Episode 186: The One About the End of Civilization and Space Exploration

About this episode

The episode discusses various topics including civilization threats, space exploration, and recent sports events.

Cold Open Question of the Week: With an assist from Matty C and What Am I Making on Substack: What film character best represents you as a person? Watch TheBrianLennonShow on Substack: Easter Highlights: Brian and Gary discuss their Easter weekends, which was uneventful for Gary while Brian battled a cold. Breaking News: President Donald Trump has called off his 8 p.m. “end of civilization” threat to Iran thanks to Pakistan’s mediation. Gmail: Embarrassed by that old Gmail address you have? You can now change it. There may be few things more embarrassing than having to recite the email address you created more than a decade ago that no longer fits your personality. Maybe it matched your equally cringe MySpace name, like "furbyfan93" or "bigdog88" – you get the idea. Bundy Strikes Again: DNA links Ted Bundy to another murder, this one involving a Utah teenager killed in 1974 . Artemis II: NASA launched Artemis II on Wednesday, and has so far been a rousing success for space travel. For All Mankind: Gary’s recently been watching the Apple TV series that is an historical-fiction take on the Space Race and American history. Project Hail Mary : The Ryan Gosling movie is getting lots…

People in this episode

Host: Brian Lennon

Topics covered

• civilization
• space exploration
• Easter
• sports
• DNA evidence
• media

Keywords

• civilization
• space exploration
• Easter
• Ted Bundy
• NASA
• Project Hail Mary
• UConn
• Dawn Staley

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NASA, Apple TV

Products: Project Hail Mary

Places: Utah, South Carolina, UCLA

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