{"id":7052,"date":"2026-06-09T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/?p=7052"},"modified":"2026-06-09T07:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T12:32:19","slug":"episode-806-my-lord-there-is-plutonium-in-the-kmart-parking-lot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chuckchat.com\/technorama\/2026\/06\/09\/episode-806-my-lord-there-is-plutonium-in-the-kmart-parking-lot\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 806: My Lord, There is Plutonium in the Kmart Parking Lot!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Episode 806: My Lord, There is Plutonium in the Kmart Parking Lot!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6DQdxOAv7ts?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Listen below with the audio player or <a href=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1PK\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wp.me\/pe53l-1PK\">Click Here<\/a> for complete show notes and video from the show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_854\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7052-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep806_260609.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep806_260609.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep806_260609.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/technorama\/www.chuckchat.com\/media\/technorama\/Tech_Ep806_260609.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Tech_Ep806_260609.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Feedback<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Voice mail from Krazy Joe, Krazy Joe, and Krazy Joe x 5<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/technoramapodcast\/posts\/pfbid0328Kg79rodZL2K2hxmGRf4vA91ns1bSbvvGom7e44RrHNz6XY2bqLUwQQDjHhbF5ol\">If you had a working Transporter (Star Trek like), what is the single most anticlimactic place you would use it to beam to?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/discord.com\/channels\/455731709984636958\/1440003646698819776\">Question-of-the-week | Technorama Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>On This Day In History for June 10, 2026<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 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