Tests From The Future

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Direct from the 23rd century, this weekly podcast sees Simon & Dirk discussing new technologies, recent discoveries and everyday life… in the future!

  1. 248: Old Roads

    4D AGO

    248: Old Roads

    Not many roads remain in the future, but of those that do we've a tale to tell; about why they're still here when the rest are long dusted, and what creatures claimed them and prospered so well. To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 248 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:25 - Hello 00:49 - Introduction 02:10 - Old Roads 15:15 - Listener Email from RaniaRania 16:20 - Outroduction 16:44 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Architecture Buildings Cars by Pexels Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Closing Theme: A.M. 180 by Grandaddy Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    17 min
  2. 247: Live Forever

    JAN 4

    247: Live Forever

    Most robots live forever and, in a few rare cases, some humans do too. What does that mean for your daily life? What do you mean when you say "See you later"? Do you still get a pension? And what's on your bucket list? In this episode we'll clarify all of that and more. To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 247 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:15 - Hello 00:39 - Introduction 03:05 - Live Forever 25:05 - Listener Email from Amalia 28:07 - Outroduction 28:32 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Cake Birthday by Leslie Eckert Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Closing Theme: Forever Young by Alphaville Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    29 min
  3. 246: 10 Weird Earth Things

    12/28/2025

    246: 10 Weird Earth Things

    Now that humanity is venturing out into the galaxy a bit more, it may be a good time to rework Earth's Unique Selling Points a little bit. What's so special about our own little home planet? For that purpose the UFOPOO held a survey among a group of aliens and in this episode we discuss the results. Compared to the rest of the universe, how does Earth stand out? Is it our shape? Is it that we're rotating around a star? Or is it that we have bunnies? To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 246 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:12 - Hello 00:44 - Introduction 02:40 - 10 Weird Earth Things 05:48 - #1 - Massive Moon 06:59 - #2 - Oceans 08:28 - #3 - Seasons 10:36 - #4 - Snow 12:52 - #5 - Animals 16:04 - #6 - Food in Funny Shapes 17:25 - #7 - Ice Skating 19:24 - #8 - Treadmills 20:38 - #9 - Singing 22:26 - #10 - Scandium 23:18 - #11 - Pineapple on Pizza 24:31 - Outroduction 25:04 - Listener Email from Mika 25:37 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Comet Asteroid Nature by Manfred Loell Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    26 min
  4. 245: Radio Star

    12/21/2025

    245: Radio Star

    Bit by bit the LMAO is revealing the program of the Space Tour and one of the stops will be the rather unique Radio Star. Besides the fact that you can listen to it from Earth, it has quite a few other peculiar features. On top of that, it's Solstice today and we got each other presents! To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 245 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:24 - Hello 01:01 - Introduction 03:53 - A Net of Laser Beams 05:49 - Radio Star 17:50 - Listener Email? 18:09 - Outroduction 18:29 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Video Killed the Radio Star by Russell Mulcahy Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Closing Theme: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    19 min
  5. 244: Doing the Time Warp

    12/14/2025

    244: Doing the Time Warp

    What happens to the main course when the appetiser and desert are much bigger than expected? It gets moved to next week! Today we don't actually talk about the thing that we wanted to talk about, but instead get carried away by the new Space Tour trailer. And then there's a poll! And then there's a long listener email! To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 244 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:12 - Hello 00:35 - Introduction 12:16 - Next Time 13:16 - Listener Email from LongLeon 18:01 - Outroduction 18:29 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Carnival Lights Holiday Party by Victoria Opening Theme: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Closing Theme: Time Warp by Richard O'Brien Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    19 min
  6. 243: Dating in the Future

    12/07/2025

    243: Dating in the Future

    We've received quite a few emails about this topic over the last four years and after more than 200 episodes maybe it is indeed time for us to talk about dating in the 23rd century. Besides our usual chit-chat about using teleporters to fetch that forgotten bouquet of flowers while pretending to go to the bathroom, we also dive a little deeper into why people date and what types of relationship exist in the future. We even reveal a tiny bit more about our personal lives! To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 243 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:13 - Hello 00:37 - Introduction 03:21 - Dating in the Future 03:35 - Long Lives 05:33 - Why People Date 06:46 - How Dating Works 09:09 - What Technology's Involved 09:30 - Teleportation 16:03 - Cams 17:54 - Semi-Dates 19:08 - Long Distance Relationships 19:29 - Space Travel 20:58 - Food Conglomerators 24:15 - Dating Robots 27:07 - Our Dating Experiences 28:51 - Bird Dating 30:34 - Zero Gravity Dating 31:13 - The Popularity of Dating 32:40 - Friendship 33:35 - Outroduction 34:09 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Flamingo Multicoloured by Alexa Theme Music: Starcrossed Losers by The Fratellis Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    34 min
  7. 242: Oxygen Absorbers

    11/30/2025

    242: Oxygen Absorbers

    Oxygen Absorbers were one of the more interesting items on the Space Tour packing list, and we took today's visit to Bad City as an opportunity to go shopping for them already. We ended up buying several different batches at a good price and in today's episode we'll tell you what they are, how you use them, and why a planet made of velcro would be particularly exciting in this context. To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 242 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:12 - Hello 00:37 - Introduction 01:26 - Oxygen Absorbers 12:50 - Bad City 16:32 - Half Price Oyxgen 18:19 - Outroduction 19:20 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Oxygen Absorber by Simon Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    20 min
  8. 241: Televator

    11/23/2025

    241: Televator

    We don't know where it came from, but suddenly everybody needs to have a Televator! So we borrowed one from Simon's new neighbour, and familiarise you (and ourselves) with the device during today's episode. We also have some slight followup to last week's episode at the start and more information about sentient birds at the end. So there's really something for everybody this time! To confirm this episode went back in time, please email michaellasagna5@gmail.com with the episode number 241 in the subject line. We may even respond to your message in a future episode. Chapters 00:00 - Preview 00:21 - Hello 00:46 - Introduction 02:09 - Televator? 02:33 - New Neighbour 05:07 - Televator! 17:19 - Listener Email from Maya B. 23:32 - Outroduction 23:56 - Goodbye Credits Episode Art: Translucent Purple Device by Simon Theme Music: Over 100 Jaar by Klein Orkest Almost Everything Else: Simon & Dirk

    24 min
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