This week, Jamie and Chris go from “wait… that’s in my food?” to “how is this dog smarter than me?”—and finish with someone casually breaking a world record at Everest altitude.

In this episode:

• Microplastics in everyday food and drink—including chewing gum, salt, produce (apples/carrots), hot drinks (tea/coffee), and seafood—plus how exposure can vary wildly and why packaging matters.

• The microbubbles angle: how water itself may help break plastics down into tiny pieces that spread through rivers and oceans and into the food chain.

• The “is this real?” moment: claims about microplastics in the brain and the broader discussion about potential health links and “obesogens.”

• A shelter dog named Dawson pulls a full Houdini—escapes his kennel, unlocks the front door, and strolls out like he owns the place.

• A Belarusian daredevil, Olga Naumova, sets a record with a sky surf jump at 20,945 feet over the Mount Everest region.

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Jamie and Chris run a fast, funny lap through the biggest technology advances of 2025—from agentic AI and major leaps in reasoning models, to the explosion of humanoid robots, new AI chip architectures, and even the nuclear energy revival being driven by AI’s power demandsThen they preview a potential game-changer that could hit public view soon: Samsung’s all-solid-state EV battery, with eye-popping claims about energy density, range, charge time, and longevity—and what “charging to 100%” could mean if degradation is truly reduced.From there it pivots into the “humanity” segment: the continuing Minnesota fraud controversy, including alleged mishandled state funds, ongoing charges/convictions, and a detailed rundown of major cases like Feeding Our Future, Housing Stabilization Services, and other program fraud examples outlined in the doc.They close lighter with New Year’s resolutions—the common ones, plus the funniest “brutally honest / oddly specific / low bar” versions we all secretly relate to. #DontBeAnIdiotPodcast, #JamieAndChris, #Podcast, #ComedyPodcast, #Episode18, #Tech2025, #AgenticAI, #AIAgents, #AIReasoning, #HumanoidRobots, #Optimus, #AIHardware, #DataCenters, #NuclearEnergy, #SMR, #MultimodalAI, #GenerativeAI, #EdgeAI, #SolidStateBattery, #SamsungBattery, #EVBattery, #ElectricVehicles, #FastCharging, #Minnesota, #GovernmentFraud, #FeedingOurFuture, #MedicaidFraud, #Whistleblowers, #NewYearsResolutions

Jamie and Chris dive into tax woes: Chris gets his refund (plus IRS interest reminder), while Jamie waits months. Then, Senator Rand Paul's 2025 Festivus Report slams $1.6 trillion in waste—including cocaine-dosed dogs, binge-drinking ferrets, monkey "Price Is Right" games, Latinx influencer drug campaigns, toddler screen time studies, bug-food promotion, and $1.22 trillion in debt interest.
We compare sky-high electricity rates in Democrat states (e.g., California 33.60¢/kWh, Hawaii 39.74¢) vs. cheaper Republican ones (e.g., Idaho 12.46¢, Wyoming 15.11¢). California loses refineries as Phillips 66, Valero, and Chevron flee hostile regs. Farmers hurt by low cattle prices but high beef costs. Gold and silver hit wild record highs amid economic chaos!
Two idiots rant on waste, energy, and markets—don't miss it!
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In this jam-packed episode of Don't Be an Idiot Podcast, Jamie and Chris tackle a wild mix of current events, science breakthroughs, and mind-blowing historical tales that prove reality is stranger than fiction.
We kick off with Trump’s latest push on affordability—diving into real data on household staples like eggs, milk, bread, and gas. Comparing prices from November 2024 to December 2025, it’s clear: most essentials have dipped by a few percentage points, signaling some economic relief. Is this the start of a turnaround?
Then, we geek out on nuclear fusion’s massive leaps forward in 2025, inching us closer to unlimited clean energy. We break down fusion vs. fission, explain the difference between megajoules and gigawatts, and why this tech could change everything.
Shifting gears to true crime: The shocking story of an MIT professor gunned down in Brookline, Mass. by a shooter linked to Brown University—they even went to school together. We dissect Brown’s leadership mishaps in handling the fallout and spotlight the unlikely hero: a homeless man who cracked the case for the cops.
Plus, Elon Musk and SpaceX’s bold new frontier—building orbital data centers in space. What does this mean for cloud computing, AI, and the future of data?
Finally, a throwback to one of history’s wildest survival stories: On January 26, 1972, flight attendant Vesna Vulović plummeted 33,000 feet after a plane explosion and lived to tell the tale. How’d she pull it off?

The holidays are coming, and Jamie + Chris are covering the only logical combo: astronaut flexes, SpaceX spy-drama vibes, solar-system math your uncle will argue about, a Pokémon card that basically printed money, and a raccoon that hit the liquor store like it was Black Friday training camp. In this episode:Germany’s big step toward the Moon (Artemis 4, late 2028… allegedly) and the difference between flying by and actually landing A cosmonaut allegedly snapping pics of SpaceX engines and why that’s a very bad idea (hello, ITAR) Elon’s solar system “mass lesson” (Sun = 99.8%) and why the Sun is the ultimate gravity bully. Space communication delays that make your Zoom lag look adorable. The PSA 10 Holo Gengar trade-in that set a GameStop record. The drunk raccoon holiday special (yes, it passed out on the bathroom floor) A “Don’t Be an Idiot” holiday gift guide: Oura Ring 4, AirTags, heated towel warmers, MEATER, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and more Keywords for this episode areDon't Be an idiot podcast, jamie and chris, comedy podcast, holiday episode, space news comedy, artemis 4, germany to the moon, european astronaut moon mission, space espionage, spacex engines, ITAR, elon solar system mass, sun 99.8 percent mass, moon communication delay, mars communication delay, pokemon card investing, psa 10 holo gengar, GameStop trade-in record, drunk raccoon liquor store, virginia abc store raccoon, holiday gift guide tech, oura ring 4, airtag 4 pack, heated towel warmer, meater thermometer, ray ban meta smart glasses

In this episode of Jamie & Chris: Don’t Be an Idiot, the boys take you on a wild ride from dinosaurs to frozen beasts to government disasters.We kick things off with Jurassic Park—the movies, the dinosaurs, the chaos, the CGI vs. practical effects debate, and how Hawaii secretly doubles as the world’s most beautiful death trap. If Spielberg filmed dinosaurs there, imagine what Jamie and Chris would do on those beaches.From there, we jump 40,000 years into the past, or is it the future? Scientists just extracted actual RNA from a woolly mammoth in Siberia. Yes, RNA. The fragile stuff. The kind that shouldn’t survive a freezer, let alone the Ice Age. Which means… someone is definitely trying to clone a mammoth. And they have $200 million behind them.Finally, we head to Minnesota, where fraud makes the weather look warm. Massive Medicaid and program abuse, $250 million food-program scams, $100M laundered into Al-Shabaab, autism-center fraud, and Minnesota Nice turns into Minnesota “Ope, we lost your tax dollars.”And of course, we close with“You Know You’re From Minnesota When…”because no one says “uff da” as proudly as a Midwesterner.Dinosaurs. Mammoths. Fraud. Minnesota weather trauma. Perfect mix.Keyword's for this Episode Jurassic Park discussionJurassic Park Hawaii filmingWoolly mammoth RNA discoveryMammoth cloningColossal BiosciencesMinnesota Medicaid fraudFeeding Our Future scandalSomali Medicaid fraud Minnesota/Al-Shabaab fundingMinnesota news 2025Jamie and Chris Don’t Be an IdiotFunny news podcastComedic political podcastJurassic Park scienceDe-extinction ethicsMinnesota culture jokesDon’t Be an Idiot podcastMidwest humor

In this episode of Jamie & Chris: Don’t Be an Idiot, we dive into one of the most hilariously avoidable political disasters of the year. Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett took to the House floor aiming to drop a bombshell… but instead dropped the ball by calling out the wrong Jeffrey Epstein. Yes — she accused Republicans using a totally different guy with the same name.Jamie and Chris break down:🔥 The viral Crockett “Wrong Epstein” moment📊 The actual Epstein political donation data (and who really took the checks)🤦 Why fact-checking is apparently optional in Congress🤠 A hilarious list of “You Know You’re From Texas When…”💬 Political stupidity, Texas culture, and big-time face-plantsIf you love comedy, current events, and watching people in power trip over their own talking points, this episode is for you.Grab a drink, settle in, and Don’t Be an Idiot.Keywords for This EpisodeWrong EpsteinJasmine Crockett EpsteinEpstein donation dataPolitical comedy podcastJamie and Chris Don’t Be an IdiotTexas humorCongress viral momentPolitical fail 2025Wrong Epstein accusationFunny political podcastCurrent events comedyCongressional failViral political momentTexas memesJeffrey Epstein donationsPodcast comedy duoJamie Abraham's podcastChris's podcast cohost

In this episode of Jamie & Chris: Don’t Be an Idiot, we dig into real treasure and real stupidity. A homeowner in France was digging a swimming pool and accidentally unearthed $800,000 worth of gold bars and coins. Yes, real buried treasure. Yes, he gets to keep all of it.

From treasure hunting to political map-rigging, the guys break down:
The wild story of the French $800k pool-digging jackpot
How redistricting (gerrymandering) screws voters in multiple states
Which states are the worst offenders
The happiest and least happy countries in the world
Why Finland wins every damn year
And of course… plenty of jokes, roasting, and “Don’t Be an Idiot” moments

If you’re into buried treasure, politics that makes no sense, or learning why Icelanders dance through life while Americans rage-commute… This episode is for you.

Sit back, relax, and be glad you didn’t bury gold in your backyard and forget about it.

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