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OUTBREAK w/ Zoë Klar & Dr. Beth Lazazzera Apr 16, 2019

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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.

BLACK PANTHER w/ Adam Tsekhman & McCall Edwards Apr 09, 2019

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️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!

ICE AGE w/ Eric Jackowitz & Laura Tewksbury Apr 02, 2019

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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.

HOSTILE PLANET w/ Guillermo Navarro Apr 01, 2019

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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/

BEE MOVIE w/ Alex Berg & Dr. Boris Baer Mar 26, 2019

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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).

THE SHAPE OF WATER w/ Steph Tolev, Misty Paig Tran and Kristy Forsgren Mar 19, 2019

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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!

AMERICAN PSYCHO w/ Tom Martin & Dr. Dean Mobbs Mar 12, 2019

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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!

STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN w/ Nick Kocher & Dr. Robert Hurt Mar 05, 2019

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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.

SUNSHINE w/ Brad Silnutzer & Bobak Ferdowsi Feb 26, 2019

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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!

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GALAXY QUEST w/ Laurie Kilmartin & Jeffrey Silverman Feb 19, 2019

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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.