The Incredible Shrinking Man: 1950s Masculinity in Crisis
As usual there are spoilers ahead! I would love to know what you make of the ending of this film if you watched it. Best place to do that is on social media. Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. 1957 US...
16 Feb 202555min
How Forbidden Planet Shaped Sci-Fi Cinema
As usual there are spoilers ahead! Forbidden Planet (1956) is a somewhat overlooked 50s classic. Although it often fails to make lists of the greatest sci-fi films of all time it has come across oft...
2 Feb 202553min
Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Pod People & Paranoia Since 1956
As usual there are spoilers ahead! You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram, Threads and dipping my toes into BlueSky a little too. DescriptionInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) spa...
19 Jan 202555min
Godzilla in 1954: Japan's Nuclear Nightmare and Sci-Fi Legacy
As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here. You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying ...
5 Jan 202552min
Cuts, Comics and Creatures: A Sci-Fi Podcast Retrospective
The end of 2024 is nigh! You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Welcome to an end of year special! A co...
22 Dec 202452min
Them! The 1954 Horror Sci-Fi that Spawned Big Bug Cinema
As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here. Description Them! (1954) is the 6th film we are covering from the 1950s. Hollywood...
8 Dec 202453min
Creature from the Black Lagoon: Horror, Politics and Passion in 1954
As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes with no character limits you can visit the website. DescriptionCreature from the Black Lagoon released in 1954 is in many ways the epitome ...
24 Nov 202455min
Interstellar Science: Einstein, Wormholes and Gravity with Claudia de Rham
As with all episodes of this podcast there are spoilers ahead! Earlier this year I approached a brilliant theoretical physicist about whether she would like to come on the podcast to speak about her ...
10 Nov 202440min
