Feb 6, 2023
In this episode, I give an overview of recent action movies in the sci-fi genre.
Movie recommendation: Everything Everywhere All at Once
Other movies discussed:
Tenet
Free
Guy
The
Matrix:...
Jan 23, 2023
In this episode, I bring back my cohost Greg for a conversion about how science fiction has shaped video games, and vice versa.
Classic game recommendation: Chrono Trigger
Jan 9, 2023
I catch up on the sci-fi movies for kids that have come out in the pandemic era.
Movie recommendation: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
Background on Lightyear here and here.
Other films discussed:
Sonic the
Hedgehog
Over the
Moon
Flora and
Ulysses
Space Jam:
A New Legacy
Strange
World
Dec 26, 2022
In this episode, I give an overview of the different ways that religion and religious themes are used in science fiction.
Book recommendation: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
My review of A Case of Conscience.
Other works
discussed:
Riverworld
series by Philip Jose Farmer
A
Case of Conscience by James Blish
Terra
Ignota...
Dec 12, 2022
I interview Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator and Chair of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum about her new book, Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight.
Media recommendation: Star Trek: Deep Space...