Each week we pair a comedian with a scientist, to break down the scientifically inaccurate elements of popular movies and TV shows. Warning: There will be spoilers.
WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING w/ Dr. Shannon Clark and Josh Covitt
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012) · Mar 22, 2022
FINCH w/ Dr. Alex Young and Kira Soltanovich
Finch (2021) · Mar 15, 2022
A BEAUTIFUL MIND w/ Dr. Dilip Jeste and Chuck Nice
A Beautiful Mind (2001) · Mar 8, 2022
DUNE w/ Julian Huguet and Justin Clark
Dune (2021) · Feb 15, 2022
DON'T LOOK UP w/ Dr. Jennifer McGowan and Jeff Horste
Don't Look Up (2021) · Feb 1, 2022
LOKI w/ Dominic Andre and Julian Huguet
Loki · Jan 25, 2022
LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO w/ Dr. Kristina Uban and Justin Shepard
Look Who's Talking Too (1990) · Jan 11, 2022
INVENTION OF LYING with Greg Bryant and Jacquie Brown
The Invention of Lying (2009) · Jan 4, 2022
RED PLANET w/ Ken Savin and Carla Toro
Red Planet (2000) · Nov 9, 2021
SNOWPIERCER w/ Dr. Sammy Ramsey and Murahd Shawki
Snowpiercer (2013) · Oct 19, 2021
STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY w/ Dr. Andrew Rader & Kyle June Williams
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) · Sep 28, 2021
MEET THE MEERKATS w/ Tim Clutton-Brock + Jackie Tohn
Meet the Meerkats (2022) · Sep 7, 2021
ATTACK OF THE MURDER HORNETS w/ Greg Proops and Chris Helzer
Attack of the Murder Hornets (2021) · Aug 17, 2021
THE SWIM w/ Joel Kim Booster and Dr. Sara-Jeanne Royer
The Swim (2021) · Aug 3, 2021
THE SHALLOWS w/ Shannon Johnson and Sarah Claspell
The Shallows (2016) · Jul 27, 2021
PLANET OF THE APES (2001) w/ Dr. Tamsin Woolley-Barker and Nick Luciano
Planet of the Apes (2001) · Jul 20, 2021
JOHN CARTER w/ Schmab and Dr. Andrew Knoll
John Carter (2012) · Jul 13, 2021
47 METERS DOWN w/ Paige Weldon & Prof Charlie Huveneers
47 Meters Down (2017) · Jul 6, 2021
SHARKNADO w/ Dr. David Shiffman & Hannah Garces
Sharknado (2013) · Jun 29, 2021
HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN w/ Ross Bryant & Dr. Dany Spencer Adams
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) · Jun 22, 2021
ZOOTOPIA w/ Dr. Aaron Blaisdell & Michael Longfellow
Zootopia (2016) · Jun 15, 2021
THE CONJURING w/ Inessa Frantowski & Julian Huguet
The Conjuring (2013) · Jun 8, 2021
BABY GENIUSES w/ Dr. Shannon O'dell
Baby Geniuses (1999) · Jun 1, 2021
HAPPY FEET w/ Charlie Young and Josh Waldron
Happy Feet (2006) · May 25, 2021
WAR GAMES w/ Sean Morrow and Tristan Guyette
WarGames (1983) · May 11, 2021
THE FUGITIVE w/ Brent Weinbach and Dr. John Dussel
The Fugitive (1993) · May 4, 2021
IN THE HEART OF THE SEA w/ Nan Hauser and Danny Jolles
In the Heart of the Sea (2015) · Apr 20, 2021
MADAGASCAR w/ Dr. Jennifer McGowan and Zach Reino
Madagascar (2005) · Apr 13, 2021
SIDE EFFECTS w/ Dr. Sapna Parikh and Jonathan Lorenzo
Side Effects (2013) · Apr 6, 2021
AFTER EARTH w/ Billy Almon and Will Westwater
After Earth (2013) · Mar 30, 2021
THE MEG w/ Dr. Cinda Scott and Joe Kwaczala
The Meg (2018) · Mar 23, 2021
MONSTERS, INC. w/ Jessica Malaty Rivera and Mimi Von Schack
Monsters, Inc. (2001) · Mar 9, 2021
THE BIG YEAR w/ Dr. Patrick Doran and Joshua Starkman
The Big Year (2011) · Mar 2, 2021
CONCUSSION w/ Patrick Kelly and Eric Jackowitz
Concussion (2015) · Feb 23, 2021
SOUND OF METAL w/ Dr. Peter Ivory and Michael Feld
Sound of Metal (2020) · Feb 16, 2021
CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS w/ Brad Carl and Sammy Obeid
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009) · Feb 9, 2021
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS w/ Dr. Dany Spencer Adams and Ryan Barton
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) · Feb 2, 2021
GATTACA w/ Dr. Alex Dainis and Jessica McKenna
Gattaca (1997) · Jan 26, 2021
PARASITE w/ Robert Henderson and Julia Lindon
Parasite (2019) · Jan 12, 2021
MOANA w/ Danni Washington and Tom McGovern
Moana (2016) · Jan 5, 2021
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY w/ Pallavi Gunalan and Alec James Milewski
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) · Dec 15, 2020
WORLD WAR Z w/ Maren Hunsberger and Mark Smalls
World War Z (2013) · Dec 8, 2020
50 FIRST DATES w/ Dr. Shannon Odell and Andrew Orolfo
50 First Dates (2004) · Dec 1, 2020
FREE BIRDS w/ Lindsay Ames and Matt Miller
Free Birds (2013) · Nov 24, 2020
SILENCE OF THE LAMBS w/ Dr. Brian Brown and Zach Broussard
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) · Nov 17, 2020
CHILDREN OF MEN w/ Dr. Lambourne and Steph Tolev
Children of Men (2006) · Nov 10, 2020
KNOCKED UP w/ Dr. Staci Tanouye and Noëlle Horelik
Knocked Up (2007) · Nov 3, 2020
EVEREST w/ Dr. Sapna Parikh and Zac Garred
Everest (2015) · Oct 27, 2020
RAMPAGE w/ Cecily Breaux and Alex Dainis
Rampage (2018) · Oct 20, 2020
SERENITY w/ Dr. Amy Lo and Veronica Osorio
Serenity (2005) · Oct 6, 2020
SHAUN OF THE DEAD w/ Timothy Verstynen and Brendan Steere
Shaun of the Dead (2004) · Sep 29, 2020
PATCH ADAMS w/ Dr. Priyanka Wali and Emily Catalano
Patch Adams (1998) · Sep 22, 2020
GOOD BOYS w/ Dr. Tessa Commers and Lincoln Mondy
Good Boys (2019) · Sep 15, 2020
HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE w/ Marie Soledad and Dany Adams
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) · Sep 8, 2020
WESTWORLD w/ Reggie Watts and David Eagleman
Westworld (1973) · Sep 1, 2020
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY w/ Moiya McTier and Ever Mainard
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) · Aug 25, 2020
SANCTUM w/ David Brankovits and Alice Wetterlund
Sanctum (2011) · Aug 4, 2020
FIGHT CLUB w/ Dr. Andrew Huberman and Aliya Kamalova
Fight Club (1999) · Jul 28, 2020
DR. DOLITTLE w/ Dr. Evan Antin and Danny Jolles
Dr. Dolittle · Jul 21, 2020
SHARK TALE w/ Chad Wiggins & Natalie Smith
Shark Tale (2004) · Jul 14, 2020
TWISTER w/ Harold Brooks and Aaron Bleyaert & RJ Thieneman
Twister (1996) · Jul 7, 2020
THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW w/ Dr. Tom Matthews and Aristotle Acevedo
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) · Jun 30, 2020
THE LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU w/ Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer and Wil Fulton
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) · Jun 16, 2020
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP w/ Don Lincoln and Dory Greenberg
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) · Jun 9, 2020
THE HAPPENING w/ Evan Groover and Ever Mainard
The Happening (2008) · May 19, 2020
CARRIERS w/ Dr. Pamela Douglas and Emilie Hagen
Carriers (2009) · May 12, 2020
JUMANJI w/ Alie Ward and Jonathan Morvay
Jumanji (1995) · May 5, 2020
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES w/ Brian Fisher and Drew Miller
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) · Apr 28, 2020
FERNGULLY w/ Dr. Rae Wynn Grant and Rosebud Baker
FernGully · Apr 21, 2020
PASSENGERS w/ Jason Clark and Nrthview
Passengers (2016) · Apr 14, 2020
HOMEWARD BOUND w/ Rocky Kanaka and Kylie Boardman
Homeward Bound (1980) · Apr 7, 2020
CONTAGION w/ Maren Hunsberger and Greg Foot
Contagion (2011) · Mar 31, 2020
THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI w/ Robert Hurt and Eric Jackowitz
BLACK MIRROR: HATED IN THE NATION w/Emily Feld and Dr. Aaron Blaisdell
Black Mirror (2011) · Feb 25, 2020
SPIDERMAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE w/ Tracy Marquez and Lauren Esposito
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · Feb 11, 2020
JOKER w/ Cara Santa Maria and Danny Palumbo
Joker (2019) · Feb 4, 2020
BLACK MIRROR: BANDERSNATCH w/ Jacob Jeffries and Dr. Dan Ames (Researcher at the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Lab of UCLA)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018) · Jan 14, 2020
SULLY w/ Alec Owen and Dr. Alan Castel
Sully (2016) · Jan 7, 2020
HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000) w/ Dr. Dan Ames & Lindsay Ames
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) · Dec 17, 2019
AIR BUD w/ Dr. Evan Antin and Zach Reino
Air Bud (1997) · Dec 3, 2019
PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES w/ Sean Tracy & Dr. Jeff Silverman
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) · Nov 26, 2019
LUCY w/ Jake Adams & Dr. Martin Monti (Psychology Professor - UCLA)
Lucy (2014) · Nov 19, 2019
ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY w/ Matt Jones and Dr. Andrew Rader
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) · Nov 12, 2019
TERMINATOR 2: JUDGEMENT DAY w/ Nick Mandernach and Dr. Avi Adhikari
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · Nov 5, 2019
THE SHINING w/ Johnny Pemberton & Dr. Rena Repetti
The Shining (1980) · Oct 29, 2019
JURASSIC WORLD w/ Sophia Hocini and Dr. Alyssa Bell (Paleontologist - Natural History Museum of LA County)
Jurassic World (2015) · Oct 22, 2019
JAWS w/ Chelsea Frank & Dr. Daniel Blumstein (Professor - Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at UCLA)
Jaws (1975) · Oct 15, 2019
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND w/ Winston Carter & Dr. Alan Castel
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Oct 8, 2019
TARZAN w/ Addie Weyrich & Dr. Greg Bryant
Tarzan (1999) · Oct 1, 2019
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home w/ Brad Sulnitzer, Joey Orton, and Trace Dominguez
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) · Sep 24, 2019
SAN ANDREAS w/ Dr. Men-Andrin Meier and Jeff Leach
San Andreas (2015) · Sep 10, 2019
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY w/ Hannah Einbinder & Dr. Peter Nonacs
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Sep 3, 2019
KONG: SKULL ISLAND w/ Marcos Gonzales & Natalia Reagan
Kong: Skull Island (2017) · Aug 27, 2019
INSIDE OUT w/ Marie Watschke & Dr. Megan Herting
Inside Out (2015) · Aug 20, 2019
MAD MAX: FURY ROAD w/ Dallas Taylor
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) · Aug 13, 2019
SIGNS w/ Danny Jolles & Dr. Douglas LaRowe
Signs (2002) · Aug 6, 2019
GODZILLA (2014) w/ Paul Goetz and Natalia Reagan
Godzilla (2014) · Jul 30, 2019
FIRST MAN w/ Mark Hadley & Amy Shira Teitel
First Man (2018) · Jul 23, 2019
THE LION KING w/ Robin Tran & Dr. Aaron Blaisdell
The Lion King (2019) · Jul 16, 2019
MEN IN BLACK w/ Karah Preiss & Dr. Rana Adhikari
Men in Black (1997) · Jul 9, 2019
WATERWORLD w/ Jenny Jaffe & Dr. Kritsy Forsgren
Waterworld (1995) · Jul 2, 2019
MEMENTO w/ Alana Johnston & Dr. Aaron Blaisdell
Memento (2000) · Jun 25, 2019
PUMPING IRON w/ Jackie Tohn & Dr. James Hicks
Pumping Iron (1977) · Jun 18, 2019
RATATOUILLE w/ Thomas Lennon & Dr. Jim Dines
Ratatouille (2007) · Jun 11, 2019
AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR w/ Brandon T. Snider & Dr. Frank Macabenta
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · Jun 4, 2019
HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS w/ Ryan Barton & Dr. Benjamin "Max" Adams
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) · May 28, 2019
VOLCANO w/ Mekki Leeper & Dr. Laura Kerber
Volcano (1997) · May 21, 2019
A BUG'S LIFE w/ Andrew Sarlo & Dr. Benjamin Adams
A Bug's Life (1998) · May 14, 2019
THE AVENGERS (2012) w/ Daniel & Jorge
The Avengers (2012) · May 7, 2019
STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI w/ Reggie Watts & Maggie Williams
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) · Apr 30, 2019
ANACONDA w/ Nicole Aimée Schreiber & Dr. Greg Pauly
Anaconda (1997) · Apr 23, 2019
OUTBREAK w/ Zoë Klar & Dr. Beth Lazazzera
Outbreak (1995) · Apr 16, 2019
BLACK PANTHER w/ Adam Tsekhman & McCall Edwards
Black Panther (2018) · Apr 9, 2019
ICE AGE w/ Eric Jackowitz & Laura Tewksbury
Ice Age (2002) · Apr 2, 2019
BEE MOVIE w/ Alex Berg & Dr. Boris Baer
Bee Movie (2007) · Mar 26, 2019
AMERICAN PSYCHO w/ Tom Martin & Dr. Dean Mobbs
American Psycho (2000) · Mar 12, 2019
STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN w/ Nick Kocher & Dr. Robert Hurt
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) · Mar 5, 2019
SUNSHINE w/ Brad Silnutzer & Bobak Ferdowsi
Sunshine (2007) · Feb 26, 2019
GALAXY QUEST w/ Laurie Kilmartin & Jeffrey Silverman
Galaxy Quest (1999) · Feb 19, 2019
FINDING DORY w/ Jackie Kashian & Dr. Luiz Alvez Rocha
Finding Dory (2016) · Feb 12, 2019
ARRIVAL w/ Jeremiah Watkins & Dr. Erin Debenport
Arrival (2016) · Feb 5, 2019
DEEP BLUE SEA w/ Zeke Nicholson & Dr. Chris Lowe
Deep Blue Sea (1999) · Jan 29, 2019
HER w/ Milana Vayntrub & Dr. Irma Ravkic
Her (2013) · Jan 22, 2019
ROBOCOP w/ Moses Storm & Laduan Smedley
RoboCop (1987) · Jan 15, 2019
EX MACHINA w/ Mary Holland & Dr. Mohammad Pourhomayoun
Ex Machina (2015) · Jan 8, 2019
HOME ALONE w/ Josh Adam Meyers & Arjan Gower
Home Alone (1990) · Dec 25, 2018
MEAN GIRLS w/ Blair Socci & Dr. Norma Mendoza-Denton
Mean Girls (2004) · Dec 18, 2018
APOLLO 13 w/ Heather Pasternak & Amy Shira Teitel
Apollo 13 (1995) · Dec 11, 2018
DAWN OF THE DEAD (2004) w/ Joe Kwaczala & Dr. Michael Harris
Dawn of the Dead (2004) · Dec 4, 2018
FREE WILLY w/ Rick Overton & Dr. Gwen Goodmanlowe
Free Willy (1993) · Nov 27, 2018
STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI w/ Andy Kindler & Dr. Varoujan Gorjian
Return of the Jedi (1983) · Nov 20, 2018
CONTACT w/ Scott Thompson & Dr. Paul Sutter
Contact (1997) · Nov 13, 2018
A QUIET PLACE w/ Mekki Leeper & Dr. Peter Ivory
A Quiet Place (2018) · Nov 6, 2018
IT (2017) w/ Horny 4 Horror Podcast & Dr. Dean Mobbs
It (2017) · Oct 30, 2018
THE MARTIAN w/ Neel Nanda & Dr. Bethany Ehlmann
The Martian (2015) · Oct 23, 2018
GET OUT w/ Open Mike Eagle & Dr. Raphael Romero
Get Out (2017) · Oct 16, 2018
THE JUNGLE BOOK (1967) w/ Erin & Melissa & Dr. Jim Dines
The Jungle Book (1967) · Oct 9, 2018
INCEPTION w/ Kim & Aliya & Dr. Raj
Inception (2010) · Oct 2, 2018
LAKE PLACID w/ Zach Noe Towers & Dr. Greg Pauly
Lake Placid (1999) · Sep 25, 2018
STARSHIP TROOPERS w/ The Cooties & Dr. Brian Brown
Starship Troopers (1997) · Sep 18, 2018
TOTAL RECALL w/ Brent Weinbach & Dr. Laura Kerber
Total Recall (1990) · Sep 11, 2018
GRAVITY w/ Nicole Calasich & Dr. Liz Warren
Gravity (2013) · Aug 28, 2018
THE FLY w/ Byron Bowers & Dr. Doug Yanega
The Fly (1986) · Aug 21, 2018
THE BIRDS w/ Chris Fairbanks & Kimball Garrett
The Birds (1963) · Aug 14, 2018
THE ABYSS w/ Kurt Braunohler & Dr. Douglas Pace
The Abyss (1989) · Jul 31, 2018
ARMAGEDDON w/ Riki Lindhome & Dr. Varoujan Gorjian
Armageddon (1998) · Jul 17, 2018
FINDING NEMO w/ Jackie Tohn & Dr. Misty Paig-Tran
Finding Nemo (2003) · Jul 10, 2018
JURASSIC PARK w/ Scott Rogowsky & Alyssa Bell
Jurassic Park (1993) · Jun 19, 2018
INTERSTELLAR w/ Dan Levy & Dr. Varoujan Gorjian
Interstellar (2014) · Jun 12, 2018
PACIFIC RIM w/ Jon Gabrus & Mara Tsudis
Pacific Rim (2013) · Jun 5, 2018
ANT-MAN w/ Jessica McKenna & Spiro Michalakis
Ant-Man (2015) · May 29, 2018
HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS w/ Kassem G & Natalia Reagan
Harry and the Hendersons (1987) · May 22, 2018
STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK w/ Reggie Watts & Emily Manor-Chapman
The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Apr 30, 2018