The Battle Beyond Planet X

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Exploring the sociopolitical aspects of science-fiction in film, television, books, and video-games

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Episodes

Ep. 59 - Political Killzone: Jin-Roh and Militarization

The Werewolf in the High Castle

Aug 30, 2015•41 min

Ep. 58 - Something Like It's 1999: Strange Days and Race Relations

You love that red, white, blue...

Aug 24, 2015•45 min

Ep. 57 - Comedy and Utility: Additional Memories of Futurama

In Part II of our Futurama rondo, we talk Leela and the multiple series finales

Aug 17, 2015•50 min

Ep. 56 - Unrequired Love: Memories of the Futurama

In Part I of our Futurama adventure, we talk Fry, Bender, and social issues

Aug 10, 2015•1 hr 2 min

Ep. 55 - The Motorized Extremism of Bioshock Infinite

Back from my lunch, I'm here to talk about robots in the damn sky

Aug 03, 2015•34 min

Ep. 54 - Jurassic Park and Jurassic World

Weighing in on Jurassic World was it good yes

Jun 15, 2015•52 min

Ep. 53 - Movies for Children

Unscripted, unlistentoable

Jun 08, 2015•47 min

Ep. 52 - Casual Fridays: Talking it Through

Mad Max: Fury Road and the science of Internet feminism

May 25, 2015•16 min

Ep. 51 - The Strong Female Character

In defense of she who needs none

May 18, 2015•41 min

Ep. 50 - The Abstraction of Storytelling

We talk broadly to a panel of experts on literature, theatre, comics, film, television, and video-games

Apr 13, 2015•2 hr 11 min

Ep. 49 - Tortured Masterworks VI: Spaceship to Earth

An overview of the Spaceship to Earth trilogy

Apr 01, 2015•11 min

Ep. 48 - Mass Effect 3: Moralizing on Omega

Back to the Citadel

Mar 30, 2015•21 min

Ep. 47 - Casual Fridays: Why Do All Asians Look the Same?

A pesronal episode. The second it becomes uncomfortable, just skip it

Mar 23, 2015•25 min

Ep. 46 - Batgirl and the Misery of Being a Cassandra Cain Fan

Race, gender, and superheroes with special guest Donovan Grant!

Mar 16, 2015•1 hr 53 min

Ep. 45 - Conviction Evolved: War and Religion in Halo

The demilitarized soldier of Halo 2 and its atheism

Mar 09, 2015•39 min

Ep. 44 - Tortured Masterworks IV: Halo

Hello: Combat Evolved, Hello 2, Hello 3, ODST, Reach, Hello 4 and more!

Mar 02, 2015•1 hr 41 min

Ep. 43 - Three Space Expeditions

The Black Hole, Event Horizon, 2010: The Year We Make Contact

Feb 23, 2015•28 min

Ep. 42 - To Die in the Misty Blue: Peace and Love in Moribito

Negative contact. Alright boys, Sagum and Chagum

Feb 16, 2015•41 min

Ep. 41 - Furious Angels: Watching the Wachowskis

Bound, The Matrix Trilogy, Cloud Atlas, Jupiter Ascending

Feb 09, 2015•59 min

Ep. 40 - Ghost in the Shell: Arise

The final entry in our Goats in the Shell anniversary celebration

Feb 02, 2015•39 min

Ep. 39 - Ghost in the Shell SAC: Solid State Society

I too wish to become a vanishing mediator

Jan 26, 2015•57 min

Ep. 38 - Ghost in the Shell SAC: 2nd Gig

War and revolution in Ghost's second season

Jan 19, 2015•27 min

Ep. 37 - Year End Review 2014: Television

Cassandra and I count down our Top Ten TV Shows we saw this year!

Jan 12, 2015•2 hr 57 min

Ep. 36 - Year End Review 2014: Movies

Cassandra and I count down our Top Ten Movies we saw this year!

Jan 05, 2015•2 hr 6 min

Ep. 35 - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Or should I?

Dec 29, 2014•37 min

Ep. 34 - Technology of Sex: Ghost in the Shell 2 and Feminism

They would scream that they did not want to become human.

Dec 15, 2014•39 min

Ep. 33 - The Ghost in the Shell (1989)

Masamune Shirow's first Ghost in the Shell volume

Dec 08, 2014•24 min

Ep. 32 - Archetype Reloaded II: 1995 Revisited

Cassandra and I Major in western feminism

Dec 01, 2014•30 min

Ep. 31 - The Bad Science of Jurassic Park

Could the Spinosaurus really kill the T-Rex?

Nov 24, 2014•30 min

Ep. 30 - A Voice for Trees: Avatar and Environmentalism

I just talk for a half hour about being in love with James Cameron

Nov 17, 2014•26 min

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