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Daniel and Kelly’s Extraordinary Universe

Is Cold Fusion impossible?

3/12/202646 min

Daniel and Kelly talk about the challenges of hot fusion and the frustrated potential of cold fusion. And Keanu Reeves.

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Clips

Betting Against Cold Fusion
Laser 'Ignition' With Asterisks
Muon-Catalyzed Fusion Explained
Why Muon Fusion Isn’t Powering Toasters
Palladium’s Hydrogen Superpower
Fleischmann–Pons Rise And Fall
DARPA Money, Conspiracy Myths
Ignition Versus Breakeven, Simply
Are We Hotter Than The Sun?
If Cold Fusion Actually Worked

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Daniel· Host0:00

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  2. Speaker 10:05

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  5. Speaker 30:18

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  8. Speaker 10:28

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  9. Kelly Weinersmith· Host0:35

    [upbeat music] Ego Nwodim is your host for the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, live at South by Southwest.

  10. Speaker 30:41

    [cheering] Hello? Is anybody there?

  11. Kelly Weinersmith· Host0:42

    Raised by a single mom, Ego may have a few father-related issues.

  12. Speaker 30:46

    Are we supposed to talk about your dad?

  13. Kelly Weinersmith· Host0:48

    Her podcast, Thanks Dad, is full of funny, heartfelt conversations with actors, including fellow SNL alums, comedians, musicians, and more, about life and their wonderfully complicated relationships with their fathers.

  14. Speaker 30:59

    I think and hope that's a good thing.

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  16. Daniel· Host1:06

    [gentle music] You know Roald Dahl. He thought of Willy Wonka and The BFG. But did you know he was a spy? In the new podcast, The Secret World of Roald Dahl, I'll tell you that story and much, much more.

  17. Kelly Weinersmith· Host1:18

    What?

  18. Daniel· Host1:19

    You probably won't believe it either.

  19. Kelly Weinersmith· Host1:21

    Was this before he wrote his stories? It must've been.

  20. Speaker 31:24

    [laughs] Okay, I don't think that's true.

  21. Speaker 11:26

    [laughs] I'm telling you, the guy was a spy.

  22. Daniel· Host1:29

    Listen to The

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