#47 Map Man: Jay Foreman and the Ungoogleable Questions of the Universe

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

"Understanding the universe? It's like a pot plant trying to know its way around a garden centre"

Jay Foreman is a musical comedian and 'nerd royalty' who has won critical acclaim for solo shows like Pretend You're Happy and We're Living in The Future. He is also known for his wildly informative, funny and successful Youtube shows Map Men and Unfinished London.

*WARNING FOR PARENTS OR GUARDIANS: This episode contains Christmas-related spoilers. Wink wink.*

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0:00.0	Get ready for 1.21 gigawatts of entertainment with Back to the Future The Musical.
0:08.0	Winner of every major Best Musical award and from the creators of the original movie phenomenon.
0:15.0	When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious hit.
0:20.0	Back to the Future The The Musical, at London's
0:22.9	Adelphi Theatre. Book your tickets yesterday. This is a global player original podcast.
0:37.3	Warning, the following episode contains strong language, bizarre theory. Global Player Original podcast.
0:41.8	Warning! The following episode contains strong language, bizarre theories,
0:46.1	unexplainable experiences, and Julian Lennon licked handshake energy.
0:49.4	It may not be suitable for younger weirdos.
1:00.2	You could say that the character that you're catfishing has is more real than the person who spends their entire day just sat in the basement typing on a computer, almost like a battery. Oh! Hey everyone. Welcome to another episode of We Can Be Weirdos. My name is Dan Schreiber.
1:28.6	I am coming to you today from a hotel in Turkey, right by the mysterious Loop-D-Loop water slide.
1:35.1	Maybe have a listen to the last episode of The Rough Corner to find out what the hell that means.
1:39.8	Today, very exciting guests coming on the show.
1:42.4	It is Jay Foreman, aka YouTuber and comedian,
1:46.5	one half of the brilliant duo, Matt Men, and also the host of his other show on YouTube,
1:53.3	which is Unfinished London. I love both these shows so much. They've been going for so many years now.
1:59.0	Jay's been going like 15, 16 years online.
2:02.6	And shockingly, despite the fact that we operate in similar circles, we've never actually met until this show recording.
2:08.6	I've known his brother for years. His brother and I go way back. I even know his sister-in-law as well.
2:14.6	So his brother is Beardy Man, who is a beatboxing singer, comedian,
2:19.3	amazing, amazing guy. And I worked with Beardy Man's wife years ago when I worked in TV development
2:26.2	at a place called RDF. And so I've always known about Jay. I've always heard about Jay in the
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