The Hypothetical Institute

Weekly World News November 10, 1981

We dive into what was in the news exactly 33 years ago. Learn about Princess Diana, turtles (again), and some spooky predictions

No Dogs Club (A Hypothepod Production)

No dogs here. But we have turtles. Wanna lean some turtle facts? We got you fam. 

Episode 209: Sunflowers

This week we're talking about sunflowers, and by extension, the replacement of our cool dude sun with a daggy pale alternative.

Episode 208: The Olympics

You can always rely on The Hypothetical Institute for your up-to-the-minute news coverage. This week we're talking about the Olympics, transphobic brainworms and Dr Raygun.

Episode 207: Near Miss Universe

This week we're talking about the failed assassination of Donald Trump and the myriad conspiracies it has spawned. This was recorded a few days after the shooting so feel free to marvel at our prescient analysis and ignore the non-prescient bits.

Episode 206: Whose Idea Was Cowtipping?

This week we're talking about tipping over cows.

Episode 205: RFK Jr's Brain Worms

This week we're talking about RFK Jr and his brain worms.

Episode 204: Playground Fights

Why did 1000s of people come out and say they wanted to assault an 11 year old girl? We get to the bottom of the Lexi Bonner videos which went viral across the soc meds and in the playgrounds of the UK (and apparently Australia). With some slight diversions reminiscing about a dead shark and the sunglasses from They Live.

Episode 203: A Bridge Too Far

This week we're talking about that current event: the bridge collapse in Baltimore.

Episode 202: Where's Princess Kate?

It's a very timely episode as we discuss Kate Middleton and wonder what we need to do to get a Daily Mail Photoshop commenter gig.

In the news:

Kevin Kelly.

What happens when you send cancer into space?

Why is Elon Musk smearing Haitian refugees?