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Pedantic Handwavium
by Pedantic Handwavium
The podcast that applies science to fictional worlds
Episodes
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Scott Pilgrim
Hello! This week we take a look at Scott Pilgrim. We discuss topics like vegans, hammer space, and considerations to keep in mind when assigning your stats. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us…
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Halo
Hello! This week we start our discussion on everyone’s favorite first person shooter, Halo. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to...
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Faeries
Hello! This week we discuss more Faerie flavored folklore creatures. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at...
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Vigilante 8
Hello! This week we discuss the peak of video game story telling, Vigilante 8. We break down the powers that the characters have like electricity, sword, and bees. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you...
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Stanger Things
Hello! This week we discuss the hit reality show Stranger Things. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at...
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Super Powers
Hello! This week we click around randomly on wiki that gathers super powers. So we discuss divination, chronomancy, and more! Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact...
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The Simpsons
Hello! This week we take a look at some treehouse of horror episodes of The Simpsons. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Movies
Hello! This week we take some time to discuss some of the Arnold Schwarzeneggers best films like Predator and Total Recall. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact…
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Sonic
Hello! This week we discuss Sonic and why he gets to go so fast. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at...
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Dark Souls
Hello! This week we look to explain how magics work in Dark souls Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at...
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My Hero Academia
Hello! This week we take a look at why some people have quirks that turn them into super heroes in My Hero Academia. And drill down a little further into particularly weird quirks. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future...
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Golden Compass
Hello! Wow, feels like it’s been a while since our last episode. Sorry about that everyone. Turns out time management kinda gets away from you around holiday times and then it’s hard to get back on track. And what really helped us get on track was this Golden Compass. This week we figure out how...
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SCPs
Hello! This week we take a look at some more and very interesting SCPs. Like a TV that only displays a peculiar style of ice skating, I pigeon that also speaks English and Italian, a nefarious beach ball, and a crab! Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out...
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Cowboy Bebop
Hello! This week we take a look at Cowboy Bebop. Hit touch on all our fan favorite topics like faster than light travel, artificial gravity, and drugs. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to...
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The Fairly OddParents
Hello! This week we take a look at the very particular fairy mythos found in The Fairly OddParents. We discuss just how they change size and shape and how their wands work. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show...
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Vampires
Hello! This week we discuss vampires, in general. They’re kind of a tough nut to crack because vampires from different stories all seem to follow different rules. So we found some through lines like drinking blood and weakness to sunlight to highlight. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music.…
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Teletubbies – Rebroadcast
Hello! This week one of us (and it might surprise you who it is) went and probably picked up one of those very cool breakthrough covid cases (the test should come back tomorrow). Thankfully the vaccine seems to have helped mitigate how bad things got but it turns out coughing into a live mic for…
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The Fifth Element
Hello! This week we explore The Fifth Element. We hit topics like how food works in the future, floating cars, and why it seems so easy to unlock and use a doomsday super weapon. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future…
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H.G. Wells
Hello! This week we discuss our distant future and Martian invaders while taking a look at the works of H.G. Wells Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by...
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The Labors of Hercules
Hello! We found a rich vein of content a few weeks ago and we’re gonna keep at it. We’re still in Greek myth but we’re going to drill down on our boy Hercules. Granted, most of his labors are to chase a thing or wrestle a thing, or to hit a thing with a club. But there’s still quite a bit of…
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Greek Mythology
Hello! We decided we liked covering mythology so much we decided to do it again. This week we dive into Greek myth. We cover some favorites like gorgons, sirens, wings made of wax, and Hades (the place, not the god). We also touch on Zeus shapeshifting, we avoid getting into why but we do…
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Norse Mythology
Hello! This week we start taking a look at Norse mythology. Topics like how Loki shape shifts, that one time Loki got Balder killed, Mimir’s well, and Mimir’s head. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you...
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Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger – Rebroadcast
Hello! This week we’ve been kinda busy and didn’t get a chance to record. So here is one of our favorite episodes again. You know we couldn’t get these pirate themed power rangers couldn’t get out of our heads. And side note, Geoff is going to try to start streaming games sometime and might even...
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Mass Effect
Hello! This week we take another crack at some hard sci-fi concepts like faster than light travel and how they manage it in Mass Effect. We also discuss why so many aliens are so similar to humans. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us...
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Ad Mascots
Hello! This week we dig a little deeper into that good mascot content. We hit on some of your favorites like Mr. Clean, the scrubbing bubbles, and Chuck E. Cheese. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you...
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The Witcher – Rebroadcast
Hello! This week we discuss, well, nothing actually. We maybe forgot about the time and missed our recording day. So here is one of our favorite episodes again to hold you over for another couple weeks. I’m sure by then at least one of us will have bought a calendar or remember how to be a...
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Shrek
Hello! This week we will be exploring a couple aspects of the Shrekverse. We cover details like transforming from a beautiful human woman into a beautiful ogress. We stumble across Rumpelstiltskin’s advanced degree. And we touch on Pinocchio and the Gingerbread man for a while. All that and more...
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Flat Earth
Hello! This week we are, um, happy to present to you the idea of flat earth. We also flip the globular model on its head and explore the idea of hollow earth. And don’t even get me started on Atlantis in this description because we cover that too. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as...
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Assassins Creed
Hello! This week we’ll dive into some of the intricacies found in Assassins Creed. Questions like: ancestral memory: how does that work? What cool things can half human and alien people do? Just what exactly these pieces of Eden are? Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel...
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Dune
Hello! This week we’ll be discussing some of the slightly less crazy things going on in Dune. Topics include spice being both a totally normal drug that also allows for faster than light travel, a bunch of stuff with the Bene Gesserit, and how still suits keep the person wearing it cool and alive...
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Legend of Zelda
Hello! This week we’ll be discussing the Legend of Zelda universe. We focus mainly on Majora’s Mask and look into just what those masks are and why they have such an effect on Link. Oh, we also explore little things like time travel involved. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as...
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Steven Universe
Hello! This week we explore Steven Universe. We figure out how the crystal gems exist as sapient organisms and not just, you know, pretty rocks. We also discuss some of the powers that the different gems have such as controlling water, healing, and fusion. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme…
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Dexter’s Lab
Hello! This week we sneak into Dexter’s lab and poke around at the inventions. We stumbled across the animal atomizer, ant pants, and another thing… I honestly can’t pretend to understand the words Simon used to describe it, but they sure are convinced it is an actual thing that exists in the…
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Jurassic Park
Hello! This week we’ll be exploring everyone’s favorite park that is full of dinosaurs, Jurassic Park. We’ll be getting into just where all this dino DNA is coming from and why things went off the rails at the park. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out...
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Armageddon
Hello! This week we’ll be drilling down into some of the very minor scientific flaws in the movie Armageddon. Some of the topics include how they got centripetal force backward, guns in space, and how that sneaky asteroid got so close without anyone noticing. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme...
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Dr. Seuss
Hello! This week we scratch the surface of the deep and crazy worlds of Dr. Seuss. We explore why the Grinch is they way they are, what exactly it is that Horton hears, and why flowers grow out of peoples heads sometimes. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to…
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B Video Games
Hello! This week we explore some not so great video games. Games like Rex Ronan: Experimental Surgeon, Captain Novolin, and Sneak King. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through…
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Inspector Gadget / 100 Acre Wood
Hello! This week we look at just what Inspector Gadget is. We also debate how they are able to fit so many gadgets to use. And because we nailed the explanations we also dip a little in the 100 Acre Wood and why Winnie the Pooh is able to walk around and do, you know, sapient creature things....
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Futurama
Hello! This week we will be taking a look at Futurama. We explore topics like Fry being his own grandfather, nibbler (yeah, just kinda a lot around nibbler), and the mutants that live in the sewers. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us...
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Captain Planet
Hello! This week we dip into some good Captain Planet. We will explore what Captain planet and Gaia are and why they have a group of small children in charge of some pretty fundamental powers of the Earth. We also discuss why heart managed to get looped into that whole mess. And as always, we...
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Movie Monsters
Hello! This week we get into the fine details of some of your favorite movie monsters. This spooky fellows include Sharknado, Lavalantula, and an actual tire. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want…
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SCP
Hello! This week we dip our toes in the deep well of fiction that is SCPs. To start these off we looked into a scar that maps a city, a mitten that rots hands that wear it, and a fan favorite weird murder statue. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and...
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Bionicles
Hello! This week we learn about the very good modular organic robots. Join us as we try to figure out what nonsense the writers of this intellectual property was trying to do with a proto dermis, the catch all metal that can kinda just make anything. We also try to explain what exactly Bionicles...
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Care Bears
Hello! This week we take a look at the Care Bears. We ask questions like why do they want to spread caring? How do they reproduce? How do they live on clouds? And what’s with No Hearts eyebrows? Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us…
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Cryptids 2
Hello! This week we revisit cryptids, one of our favorite topics. Some of the friends we discuss include the Mongolian death worm, batsquatch and the Florida fan favorite, the skunk ape. Oh, and we finally got around to releasing the kraken! Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as…
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TMNT
Hello! This week we will be discussing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We touch on the good good mutagenic goop that made everyone’s favorite turtles and the various goop reversing things. We also learn a little something about Simon and his opinions on Krang. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our…
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The Thing
Hello! This week we discuss the Thing from the 1982 film The Thing. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us at...
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Escape from the Facility Discussion
Hello! We know this is earlier than usual but we are excited to bring you a special ouroboros where we discuss our rpg episode. In this episode we discuss how the characters and some NPCs worked. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us...
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Escape from the Facility
Hello! This week we join a handful of plucky breakfast cereal mascots as they escape the facility they’re housed in to join the world at large. That’s right, we finally got around to recording that role playing game we kept discussing. So please enjoy this special episode of Pedantic Handwavium....
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Yu-Gi-Oh
Hello! In this episode we learn more about a simple card game. A simple card game that involves turning an entire city full of people into various artifacts and banishing people to the shadow realm. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us...
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