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Magic Alex (Entry 747.JE0708)

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Society & Culture, History

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

In which a self-proclaimed electronics prodigy from Greece wows the credulous Beatles with five years of inventions he will never invent, and John insists that his recursive t-shirt feature Wil Wheaton. Certificate #45939.

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0:00.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick.

0:07.0

We are receiving this message.

0:11.0

We are Ken Jennings and John Roderick. We speak to you from our present, which we can only assume is your distant past, the turbulent time that was the early 21st century.

0:21.0

Fearing the great cataclysm that will surely befall our civilization, we began this monumental

0:26.2

reference of strange and obscure human knowledge.

0:28.8

These recordings represent our attempt to compile and preserve wonders and esoterica that would otherwise be lost.

0:35.0

So whether you're listening from an advanced civilization or have just reinvented the technology to decrypt our transmissions,

0:41.0

this is our legacy to you. This is our time capsule. This is the

0:46.4

omnibus. Okay. You have accessed entry 747.J. 078.

1:17.0

Certificate number 45939.

1:25.0

Magic Alex.

1:27.0

Hello, I'm Alexis from Matt Apple Electronics.

1:33.0

I would like to say hello to all my brothers around the world and to all the girls around the world and to all the electronic people around the world.

1:42.0

And that is up electronics.

1:46.0

I guess I should be clear that we're recording this entry immediately after we recorded the previous entry about Saul's ants but

1:57.9

specifically about Creedans Clearwater Revival and I had no idea that we were

2:02.4

doing so much boomer culture back to back.

2:05.0

Yeah, Magic Alex, I know this story pretty well and when I saw it when we talked about it when you

2:12.2

walked in the door I was like

2:13.7

Good thing my Salzance episode is coming before your boomer

2:18.8

Petentry well it's not just a late 60s band it's the breakup of an iconic late 60s band. I feel like we are not

2:28.3

cementing our reputation as a forward-thinking Gen Z-friendly show with back-to-back record production

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