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Ever wanted to know how music affects your brain, what quantum mechanics really is, or how black holes work? Do you wonder why you get emotional each time you see a certain movie, or how on earth video games are designed? Then you’ve come to the right place. Each week, Sean Carroll will host conversations with some of the most interesting thinkers in the world. From neuroscientists and engineers to authors and television producers, Sean and his guests talk about the biggest ideas in science, ...
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Our Opinions Are Correct

Our Opinions Are Correct

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Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life
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SFULTRA

Sean McTiernan

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SFUltra is my attempt as a lifetime science fiction skeptic's attempt to get into the genre by reading 100 science fiction books I purchased in Wales one time. It gets published every two weeks.
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The Climate Pod is a wide-ranging conversation with leading experts on the politics, economics, activism, culture, science, and social justice issues at the heart of the climate crisis. Hear from guests like Jane Goodall, Bill McKibben, Al Roker, David Wallace-Wells, Katharine Hayhoe, Adam McKay, Bill Nye, Robert Bullard, Catherine Coleman Flowers, Ted Danson, Gina McCarthy, Paul Krugman, and many more. Hosted by brothers Ty and Brock Benefiel.
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Join Ben, Mikaela, and Steven as they review movies. The person who picks the movie and the genre that they have to choose from is decided by the roll of a die. The genres are action, drama, horror, musicals, animation, comedy, and fantasy/science fiction. In addition to reviews, we also interview people involved with the making of movies. We hope that you enjoy the variety that we are bringing to you, the listener.
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Every episode, we explore a movie we haven't seen in like forever, and see if it is still as good as we remember. We use the first part of the show to try and remember what we liked about the movie. Then we go over the movie which includes looking at the poster, taglines, actors, synopsis, and finally, we watch the trailer. Then we predict whether or not we will like it. The second part of the show is when we come back after watching the movie and review it. Usually with hilarious results. W ...
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CultureLab is an array of delights from the world of culture and the arts. Sometimes we interview the world’s most exciting authors about their fascinating books, other times we delve into the science behind a movie or TV show. New episodes every other Tuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Strange and Beautiful Book Club

Strange and Beautiful Network

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Long time partners, Rachel and Matt, bring their unique blend of wit and weirdness to the worlds of sci-fi, horror, and fantasy. From quirky movie reviews to lively book discussions, they keep you entertained and informed with their mature humor and infectious enthusiasm. Join them as they chase their little nerd hearts through the genres they love.
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Dissecting The 80s

Tripp and Andrew Laino

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Tripp and Andrew Laino have been watching movies together since 1992, and making fun of them together since 1999, when a rainy afternoon of babysitting turned into 8 hours of cheesy science fiction and jokes. Raised on a strict diet of 80s movies, the pair have an undying love for the decade and all of the weird, wonderful cinema therein, despite barely being there for it. Every other week (since 2014) they dissect a movie and the bizarre cinema quirks of 30-odd years ago.
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Award-winning author and professor Paul Levinson talks about TV, movies, politics, social media, outer space, good food, science fiction; occasionally reads from his science fiction stories; plays concerts of his music; interviews authors, actors, showrunners, and other podcasters in the now published weekly (Tuesdays at noon, New York time) podcast.
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Science Fiction University

Driftglass and Blue Gal

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Each episode Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss one work of classic science fiction plus one science fiction movie. The two pieces share a theme, whether it be time travel, unreliable narrators, dystopias, etc. Join the adventure at sciencefictionuniversity.com
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Take Me To Your Reader

Pavement Pounders Podcast

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The Pavement Pounders discuss adapted science fiction, generally well-known films derived from written works. They read the book, watch the movie, watch remakes, reboots, re-adaptations, and give it all a good mulling over.
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Me ...
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Face the climate crisis head on, but understand that we have the power to solve this. From former UN Chief Christiana Figueres and the team who brought you the Paris Agreement, this podcast about issues and politics will inform you, inspire you and help you realize that this is the most exciting time in history to be alive.
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Visit Geekfest Rants to hear great shows about the latest happenings in the wide world of Geekdom! Hear your favorite Geeks discuss film, television, science fiction, comics, toys and more!
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Back Look Cinema invites you to revisit the cinematic treasures of yesteryear from the 70s, 80s, & 90s. Join us every other week as our host, Zo Richardson, welcomes a special guest to share their cherished memories of some of the greatest movies in history and delve into the legendary Hollywood lore that unfolded behind the camera.
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What can you expect from TGP Nominal? Space, Science, Astronomy & Technology news, along side news from the world of Sci-Fi, whether it be on the big screen, small screen or in print, we will cover it. We hope to bring you guests from the Space, Science, Astronomy, Technology & Sci-Fi community to help "Edutain" our listeners. We also aim to bring you content from places of interest & social events related to Space, Science, Astronomy, Technology & Sci-Fi. From The National Space Centre to M ...
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Through an intersectional feminist perspective, hosts Anney and Samantha dive into science, history, and culture to make sense of the everyday and unpack the stories that brought us to where we are today. This podcast aims to better understand the challenges facing women and marginalized folks all over the world and highlights the tools we can use to tackle them head on.
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I 🩷 Animation & Movies

Jonathan North - J.North Media

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Welcome to I 🩷 Animation & Movies! My name is Jonathan North, and in every episode my friends and I get together to talk about all our favorite animation, movies, TV and more, across a wide variety of genres! Disney Movies, Classic Cinema, Stop-Motion Animation, Adaptations of Classic Literature, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Anime, Musicals, Saturday Morning Cartoons, and more! There's literally something for everyone!
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The Strange Harbors Podcast

Derek Wong, Amir Touray, Jeff Zhang

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Welcome to The Strange Harbors Podcast. Hosted by Derek Wong, Jeff Zhang, and Amir Touray, The Strange Harbors Podcast is a weekly discussion of all things pop culture, with an emphasis on film and television. Join us every week as we dive deep into big blockbusters, indie favorites, and under-seen hidden gems.
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MONSTER PARTY

JAMES GONIS, SHAWN SHERIDAN, LARRY STROTHE, & MATT WEINHOLD

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What happens when four Comic Con hardened sci-fi/horror fans sit around some microphones, slam down cocktails, and argue about all things monstrous? It's a podcast called Monster Party! You have been warned.
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One of the best shows on TV finally makes its return. This week, we review the first four episodes of Interview with the Vampire's second season. The second season finds Louis and Claudia on the run after supposedly killing Lestat, and the pair travel the world in search of more of their own kind. Does the new season live up to the series' pristine…
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This podcast marks the passing of James Harris Simons, better-known as Jim. The interviewees are John Ewing, David Eisenbud and Andrew Millis. The Simons Foundation - https://www.simonsfoundation.org Simons Foundation article about Jim’s life - https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2024/05/10/remembering-the-life-and-careers-of-jim-simons/ Brady’s inter…
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This week’s episode kicks off with Tom and Paul discussing the critical events shaping global democracy over the last week including Trump’s convictions, the first head to head debate between Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer ahead of the July 4th UK elections and Modi’s unexpected election result. They provide thoughtful analysis of the question: how m…
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Today on GeekFest Rants, Carlos takes a look back at a promotional booklet from Universal Studios highlighting their 1982 movie slate. 1982 being the most genre packed movie year of our generation. Universal gave us such classics as E.T., Conan the Barberian, John Carpenter's The Thing, and many more. Stream Show Episode 482 - Universal Pictures Fo…
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The climate movement is used to fight denial. Few who do this work escape the need to push back against critics claiming that human-created carbon dioxide emissions don't cause dangerous warming. But as the crisis becomes more clear and everpresent, it's time to expand our definition of climate denial, argues author Tad DeLay. In his new book, Futu…
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Today we're finally getting to a show I have been wanting to get to for years, Adventures in Wonderland! This is one that I wanted to do for so long, but have been putting off due to the nature of it being a television show, and therefore so much more work. But with Jenna's help, we're finally doing it, and we're doing 2 episodes! Follow Jenna Onli…
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It’s the third instalment of Trivial Retreat, the game where we play the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit backward, where players must invent or guess the questions and categories based entirely on what’s on the back of the card. Points are awarded partly on guessing the right questions, but let’s face it, they’re really doled out by how m…
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Welcome to the Second Deployment of the Band Of Brothers Podcast. Your hosts Elton McManus and Andy Poulastides are here to walk you through possibly the greatest TV show ever created. The Second Deployment? Yes, we’ve done all this before but as time went one, we we’re unhappy with the results. So here we are,...…
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228 - The Golden Bat or Ogon batto Movie Discussion with Brad Braddock Steven is joined by author Brad Braddock to discuss 1966's The Golden Bat! Brad has written numerous books including "House of Ygor", and "Memoirs of Murder: A Prequel to the 1932 Classic White Zombie". Please go to Amazon.com to purchase his books! Please send feedback to DieCa…
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We review Atlas (2024) on The Atomic Cinema Experiment. This is a sci fi movie podcast. Atlas is directed by Brad Peyton and stars Jennifer Lopez, Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown, Mark Strong patreon: https://www.patreon.com/mildfuzztvtwitter: https://twitter.com/ScreamsMidnightdiscord: https://discord.gg/8fbyCehMTyTWITCH: https://www.twitch.tv/mildfuz…
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In the latest episode, The Fanbase Weekly co-hosts welcome special guest Lauren Cipollo (writer, The Parallax Series) to discuss the latest geek news stories of the week, including what Furiosa's box office numbers have to say about movie theatres, a 4-hour exploration of why the Star Wars hotel failed, and Sony's move to use AI to cut film costs.…
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If (or maybe when) we find alien life in the universe, will it look like us? As telescopes become bigger, our ability to peer into the cosmos is only getting better. So the question may not be “will we find something?” but rather “what exactly should we be looking for?” Lisa Kalteneggar is an astrophysicist and founding director of Cornell Universi…
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Zo & Scott Ryan, author of The Last Days of Cinema, find themselves in Santa Poco, Mexico in 1916 where the infamous bandito El Guapo is harassing the town. Enter famous actors from the silent screen who, strangely enough, arrived to rid the town of this evil. Their weird techniques seem to work, but neither Zo or Scott are convinced that the peace…
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Welcome to the June 2024 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number -- based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questio…
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Darrell & Donny talk about the end of Peak TV, Neve Campbell returning to the Scream franchise, the demise of the Dungeons & Dragons tv series at Paramount, Dark Side of Comedy series on Hulu, The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst documentary on Max, Donny's rewatch of Brooklyn 99, 911, Furioasa doing ok at the box office, Sons of Anarchy ?…
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Always remember that Lofi Poli Sci is more than just me, it’s the we, that we be. Episode Link: https://youtu.be/pJR1j7K-w3k Episode 45 Season 9 (series 816) YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LofiPoliSciPodcast Instagram: lofi_poli_sci_podcast LinkedIn: Michael Pickering #lofipolisci #lofi #politicalscience #news #worldnews #globalnews #po…
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It stars ⁠Russell Crowe⁠, ⁠Joaquin Phoenix⁠, ⁠Connie Nielsen⁠, ⁠Tomas Arana⁠, ⁠Ralf Möller⁠, ⁠Oliver Reed⁠ (in his final role), ⁠Djimon Hounsou⁠, ⁠Derek Jacobi⁠, ⁠John Shrapnel⁠, ⁠Richard Harris⁠, and ⁠Tommy Flanagan⁠.⁠Crowe portrays Roman general Maximus Decimus Meridius, who is betrayed when ⁠Commodus⁠, the ambitious son of Emperor ⁠Marcus Aureli…
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What were the first mammals like? Darren examines what characterizes a mammal and explores the world of early mammals, who coexisted with the dinosaurs. Adam investigates the discourse around a viral question which asks “Would you rather be stuck in a forest with a man or a bear?”, using some simple statistics to inform the issue.…
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227 - Puppet Master (1989) with Rich Chamberlain Steven is joined by the Classic Horrors Club Podcast's Rich Chamberlain to discuss 1989's Puppet Master! Rich and Steven plan to cover ALL of the Puppet Master movies! Please join us on our journey. Please send feedback to DieCastMoviePodcast@gmail.com or leave us a message on our Facebook Page. Than…
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four live dogs in a galaxy of dead lions. One thing in the universe, besides death, is certain: there can be no final form of Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The story has existed as a radio play, a series of novels, a television show, and a feature film. The 2005 movie has its defenders (one of whom is named Adam P Knave) and mort…
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Send us a Text Message. Do you remember the comedy classic Revenge of the Nerds? We have seen this movie more than once but it has been a long time since our last viewing. It's also said that this movie has not aged well in our current political climate which makes us even more excited to preview and review it. Come to think of it, we can remember …
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Being a librarian was originally a man's job. Then Melvil Dewey and his book-loving bros came along and changed all that. But while the feminization of librarianship offered a new occupation for women, it was built on old ideas about female nature and its proper place. Learn more in this classic episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy info…
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Hi Stuff Mom Never Told You Fans! Take a listen to the trailer of our newest show Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) About the show: Sixteenth Minute (of Fame) is a weekly show from Jamie Loftus that takes a closer look at the internet’s main characters – one part reported, one part interviews, and one part Jamie collapsing her permanently internet-damaged…
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It’s unfortunately time to talk about the A Wrinkle In Time adaptations. We also discuss the book, of course, but I tried to pull back a bit since my fuller thoughts on the book are also covered in my Hugos There episode with Mandy Self: https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeline-lengle-feat-mandy-self/ Rankings! Colin/James/Set…
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Always remember that Lofi Poli Sci is more than just me, it’s the we, that we be. Episode Link: https://youtu.be/QJG9DqQPX18 Episode 44 Season 9 (series 815) YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LofiPoliSciPodcast Instagram: lofi_poli_sci_podcast LinkedIn: Michael Pickering #lofipolisci #lofi #politicalscience #news #worldnews #globalnews #po…
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It's the final episode in our Peter Pan series for the year! Next month we move on to another story, but before we go, I wanted to start a new project, hopefully to continue with more stories we cover in the future, ranking all the versions we talked about this year! Follow Stanford online!Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/StanfordClark⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagr…
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226 - Kathryn Leigh Scott Interview, Dark Shadows, Brannigan, The Great Gatsby (1974), The Great Nick D Steven had the extreme honor of interviewing the amazing Kathryn Leigh Scott on this episode! We talk a little about Dark Shadows, some of her movie roles, working with James Stewart, and more! To learn more about Ms. Scott, visit her website at …
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Special Sneak Peek of our newest series! - The Dead Do Not Podcast: A Lexx Rewatch! - Coming in June! We tackle the pilot episode of Lexx! We've got an eclectic cast of characters to assemble and Lexx wastes no time in throwing the audience in just what kind of body horror hi-jinx in space we can expect from the show! If you loved our Come in 81 Ki…
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George Miller has huge shoes to fill: his own. A follow-up to one of the best action movies ever made, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga is a long-awaited prequel to the 2015 high-octane whirlwind. Nearly a decade later, does Miller have what it takes to live up to an impossible standard, or is he doing something completely different? Tune in and find out.…
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