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SciFi Tech Talk

Julie Kuehl, Jeff Syer, Mike McPeekscifitechtalk.com
SciFi Tech Talk is the podcast where we look at a movie / TV show / book / short story and the tech involved and what it says about THE FUTURE. We may go through some older material and see how much has become reality and how far we have yet to go. And new material could be looked at from the standpoint of how long we think it will take to become reality and how far from the present does it stretch the imagination.

Episodes

SciFi Tech Talk #000140 - Rendezvous With Rama

At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at an inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind's first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams... and fan the...

Aug 24, 20151 hr 3 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000139 - The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension

Brilliant brain surgeon-rock star-and comic book hero Buckaroo Banzai just made scientific history! Shifting his Oscillation Overthruster into warp speed, he’s the first man ever to travel to the Eighth Dimension and come back sane. But when his sworn enemy, the demented Dr. Lizardo, unleashes an evil army of inter-dimensional aliens, Buckaroo goes cranium with the madman in a battle that could result in the annihilation of the universe! - iTunes

Jul 20, 201539 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000138 - The Man From Earth

On a cold night in a remote cabin, Professor John Oldman gathers his most trusted colleagues for an extraordinary announcement: He is an immortal who has migrated through 140 centuries of evolution and must now move on. Is Oldman truly Cro-Magnon or simply insane? Now one man will force these scientists and scholars to confront their own notions of history, religion and humanity, all leading to the final revelation that may shatter their world forever. - iTunes

Jul 09, 201548 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000136 - Lucy

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic. - imdb.com

Jun 17, 201540 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000135 - Daemon

Daemon and Freedomᵀᴹ comprise a two-part novel by the author Daniel Suarez about a distributed, persistent computer application, known as The Daemon, that begins to change the real world after the original programmer's death. - wikipedia.org

May 31, 20151 hr 6 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000132 - Flash Gordon

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth. - imdb.com

May 10, 201557 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000131 - E.T.

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home-world. - imdb.com

May 05, 201550 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000130 - Battleship

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals. - imdb.com

Apr 27, 201543 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000129 - Tron

A computer hacker is abducted into the digital world and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program. - imbd.com

Apr 21, 201544 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000128 - Apollo 18

Officially, Apollo 17, launched December 17th, 1972 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later, in December of 1973, two American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon. -- (C) Official Site

Apr 12, 201542 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000127 - The Crosstime Engineer

One moment Conrad Schwartz was a hungover hiker in the mountains of modern Poland, the next he was running for his life from an angry Teutonic knight. At first Conrad just thought he'd stumbled across a mad hermit. But several days of ever stranger events convinced him that he had somehow been stranded in A.D 1231. And that meant Conrad had to turn Medieval Poland into the most powerful country in the world. Otherwise the Mongols were destined to destroy it--in just ten years! -- amazon.com

Mar 29, 201558 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000126 - Dark City

A man struggles with memories of his past, including a wife he cannot remember, in a nightmarish world with no sun and run by beings with telekinetic powers who seek the souls of humans. - imdb.com

Mar 22, 201553 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000125 - Real Steel

In the near future, robots have taken over for humans in the boxing ring. A former boxer and small-time promoter (Hugh Jackman) struggles to make a living with patched-up robots in shady venues. When he discovers he has an 11-year-old son who believes that a robot found in the junk heap has what it takes to win, he finds himself with a shot at the big time. - Written by Movie Critic Next Door on imdb.com

Mar 15, 201551 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000122 - City of Ember

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing ... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. - imdb

Feb 22, 20151 hr 2 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000121 - Paprika

When a machine that allows therapists to enter their patients' dreams is stolen, all hell breaks loose. Only a young female therapist can stop it: Paprika. - imdb

Feb 15, 201551 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000120 - The Martian

Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney became one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he's sure he'll be the first person to die there.

Feb 08, 20151 hr 5 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000117 - The Machine

Two artificial intelligence engineers come together as they work to create the first ever self-aware artificial intelligence.

Jan 18, 20151 hr 1 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000116 - Deep Impact

Unless a comet can be destroyed before colliding with Earth, only those allowed into shelters will survive. Which people will survive? - imdb.com

Jan 11, 20151 hr

SciFi Tech Talk #000115 - Ascension

In 1963, the U.S. government launched a covert space mission sending hundreds of men, women and children on a century-long voyage aboard the starship Ascension to populate a new world. Nearly 50 years into the journey, as they approach the point of no return, a mysterious murder of a young woman causes the ship’s population to question the true nature of their mission.

Jan 04, 20151 hr 15 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000113 - Stargate

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra. - imdb.com

Dec 16, 201453 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000112 - Forward Unto Dawn

UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant. - imdb.com

Dec 07, 20141 hr 5 min

SciFi Tech Talk #000111 - Attack the Block

Attack the Block follows an unlucky young woman and and a gang of tough inner-city kids who make an unlikely alliance to try to defend their turf against an invasion of savage alien creatures, turning a South London apartment complex into a war-zone. Written by GK - imdb.com

Nov 30, 201450 min
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