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Woops! We never uploaded this Christmas episode from last year but it's pretty fun so here it is now. Merry Christmas. Contents: Intro /// Santa Claus logistics /// Jesus or Santa? /// The naughty and nice list /// Real or No Real: Christmas miracles /// Improvised hypothetical: What if Christmas wasn't enjoyed, but it was still compulsory? ///

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Luca is leaving for 3 months so it was an excuse to do a podcast. It's not really The Hypothetical but we make the rules around here and no one can stop us.

Included: an improvised hypothetical that is very funny, we discuss some news that is already out of date, a couple of stories about Reuben's dad and a quick update on our Get Cereal season

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We chat to 3 x Olympic gold medalist Stephanie Rice, discuss rejected hypotheticals questions and dissect some Breaking News in our last ever episode. Contents:  Interview hype (0.00) -- Breaking News: Shipwreck discovery (2.53) -- Rejected hypothetical questions (6.55) -- How long does it take to drink a cup of water using chopsticks? (14.08) -- Get Grant Hackett #10: Stephanie Rice Interview (16.06) -- Improvised Hypothetical: There was only 3 potato cakes left, but it's time to throw them away (37.33) --

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Luca turns 21 as Get Grant Hackett marches toward the finale and we dissect some Breaking News. Contents: Luca is 21 (0.00) -- Luca unwraps his presents from Reuben (4.14) --  Breaking News: Needles in strawberries (11.28) -- Brainstorming the plot of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (18.48) -- Get Grant Hackett #9: Damage Control (22.11) -- A game involving guessing the ages of famous people (30.04) -- Improvised Hypothetical (36.40) --

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Ticket inspectors, obnoxious trucks, Get Grant Hackett and The Parenthetical. Contents: Reuben's truck story (0:00) --  Ticket inspectors in other businesses (5:48) --  The Parenthetical: Driving without P plates (9:02) --  Get Grant Hackett: Making contact (20:10) --  Improvised Hypothetical (29:20) -- 

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New reality TV shows, Get Grant Hackett and Breaking News. Contents: An issue with Mission Impossible (2.45) -- Luca pitches some new reality TV shows (4.22) -- Get Grant Hackett #7: Desperation (11.48) -- Breaking News: The Simpsons error (21.30) -- Improvised film synopsis (26.28) --

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Gavels, defamation, Get Grant Hackett and The Parenthetical. Contents: Reuben's train story that Luca won't stop interrupting (2.12) -- Reuben breaks the law on air (10.04) -- The Parenthetical: Luca's mess (13.27) -- Get Grant Hackett #6: Bad News (20.07) -- Judge's gavel vs Thor's hammer (28.57) -- Improvised Hypothetical: Murder is legal, as long as you ask first (33.17) --

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Jesus in the Olympics, the Eleventh Commandment, more Get Grant Hackett and new segment The Parenthetical. Contents: Saying a prayer for our show (1.29) -- A bone to pick with Jesus Christ (4.37) -- The Parenthetical: Headphones while driving (8.24) -- Jesus in the Olympic games (17.09) -- Get Grant Hackett #5: The Boss/Kidnap Grant (22.04) -- Improvised hypothetical (the Eleventh Commandment): Thou shalt not piss on a rock (33.25) -- Show announcement/International audience (38.00) --

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In this bonus episode the boys tackle a theme that didn't make the show, talk deconstructed food, brainstorm the plot of Aquaman and learn a shocking truth about whales.

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Backwards, forwards, Get Grant Hackett and more Breaking News. Contents: Where are the time travellers? (1.34) -- Don't kill Hitler, just chop off his arms (4.33) -- Time travelling backwards, but very slowly (8.12) -- Get Grant Hackett #4: Get Ian Thorpe (13.22) -- Breaking News: Australia hits 25 million people (22.31) --  Your future self comes back and gives some confusing advice (27.04) -- An improvised hypothetical: What if the president couldn't sign any bills anymore? (33.33) --

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24/7 sports commentary, real-life substitutions, plus more Get Grant Hackett and new segment Breaking News. Contents: Reuben missed the train... but what if he was as fast as Usain Bolt? (0.35) -- 24/7 sports commentary on your life (3.40) -- Time-outs and substitutions in every-day life (8.36) -- Get Grant Hackett #3: The Conspiracy (15.19) -- Breaking News: A suggestion for Coles and their plastic bag policy (23.30) -- A soccer match, but one team can only walk and the other can only run (28.20) -- Improvised hypothetical: What if every time you spoke, someone told you to shut up? (32.47) --

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Mario, Pokemon evolution and Get Grant Hackett continues. Contents: Questions about Mario (1.23) -- Walking shoes/running shoes (2.57) -- Luca is sick (7.59) -- Saving/loading in real life (8.50) -- Get Grant Hackett #2: Research (11.50) -- Controlling another human (18.34) -- Pokemon evolution applied to real animals (23.10) -- An improvised hypothetical: You have to jump down every staircase in a day (26.00) --

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Library moniters, playgrounds, teachers on a desert island... and the premiere of Get Grant Hackett. Contents: The back to school nightmare (0.00) -- Library moniters were useless (2.53) -- The best teacher to have if you're stranded on a desert island (5.25) -- Get Grant Hackett #1: Guessing his email (11.06) -- What happened to playgrounds? (16.22) -- The 15 minute rule/myth - applied to crime (18.14) -- An improvised hypothetical: Whenever you went back to check, there was a dinosaur (20.35) --

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The definition of a sport -- adding a ball to every sport -- hypothetical sport matches -- changing the rules of common sports -- the Spanish football team plays itself in a game of soccer -- two improvised hypotheticals ('Never Gonna Give You Up' puts you to sleep // it's always night time but its never the right time)

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Replacing an animal with an extinct one -- animals with far too many legs -- a game called Critically Endangered? -- constructing the ultimate killing machine -- an improvised hypothetical (what if every Tuesday it was time to shut up, but you couldn't find the conclusion to your sentence?)

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What if the direction of gravity and wind switched? -- a unit of bounciness -- magnetic hands -- what if we couldn't slow down? (Star Wars origins) -- an improvised hypothetical (You can't swim, but Grant Hackett is coming home soon)

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Making Ukraine win the 2016 Olympics -- what if the lightbulb was never invented? -- what if we had no concept of the past? -- a gorilla conspiracy & lions giving haircuts -- a collaboration between humans and animals -- an improvised hypothetical (what if there were never any chairs, but it only took five minutes to find them?)

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Advantages of being short -- Earth begins to shrink -- waking up to find everything is 5% bigger -- how to defeat the Hulk -- how big would you need to be to defeat Muhammad Ali in a boxing match? -- an improvised hypothetical (how many times would you need to jump before the ground became soft enough to farm?

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A rant about superheroes -- superspeed, but only when running backwards -- what if people were allergic to you? -- would you rather 2 metre long arms or legs? -- an improvised hypothetical (what if you could you jump to the moon at sunset?)

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What if all doors were locked? -- the problem with zombies -- a tale of two viruses -- what if all fish turned into lions? -- would you rather no arms or no legs? -- an improvised hypothetical (what if all the laptops disappeared but all the castles came back?)

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What if cavemen discovered the iPhone 7 instead of fire? -- answering riddles to park your car -- secret handshakes replacing language -- reuben leaves the studio -- a world without windows -- an improvised hypothetical (what if every time you jumped, a shark appeared? // what if there had never been any sharks, and now there were sharks?)

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Human babies are useless -- the animal olympics -- the best animal attribute -- reversal of the food chain -- which animal would cause the most damage gigantified? --  improvised hypothetical (all animals have trunks/the scientists have a great idea)

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A world without friction -- what if gravity varied like the weather? -- quidditch modifications -- what if sound waves travelled slower? -- an improvised hypothetical (what if there was 17 minutes, but there still wasn't enough time?)

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