The Science of Fiction Podcast

The Science of Santa 2021

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 have to go? How do we

Season 4 Episode 5 - It's Whooshy Out Here

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 they made in the movie. A

Season 4 Episode 4 - D'Evolution

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? Can we do the same to

Season 4 Episode 3 - Core Blimey!

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 Core (and thankfull

Season 4 Episode 2 - Cures What's Alien You

Welcome to everyone's favourite sequel about everyone's favourite sequel. In episode 2, the guys continue their exploration into the film Aliens. All the questions that

Season 4 Episode 1 - Where Does The Poo Go?

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 with last week's a

Season 3 Episode 5 - Call Out The Lavignes

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 stop tour around some o

Season 3 Episode 4 - Show Me A Whale-Bear

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? How can you reconcile

Season 3 Episode 3 - Flat is the New Round

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 it off balance. Fo

Season 3 Episode 2 - Astrology Does NOT Equal Astronomy

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 out the way, join t

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

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

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 rec

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

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

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 ficti

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

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 Po

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 univ

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-expan