Curing Bunions with CRISPR and Launching Newt Gingrich into Space in 2026
In this final session of 2025, the guys reflect on the "Year of Today’s Topic" and look ahead at what 2026 has in store for humanity, technology, and the moon.
Highlights include:
- Reflecting on 2025: A look back at the first full year of the podcast since its launch in May 2025, which the hosts believe has defined the cultural landscape.
- The "AI Sauron" Strategy: A debate on the necessity of creating "evil, twisted" AI variants to counter the benevolent AI overlords others are building.
- The Bunion Breakthrough: A bold medical prediction that CRISPR technology will finally find its true purpose in 2026: eliminating bunions forever.
- The Newt Gingrich Invitation: Following up on a 1999 promise, the hosts put out an official call for Newt Gingrich to join the show and explain exactly where our moon base is.
- Moon Base Amoebas: Discussing the low-budget alternative to a human moon colony: launching "American tardigrades" or amoebas into space and calling it a win.
- Star Wars Rebranding: Why "clankers" is out and "droids" is in, plus an invitation for hate mail from the "one woman" who still likes the franchise.
- The AI Tamagotchi: Why your 2026 digital pet might be a "mood ring" for your own depression.
- Disney & Marvel's Future: A prediction that the box office "flopping" will continue through 2026 as the studios struggle to find their footing
Transcript
0:44 - Host B: States that the hosts are constantly "spitting truths" and wisdom to the listeners.
0:50 - Host A: Jokes that listeners are gaining skills and "juicy content" because the hosts are so "gifted" and "young".
1:04 - Host B: Asserts that "all of our words are true".
1:08 - Host A: Adds the caveat "until they aren't," at which point they will simply say, "Oopsie, my bad".
1:14 - Host B: Tells the audience they are "forgiven" if they believe in the hosts.
- Host A: Reflects on:1:38 - Host B: Confirms the May launch and the first-year milestone.
t history books will remember: - Host B: Points out that in:2:12 - Host A: Claims that "world peace is on the way" because this has been the best year ever.
2:22 - Host B: Notes they have released over 30 episodes during their first year.
2:30 - Host A: Confirms they are currently in "the 30s" for episode count.
2:32 - Host B: Jokes about providing a "daily dose of juicy content," then clarifies it is actually weekly.
2:44 - Host A: Points to the show's "flaws and inconsistencies" as evidence that it is "100% human generated".
2:56 - Host B: Humorousy claims to be an "artificially intelligent" AI.
3:00 - Host A: Jokes about Host B being his "AI buddy" and says if he could create a bot with that much personality, he would become a Harvard professor.
- Host B: Predicts that in:3:45 - Host A: Argues that AI aren't true "job takers" until they can perform tasks like ordering DoorDash on their own.
izes the bold prediction that: - Host A: Predicts:4:20 - Host B: Calls this "AI slop" and predicts people will get into "weird AI amalgamations".
4:34 - Host A: Asks if such AI already exists and asks listeners to email admin@todaystopic.productions to confirm.
5:00 - Host B: Questions if this AI content will be "controlled" or just posted freely.
5:12 - Host A: States that AI cannot be controlled and shares his "Magnum Opus" plan to create an "AI Sauron"—an "evil twisted version" of an AI overlord.
- Host B: Asks for other:5:54 - Host A: Predicts a 9.0 earthquake somewhere in the world, though he is unsure if that is "unprecedented".
6:08 - Host B: Mentions a previous 9.0 earthquake in the Himalayas.
Minaj will release a song in:6:28 - Host B: Asks if the new Nikki Minaj song will also be "AI slop".
6:32 - Host A: Explains how listeners can use tools like "Suno" to create "AI Nikki Minaj" songs by using the right descriptions.
6:54 - Host B: Jokes about AI companies scraping Spotify data to sell it back to users.
7:06 - Host A: Argues that musicians are "overpaid" and that AI taking their jobs will allow them to pursue music as a hobby instead.
diction is actually meant for: usts the artist prediction to:8:48 - Host B: Suggests rebranding "clankers" as "droids" and predicts that Disney and Marvel will continue to "flop at the box office".
9:15 - Host A: Agrees that Disney and Marvel are "flopping".
9:30 - Host B: Invites "death threats and hate mail" from Star Wars fans to be sent to their admin email, stating he feeds off their hatred "much like a Sith Lord".
10:06 - Host A: Boldly predicts a medical breakthrough: a cure for bunions.
10:30 - Host B: Jokes about CRISPR technology eliminating bunions "one DNA strand at a time".
10:48 - Host A: Jokes about putting one's foot in a "CRISPR refrigeration" unit and asks people in refrigeration not to write in because it is "boring".
nyone is going to the moon in: st A: Recalls Newt Gingrich's:11:32 - Host B: Asks if Newt Gingrich is still alive.
11:37 - Host A: Confirms Gingrich is alive and hopes he is "senile enough" to come on the show to discuss a moon base.
12:00 - Host B: Reads from Wikipedia that Newt Gingrich is 82 years old.
12:15 - Host A: Issues an official invitation to Gingrich and lists potential moon-related questions, such as using a "big cannon" to shoot things at the moon.
13:20 - Host B: Asks if humans will truly become "intergalactic space travelers" before they perish.
13:38 - Host A: Believes humans will reach at least one other planet in the solar system once it becomes "economically viable".
14:00 - Host B: Suggests launching "super tough" amoebas or tardigrades to the moon and calling that a base.
his final bold prediction for: