Lindsey is unable to join the podcast, which prompts many apologies from David and Alec, who somehow spend an hour talking about subjects they admit would be better discussed were Lindsey available. David professes his love for space, and Alec promises an exciting future episode that will probably never happen. The conversation turns to the new Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power series on Amazon Prime, which leads to an analysis of fan cultures, research proposals, and more promises for exciting future episodes. The Nuts discuss the future of telecom via SpaceX and T-Mobile’s Starlink merger, and more research is proposed and apologies made.