The Good, the Bad, and the Science: Recent Episodes
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Each week we pair a comedian with a scientist, to break down the scientifically inaccurate elements of popular movies and TV shows. Warning: There will be spoilers.
This is our final episode. We touch base with a few scientists like Dr. Alyssa Bell, Dr. Dan Blumstein, and Dr. Alan Castel and say our goodbyes. Thanks for listening! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you have a child or plan to, this is a must listen because we chat with Dr. Shannon Clark and Josh Covitt about What to Expect When You’re Expecting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ever wonder what Castaway would be like if Wilson was a robot? Thankfully, there’s FINCH! Hear Dr. Alex Young take on it with Kira Soltanovich! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we’re cooking up some pure blue…uh…podcast content because we’re discussing Breaking Bad with Phil Cook and Matthew Broussard Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How does the JACKASS crew survive such brutal stunts? And should we all try to do them for funzies? Join our guests Dr. Adam Goodcoff & Cole Garrettand find out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Time to get your darn head outta the sand and listen to this episode about DUNE with Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Giraffes, frogs and fighter jets?! All of this and more is covered in this fun episode about EVOLVE with Patrick Aryee and Will Poznan Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Listen up! Look up! Wait, what’s up? Oh, I’ll explain, this episode unpacks DON’T LOOK UP w/ Dr. Jennifer McGowan and Jeff Horsteso it’s all about climate change and how you, yes YOU, are going to save the planet! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you want to dive into topics like free will, Marvel, and multiple dimensions, than today is your LOKI day! Wow, what a pun! Listen as Dominic Andre and Julian Huguet help Ethan attempt to understand these fascinating concepts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I told them not to but Austin Rogers and Dr. Richard J Brown insisted on playing SQUID GAME so tune in to see how it went! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We got so much great feedback from babies around the world on our Look Who’s Talking episode that we decided to tackle Look Who’s Talking Too w/ Dr. Kristina Uban and Justin Shepard. Thanks for listening babies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we discuss The Invention Of Lying with _and _ so listen to find out how to most effectively mislead those closest to you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ryan Gosling, flying cars, and holograms?! What else do you need? Today we breakdown BLADERUNNER 2049 w/ Timothy Verstynen and Rebecca Delgado-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you’re anything like me, you’ve been dying to discuss the meth scene of the 80’s with David Cross and Dr. Michael McDonell. Somehow this dream has come true because today we break down QUEEN OF METH! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hey yucky accident prone listeners! Get your stains out properly by listening to this episode about THE LAUNDRY GUY w/ RB Butcher and Lucy Cotton.
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High-lining seems impossible both mentally and physically. Find out what it takes as we discuss PUSHING THE LINE with Garrett Lisi and Reggie Watts! Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
As RED PLANET has taught us, breathing on Mars is actually easy peezy no problemo. Ken Savin and Carla Toro break it all down on today’s episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What happens when you mix a cooking competition with weed? On this week's episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we answer all your weed related questions and discuss the Discovery Plus original Chopped 420!
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On this week's episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science we are talking to Andy Richter and Jeff Parish all about the Discovery Plus Original "Mysterious Planet"! Listen now to learn more about Komodo Dragons, Spectral Tarsiers and more incredible animals!
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Grab some insect-filled protein blocks and check out this episode about SNOWPIERCER with Dr. Sammy Ramsey and Murahd Shawki Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tune into today's episode where we discuss the Discovery + original Beyond Boarders!
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Dating is hard enough, but try being naked, on an island with 15 strangers all looking for love! On this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we are discussing the Discovery + original NAKED AND AFRAID OF LOVE. We talk about surviving the elements, and dating disasters!
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Teleport some knowledge into your brain by listening to this episode about STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY w/ Dr. Andrew Rader & Kyle June Williams ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dr. Pimple Popper needs no introduction. You've probably seen Dr. Lee's viral videos all over the internet of her removing some of the craziest skin growths you've ever seen. On this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we talk all things pimples, skin, and dermatology with Dr. Loretta Ciraldo and Jackie Johnson. Tune in to learn some awesome skin facts as we discuss the Discovery + original DR. PIMPLE POPPER.
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Calling all whale lovers! In this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we are getting up close and personal with the world's largest ocean giant. Join Charlie Young and Todd Barry as we discuss the Discovery+ original CHASING OCEAN GIANTS.
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If Timone from Lion King is the only Meerkat you've heard of, then stop what you're doing and listen to this week's episode of The Good, The Bad and The Science right now! On this week's episode we talk to Tim Clutton-Nrock and Jackie Tohn all about the Discovery + series MEET THE MEERKATS! We discuss the illegal wildlife trade, and celebrate as the Meerkats are returned to their homes. Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Did you know Judi Dench has adopted 3 Orangutans? Did you know that a centipede can kill a human? On this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we are joined by biologist, Eddie Game, and actor/comedian/writer, Baron Vaughn, to discuss these questions and more in the Discovery+ original JUDI DENCH’S WILD BORNEO ADVENTURE. Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Would you trust Alexa to babysit your kids? Are robots taking over the world? On this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we answer those questions and deep dive into all the mechanics and realities of the battlebots from the Discovery+ original BATTLEBOTS: BOUNTY HUNTERS. Listen now to hear what robotics engineer, Chris Atkeson, and actor/comedian/writer, Atsuko Okatsuka have to say about Battlebots!
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Are murder hornets as scary as we think they are? On this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science, we discuss the Discovery+ original ATTACK OF THE MURDER HORNETS with ecologist, Chris Helzer, and comedian, Greg Proops.
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What happens when a flat-Earther tries to make a homemade rocket? Find out that and more on this episode of The Good, The Bad, and The Science. Featuring mechanical engineer, Kenneth Harris, and writer and comedian, Dana Gould, tune in as we explore the Discovery+ original HOMEMADE ASTRONAUTS.
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Get out your snorkel and blend up your chicken because it's time to discuss THE SWIM w/ Joel Kim Booster and Dr. Sara-Jeanne Royer! Get exclusive science shows, nature documentaries, and more real-life entertainment on discovery+! Go to https://discoveryplus.com/goodbadscience to start your 7-day free trial. discovery+ is currently only available for US subscribers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stitch up your leg with your earring and sit yourself down on a rock with your closest seagull friend because we're discussing THE SHALLOWS w/ Shannon Johnson and Sarah Claspell! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Think humans smell better than apes? You clearly haven't listened to this episode about Planet of the Apes (2001) w/ Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker and Nick Luciano! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jump into this wild episode about JOHN CARTER w/ Schmab and Dr. Andrew Knoll! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
About to get into a shark cage? Maybe listen to this episode about 47 METERS DOWN w/ Paige Weldon & Prof Charlie Huveneers first! Might help! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's raining sharks! Hallelujah, it's raining sharks! Learn all about these interesting creatures on today's ep about SHARKNADO w/ Dr. David Shiffman & Hannah Garces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Cookies, meat-eating plants, and drunk spiders?! Find out why we discuss these seemingly unrelated things on today's ep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What's with bunnies and carrots?! Brilliant questions like this get answered on today's show about ZOOTOPIA w/ Dr. Aaron Blaisdell & Michael Longfellow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We've all been there, right? You move into a spooky new house, all the clocks stop at a specific time, you have unexplained bruises and a demon barfs into your mouth to possess you. So annoying! Well, today we're gonna tell you how to avoid all that because we're discussing THE CONJURING w/ Inessa Frantowski & Julian Huguet. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Think your child might be a genius with super strength and Jedi mind control? Find out on today's ep! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Since you can't fly, dive into this super fun episode about HAPPY FEET featuring Charlie Young and Josh Waldron! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Didn't pay attention in Sex-Ed? We got you covered! Today we break down the pilot episode of SEX EDUCATION w/ Dr. Tessa Commers and Kyla KA! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Quick, before the world blows itself up with nukes, listen to this episode about WAR GAMES w/ Sean Morrow and Tristan Guyette! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we dive (off of a dam) into THE FUGITIVE w/ Brent Weinbach and Dr. John Dussel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The legend of Moby Dick is interesting but the legend of Nan Hauser is EPIC! Listen to Nan and the hilarious Danny Jolles discuss IN THE HEART OF THE SEA on today's ep! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we break out of the zoo to discuss MADAGASCAR w/ Dr. Jennifer McGowan and Zach Reino! Learn all about biodiversity, lions, lemurs, penguins and hippos! Oh my! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we discuss antidepressants, big pharma, and much more! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Learn how to completely rid yourself of fear and how to properly use "biomimicry" in a sentence at your next dinner party on today's ep about AFTER EARTH with Billy Almon and Will Westwater! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Huge prehistoric sharks, futuristic submersibles, and a ripped Jason Statham?! This podcast records itself! Today we dive into THE MEG with Dr. Cinda Scott and Joe Kwaczala! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What's it take to be a doctor? What's surgery all about? And why does Dahlya want to kill half the population? Find out as we discuss SCRUBS (S1, Ep9) w/ Dr. John Dussel and Dahlya Glick! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we discuss MONSTERS, INC and get all caught up on Covid-19 information with Jessica Malaty Rivera and Mimi Von Schack! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I hope you've been saving up because it's time to take an entire year off to look at a bunch of birds! Today we discuss THE BIG YEAR w/ Dr. Patrick Doran and Joshua Starkman! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Down Set...PODCAST! In our discussion about CONCUSSION*, we break down head injuries and much more with Eric Jackowitz and Patrick Kelly! * = Concussion discussion is Eric's joke. Credit where credit is due. Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
CRANK IT UP! But not too loud actually because that'll cause hearing damage. Learn the perfect volume and other great factoids on today's ep about SOUND OF METAL with Dr. Peter Ivory and Michael Feld! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Look up and open wide cause today we’re talking about CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS w/ Brad Carl and Sammy Obeid. Bon appetit! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hey Wizards! Hop through the brick wall and come on back to Hogwartz because we're discussing HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS w/ Dr. Dany Spencer Adams and Ryan Barton! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Want to change your eye color, skin cells, blood type, or height so that you can finally visit Titan?! This is the ep for you! Join Ethan and his two delightful guests Dr. Alex Dainis and Jessica McKenna!
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When you play AMONG US, are you freaking out about lying or are you not freaking out enough?! We dive into the science of this fun game with Dr. Shannon Odell, RJ Thieneman and Aaron Bleyaert! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Billionaires and fleas on the same podcast? What's it about? The worst stuff on Earth?! No, it's about the Academy award winning film PARASITE! Ethan discusses this masterpiece with Robert Henderson and Julia Lindon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If I get an animal tattooed on my back, will I become that animal in the next life? Get answers to important questions like that and more on this episode about MOANA w/ Danni Washington and Tom McGovern! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tis' the season to be SCARY!? Today we break down a classic holiday film, THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS w/science communicator Julian Huguet and animator Matt Taylor!
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Did mice create the Earth? Are dolphins squeaking to try and warn us about impending doom? These important questions and more will be answered as we discuss THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY with Pallavi Gunalan and Alec James Milewski!
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Zombies AND Brad Pitt?! Sign me up! Today we break down WORLD WAR Z w/ Maren Hunsberger and Mark Smalls. You can't run away from this ep! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Remember that movie 50 FIRST DATES? If not, you might have one of the memory conditions we discuss on this show! We've got Dr. Shannon Odell and Andrew Orolfo to help us break it all down. Tune in!
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Today Ethan talks turkey with Lindsey Ames and Matt Miller because Thanksgiving is around the corner!
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Love eating and/or skinning people? Perfect! This is the movie/podcast for you. We've got two ol' pals on the show to break down this classic, Dr. Brian Brown and Zach Broussard! Advertise on Bad Science via Gumball.fm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Things are totally not CHILL...dren of Men... in this movie... But we've got two amazing guests to break it all down! It's the mysterious Dr. Lambourne and Steph Tolev! Enjoy!
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Today we're breaking down KNOCKED UP with Dr. Staci Tanouye and Noëlle Horelik! If there's a funnier movie about pregnancy, let us know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We've reached the peak of podcasting because we've got Dr. Sapna Parikh and Zac Garred discussing EVEREST! Grab your O2 and let's go! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Rock + mutated animals?! What more do you want?? A podcast about it?!?! Ok, fine! We discuss RAMPAGE with Cecily Breaux and Alex Dainis! Tune in! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Watch out for that...podcast? But it's just audio...? Anyway, today we're discussing GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE w/Paul Goetz and Jordan Veasley! It's a jungle of fun! Is that a saying? Nope! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Need to learn how to make jokes while engaged in sci-fi combat? Serenity is for you! Today we break it down with Dr. Amy Lo and Veronica Osorio! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Zombies, romance, electro, and Simon Pegg? What more could you want?! We're discussing the amazing Shaun of the Dead with Timothy Verstynen and Brendan Steere! Get into it! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Put on your red nose because today we're discussing PATCH ADAMS with Dr. Priyanka Wali and Emily Catalano! Just like the movie, we tackle a bunch of issues and try to have fun while doing it. Join us! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good boys, good boys, whatcha gonna do? Wait, sorry, wrong movie. Today we discuss all things puberty because the film in question is the R-rated comedy GOOD BOYS! Hear from two amazing guests: Lincoln Mondy and Dr. Tessa Commers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You can actually fly on a broomstick?! Learn how and whole bunch more on today's magical episode about HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE featuring two wonderful wizards: Marie Soledad and Dany Adams! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Worlds collide on this magical episode! Listen to the legendary combination of Reggie Watts and David Eagleman as they discuss Westworld! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How do they guard the entire galaxy? Get the answers to riveting questions like that and way more important questions on today's ep with Moiya McTier and Ever Mainard about GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Some say Alex Cooke is an inspiration for spending two years in Botswana filming the National Geographic show SAVAGE KINGDOM...I say he's out of his mind. This dude sleeps next to lions all by himself. Either way I had the honor of speaking to him live from his dad's car! Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This episode is presented in black and white but don't worry, it's an audio medium so you won't notice. We're discussing the classic film YOUNG FRAKENSTEIN with Tim Bono, KarenLee Poter and Cam Poter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SANCTUM is all about cave diving so I hope you will DIVE into this episode (Get it? Because of the cave diving thing? Oh you didn't need an explanation because it was obvious? Ok cool, my bad) with David Brankovits and Alice Wetterlund! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This is Jack's podcast. Tune in to learn all about beating people up while shirtless in a sketchy basement. Ok, not really. We discuss the neuroscience of FIGHT CLUB with Dr. Andrew Huberman and Aliya Kamalova! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wanna know what your pets are saying? We crack the code as we break down DR. DOLITTLE with Danny Jolles and Dr. Evan Antin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What if the mob lived in the ocean?! Find out on this episode about SHARK TALE with Natalie Smith and Chad Wiggins! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get sucked into this episode about TWISTER with Aaron Bleyaert & RJ Thieneman and Harold Brooks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Global warming can lead to global cooling?! Find out as we discuss THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW with Dr. Tom Matthews and Aristotle Acevedo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Finally an episode about babies! Helping Ethan learn about these tiny, cute, precious angels is Kristina Uban and Justin Shepherd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Grab your beanie and glock because today we're discussing THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU with Oceanographer Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer and Wil Fulton.
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You know what they say, two superheroes are better than one. Ok, no one says that but HEY, this episode goes big on really small stuff, so that's fun! We've the wonderful Dory Greenberg and Don Lincoln. Check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Under the Sea! Under the Sea! Down here the podcast sounds like garbage but at least it's free! Today we speak with Shannon Johnson and Anat Eshel about the Disney classic THE LITTLE MERMAID! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Evan, Ever and Ethan! What else could you possibly want? Today we discuss what the heck happened in THE HAPPENING! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Step into JUMANJI with Jonathan Morvay and Alie Ward. Plus a special intro with Rhys Darby! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We gotta stop being FernDUMMIES and start saving the rainforest! We break down FERNGULLY today with two amazing guests: Rosebud Baker and Dr, Rae Wynn-Grant. Check out Rae on the new Nat Geo show BORN WILD and Rosebud's podcast Devil's Advocate with Rosebud Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wait if they're the only ones awake... and they're the passengers... WHO IS DRIVING?! Find out on this fun filled episode with special guests Nrthview & Jason Clark! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can two dogs and a cat find their way to their owners? Can they outsmart a mountain lion?! The answers to these burning questions and many more await you inside this episode. Ethan is joined by two wonderful guests: Kyle Boardman and host of the new podcast from The Dodo "An animal saved my life", Rocky Kanaka. That podcast comes out on Thursday so check it out! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wipe down your phone and then click play on this fun-filled episode about our current pandemic! Maren Hunsberger and Greg Foot, the co-hosts of the amazing new Seeker podcast Surprisingly Brilliant, join Ethan to discuss CONTAGION and of course, all things Coronavirus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Why does Jason Bourne remember how to kick so much ass and yet can't remember his own gosh darn name?! And why can't I remember to fold my laundry as soon as the dryer dings? Answers like these and more await you on this special episode that Ethan recorded in his bedroom while sitting on the floor because that's where the wifi works better! We've got a couple fantastic guests: our old pal Paul Goetz and our new best friend Dr. Steve Ramirez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Accelerate into today's show because we're talking cars, engines, bikes, mods, scooters and more! We've got Alonzo Bodden and Matt Farah discussing FAST AND FURIOUS! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The only thing more exciting than robotic bees is finally getting to hear from our own associate producer Emily Feld! She's on the show today with our old pal Dr. Aaron Blaisdell (Professor of Psychology - UCLA)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
How the heck do they make PLANET EARTH?! Jeez Louise I wish I could ask someone who has worked on it for 20+ years. Now THAT would be a crazy podcast. Well thankfully some sort of BBC genie has granted my wish because we've got the legendary Jonny Keeling and our delightful ol' pal Addie Weyrich in the studio to discuss this iconic show. For everything Addie, check out: https://www.addieweyrich.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Need something fun and educational to listen to while you're jumping off buildings and interacting with beings from different dimensions? We've got you covered! Today we discuss SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDERVERSE with Tracy Marquez and Dr. Lauren Esposito! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A superhero movie about the villain?! We're discussing JOKER with Cara Santa Maria from National Geographic's Brain Games and Danny Palumbo! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A podcast about VR?! I guess it really is 2020. Today we break down READY PLAYER ONE with two amazing people: Alisher Kamalov and Dominick D'Aniello (Senior Software Engineer at Mozilla). Enjoy!
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G'day! Today we have a very special episode about the brand new BBC show SEVEN WORLDS, ONE PLANET. Specifically the first episode which is entitled AUSTRALIA. We're so lucky to be joined by one of the producers of the show, Dr. Emma Napper, and Australian actor Zac Garred! Please help save Australia and all of it's wonders by donating at www.wwf.org.au/. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This episode is a CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE audio experience. At various points in the podcast you can choose to turn up the volume or even plug in headphones. It's a crazy upside-down mind maze! Tune in to learn if we have free will and hear from our amazing guests Jacob Jeffries and Dr. Dan Ames (UCLA) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
America's Dad plays an American hero flying an American plane onto an American river? This might be our most patriotic show ever. Or our dumbest episode summary ever. Either way we've got two lovely guests: Alec Owen and Dr. Alan Castel. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dr. Dan Ames (UCLA Pyschology dept) and Lindsay Ames (no relation... for real, just a coincidence) are here to discuss something mean, vile and foul. And we're not talking about Ethan's body odor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you love baseball, big dogs, and vomit then this is the movie for you! We're talking about THE SANDLOT today with two wonderful guests: Irene Tu and Dr. Jennifer Silvers! Join us and learn a bunch! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Woof woof ruff ruff - don't speak dog? That translates to "We are thrilled to have Dr. Evan Antin (Evan Goes Wild) and Zach Reino (Off Book: The Improvised Musical Podcast) on the show to discuss AIR BUD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Happy Thanksgiving! Today we slice into the turkey, I mean, movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles! It's a comedy classic that is perfect for families to enjoy (except for that one scene...) and to help Ethan break it down, we've got Sean Tracy and Dr. Jeff Silverman! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Want to watch Scarlett Johansson defy gravity, shoot people, talk like a computer and SCHOOL Morgan Freeman? You're gonna love LUCY! Today we've got Jake Adams and Dr. Martin Monti (Psychology Professor - UCLA) discussing the brain! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Two titans are in the studio today and— pew pew pew pew LOOKOUT! Whew, thankfully I'm really good at dodging stormtrooper laser blasty thingies. Anyway, I don't have much time so enjoy the episode because it's Rogue ONEderful! Seriously, we're going ROGUE...one. Ok I'll leave. Sorry. pew pew AHHHHH my shoulder! I SAID I'LL LEAVE! RELAX! Ugh my friggin' shoulder. Jeez. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You won't need boots, clothes or a motorcycle to listen to this episode about TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY! We've got two superb guests: Nick Mandernach and Dr. Avi Adhikari (Asst Professor of Psychology - UCLA). Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Spending 5 months in an empty, snowed-in hotel? Download this podcast so you don't do anything...wacky! Today we chip away at Stanley Kubrick's groundbreaking horror film: The Shining! Ethan is joined by comedian/actor Johnny Pemberton and Dr. Rena Repetti (Professor of Psychology - UCLA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
If you like dinosaurs and running in heels, this is the movie for you! Today we breakdown JURASSIC WORLD for generations of humans to discover millions of years from now. Hope they still have podcasts! We've got the delightful Sophia Hocini and our ol' pal Dr. Alyssa Bell (Paleontologist - Natural History Museum of LA County)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's everyone's favorite beach BBQ party movie - JAWS! But will you learn more about sharks or marmots during this episode? Listen to find out! We're thrilled to have travel writer Chelsea Frank, Dr. Daniel Blumstein (Professor - Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA) and the same ol' dumbo host as always!
(This episode had an audio issue originally that has been fixed in this version) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We finally tackle a film that's been requested since the launch of the pod! Ethan chats about the brain with Dr. Alan Castel (Author of Better with Age and Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCLA) and comedian Winston Carter! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
You'll be in my heart...if you listen to this episode! Ethan sits down with Addie Weyrich and Dr. Greg Bryant (UCLA Professor and Vice Chair - Department of Communication) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Traveling back in time to kidnap a couple of whales? No, you didn't accidentally take PCP, it's the plot of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home! We break it all down with Brad Sulnitzer, Joey Orton, and Trace Dominguez, so jump in! The water is...filled with time traveling whales. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A podcast about a movie about the guy writing the movie about a book about orchids?! YIKES! Sort this mess out with Nadia Osman and Dr. Kenneth Chapin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shake things up a bit and listen to this episode while drinking a milkshake? Or just listen how you normally do. Either way it's SAN ANDRES day so we're discussing earthquakes with Dr. Men-Andrin Meier and Jeff Leach! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Turn on your mini-monolith and check out this episode about 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY! We've got Hannah Einbinder and Dr. Peter Nonacs (Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology - UCLA) discussing all things evolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What could possibly go wrong at a place called SKULL ISLAND? Find out on this wild episode with Marcos Gonzales and Natalia Reagan (Anthropologist/Primatologist). Learn about apes, gorillas and...skull crawlers? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are there actually tiny cartoons in our brains?! Hear the answer to this burning question on today's episode about the film INSIDE OUT with our guests Marie Watschke & Dr. Megan Herting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Take a deep dive into your ears with the host of Twenty Thousand Hertz, Dallas Taylor. We explore the amazing sound in MAD MAX: FURY ROAD! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Put on your tin foil hats and leave a bunch of water around your living room because we're discussing SIGNS today! Learn about crop circles, the subsurface of the ocean and much more with Danny Jolles and Dr. Douglas LaRowe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
There's a ZILLAion reasons why you should listen to this episode! 1) Paul Goetz is on it! 2) Natalia Reagan (Anthropologist/Primatologist) is back! 3) You can finally let out your rage about the lack of Cranston in this movie WHILE listening to a podcast! Wow! What a deal! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with this episode about FIRST MAN! We've got Mark Hadley and Amy Shira Teitel (Author and Space Historian) discussing everything from Gemini 8 to Apollo 11 to whether or not they pooped on the moon! Be sure to check out Discovery’s Confessions from Apollo on Discovery Go. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Makuna Hatata! Learn all about lions, tigers, and hyenas (not bears) on this episode about THE LION KING with Robin Tran and Dr. Aaron Blaisdell (Professor of Psychology - UCLA). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we discuss a movie that was based on a hit song called MEN IN BLACK. We talk about aliens, quantum physics and AI. If you're listening in your car, do not press the little red button. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Honoring the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, National Geographic has premiered APOLLO: MISSIONS TO THE MOON and director Tom Jennings joined us to discuss the film. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Put down your beakers of urine and check out this episode about WATERWORLD! Learn all about gills, fish, Exxon Valdez and more with Jenny Jaffe and Dr. Kritsy Forsgren (Associate Professor of Biological Science - California State University Fullerton)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
I was going to tattoo this episode summary on my chest but I think this might be easier for all of you to see... Anyways today we're breaking down MEMENTO with Alana Johnston and Dr. Aaron Blaisdell (Professor of Psychology - UCLA)! Learn about short term memory loss and how to improve your memory! That's important, remember? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Stop looking at your deltoids in the mirror for a second and check out this podcast about PUMPING IRON! Actually you can listen while looking at your deltoids so... carry on. We've got the delightful Jackie Tohn and the extraordinarily polite Dr. James Hicks (Director of the Center for Exercise Medicine and Sports Sciences at the School of Biological Science at UC Irvine). By the end of this episode, you should be strong as heck! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Help! Someone call Lt. Jim Dangle! Holy moly, he's already here?! YES! This week we are discussing RATATOUILLE with the one and only Thomas Lennon! Joining him is our old friend Dr. Jim Dines (Natural History Museum - Collections Manager, Mammalogy). Learn all about rats, french cuisine and Tom's ukulele skills! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
ALERT! Calling all indie film fans! We finally take a break from big blockbuster movies and cover an adorable micro-budget rom-com called AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR. We speak with author Brandon T. Snider and Dr. Frank Macabenta (Postdoctoral Research Scholar at Caltech). Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hey! Down here! Today we're talking about HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS with comedian/actor Ryan Barton and Dr. Benjamin "Max" Adams (Postdoctoral fellow at the Natural History Museum). Learn all about ants, scorpions, and how baseballs fix advanced technology! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This week we're diving head-first into VOLCANO! Ouch! Our guests are comedian Mekki Leeper (Control Room) and Dr. Laura Kerber (Research Scientist at JPL). We touch on lava, magma, rocks, the 90's and all things VOLCANO! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Bill Nye is on a mission to change the world— one phone call at a time. On his new podcast, Science Rules!, he tackles the curliest questions on just about anything in the universe. Perhaps you’ve wondered: Should I stop eating cheeseburgers to combat climate change? How often should I really be washing my pillowcase? Can I harvest energy from all those static-electricity shocks I get in the winter? Science Rules! Is out NOW - find it in your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Climb into your favorite wooden fake bird because this episode is all about A Bug's Life! Ethan speaks with record producer Andrew Sarlo and postdoctoral fellow at the Natural History Museum, Dr. Benjamin "Max" Adams about Ants, Grasshoppers, ladybugs and why Max loves to lick insects. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Assemble... inside your car or gym or whatever and listen to this week's episode about THE AVENGERS! Ethan is joined by Thor himself! Oh sorry that was a typo. Ethan is joined by Daniel and Jorge of Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
It's our first birthday! Our Podversary! To celebrate we've brought back Reggie Watts to break down STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI with Maggie Williams (Systems Engineer at JPL). Tune in to learn about Space crafts, space fuel, gravity, hover crafts and hear Reggie sing some Yoda quotes! Thanks for this fantastic year!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jump off a waterfall and right into a snake's mouth because this week we've got Nicole Aimée Schreiber and Dr. Greg Pauly discussing ANACONDA! It's an extra long episode for a movie about an extra long snake. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Wash your hands and cover your mouth because we're diving into OUTBREAK! The wonderful Zoë Klar (The Jim Jefferies Show) and Dr. Beth Lazazzera (Associate Professor, UCLA) help us understand Ebola, The Flu, and why this movie is obsessed with helicopters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
️BLACK PANTHER! One of our top requested movies has finally arrived via odd-shaped hover ship. Adam Tsekhman and acoustician, McCall Edwards, absolutely Kill...monger it on this ep. Learn about anechoic chambers, soundproof propaganda, and forensic acousticians! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Learn all about Wolly Mammoths, Saber-Toothed Tigers (Cats) and so much more as we break down ICE AGE! The brilliant Eric Jackowitz and Laura Tewksbury embark on a freezing cold audio adventure into a tar pit of knowledge. Come on in, the tar is fine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Academy Award winner Guillermo Navarro hops on the phone with Ethan to discuss his new series HOSTILE PLANET for a special bonus ep! https://www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/hostile-planet/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This episode is sure to create a lot of buzz! Don't worry, we just fired the person who wrote that. Anyway today is all about Bees because we break down BEE MOVIE with writer/actor/improviser Alex Berg and Dr. Boris Baer (Professor of Entomology at University of California). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Light some candles and don't let the kids listen because this week we dive into The Shape of Water with Steph Tolev, Misty Paig Tran and Kristy Forsgren! Misty and Kristy are assistant professors of biological sciences at Cal State Fullerton and they tell us way too much about fish genitals! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
What's wrong? Can't get a reservation at Dorsia? Feeling guilty for attempting to feed a stray cat to an ATM machine? We've got the perfect pick-me-up! It's assistant professor of cognitive neuroscience at Caltech Dr. Dean Mobbs and 5 time Emmy winning comedy writer Tom Martin discussing AMERICAN PSYCHO! We touch on sociopaths, narcissists, neuroplasticity and much more so turn off Phil Collins and check out this episode! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These are the voyages of the Bad Science Podcast. Its continuing mission: to explore strange films, to seek out new information and new silly jokes, to boldly pod where no one has podded before. Today we warp into STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan! We've got our ol' pal Robert Hurt (Astrovisualization Expert at Caltech IPAC) and our new pal Nick Kocher! We discuss Ceti Eels, Nebulas and some wild Shatner facts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
For seven years I spoke with God and he told me to discuss SUNSHINE with JPL Systems Engineer Bobak "Mohawk Guy" Ferdowsi and Brad Silnutzer! We learn about solar power, heat resistant materials and famous father-sons! Check out the latest season of Seeker's Focal Point! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We are finally tackling one of the best Star Trek films ever, Galaxy Quest! Learn all about aliens, space travel and Tim Allen! Ethan is joined by the lovely Laurie Kilmartin and astrophysicist Jeffrey Silverman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Just keep listening! Just keep listening! Today we discuss Finding Dory with the amazing Jackie Kashian and Dr. Luiz Rocha (Associate Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences). We learn so much about coral reefs, octopus, and exactly how much of a dork Jackie really is. Finally both "Finding" Pixar films have Bad Science episodes with a guest named Jackie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Heptapods! Lend me your... ink! Today we break down Arrival with Dr. Erin Debenport (Associate Professor UCLA Department of Anthropology) and Jeremiah Watkins! Learn about linguistics and find out the dying words of the Chinese General's wife! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chomp into this episode about DEEP BLUE SEA! Zeke Nicholson is here to break this killer film down with Dr. Chris Lowe (Professor and Director of the CSULB Shark Lab)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This podcast loves you and only you. We would never simultaneously date 641 other people... or would we? Today we discuss HER with Milana Vayntrub and Dr. Irma Ravkic. It's a fun conversation about the future of AI, VR and many other abbreviations. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We promise this podcast won't glitch out and shoot you a bajillion times! It's a gentle discussion about ROBOCOP with Moses Storm and CPO Laduan Smedley. We strap Moses into a bionic arm and chat about the latest developments in prosthetics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don't tell Siri you're listening to this! Today we discuss Ex Machina and all things AI with Mary Holland and w/ Dr. Mohammad Pourhomayoun, Asst Professor of Computer Science at Cal State LA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Since we have received so many wonderful emails this year, Ethan interviewed a few fans for a special bonus episode. Happy New Year! Stay hungry for knowledge and thirsty for water! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! We're doing the classic pain-driven Christmas classic, HOME ALONE! Tune in to learn some health tips from Dr. Arjan Gower and find out what kind of weird blue algae Josh Adam Meyers ingests. Happy holidays from all of us here at Bad Science! Thanks for an amazing 2018! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
This episode is so fetch! If you don't listen to it, we're writing your name in the burn book with the caption "Smells like a skunk's butt"! We discuss Mean Girls with Blair Socci and Dr. Norma Mendoza Denton, who wrote Homegirls, a book about Latina gangs. Check out more on Blair: blairsocci.com And more on Professor Mendoza-Denton: norma-mendoza-denton.com Email us at badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Other podcasts might discuss Apollo 1 or if they're really brazen, Apollo 8. Here at BS HQ we decided to go all out and analyze Apollo 13!!! With the help of Author/Space Historian Amy Shira Teitel and comedian Heather Pasternak we uncover the truth about this very true movie. Plus we discuss Tom Hanks a lot! Check out Seeker's Apollo Series on YouTube. Check out more on Amy: amyshirateitel.com And more on Heather: heatherpasternak.com Email us at badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hope you're ready to die of laughter and come back to life way uglier because this week it's DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)! We've got Joe Kwaczala and Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Dr. Michael Harris. Learn how to survive the zombie apocalypse and much more! Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Are you equally into killer whales and Michael Jackson? This is the episode for you! We're talking about FREE WILLY with Rick Overton and Marine Biologist Dr. Gwen Goodmanlowe from Cal State Long Beach! Learn all about Orcas and get a couple great screenwriting tips from Rick! Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Listen you must! Today is our special 30th episode Star Wars spectacular! Obviously we do a Star Wars film every 30 episodes and this time we've got legendary comedian Andy Kindler joined by JPL Astronomer Dr. Varoujan Gorjian to discuss Return of the Jedi! Happy Thanksgiving! Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
An entire podcast about a replacement for glasses?! NO! It's the movie Contact, not contact lenses. We've got sketch comedy legend Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall) and Agent To The Stars, Dr. Paul Sutter. So be like Jodie Foster and put your headphones on! Check out Dr. Sutter's book: Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our BIg, Messy Existence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Shhh don't play this podcast over any speakers because we're breaking down A QUIET PLACE. We've got comedian Mekki Leeper and Professor of Audiology at Cal State LA Dr. Peter Ivory on the show. We will really be getting into your ears this episode as we touch on Hearing Aids, Tinnitus, Old Age and much more. Special thanks to ASHA for helping us with this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Just in case Halloween Eve isn't the spookiest night of the year... we're discussing IT and by IT we mean the science of fear and the movie IT based on the book IT! IT'S AWESOME! We've got the amazing hosts of Horny 4 Horror: Betsy Sodaro, Adam McCabe and Mano Agapion! Plus the Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience (and fear specialist) from Caltech, Dr. Dean Mobbs! Check out the Horny 4 Horror podcast at https://www.horny4horror.com/episodes/ and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The most requested film in Bad Science history has arrived... THE MARTIAN! Neel Nanda and Dr. Bethany Ehlmann (JPL Research Scientist & Caltech Professor of Planetary Science) discuss everything from growing food on Mars to space poop bags. Godspeed! Check out more from Neel Nanda at neelnanda.com and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hypnosis, Racism, Deer, Freestyle Rap, and Drugs! What more do you want? Today we discuss GET OUT with Open Mike Eagle and Dr. Rafael Romero from the Brain Research Institute. Enjoy! Check out more from Open Mike Eagle at mikeeagle.net and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Fun fact: This podcast episode is one of the top 10 Bear Necessities of life! Hear musical-comedy duo Erin & MeLissa and Dr. Jim Dines (Mammalogy Collections Manager at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum) discuss Elephants, Panthers, and what to do when you're face to face with a bear (the answer might surprise you... unless you're a bear expert in which case it won't. Hard to say. I don't know you...)! Check out more from Erin & Melissa here: erinandmelissa.com or on Instagram: @erinandmelissa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Don't sleep on this episode because it's all about Inception! Kim and Aliya are joined by Dr. Raj (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Specialist at Keck Medicine of USC) to dive deep into your dreams! Check out more from Kim & Aliya: Twitter: @kimseltzer, @aliyakkamalova, @kimandaliya Instagram: @thebestfriendsshowla, @kimseltzer, @aliyakam And Dr. Raj: doctorrajd.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chomp chomp! We're talking Lake Placid today so don't lose your head! We've got Zach Noe Towers and Dr. Greg Pauly (LA Natural History Museum's Associate Curator of Herpetology)! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Good day Bad Science Mobile Infantry! Today we take down Starship Troopers with our old friend Dr. Brian Brown and The Cooties! Learn all about arachnids, mid-air mating and what "hold-on-to-my-tablet" really means! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
No need to get your ass to Mars to listen to this episode. It's Total Recall with Brent Weinbach and Dr. Laura Kerber (Geophysics & Planetary Geosciences research scientist at JPL). We discuss everything from Terraforming to 3-Breasted Women. I'm pretty sure it's real but it could also be a dream... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Gather round humans (and replicants) for a special live episode with Paul Scheer and Dr. Kathy Wei! We discussed Blade Runner at the California Academy of Sciences. Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dr. Liz Warren, Associate ISS Program Scientist for CASIS, floats some facts by us about what it's really like in space.. We learn about what it takes to be an astronaut, including pre-requisites, training, and safety protocols. Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Today we talk about the superbly interesting (and disgusting) movie, The Fly with Byron Bowers and Dr. Doug Yanega. Learn about Yellow Jackets, Insect population, how to best kill house flies and much more! Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get quacked up cause it's The Birds! The super sweet and ultra hilarious Chris Fairbanks joins Ornithology Collections Manager Kimball Garrett as we chirp about this Hitchcock classic. Learn about the ethics of keeping birds in cages, bird sounds and much more! Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pick up the phone and get jacked into The Matrix! We had so much fun at Caveat NYC discussing this 1999 blockbuster smash with Marie Curie Global Fellow Dr. Christoph Salge and SNL writers Julio Torres and Steven Castillo. Learn about the ethics of AI, Neurokinetics and much more! Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Take a plunge into The Abyss! We've got hot takes from submarine super-fan Kurt Braunohler and hot facts from Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences, Dr. Douglas Pace. We discuss the bends, underwater habitats, alien motivations and more. Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Would you take a drug called NZT-48 if you had writer's block? Steve Hely & Dave King from The Great Debates podcast join us to discuss (without cognitive enhancers) the 2011 Bradley Cooper starring science fiction thriller film LIMITLESS. Neuroscientist Dr. Teagan Wall helps us understand things like nootropics, microdosing LSD, and even... caffeine! We also set Steve & Dave up for a few rounds of debates with prompts like: Is Limitless a good movie? Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Garfunkel and OH MY GOD it's Riki Lindhome on today's show chatting about one of the most ridiculous films of all time, Armageddon! She's joined by our old pal, NASA JPL Astrophysicist Varoujan Gorjian! We discuss meteors, space stations, and Riki sings a little song too. Write us your film requests/questions/comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow us on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Picking apart a Pixar picture ain't pretty, but that's exactly what this episode is all about. Uncover the hidden truths about Finding Nemo with Jackie Tohn (GLOW, A Futile and Stupid Gesture) and Dr. Misty Paig-Tran (Assistant Professor of Marine Biology at Cal State Fullerton). We swim through so many dangerous fact-nemones that it'll be tough to ever watch this movie with the same innocence you once held so dear. Tickets for our first live show (July 22 in NYC) are available now: bit.ly/badsciencelive Email us your movie ideas, questions and comments at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow our instagram @BadScienceShow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Get up off your hover chairs because we've got Dr. James Hicks, the science advisor for Wall-E, chatting with the hilarious Ian Abramson about Wall-E! We discuss sound design, what happens to human when they travel beyond Earth, and Ian's new "ladder to space" project! You can reach us at BadScience@Seeker.com or on Instagram @BadScienceShow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Live long and podcast! Today we warp into Star Trek with Seeker star Trace Dominguez (@tracedominguez) and Plasma Physicist Tammy Ma of the National Ignition Facility. We talk about lasers, fusion, and why Spock is to blame for a planet getting annihilated! You can reach us at BadScience@Seeker.com or on Instagram @BadScienceShow. This episode was recorded in San Francisco at the Seeker+ studio. A video version of this show will be released in 3 parts starting June 28th. Look for it and subscribe at YouTube.com/Seeker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Scott "Quiz Daddy" Rogowsky (HQ Trivia) and Paleontologist Dr. Alyssa Bell (Natural History Museum of LA County) discuss JURASSIC PARK! We learn about DNA, Dinosaurs, and Scott joins Ethan for a VelicoRAP Song! Download the trivia app HQ to see Scott everyday and follow Alyssa on Instagram @alyssakbell. Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Join us as we investigate the instant classic INTERSTELLAR with Dan Levy (The Goldbergs) and JPL Research Scientist Varoujan Gorjian! We break down everything from black holes to Michael Caine's awful taste in interior design. Email us at BadScience@Seeker.com and follow Dan Levy on Instagram @danlevyshow. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Our guests Jon Gabrus (HIGH AND MIGHTY Podcast) and Mara Tsudis (Construction Engineer) become drift compatible as we discuss PACIFIC RIM! We discuss all aspects of giant machinery and Jon displays his uncanny Guillermo Del Toro and Donald Trump impressions. Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Check out Jon Gabrus' podcast: https://headgum.com/high-and-mighty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Quantum queries galore on this episode because we put ANT-MAN under the microscope with Jessica McKenna (Off-Book Podcast) and Marvel’s leading science supervisor Spiro Michalakis! We discuss entanglement, quantum physics and Jessica sums it all up with an improvised pop song! Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Find more on Jessica McKenna at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/off-book-the-improvised-musical/id1260742439?mt=2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Ethan learns from comedian and self-proclaimed bigfoot expert Kassem G (BACKSEAT COMICS, youtube.com/kassemg) and actually-acclaimed bigfoot expert and primatologist Natalia Reagan (Spike TV's 10 MILLION DOLLAR BIGFOOT BOUNTY, Neil deGrasse Tyson's STAR TALK ALL STARS) as they discuss 80's family comedy HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS. We discuss primates, our genetic relatives in the animal kingdom and of course... some of the crazy bigfoot theories around the world. Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Find more on Kassem, check out youtube.com/kassemg. For more on Natalia, go to nataliareagan.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Could the alien from ALIEN really exist? Ethan sits down with comedian Jessimae Peluso (GIRL CODE, HIGHLARIOUS PODCAST, SHARP TONGUE PODCAST), and Dr. Brian Brown (Head of the Natural History Museum's Entomology Department and Curator of Entomology) to discuss the sci-fi horror film ALIEN. We learn about all kinds of parasites, diptera (flies), egg desiccation, and a whole lot more. Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Find more on Jessimae at jessimae.com, and learn more about diptera at Dr. Brown's blog flyobsession.net. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Calling all time travelers! In this episode, Ethan sits down with comedian Doug Benson (DOUG LOVES MOVIES, GETTING DOUG WITH HIGH, SUPER HIGH ME), and physicist Robert Hurt (IPAC) and string theorist Christoph Uhlemann (UCLA) to discuss the beloved film BACK TO THE FUTURE. We learn about wormholes, electricity, time travel, and a whole lot more! Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Find more on Doug at DougLovesMovies.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Calling all padawans! For Bad Science: Episode I, Ethan sits down with Reggie Watts for an epic conversation with Emily Manor-Chapman, a NASA Systems Engineer, to break down the science of STAR WARS: EPISODE V - THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. We learn about gas giants like Bespin, the body warmth of dead Tauntauns, communicating at the speed of light, and a whole lot more. Shoot us an email at BadScience@Seeker.com. Check out Emily's Inisght Mission (to Mars!) which launches May 5th. https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/ More on Reggie at reggiewatts.com - see him nightly on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH JAMES CORDEN, and check out his new show TASKMASTER, Fridays at 11pm on Comedy Central. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A weekly show by Seeker that puts popular films under the microscope, breaking down the science with the help of a comedian and a scientist. Be sure to subscribe and join us each week! Email us your thoughts and ideas at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices