Pedantic Handwavium

Pedantic Handwavium

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Pedantic Handwavium episodes

  • Movie Monsters
    Hello! This week we get into the fine details of some of your favorite movie monsters. This spooky fellows include Sharknado, Lavalantula, and an actual tire. 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 us to discuss...
    1 hr 4 min
  • SCP
    Hello! This week we dip our toes in the deep well of fiction that is SCPs. To start these off we looked into a scar that maps a city, a mitten that rots hands that wear it, and a fan favorite weird murder statue. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always,...
    1 hr
  • Bionicles
    Hello! This week we learn about the very good modular organic robots. Join us as we try to figure out what nonsense the writers of this intellectual property was trying to do with a proto dermis, the catch all metal that can kinda just make anything. We also try to explain what exactly Bionicles are...
    1 hr 9 min
  • Care Bears
    Hello! This week we take a look at the Care Bears. We ask questions like why do they want to spread caring? How do they reproduce? How do they live on clouds? And what’s with No Hearts eyebrows? Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and...
    1 hr 2 min
  • Cryptids 2
    Hello! This week we revisit cryptids, one of our favorite topics. Some of the friends we discuss include the Mongolian death worm, batsquatch and the Florida fan favorite, the skunk ape. Oh, and we finally got around to releasing the kraken! Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to...
    58 min
  • TMNT
    Hello! This week we will be discussing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We touch on the good good mutagenic goop that made everyone’s favorite turtles and the various goop reversing things. We also learn a little something about Simon and his opinions on Krang. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always,...
    59 min
  • The Thing
    Hello! This week we discuss the Thing from the 1982 film The Thing. 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 us to discuss through our contact page or by email. And be sure to visit us...
    47 min
  • Escape from the Facility Discussion
    Hello! We know this is earlier than usual but we are excited to bring you a special ouroboros where we discuss our rpg episode. In this episode we discuss how the characters and some NPCs worked. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us...
    1 hr 2 min
  • Escape from the Facility
    Hello! This week we join a handful of plucky breakfast cereal mascots as they escape the facility they’re housed in to join the world at large. That’s right, we finally got around to recording that role playing game we kept discussing. So please enjoy this special episode of Pedantic Handwavium. And be sure to visit...
    2 hr 22 min
  • Yu-Gi-Oh
    Hello! In this episode we learn more about a simple card game. A simple card game that involves turning an entire city full of people into various artifacts and banishing people to the shadow realm. Thanks to Joe Sopchak for our theme music. And as always, feel free to reach out and give us suggestions...
    1 hr 6 min

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The podcast that applies science to fictional worlds