14 Months Apart

It’s time to build better worlds on episode 41 of The Steal My Name Podcast. This week our host asks a serious question, is Aliens the most important film in the Alien franchise? Listen in as we dive into all the reasons why, from the world building, design, storytelling, and characterization, Aliens make a strong argument to a big ole yes! We’ll also take a tour of the expanded media, such as comics, video games, and novels, that it continues to inspire to this day.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine dials up the awesome dial to eleven with season 2, episode 22, The Wire. And it’s back to the Aliens world for our book, the outstanding Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White.

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It’s time to take a walk down memory lane with episode 40 of The Steal My Name Podcast. For the big 4-0! we’re welcoming Jacqueline Barrow, our hosts sister, some times theatrical director, and one time co-host of 14 Months Apart. Together this brother and sister team are taking a look a set of films that they watched so much as kids that they were literally banned from the house. That’s right, it’s banned Barrow movie time! It’s a strange voyage of nostalgia, joy, and some flat our horror with Look Who’s Talking, The Adventures of Milo & Otis, and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Deep Space Nine closes out a fantastic two part arc with Season 2, episode 21, The Maquis Part 2. And for something completely different, we close out with Lemmy’s excellent autobiography, White Line Fever.

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It’s a high holy day for horror fans, it’s Friday the 13th!! And what better way to spend episode 39 of the Steal My Name Podcast than to dive into the blood splatter and bone piles of the Friday the 13th franchise. While discussing our favourite Friday films would be the easy way to go, this week our host is checking in with the two black sheep of the franchise. That’s right it’s all things Friday The 13th Part 5: A New Beginning and Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday. Join in as Bob discusses how they differ from their brethren, wild shifts in tone and story, and just what the hell happened that landed these polarizing films in our beloved franchise.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine kicks off a two part run with Season 2, Episode 20, The Maquis (Part 1). And it’s back to the books of blood with Clive Barkers Books of Blood Volume 5 to wrap us out.

For those interested in reading Bobs fiction work, checkout the link below, thestealmynamelibrary.wordpress.com.

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It probably goes without saying that we talk a lot about Star Trek around the Steal My Name offices. So to mix it up a bit this week, it’s time to discuss the other capital S star in the fandom sky. That’s right, it’s Star Wars! For Episode 37 of the Steal My Name Podcast we go all the way back to the prequel era to discuss the state of fan culture, the build up to Episode 1, the ongoing battle of Trek Vs Wars, and just how wondrous and versatile the road movie archetype can be with Fanboys and Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

Not to be left out, DS9 keeps kicking ass with Season 2, Episode 19, Blood Oath. The Klingons show up and things get violent. And we end by exploring a great corner of the Star Wars Expanded Universe (or Legends chronology if you want to get picky) with the third book in the Rogue Squadron series, The Krytos Trap.

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“The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defence. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th.”

While it’s a day late, Episode 37 of the Steal My Name Podcast is celebrating all things Judgment Day! Terminator 2 is an undisputed classic of action Sci-Fi and this week our host digs into the characters, the action scenes, the special effects, and the sheer spectacle to discover just what makes super a perfect film so damn perfect.

The Cardassians barge back into Deep Space Nine bringing with them the political intrigue that is the bread-and-butter of the show with Season 2, Episode 18, Profit and Loss.

This week’s book is not a book but a magazine. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1st Rue Morgue Festival of Fear, Bob celebrates the legacy of this Canadian horror institution and shares how picking up the right magazine can sometimes change your life.

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Things get downright boisterous as bromance month draws to a close. For Episode 36 of the Steal My Name Podcast our host-with-the-most is joined by musician, writing partner, and noted spiffy dresser, Dawson McManus. It’s video game movies all the way down as Dawson and Bob wade into the swamp that is 1993’s Super Mario Bros. and 1994’s Street Fighter. It’s equal parts pleasure and pain as they discuss the history of video game movies, bad movie fighting, and just what the hell went so wrong with these adaptations.

On Deep Space Nine it’s all things Trill with Season 2, Episode 17 Playing God. And The Pixar Touch by David A. Price gives us a chance to celebrate the legacy of Pixar while also discussing the importance of separating the art from the artist.

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Our unintentional bromance month continues with episode 35 of the Steal My Name Podcast. This week our host goes back to mall where one of the greatest bromances ever told was…. told. That’s right, this week it’s Kevin Smith’s Mallrats. Join our heat-crazed host as he melts into the power and importance of strong friendships on film and in his own writing. As well as the influence that Kevin Smith has had on his own work. Which is you’re wondering, is a lot!!

Deep Space Nine keeps things busy with Season 2, Episode 16, Shadowplay. And after a long absence, a Malcom Gladwell book makes it back onto the show with his 2021 delight, The Bomber Mafia.

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Episode 34 of the Steal My Name Podcast is here and it comes complete with a special guest. This week we welcome film maker, theatre programmer, and a long time writing partner of your fearless host, Mike Klassen. What do old friends talk about when they get together? One of the nastiest of the nasties, the granddaddy of found footage, and the nail in the coffin of the Italian Cannibal Subgenre, Cannibal Holocaust. Join Bob and Mike as they discuss their journey to this legendary film, how it impacted them as film makers and cinema fans, and what makes it endure to this day.

Deep Space Nine discards a lot of sci-fi trappings and deals with serious societal and racial issues head on this week with Season 2, Episode 15, Paradise. And we end on a hopeful notes with Nick Offerman’s excellent second book, Gumption.

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It’s a rare new film on this weeks episode of the Steal My Name Podcast. Cannot stress enough how much we’re going to SPOIL this weeks movie, Deadpool and Wolverine. If you haven’t seen it, come back and have a listen afterwards, cause you can’t stop here, this is spoiler country. Beyond the spoilers our host (Me!!) digs into the butt meat of the film. Is it all about the cameos? Does it take a dump on the legacy of Wolverine and Logan? Is there any heart under all that blood? Tune in and find out! But remember… here there be SPOILERS.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine runs a familiar Trek formula in the fun little who-dun-it, Whispers, and Bob shows his nerd (which is not uncommon around here) by reading a play this week with Bill Shakespeare’s, Twelve Night.

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Give up your fear and drop your loathing, it’s time for episode 32 of the Steal My Name Podcast. This week we’re trying out a new format, expertly titled, Good Movie, Bad Adaptation. Our Gonzo loving (the journalism style not the muppet -though he loves him to) host tries his best to explain why the 1980 Hunter Thompson inspired film, Where The Buffalo Roam, is a worthwhile watch, despite veering so far from its source material.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine stays on its hot streak with the character focused, Armageddon Game. And we wrap up with Nick Offerman’s wonderful debut novel, Paddle Your Own Canoe.