Special Ep: Never Been a Better Podcast 002: Balls Deep in the Space Elevator

We're out on break this week, so in lieu of our normal weekly show, we're back with another very special bonus episode, the original description of which was: We're joined by Abby Russell and Jeff Bakalar to talk all sorts of vehicles, space elevators, and the current status of Moonstruck. Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Gumball.fm , or support us on Patreon ! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) We're on vacation (00:01:00) Intro (00:02:35) Introducing the folks (though some info might already be out of date) (00:04:00) Closets (00:06:43) Bakalar shares most of a story (00:08:47) Getting around LA and health insurance (00:11:55) Motorcycles versus cars (00:14:34) This place doesn't SEEM like the safest place to drive (00:17:43) Electric vehicles and cancelling cobalt (00:20:14) Shoot it into the moon (00:23:41) Build the space elevator (00:25:19) A big old Earth butthole (00:29:30) Vandalizing the space elevator (00:30:12) First Break (00:30:22) Taking a trip to space (00:35:36) Is Jupiter the new Mars? (00:36:09) Are moons the new planets? (00:40:26) Actors getting paid (00:45:56) Calling out Moonstruck (00:50:03) Our new anime expert (00:51:07) How do we save romance? (00:53:39) Ding Dong…