Best Fifty Years Podcasts (2024)

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ENTICING MESSAGE NUMBER 2 3:29

4d ago3:29

3:29

Welcome to our 50 Years of Shit Robots Patreon cult. Today, you can have a sneaky peak of the first episode of our secret mini-season all about the pimping-out of ROBBY THE ROBOT. You can access the full episode by following the link and joining the robot cult to enjoy delicious secret podcasts. https://www.patreon.com/50YOSR Get bonus content on P…

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ENTICING MESSAGE 5:04

12d ago5:04

5:04

Welcome to our 50 Years of Shit Robots Patreon cult. Today, you can have a sneaky peak of our first COCKTAILS AND BOT-TALES (AKA COCKS AND BOTS). In which, we drink delicious cocktails and chat about robots. You can access the full episode by following the link and joining the robot cult to enjoy delicious secret podcasts. https://www.patreon.com/5…

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118. THE HAYES CODE 22:53

16d ago22:53

22:53

Welcome to our 50 Years of Shit Robots Patreon cult. Today, you can have a sneaky peak of the chat we had after we'd watched Sleeper. It's a rambling but very interesting chat about the Hayes Code, queerness in cinema and smutty names. It is completely off the top of our heads and not meant to be an exhaustive chat on the subject. If you'd like to …

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117. WHO? 25:14

24d ago25:14

25:14

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we deep-dive into the 1974 movie, WHO?, as we try and work out if the robot is who the robot claims. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothi…

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116. WESTWORLD 37:54

1M ago37:54

37:54

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we pack our suitcases and go on a lovely holiday to WESTWORLD. Will we get into a shoot-out with the Gunslinger? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is us…

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115. SLEEPER 34:56

1M ago34:56

34:56

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we take a deep breath and chat about Woody Allen's dystopia, SLEEPER. Just to let you know that we chat about the allegations surrounding Woo…

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114. GODZILLA V MEGALON 43:25

2M ago43:25

43:25

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we cower as GODZILLA fights MEGALON with the help of a robot, JET JAGUAR. But is the robot shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing m…

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113. FANTASTIC PLANET 36:03

2M ago36:03

36:03

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we fly off to the FANTASTIC PLANET, a 1973 French/Czech film, which is notable because of its absence of robots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is us…

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112. SILENT RUNNING 48:23

2M ago48:23

48:23

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we don our robot-examining equipment and take a look at the 1971 made-for-TV movie, PAPER MAN. It has an amazing cast but will we like the cu…

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111. PAPER MAN 27:42

2M ago27:42

27:42

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we don our robot-examining equipment and take a look at the 1971 made-for-TV movie, PAPER MAN. It has an amazing cast but will we like the cu…

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110. THX-1138 37:56

3M ago37:56

37:56

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we welcome a certain George Lucas to the podcast as we deep-dive his first feature film, THX1138. There are robots in it but are they shit? W…

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109. LOST IN SPACE (MOP-UP) 45:20

3M ago45:20

45:20

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we have to a bit of mopping up on aisle 12 because we're going to look at a robot that we completely forgot about. Lost In Space's B-9. WARNI…

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108. COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT 42:00

3M ago42:00

42:00

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we usher in a new season by stepping into the glorious 1970s with a film from 1971, COLOSSUS: THE FORBIN PROJECT. This film features a rogue …

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107. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 4: TARGET EARTH 32:54

3M ago32:54

32:54

The fourth in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 4, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today, it's a movie from 1954 featuring a jingle-tapped robot, TARGET EARTH. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR N…

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106. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 3: GOG 31:01

3M ago31:01

31:01

The third in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 3, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today, it's a movie containing not one but two robots with flame throwing phalluses. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @Fift…

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105. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 2: ROBOT MONSTER 30:32

3M ago30:32

30:32

The second in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 2, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. Today it's a movie sometimes called "the second worst film of all time", ROBOT MONSTER. Enjoy! Patreon: @50YOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @…

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104. THE ATOMIC AGE PART 1: KLAATU BARADA NIKTO 30:24

4M ago30:24

30:24

The first in our series where we try and palm off old episodes as something new and exciting. So, it's THE ATOMIC AGE PART 1, where we chat about films that were created in the shadow of the Oppenheimer bombs. The 1951 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still is an absolute classic. The 2008 movie, The Day The Earth Stood Still, is definitely NOT a cla…

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103. ZOINKS! THE ROBOTS OF SCOOBY DOO 43:22

4M ago43:22

43:22

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are take a look at the robots of Scooby Doo, with our special guest Mark Norman from the awesome Folklore podcast. But are they shit or no…

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102. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 9: 2010 43:45

5M ago43:45

43:45

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at the sequel 2010, and find out exactly why HAL went all murder-y. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. T…

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101. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 8: RELEASE 30:59

5M ago30:59

30:59

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we look at what happened once 2001 was released and ask the ultimate question, "was HAL a shit robot?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes…

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100. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 7: BEYOND THE INFINITE 47:01

5M ago47:01

47:01

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the ending and ask, "what the hell is going on?". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @Fifty…

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99. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 6: THE POD BAY DOORS 44:53

5M ago44:53

44:53

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today, we deep-dive the bit where HAL goes rogue. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYO…

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98. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 5: JUPITER & HAL 43:51

5M ago43:51

43:51

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we finally get to chat about HAL, as we deep-dive the "Jupiter sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikT…

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97. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 4: THE MOON 46:38

5M ago46:38

46:38

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Today we chat about the section of the film known as "the moon sequence". WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @F…

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96. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 3: THE DAWN OF MAN 40:48

5M ago40:48

40:48

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we pull on our Kubrick pants and continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. And it's time to actually chat about the film itself, but only a small bit of it. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Ti…

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95. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 2: STANLEY KUBRICK 40:37

6M ago40:37

40:37

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we continue our odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. Let's stick Stanley Kubrick's career under the microscope …

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94. THE 2001 ODYSSEY PART 1: ARTHUR C CLARKE 32:23

6M ago32:23

32:23

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we begin an odyssey looking at the 1968 sci-fi classic, 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. To do justice to this extraordinary film we start by taking a …

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93. SUPERAGO & THE FACELESS GIANTS 28:46

6M ago28:46

28:46

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are take a look at the extraordinary 1968 Italian/Spanish confection, Superago and the Faceless Giants. There's a lot of spandex and an aw…

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92. BARBARELLA 37:21

6M ago37:21

37:21

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are donning our robot-examining goggles to look at the extraordinary 1968 US movie classic, Barbarella. One film, three different types of…

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91. THE AVENGERS: CYBERNAUTS JAMBOREE 37:08

7M ago37:08

37:08

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the three episodes of the seminal British TV show, the Avengers. Each episode feature…

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90. THE TERRORNAUTS 27:58

7M ago27:58

27:58

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are donning our robot-examining pince-nez to look at the 1967 British movie, the Terrornauts. It's Contact but not as good and made with B…

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89. KING KONG ESCAPES 24:42

7M ago24:42

24:42

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Every week we rate the robot from a movie, if it gets a score of 7 out of 10 then we say that it is not a shit robot. Today, we are deep-diving into the waters of a 1967 US/Japan co-pro called KING KONG ESCAPES. It features an enormous robot King Kong, what's not to…

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88. I ROBOT (Part 2): THE SHOCKING TRUTH 30:15

7M ago30:15

30:15

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. In the second part of our Asimov mini series we look at two more iterations of I-Robot. Both are from the TV show, Outer Limits, and both based on the story that inspired Isaac Asimov. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR …

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87. OPPENHEIMER REPOST 20:48

7M ago20:48

20:48

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we're reposting our episode on the multi-Golden Globe winning Oppenheimer. We know it doesn't have any robots in but the film deals with a subject that has cast a long shadow over the robot films of the 1950s and 60s. There are no spoilers, just in case you h…

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86. I ROBOT (Part 1): THE SHOCKING TRUTH 27:06

8M ago27:06

27:06

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2024 with a look at the 2004 movie, I-Robot. But like int he film, we have a secret to uncover. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR NOTES ISAAC ASIMOV DAY https://www.freepres…

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85. CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS 21:13

8M ago21:13

21:13

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, it's festive fun as we're joined by wrestler and horror movie fan, Rory Coyle, to chat about CHRISTMAS BLOODY CHRISTMAS. It's a movie with a killer robot Santa. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOS…

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84. ADVENT 24: DR WHO 21:58

8M ago21:58

21:58

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-fourth and final door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Why, it's our old friend and Doctor Who nerd, Niel Bushnell, and he's here to warm himself by our fire and receive a Christmas gift of knowledge. Happy Christ…

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83. ADVENT 23: METROPOLIS THE MUSICAL 8:50

8M ago8:50

8:50

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-third door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Metropolis but not as you've ever seen it before. This is Metropolis the musical. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR …

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82. ADVENT 22: JONNYCAB 12:40

8M ago12:40

12:40

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-second door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Jonnycab from the 1990 sci-fi movie TOTAL RECALL. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @Fift…

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81. ADVENT 21: ROBOT BEES 9:20

8M ago9:20

9:20

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twenty-first door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's a poor dead bee and then a robot bee rising from its corpse. It's a message of hope, honest. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: …

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80. ADVENT 20: HOUDINI'S ROBOT 6:16

8M ago6:16

6:16

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twentieth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Can you believe it? It's a robot created by magician, escapologist and all round incredo-man, Harry Houdini. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. T…

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79. ADVENT 19: LEONARDO'S ROBOTS 9:08

8M ago9:08

9:08

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the nineteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's three robots created by top paint wrangler and all round clever chops, Leonardo Da Vinci. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @Fift…

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78. ADVENT 18: CHRISTMAS ROBOCALYPSE 12:05

8M ago12:05

12:05

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the eighteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the true meaning of Christmas, a robot apocalypse designed to sell Germans food. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Ins…

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77. ADVENT 17: MARVIN THE (NOT) PARANOID ANDROID 9:54

8M ago9:54

9:54

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the seventeenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Marvin, the paranoid android, from the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy. But is Marvin paranoid? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitte…

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76. ADVENT 16: GIPPY BOTS 10:59

8M ago10:59

10:59

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the sixteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? Grab your sickbag because it's the Xenobots a.k.a. the Gippy Bots. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTo…

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75. ADVENT 15: MUPPET ROBOT(S) 9:03

8M ago9:03

9:03

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fifteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's the 80s Robot from the Muppets. But is it a muppet? And what other robot-y treats does Jim Henson have in store for us? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but…

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74. ADVENT 14: ADA LOVELACE 9:07

8M ago9:07

9:07

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the fourteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's Ada Loveless, pioneering genius of computer programming and without whom we might well be robot-less. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Tw…

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73. ADVENT 13: THE DALEKS IN COLOUR 18:12

8M ago18:12

18:12

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the thirteenth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? The daleks are back, and this time they're in colour. But are they still shit? WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @Fi…

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72. ADVENT DAY 12: CHINA 11:02

8M ago11:02

11:02

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the twelfth door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's China, and their statement that they are going to create millions of humanoid robots over the next two years. Could your next best friend be a robot? WARNING! The S**t-b…

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71. ADVENT DAY 11: WHEEM (ROBOT EFFLUVIA) 7:34

8M ago7:34

7:34

Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today sees the opening of the eleventh door of our robot advent calendar. And what's inside? It's robots that can procreate. Yum. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Twitter: @FiftyYOSR Insta: @FiftyYOSR TikTok: @FiftyYOSR NOTES BATTERIES N…

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