Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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SHADOW and SUBSTANCE: Twilight Zone Episodes “Nick of Time” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet” — Ep. 94
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith SHADOW and SUBSTANCE, we start a new subseries with a look back at the Twilight Zone, starting with the William Shatner classics “Nick of Time” and “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet”! The Twilight Zone is a giant of sci-fi and fantasy. Whether you are a long time fan…
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier — Official Trailer!
It’s here! And man does it look good! Clearly, this is a movie about SHIELD. Nick Fury and Steve Rogers have a conversation that would fit right in with some of the things we’ve been talking about with Agents of SHIELD and their exploration of an organization without oversight. After the battle of New York,…
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THE DREAM by Lights Out (OTR) — Ep 93
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn our first Old Time Radio episode, Ben and Steve listen to and talk about an episode from the classic horror series Lights Out. Lights Out is a series created by Willis Cooper. When Cooper left the series, Arch Oboler took over. The Dream is an episode written…
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Great Sci-Fi and Fantasy Speeches — Ep. 92
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Jayce, Steve, and Ben talk about some of their favorite speeches from sci-fi and fantasy. With a special guest performance from Shazbot! Did we miss your favorite? Probably . . . so please, go ahead and let us know! You can contact us here!
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GRAVITY (NOT Summer Movie Series) — Ep. 91
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen records the summer movie series finale he WISHES could have taken the place of Riddick and/or Elysium! To help him talk about Gravity, ben has called up an old school-time chum, John Kanost. Ben and John talk about this masterpiece of a sci-fi movie in this episode…
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Fantasy Movies — Looking Forward and Looking Back (Ep. 90)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith the release of the news about production moving forward on The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair and the trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the Strangers and Aliens trio talk about what is happening in the future of fantasy movies and take a look…
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Interview with Mike Perna, Gamestore Prophet — Ep. 89
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSGamestore Prophets is a podcast about God and gaming, and Ben sat down with one half of the GSP team, Mike Perna, to talk about why they podcast, what it is that makes Mike so passionate about gaming, how God has used their podcast, and what “Team Gamestore…
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UNIVERSE by Robert Heinlein (OTR) (The Lost Episode) — Ep. 88
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSOver a year ago, Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce recorded an episode that they never released, mainly due to the audio quality of the recording. But it was a good episode. A good conversation. So it’s being released here and now. This was an experimental episode, in that…
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SUMMER MOVIE ROUND UP (Summer Movie Series) — Ep. 87
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Jayce, Ben, and Steve gather together to do a recap of this summer’s genre offerings! What was their worst movie of the summer? Their favorite characters? Their favorite villains? The movie they wish they had seen? The movie they are glad they missed? And of course, their…
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“Greed” (Part Four of the Seven Deadly Sins) — Ep. 86
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this, the fourth episode of our Seven Deadly sins, Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce talk about the concept of greed and how it appears in science fiction and fantasy, Biblical applications, and what greed looks like in our own lives. You can listen to the other episodes…
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RIDDICK (Summer Movie Series) — Episode 85
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen reviews Riddick. Alone.
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ELYSIUM (Summer Movie Series) — Episode 84
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by fellow podcasters Matt Anderson and Daniel Butcher from The Sci-Fi Christian and Welcome to Level Seven to take on Elysium! It’s a lively discussion, from three very different responses to the movie. So, does Elysium earn its place among the giants of thoughtful sci-fi?…
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Sci-Fi Casting Calls — Episode 83
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEveryone is talking about Ben Affleck and Batman, so, we are too. In this episode, we talk about that news, other casting rumors, and then explore some of the most surprising casting discussions and some of the most egregious sci-fi miscasts, including listener feedback! Do you agree with…
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Superman vs. Batman: Who Is the World’s Finest? — Episode 82
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s Superman vs. Batman . . . and Ben vs. Steve vs. Dr. Jayce! Who will win? Will Steve spoil a thirty years old comic? Will Dr. Jayce settle a dispute between Ben and Steve about Superman’s early appearances? Join the Strangers and Aliens crew as they explore…
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The Spiritblade Underground Interview — Episode 81
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn light of the launch of Christian Geek Central — http://christiangeekcentral.com — we’re playing an interview Paeter Frandsen, the mastermind behind CGC, did with Ben on the Spiritblade Underground podcast. You can also listen to the unofficial “part one” of their conversation, when Ben interviewed Paeter for the…
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Best and Worst TV Pilots — Episode 80
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhat are some of the best pilots from television? Some of the worst? Ben. Steve, and Dr. Jayce talk about their favorites and their least favorite pilot episodes. They list their top five and their bottom three, and Steve, surprisingly, is the only one who doesn’t really try…
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Star Trek Feedback — Ep. 79
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe trio of strangers and aliens take on feedback about Man of Steel, Star Trek, and Star Trek Into Darkness in this episode! We got some very, very thoughtful feedback about these topics, and now that they are back, they finally got around to sharing it and responding…
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Jim Croce in 1972 Predicted the 2013 Summer Movies!!!
I had this thought earlier today, thought I’d put something together: ~ Ben
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Ep. 78 — PACIFIC RIM (Summer Movie Series)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSOnce more, Dr. Jayce and Steve were not interested in seeing a summer blockbuster, but unlike Lone Ranger (which Ben wanted to see solely so he could bash it and was proven wrong), Ben has been excited about Pacific Rim for a while now. Does it live up…
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Who Had the Bigger Revelation at San Diego Comic-Con?
I’m just. Yes. Yes. YES. @Avengers #AgeofUltron, Guardians of the Galaxy, #CaptainAmerica & #ThorDarkWorld. We win. #MarvelSDCC — Ryan Penagos (@AgentM) July 21, 2013 So Agent M, Marvel’s Twitter claimed they they “won” San Diego Comic-Con. Did they? What do you think? There were some big announcements, but they pretty much boiled down to…
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