Month: October 2026
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Episode 632: Redshirts and Red States
This week on Science Faction, Devon survives a questionable amusement park experience, Ben remembers a friend through poetry, and we pay tribute to a science fiction legend. Later, we discuss political polling ahead of the midterms, explore a Star Trek comic that’s delivering some of the franchise’s best storytelling, and debate the state of modern…
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Episode 631: Hoo Doesn’t Love Owls?
This week on Science Faction, Devon is missing in action, leaving Steven and Ben to tackle the important questions facing humanity: How many holes does a straw have? Is water actually wet? And how angry can two grown men get arguing about definitions? Before diving into these deeply scientific disputes, we’ve got Star Wars racing,…
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Episode 630: Nobel Intentions, Bacterial Problems
This week on the Science Faction Podcast, Ben is out sick, leaving Steven and Devon to hold down the fort. We’ve got some video game nostalgia, a mysterious road trip movie, and plenty of Star Wars to discuss. Then, in Future or Now, we’re celebrating the 2026 Nobel Prizes in science and discovering why mushrooms…
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Episode 629: Pregaming The Jetlag
This week, Ben returns from Orlando with tales of theme parks, electric cars, Florida humidity, and some very large rockets. Steven celebrates a fantastic Lanterns finale before asking whether the universe is actually infinite, while Devon somehow turns a conversation about having nothing to talk about into a discussion of the 11th dimension. Naturally. Real…