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YouTube actually adds a good feature, the founding of the Mormon Church, polygyny in Mormon communities, and even more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Tom Scott Bullet Train Video1st Example Video with Auto-Dub2nd Example Video with Auto-DubThe Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day SaintsFLDSJoseph SmithBrigham YoungDirty SodasChapters:(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:54) YouTube Auto-Dubs(33:08) Mormonism(1:03:43) Outro

Sony making the wrong choices with Playstation, Hamza’s annoyances with the direction of One Piece, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Playstation Digital OnlyPlaystation SettlementPlaystation Movie RemovalPlayStation VitaOne PieceOpe Ope no MiChapters:(0:00) Intro(1:40) Playstation Digital Only(32:55) One Piece Annoyances

The donut plot thickens, the conclusion to Hamza’s hajj experience, did he gain a greater sense of spirituality or connection? Find out on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->HajjMount ArafatZamzam WellMalcolm X's Letter From Mecca (April 20, 1964)Chapters:(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:26) Hamza’s Hajj(1:05:36) Outro

Eggless donuts, a depressing NBA finals, Hamza’s Hajj experience part 1, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->2026 NBA FinalsSan Antonio SpursNew York KnicksHajj MapChapters:(0:00) Japanese Donuts(7:02) NBA Finals 2026(11:10) Hajj Part 1

Not just considered one of the best romance films, but one of the greatest movies of all time, Wong Kar-wai’s In the Mood for Love is undoubtedly a generational classic. But to the Time Sink guys, they see right through the hype and give their honest, unabashed opinion. The question isn’t if we are In the Mood for Love, it’s are YOU In the Mood for the Time Sink: Movie Plug?Show Notes: -->Arlan's Letterboxd ReviewHamza’s Letterboxd ReviewChapters:(0:00) Hamza’s Disclaimer(0:21) Intro / First Impressions(9:16) General Consensus(17:20) Spoilers / Memorable Scenes(56:15) Scores

It’s the topic Hamza has been waiting for, Amuldeep finally talks about his second trip to Japan with a little twist. He brought his parents along too. What did they think, how did it go, what’s it like buying drugs in Japan? Tune in to this week’s visit to the Time Sink and find out!Show Notes: -->JapanAnimeNarita AirportBullet Train/ShinkansenHiroshimaJapan GurdwaraChapters:(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:15) The Anime Pilgrimage part II(1:11:16) Outro

Nintendo always increasing prices, 2026 NBA finals, Timothée Chalamet controversies, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Nintendo Switch Pricing UpdateNintendo Switch 2 Price RevisionNintendo Official News Release2026 NBA FinalsVictor WembanyamaWhen You Grow Too Tall To Play BasketballTimothée ChalametChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:42) Switch Price Increases(28:03) NBA Finals(48:25) Outro

Desert movies are so hot these days. And this one might be nostalgic for you if you are familiar with a chameleon stuck in the desert by the name of Rango. Is this movie a cultural classic or a TV movie stuck in the past?Show Notes: -->Arlan’s Letterboxd ReviewChapters:(0:00) Intro / First Impressions(6:25) General Consensus(12:53) Spoilers / Memorable Scenes(49:52) Scores

The switch gets a new price (gone wrong), Hamza brings a new anime to our attention, yet another conversation about AI, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Switch 2 Price IncreaseFull | The Apocalypse ArrivesHunter X HunterMoho Mario RiggingAki RossIsekaiChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:18) Switch Bundle Followup(3:31) Switch New Price(19:03) AI Anime(53:48) Outro

Nintendo Switch Key Cards, Xbox One death, digital vs physical price changes, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Nintendo Switch Key CardsChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:40) Nintendo Switch Key Card

The world of speedcubing is a complex space. Hamza takes us on a journey navigating what speedcubing is, who are the most famous names, and even some of the latest controversies on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Rubik’s CubePyraminxRubik’s ClockGan CubesMoYu Speed CubesTymon KolasinskiFeliks ZemdegsCFOPZBLLXuanyi GengYiheng WangTeodor ZajderMax ParkRubik's WCA World Championship 2025RankingsRecordsThe History of the Rubik's Cube World RecordsEvolution of Rubik's Cube World Record Solve TimesWill Yiheng Wang get BANNED? - SpeedcubingWhen a Rivalry Goes Too FarChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:18) Nut Follow Up(7:29) Speed Cubing(1:03:43) Outro

Amuldeep’s gloating, Candidates winners, talking to whales, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Tree Nut AllergyCandidates Tournament 2026Women's Candidates Tournament 2026Magnus Playing on a TabletC-Squared Podcast with FabianoGMHikaru#33 Talking to Whales with Gašper BegušThe Helen Keller story doesn't add upChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:23) Nut Allergy Follow Up(11:31) Candidates 2026 Follow Up(32:30) Talking to Whales

An early 2000s Disney classic starring Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, and Jon Voight; the TimeSink: Movie Plug jumps into Holes to see if there is treasure to be found in this movie.Show Notes: -->holes.comArlan's Letterboxd ReviewChapters:(0:00) Intro / First Impressions(7:03) Awards / General Consensus(15:15) Spoiler / Memorable Scenes(54:15) Scores

What do almonds, minimizing suffering, pesticides, pollen patties, and nut allergies all have in common? Find out on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Where Have All the Honey Bees Gone?Project Apis 2025 Colony Loss InformationProject Apis 2025 Survey'Like sending bees to war': the deadly truth behind your almond milk obsessionChapters:(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:52) Where are all the Honey Bees?(40:06) Outro

Amuldeep’s favorite Punjabi songs with English artists, the start of Candidates Tournament 2026, and more this week at the Time Sink!Show Notes: -->Admirin’ YouHass HassMundian To Bach KeBeware of the BoysSymmetrySapphireSapphire [Remix]RanjhaPalpitaTell MeCandidates Tournament 2026Fabiano CaruanaJavokhir SindarovChapters:(0:00) Intro(0:26) Punjabi English Music(18:24) Candidates 2026(41:01) Outro

Afcon is at it again, automating micro managers, the controversial new addition to the criterion collection, studio Ghibli, the OG internet outrage, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:AfconZoroastrianismGoodhart’s LawThe Criterion CollectionKPop Demon HuntersWatership DownIsle of DogsWall-EFantastic Mr. FoxFlowGuillermo del Toro's PinocchioThe Fabulous Baron MunchausenSpirited AwayThe Boy and the HeronGNU Web Page -->Chapters:(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:23) Afcon(11:15) Coffee Shop Manager Cam(28:59) Criterion Collection Update(44:57) The OG Internet Outrage

The finale of the Best of the Best theme arrives with a bang as the movie for this month is The Godfather by Francis Ford Coppola. The Godfather is one of the most influential and highest acclaimed films ever winning 3 out of 10 nominations including of course Best Picture at the 45th Academy Awards held in 1973. “Look how they talk about my movie…”Show Notes:Marlon Brando’s Best Oscar WinMarlon Brando’s Unfinished Oscar SpeechRoger Ebert’s ReviewArlan's Letterboxd Review(0:00) Bloopers(0:24) Intro / First Impressions(4:07) General Consensus(11:23) Spoilers / Memorable Scenes(56:58) Scores

Tragic deaths at the Grand Canyon, Amuldeep’s insane childhood, dark mysterious, and more this week at the Time Sink!Grand Canyon DeathsSacred Datura(0:00) Intro(0:11) Grand Canyon Deaths

What makes a Country? Is France really just Paris? Why is Russia considered European? Our answers and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:World Density MapAmericaSuez CanalSuez Canal BlockageJakartaDhakaBrazilSão PauloBrasília(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(00:19) World Density Map(30:24) Outro

Razer AVA, gooner games, making love with your AI girlfriend, and more this week at the Time Sink!Razer AVA(0:00) Intro(0:24) Razer AVA

Our second entry into the “Best of the Best” theme is the first Best Animated Picture: Shrek! This was awarded in the 74th Academy Awards held in 2002. What are you doing in my swamp?!... And not already listening to the pod!Shrek(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(8:47) General Consensus (13:39) Recommendations (14:40) Spoilers!(56:22) Ratings

Friday the 13th, The Super Bowl Game, Half-time show, and ads, Discord’s asinine decision, and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:Super Bowl LX slidesSuper Bowl LXKendrick LamarBad BunnyRihannaDunkin’ De-aged AdXfinity Jurassic Park AdAmazon AI Death AdDiscord assumes everyone is a teenDiscord Response on X(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:51) Super Bowl LX(38:11) Discord Age Verification(57:47) Outro

Brainrot Wikipedia, crashing the plant market, seedless fruits, defining flowers, and more this week at the Time Sink!XikipediaXikipedia BlueskyXikipedia AlgorithmXikipedia GitHubI accidentally crashed the rare plant marketWhy Seedless Fruit Is a Disaster Waiting To HappenPanama Disease - Killing Bananas FlowerCosmic CrispMonsantoWhere Have All the Honey Bees Gone?(0:00) Intro(0:35) Xikipedia(18:23) Plants

How alive is the dead internet theory, how much AI is too much AI and not enough Human, where to draw the line with Social Media and the Internet, all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Daniel NaroditskyDead Internet TheoryHideo KojimaSocial Media Ban (Austrailia)YouTube(0:00) Intro(0:17) Decedent vs Decadent(1:49) The Dead Internet Theory(41:25) Social Media bans(1:05:25) Outro

Starting off the awards season by looking back at previous Academy Award winners for Best Picture and Best Animated Picture for the theme “Best of the Best”! The first entry into this theme is a brutal look back into American history with 12 Years a Slave. The Best Picture winner of the 86th Academy Awards. Join us in our discussion of this brutal, depressing, and legendary film.13th AmendmentArlan’s Letterboxd Review(0:00) Intro / First Impressions(16:08) Spoilers / Memorable Scenes(1:04:36) Scores / Final Thoughts

Suspicious words in media, Daniel Naroditsky’s official medical examiner report, parasocial relationships, African geography, Senegal beating Morocco in AFCON, and more this week at the Time Sink!Percy Jackson: Sea of MonstersTom and Jerry SceneTom and Jerry (2021 American film)Official Report for Daniel NaroditskyDaniel NaroditskyVladimir KramnikFDA and Kratom2025 Africa Cup of NationsReddit Post on AFCON controversy Sadio ManéStromae - PapaoutaiStromaeHotel Rwanda(0:00) Intro(0:14) Suspicious Words in Media(2:58) Daniel Naroditsky’s Cause of Death(37:37) AFCON Finals Controversy

An apology to KSI (sort-of), Worlds 2025, Powerpoint Presentations (trust me), all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Diamond PickHamza's PresentationLeague of LegendsTFTFakerKTT1/SKTHLE(0:00) Intro/Follow Up(0:12) Diamond Pick(10:17) Worlds 2025 Powerpoint(38:40) Outro

Another year, another: new year, new us, and more this week at the Time Sink!HajjUmrahWhy It's Hard to Estimate and Easy to Mislead About Water Use by AI - Hank Green(0:00) Intro(0:43) How 2025 Went (20:23) Goals for 2026, Baby(1:01:28) Outro

The fate of iRobot, what does it mean to be “neutral”, Wikipedia’s main purpose, all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!iRobot Bankruptcy CAIR and 42 Organizations Call on Wikipedia to Oppose Censorship on Gaza GenocideJewish Agency ArticleWikipedia discussion on RedditTalk:Gaza genocide/Archive 22Dan David PrizeKurzgesagt Video(0:00) Intro(0:19) iRobot Follow Up(8:53) Wikipedia and Gaza(54:23) Outro

Where? To the Movie Plug’s review of The Polar Express of course! The finale of the Holiday season Movie Plugs is ending with an animated children’s movie that you might’ve watched. We’ll see you next year in 2026!Just a Polar Express Trailer(0:00) Intro(17:10) Spoilers / Memorable Scenes(45:49) Scores / Final Thoughts

Rise of AI causing prices to go up, Amuldeep’s journey from Spotify to YouTube Music, The Game Awards, and more this week at the Time Sink!Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer BusinessGraph 1Graph 2Graph 3Ram PricesSTEAM FrameYouTube MusicSpotifyClair Obscur: Expedition 33The Game AwardsMegabonkDivinity - Cinematic Announcement Trailer(0:00) Intro(0:18) Ram Prices on the Rise(18:32) YouTube Music vs Spotify(37:25) The Game Awards(57:45) Outro

Saying goodbye to the Panels app, saying hello to the new r/art mods, checking out the 2025 Chess World Cup and the Head of FIDE, all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Panels shutting downr/ArtChess 2026 Candidates TournamentWomen’s World Cup 2025Chess World Cup 2025CBI Tweet on MagnusEmil response(0:00) Intro(0:17) Panels Update(15:20) r/Art Final Update(22:53) Chess World Cup(1:04:56) Outro

Reddit moderator shenanigans, sad status of the failed Sony game: Concord, CS2 skins update ruining billions in investments, and more this week at the Time Sink!r/Art Screenshotsr/Art Dramar/Art Artist gets bannedClash of ClansConcordConcord Fan ProjectSecret LevelCS2 skin update ‘rug pulls’ collectors(0:00) Intro(0:20) r/Art Drama (21:39) Concord(47:28) CS2 Skin Update

Following the Holiday theme, Wes Anderson’s homely, feisty classic, Fantastic Mr. Fox is in the Time Sink: Movie Plug for this month! This year we are thankful that at least one movie exists for the Thanksgiving theme. Making of Fantastic Mr. Fox BTS Arlan’s Letterboxd Review

It’s the official Season 1 Premiere of Time Sink! We got Minecraft, we got corporate conspiracies, we got reminders that there are some seriously rich people out there, all this and more on this special visit to the Time Sink!Far Lands or Bust!iRobotJustin BaldoniBlake LivelyBurqa Ban WikipediaOmar Suleiman

The Movie Plug rises from the dead (we were never gone in the first place) as we talk about the icon Frankenstein (and his monster) on this special Halloween episode! This is the first in our Holiday’s Theme!Cinemassacre’s Frankenstein Review VeggieTales Frankenstein Arlan's Letterboxd Review

YouTube not showing subscriptions, Google Translate failing, ChatGPT, once again, proving it’s the king of LLMs, and more this week at the Time Sink!Google TranslateChatGPTGoogle GeminiGitHub Copilot

A box office bomb turned cult classic, the Time Sink is plugged with Treasure Planet. Listen as we rattle the stars.Shownotes:Arlan’s Letterboxd Review

Another year, another Apple event, the new iPhone, the new Airpods Pro, the new Apple Watch Ultra, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:iPhone 17iPhone 17 ProiPhone AirApple Watch UltraAirpod Pro

Supporting animation, Apple Watch lawsuit, iPhone rumors, owning seeds, Nintendo being greedy, and more this week at the Time Sink!Coyote vs. AcmeBatgirl (film)Spider-Man: Brand New Day - Official Suit TeaserApple Watch Infringed Masimo's PatentTim Cook gifts Trump a Gold BarMonsanto - Veritasium Nintendo's Greed could Change the Tech IndustryIt Takes Two (video game)Split Fiction

Kpop Demon Hunters plants itself as number one in more ways than one, the very different approach to consuming news, a lawsuit between a skater and supreme, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Kpop Demon HuntersNetflix top 10 all-timeRed OneRed NoticeTyshawn JonesNew York Post ArticleHypebeast ArticleCourt Case DocumentsEssilorLuxottica Acquires Supreme

Celebrating another anniversary is Toy Story for its 30th anniversary! We definitely planned to watch Toy Story for that reason...Arlan’s Letterboxd ReviewToy Story Black Friday Reel

NFL bans ammonium inhalants, Wikipedia not allowing generative AI on their articles, load shedding, and more this week at the Time Sink!KPop Demon HuntersNFL Smelling SaltsWikipedia - AI WritingApple EnvironmentLoad sheddingMahmood MamdaniZohran MamdaniTerrence Tao: Olympiad AIWithout loss of generality

The continued insane success of Kpop Demon Hunters, the latest breakthrough in fighting smartphone addiction, the current state of the e-sports world cup, all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!KPop Demon HuntersNetflix All-Time ListRed NoticeMethaphone2025 Esports World Cup

Analyzing KPop Demon Hunters, complaining about YouTubers, 2025 worldwide box office, and more in the Time Sink!KPop Demon HuntersSony Pictures AnimationGoatStephen CurryBTSNigahigaProZD2025 Worldwide Box OfficeSuperman (2025 film)

How 2025 is going (theme-wise), can you make something in America, how to help pay off the national debt, this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:BlenderSmarter Everyday Youtube ChannelI Tried To Make Something In AmericaPay.gov

Arlan’s Letterboxd ReviewPsycho (1960 film)Arlan picks an old movie again, this time with Psycho celebrating its 65th anniversary! It is the finale of the “First Time Watch” theme!

Orange peels to luscious forest, WhatsApp banned, gay marriage statistics in the Netherlands, and more at the Time Sink!12 Angry Men12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange PeelCosta RicaLos AngelesBaja CaliforniaWhatsApp banned on US House of Representatives devices20 years of gay marriage

Ozempic holding an economy hostage, Denmark potentially following in Finland’s footsteps, and Hamza’s “Sus” topic, all this and more on this week’s visit to the Time Sink!Show Notes:OzempicWegovyNovo NordiskFDA ApprovalMarket ShareNovo Nordisk 2024 Annual ReportNPR ArticleLargest European Companies (by revenue)SemaglutideEyestalk AblationHorseshoe Crab Use in Medicine

Pokémon Go being owned by the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, battle pass systems, Hamza’s thoughts on YouTube Premium, and more this week at the Time Sink!Pokémon GoScopelySavvy Games GroupTencentYouTube Premium