Hammers and Hot Takes PodcastOnur and Chris discuss making stuff, politics, social media, and more.

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This week we discuss how you&#39;re being manipulated by the media, our projects, current events, and more!

Master Manipulators

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This week we talking about bandwagon jumpers and how they always seem to be supporting the wrong thing. We also talk about our projects and much more!

Bandwagon Jumpers

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The civilian military experts are at it again. This week they discovered that steel rusts when exposed to salt water.

Civilian Military Experts

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This week we go over Chris&#39; growing list of projects, discuss retail store hell, talk about the Lindsay Clancy and Karmelo Anthony trials, and much more!

Mars is in the Gatorade

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This week we expose the reality of what its like to be in the Navy, discuss the Candice Owens effect on women on tiktok, recap Onur&#39;s vacation in Vegas, talk about Chris&#39; growing list of project cars, and much more!

The Candice Owens Effect

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This week Chris reviews The Odyssey, we discuss character development, current events, the news, and much more!

Episode 20 - The forest was shrinking

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This week we start off by talking about the First Barbary War! We also Chris and Onur&#39;s projects, current events, social media, and much more!

The more things change, the more they stay the same

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This week we discuss our projects, Chris&#39; ongoing construction, the immediate effects of Libya, current events, a much much more!

Gaddafi Was Right

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Chris&#39; siding wowes finally turn around. We also discuss using a bead roller versus a power hammer for sheet metal shaping, patriotism, craftsmanship, losing the right to repair, physical copies of video games, and much more!

Why didnt you just use a bead roller?

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This week we follow up on Chris&#39; construction woes and try to figure out how recent policies actually help American and British people.

We Just Want Healthcare

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This week we discuss Chris&#39; construction woes, and more importantly, the reflecting pool drama!

This podcast is just a distraction from the reflecting pool

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Toby&#39;s back to talk about Blade show, his trip to California, and Elon Musk

Coming to America

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This week we follow up on the Lego theft story, talk about why video games suck now, and much more!

2 Wheel Terror

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This week we talked about the viral Lego story, Henry Nowak and protests in the UK, and much more!

Kirpans and Legos

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This week we discuss shop projects, what goes into making the perfect video or reel, fraud and news in Minnesota, people who seem to argue against their country, immigration, colonialism, and much more!

Whos side are you on?

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This week we catch up on our shop projects, discuss making videos, AI, protests in the UK, and much more!

Episoide 10 - Shop Talk

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This week we discussed the political shakeup in the UK, speeding tickets, crime, distractions, and more

Your Weekly Distraction

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We missed last week because Chris shot his eye out. We&#39;re back this week to talk about his trip to the VA emergency room, World War Eleven, phobias, redistricting, and much more!

We Have a Long One For You

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This week we discuss reistricting in Virginia, the SPLC, workshop and home injuries, and much more!

Rage for the Machine

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This week we talk about the projects in our shops, content creators who repost stolen content, people interrupting concerts, crime and repeat offenders, and more!

Reposting Stolen Content is my Culture

Hammers and Hot Takes Podcast

Onur and Chris discuss making stuff, politics, social media, and more.