Show Notes
Are they leading our species to extinction because we’re having too much fun? Langston and David sit down with the ageless Mariah Smith to discuss the end of the world as we know it and how to cope with that.
0:00 Cold open: Sports vs theater
3:22 Intro: Aspirations and checkpoints
11:01 How old is Mariah?
15:20 Conspiracy: They want the planet to die
21:53 Mariah’s favorite is…Ed Sheeran?
31:10 Getting cryogenically frozen
38:45 How long do we have as a species?
42:38 (Hypothetical) deceitfulness as a way of life
49:38 Voicemail: Civilization dies in comfort
55:23 Compulsive lying for sport, reprised Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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