SciFi Pubcast

Episode 68: Addiction in Science Fiction. Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking addiction in science fiction and geekery. Sex, drugs, and technology. Also booze. Oh most definitely booze. Blame Dr. Randal Graham. He joins us and he's on as ever. So grab whatever makes you happy... as long as it's legal.  This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode reco...

Episode 67: Independence Day Movies! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking the Independence Day movies from 1996 and 2016. It's going to be a disaster of a show! So grab a last drink before the bad mean aliens invade. This is the SciFi Pubcast.  Episode recorded on July 12, 2020, and released as a podcast on July 13, 2020. Video version release...

Episode 66: Economics in SciFi! AKA Our Money Episode! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  It's our money episode! We're talking economics and financial systems found in science fiction. It really adds up. Dr. Randal Graham joins us again and we talk a lot about Star Trek. Go figure. So order something cheap off the drink menu. These are taxing times indee...

Episode 65: The Indiana Jones Franchise! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Fortune and glory, kid. Fortune and glory. We're talking all things Indiana Jones. It's not the years. It's the mileage. We really dug into it on this episode with Professor Randal Graham joining us.  So make yourself a nice cocktail with Dan Aykroyd's Crystal Head vodka. It's lik...

Episode 64: Frakking Battlestar Galactica! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  It's frakking Battlestar Galactica time! We're talking the original and the re-imaged series. Dr. Randal Graham joins us too and lends us his thoughts. So grab whatever the Cylons drink.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on May 24, 2020, and released as a podcast on M...

Episode 63: Tank Girl (film, 1995, director: Rachel Talalay)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Tank Girl, the 1995 film starring Lori Petty, Ice-T, and Naomi Watts. Spoiler alert! Derek liked it. Keri hated it. And Joel thought it didn't go far enough. Don't let this one tank. Grab a tinny and hop to it. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode r...

Episode 62: Fictional Pandemics and What They Can Teach Us.  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking pandemics – fictional and real. It's a lengthy discussion in interesting times. The only solution we have is, quoting The Martian, "science the **** out of it". Dr. Randal Graham joins us and he's full on Randal. We love him dearly. Also, he's not...

Episode 61: Avatar (film, 2009, director: James Cameron) and the Future of Pandora! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're going full banshee on this episode and talking James Cameron's Avatar and Walt Disney World's Pandora – the World of Avatar. It's one of Derek's favorites. So grab a drink from Pongu Pongu or make one from home. This is the SciFi Pub...

Episode 60: Star Wars: The Clone Wars! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Clones fighting wars! Yes! We're talking Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Mike Clark, one of our regular customers at the pub, joins us. So grab whatever you have at home to drink during these interesting times. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released as a podcast on Ma...

Episode 59: The 2020 Star Trek Cruise with the Fablulous Professor Randal Graham! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On this episode, Dr. Randal Graham joins us to talk about his experiences on the 2020 Star Trek Cruise. Spoiler alert. He's already booked passage for 2021. So grab whatever cocktail floats your boat.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode reco...

Episode 58: Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959, film, director: Ed Wood)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking about perhaps the worse movie in the history of film….yes that's right: Ed Wood's 1959 opus, Plan 9 From Outer Space. So grab a vodka gimlet and put on your best Angora sweater.   This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released as...

Episode 57: SpaceX - More Non-Fiction Than Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. For this show, we are rocketing into the topic of SpaceX and Elon Musk. It's a blast, really. So grab a drink but remember, no drinking and driving especially if you take your Tesla out for a drive into deep space. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released...

Episode 56: Alternative Histories in Storytelling. Fair Play? Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Is the use of alternative histories in storytelling a good thing or is it a cheap literary device use to trigger emotions needlessly? We try to answer these questions and we talk a lot about the Amazon Prime tv show, The Man in the High Castle, and alternative...

Episode 55: Preview of 2020 Incoming IP Content! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're running through all the upcoming shows and movies dropping in 2020. It's going to be another great year for science fiction and entertainment. A wonder really.  So grab a drink of your choice. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on January 19, 202...

Episode 54: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and Other Assorted Underwater Properties! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the 1954 Disney movie, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and other assorted underwater films and tv shows. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is currently available to stream on Disney Plus. You could say we made quite the splash with t...

Episode 53: Star Wars: The Mandalorian! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. What is this Mandalorian business all about? You can tell we haven't had time to research a topic so we're chatting about the new Star Wars tv show on Disney Plus, The Mandalorian. Because why not? Note, we're talking spoilers so be warned. At the top of the show we also discussed G...

Episode 52: What Has Had a Greater Cultural Impact - Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Today we asking ourselves what has made more of a cultural impact – Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Spoiler alert – we love both franchises. And it's a discussion, not a debate.  Dr. Randal Graham joins us and he always brings his wit to...

Episode 51: Medical Doctors in Science Fiction!  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Everyone gets sick so we're talking medical doctors in science fiction. You can't get better treatment than this episode… So grab a glass of red wine. It's good for your heart apparently. And enjoy! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on November 10, 20...

Episode 50: The Rise of Skywalker (film, 2019, director : J.J. Abrams). Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On this show, we speculate on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker opening on December 20, 2019. And have lots of fun discussing it. Besides Keri, Derek, and Joel, we are joined by Mike Clark and Dr. Randal Graham, author of #Beforelife. And yes, we said...

Sessional Episode 6: Rocky Horror Picture Show (film, 1975, director: Jim Sharman) Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. In the spirit of Halloween, Joel and Derek chat Rocky Horror Picture Show, the cult-classic musical/horror film from 1975. It's a casual conversation. We also are trying out video so the episode will be cross-posted to YouTube.  So let's do...

Episode 49: Costume Design! Let's Ad-DRESS This! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Where would storytelling be without costume design? We talk about our favorite costumes in film and what makes a good costume. We also give an update to our listeners after being on an unexpected hiatus. Keri may have been drinking on this episode. So grab a drink and don't...

Sessional Episode 5: Star Wars - From the Freezer: Test Episode of Derek and Keri Talking about Dark Force Rising by Timothy Zahn! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Joel is on vacation and drinking mojitos on a Caribbean beach and then he's away with work. In the meantime, we're breaking out treats from the freezer. Here is a rough conversation from Derek...

Sessional Episode 4: Star Wars - From the Freezer: Test Episode of Derek and Keri Talking about Heir to the Empire by Timothy Zahn! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Joel is on vacation and drinking mojitos on a Caribbean beach and then he's away with work. In the meantime, we're breaking out treats from the freezer. Here is a rough conversation from Dere...

Sessional Episode 3: Star Wars - The Rise of Skywalker Sizzle Trailer Discussion!  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. A few of the podcasting and fan community just wanted to talk about the recent Star Wars news dropped at D23 including the sizzle trailer. So we chatted. And chatted. One would dare say it was a great discussion.  On this sessional episode...

Sessional Episode 2: Randal Graham's 20 Questions - Joel Welch Interview! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. As a special sessional episode, Dr. Randal Graham interviewed Joel Welch, owner of the SciFi Pubcast, about his take on science fiction. Yes, Randal came up with 20 questions and Joel answered them the best that he could.  Luckily Joel was only mode...