Podcast Episodes

Deep Books in a Trenchcoat

Episode 792

If you’ve been thinking of reading Science Fiction and Fantasy but had no idea where to start, we’re here to help. Our panel of longtime SF/F readers has some suggestions just for you!

New to SF/F re…

Published on 9 hours ago

Elio and Glordon's Excellent Space Adventure

Episode 791

Pixar Club re-forms to discuss “Elio,” the studio’s lowest-grossing feature film of all time. Funny thing, though… it’s a pretty good movie? It’s funny, has some space adventure and gross-but-lovable…

Published on 1 week ago

Serious Academic Arguments

Episode 790

It’s time for another Old Spooky Club, as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of Stuart Gordon’s horror-comedy classic, “Re-Animator”, which bears very little resemblance to the works of H.P. Lovecraft…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

A Hunting Lodge for Rich Weirdos

Episode 789

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the longest-running theatrical run of all time—“The Rocky Horror Picture Show”! It’s an unapologetic musical about being yourself (and giving yourself over to ple…

Published on 3 weeks ago

He's Just Bob

Episode 788

We’re back on the Marvel movies with “Thunderbolts*”, a film that (to our surprise?) is not a nihilistic story about villains pretending to be heroes (see: Suicide Squad), but instead a story about s…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Injured in the Jaguar Attack

Episode 787

It’s autumn, things are turning dark and gray, and that puts us in the mind of… (fictional) murder! Want a mystery novel, or series, to read? Our expert readers have many, many suggestions for you.

M…

Published on 1 month ago

Vatgrown Ninja Assassins

Episode 786

Grab your cyberspace deck and prepare to jack in—it’s time to discuss William Gibson’s groundbreaking classic novel, “Neuromancer.” We’ve got a panel of experts—and a first-timer!—ready to discuss ho…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Tiger is Perfect

Episode 785

We always knew Daniel Dae Kim would accomplish something after “Crusade!” (Kids, ask your “Babylon 5”-loving parents.) Our panel looks back over the three-month phenomenon that has been Netflix’s “KP…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Peak Harpoonist

Episode 784

The Summer of Submarines reaches crush depth with Disney’s 1954 epic “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” Captain Nemo of the Nautilus has met his match in an uncharismatic French professor, his strangely…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

A Submarine Trifle

Episode 783

Our Summer of Submarines floats on with “U-571”, a 21st centry-style action movie that manages to hit most of the squares on the submarine bingo card. McConaughey is a disgruntled XO! Depth charges t…

Published on 2 months ago