SciFi Pubcast

Episode 92: Travel Stories, New Content, and Star Wars Celebration Anaheim!  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. It's been a bit but the whole gang is back including Dr. Randal Graham for this episode. We catch up on recently released new content. Joel talks about his extended road trip in the United States, and in the second half of the show, we discuss St...

Episode 91:  Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (film, 2021, director: Destin Daniel Cretton).   Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the 2021 Marvel film, Shang-Chi, with Dr. Randal Graham joining us for the discussion. (Insert mandatory training scene montage.)   So grab a drink and try to not break a sweat. This is the SciFi Pubcast....

Episode 90: 2021 SciFi & 2022 Incoming Content! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking about our favorite content of 2021 and what we are looking forward to seeing in 2022. It's a grab-bag episode! And Dr. Randal Graham joins us for the discussion which is always a howl! The audio quality of the call could have be better so we apologize. The Int...

Episode 89: "What Ifs?" of Science Fiction! Part 2! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're doing Part 2 of our "What Ifs?" episode where the staff gets back into the weeds of "what ifs" of science fiction. Note, the Skype gods were unkind to us so the audio quality is not the best. We apologize for that. So grab a drink. I recommend a Caesar or three. T...

Episode 88: "What Ifs?" from Star Wars and Star Trek! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking "What Ifs?" from Star Wars and Star Trek. We were planning on talking "What Ifs" in other franchises but you know… we got bogged down in great discussion. That means we will continue talking about the "What If" topic in our next episode. So grab a cockta...

Episode 87: Suspended Animation! It's a Sleeper. Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the use of suspended animation in science fiction. It's a real cold topic for us. Please don't fall asleep. So grab a drink with extra ice cubes. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded on August 29, 2021, and released as a podcast and uploaded to YouTub...

Episode 86: The Suicide Squad (film, 2021, director: James Gunn)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the new DC film, The Suicide Squad. It's to die for, really. And we're talking spoilers. So grab your favorite beach cocktail. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded on August 14, 2021, and released as a podcast and uploaded to YouTube...

Episode 85:  Black Widow (film, 2021, director: Cate Shortland) and Loki (tv, 2021-, Disney+)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the new Marvel film, Black Widow, and the remaining episodes of Loki, Season 1. Spoiler alert. We're talking spoilers. So grab the vodka of your choice Comrades. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded on Jul...

Episode 84: Loki (Disney+, 2021-)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the Disney+ streaming show, Loki, and specifically the first three episodes of Season 1. You could say it's a timely show. Beware, we're talking spoilers. So grab a hornful of mead and leave your watch in the drawer. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and release...

Episode 83: The Andromeda Strain (film, 1971, director: Robert Wise)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the 1971 film, The Andromeda Strain, directed by Robert Wise and based off of the 1969 novel by Michael Crichton. Special guest customer, Mike Sinkins , joins us for this catchy discussion. So grab a wildfire cocktail and hang out at your...

Episode 82: Weapons of Mass Destruction in SciFi! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking weapons of mass destruction in science fiction. And yes, we had a blast. So grab a drink quickly before the bombs start falling. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and released as a podcast on May 30, 2021. Video version released on YouTube on May...

Episode 81: Youth Culture & The Treatment of the Elderly in SciFi! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking youth culture and the treatment of the elderly in science fiction with the 1976 film, Logan's Run. Hopefully this episode ages well. So don't forget to have a drink of something, anything really. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded...

Episode 80: Resurrections and Space Zombies! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Happy Easter! We're talking resurrection tropes and eventually space zombies. It's a lively show. So grab a glass of red wine or some fluid from the Lazarus Pit.  This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and released as a podcast on April 4, 2021. Video version released on...

Episode 79: Romances in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Spring is in the air and with all of this fertility going on, we're talking romances in science fiction. Yes, that's rite. Dr. Randal Graham joins us too for the conversation.  So grab a bottle of your favorite pinot noir or whatever does it for you really. This is the SciFi Pubca...

Episode 78:  Contact (film, 1997, director: Robert Zemeckis)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We are talking the 1997 film, Contact, and its impact on pop culture and inspiration for the scientific community. So grab whatever drink you think would be good while going through an Einstein-Rosen bridge. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and rel...

Episode 77: The Creative Legacy of Babylon 5 (Non-Spoilerish)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We are talking the legendary tv show, Babylon 5, its impact, and what we love about it. Dr. Randal Graham joins us on this episode as well. Note, we avoided talking major spoilers about Babylon 5. So, pour yourself a Traxian ale and get to the business of wat...

Episode 76: WTF WandaVision? (Season 1, Episodes 1-3) Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  WTF WandaVision? What does all of this mean? Keri, Derek, and Joel talk about WandaVision and speculate on the future of the MCU. We also lost our first recording because of "technical" issues (sure Wanda) so we got pretty punchy here. So have a glass of red wine and...

As a delightful treat, here is the audio link to the full 16-minute clip of @RaoulBhaneja performing an excerpt of @Randal_Graham 's Afterlife Crisis by ECW Press. The video can also be found on YouTube if you prefer visuals. Enjoy! Here's the link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife , by ECW Press . And the sequel, Afterlife Crisis , is out now!  Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone . T...

Episode 75: Depictions of Scientists in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking depictions of scientists in science fiction with Dr. Randal Graham, author of Beforelife and Afterlife Crisis by ECW Press . In fact, Randal has a very special treat for us. You don't want to miss this episode! Special thanks to Raoul Bhaneja . So exp...

Episode 74: New Incoming Disney Content! Star Wars & Marvel Galore! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Friend of the show, Mike Clark, visits the bar on this episode and we dive into all the new Disney content announcements. We talk Star Wars, Marvel, and so many other IPs. It was really a bar conversation in all the best ways. So grab your refreshment of...

Episode 73: Politicians in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We get political on this episode and talk politicians in science fiction… we promise… we promise. Really. And the ever-delectable Dr. Randal Graham joins us. So raise a glass of champagne. The 2020 U.S Presidential election went our way. And that deserves a drink! This is the S...

Episode 72: Star Trek: Discovery (Season 3, Episodes 1-4)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  It's not a haiku but we're talking the first four episodes of Season 3 of Star Trek: Discovery with Randal Graham and the rest of the crew. So say "Aye" and make yourself a Star Trek cocktail. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and released as a podcast...

Episode 71: Star Trek: Lower Decks (TV, 2020-)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  No joke - we're talking Star Trek: Lower Decks and Randal Graham joins us for the conversation. So grab a glass of Romulan ale and prepare yourself for this away mission. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded on October 18, 2020, and released as a podcast on October...

Episode 70: The Technology of Batman! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking Batman and his use of technology. Please don't tell Superman on us. And friend of the show, Ernie Garcia, joins us for this batty discussion. So grab something Bruce Wayne would drink… not Batman so much. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded and released as a po...

Episode 69: The Bill & Ted Franchise! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Dudes, we wanted to keep it carefree with this episode so we're talking the Bill & Ted franchise including the latest movie, Bill and Ted Face the Music (spoilers). It's one bodacious adventure. So party on with whatever you want to drink. And be excellent to each other. This is the...