Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective
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SHADOW and SUBSTANCE 2: “Probe 7 Over and Out” and “The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross” – SA366
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe continue our series about THE TWILIGHT ZONE (that started in 2013 . . . and only has one other episode in the series) by covering two season five episodes of the show: “Probe 7 Over and Out” and “The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross”. These episodes were chosen…
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“Cold Equations” by X-Minus 1 and STOWAWAY by Netflix – SA365
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is why we created Strangers and Aliens! In this episode we: Explore a classic sci-fi story (“The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin)! Review a new sci-fi movie (STOWAWAY, on Netflix now – don’t worry, we’re spoiler free about the movie . . . although the movie’s…
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Epic Stories from the Bible that Should Be Movies – SA364
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSEvan, Steve, and Ben take a look at some of their favorite stories that should be big budget motion pictures, and in the process explore some of their favorite stories . . . and there just may be a couple new projects that come out of this .…
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GODZILLA VS. KONG Review – SA363
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Steve are joined by frequent guest host Nathan Marchand to battle each other about how good Godzilla Vs. Kong was! Where did they watch it? (At the BOX OFFICE, or the HOME Box Office???) Did they like it? Which one are they: team Godzilla or team…
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ZACK SNYDER’S JUSTICE LEAGUE Review – SA362
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen, Steve, and Even take on Zack Snyder’s Justice League! Is it different? Is it better? Is it good? Is it bad? Is it Whedon? One thing’s for sure: it’s LONG!!!
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THE ROAD TO THE SNYDER CUT (or “Welcome to the Snyder Cut”, a podcast that never happened) – SA361
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLast year, Ben and Evan ALMOST embarked on a project: to explore the Zach Snyder DC film universe in preparation for the four hour Justice League Snyder Cut. This project never happened. But an episode was recorded. This is that episode . . . “Welcome to the Snyder…
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WANDAVISION – SA360
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn this episode, we dive into the show that got many people’s hopes up that mutants were coming to the MCU . . . or if not mutants, Reed Richards . . . or at least a multiverse connection to the X-Men . . . and instead was…
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Noah and the Flood on Dreams PS4 Full Playthrough – SA359
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen plays through the SNES inspired “Noah and the Flood”, a game Evan designed in Dreams on PS4! As he plays, they discuss: how the game came to be, artistic choices in art based on the Bible, the story of Noah, and many other things!
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WHAT IF? Tales from the Bible – SA358
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe “What If?” question has been a comic book mainstay for decades, from the “imaginary stories” that would pop up in old Superman comics to the actual “What If?” comic series from Marvel to “Elseworlds” and other series more recently. For this episode, we explore some “what if”s…
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THE MANDALORIAN Season 2 – S&A357
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis is the Way . . . And this is the episode we talk about the way. Ben and Steve dig into the second season of The Mandalorian, from the theological ramifications behind rebellion to the meaning of removing the helmet to the geek out moments to the…
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SOUL and WONDER WOMAN 1984 – S&A356
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis episode is divisive! It’s divided between two movies that hit streaming services on Christmas. It’s divided by the opinions about the movies . . . Evan likes one and not the other, Ben likes one and not the other, and Steve sort of likes both but kind…
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Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn Live Play Part 2 – SA355
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIn a sequel to the first Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn episode that we played back in May, Ben, Steve, and Evan play Hobbit Tales from the Green Dragon Inn once again! This episode was actually recorded back in May, but was put on the proverbial…
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RANKIN BASS CHRISTMAS STORIES – S&A354
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSChristmas time is here! And the Strangers and Aliens were given a request: could we cover the Rankin Bass Christmas specials? And if you send us a request for something we love? We do it! So for our Christmas episode this year, we take a dive into some…
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Disney’s 2020 Corporate Announcements – SA353
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSJust before we started recording about another topic, we became aware of some HUGE announcements Disney had made about upcoming Disney Plus series and also some movies and some interesting Hulu series. So we called an audible and switched our plans . . . to talk about Marvel…
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Watching THE THING (from Another World) Franchise with John Harju – SA352
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen is joined by John Hart for their semi-annual Halloween exploration of some classic horror movies! This time: THE THING. Starting with THE THING FROM ANOTHER WORLD and then going into the remake THE THING from 1982 (the most famous in the franchise) and the prequel THE THING…
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TOP FIVE THEME SONGS (from Science Fiction/Fantasy TV Shows’ Opening Credits with Lyrics that Are in English) OF ALL TIME – SA351
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA good theme song may not save a TV show from being bad, but it definitely makes it more memorable. For this episode, we nominate our favorite themes songs and bring in some listener nominations, and we tally the votes to come up with the official Strangers and…
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TENET – SA350
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen and Evan ventured to the theaters to see Tenet, the movie they THOUGHT would be the first movie back in theaters. Instead, Ben had already seen a few movies and Evan went to a movie theater on the east coast . . . so Tenet was not…
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BILL AND TED FACE THE MUSIC: Ben’s Road Trip Trilogy Part Two – SA349
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out on what could be an excellent adventure . . . or a bonus journey. This road trip has almost as many twists and turns as the movie he’s seeing, from the question of if he will even GET to the movie to the possibility of…
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NEW MUTANTS: Ben’s Road Trip Trilogy Part Two – SA348
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out to the first new release movie he’s seen in theaters since the beginning of the shut down for the pandemic. After seeing The Empire Strikes Back (and The Greatest Showman), he gets to see a new movie that has been waiting for release for a…
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THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: Ben’s Road Trip Trilogy Part One – SA347
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBen heads out to his first movie in theaters since the beginning of the shut down for the pandemic. It’s a different experience, with the masks requirements and the like, but it’s also a familiar experience, being a movie he’s seen many, many times . . . THE…
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