Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)

In this special edition of the podcast we bring you Dean’s report from ‘Wonderland - The World’s Leading Psychedelic Event’, a conference he attended in Miami, Florida, USA in November 2022.

This episode is available in an audio/visual format on YouTube should you wish to follow the slideshow in real time - https://youtu.be/Tn8C82lnhEk

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Episode 1: “Free range heads”

Welcome, friends, to Episode 1 of ‘Why does this thing exist? (podcast)’. It’s the podcast where neuroscientist and author, Dr Dean Burnett (names of books Dean wants to flog) and his oldest friend in the world, Simon Feeley (some guff on BBC radios 4 and Wales, years ago) present each other with things, things they find confusing and perplexing, and have a little chat about them.

In this episode Simon and Dean discuss a harrowing short film with a familiar soundtrack, conduct an experiment in taste and then lightly tiptoe around a topic they have very little knowledge of.

Tom and Jerry, My Immortal - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kRm6CFTDk8

Heinz Saucy Sauce - https://www.heinz.co.uk/sauces/mayonnaise/product/100185200020/saucy-sauce

Sauce Experiment - qOTqpXa.jpeg (3024×4032) (imgur.com)

Wikipedia Article: Korina Adamou - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korina_Adamou

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In this episode, your hosts try to work out why Dean has a presence on a website he has no business being on, try on a low-effort piece of official merchandise and then get lied to by a sneaky Wikipedia article.

Dean’s page on Perez Hilton’s website - https://perezhilton.com/tag/dr-dean-burnett/

Dean’s targeted advertising - https://i.imgur.com/IjprVqu.jpg

I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here official T-shirt - https://itvshop.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/official-im-a-celebrity-mens-campmate-t-shirt

Wikipedia – Mix (radio station) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mix_(radio_station)

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In this episode, Dean tries to remind Simon about a book they read as children but it just upsets him and then they have a look at a Japanese company that’s purchasing peoples' faces. Finally, the Random Wikipedia Article section floats in like a Dignitas pillow and gently smothers the episode to death.

Cover to “The Woolpack” by Cynthia Harnett - https://imgur.com/h1BCDyR

Masks - https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Kamenyaomote?ref=related&from_page=listing&listing_id=1319534813#items

Wikipedia – Roy T. Davies – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_T._Davis

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In this episode, it's tangents galore as Dean and Simon struggle to talk about two film related items. First off, Dean asks Simon why Robbie Williams is a chimp now and then Simon makes Dean remember Forrest Gump. And Changing Rooms? They finish off by briefly looking at some computer software.

Better Man trailer - https://youtu.be/neyfwa4GrVA?si=uuG8zcxTS834kDim

Forrest Gump figurine - https://www.crabfigure.com/In-Stock-Chong-Toys-C003-1-6-Scale-Forrest-Gump-figure-p22228400.html

Wikipedia - Virtual Desktop Extender - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_Desktop_Extender

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