Really? no, Really?

Every Tuesday best friends Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden are joined by experts, newsmakers and celebrities in an attempt to find answers to the things that make us go…"Really? no, Really?” We invite you to join us, subscribe and even suggest topics, as we search for the answers to life’s most baffling, intriguing, confusing and annoying questions

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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 39m. Bisher sind 70 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 23 hours 34 minutes

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episode 1: Bathrooms, Privacy and Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld famously joked about bathroom stall doors in public bathrooms that don’t go to the floor. It’s a hilarious comedy bit but Jason and Peter take bathroom privacy very seriously, so they had to find the definitive answer. This led them to award winning, public restroom expert, Chad Kaufman who revealed the real reason stall doors aren’t longer AND the shocking truth about bathroom hand blowers...


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 February 7, 2023  35m
 
 

episode 2: Talking Dogs, Stoned Dolphins and Screaming Wheat

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Dogs are talking on social media! They hit buttons triggering prerecorded words that can inform their pet parents of their needs, their desires, their concerns, and even their opinions...


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 February 14, 2023  38m
 
 

episode 3: Competitive Eating, the Bullet Catch & Five Words that Changed Reality TV

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Peter was told that Competitive Eating, a carnival favorite over a hundred years old, is done by professional eaters…who don’t chew!

Is this possible? Could that be right?

To sort out this gluttonous conundrum, Jason and Peter tracked down two world champions, Miki Sudo and Eric “Badlands” Booker who discuss their technique and speed eating secrets...


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 February 21, 2023  30m
 
 

episode 4: Deepfake hoaxes, Meta-averse and Jason punk’d

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If you’ve seen the Tom Cruise deepfake or any of the thousands of others online, it becomes obvious that an image or recording can be easily manipulated. Jason and Peter had to find out just how much of what we are seeing is faked, so they reached out to Dr. Hany Farid, who has been called “The father of digital forensics” for some answers.

But deepfakes are just the beginning...


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 February 28, 2023  44m
 
 

episode 5: Shatner, Heart Attacks, Fisticuffs + Takei

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William Shatner has gone where no man has gone before… and at 92, he’s just getting started. Really? No, really!  Jason and Peter had to find out how Bill remains curious, energized, motivated, and relevant.

WARNING: The interview did not go as planned!

While they may have retaken control near the end…Mr. Shatner was definitely in the captain’s seat. Here are just some of the stories you’ll hear (and for the first time get Bill’s definitive take)...


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 March 7, 2023  1h5m
 
 

episode 6: Space Junk, Space Walks, Space Rescues + Helmet Drowning

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There is speculation that in the near future, space junk pollution will become so extreme that we will no longer be able to safely launch rockets into orbit, land-locking mankind on Earth forever...


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 March 14, 2023  53m
 
 

episode 7: Blunt Rolling Secrets, Drunk Stoners, Pot Taboos + Jason’s allergies

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Wait…how many blunts a day can a rapper smoke?

Hearing that the number could be as high as seventy-five blunts a day, Jason and Peter- in search of the answer- went directly to the source. 

Snoop Dogg’s former personal blunt roller, Ranagade PerRana reveals just how much pot is smoked and why some feel the need to employ a blunt roller...


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 March 21, 2023  37m
 
 

episode 8: Writing Avatar, Apes Rebel + Titanic Door Solutions!

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You are asked to co-write the next Avatar, but that movie needs to make over 2 billion dollars to break even – do you say yes? Really? No really?

The last Avatar was 12 years ago… and movies, the movie business and movie-audiences have changed drastically since then...


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 March 28, 2023  40m
 
 

episode 9: Brain-Computer Links, Rogue AI + Flying Cars

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Your very own Iron Man suit controlled with just your mind. Thought directed videogames played directly from your consciousness. Want a higher I.Q … no problem, just get an implant!
 
Elon Musk wants approval for human trials for his Neuralink company’s implantable brain–computer interfaces...


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 April 4, 2023  35m
 
 

episode 10: World War Microchip, Rare Earth Mineral Issues + Suspicious Fires

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As the world emerged from the Pandemic, industrialists realized there weren’t enough microchips to go around. When the flow of chips stopped, so did factories. Supply-chains were crippled. The economy faltered and consumers were left scratching their heads wondering… how was it possible that no one was prepared for the great microchip shortage...


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 April 11, 2023  34m