Chilling Scares
Also in Fiction
Fiction
Fiction Science
by Alan Boyle
Chart positions today · United States
Not on the United States charts we track today.
Not on the United Kingdom charts we track today.
Not on the Canada charts we track today.
Not on the Australia charts we track today.
Not on the Germany charts we track today.
Not on the Brazil charts we track today.
Not on the Mexico charts we track today.
Not on the Ireland charts we track today.
Not on the India charts we track today.
Not on the Japan charts we track today.
Not on the Philippines charts we track today.
Not on the South Africa charts we track today.
If you like Fiction Science, try…
Dimension X | Old Time Radio
Similar topics: fiction and science
Weird Tales Reborn — Classic Horror & Weird Fiction
Similar topics: fiction and science
PROJECT E.D.E.N.
Similar topics: fiction and science
The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker
Similar topics: fiction and writer
Ranking history · United States
No ranking history for this show in United States over the last 7 days.
About the show
Cosmic Log's podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace. Become a supporter for less than (or more than) a dollar a month.
Latest episodes
-
Quantum physicist explains the mysteries of time
August 31, 2026 · 25 minBritish physicist Jim Al-Khalili, author of "On Time: The Physics That Makes the Universe Tick," discusses why time flows in only one direction, and why time travel into the past is highly unlikely - but not yet completely ruled out.
-
How 'Star City' reimagined the Soviet space race
July 10, 2026 · 13 minCinematographer Brendan Uegama discusses how he and his teammates created a fictional world for "Star City," an Apple TV series that traces a dramatically different version of the U.S.-Soviet space race.
-
The facts and fiction of UFO 'Disclosure Day'
June 12, 2026 · 52 minA podcast double-feature delves into scientific and social issues raised by the "Disclosure Day" movie. Our guests are Adam Kirsch, author of "We Want to Believe"; and Meg Charlton, author of an alien-abduction novel titled "Voyagers."
-
Sci-fi pioneer's final novel bridges cultures
May 15, 2026 · 22 minNisi Shawl discusses the genesis of "The Curve of the World," a newly published novel about an ancient odyssey from Crete to the Pacific Northwest that science-fiction pioneer Vonda N. McIntyre finished writing just before her death in…
-
The real 'Project Hail Mary': Looking for E.T.
March 10, 2026 · 23 minSETI astronomer Seth Shostak talks about the parallels between the alien connection in "Project Hail Mary" and the real-world search for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence.
-
Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check
February 17, 2026 · 43 minNow Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Biologist Scott Solomon, author of a new book titled "Becoming Martian," sizes up the prospects for building a city anywhere that's beyond Earth.
-
Why NASA is going nuclear on the moon
January 30, 2026 · 46 minAerospace consultant Roger Myers explains why space nuclear power will play a big role in the competition between the U.S. and China to establish bases on the moon in the 2030s.
-
Pluto shines as a science-fiction star
October 31, 2025 · 34 minSpace scientist Les Johnson tells the story behind his role in creating "Pluto," the last novel in sci-fi master Ben Bova's Grand Tour series and one of the first works of fiction to incorporate revelations from NASA's New Horizons mission.