Warped Zone

This week we talk about H.G. Wells’ War of the Worlds, the Musical by Jeff Wayne and the radio broadcast by Orson Welles. Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. Warped Zone can be found on facebook: https://www.faceboo...

This week we talk about Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains a short story about the AI of a home that continues to function, Benn talks about moving things from one place to another and Tara about being locked in a room. Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidat...

This week we talk about Naomi Kritzer’s short story Cat Pictures Please about a benevolent AI that requires cat pictures, Benn talks about the Albert Camus existentialism yet again and Tara about her new endeavours in creative writing! Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religio...

This week we talk about the speculative fiction The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula Le Guinn, the concept of using a scapegoat and living on the backs of the poor. We also discuss how the story relates to the philosophy of Hannah Arendt, Martin Heidegger, Rene Girard and Albert Camus. Meanwhile, Tara discusses the Science Fiction Film Festival and cat trapping while Benn talks about cooki...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week we talk about AM the Allied Mastercomputer of ‘I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream’ the short story by Harlan Ellison. We grapple with the author’s depiction of females, a...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week we go where it is cold outside and there is no kind of atmosphere and we discuss the cult classic first series of Red Dwarf. We also discussed Tara's adventure to a Firs...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week we have a special recorded interview with the former owner of Twin Galaxies, Walter Day! We unpack just a small part of what was discussed regarding transcendental medit...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week we speak about funky aliens ToeJam and Earl, the original on the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis and the sequels including ToeJam and Earl Back in the Groove! Warped Zone can...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week we speak about A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison, the Sydney Classic Gaming Club and the start of semester one! Warped Zone can be found on facebook: https://www.faceb...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. This week it’s all about journeys and the unknown. On episode 4 we speak about Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft and Journey the video game by thatgamecompany. We also speak abou...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. On episode 3 we speak about TempleOS, a computer Operating System solely developed by Terry A. Davis and the short story ‘Axolotl’ by Julio Cortázar. We also speak of engaging wit...

Warped Zone is a podcast on scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. On episode 2 we talk about Shtetl Days by Harry Turtledove, a dystopian alternate history which explores the themes of the Holocaust and Judaism. We also speak about Papers Please...

Warped Zone is a podcast on Scifi, philosophy, religion, politics, gaming and anything else taboo. Run by Benn Banasik and Tara BM Smith, two PhD studies of religion candidates with a shared love of good coffee and cats. On episode 1 we talk about our backgrounds, families, politics and our PhD topics. We also talk about veganism, our cats, the Nebula 2019 conference and the 2019 Battle of the Arc...