Episode 705 • • 2:27:49 - 2:31:41
705: Lying Weasels
Mars One Fiasco, Reality TV Scam and Endemol Exit
The Mars One project, which promised a one-way trip to Mars, is exposed as a poorly funded reality TV scam. Finalists reported that their "selection process" consisted of a 10-minute Skype call and requests to donate 75% of their interview earnings back to the project. With production company Endemol pulling out, the hosts conclude that the "format is dead" and the project was never a serious scientific endeavor.