Today, John is joined by guest-host Marya E. Gates and guest Aja Romano to discuss Ripley's mental state as she enters the M577, how we feel about Hudson's cut tirade, and why we think the Marines are wary of Ripley.

We finish out the week with George, Katie, and Margaret by talking about possible meaning's behind Burke's name, what motivated the design of the personnel carrier, and how Hicks seems to be into classy porn.

Katie and Margaret return to talk a ton about puppet animation, discuss our feelings about Ripley's little loader line, and wonder exactly where Bay 12 is.

Katie and Margaret are back to talk to George and John about the loader, how long it might take to get a Class-2 rating, and Stevie Nicks lyrics.

Margaret and Katie return to talk with John and George about farmer slang, James Horner, and those super badass loaders.

This week George Hendricks from The Mogwai Minute helps John welcome character fabricators Margaret Meyer and Katie Mello to talk more about bug huntin', whiny Marines, and looser regulations on military clothing.

Joe Dator and Susan Kruglinski join John for one last time to talk about interrupting Marines, the creative benefits of working under duress, and whether we are giving enough thought to the positive attributes of the Xenomorph.

Joe and Susan are back to talk about punchlines, cornbread, and the true meaning of a bug hunt.

On today's episode, John is again joined by Joe Dator and Susan Kruglinski to talk about corncobs, cornbread, and whether Bishop was programmed to always offer corn to cornless Marines.