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SciFi with Jesse Mercury is a weekly podcast in which Jesse expounds endlessly upon his love of science fiction with friends, creators and contributors to the genre. He also shares in the creation of his SciFi synthpop album, featuring works in progress and live musical performances.

Jesse Mercury

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177: Our Final Episode: Artemis Accords, Black Mirror, Star Trek Lower Decks, Firefly Finale

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 217:49


Today’s podcast will be the final episode of Space Nerds. We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to all who have listened to this show, so we put together this massive final episode to say Read more…

176: Moon Jelly Update, Black Mirror ‘Playtest,’ ‘Shut Up and Dance’ and ‘San Junipero’

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2020 88:09


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 17:10) Scientists believe they have identified a strange substance recently discovered on the moon. Check out the original article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-know-what-that-gel-like-substance-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-is BLACK MIRROR: Alexandria Read more…

175: Comet NEOWISE, Firefly #13 ‘Heart of Gold’

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2020 74:09


Today on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS (Starts at 7:24): Jesse and Jayne discuss our intergalactic visitor, the comet NEOWISE currently visible with the naked eye! We discuss how to see the comet this week, Read more…

174: Filmmaking in Space, Star Trek Generations

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 143:43


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 4:30) Recent reports have confirmed that Tom Cruise is working with Elon Musk and SpaceX to produce the first big budget Hollywood film in space Read more…

173: 36 Alien Civilizations, Technosignatures, Firefly #12 ‘The Message’

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2020 91:00


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 6:13) Jayne and Jesse discuss new developments in the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence, including a study claiming the most likely number of alien civilizations in Read more…

172: Doug Space Nine ‘The Forsaken’ (S01E16) // ‘Dramatis Personae’ (S01E17)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020 194:43


Today on Doug Space Nine we debut our synthtastic theme song, then deep dive through two episodes of Star Trek Deep Space Nine, ‘The Forsaken’ and ‘Dramatis Personae.’ Debates erupt over whether Odo would be Read more…

171: Particle Accelerator on the Moon, Arrowverse Year 6

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 134:10


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 7:45) Would it make sense to build a particle accelerator on the moon? Doug and Jesse discuss the possibility as proposed in Popular Mechanics: https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/moon-mars/a32814164/particle-accelerator-moon/ Read more…

170: Black Lives Matter, SpaceX Launch, DS9 ‘Progress’ and ‘If Wishes Were Horses’

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 191:04


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: We start off by discussing the Black Lives Matter movement with Jayne, Alexandria, Andi and Jesse. We talk about the fight to end systemic oppression, and ways we Read more…

Addressing the George Floyd Protests

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2020 16:35


We are pausing our regular content in solidarity with the protests happening nationwide, in response to the continued brutality of police against the Black community including the murder of George Floyd. Instead, Jesse has recorded Read more…

169: Antimatter Universe, Firefly #11 ‘Trash’

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2020 81:50


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 8:22) A new theory claims there may be an antimatter universe extending backwards in time from the big bang, mirroring our own universe in reverse. Read more…

168: Star Trek Discovery (S01E05) Choose Your Pain

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 53:49


Star Trek Club discusses episode 5 of Discovery, ‘Choose Your Pain.’ We spend time with Harry Mudd in a Klingon prison, and worry about the space bear’s health.

167: SpaceX Launch, Black Mirror ‘Nosedive’

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2020 118:21


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 31:40) NASA astronauts are heading to space, but not in a NASA spacecraft! Elon Musk’s SpaceX is sending their first crewed mission into orbit in Read more…

166: Star Trek Discovery (S01E04) The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry

Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2020 73:29


Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss episode 4 of Discovery’s first season, ‘The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry.’ We chat about Landry’s unfortunate encounter, Lorca’s war conducting and spores, spores, spores.

165: Telescope on the Moon, Andi’s Rise of Skywalker Review, Star Wars Club

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2020 144:13


Today on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:01) Andi and Jesse discuss a proposed telescope that would permanently live on the dark side of the moon, positioned with an unobstructed view of Read more…

164: Star Trek Discovery (S01E03) Context is for Kings

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2020 64:38


Star Trek Club discusses episode 3 of Discovery, ‘Context is for Kings,’ featuring the debut of the Discovery herself, crewed by a bunch of meanies.

163: Stargazing Events, DS9 ‘Battle Lines’ and ‘The Storyteller’

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 148:00


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Alexandria and Jesse discuss several recent celestial events that can be seen from Earth. DOUG SPACE NINE: (Starts at 16:27) Doug and Jesse Read more…

162: Star Trek Discovery (S01E02) Battle at the Binary Stars

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2020 61:45


Star Trek Club discusses episode 2 of Discovery, ‘Battle at the Binary Stars.’ We talk Klingon culture, Vulcan mind wifi, Georgiou’s fate, and trying to out-logic the ship’s computer before rating the episode.

161: The Sound of Planets, Firefly #10 ‘War Stories’

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 89:24


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Jesse and Jayne listen to planet sounds created by NASA, made by recording electromagnetic variations from nearby celestial bodies. We discuss how there is no sound Read more…

160: Star Trek Discovery (S01E01) The Vulcan Hello

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2020 51:05


Star Trek Club embarks on a new journey with the pilot episode of Discovery, ‘The Vulcan Hello.’ We discuss the Klingon redesign, Michael’s mutiny, and how much we love Captain Georgiou. Check out our Picard Read more…

159: Earth-like World, Andi’s TNG Review, Star Wars Club

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 131:50


This week on the Space Nerds podcast:SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 12:24) Andi and Jesse discuss a newly discovered exoplanet with remarkable similarities to Earth. Check out the article from NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/earth-size-habitable-zone-planet-found-hidden-in-early-nasa-kepler-dataSTAR TREK TNG: (Starts at Read more…

158: Star Trek Picard #10: Et in Arcadia Ego Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2020 89:48


The finale of Star Trek Picard season 1 is here! Our Star Trek Club shares thoughts and feelings about how the first season wrapped up, the season as a whole, and what we want from Read more…

157: Interstellar Comet Breakup, Black Mirror ‘The Waldo Moment’ and ‘White Christmas’

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 101:35


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 9:52) Interstellar Comet 21/Borisov may have come to our solar system to die! Learn more in the article from sciencealert.com: https://www.sciencealert.com/interstellar-comet-2i-borisov-seems-to-have-come-here-only-to-die BLACK MIRROR: (Starts Read more…

156: Star Trek Picard #9: Et in Arcadia Ego Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020 64:46


Our Star Trek club dives into part one of the Star Trek Picard season 1 finale. We ask how many Soongs is too many Soongs, throw some love on space orchids, and debate our split Read more…

155: Consciousness of the Nagus Vortex

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020 212:51


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:03) Andi beams in to discuss the possibility that the building blocks of matter may experience consciousness, as reported at Futurism.com: https://futurism.com/professor-claims-electrons-quarks-experience-consciousness LOST IN Read more…

154: Star Trek Picard #8: Broken Pieces

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2020 51:29


The Space Nerds Star Trek Club discusses Star Trek Picard episode 8, ‘Broken Pieces.’ We parse through the massive info dump in this episode, discussing the motivations of the Zhat Vash, a room full of Read more…

153: Betelgeuse is Dusty, Firefly episode 9 ‘Ariel’

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2020 100:41


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 10:18) Jayne and Jesse recently reported on the sudden dimming of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, and now scientists believe they can explain the Read more…

152: New Solar Orbiter, Star Wars Club: The Mandalorian Season 1

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 144:17


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:00) A new spacecraft is heading towards the center of our solar system to study the sun closer than ever before. Dubbed the Solar Read more…

151: Star Trek Picard #7: Nepenthe

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 68:15


The Space Nerds Star Trek Club gushes over episode 7 of Star Trek Picard, ‘Nepenthe.’ We chat about Troi and Riker’s new life with the adventurous Kestra, the fate of Hugh and Elnor on the Read more…

150: NASA’s Muscular Mice, HBO’s Watchmen

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 92:56


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: Alexandria, Doug, Jayne and Jesse are all together for a special discussion of HBO’s Watchmen!SPACE NEWS: (starts at 1:55) NASA’s genetically engineered mice designed to teach us about Read more…

149: Star Trek Picard #6: The Impossible Box

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020 69:03


Star Trek Club assembles to discuss episode 6 of Picard, ‘The Impossible Box’. We spend quality time with Hugh, dream big with Soji, and channel our inner Locutus. We also take a trip through the Read more…

148: Star Trek Picard #5: Stardust City Rag

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2020 65:28


Our Star Trek Club gets weird with episode 5 of Picard, Stardust City Rag. We chat about our split opinions over the episode, the return of Icheb and Seven of Nine, questionable French accents and Read more…

147: Food from Thin Air, Jesse’s Mom on Picard, Black Mirror ‘White Bear’

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 70:21


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 2:25) The Finnish company Solar Foods has figured out how to convert C02, water and electricity into a carbon neutral form of flour called Read more…

146: Star Trek Picard #4: Absolute Candor

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 73:41


Our Star Trek Club discusses Picard episode 4, ‘Absolute Candor.’ We chat about Picard’s wardrobe, Elnor’s introduction and Borg rituals, with a detour through our Voyager homework to learn more about Seven of Nine.

145: YOU Could Move to Mars, DS9 ‘The Passenger’ & ‘Move Along Home’

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2020 162:35


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 3:13) Elon Musk wants to send a million people to Mars by 2050. He plans to offer loans and jobs to anyone who wants Read more…

144: Star Trek Picard #3: The End is the Beginning

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2020 77:37


Our Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 3, The End is the Beginning! We chat about Raffi’s backstory, quantum fingering, questionable hologram accents, and what to do if Romulans invade your chateau. Featuring Read more…

143: Star Wars Underworld, Betelgeuse Dims, Arrowverse Year 5

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 128:30


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: STAR WARS UNDERWORLD: (Starts at 1:34) We kick things off with a quick look at the recently unearthed ‘Star Wars: Underworld’ footage from the scrapped mid-2000s live-action TV Read more…

142: Star Trek Picard #2: Maps and Legends

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020 78:42


Our new Star Trek Club reassembles to discuss Picard episode 2, Maps and Legends. We ponder the fate of F8, discuss Picard’s fall from Starfleet’s good graces, and wade through Romulan secret agencies before rating Read more…

141: Space Germs, Firefly #8 ‘Out of Gas’

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2020 122:00


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: PATREON LAUNCH: The Space Nerds Patreon campaign has launched! Jesse and Alexandria break down everything you need to know.SPACE NEWS: (starts at 12:20) NASA’s protocol to keep our Read more…

140: Star Trek Picard #1: Remembrance

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2020 82:45


On this special bonus episode of the Space Nerds podcast: STAR TREK PICARD: We enthusiastically break down the pilot episode of Star Trek Picard, ‘Remembrance.’ Andi and Sarah share their perspective on the show as Read more…

139: Mushroom House on Mars, Black Mirror ‘Be Right Back’

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 113:07


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Would you live in a mushroom house on Mars? Jesse beams in Doug to discuss a whole new type of space mushrooms. Read the original article Read more…

138: Space Warfare, Deep Space Nine ‘Q-Less’ and ‘Dax’

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 186:44


This week on the SPACE NERDS podcast: SPACE NEWS: (starts at 1:13) Could the space around our planet become a war zone? The technology already exists to equip satellites with weaponry, and it’s up to Read more…

137: The Rise of Skywalker Roundtable Deep Dive

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2020 219:41


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: (Starts at 1:36) Can asteroids be mined for water to fuel space exploration? Jesse and Alexandria discuss the possibility in this Space.com article: https://www.space.com/water-rich-asteroids-space-exploration-fuel.htmlRISE OF SKYWALKER: Read more…

136: Artificial Skin, Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker Premiere!

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 41:45


This week on the Space Nerds podcast: SPACE NEWS: Scientists are working on creating artificial skin that could enhance virtual reality and help in rehabilitation. Jesse has other ideas for potential uses, and Alexandria introduces Read more…

135: Living on Mars, Black Mirror ‘The Entire History of You’

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 108:47


This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: We discuss what it would take to live on Mars, and where we could get the resources. Turns out we’d have to get over our aversion to eating Read more…

134: UFOs are real, Deep Space Nine ‘Babel’ and ‘Captive Pursuit’

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 157:47


This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: The government has confirmed that UFOs are real, and there is video evidence to prove it! We discuss the implications, and whether or not it would be wise Read more…

133: Time Travel Special! About Time, See You Yesterday

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 93:36


This week we have a special episode about time travel! We start things off by checking in with Alexandria on a comment about last week’s episode, then we jump into the space-time continuum. SPACE NEWS: Read more…

132: Space Junk, Black Mirror ’15 Million Merits’

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2019 97:52


This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Did you know Earth has a space junk problem? We discuss the growing issue of orbital debris clogging the space around our planet. BLACK MIRROR: This week we Read more…

131: Space Meat, DS9 “A Man Alone” and “Past Prologue”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2019 141:10


This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: Synthetic meat has been grown in space for the first time. Would you eat space meat or is it time to go vegetarian? DOUG SPACE NINE: We discuss Read more…

130: Lunar Space Elevator, Firefly #7 Jaynestown

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019 64:51


This week on the show:SPACE NEWS: Scientists are proposing the construction of a lunar space elevator to lower the cost of traveling from Earth to the moon. Alexandria and Jesse debate whether or not this Read more…

129: New NASA Spacesuits, Arrowverse Year 4

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019 152:31


This week on the show: SPACE NEWS: NASA has unveiled new spacesuits designed to be more comfortable for women, in preparation of the first women to walk on the moon. ARROWVERSE YEAR 4: We continue Read more…

128: Our Interstellar Visitor, Black Mirror “The National Anthem”

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 48:06


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