI is blamed for taking jobs (and blowing budgets).

FIFA Ticketing Problems

NZ Podcasting Summit

Ultrasonic Firefighting Tech

Indigenous Actor Sues James Cameron

Prank of the Year Podcast

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From butter chicken at the night market to robots beating humans at table tennis, plus sperm racing world championships, AI in the FBI, and a bizarre school fight club scandal.

Tenants to keep paying rent after drug dealer goes to jail

Steven Segal being a dick again

Sony makes expert table tennis robot

2026 Sperm racing championship

Teacher arrested over fight club

FBI Using all of the AI

Kickstart or Dropkick - The World Cheese Hub

Kickstart or Dropkick - Inkwon Tag

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We've got tales of cockroaches in rowing machines and a bizarre car insurance scam update.

We hear about a woman weaponizing bees during an eviction, the world's biggest dinosaur costume gathering, and a deep dive into AI gone wrong with lost customer data.

Plus, there's talk of rising condom prices, ridiculous Kickstarter gadgets, and the man who laughed himself into a lifesaving diagnosis.

Crazy St John's Youth Event

Kickstart or Dropkick - Turnula

Kickstart or Dropkick - Razor Rinser 2.0

Dinosaur World Record

Ah AI You've Done it Again

Bear Insurance Scam Update

Weaponised Bees

Waymo Anti Bikers

Laughing Saved Mans Life

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This week, Sam shares a real-life scammer story that hits close to home and reminds us how clever modern bank scams can be. Chris talks about a blind marathon runner using AI glasses and tech to run untethered, while Air New Zealand brings lie-flat bunks to economy class.

We also laugh at FBI directors foiled by caps lock, high-stakes legal drama, warships tracked by Bluetooth, and some quirky Kickstarter projects. All this—and much more—in this week’s episode!

Blind runner uses Be My Eyes

Air NZ and their new bunkbeds

Meta introduces mandatory program to train on how workers use computers

The Onion has agreed to a new deal to take over Infowars

Michael Myers Mannequin mistakenly shot

Kickstart or Dropkick - xLean TR1

Kickstart or Dropkick - Red Walnut Butter

Kash Patel - Meltdown

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This week, Chris and Sam dive into viral dog poo videos, Amazon dropping billions on satellites, and why Allbirds is pivoting hard to AI.

There’s talk of chimpanzee civil wars, terrible passwords, and a CEO blaming his mum for a PR disaster, plus a look at the wild world of short content clips.

Find out who’s buying GI Joe comics for thousands, the latest in Amazon warehouse drama, and what Meta’s new AI is called in Kiwi slang.

Chimp Civil War has Broken Out

Kickstart or Drop Kick - Rewindpix

Kickstart or Dropkick - G.I. Joe Compendium Sets

More Amazon Satellites on the Way

Meta AI is Manus

Photo of the Year

RFK Jr and More Dead Animals

McDonald's CEO's Excuse

Allbirds Pivot

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Chris forgets his wallet and has to brave the cyclone for baked beans, while Sam declines a Civil Defense Centre gig ahead of a stormy weekend.

We dive into the KitKat heist, ponder the wisdom of homemade bird submarines and skydiving parrots, and laugh at improv mishaps involving Swedish twins.

There’s talk of AI nonsense, including caveman hacks and chatbot congressional grilling, plus politicians snorkeling in potholes and floating Nutella in space.

Plus more

Cyclone Hitting New Zealand

KitKat Protection Detail

Bernie Sanders Interviews Claude

AI Caveman Hack

Bird Submarine

Google Shipped More AI than anyone

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Chris battles tech gremlins while Sam revels in April Fools pranks, with AI-generated gags leveling up the mischief this year.

Thieves make off with 12 tons of Kit Kats, black market cigarettes are on the rise, and the world's only NZ Black Hawk helicopter makes a cameo.

AI gets it wrong in a shocking wrongful arrest case, a goldfish sets a bizarre world record, and Chris recounts birthday party costume confusion.

Crappy Ballroom Redesign

Grandma Misidentified by AI

Kahu - Blackhawk Helicopter Services

Kickstart or Dropkick - NoxTi

Kickstart or Dropkick - Yarbo M

Secret Service Shoots Himself in the Leg

OnlyFarms

Goldfish Gets World Record

Longest Line at Philly Airport

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We hear about boombox nostalgia, mysterious AI gadgets, and a honey recall with a cheeky side effect, before things get weird with toe-sucking burglars and stalkery exes.

Plus, news from the world of Meta’s AI CEO ambitions, suspicious market moves, and attempts to make future AIs nicer to humans.

Professional Cornhole Player Charged with Murder

Boner Bear Honey Recalled

Kickstarter - BB-777 BoomBox

Kickstarter - Tiiny AI Pocket Lab

Sucked Toes gets Jail Time

Crappy Bank Robber

Mark Zuckerberg and his AI bot

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