Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

Ben Avery

A podcast exploring faith and imagination. Looking at the relationship between God and man through the lens of science fiction and fantasy . . . and looking at science fiction and fantasy through the lens of the relationship between God and man.

  • 58 minutes 29 seconds
    “THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH” by X-Minus One (OTR)
    Is “THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH” by Robert Heinlein the Best Science Fiction Short Story of all time? The answer: probably not, but this episode explores why it’s in the running! It also presents the episode of X-Minus One that adapted the story to a radio play format. “The Green Hills of Earth” by Robert […]
    21 December 2024, 3:56 am
  • 1 hour 6 minutes
    THE SHIFT: Interview with Writer/Director Brock Heasley
    Ben sits down with the writer and director of Angel Studio’s THE SHIFT, a Twilight Zone styled sci-fi tale featuring a multiverse, a mysterious man with mysterious powers, and Sean Astin. Websites: The Shift official: https://angel.com/theshift The Shift novel: https://angel.com/shiftnovel The Shift Special Edition: https://angel.com/shiftspecial
    27 November 2024, 1:30 am
  • 54 minutes
    VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Road Trip
    Ben takes a road trip to see the final movie in the VENOM TRILOGY! Yes. A Venom trilogy exists in out universe now. And . . . it’s not bad. A co-production with Welcome to Level Seven. (In other words, it’s just getting posted to both podcasts.)
    23 November 2024, 8:33 pm
  • 57 minutes 57 seconds
    THE CHOSEN ONES TV Series – Interview with Creators, Cast, and Crew
    Ben sits down with the creators, cast, and crew of THE CHOSEN ONES, a TV series in development right now. It’s a contemporary sci-fi superhero series, and Robert Rivera Jr. and his team are taking on an ambitious project by mounting this production! They are currently in the crowdfunding phase to raise money to shoot […]
    31 October 2024, 11:56 pm
  • 1 hour 38 minutes
    ALIEN: ROMULUS Review with Parker J. Cole
    Ben brings back guest host Parker J. Cole, a prolific romance writer, to talk about the most logical thing: the Alien franchise! (Find her website here: http://parkerjcole.com . . . and buy her new book!!!) How does this NEW installment in the Alien franchise stack up? Do Ben and Parker like it? Find out here!!!
    14 September 2024, 10:29 pm
  • 2 hours 2 minutes
    Flashback to THE ALIEN AGENDA & THE PROMETHEUS PARADOX – The Crossover Event with The Sci-Fi Christian
    Eleven years ago, the Strangers and Aliens crew did a crossover episode with the Sci-Fi Christian crew! The subject: The Alien franchise . . . And so, in light of the upcoming Alien: Romulas movie, we thought it might be fun to re-present BOTH episode of the crossover here and now! It’s a blast from […]
    10 August 2024, 12:43 am
  • 1 hour 33 minutes
    THE ALIEN FRANCHISE w/ PARKER J. COLE
    Ben brings guest host Parker J. Cole, a prolific romance writer, to talk about the most logical thing: the Alien franchise! (Find her website here: http://parkerjcole.com . . . and buy her new book!!!) Well, it’s logical when you see that her childhood was shaped by the franchise. They talk about the movies in the […]
    17 July 2024, 2:15 am
  • 1 hour 26 minutes
    KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES review w/ JS Earls
    Ben is joined by JS Earls to discuss KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. They talk about: LOOKS FOR JS EARLS’ WORK HERE:JS Earls on AmazonJS Earls on SpotifyJS Earls on Facebook
    5 July 2024, 9:13 pm
  • 1 hour 34 minutes
    GODZILLA MINUS ONE & MONARCH: LEGACY w/ Nathan Marchand
    In this LOST episode, Ben and Nathan Marchand (from Monster Island Film Vault) talk about the two biggest Godzilla franchise releases . . . from early 2024. (GODZILLA X KONG had not been released yet.) The two topics up for discussion:MONARCH: LEGACY, the Godzilla/Kong/Monsterverse series on Apple TVGODZILLA MINUS ONE, the Toho produced Godzilla movie […]
    20 June 2024, 2:31 am
  • 1 hour 1 minute
    REBEL MOON DUOLOGY REVIEW
    Ben drove to Chicago and Evan flew to Chicago so they could record an episode of the podcast about Zach Snyder’s REBEL MOON. It was just that important! Or they were getting together for a comic book convention and they took advantage of the time to record a podcast episode together. Either way, for the […]
    24 May 2024, 10:42 pm
  • 45 minutes 11 seconds
    Samson, Pistolfist, & Creature Tech: 3 Christian Comics – Are They Worth Reading?
    To answer the title’s question: yes. In this episode, Ben takes a look at three comic books created by Christians because he thinks they deserve to be seen by more people! You should absolutely check out this graphic novels! Want to know why? That’s where this podcast episode comes in.
    18 April 2024, 12:45 am
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