B (2:25)

just wailing on it in that little room.

A (2:27)

Yeah, yeah, exactly. That's ricocheting everywhere. It's a scary thought. But Padel, it's far. It's less intense than squash, maybe slightly more intense, but more enjoyable than tennis, in my opinion.

B (2:42)

Okay. Is it outdoors or indoors?

A (2:45)

It's outdoors generally, but it's got sides to it. And I mean, where I play they've got like a kind of canopy thing that covers it. Cool. But it's. Yeah, I played it for the first time, would have been last Sunday pre pub. And honestly, I played once in the morning and it was that Fun. Like it was that much fun. I went back home and I text my mate and I said, there's a court available at 8 o'. Clock. Should we go back?

B (3:16)

Wow.

A (3:16)

And we were straight back there at another hour. It's so much fun.

B (3:20)

That sounds great.

A (3:21)

Yeah. So that was, that was good. That's a first. Another trend, actually, that I got on this week.

B (3:26)

Yep.

A (3:27)

Less favorable, I'll be honest with you.

B (3:29)

Okay.

A (3:31)

My sister ordered, met her for a coffee and just sort of a catch up and she ordered a matcha latte or something. And I looked at it and I thought, God, I've seen matcha around every. Like you can't move for matcha at the minute. It's everywhere. I've never had it. So I said to her, can I just have a sip?

C (3:53)

And.

A (3:53)

Yeah, absolutely. Rancid. Tastes like dirt. So don't really know why that's so popular all of a sudden.

B (4:00)

It is everywhere. Right. Like it, it's, it feels like. Like every place is like, if we don't have it, we're gonna get left in the dust by other coffee shops.

A (4:12)

Yeah, it's insane, isn't it? And it is, for all intents and purposes, just mud. It's mud water, in my opinion, anyway. I'm sure some people pretend to like it militantly and more power to you. It's horrible.

B (4:32)

You know what? I've been. What I do occasionally not to get too into like treats, but matcha lemonade kind of cuts the sweetness of the lemonade and gives it's like a little earthier, so it feels less like you're drinking candy. But on its own, I do find it a little too agricultural.

A (4:52)

Yeah, that seems to be the running theme. Like my sister claims to love it, but even she was like, oh, I'd love to try this with like a vanilla. And I was like, yeah, anything. Anything to make it not taste how it tastes is essentially what you're saying.

B (5:07)

It is better with other flavors, in my opinion.

A (5:11)

Which is a great trait that for a product.

B (5:13)

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, it's when, you know, people go, oh, he's really good in groups to hang out with. You don't want to hang out with him. It's like that just sounds like you need a bunch of other people around to dilute this guy's bad personality.

A (5:26)

Yeah, he'd be really great if he was somebody else.

B (5:29)

Yeah. No offense to Matcha, but I do know a bunch of guys this sounds like. And I don't like those guys.

A (5:36)

Yeah, yeah. I'm glad we got to the bottom of that. I'm glad you agree with me as well. I felt very out and alone on that one, actually. That's a perfect segue.

B (5:46)

Josh, please.

A (5:47)

Speaking of out and alone, we received a voice memo from a listener that I think we should play now.

C (5:54)

Hey, Nightly crew, I would love for you guys to talk about Artemis 2. It's the mission sending astronauts around the moon again. It's been all over my feed lately, and I keep seeing the funniest and most wholesome reactions to it. I actually interned with NASA last year and part of my job was sharing what we're working on. So it's been really cool to see how many people are getting excited about space again. I can't wait to hear what you guys think.

A (6:17)

That is incredible interning with NASA. And that was from Molly, by the way, and she can't wait to hear what we think. Can you believe that? Josh, what are your thoughts about this mission?

B (6:28)

I'm with Molly. I think it's really exciting. I just like. It's nice to have something that humanity as a group can think is thrilling and it's just neat. It's like the Olympics, but in the sky.

A (6:43)

The Artemis space shuttle. Is it a shuttle Probe?

B (6:49)

I don't know how you define. I would have said shuttle until you brought up other words. And I was like, I guess it could be any of those. Space car. Could be a space car.

A (6:57)

Space car. Bus. The space bus, yeah. Gone to the moon. Any thoughts or feelings about that particular.

B (7:05)

I thought the pictures looking back at Earth, I always think that's cool when they're like, whoa, we're way out here looking back at you. And I'm like, whoa. Yeah. I've never seen it that way before. What do you think?

A (7:18)

I agree. I do. I do love those pictures. Looking back at Earth. I think that is really cool. I like to know the exact time that those are taking so I can try and match it up. And go. When they were looking at me from there, I was, you know, cleaning the car or whatever. It's just really cool to know what was happening at that time.

B (7:37)

Yeah.

A (7:38)

And. But just generally, I think it's great for every humans to get back to the moon.

B (7:43)

Yeah.

A (7:44)

It's been a while, isn't it?

B (7:45)

Yeah. We've really let the moon kind of do its own thing for like six decades.

A (7:52)

We really have. And we've been banging on about it for such a long time. It's like when you meet that one friend who went on holiday to Thailand, like 10 years ago. Oh, it's so great. It's so great. Well, go back there then if it's that good. And we finally have. With the moon.

B (8:06)

Yeah. I was talking with a friend about this the other night, because they're going around the moon, Right. They're not like hanging out on the surface this time.

A (8:15)

I heard slingshot was the term that I heard. So you're kind of a. Yeah, round.

B (8:18)

That sounds exciting.

A (8:19)

It does, yes. It's very exciting that if you were

B (8:22)

to be on the moon with kind of reduced moon gravity, what activity would you want to do with lower gravity?

A (8:31)

That is a great question. That really, I feel like any form of catch.

B (8:39)

Yeah.

A (8:40)

Could be quite fun. Yep. I saw a video where like a. It was just like a jar of Nutella just floating and immediately. That's so much more fun. Is like a jar of anything on its own down here. Rubbish. Boring.

B (8:56)

Yeah.

A (8:56)

Go up there. If it's floating past your head. That's all of a sudden really exciting.

B (9:01)

It does. It does seem exciting. I just saw the Ryan Gosling movie project, Hail Mary and so.

A (9:10)

Oh, yes.

B (9:11)

Which a lot of fun. I liked all the things about it, but it was one where I kind of. It took a while to, no pun intended, land the plane at the end where I was like, nice. I think we're. I think we might be done. And they're like, nuh. More movie.

A (9:29)

Yeah. How long are we talking?

B (9:31)

I think like a little. A little. Right around two and a half hours. Maybe a little more.

A (9:36)

Okay. Yeah.

B (9:37)

Which is not.

A (9:38)

So it's not Lord of the Rings bad.

B (9:39)

No. And I don't mind a long movie. I think we've talked a lot on the show about last year. Two of the big movies being one battle after another in Sinners, both of which were well over two hours and both of which I thought sustained the whole time. And I went, well, I could watch another half hour of this. But this one, because of the kind of demands of the performance of one person out in space talking to a puppet, I was like, I don't know if we need to stretch this one out quite so far.

A (10:10)

Is that what it is? Cause I've seen very little about it actually. So is it sort of like a modern day spacey castaway kind of thing?

B (10:19)

Yeah, like Castaway. Right. Where he's acting against a non human cast member. Although the puppet does, you know, that's a space character that talks back. Unlike Wilson in Castaway, who rudely stayed quiet the whole time.

A (10:37)

Okay, that's interesting. I didn't realize that. So it's just Ryan Gosling.

B (10:41)

It's a lot of just Ryan Gosling. There's scenes on Earth with people, but it's a lot of like him talking to this puppet, you know, this space

A (10:50)

creature that's so impressive.

B (10:52)

Yeah.

A (10:52)

Is that. I assume that's gonna end in awards somewhere down the line, isn't it? Sounds like.

B (10:57)

I think they'll get. I mean, if only for the effects. But also his performance is really good. The supporting performances are good. They're impactful, if brief. And it's. Yeah, but I feel like space is in the air or I guess past the air.

A (11:15)

But yeah, it's no. There is air, is there? Yeah, of course there's air. There's air in space.

B (11:21)

No, no air. I guess.

A (11:23)

No air. No. Famously no air in space.

B (11:25)

Yeah. Yeah.

A (11:26)

You need atmosphere, but there's no gravity.

B (11:29)

No gravity.

A (11:29)

But they've got air in the Shadow space bus.

B (11:34)

I guess so. And they have the. I think they probably have the helmets and stuff, but I think, yeah, there must be some kind of air if they're going helmet free.

A (11:43)

Yeah. Because that's all I've. I've seen the pictures. I've read a few articles about it because it is. It's fascinating, isn't it? Apparently they do 30 minutes daily exercise. It's equipped with a flywheel, which is a small device installed directly below the side hatch used to enter and exit Orion and will conveniently be used as a step when the crew get inside Orion on launch day. It's a cable based device for aerobic exercises like rowing and resistance workouts. That's actually one of the things that I would love to do in space. Like zero gravity. Just like the heaviest bench press.

B (12:20)

Yeah.

A (12:20)

You could think. And just.

B (12:21)

That would be awesome.

A (12:23)

Even if it doesn't mean anything. It'd just be so satisfying to be able to do it.

B (12:27)

Yeah. You would be setting all sorts of personal records and you would just look so impressive. You get a little video of you lifting what on earth would be like 600 pounds 8 ounces up here.

A (12:40)

I mean, I say that I would love to do that so much. Not to the point where I'd actually go to the gym and work on it. I would try and go on a space mission to do it. Right.

B (12:49)

That's what it would take to get me to get on the bench press is zero gravity. I wonder what the difference in gravity, because it's not that there's no gravity

A (13:00)

on the moon, the way they walk and stuff. It's More like spongy, isn't it? Slower.

B (13:05)

So it seems like the gravity on the moon is about one sixth of the gravity on Earth. Okay. So I could lift 600 pounds on the moon. I can lift 100 pounds, I think.

A (13:17)

What's that in kilos?

B (13:19)

Oh, that's a good question. About like 48 kilos.

A (13:23)

Oh, you've got that. Yeah, yeah. You could do that.

B (13:25)

Yeah. So that's good.

A (13:27)

We'll see if we can set that up.

B (13:28)

I thought it was closer to like US dollar to Canadian dollar, but it's a way better rate moon pounds to earth pounds.

A (13:54)

Now, as it's the Sunday pub chat, Josh, we've got the pub quiz section. It felt right to do this space themed, as we've already ascertained. We know so much about it.

B (14:07)

Yeah. We know about space buses. We know about moon gravity.

A (14:12)

Yeah. Air, space, air.

B (14:14)

We're basically. We're practically astronauts here on Earth.

A (14:18)

Exactly, Josh. So we have got our producers put together some questions for us. Neither of us know the answer yet off the top of the head. So play along in bed with the Sunday pub chat. Pub quiz, question one, Josh.

B (14:33)

Yeah.

A (14:34)

Where did Artemis 2 splash down back on Earth?

B (14:39)

Oh, my goodness. Okay, so we know it's a body of water. I'm assuming it's an ocean or sea. And they're not trying to get into someone's swimming pool or a lake or

A (14:49)

something would be far more impressive.

B (14:52)

So impressive if they just land. I imagine it's bigger than a person, any regular person's pool. But it would be very funny if they're like, it landed in the pool in Tom Cruise's backyard.

A (15:07)

Yeah. That's also full disclosure for this question. We are recording this just a day or two before they splashed. So we're assuming and hoping that they have splashed down where they meant to.

B (15:23)

That's right.

A (15:23)

And it wasn't in Tom Cruise's pool.

B (15:25)

My. Okay, my guess is the. The Pacific Ocean, which is a big guess.

A (15:35)

I would have to agree with that. I would say Pacific Ocean. I think if they hit the Pacific Ocean success anywhere in the Pacific Ocean.

B (15:43)

Totally agree. Which is. It's so rare that you get such leeway to consider yourself a success. Like, all you have to do is get into the Pacific Ocean. I've never aimed at such a big target, but in fairness, I've never aimed from so far away.

A (15:58)

True. It does seem like one of the easier parking jobs, doesn't it? Yeah.

B (16:03)

You don't even have to look back and back it up.

A (16:08)

The answer is Josh, we're both right on that. The Pacific Ocean, off the coast of San Diego, California. All right, so fingers crossed that did happen.

B (16:19)

I hope they got right where they intended.

A (16:23)

Question 2. How many. This is an interesting one. How many unique menu items did the Artemis 2 astronauts have access to in flight? Do you reckon it's better or worse than a virgin Atlantic?

B (16:36)

I think better, but maybe the quality isn't quite as good. Although maybe it is. Okay, well, they usually have. I feel like legendarily they've got that freeze dried ice cream, so I'm gonna go with that as one.

A (16:51)

Yeah. I feel like it's all powder.

B (16:53)

Yeah.

A (16:54)

But is that. Is that quite outdated of me?

B (16:57)

Right. I am picturing classic astronaut stuff. I don't know how. How. Well, they've updated. I'm gonna go six menu items.

A (17:07)

Okay. I did see that. I saw the Nutella jar floating.

B (17:09)

Oh, right. So that's one.

A (17:10)

Or is that. That might necessarily be on the menu. I suppose that might have been somebody personal stash. Imagine that you're trying to keep that away from the rest of the labeling it and it just floats past everybody. Who's is that?

B (17:24)

Josh's Nutella. I labeled it. Stop eating my stuff in the space fridge.

A (17:31)

Josh's Nutella do not catch. I'm gonna go with 10. 10 menu items.

B (17:39)

Good guess.

A (17:41)

The answer is 189.

B (17:45)

Whoa, we were slow.

A (17:49)

189 unique menu items, including 10 different beverages like coffee and smoothies. Common food items include tortillas, nuts, barbecue beef brisket, cauliflower, macaroni and cheese, butternut squash, cookies and chocolate. And no, it's not just powder anymore.

B (18:08)

I was picturing just six different powders.

A (18:12)

Yeah. And you just add a bit of water in.

B (18:14)

Yep.

A (18:14)

Mix it up.

B (18:15)

Brown powder, pink powder. Yeah. Wow, they're really doing it up there.

A (18:21)

Someone I saw online said, how does. How does eating in space work? Because there's no gravity. How does it go down?

B (18:31)

Oh.

A (18:33)

And I read that and thought, God, that's a good question.

B (18:36)

Yeah.

A (18:37)

And then I've scrolled down thousands of comments going, this is the stupidest question I've ever read.

B (18:44)

Because it's not gravity that pulls the food down into your stomach.

A (18:50)

That was the general consensus, Josh. Yeah.

B (18:52)

That it's the muscles in your throat and your esophagus.

A (18:57)

Yeah. That's nothing to do with gravity. It's a stupid question.

B (18:59)

I think it's a good question because until you ask, how do you know?

A (19:03)

Thank you, mate. I feel a lot better about myself,

B (19:07)

especially because if you think about it, even there's things that, like regular processes that your body does that are not gravity based, but then gravity comes into it.

A (19:18)

Where.

B (19:18)

If it's like, how do you. You can't just pee in space the same as on Earth?

A (19:25)

Well, as far as we know.

B (19:27)

As far as we know.

A (19:28)

How does that work?

B (19:29)

That. You know what, I was just talking. I don't know if I know. They had a toilet this time. They brought a toilet, which I don't usually. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Usually there's. I think it's just kind of pouches.

A (19:44)

Yeah, yeah. You eat your powdered food and then. Anyway, something to look into. I don't have the answers to that. But we've got time for one more question, I think. Josh.

B (19:56)

Let's do it.

A (19:58)

Let's go. For the Artemis, two astronauts beat the record for human spaceflight's farthest distance. How many miles did they go from Earth?

B (20:11)

Oh, I know the sun is like 93 million miles. That's what they say. The sun is 93 million miles away from Earth and the moon is closer. I don't even know if it's in the millions.

A (20:28)

I don't reckon it is in the millions. No, I think. Oh, the problem with a question like this, this is so easy to come off stupid.

B (20:39)

Yeah. And I'm gonna.

A (20:41)

Yeah, same. And that feels unfair, but it's so easily done.

B (20:45)

I'm going to say. Cause, like. Right. Cause there's. It's the same thing as how do they eat in space? Where, like, if some. If we're gonna make a guess and then we're gonna hear the answer, we're gonna go like, oh, yeah, obviously

A (21:01)

I do. You know what I'm gonna go for? I assume this is the farthest distance, so it's not the round trip. How many miles did they go from Earth?

B (21:12)

Right.

A (21:15)

2,000.

B (21:17)

No. 2,000 what?

A (21:19)

Miles.

B (21:21)

No, that's like. That's like going from New York to Colorado. Like, I can't get to where you are in 2,000 miles.

A (21:28)

Josh, you're acting like my geography knowledge of space is better than my American geography. It's not.

B (21:34)

I'm just saying I can't get to where you are with 2,000 miles. That's like.

A (21:39)

Yeah, but if. Imagine if you were going up 2,000 miles.

B (21:43)

That is much harder. I've never got up that far.

A (21:47)

How many miles does a plane normally fly up? Couple.

B (21:50)

It's. Yeah, like seven.

A (21:56)

I'll go the low ball. Okay.

B (21:57)

2,000 miles. I'm gonna say 250,000. Miles.

A (22:05)

See, that seems far to me.

B (22:08)

It might be too far. It does seem really far.

A (22:12)

You son of a gun. Josh.

B (22:14)

What was it?

A (22:16)

The answer is 248,655 miles. Wow. That is an incred.

B (22:24)

This guess. Adrenaline is. I know this is bedtime and I'm supposed to be getting to sleep. Adrenaline is coursing through my veins right now. I feel like I could run through a wall.

A (22:35)

I don't say this lightly. I am over the moon for you. Pardon the pun. Genuinely perfect.

B (22:41)

Thank you.

A (22:42)

That is great.

B (22:43)

I feel amazing. This is the best thing that's happened to me in probably months.

A (22:48)

Yeah, I think we shouldn't lose sight of how badly I came out of this.

B (22:52)

No, no, no, no, no. We don't have to focus on that.

A (22:55)

This is like one of those seen that in football matches before where a team gets promoted and a team gets relegated on the same day when they play each other. It's the real two ends of the emotional spectrum. So, on that note, Josh, I think it's about time to wind down and we've got a good night message tonight. Also from Molly to help us wind down for bed.

C (23:21)

Hey, Nightly crew. I just wanted to give a special goodnight to the Artemis II astronauts and everyone who has helped make this mission happen. You've all worked so hard for this and it has been so special to watch. Good night.

B (23:32)

Oh, that's so sweet.

A (23:34)

That is very sweet. That is. I mean, they only went 2,000 miles. Chill out. Yeah. Very. A lovely goodnight message. Thank you very much for that and for your voice message earlier on, Molly. Very kind.

B (23:47)

We love to hear from listeners, so write in@the nightlyatch.com, hatch co. And we always love to hear. You can send us a voicemail, you can send us a text email. This is such a great conversation about space and I appreciate your prompting it. And a good night to the astronauts is so nice. I bet they know that, like, people on Earth are thinking and talking about them all the time and I hope they feel cared for and appreciated.

A (24:14)

I couldn't agree more. And same to you, Josh. Yeah, I'll see you next time.

B (24:19)

Thanks, man. Good night.

A (24:20)

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