The Science of Fiction Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
The Science of Santa 2021
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our trio return for a Christmas Special, trying to explain how Santa can deliver so many presents to so many children in one night. How fast does he h...
Season 4 Episode 5 - It's Whooshy Out Here
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The eagerly awaited final episode of season 4 is finally here! In episode 5, the team talk about Minority Report and all the tech predictions th...
Season 4 Episode 4 - D'Evolution
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ca-Caw! Ca-Caw! Tookie Tookie! In episode 4, the guys discuss the 2001 movie Evolution. Can an object from space bring a life form onto our planet? Ca...
Season 4 Episode 3 - Core Blimey!
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's the third episode and second movie of our The Science of Fiction At The Movies season. This episode has the team talking about the 2003 movie The...
Season 4 Episode 2 - Cures What's Alien You
07 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to everyone's favourite sequel about everyone's favourite sequel. In episode 2, the guys continue their exploration into the film Aliens. All ...
Season 4 Episode 1 - Where Does The Poo Go?
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Forgan returns, dragging Stu and Stobbie along with him! The guys decided to look at the science behind their favourite bad movies this season, but...
Season 3 Episode 5 - Call Out The Lavignes
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Forgan, Stu and Stobbie are joined by Lindsay for the final episode of The Fictions of Science Season. In this episode, the team take a whistle sto...
Season 3 Episode 4 - Show Me A Whale-Bear
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week's Fiction of Science is all about Creationism. The boys ask themselves: how would they project-manage Creation? Where are the shark-bears? H...
Season 3 Episode 3 - Flat is the New Round
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The guys return to once again tackle modern fictions of science. In this episode, they jump onto the disc like object that is the Flat Earth and knock...
Season 3 Episode 2 - Astrology Does NOT Equal Astronomy
18 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Uh oh... Professor Doctor Mister Duncan Forgan is upset, must have been because the Sun wasn't revolving around Uranus... Now that the obvious joke is...
Season 3 Episode 1 - Vax The Way, Uh Huh Uh Huh
04 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Season 2 Episode 5 - Alternate Endings
01 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Season 2 Episode 4 - Up and Atom
17 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, chem...
Season 2 Episode 3 - Eh, Aye
03 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 human...
Season 2 Episode 2 - We Broke It, We Bought It
20 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Climate Change Is Real! In this episode, we draw inspiration from Snowpiercer, The Day After Tomorrow and many other weather-related doomsday fiction....
Season 2 Episode 1 - Armageddon Outta Here
07 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 portra...
Bonus Episode 01 - Kentucky Slapped Chicken
03 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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....
Episode 05 - Iron Spam
20 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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. B...
Episode 04 - It's All Made Out of Fudge
06 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 cou...
Episode 03 - Trekkin' The Stars
20 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forgan and Stobbie are joined by Chen from A Bloody Mess Podcast this week to discuss the realities of travelling through space. Warp drives, accounti...
Episode 02 - Timey Wimey Stuff
06 Feb 2019
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are at it again, this time Time Travel is on the cards. But then, you listened to this before episode 1 came out, didn’t you? Did it change...
Episode 01 - Mew Mew The Hammer
23 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Forgan, Stu and Stobbie look at Thor's Hammer Mjolnir’s physical properties and abilities. What does "forged from the heart of a dying star" mean? H...