Does It Fly?

About Does It Fly?

Putting your favorite sci-fi and pop culture to the test! Join hosts Hakeem Oluseyi (How The Universe Works, NASA's Unexplained Files, Baking Impossible) and Tamara Krinsky (Scirens, Marvel's Red Carpet, Girls Gone Greek) as they put your favorite pop culture concepts to the test and determine once and for all if they're possible in the real world. From Roddenberry Entertainment, the heart of fandom! Roddenberry Entertainment provides thought-provoking, quality genre entertainment that sustains the legacy of founder and Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. We are devoted to producing viewer-centric properties that actively recognize the integral role that audiences and storytelling play in the betterment of society. Roddenberry's productions promote experience over observation; encouraging audiences to think, question, and challenge the status quo of the world in which we live. For business inquiries please contact: doesitfly@roddenberry.com

Publisher

Roddenberry Entertainment

Category

fiction · science · technology · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2024

Latest episode

26 Nov 2025

Latest episodes

61 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Nov 2025

   Stranger Things: The REAL Upside Down is Weirder Than You Think

   Host Kelsey Goldberg and Technical Director Andrew Halley explore the scientific plausibility of Stranger Things' Upside Down, revealing its surprising connections to real-world physics concepts.

2. 

   21 Nov 2025

   WICKED: FOR GOOD - WHAT IF ANIMALS COULD TALK?!?

   Host Hakeem Oluseyi and science advisor Tamara Robertson explore the scientific possibility of talking animals in Oz, drawing parallels to real-world animal communication and vocal learning.

3. 

   3 Oct 2025

   The Terrifying REALITY of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET!

   Hosts Hakeem and Tamara explore the science and story logic behind dying in dreams, specifically within the "Nightmare on Elm Street" franchise.

Who has been a guest on Does It Fly?

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Rosie Knight
• Jason Concepcion
• Hakeem Oluseyi
• Joe Johnston
• Benicio del Toro

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

154,174

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 63 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

53

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

95