The Science of Fiction Podcast

Season 3 Episode 1 – Vax The Way, Uh Huh Uh Huh

Join Professor Doctor Mister Duncan Forgan, Stu and Stobbie again as they delve into the reasons the world is falling apart. In the firing line first is the anti-vaxxers movement, including it’s dubious origins story and how much of a danger to the world it is.

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Season 2 Episode 5 – Alternate Endings

It’s a full house as Dr Forgan, Stu and Stobbie are joined by The American Fitbaw Cast’s Andrew and Big Dog Books Paw’dcast’s Stuart for a Q&A session.  End of the World Questions submitted by:Dave from Not for the Dinner Table PodcastTom King – That King ThingGraham Cheyne – CheynecastSteven Hausrath – AF CastKev Kermath…

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Season 2 Episode 4 – Up and Atom

If the rise of the machines wasn’t enough fear for you, what about NUCLEAR WAR?? This episode covers Weapons of Mass Destruction including nukes, chemical weapons and recording too many eps in one day. The guys take inspiration from Wargames, Dr Strangelove and Planet of the Apes among others. Stu gets Forgan to drop some…

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Season 2 Episode 3 – Eh, Aye

Skynet is going to destroy a Person of Interest! This episode has the team looking into Artifical Intelligence and its future role in the end of humanity. Are we well on our way? What is actually in place to stop the machines switching off our freezers? Are we already enslaved through our mobile devices? Some…

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Season 2 Episode 2 – We Broke It, We Bought It

Climate Change Is Real! In this episode, we draw inspiration from Snowpiercer, The Day After Tomorrow and many other weather-related doomsday fiction. We discuss whether we can weather the weather if a new ice age began. We explore ways in which global warming can be slowed down and weather we can win a war against…

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Season 2 Episode 1 – Armageddon Outta Here

Dr Forgan and his inquisitive friends are back again! After a short break, the guys return to discuss how realistically the end of the world is portrayed in popular fiction. This episode covers impact events as covered in Armageddon and Deep Impact. How big would an asteroid have to be before it became an extinction…

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Bonus Episode 01 – Kentucky Slapped Chicken

The team approach a different source material this week, addressing the viral post that determines the speed you need to slap a chicken at to cook it. How can you really slap-cook one? What else can be slap-cooked? What’s the best slap-cook technique? You can join in at https://dh4gan.github.io/chicken-slap-calculator/ Bumpers:Fresh Talk PodcastJaret Goes to the MoviesA…

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Episode 05 – Iron Spam

If Tony Stark used a realistic Iron Man suit, precisely how dead would he be? The boys talk it through. Special Thanks to Jason Blyth for our music. Bumpers:Fresh Talk PodcastJaret Goes to the MoviesA Bloody Mess Podcast Website – fcpod.net/thescienceoffiction

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Episode 04 – It’s All Made Out of Fudge

Stu rejoins the team as they tackle the science of parallel universes.  Are they real? How could we tell if we actually live in a multiverse? And could we ever cross universes?  Special Thanks to Jason Blyth for our music. Bumpers:Fresh Talk PodcastJaret Goes to the MoviesA Bloody Mess Podcast Website – fcpod.net/thescienceoffiction

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Episode 03 – Trekkin’ The Stars

Forgan and Stobbie are joined by Chen from A Bloody Mess Podcast this week to discuss the realities of travelling through space. Warp drives, accounting for an ever-expanding universe and some sound quality issues are just some of this week’s features! Special Thanks to Jason Blyth for our music. Bumpers:Fresh Talk PodcastJaret Goes to the…

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