Pedantic Handwavium

Hello! We decided we liked covering mythology so much we decided to do it again. This week we dive into Greek myth. We cover some favorites like gorgons, sirens, wings made of wax, and Hades (the place, not the god). We also touch on Zeus shapeshifting, we avoid getting into why but we do touching...

Hello! This week we start taking a look at Norse mythology. Topics like how Loki shape shifts, that one time Loki got Balder killed, Mimir’s well, and Mimir’s head. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you want...

Hello! This week we’ve been kinda busy and didn’t get a chance to record. So here is one of our favorite episodes again. You know we couldn’t get these pirate themed power rangers couldn’t get out of our heads. And side note, Geoff is going to try to start streaming games sometime and might even...

Hello! This week we take another crack at some hard sci-fi concepts like faster than light travel and how they manage it in Mass Effect. We also discuss why so many aliens are so similar to humans. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give...

Hello! This week we dig a little deeper into that good mascot content. We hit on some of your favorites like Mr. Clean, the scrubbing bubbles, and Chuck E. Cheese. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions for future show topics you...

Hello! This week we discuss, well, nothing actually. We maybe forgot about the time and missed our recording day. So here is one of our favorite episodes again to hold you over for another couple weeks. I’m sure by then at least one of us will have bought a calendar or remember how to be...

Hello! This week we will be exploring a couple aspects of the Shrekverse. We cover details like transforming from a beautiful human woman into a beautiful ogress. We stumble across Rumpelstiltskin’s advanced degree. And we touch on Pinocchio and the Gingerbread man for a while. All that and more this week. Get listening, you can’t...

Hello! This week we are, um, happy to present to you the idea of flat earth. We also flip the globular model on its head and explore the idea of hollow earth. And don’t even get me started on Atlantis in this description because we cover that too. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme...

Hello! This week we’ll dive into some of the intricacies found in Assassins Creed. Questions like: ancestral memory: how does that work? What cool things can half human and alien people do? Just what exactly these pieces of Eden are? Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach...

Hello! This week we’ll be discussing some of the slightly less crazy things going on in Dune. Topics include spice being both a totally normal drug that also allows for faster than light travel, a bunch of stuff with the Bene Gesserit, and how still suits keep the person wearing it cool and alive in...