Category: Podcast
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Episode 24 — “Where Are the Christian Sci-Fi Movies?”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhile Dr. Jayce and Ben were at the Gideon Media Arts Conference and Film Festival, they got together with two other men who were also there as faculty, Roland Mann and Gary Voelker . . . who also, coincidentally (or not) are Strangers and Aliens listeners! The four…
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Episode 23 — “Sci-Fi Rip Offs”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Dr. Jayce are together again . . . and, fortunately for you, none of them sing the song from The Muppets Take Manhattan (although Ben has it stuck in his head as he types these words). The topic? Sci-fi rip offs. The three of them…
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Episode 22 — “The Dark Knight of the Soul”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHow could an episode about The Dark Knight Rises from a podcast about Christianity NOT use this as the title for their podcast. (Apologies to St. John of the Cross, of course.) So, it’s been a while coming, for a variety of reasons (scheduling being the main one),…
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Episode 21 — “Interview w/ Paul Asay, Author of God on the Streets of Gotham”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA special episode today, to kick off Batman week. We had Paul Asay, author of God on the Streets of Gotham, come and talk about his book, the Batman movies, his favorite villains, his hopes and fears about the new movie, and his opinion of other superheroes .…
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Episode 20 — “Amazing Spider-Man . . . Or Not?”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve got together this week to talk about Amazing Spider-Man. Is this big budget reboot spectacular? Just amazing? Or something much, much worse. What do YOU think? We’d love to hear your reactions to the movie or your reactions to our reactions. E-mail us at podcast@strangersandaliens.com…
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Episode 19 — “Some Days You Just Can’t Get Rid of a Bomb: Batman Movie Retrospective”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS In preparation for The Dark Knight Rises, Ben, Dr. Jayce, and Steve take on the Batman! They take a look back at the Batman films, starting with Adam West’s 1966 Batman, moving to the Tim Burton era Batman and Batman Returns, into the Joel Schumacher era with…
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Episode 18 — “Once Upon a Grimm Time”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe topic: fairy tales. They are everywhere right now, appearing on two of the major TV networks in prime time, in theaters, and, of course, in DVD collections and toy boxes around the world. So what is it about fairy tales that cause us to enjoy them and…
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Episode 17 — “Avengers . . . Finally Assembled!”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn the final installment of Avengers week, Steve, Dr. Jayce, and Ben assemble to talk about the movie that geeks the world over have been waiting for. Well, was it all it could be? Better than it could be? Or did it crash and burn? Steve’s answer may…
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Episode 16 — “Captain Kirk vs. Captain Picard — Round 2”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s part two! Dr. Jayce, Ben, and Steve continue their conversation about what they love (and hate) about Star Trek. We’d love to hear from you about YOUR favorite captains, YOUR favorite series, YOUR favorite ships, YOUR favorite crew! E-mail us at podcast@strangersandaliens.com. If you’d like, you can even…
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Episode 15 — “Captain Kirk vs. Captain Picard — Round 1”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCaptain Kirk. Captain Picard. Two different eras of television. Two different eras of Star Trek. Two different command styles. Two different acting styles. Two different crews. Two different ships. Two different storylines. Two different hairlines. Two different waistlines. And for fans of science fiction, two different opinions. In…
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Episode 14 — “Hunger Games”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is about the movie and book that has everyone talking. Including the strangers and aliens . . . Ben has read the book and seen the movie. Dr. Jayce has seen the movie. And Steve hasn’t done either. So Steve picks Ben and Dr. Jayce’s brains…
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Episode 13 — “Marvel Movies vs. DC Movies”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe all love movies. We all love superhero movies. And we have a love/hate relationship with superhero movies. For this episode, the strangers and aliens who host this podcast have a fun little competition: which comic book empire has had the best movies made for their characters. From…
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Episode 12 — “John Carter of Mars”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJohn Carter, Disney’s $250 million sci-fi epic adventure movie opened to disappointing numbers this weekend, pulling in just a touch more than $100 million. Disappointing box office aside, was the movie itself a disappointment? Ben and Steve saw it this weekend and recorded this special, impromptu episode of…
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Episode 11 — “Zombies!!!”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe’re back for a new episode! This time: zombies. The sci-fi guys examine The Walking Dead and the zombie phenomenon. Do zombie stories have something to say about modern life? Or are they just gory thrills? Or both? The conversation goes from the beginnings of the zombie genre…
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Episode 10 — “Strangers and Alienation: Interview with Jon S. Lewis”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is a very special episode, as author Jon S. Lewis joins Ben and Steve for a discussion about his C.H.A.O.S. series of novels (especially the most recent book Alienation), his comic book work, and what he geeks out about. Find out what geeky toy he and…
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Episode 9 — “Sci-Fi TV: Cancelled Too Soon”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS “Take my love, take my land Take me where I cannot stand I don’t care, I’m still free You can’t take the sky from me . . .” But you CAN take away my favorite TV show! It happens to every fan of fantasy or sci-fi. The…
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Episode 8 — “Big Mike vs. the Podcast”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS For this episode of the podcast, Strangers and Aliens is proud to present an interview with a special guest: Mark Christopher Lawrence. Known for playing Big Mike on Chuck, Mr. Lawrence took some time to talk with Ben and Dr. Jayce, giving us a revelation about Chuck’s…
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Episode 7 — “Sci-Fi Vs. Fantasy”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe sci-fi guys are back. In this, the seventh episode of the podcast, they dive into the differences and similarities of the science fiction and fantasy as genres. Is it as simple as “swords” instead of “lasers”? What kinds of stories work better in one genre, rather than…
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EPISODE 6 – “Star Wars Part 2: The Original Trilogy”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWell, the sci-fi guys are back with the conclusion of their conversation about Star Wars, this time turning their attention on the movies that started it all . . . and ended it all! if you haven’t listened to the first part of this conversation, you can download…
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EPISODE 5 – “Star Wars Part 1: The Prequels”
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS All three of the sci-fi guys are back for the first full episode of 2012 and the first part of a two part look back at Star Wars. In this episode, a look at episodes I, II, and III — the “prequel trilogy”. For many fans of…