Science Factual

Saddle up folks, we’re hittin’ the ‘verse in search of facts about Firefly! 🤠🚀🪲

Take a dive into this single-season western SciFi classic from Joss Whedon! I sat down with Leroy Firwood (@leroyfirwood) before the @kellysolympian comedy open mic to chat about everything from dolphin experiments to van-life to Firefly reboot potential! 🚐🐬💗

Get your deck out and jack up into this episode all about William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer! 👾 💾 📺 🥽

This deep dive into the inspiration behind The Matrix came as a suggestion from guest Noah Linsk (@noahlinsk) - we met up before the open mic at My Father's Place to discuss the iconic piece of SciFi literature.

Boot up your caregiver programming for this week’s episode on Raised by Wolves 🐺🍼👶🤖

I sat down with the ball of energy that is Rachelle Cochran (@itsrachellecochran) before the weekly comedy showcase she’s featured on at the Cruzroom every Thursday, hosted by Rob Robbie (@robaloie) 🤘🎤🔥

Prepare your genetic samples for this week’s episode all about Gattaca 🩸🧫🧬🔬I got to sit down with fellow In-Valid Hewitt Pagenstecher (@justhewittt) at @myfathersplacepdx to chat about the 1997 SciFi staple before the comedy open mic that takes place there Fridays at 8:30 hosted by Michael J. Phelps (@mjphelps) 🔥🎤

Make sure to check out an excerpt from Hewitt’s vlog at the end of the episode as well! 🛰

Make sure you bring your towel this week, and DON’T PANIC! 🚫💦 because we’re covering The Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy! We dive in to the TV show 📺, radio broadcast 📻, the books 📚 and of course the movie 🎥 as well as an interview with Portland comedian, the very funny Imani Denae (@imanidenae_ / @_weirdhoe)!

We met up before the Kelly’s Olympian comedy open mic to chat about the movie and get in some laughs 🎤

This week is a first for Science Factual as we dive into the graphic novel Watchmen by Alan Moore + Dave Gibbons🩸🙂 🕛 I also got to sit down with Portland comedian Jake Silberman (@thecomedianjake) to discuss the iconic comic as well as the 2009 adaptation film - We met up before the Helium open mic on Tuesdays, and you’ll get to hear his set at the end of the episode!

NERD ALERT 🚨 This week I got to nerd out with Portland comedian Jamie Carbone about one of my favorite novels “The Gods Themselves” by prolific SciFi Author Isaac Asimov! This is the first of many SciFi novels we’ll be covering here on Science Factual. 📚👽🛸

Jamie (@mydadgetsmad) and I met up at the Schmizza mic last Sunday, so check out that interview as well as his hilarious set from the mic that night.

Next week is another first for Science Factual because we’re going to dive out a window head first into the Watchmen comics, graphic novel and the movie with Portland comedian Jake Silberman (@thecomedianjake), so watch out for that episode next Tuesday only on Shady Pines Radio and the @shadypinesradio app!

Captain, incoming transmission from Starfleet: It’s TNG Part II w/ Marietje Hauprich and Chris Hudson! We sat down before Chris' weekly open mic at Capt. Ankeney's in DT Portland and talked all about characters, episodes, the movies and more!

Check out Marietje's set at Helium Comedy Club at the end of the episode and follow her on IG @marietjehauprich for show dates!

You can check out E2 of this podcast to hear Part I of this series on Star Trek: TNG.

This episode is sure to help you get over your Valentine’s Day woes because we cover the weird and beautiful Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind! ☀️🧠🚫

I met up w/ Portand comedian Sabrena Contreras (@sabr3nathewitch) before the Firkin Tavern comedy open-mic 🎤🔥

Lacuna Matata my friends - I’ve got no worries because I've got no memories 💨

Happy Valentines Day y’all 💗 check out the episode live Tuesday 2/15 from 8-9am only on @shadypinesradio 🤘

Boot up for this week’s Turing test of your AI mind 🤖 as we explore the film Ex-Machina w/ guest Hunter Austin (@hunterdawg) - some people would call him my BFF 💗, and that person is him… We get to talking about AI, what it means to be sentient and everything in between before the weekly Sunday afternoon comedy open mic at Kelly’s Olympian hosted by the very awesome Jaren George (@jaren.george)!

Since we don’t really get into the Encyclopedia Brittanica version of “Deus ex machina” - here ya go:

Deus ex machina, (Latin: “God from the machine”) a person or thing that appears or is introduced into a situation suddenly and unexpectedly and provides an artificial or contrived solution to an apparently insoluble difficulty… like Leo and climate change…

Next week we cover Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind with Sabrena Contreras (@sabr3nathewitch)!