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Episode 33: Clearly Dr. Smith Watches A Lot of TV

We’re back! Caitlin finally edited the episode! In fact, you might say that this episode was Lost … on Caitlin’s Hard Drive. In this episode, Caitlin and Nicole are joined again by Caitlin’s long-suffering brother Ryan to discuss episodes 6 and 7 of Lost in Space. (Stars alive, when will we get through this series? How much more can I take? [sobs internally] ) Join us in this episode to discuss black holes, tar pits, and puzzling through what the heck the writers were trying to accomplish with Dr. Smith.

Lost in SpaceNot ScientistsJanuary 20, 2021Black Hole, Tar Pit, Cryogeysers, GeysersComment

Episode 32: Netflix, Please Give Us TARS and Coop! | Interstellar (2014)

It turns out that Caitlin and Nicole have multiple rocket scientist friends! Longtime friend of the podcast Space Nicole joins our hosts along with newtime friend of the podcast Grant to discuss the Nolan space behemoth, Interstellar.

Movies, Special GuestNot ScientistsSeptember 15, 2020Space Nicole, Grant, Black Hole, Space, Gravity, Robots, Interstellar, Relativity, Rockets, Crops, GMOs Comment

Episode 31: Let's Torch That Peach! | The Core (2003)

We have come to a movie that is apparently somewhat infamous in the scientific community for its terrible and ridiculous science: The Core. Patricia joins us once again to discuss how plausible it would be that the Earth’s core would stop spinning, that we could drill down to the core, and that we could restart it with nuclear weapons!

Special Guest, MoviesNot ScientistsJune 8, 2020The Core, Volcanoes, Earth's Core, Nuclear, Nuclear Weapons, PatriciaComment

Episode 30: We're Just Standing Outside the Aliens' Planet with a Boombox | E1 & E2 of Another Life

Well … this episode ended up being a bit of a mess for reasons that are explained therein. But you know what? It kind of fits because we’re covering episodes 1 and 2 of Another Life, and this show is a lot of a mess. We’re joined by our longtime podcast friend Space Nicole for the ride.

Episode 29: Henry Cavill Clearly Works out with Plutonium | Mission Impossible: Fallout (2018)

You mission, should you choose to accept it, is to listen to this podcast episode in which we discuss all of the ridiculous science in Mission Impossible: Fallout, a movie that seems to know as much about plutonium as I know about Black Sabbath — which is to say, basically nothing other than the fact that heavy metal is involved. And, of course, because we’re discussing plutonium, we are joined by longtime friend of the podcast and nuclear scientist, Madicken!

Movies, Special GuestNot ScientistsMay 13, 2020Nuclear, Madicken, Plutonium, HALO Jump, RFID, Bomb, MasksComment

Episode 28: LOST … in Space! | E3-E5 of Lost in Space (2018) with Out of Contreks Podcast

To the chagrin of everyone involved except, perhaps, Caitlin, we have returned to cover three more episodes of the Netflix prestige show Lost in Space. Caitlin and Nicole are also joined by Ryan and Brady from their sister podcast Out of Contreks to discuss all that … didn’t … happen in these three episodes. Believe me, there was a ton of ranting that I cut out, though some of that has been preserved in the outtakes on the blog post for this episode.

Episode 27: In Love with Lady Scientists | The Countess Conspiracy & Beginner's Luck

We promised on this podcast that we would sometimes talk about books, so here we are finally talking about books! Caitlin and Nicole are joined by Caitlin’s BookTube friend Deboki to discuss two romance books that center around lady scientists. The first is The Countess Conspiracy, which is a historical romance by Courtney Milan, and the second is Beginner’s Luck, a contemporary romance by Kate Clayborn.

Episode 26: No, COVID-19 Is Not an I Am Legend Situation | Zombie Viruses with Here's Johnny Podcast

Welcome to the apocalypse, my friends.

Wait, that sounds really bad with everyone currently in self isolation from COVID-19. We at That’s Not How Science Works don’t actually think we’re in the middle of a real apocalypse. The current pandemic will eventually pass, so hang in there! Wash your hands! Self isolate! Don’t touch your face! But in this episode we’re joined by Larry and Justin from the Here’s Johnny podcast to discuss zombies and viruses. You know, the classic fictional apocalypse.

Crossover, Movies, Special GuestNot ScientistsMarch 29, 2020Zombies, Viruses, Vaccines, COVID-19, Vampires, Here's Johnny, Larry and JustinComment

Episode 25: Melting into Lava, Wicked Witch Style | Volcano (1997)

Caitlin and Nicole are joined by Nicole’s friend Patricia, who is a geophysicist and studies volcanoes. (No, Patricia is not a vulcanologist. That’s a different thing. Nicole already made that mistake.) Per Patricia’s request, the group has gathered together to discuss the cheesy 1997 disaster movie, creatively named "Volcano”.

Special Guest, Nicole Pick, MoviesNot ScientistsMarch 15, 2020Patricia, Volcanoes, Lava, Magma Comment

Episode 24: Happy Birthday to Us! Q&A

Heeeeeeeeeeey, we haven’t forgotten about the fact that we have a podcast! In this episode Nicole and Caitlin celebrate our one-year anniversary, which was … some … time ago. But hey, it’s our birthday, so we get to celebrate it the way we want to, right? Right? RIGHT?

Very Special Episode, AnniversaryNot ScientistsMarch 2, 2020Anniversary, Very Special EpisodeComment

Episode 23: Magic Science, Quite Literally | Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)

We were on an unannounced hiatus (let’s face it, all our hiatuses are unannounced), but we have returned! Caitlin and a (very congested) Nicole are back to talking about Marvel and, in particular, Spider-Man: Far from Home.

MoviesNot ScientistsNovember 18, 2019Spider-Man, Marvel, Drone, Hologram, 3D Printing, DeepfakesComment

Episode 22: What's up with Badgers? | Hogwarts House Mascots with Wizard Studies Podcast

It’s here, folks. Our very first crossover episode on That’s Not How Science Works. Katie and Audrey from our sister podcast on the Kaleidoscope Media Network, Wizard Studies: Perusing All Things Potter, join Caitlin and Nicole to discuss the Hogwarts house mascots.

Movies, Books, Crossover, Caitlin PickNot ScientistsSeptember 30, 2019Harry Potter, Wizard Studies, Wizards, Witches, Lions, Badgers, Eagles, Snakes, Crows, Bees, Capybaras, Hippos, English Bulldogs, Foxes, OctopiComment

Episode 21: Who Do We Need to Bribe to Get a Caitlin/Cisco/Fitz/Simmons Crossover Episode? | E1 & E2 of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Alrighty, folks, we’ve come to the last of our alternative Flash shows: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. And we’re joined by the fabulous Nicole Sweeney of Snark Squad and Complexly!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Special GuestNot ScientistsSeptember 3, 2019Sweeney, Double Nicole, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Marvel, Planes, Radiation, SpaceComment

Episode 20: Godzilla Is a Time Lord | Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

The OG Godzilla team is back together to discuss Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the sequel to the 2014 Godzilla. And wow. Just wow. The plot is something.

Episode 19: "Danger, Danger, Will Robinson!" Shouts Larry | E1 & E2 of Lost in Space (2018)

Longtime TNHSW buddy Space Nicole is back to talk about Netflix’s reboot of Lost in Space. Will she challenge Nicole Prime to be Supreme Nicole of the Nerdy Podcasts? I guess you’ll just have to listen to find out!

Episode 18: It's Emotions All the Way Down | Inside Out (2014)

Nicole and Caitlin are joined by Nicole’s friend Lynn, a neuroscientist who moved to San Francisco from California and who lived down the street from a bakery that probably sold broccoli pizza. No, seriously. This time Nicole isn’t just making stuff up for the sake of snarkiness.

Episode 17: WE FINISHED SEASON ONE OF THE FLASH! | E23 & E24 of The Flash

They doubted us. They told us we were crazy. They said it we would never be able to accomplish this, that it would be too much for any one podcast to handle alone. BUT WE DID IT. WE FINISHED SEASON ONE OF THE FLASH, HATERS. Who exactly are these haters, you ask? Doesn’t matter, moving on. In this episode, Caitlin and Nicole discuss the last episode of season one of The Flash and the first episode of season two of The Flash with their excellent friend Natalie!

Episode 16: As You Know, All Good Generals Quote Shakespeare | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

The internet, the final frontier. These are the voyages of That’s Not How Science Works. To expose strange new science. To fact check new movies and new TV shows. To boldly go where no podcaster has gone before! Yes, that’s right folks. We’ve come to the mother of all science fiction shows: Star Trek. Caitlin and Nicole are joined by their friend Amanda to discuss one of the underrated Star Trek movies, Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.

Episode 15: And Somehow the Psychic Gorilla Is Not the Strangest Thing We've Seen on The Flash | E21 & E22 of The Flash

Caitlin and Nicole are joined by their friend Talya to talk about more ridiculous science in The Flash!

Episode 14: Is Caitlin Really a Doctor? What is Caitlin? | E19 & E20 of The Flash

Michael took a break from packing up his cabin in Alaska in preparation to moving to the North Pole to discuss two more episodes of The Flash with us!

The FlashNot ScientistsMay 13, 2019The Flash, Lucid dreaming, Programmable matter, Resonance, Michael, Iris, Stem cells, GMOs, Genetic testing, LIDARComment

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