Podcast Episodes

Torture Cinema #92: Starcrash (1978/79)

The Hass, chauvinist robots, and Italians, oh my! In a Torture Cinema podcast that meanders almost as much as the movie, Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and Trish Matson get together to discuss this month’s Pa…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Signal Boost #55 — Strange Horizons Fund Drive with Vanessa Rose Phin!

WEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! This is a slightly different Signal Boost than usual. Instead of our usual two boosts, this time we want you to focus completely on the super extra important fund drive for the amazi…

Published on 6 years, 4 months ago

Speculative Fiction in Translation #15: An Interview with Julia Meitov Hersey

This month, Rachel has a special guest on the podcast! Julia Meitov Hersey (@JuliaMeiHersey), who translated the psychological-fantasy-thriller Vita Nostra from the Russian, comes on to talk about ho…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Totally Pretentious #18. Cat People (1942) and The Seventh Victim (1943): The Terror of the Other and the Beast Within

In today’s episode, David and Shaun turn their attention to Cat People (1942) and its loose sequel, The Seventh Victim (1943). Together, they discuss the impact these films had on the development of …

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Signal Boost #54 — Ada Hoffmann (The Outside) and David Wellington (The Last Astronaut)

In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Paul Weimer and Kate Sherrod interview the wonderful Ada Hoffmann about her debut novel, The Outside. They discuss the really fun basis for the novel, the mash-up…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

At the Movies #78: Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Bad haircuts, beer, and delicious pandering, oh my! Shaun, Alex, Trang, and Stina assemble to tackle one of the biggest films in cinematic history:  Avengers: Endgame. This one is a spoilerrific podc…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

362. Cadwell Turnbull (a.k.a. The One and Only) — The Lesson (An Interview)

Irma, Imperialism, and Islands, oh my! In today’s episode, Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien interview Cadwell Turnbull about his debut novel about aliens in the U.S. Virgin Islands, The Lesson! Cadwell…

Published on 6 years, 5 months ago

Torture Cinema #91: Damnation Alley (1977)

Boat cars, “Killa Cockaroaches”, and cannibals, oh my! Much to Jen’s chagrin, in her absence the team, Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Alex Acks, discover a lot to criticize in the 1977 film adaption of…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Righteous Kicks #4: Kamen Rider Drive, Episodes 33-48

Welcome to Righteous Kicks — the podcast where two science fiction writers geek out about men in spandex bodysuits who kick evildoers to death in abandoned quarries until they explode!

This month, Io…

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago

Speculative Fiction in Translation #14: Biological and Artificial

April brought us stories and books about the merging of the biological and artificial, zombification, organic routers, and much more. Plus we talk about what we’ve been reading, our favorite stories …

Published on 6 years, 6 months ago