Rabbit Hole of Research

Rabbit Hole of Research

Jotham Austin, II PhD, Nick Elizalde, and Georgia Geis

Episodes 114
Avg. Duration 40m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (7)
Since Feb 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Episodic
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100%
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About This Podcast

Our goal is to have fun learning science through the lens of science fiction, fantasy, and pop-culture. We will start in one place and let the conversation lead us down the winding scenic road exploring the science in science fiction, separating the facts from the Handwavium. We’ll have a little fun and you’ll learn a few facts you can use to impress your friends at a party or use as a conversation starter to go down your own rabbit holes.

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Recent Episodes

S3E70 Nazca Lines of Peru and Crop Circles

Jun 10, 2026 1h 11m

In Episode 70 of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, Georgia, and Mary welcome special guest Lorena Salinas, Peruvian artist, architectural drafter, entrepreneur, and owner of Jose’s Family…

S3E69 The Mini: Hive Mind

Jun 03, 2026 28m

In Episode 69: The Mini, Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap Episode 68: The Hive Mind, featuring return guest Wes Thorn, revisiting the lively debate over individuality versus collective culture, echo…

S3E68 The Hive Mind

May 27, 2026 1h 18m

In the 68th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, from the Basement Studio, Joe, Nick, Georgia, Mary, and returning guest Wes Thorn (last seen defending the Simulation Hypothesis in Episode 26) dive…

S3E67 The Mini: Planetary Defense

May 20, 2026 45m

In Episode 67: “The Mini,” Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap Episode 66: Saving Earth From Other Worldly Impact. The crew talks about, Episode 66 guest, Charles Blue’s First Light Con, the world’s first…

S3E66 Saving Earth from Other Worldly Impact

May 13, 2026 1h 24m

In Episode 66 of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, Georgia, and Mary welcome Charles Blue, a science writer with over 35 years of experience in astronomy, Earth science, and science communications.…

S3E65 The Mini: Living Underground

May 06, 2026 37m

In Episode 65: “The Mini,” Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap Episode 64: Living Underground: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial and still talking about their excitement for the Artemis II mission, which…

S3E64 Living Underground: Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial

Apr 29, 2026 1h 14m

In the 64th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, from the Basement Studio, Joe, Nick, Georgia, and Mary welcome rocket scientist, engineer, and a planetary geophysicist who studied lava tubes and…

S3E63 The Mini: Splatterpunk

Apr 22, 2026 45m

In Episode 63: “The Mini”, Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap Episode 62: Fear, Phobias, and Splatterpunk: When Terror Becomes Entertainment and share their road trip to Slay the Lake, an LGBTQ+ horror…

S3E62 Fear, Phobias, and Splatterpunk: When Terror Becomes Entertainment

Apr 15, 2026 1h 17m

In the 62nd episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, and Georgia welcome splatterpunk author Phrique to the Basement Studio to dig into one of horror’s most primal questions: what separates a…

S3E61 The Mini: Lassoing Truth

Apr 08, 2026 39m

In Episode 61: The Mini, Joe, Nick, and Georgia revisit their conversation from Episode 60: Lassoing the Truth Serum with retired Purdue Northwest philosophy professor David Detmer, where they…

S3E60 Lassoing the Truth Serum

Apr 01, 2026 1h 7m

In the 60th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, Mary, and Georgia are joined by retired Purdue Northwest philosophy professor David Detmer, PhD to discuss with one of the oldest and…

S3E59 The Mini: Let's Chat about the HUMAN in AI

Mar 25, 2026 45m

In Episode 59: The Mini: Joe, Nick, and Georgia revisit their conversation from Episode 58: The Science of Chatbots & Human Connection with the amazing plasticgrapes duo, Lily (MIT Computational…

S3E58 The Science of Chatbots & Future of Human Connection

Mar 18, 2026 1h 19m

In the 58th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, and Georgia are joined by Lily (MIT Computational Cognitive Scientist and Writer) and Generoso (Illustrator and Film Critic)—the comics duo…

S3E57 The Mini: Future of Medicine

Mar 11, 2026 37m

In this episode of The Mini, Joe, Georgia, and a virtual Nick (recovering from norovirus) revisit their conversation, Episode 56: Medicine of the Future with fantasy author and physician Davis…

S3E56 Medicine of the Future: From Fantasy to Patient Care

Mar 04, 2026 1h 1m

In the 56th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, and Georgia are joined by Davis Ashura, endocrinologist, epic fantasy author, and creator of the Anchored Worlds universe, to explore where…

S3 Who Turned Off the Lights?

Feb 25, 2026 34m

In this mini recap of Episode 55: Directed Energy Weapons, the RHR crew recaps their conversation with guest Bruce Landay about the science (and Handwavium) behind energy weapons.They break down…

S3E55 Directed Energy Weapons: Who Turned Off the Lights?

Feb 18, 2026 1h 5m

In the 55th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, Joe, Nick, Georgia, and new co-host Mary are joined by guest Bruce Landay, former US Air Force officer and author of the upcoming near-future military…

S3 What's Smell Got to Do With Love?

Feb 11, 2026 19m

In this mini recap of Episode 54: What’s Love Got to Do With It?, Joe, Nick, and Georgia recap their conversation with guest Joe Compton about the science and magic of love.Joe, as promised in the…

S3E54 What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Feb 04, 2026 57m

In the 54th episode of Rabbit Hole of Research, a special Valentine’s episode, Joe, Nick, and Georgia are joined by guest Joe Compton, independent author, filmmaker, and creator of Go Indie Now, for…

S3 Space Arks episode recap

Jan 28, 2026 17m

In this mini recap of Episode 53, Joe, Georgia, and Nick revisit their conversation with Roland Pitts, author of Salvation Protocol and former army officer turned cybersecurity expert, about the…

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Rabbit Hole of Research has published 114 episodes since February 2024, covering topics in Fiction, Science.

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