Popcorn Science Podcast

About Popcorn Science Podcast

Popcorn Science is a podcast that takes a critical look at the science portrayed in our favourite movies and television shows.

Publisher

John E. Moores & Catherine Neish

Category

science · tv & film · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 May 2025

Latest episode

26 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Sept 2026

   Le Voyage dans la Lune

   In this episode of "Popcorn Science," we discuss the 1902 film Le Voyage dans la Lune. Topics Science Gripes (5:36) (#5:36) Space gun? "Raspberry jam" problem 600 km long gun Pressure suits, life support? Breathable air? Snow? Aliens? Anthropomorphic... everything? Return trajectory... by falling off a cliff. Two solar eclipses? SCIENCE Shine (21:30) (#21:30) Academic Dress Man in the Moon Mythology Ice and caves on the Moon! Celebration parade. Earth rise What did we know about the Moon in 1902 (36:00) (#36:00) Robert Hook (1665): Moon made of rock, modified by volcanism. No atmosphere, limb darkening Did not know what process made the craters. Did not know how the moon was formed. Of It's Time (41:36) (#41:36) Ratings (49:30) (#49:30) References La Voyage dans la Lune (1902) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_the_Moon) Gerald Bull (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Bull) - Behind the Bastards Podcast (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/the-man-who-built-a-gun-to-shoot-space-91828257) Project Harp (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_HARP)

2. 

   13 Sept 2026

   Independence Day

   In this episode of "Popcorn Science," we discuss the 1996 film Independence Day. Topics Science Gripes (7:00) (#7:00) Infecting alien spacecraft with MacOS virus? Fatal case of hubris 90 billion light-years (10:20 (#10:20)) What is Jeff Goldblum's job? Smart people can do anything instantly. Can a laser destroy a city? (14:45 (#14:45)) Mothership, size of Enceladus, 25x density of Fe (17:15 (#17:15)) Tidal problems (18:30 (#18:30)) Outrun an explosion in a plane... nope. How does sunlight and seasons work? (24:19 (#24:19)) Medical nonsense (26:23 (#26:23)) Science Shine (29:22) (#29:22) Moon Plaque (31:25 (#31:25)) Aliens like the earth since it is habitable (32:30 (#32:30)) Ejecting at zero speed, zero altitude. Area 51 Line of sight (39:02 (#39:02)) Of It's Time (43:02) (#43:02) Ratings (55:03) (#55:03) References Independence Day (1996) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence_Day_(1996_film))

3. 

   29 Aug 2026

   Gravity

   In this episode of "Popcorn Science," discuss the 2013 film Gravity.

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3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

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47

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0

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Engagement

32

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