Lazy Santa, charlatans, and Pirates World, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the wonderful Aurelius Raines II for a rip-roaring discussion of Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972). Together, they tackle the film’s ridiculous history, whether any children got hurt during filming, the origins of the ice cream bunny, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Follow us on Twitch!
• Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972)
• Aurelius Raines II’s Stuff:
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • “The Problems with Feelin’ Flo-Jo’s Glory Post” in Strange Horizons (read it!!!)

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Texas betrayals, robot hulks, and tube babies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by returning champion Michael J. Martinez for a ridiculous discussion of 1989’s Robot Jox! Together, they tackle the film’s cold war politics, what it’s like being Hot Gary Graham, failed visual FX, and much more.

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Follow us on Twitch!
• Robot Jox (1989)
• Michael J. Martinez’s Stuff:
  • Website
  • Bluesky

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Futuristic sports, interplanetary politics, and consequences, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson are joined by K.B. Wagers to discuss And the Mighty Will Fall. Together, they explore Wagers’ influences, tackle the messy world of pain and consequences, look at the worldbuilding and politics of the NeoG novels, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• K.B. Wagers’ Things:
  • Website
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • And the Might Will Fall (buy it!!!)

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White House down, cable network hackers, and presidential speeches, oh my! Shaun Duke, David Annandale, and Becca Evans wander into the archives for an in-depth exploration of 1996’s Independence Day. Together, they discuss Roland Emmerich’s career, blockbusters and VFX wonders, the film’s view of character and plot, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Independence Day (1996)
• Our next film: TBD in the next episode! This is a two-parter!

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Assimilations, immigrations, and revolutions, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by Suzan Palumbo for a riveting discussion of Countess. Together, they explore Palumbo’s approach to space opera, the political underpinnings of Countess‘ narrative, The Count of Monte Cristo, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Transcript, edited by Trish Matson. Content warning: A derogatory term for people of Indo-Caribbean descent is discussed in this podcast, with context. See transcript for details.
• Suzan Palumbo’s Things:
  • Website
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Countess (BUY IT!!!!)

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Bad robots, Jeep jerks, and space shuttles, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to tackle 1986’s SpaceCamp! Together, they rip into the film’s gender politics, unpack NASA’s apparently terrible security, get confused about Jeeps, and so much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Follow us on Twitch!
• SpaceCamp (1986)
• Transcript, auto-generated, edited by Trish Matson
• Marshall Ryan Maresca’s 2017 review
• Grades:
  • Shaun: C-
  • Trish: D
  • Paul: C-
  • Average: D+

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Bizarre physics, chef adventurers, and talking ships, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by Cat Rambo for a riveting discussion about Rumor Has It. Together, they explore Cat’s approach to point of view and spectacle, the complexities of infodumps, writing space opera, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Transcript, lightly edited by Trish Matson.
• Cat Rambo’s Things:
  • Website
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Rumor Has It (BUY IT)

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Career moments, horrific truths, and non-violence, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by the wonderful Karen Lord to discuss the new releases of The Unraveling and Redemption in Indigo! Together, they discuss Karen’s career, the roots of The Unraveling, how career timing affects what one writes, and so much more.

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Transcript, machine-generated and lightly edited by Trish Matson
• Karen Lord’s Things:
  • Website
  • Twitter
  • Tumblr
  • NEW BOOK EDITIONS: The Unraveling and Redemption in Indigo.

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Mother ships, bending time, and bioengineered rats, oh my! Daniel Haeusser and Trish Matson join forces to discuss Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead. Together, they explore the book’s themes of resistance and survival, the threads of utopianism throughout the stories, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction edited by Joshua Whitehead (buy the book!)
• You can read the transcript of this podcast here! Machine-generated, then lightly edited (for names, mostly) by Trish Matson.

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Crafty contestants, twisted challenges, and cameras, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam for a riveting discussion about Grim Root. Together, they talk about the connections between reality TV and horror, what makes for a good scare, the intensity of illusion, and much more!

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• Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
• Transcript (link now fixed)! Thanks to Trish.
• Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam’s Things:
  • Website
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Grim Root (BUY IT!)

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VHS tapes, wells, and terrifying children, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to tackle 1998’s Ringu! Together, they explore the film’s legacy, its approach to the ghostly and ghastly, the role of technology in terror, and so much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!