EPISODE · Apr 27, 2019 · 32 MIN
Who Would Call a Kid Grover?
from The Chris and Sam Podcast
SummaryLots of public holidays this week for some of us, and we start off the podcast with a good news story for a change. In fact it is about the best teacher in the world, Peter Tabichi won a million dollars by taking out the Global Teacher Prize.Our prime minister Jacinda Ardern gets ranked as the 2nd best leader in the world, which is no surprise to us, but we would have never guessed the first place or the third place winner in this list.Can’t get enough of Keanu Reeves, well you are in luck with a film festival honoring his work, it’s called Keanucon.Ever wanted to stay in a giant potato? Well now you can with an Airbnb in Idaho.Social media influencer's really shouldn’t be a thing according to us, but one has gone out of her way to show how she faked going to Coachella and how you shouldn’t believe everything you see on the internet.Kickstart or dropkick is back this week, this time we talk about puppet guts, the guts that you put inside your hand puppet when not using them to make them seem more alive?Taiwanese presidential hopeful Terry Gou upsets people with what he said when discussing his future plans.Sam mentions a new app he is using called Pulse, it’s for Android and has a host of features including text messaging from other devices without using your phone. It works great, has heaps of features and the pricing is really good.Time travelling buskers cause problems for people trying to understand what is going on, check out the video below to see how it unfolds.And to round out this episode we have a couple of podcast recommendations, one is Wild Thing Podcast which is about the hunt for bigfoot, the other is It could happen here podcast, which talks about how bad things could get in the USA.Video LinksPeter Tabichi wins Global Teacher PrizeFortune name Jacinda Ardern 2nd greatest leader in the worldKeanucon is HappeningStay inside a giant potatoSocial media influencer fakes an entire trip to CoachellaPuppet Guts KickstarterTerry Gou Upsets people with Harem CommentPulse SMS appTime travelling buskers on a NYC SubwayWildthing podcastIt Could Happen Here Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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SummaryLots of public holidays this week for some of us, and we start off the podcast with a good news story for a change. In fact it is about the best teacher in the world, Peter Tabichi won a million dollars by taking out the Global Teacher Prize.Our prime minister Jacinda Ardern gets ranked as the 2nd best leader in the world, which is no surprise to us, but we would have never guessed the first place or the third place winner in this list.Can’t get enough of Keanu Reeves, well you are in luck with a film festival honoring his work, it’s called Keanucon.Ever wanted to stay in a giant potato? Well now you can with an Airbnb in Idaho.Social media influencer's really shouldn’t be a thing according to us, but one has gone out of her way to show how she faked going to Coachella and how you shouldn’t believe everything you see on the internet.Kickstart or dropkick is back this week, this time we talk about puppet guts, the guts that you put inside your hand puppet when not using them to make them seem more alive?Taiwanese presidential hopeful Terry Gou upsets people with what he said when discussing his future plans.Sam mentions a new app he is using called Pulse, it’s for Android and has a host of features including text messaging from other devices without using your phone. It works great, has heaps of features and the pricing is really good.Time travelling buskers cause problems for people trying to understand what is going on, check out the video below to see how it unfolds.And to round out this episode we have a couple of podcast recommendations, one is Wild Thing Podcast which is about the hunt for bigfoot, the other is It could happen here podcast, which talks about how bad things could get in the USA.Video LinksPeter Tabichi wins Global Teacher PrizeFortune name Jacinda Ardern 2nd greatest leader in the worldKeanucon is HappeningStay inside a giant potatoSocial media influencer fakes an entire trip to CoachellaPuppet Guts KickstarterTerry Gou Upsets people with Harem CommentPulse SMS appTime travelling buskers on a NYC SubwayWildthing podcastIt Could Happen Here Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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