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Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer · 20 episodes with transcripts

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.

Spoken has transcripts of 20 Unobtainium Podcast episodes, with the speakers named. The newest listed here is from October 6, 2026.

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Could You ACTUALLY Survive on Mars? Planetary Scientist Dave Paige Breaks Down Ridley Scott's blockbuster film The Martian, breaking down what the film got right, what was exaggerated, and what real NASA missions face when exploring the Red Planet.

October 6, 2026

Amy Mainzer (0:00)

Hi, I'm Amy Meinzer, Astrophysicist and Professor of Planetary Science at UCLA.

Adam Sigel (0:05)

And I'm Adam Sigel, a writer and producer working on film and TV projects in Hollywood and internationally. And this is the Unobtainium Podcast.

Amy Mainzer (0:13)

Where we break down the science of some of our favorite films and TV shows.

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