SciFi Pubcast

Episode 48: Annihilation (film, 2018, director: Alex Garland)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're discussing the 2018 film, Annihilation starring Natalie Portman among others and directed by Alex Garland. The movie really grows on us. So yes, it's another discussion about the end of the world. You better grab a drink. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Epis...

Episode 47: Walt Elias Disney! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're doing something slightly different this episode. We're talking Walt Disney the man. It's a retrospective. There's also a bit of talk from all the news coming out of San Diego Comic Con at the top of the show. So pretend you're at the food and wine festival at EPCOT and get ready to be...

Episode 46: Cars in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking cars in science fiction. And there are so many good ones. It's our very own little car show. So grab a coffee and enjoy the drive. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on July 7, 2019, and released on July 8, 2019. Show website: www.scifipubcast.space . Contact us...

Episode 45: Law Enforcement in Science Fiction and Geekdom! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking law enforcement in science fiction and geekdom. It's a cop out you could say. And we have Dr. Randal Graham joining us again. So #Beforelife. Drink!  Yes, you definitely need to drink for this episode. We hear water is good.  This is the SciFi Pubca...

Episode 44: So This Is How The World Ends? Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. So that's how we are all going to die. Good to know. We're talking doomsday events. Did we mention we are all going to die? Joining us is Dr. Randal Graham along with our regular crew. #Beforelife. Drink. You better grab some kind of alcoholic beverage because the end of humanity...

Episode 43: The Last Starfighter (film, 1984, director: Nick Castle)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Who doesn't like video games and being the last starfighter in the way of the Ko-Dan invasion armada bent on total conquest? Yes, we are talking the 1984 film, The Last Starfighter. We got a thing for nostalgia. Darn childhood. So grab a drink but save...

Episode 42: Tiamat's Wrath - Book 8 of The Expanse Series! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're doing a special cross-over episode with the Crash Couch: An Expanse Podcast and discussing Book 8 of the Expanse series, Tiamat's Wrath, by James S.A. Corey and published by Orbit. Be warn! We are belting out major spoilers so if you haven't read the books,...

Episode 41: Avengers Endgame Assembly - A Round Table Discussion! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Avengers Assemble! ***Warning! Major spoilers are ahead!*** The movie, Avengers Endgame by Marvel Studios, came out this week, and we needed to have a round table discussion on it. Needless to say, we have a lot of strong feelings going on. In addition to J...

Episode 40: Our Star Wars Celebration Chicago Reaction! ***Note: Joel had audio issues with his mic on this show so the sound quality and volume balance is lacking on this episode. He's very sorry but he was on the road. It's definitely worth a listen because Mike and Kyle rocked it!*** Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Star Wars Celebration Chicago wrapp...

Episode 39: Robots in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Today we are talking robots in science fiction! And we don't even get our circuits cross all that much. So order a drink from our self-check out and enjoy! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on March 31, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space . Contact us:...

Episode 38: The Walt Disney Company: A Force for Good in Science Fiction? Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Our topic today is whether the Walt Disney Company has been good for science fiction or not. Yes…. The Mouse. Friend or foe? Ernie Garcia drops by midway and the conversation takes off. Spoiler alert. We're Disney fans and what a conversation! So g...

Episode 37: Martial Arts and Fighting Styles! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking marital arts and fighting styles. It packs quite the punch. You could say it's spiked… So grab a drink, and let's kick this off! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on March 3, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space . Contact us: Email...

Sessions Episode 1: Knock twice. Then thrice.  Welcome to our special backroom sessions.  No editing. Just authentic conversation, roughly done, without pretense or care.  We started off speaking about alcoholic drinks in science fiction which quickly led to conversations about writing, travel, and life issues.  In this session, we have Randal Graham (buy #Beforelife now!), Derek Beebe, and Joel W...

Episode 36: Mars! The Red Planet! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Mars, the Red Planet! And its role in science fiction. Marvin the Martian has nothing on us. Dr. Randal Graham, author of Beforelife (have we mentioned this before?) joins us.  So grab a drink, preferably something red.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and releas...

Episode 35: Paul (film, 2011, director: Greg Mottola)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking the 2011 film, Paul, staring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Seth Rogen. It gets pretty alien. So grab a drink and be ready for a close encounter. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on February 3, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.s...

Episode 34: All Aborg! Dr. Randal Graham and the Star Trek Cruise! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Dr. Randal Graham, author of Beforelife, joins us to talk about the Star Trek Cruise and his recent experiences having just returned from it. Spoiler alert: he's already booked his cabin for next year's cruise. You could say it floats his boat… So grab a d...

Episode 33: Year 2019 is Here! Let's Talk Forthcoming SciFi & Geek Properties! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. 2019 is going to be a great year for science fiction, fantasy, and geekdom in general. We talk about it – a lot. So grab yourself a tasty drink and let's be optimistic for the new year. We are! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and re...

Episode 32: The Alien Franchise! We Really Need to Get This Off Our Chest! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We're talking all about the Alien franchise. Mark Lemke, one of our loyal long-time customers, joins us. It's a great conversation. So engineer your own drink and strap yourself in. Watch out for facehuggers though. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Epis...

Episode 31: What Makes a Good Star Ship? We Totally Geeked-out! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We totally geek out on this episode… What makes a good star ship? The ability to get dates? No, that's not it… We discussed it at length and Chris McGuffin, podcaster extraordinaire, joins us. It's just like buying a car…. but for space travel… So find the ba...

Episode 30: Does Science Fiction Inspire Scientific Discoveries and Inventions? Our Hypothesis: Yes! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're getting philosophical on this episode and asking the question does science fiction inspire scientific discoveries and inventions. Our hypotheses is yes! Science fiction and science go hand in hand. So grab a drink wi...

Episode 29: The Portrayal of the Media in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Let's not bury the lede shall we. We're doing the portrayal of media in science fiction. There's nothing fake about it. So break out the scotch from the liquor cabinet and open up the newspaper or whatever the kids are reading these days. This is the SciFi Pubcast...

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 28: Parenting in Star Wars! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today's show, we talk parenting in Star Wars. Spoiler alert. It could be better… We are joined on this episode by Randal Graham, author of Beforelife. Grab a drink and blame it on the kids. We don't. None of us have kids....

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 27: Black Panther (film, 2018, director: Ryan Coogler)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today's show, we talk all things Black Panther, the Marvel film released earlier this year in 2018, including how important it is to many of African descent. And we are joined by a very special...

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 26: Arrival (film, 2016, director: Denis Villeneuve)! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today's show, we get back to serious intellectual science fiction with a discussion of Denis Villeneuve's 2016 film, Arrival, staring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. We hope you have...

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 25: Dune! The Spice Must Flow! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Shield practise? We're not in the mood. But a mood is a thing for cattle and love playing, not podcasting… So we're talking all things Dune and all things Frank Herbert! The spice must flow! The sleeper has awakened! Ok. Y...