Nov 4, 2025
Science fiction tackles the end of the world again and again, sometimes hopefully and sometimes utterly devoid of it. Josh Jennings joins in this expensive episode to discuss the many, many fates of mankind which come to a close across the worlds of science fiction.
Oct 14, 2025
In the film "Cabin in the Woods" the grizzly deaths of several archetypical characters are stage-managed by office workers in order to quench the bloodlust of ancient, pagan gods. The film is simultaneously a comedy and a horror, and an excellent romp.
Henrique Couto, host of the Weekly Spooky podcast, joins to discuss...
Sep 15, 2025
The Prime Directive orders Starfleet officers to refrain from interfering in pre-warprdrive civilizations. It is a doctrine of cultural non-interference... But is it actually a good idea?
Scottish Scifi twins Dickie and Stone Lynch return to argue with Heaton about it.
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Jul 8, 2025
In “The Last Starfighter” (1984) a young man has his sword-in-the-stone moment playing an arcade game which propels him into heroic intergalactic adventure. Brett Weaver joins to discuss the movie, the Hero’s Journey, and to talk about what a sequel or remake would look like.
LINKS:
Heaton’s Otamatone Odyssey
Jun 16, 2025
In Naomi Alderman’s “The Power” women all over the planet suddenly develop the ability to shoot electrical shocks, to the point of lethality.
The natural order is entirely inverted, with men easily overpowered by women, and resulting societal tumult.
Katherine Mangu-Ward joins to discuss.