The State Is Not God. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the sixth episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, Eye of the Beholder. Finally! Join us for an in depth analysis of the themes of this episode including Fascism, Beauty Standards & Racism, Body Dysmorphia/ Gender Dysphoria. We ask, is the ending a Happy Ending? Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 15 min
Awhoooo! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the fifth episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, The Howling Man Banger Block! We talk about clashes between the Director and Writer, subtle vs explicit depictions of the Devil, the fantastic camera work, and the visual aesthetics of the episode. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 9 min
Hello! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the fourth episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, A Thing About Machines Its like Season 1's The Fever, but not as fun or meaningful. We break down this episode with an unremarkable character and pitch several different approaches that could have made this episode much better. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, ...
Jun 11, 2020•44 min
In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the third episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, A Nervous Man In A Four Dollar Room. A decent attempt at a message about getting your life back together, but it can deff be misinterpreted as pull yourself up by your bootstraps. We break down how you can fall into a cycle of crime, but mostly just laugh at our own jokes the whole time. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition tw...
May 28, 2020•43 min
BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the second episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, The Man In The Bottle. We talk about how we are confused why they didn't just make it a monkey paw episode, Dan's bundles, and how we were shocked they just went full Hitler. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: ...
May 21, 2020•48 min
We Back! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the first episode of Season 2 of The Twilight Zone, King Nine Will Not Return Season 2 starts with Rod Serling doing a second attempt at Where Is Everybody, Dan and Ana debate on which season had a better season premiere episode. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/danren...
May 13, 2020•49 min
In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the final episode of season 1 of The Twilight Zone, A World of His Own. We go into how this episode is pretty meta from a writers perspective and how the light hearted ending is a good send off rather than the original, more somber, approach they had in mind. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitter...
Dec 23, 2019•48 min
What is a man!? A Miserable Pile of Secrets!? In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirty-fifth episode of The Twilight Zone, The Mighty Casey We talk about the very dark trivia surrounding this comedic episode, make fun of Ana's lack of sports knowledge, and briefly discuss the philosophical question of what makes you a human. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And ...
Dec 12, 2019•41 min
In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirty-fourth episode of The Twilight Zone, The After Hours. Be it the Make Up, Directing, Set Design or Acting - every department brought their A game. We talk about this episodes world building, perfect pacing, and how we related to the retail worker. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters:...
Dec 03, 2019•55 min
This was originally 2 hours long. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirty-third episode of The Twilight Zone, Mr Bevis. We dive deep into the sub-text of this feel good episode. Expect topics like conforming to society, capitalism, land lords, and being yourself. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrenni...
Nov 26, 2019•49 min
Movie Review Time! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, we review Robert Eggers second film, The Lighthouse. We go into details like how the aspect ratio and the black and white look great while also reinforcing themes, the gay subtext, descent into madness, and the beautiful graphic scenes. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrennie ...
Nov 18, 2019•20 min
We Back! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirty-second episode of The Twilight Zone, A Passage of Trumpet This episode would have benefited from a longer length because its insincere to cure depression in a 25 minute run time. We talk about mental illness in media, the cool set piece, and how the actor practically eats the trumpet at times. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagra...
Nov 12, 2019•53 min
I've had a bad day. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana review Todd Phillips' Joker. Listen as we cover the themes of class disparity, mental illness, media coverage, and more. We go into how we feel the movie might be irresponsible in how vague its messaging is. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrennie twitter.com/_Ana...
Oct 24, 2019•29 min
Why Did we record at 1AM. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirty-first episode of The Twilight Zone, The Chaser. We talk about the theme of Be Careful What You Wish For , how consent is hot, and we pretend one of the characters is a gremlin under a bridge because we recorded this at 1am. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitte...
Oct 22, 2019•35 min
Yo! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the thirtieth episode of The Twilight Zone, A Stop at Willoughby. We might get some heat from this, but we didn't like this. We talk about how you shouldn't fetishize the past, the undeserved ending, and how EP5 Walking Distance handled these topics much better. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our ...
Oct 16, 2019•46 min
Do People Look Familiar To You Sometimes? In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-ninth episode of The Twilight Zone, Nightmare As A Child. We talk about food adjectives, repressed memories, and how the plot development in this episode works against the character development. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.c...
Oct 08, 2019•43 min
Happy October! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-eighth episode of The Twilight Zone, A Nice Place To Visit Listen as we talk about hell is probably more fun than heaven, seven deadly sins, and how winning is only fun if you have a chance to loss. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrennie twitter....
Oct 01, 2019•50 min
Hello! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-seventh episode of The Twilight Zone, The Big Tall Wish. Tune in to hear us talk about the importance of representation, wishes, and give some of the many interpretations of this episode. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrennie twitter.com/_AnaEdits Intro...
Sep 18, 2019•52 min
In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-sixth episode of The Twilight Zone, Execution. We practice our pronunciations, go over the themes of justice and morality, and how other media have tackled these themes better, including the original story this script is based on. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrd...
Sep 10, 2019•54 min
Yo! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana get in touch with Matt Hurt of the Obsessive Viewer, Anthology, and Tower Junkies podcasts. We cover a range of topics including 13 Reasons Why, past reviews we've gotten, and of course The Twilight Zone. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanrennie twitter.com/_AnaEdits Intro Music L...
Sep 05, 2019•1 hr 20 min
Hello! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-fifth episode of The Twilight Zone, People Are Alike All Over Listen as we go over how this may have influenced Serling's script, The Planet of the Apes. We also cover how a plot twist can make second viewings boring, and the connection between this episode and concentration camps. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod ...
Aug 27, 2019•42 min
Forever Is Our Today In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-fourth episode of The Twilight Zone, Long Live Walter Jameson This episode is significant for its transformation at the end which includes a very cool lighting technique. We also talk about if we would want to be immortal! Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/bsaspod And find us, individually, on our twitters: tw...
Aug 20, 2019•53 min
You're looking at a tableau of reality. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-third episode of The Twilight Zone, A World of Difference. The ambiguous nature of this episode was a lot of fun to talk. We also discuss the really cool and effective practical effect, and dive into the themes of duality, McCarthyism, and identity. Our Website: BSASpod.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweens...
Aug 13, 2019•42 min
Maybe YOURE the alien?! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-second episode of The Twilight Zone, The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Dan's favorite episode so far! A very tight episode about McCarthyism, Mob Mentality, and how people are their own worst enemy. Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweenscienceandsuperstition/ And find us, indivi...
Aug 06, 2019•46 min
That's a little to Meta for me. In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twenty-first episode of The Twilight Zone, Mirror Image. What does this episode mean? McCarthyism and the Red Scare? Identity? Mental Health? We talk about our various interpretations, as well as how sometimes aged special effects still work thematically. *Note Dan is has too much bass in his voice because he used the mic meant for Ana. Oops! hope you'll forgive us.* Our Website: Betwe...
Jul 30, 2019•49 min
We got more episodes for ya! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the twentieth episode of The Twilight Zone, Elegy. Plenty to talk about! We discuss how to practically shoot a drag race locked in time, what we want to have done to our remains when we die, and talk about changes to the script that the author was mad about. Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com...
Jul 23, 2019•50 min
Hello! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the nineteenth episode of The Twilight Zone, The Purple Testament. We discuss how this episode is just okay today, but must have been progressive in 1960. We also talk about a plane crash the director and actor of this episode were in the day that it was going to air. Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweenscie...
Jul 10, 2019•37 min
Hello! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the eighteenth episode of The Twilight Zone, The Last Flight. Listen as we talk about the differences between Serling and Matheson's writing style, Smash Mouth, and The Butterfly Effect! Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweenscienceandsuperstition/ And find us, individually, on our twitters: twitter.com/mrdanr...
Jul 03, 2019•38 min
FrAankLiiin! In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the seventeenth episode of The Twilight Zone, The Fever. At least we had fun! We joke about the ridiculousness of this episode, workshop several better endings, and cover BTS stuff like how that voice came to be. Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweenscienceandsuperstition/ And find us, individually, on ...
Jun 25, 2019•37 min
Going my way? In this episode of Between Science and Superstition, Dan and Ana break down the sixteenth episode of The Twilight Zone, The Hitch-Hiker. One of Ana's favorites! We talk about changes Rod Serling made when adapting this from the original teleplay, why hitch-hiking is no longer a thing, and our thoughts on the heavy use of narration. Our Website: BetweenScienceandSuperstition.com Our Socials: facebook.com/BetweenScienceandSuperstition twitter.com/BSASpod instagram.com/betweensciencea...
Jun 11, 2019•47 min
