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In this special end-of-year episode we pull Kyle out of his editing hole and the three of us talk through... more
We have systems in place to prevent this from happening, but somehow we failed. I swear this all happened exactly... more
There's a quote attributed to Albert Einstein, "sit with a pretty girl for an hour and it feels like a... more
This week, Trace delves into some temporal fantasies, like: why people think if they could travel into the past they’d... more
If you made a video call with a very long stick, could you poke the person before the video showed... more
In this holiday rerun of Episode 6: Julian explores what would happen to a world without a moon, Trace performs... more
Friction! It’s what makes the world go rou— No, wait. That’s not it. Friction. It’s what keeps the world from spinning... more
This episode Julian attempts to make jokes but only hears crickets, Trace turns LA into a flaming dumpster fire and... more
Fun fact: the dinosaur in Jurassic Park that spit acid on Nedry doesn’t exist! I mean, Dilophosaurus does, but it... more
Happy Halloween, absurd friends! This time around Julian comes out of his shell to calculate the speed of a Kaiju... more
It's spoOOooOoky season! This week we're scaring you with a giant pasta topping! 👻 Not scared? What if I told... more
In this wild episode, Julian infects your brain with the realization that plants can be VERY murdery, and Trace is... more
This episode Trace tries to find the secret to happiness and special guest host Rohin Francis swaps out blood for... more
We haven’t seen this many fireworks since the Rockefeller Center did that spectacularly wild “Salute to Fireworks” back in 2007.... more
This is the episode you’re looking for. In this episode Trace gets creative with an answer about unponderable ponderances, and Julian... more
Get your moisture sensors ready. In this episode Dr Alex Dainis slides into the scientific journals all about lubrication to... more
You’re at a hockey game. You grabbed nachos and your favorite sports beverage. The Mighty Ducks are playing their rivals,... more
A rogue viking pirate planet hurtles through space looking for plunder and booty. The human race has become a destitute... more
Today in Pod 48 Ellen Weatherford from “Just The Zoo of Us” (family friendly) and “Spellbound and Gagged” (NSFW) joins... more
Are you allergic to cats? When you visit friends does their cat seem to know (somehow) and roll up on... more
For this episode Julian and Trace tackled the very uplifting and shiny topics of tornados and nuclear waste. No worries... more
In episode 45 Julian deconstructs the human experience without our boney scaffold, Trace calculates the detriment (or delight?) of doubling... more
Trace returns to find out if humans could take the green stuff from plants and make enough energy to live.... more
This week astrophysicist Dr Nora Bailey joins Julian roll a set of huge, spherical dice on the future of irradiated... more
This week’s guest host *hic* Sophie Shrand *hic* explores the silly spasm of *hic* hiccuping. Meanwhile, Julian attempts to understand... more
In this episode, it's a battle of (nit)wits! Trace discovers the deadly truth about poison immunity while Julian figures out... more
Sleepwalking is weird, right? Are we the only ones who do that? Julian looks into it. Plus, as long as... more
This episode Trace travels to the magical land of Oz. It’s disgusting. Meanwhile Julian is going to meet him there... more
Science agrees: black holes are really cool. TAPE listener Robert, on the other hand, disagrees with science, and thinks their... more
This week Trace’s quest for answers takes him to a magical fantasy land of wizards, frozen keys, and bodily fluids.... more
Imagine there’s no war. Would we have cell phones? GPS? Shovels?! Would we still be able to pop open a... more
Have you ever felt someone’s gaze on you? This episode Julian explores why we seem to sense when eyes are... more
You are showering too often. Helicopters are insane. Soap is ancient magic chemistry.
This episode Trace tries to track down the first word ever uttered by human kind and Julian gets confused about... more
In this absolutely absurd episode, Dr Simon Clark ponders if human's could colonize an atmosphere like Jupiter's -- Star Wars... more
It’s been one year since we launched That's Absurd, Please Elaborate and what an absurdly fun ride it's been. ... more
Did you know scientists turned a swarm of crabs into a computer? Julian explores if it can play an old... more
This time around, guest Hip Hop MD stamens your pistol and Julian admits (surprising no one) that he flows with... more
This week Julian explores the rocket science of farts. That’s a sentence that had likely never been written until this... more
This episode Trace imagines what it would take to lock a world in darkness while Julian does something very suspicious... more
An important-ish update about the show's release schedule.
In this revolting episode, our guest Dr Sam Jones asks Julian to never see a man about a horse again,... more
This time on T.A.P.E. — Matt Krol digs into cinema history to answer a deathly serious question, and Trace is... more
This week Julian wonders if you can really cook your jumblies with microwaves and 5G, and Trace dives into linguistics... more
This episode Trace indulges us with why chocolate is so popular on valentines day and Julian goes deep on why... more
In Pod 22, Trace wonders if "Weird" Al Yankovic influenced a generation of people to say "my back teeth are... more
This episode Trace resets the solar system to see what life would look like on “Wee Earth” and Julian finally... more
This episode we have special guest Ralph Crewe (Writer/Producer, Practical Engineering) who gets exhausted trying to explain continuous breathing, Julian... more
This episode Trace cracks the mystery of nuts, and Julian tickles your fancy comparing moose and buffalo … Or is... more
In this week's episode, Julian tracks the history of toilet paper to its source, Trace gives a gorilla some workout... more
In Pod 22, Trace wonders if "Weird" Al Yankovic influenced a generation of people to say "my back teeth are floating," and... more