The Alien and The Jester

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The Alien and the Jester podcast discusses expert subjects with idiot minds. https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester

  1. 07/05/2025

    How Engineers can Get Ahead at Company Social Events: Becoming Liked, Awkward Silences, Anxiety | Ep 13

    In this episode, Alien and Jester discuss how engineers can turn their worst nightmare, company social events, into opportunities to get ahead in their careers. With a combined 20 years of experience in the Mechanical and Software Engineering industry, Alien and Jester give advice on multiple aspects of events like happy hours, including how best to prepare, what to do when you actually get to the event, and the most important quality that others are looking for in you. Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro 01:00 New generations struggling with RTO and office social events 05:45 Advice for these forced office social events 13:00 Playing out a scenario for office happy hour 20:55 How to present yourself 27:15 Use these opportunities to connect with coworkers 31:55 How to deal with awkward moments

    37 min

  2. 22/06/2023

    “Safety Just Is Pure Waste”. A Deep Dive Into the Missing Titanic Sub | Ep 12

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 4:09 What is going on with the missing submersible 7:18 Details on the mission and vessel 20:03 The infamous Logitech game controller 23:10 Did the company, OceanGate, cut corners? 31:47 Vessel rate depth awfully close to the Titanic wreck depth 36:18 Would Jester get inside the Titan 41:35 Timeline of events 45:55 Why search and rescue is so difficult 55:25 Coast Guard reports periodic 'banging' sounds being heard 59:01 What would a successful rescue look like 1:11:44 Situation inside the vessel now 1:18:30 Elon Musk cameo 1:21:34 OceanGate history and controversies 1:30:22 A look into the CEO and pilot, Stockton Rush 1:39:23 Memes, media and final thoughts Sources: - https://oceangate.com/our-subs/titan-submersible.html - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/21/titanic-sub-timeline-titan-submersible-missing-vessel - https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/6/21/23768771/titanic-submarine-missing-oceangate-titan-submersible-search-efforts-updates - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/20/us/oceangate-titanic-missing-submersible.html - https://boingboing.net/2023/06/21/oceangate-ceo-stockton-rush-in-2022-i-dont-think-its-very-dangerous.html - https://people.com/5-possibilities-happened-missing-titan-sub-7551055

    1h 46m

  3. 07/04/2023

    The Banshees of Inisherin: When Your Friend Doesn’t Want to Be Friends Anymore | Ep 11

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 0:00 Intro 1:20 What is Banshees of Inisherin? 5:00 Are there too many prequel, adaptations or remakes in film? 6:12 The hidden meaning behind Banshees 7:50 Do current audiences have lower attention spans? 10:12 What would you do if your friend “broke up” with you? 34:27 Everything Everywhere All at Once

    42 min

  4. 28/03/2023

    Covering the Idaho Killings | Ep 9 Part 2

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Who is the suspect? Plus rumors and other eyewitness accounts 05:08 The suspect has fans (...) 07:25 Open questions and motives 19:25 How the crime may have occurred 30:30 What's next

    34 min

  5. 23/03/2023

    Covering the Idaho Killings | Ep 9 Part 1

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 What went down in November 2022 in Moscow, Idaho 13:56 Initial reactions and theories 15:56 Police arrest a suspect 21:13 The police publish their evidence so far 30:33 The bombshell eyewitness account 38:06 The nature of the 911 call 41:11 Possible motives 44:40 How the police investigated

    57 min

  6. 02/03/2023

    Elon Buys Twitter & Brings Back Comedy | Ep 8

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro to our topic: Elon buys Twitter  12:21 Mass Twitter layoffs  18:31 Losing revenues, the hunt for the new CEO, Elon goes thrifty  26:38 How can we save Twitter  33:08 ElonJet controversy  37:31 We continue burning bridges with billionaires  40:04 Bonus outro topic: how do we start our video games

    45 min

  7. 30/09/2022

    Hollywood’s ‘Woke’ Casting Controversies & Reacting to Matt Walsh and Sam Seder | Ep 7

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro  00:50 The funniest memes of 2022  04:45 Addressing our last episode and appreciating our viewers (and how to score bonus content)  10:00 Alien teaches Jester how to hug a human   15:30 Jester teaches Alien how to say corn in Cantonese  16:30 The casting controversy behind House of the Dragon, Rings of Power  20:55 Going into why people are angry over the casting choices  25:15 Why minority representation matters  31:35 Diving into the Little Mermaid Ariel casting controversy  39:00 Is there a hypocrisy behind casting choices  44:55 Is it ok to feel “odd” about the casting choices  49:35 Disney’s real agenda (spoiler it’s money)  54:05 Exploring a past backlash with the benefit of hindsight  58:30 Hot take: you don’t have to agree with everything a person says  01:01:15 Are studios using diversity as a shield against fair, critical reviews  01:05:40 The dark racial subtext behind the Rings of Power backlash  01:08:15 Final thoughts on how we can all do better

    1h 11m

  8. 21/09/2022

    Corporate Culture Toxicity, the New American Crisis & Marvel Phase 4! | Ep 6

    Follow and message us! https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester https://twitter.com/alien_jester thealienandthejester@gmail.com 00:00 Intro and apology  00:47 Talking NBA Playoffs, Devin Booker and All NBA Team  7:54 Why Warriors are goated  10:20 Workplace humility can be bad  16:26 The toxic corporate culture of growth and productivity  29:52 Jester defends Andrew Yang (and other people of questionable morals)  35:33 The economic and political crisis in the US  38:35 Our thoughts on the new Marvel phase (Multiverse movies, Disney+ shows)  50:14 Marvel needs to take more chances (talking Eternals, Falcon and Winter Soldier)  56:40 How to take your time telling the story and how not to (Breaking Bad vs Severance)  1:04:49 Talking good story intros with Bakuman and Game of Thrones (mild GOT spoilers)  1:13:00 Our COVID teaser for the next episode

    1h 14m
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The Alien and the Jester podcast discusses expert subjects with idiot minds. https://anchor.fm/thealienandthejester

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  • Creator
    Abs and John
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Abs and John
  • Show Website
    The Alien and The Jester