SciFi Pubcast

Hi folks,  Joel here. I'm the owner of the SciFi Pubcast and I must a share a brief announcement regarding the pubcast.  We're moving to exclusively YouTube and will end the audio only podcast feeds due to costs. My life circumstances are changing, and I need to get my financial house in order. We may go back to the podcast feeds in the future.  The pubcast has been going since 2017 and will conti...

Episode 116: The Predator Franchise! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the Predator franchise. Let the hunt begin! Find your clan/tribe and survive. So, grab any cocktail made with the blood of your enemies. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on November 16, 2025. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pub...

Episode 115: Foundation (Apple TV+, 2021-)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Apple TV+'s Foundation series. Of course, psychohistory has already predicted this. So, grab a Moscow mule with an extra lime wedge. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on September 21, 2025. It was released as a podc...

Episode 114: Superheroes Movies:  Superman & The Fantastic Four: First Steps! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the summer blockbusters, Superman and The Fantastic Four: First Steps . It's a bit of a stretch for us. So, grab whatever Supergirl is drinking. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on...

Episode 113: Doctor Who (Disney+/BBC)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Doctor Who and the latest season. Spoilers. We have thoughts. So, grab a cocktail of your choice, quickly before you run out of time.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on June 8, 2025. It  was released as a podcast and...

Episode 112: Star Wars Celebration Japan & Andor! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Kon'nichiwa! In this episode, Joel talks about his recent trip to Japan and Star Wars Celebration, and then we talk Andor! So, break out the Japanese whisky. Spoilers are found in the Andor discussion part.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel....

Episode 111: Droids in Star Wars ! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Beep boop. We're talking droids in Star Wars. It bytes. And we're quite robotic. So, grab an oil-infused cocktail of your choice. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on March 30, 2025. It  was released as a podcast and uploaded to YouTube o...

Episode 110: Star Trek: Section 31 (Paramount+, 2025)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We are alive and talking about the streaming film,  Star Trek: Section 31 , released on Paramount+. And we have feelings. So, grab one of those cool looking cocktails. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on January 26, 2...

Episode 109: Star Wars: The Acolyte (Disney+, 2024)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. School is out for Season 1 of Star Wars: The Acolyte . The pub discusses the series – the good, the bad, and that cute looking rodent dude. And Derek didn't die. That's good. So, partake in the spiked punch if you are inclined. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode...

Episode 108: Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+, Season 5)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're halfway through Star Trek: Discovery, Season 5, and we have thoughts. The pub has issued its own red directive. Black alert: there will be spoilers. So, grab a glass of whatever the progenitors drink. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek an...

Episode 107: Derek Beebe, The Secret Apprentice (Novel, 2024)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking with own Derek Beebe, about his new novel, The Secret Apprentice . The pub is very proud of him. So, grab a glass of champagne and let's celebrate Derek's work, outside of the kitchen that is. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Der...

Episode 106: Star Trek's Mirror Universes and Alternative Timelines! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking mirror universes and alternative timelines in Star Trek. Hopefully, the SciFi Pubcast is in the Prime Universe with a utopian future as we're not fans of the Terran Empire becoming a reality. So, grab a drink, or multiple drinks. This is th...

Episode 105: Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Apple TV, 2023-)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the new Apple TV series, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters . And the hosts aren't even smashed, but you better grab a White Claw… hard seltzer, that is, for this one. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on N...

Episode 104: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (film, 1982, director: Nicholas Meyer)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the 1982 film, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , directed by Nicolas Meyer and released by Paramount Pictures. We Khan do it. You best grab a Romulan ale for this one. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek...

Episode 103: Horror in SciFi! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. It's the spooky season so the pub is, of course, talking horror and science fiction! It's scary stuff. Even more scary than Derek's cooking. You better grab a drink. It may be your last one. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On this episode: Keri, Derek and Joel.  Episode recorded on October 15, 202...

Episode 102: Star Trek Las Vegas: 57-Year Mission Convention Stories! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Last week, Keri and Joel attended Star Trek Las Vegas, the big unofficial Star Trek convention. And they have stories to tell. You better grab some Klingon blood wine or Andorian ale for this one. It was an amazing time. This is the SciFi Pubcast. On th...

Episode 101: The Star Trek Cruise, Randal Graham's Nether Regions, and Other Assorted Bits! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. The pub has been on vacation for a while now but that's ok. We're back and talking the Star Trek Cruise and Professor Randal Graham's latest novel, Nether Regions. Randal joins us, and as always, he brings it. So, grab a badly-need...

Episode 100: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (film, 2022, director: Ryan Coogler)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , a 2022 film from Marvel Studios and directed by Ryan Coogler. Last week it received five Oscar nominations, and it is dropping on Disney+ in a few days. And we have thoughts. So, grab a vibraniu...

Episode 99: Willow (Disney+, 2022-)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Willow, the new series on Disney+, and the original 1988 film of the same name. Spoiler alert: it's magical. So, grab a tankard of ale and drink to your heart's content. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on January 8, 2023 as a podcast and on YouTub...

Episode 98: Catch-up and Beyond! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're catching-up on new and forthcoming content. And yes, it's all Joel's fault. So, grab a drink. We recommend something from the Star Trek Spirits collection. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on December 11, 2022 as a podcast and on YouTube.   Show website: www.s...

Episode 97: Everything Everywhere All at Once (film, 2022, directors: the Daniels)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the film, Everything Everywhere All at Once , directed by the Daniels. So grab an everything bagel to dip in your drink. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on August 28, 2022 as a podcast and on YouTube....

Episode 96: Netflix's The Sandman & Neil Gaiman! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Neil Gaiman and the new Netflix series, The Sandman, with one of our customers, Mike Sinkins (on Instagram at @de_artlab ). So grab a pint of best bitter.   This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on August 14, 2022 as a podcast and on YouTube...

Episode 95: News from SDCC and Beyond! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the news that emerged from San Diego Comic-Con last week and wow, there has been news. A tequila is called for but grab a drink of your choice. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on July 31, 2022 as a podcast and on YouTube.   Show website: www.sci...

Episode 94:  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 1) (CBS Studios) Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Yes, we went there with Professor Randal Graham. So be like Captain Pike, who enjoys a timely martini. Grab a drink. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on July 17, 2022 and released as a podcast on Jul...

Episode 93:  Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (Season 1) (Disney+, Director: Deborah Chow)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi series with friend of the show, Ernie Garcia . This mini-series on Disney+ is so wizard. So grab an old fashion cocktail! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released as a podcast and on...