Bad Science

Just keep listening! Just keep listening! Today we discuss Finding Dory with the amazing Jackie Kashian and Dr. Luiz Rocha (Associate Curator and Follett Chair of Ichthyology at the California Academy of Sciences). We learn so much about coral reefs, octopus, and exactly how much of a dork Jackie really is. Finally both "Finding" Pixar films have Bad Science episodes with a guest named Jackie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heptapods! Lend me your... ink! Today we break down Arrival with Dr. Erin Debenport (Associate Professor UCLA Department of Anthropology) and Jeremiah Watkins! Learn about linguistics and find out the dying words of the Chinese General's wife!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chomp into this episode about DEEP BLUE SEA! Zeke Nicholson is here to break this killer film down with Dr. Chris Lowe (Professor and Director of the CSULB Shark Lab)!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This podcast loves you and only you. We would never simultaneously date 641 other people... or would we? Today we discuss HER with Milana Vayntrub and Dr. Irma Ravkic. It's a fun conversation about the future of AI, VR and many other abbreviations. Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We promise this podcast won't glitch out and shoot you a bajillion times! It's a gentle discussion about ROBOCOP with Moses Storm and CPO Laduan Smedley. We strap Moses into a bionic arm and chat about the latest developments in prosthetics.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't tell Siri you're listening to this! Today we discuss Ex Machina and all things AI with Mary Holland and w/ Dr. Mohammad Pourhomayoun, Asst Professor of Computer Science at Cal State LA.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since we have received so many wonderful emails this year, Ethan interviewed a few fans for a special bonus episode. Happy New Year! Stay hungry for knowledge and thirsty for water!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! We're doing the classic pain-driven Christmas classic, HOME ALONE! Tune in to learn some health tips from Dr. Arjan Gower and find out what kind of weird blue algae Josh Adam Meyers ingests. Happy holidays from all of us here at Bad Science! Thanks for an amazing 2018!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is so fetch! If you don't listen to it, we're writing your name in the burn book with the caption "Smells like a skunk's butt"! We discuss Mean Girls with Blair Socci and Dr. Norma Mendoza Denton, who wrote Homegirls, a book about Latina gangs. Check out more on Blair: blairsocci.com And more on Professor Mendoza-Denton: norma-mendoza-denton.com Email us at badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Other podcasts might discuss Apollo 1 or if they're really brazen, Apollo 8. Here at BS HQ we decided to go all out and analyze Apollo 13!!! With the help of Author/Space Historian Amy Shira Teitel and comedian Heather Pasternak we uncover the truth about this very true movie. Plus we discuss Tom Hanks a lot! Check out Seeker's Apollo Series on YouTube. Check out more on Amy: amyshirateitel.com And more on Heather: heatherpasternak.com Email us at badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hope you're ready to die of laughter and come back to life way uglier because this week it's DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004)! We've got Joe Kwaczala and Assistant Professor of Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience, Dr. Michael Harris. Learn how to survive the zombie apocalypse and much more!  Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are you equally into killer whales and Michael Jackson? This is the episode for you! We're talking about FREE WILLY with Rick Overton and Marine Biologist Dr. Gwen Goodmanlowe from Cal State Long Beach! Learn all about Orcas and get a couple great screenwriting tips from Rick!  Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listen you must! Today is our special 30th episode Star Wars spectacular! Obviously we do a Star Wars film every 30 episodes and this time we've got legendary comedian Andy Kindler joined by JPL Astronomer Dr. Varoujan Gorjian to discuss Return of the Jedi! Happy Thanksgiving! Email us: badscience@seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An entire podcast about a replacement for glasses?! NO! It's the movie Contact, not contact lenses. We've got sketch comedy legend Scott Thompson (The Kids in the Hall) and Agent To The Stars, Dr. Paul Sutter. So be like Jodie Foster and put your headphones on! Check out Dr. Sutter's book: Your Place in the Universe: Understanding Our BIg, Messy Existence Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shhh don't play this podcast over any speakers because we're breaking down A QUIET PLACE. We've got comedian Mekki Leeper and Professor of Audiology at Cal State LA Dr. Peter Ivory on the show. We will really be getting into your ears this episode as we touch on Hearing Aids, Tinnitus, Old Age and much more. Special thanks to ASHA for helping us with this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just in case Halloween Eve isn't the spookiest night of the year... we're discussing IT and by IT we mean the science of fear and the movie IT based on the book IT! IT'S AWESOME! We've got the amazing hosts of Horny 4 Horror: Betsy Sodaro, Adam McCabe and Mano Agapion! Plus the Assistant Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience (and fear specialist) from Caltech, Dr. Dean Mobbs! Check out the Horny 4 Horror podcast at https://www.horny4horror.com/episodes/ and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most requested film in Bad Science history has arrived... THE MARTIAN! Neel Nanda and Dr. Bethany Ehlmann (JPL Research Scientist & Caltech Professor of Planetary Science) discuss everything from growing food on Mars to space poop bags. Godspeed! Check out more from Neel Nanda at neelnanda.com and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hypnosis, Racism, Deer, Freestyle Rap, and Drugs! What more do you want? Today we discuss GET OUT with Open Mike Eagle and Dr. Rafael Romero from the Brain Research Institute. Enjoy! Check out more from Open Mike Eagle at mikeeagle.net and email us at BadScience@Seeker.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fun fact: This podcast episode is one of the top 10 Bear Necessities of life! Hear musical-comedy duo Erin & MeLissa and Dr. Jim Dines (Mammalogy Collections Manager at the Los Angeles Natural History Museum) discuss Elephants, Panthers, and what to do when you're face to face with a bear (the answer might surprise you... unless you're a bear expert in which case it won't. Hard to say. I don't know you...)! Check out more from Erin & Melissa here: erinandmelissa.com or on Instagram: @erinandmelissa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don't sleep on this episode because it's all about Inception! Kim and Aliya are joined by Dr. Raj (Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Specialist at Keck Medicine of USC) to dive deep into your dreams! Check out more from Kim & Aliya: Twitter: @kimseltzer, @aliyakkamalova, @kimandaliya Instagram: @thebestfriendsshowla, @kimseltzer, @aliyakam And Dr. Raj: doctorrajd.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices