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Things I Learned Last Night

Space Tim Media

Comedy, History, Education

4.7 • 717 Ratings

🗓️ 3 February 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Blue Light is everywhere today. It shines from our phones, TVs, laptops, streetlights, and homes. Most people never stop to wonder where it came from or who made it possible. The story of Blue Light is not just about technology. It is about persistence, failure, and one scientist who refused to give up. That scientist was Shuji Nakamura. This breakthrough changed how the world uses energy, how screens work, and how modern lighting looks. It also reshaped entire industries and significantly reduced global power use. Things I Learned Last Night is an educational comedy podcast where best friends Jaron Myers and Tim Stone talk about random topics and have fun all along the way. If you like learning, and laughing a whole lot while you do, then you’ll love TILLN. Watch or listen to this episode today! Become a Patron and Get Early Access to Ad-Free Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://tilln.com/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Episode link: https://tilln.com/bluelight Support TILLN & Join The Mailing List: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/tillnpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Watch this next: Stanley Meyer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ud8BLUMIBA Text TILLN to 66866 to become a patron and gain access to ad-free episodes, the exclusive discord, and earn discounts on TILLN Merch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, thanks for listening to The Things I Learned last night.
0:02.1	It's my favorite thing to do.
0:03.2	My second favorite to do is stand-up comedy.
0:05.6	And so we'd love for you to come to those shows.
0:07.7	This month, I am in Houston, Plano.
0:10.6	That's in Texas.
0:12.1	Kingsport, Tennessee, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Charlotte, North Carolina, Milton, West Virginia.
0:17.6	Where is that at?
0:18.6	Raleigh, North Carolina.
0:20.1	It's in West Virginia. Indian's that at? Huh? Raleigh, North Carolina. It's in West Virginia.
0:30.1	Indianapolis, Omaha, St. Louis, and Springfield, Missouri. So, March 22nd, I am in Nashville, Tennessee, filming my comedy special. It got rescheduled. There's two shows on that
0:34.6	Sunday. If you're within driving distance, put on a couple episodes, make the drive, come to the special taping. I'd love to see you there. So thanks for coming to shows. That's getting to the episode. Hey, man. What's up? Happy to be here. Have you ever heard of Shooji Nakamura? Okay. When I said that we got to get a couple episodes done today, we got to speed up, that doesn't mean that you got to come in here. Have you heard of Shooji? Shooji Nakamura. You were like, have you ever heard of Suji Nakamura? Yeah, I'm trying to make this double speed. No, no, no. Double speed, baby. We're going fast. How do I do this, but make it less hot? And that's how the Mormons started.
1:12.5	We started this podcast when we were 23.
1:15.7	You ever think about where we thought we'd be at this point?
1:20.6	Do you ever think about what we thought life was going to look like at this point?
1:23.4	Yeah, it's crazy, huh?
1:30.2	Things I learned last night.
1:39.2	So who is this?
1:40.2	Shooji Nakamura.
1:41.2	Here's a picture of him.
1:45.0	Here's another picture of them. I shouldn't have laughed. him. Here's another picture of him.
1:46.2	I shouldn't have laughed.
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