Fiction · Science · TV & Film
by Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer
The Unobtainium Podcast is hosted by Adam Sigel, a Hollywood writer-producer, and Dr. Amy Mainzer, an astrophysicist. Together, they explore the science in science fiction. Each episode unpacks the Unobtainium behind movies—what’s real, what’s cinematic, and why filmmakers bend reality. This is for the nerds, sci-fi fans, film junkies, and anyone curious about the science behind the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Unobtainium hosts Adam and Amy interview UCLA Planetary Science Professor Dave Paige to fact-check Ridley Scott's *The Martian*. The episode systematically examines what the film got right, exaggerated, or got wrong across multiple domains of Mars science and human spaceflight. Key topics covered: Paige explains…
Worth it if you enjoyed *The Martian*, are curious about real Mars science, or want to understand the practical and ethical trade-offs between crewed and robotic space exploration.
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