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On the podcast this time, Steven and Sean have two all expenses paid tickets to the center of the freaking Earth. We watched the 2003 film from Jon Ariel, The Core.

Sure, science has given us many things: amazing medical advancements, technological marvels that feel like magic, and a sparkling sense of wonder in many people.

Do you know what science has never given us? A way to tunnel down into the core of the planet we live on and nuke the hell out of it until the damn thing starts spinning again, thus averting certain apocalyptic doom.

Where were there, science? Taking a day off and lying around on the couch all day? Being a lazy sack of garbage and not realizing your full potential?

The Core has given us all a wonderful gift. After watching this movie, you’ll be able to imagine things that, apparently, just aren’t viable endeavors. The current score is: You - 1, Science - 0.

(Recorded on November 10, 2022)

Links to Stuff We Mentioned:

The Core - The Movie Database (TMDB)

Brendan Fraser — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Armageddon (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Deep Impact (1998) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

2012 (2009) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Aaron Eckhart — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Tchéky Karyo — The Movie Database (TMDB)

What Would Happen If All the Bees Died? | Britannica

Rocky Mountain High | John Denver - YouTube

Ozone depletion - Wikipedia

Star Trek (2009) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Kobayashi Maru - Wikipedia

Trolley problem - Wikipedia

Avatar (2009) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Stanley Tucci — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Carl Sagan - Wikipedia

An Early Hacker Used a Cereal Box Whistle to Take Over Phone Lines - Popular Mechanics

(Hacking a phone line to get free long distance calls was actually a thing! Hacking used to be so easy!)

Kola Superdeep Borehole - Wikipedia

Roger Ebert - Wikipedia

Congo (1995) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Anaconda (1997) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) — The Movie Database (TMDB)

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