Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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Ep. 70: STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS (Summer Movie Series)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s time for us to Trek . . . INTO DARKNESS!!! While the meaning of the title may be up for debate, Ben and Dr. Jayce talk about what they liked and didn’t like about the newest Star Trek movie! We want to know what YOU thought! Contact…
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Ep. 69: Best Worst Superheroes! (PODCASTERS INITIATIVE THEME WEEK)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhy are some superheroes just not so super? Steve, Ben, Dr. Jayce, and Koby explore the superheroes they love and love to hate! From the Wonder Twins to Aquaman, from Arm Fall Off Boy to the Great Lakes Avengers, join the Strangers and Aliens as they examine what…
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Ep. 68: Superheroes of Podcasting! (PODCASTERS INITIATIVE THEME WEEK)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s the podcast about other podcasts! Ben and Steve talk about the other podcasts in the Podcasters Initiative!!! It’s time to get to know some of the other podcasts out there that touch on geeky Christian topics! Here’s a list of links… Are You Just Watching? — http://areyoujustwatching.com Faith Hope…
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Ep. 67: The Terminator (PODCASTERS INITIATIVE THEME WEEK)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week marks the first ever CHRISTiAN GEEK PODCASTERS INITIATIVE!!! The theme is “superheroes” and we have three episodes to go along with the theme. This is our first, in which we introduce a “superhero podcasting guest” — our special guest chose our topic, the Terminator franchise. Curious…
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Ep. 66 — The Silver Chair and the Red & Blue Pills
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben discuss The Silver Chair and its famous confrontation between the witch queen and Puddleglum, and the sci-fi and fantasy movies that reflect the idea of living in a world that is not reality. They also put on a couple dramatic…
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POLL: What grade do you give Iron Man Three?
In their Iron Man Three episode, Ben, Dr. Jayce, and Steve graded Iron Man Three. Who do you agree with? Any of them? Ben gave it an A-, Dr. Jayce gave it a B-, and Steve gave it a C+. What do YOU say? Vote and leave a comment below! [poll id=”14″]
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Ep. 65 — IRON MAN THREE (Summer Movie Series)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDr. Jayce, Ben, and Steve start off the summer movie season with the first in their Summer Movie Series: Iron Man Three!!! Who liked it? Who didn’t? Find out here!
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Ep. 64 — Director’s Special Edition: Steven Spielberg
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFor this episode, we start a series that will take a look at directors of speculative fiction movies, and what better place to start than Steven Spielberg? Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben each go through their favorite three and least favorite three films directed by Spielberg, along with…
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REVIEW: Superman and the Mole Men (live tweet transcript) (BONUS: The Adventures of Superpup)
Earlier, I live tweeted about Superman: the Movie. Rewatching that movie led to two things: first, it gave us an episode topic for the podcast, “The Test of Time”; second, it made me decide to live tweet while watching the other Superman movies! Instead of jumping into Superman II, though, I went back in time…
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Ep. 63 — Lots o’ Listener Feedback (and a Special Guest)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, we talk a bit about the recent Star Wars schedule announcement, some listeners take a look back some of their childhood favorites and look at if they hold up or not (as we did in episode 62), a listener confronts us about some details from…
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Ep. 62 — The Test of Time
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben have a LOT of fun as they revisit movies, comics, and TV shows they loved when they were young and explore whether or not it stands the test of time. Favorite heroes are discussed, favorite toys are fondly remembered, and…
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REVIEW: Superman the Movie (live tweet transcript)
Today is Superman’s 75 birthday, if Facebook, Twitter, and news feeds are to be believed! We needed to do something to commemorate that here at Strangers and Aliens. So, while we will talk about it tonight when we record (tangentially), here’s something a little more immediate. Last night, I watched Superman the Movie. It’s been…
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WHO REVIEW: Cold War
Spoilers ahead! Heavily! And not labelled! Initial Thoughts: I liked this episode. I did. I need to say this because everything else I say after this will probably make it seem like I did not. But I did. That said, this season is on a downward spiral. After another episode or two continuing on this…
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Ep. 61 — Aliens and Strangers Part I: Alien Agenda
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt happened! The Strangers & Aliens and The Sci-Fi Christians have joined forces to take on the Aliens! It’s like the humans and the predators teaming up in those two movies with aliens, humans, and predators! The topic? The Alien franchise. But wait! This is just ONE HALF…
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Ep. 60 — Interview with Heath McNease (The Year of C.S. Lewis)
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS A special episode for the Year of C.S. Lewis!!! Heath McNease, a geek philosopher hip-hop/folk musician, sat down to talk with Ben and Steve about C.S. Lewis, being an artists and a Christian, being a musician in today’s economy and with today’s technology, and some geek-stuff, too!…
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Ep. 59 — Sci-Fi Sitcoms
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Dr. Jayce look back on some of their favorite science fiction situation comedies in this episode. Alf, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Mork and Mindy, Red Dwarf . . . and many, many more. Also, Shazbot’s family makes their first appearance in the show, making…
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WHO REVIEW: The Rings of Akhaten
Spoilers ahead! They are labelled, but they are not hidden! Initial Thoughts: I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how they didn’t really like last week’s episode. I really enjoyed it. I’ve seen a lot of people talk about how they loved this week’s episode. I liked it, most of it, anyway. But where many…
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Ep. 58: Interview w/ Flight of the Angels authors Aaron and Allan Reini
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, Ben interviews Allan and Aaron Reini, the father/son writing team behind the Christian sci-fi book Flight of the Angels. Flight of the Angels is a big space opera military action story, with elements of corporate espionage, that has a spiritual theme woven into the plot.…
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Ep. 57: Westerns — the Original American Fantasy Genre
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, we talk about Westerns — a genre that we believe should be filed under “fantasy” when talking about all the other speculative fiction genres. We talk about why the Western tends to be a genre fans of sci-fi/fantasy enjoy. We talk about the attraction of…
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WHO REVIEW: The Bells of Saint John
Spoilers ahead, they are labelled but they are not hidden . . . Initial Thoughts: An exciting and fun midseason opener. Worth the price of admission. Everything I’ve come to like about Matt Smith and Stephen Moffatt. Amused Thoughts: The motorcycle steals the show. Every scene it is used in is perfect Matt Smith Doctor…
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