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So, we started season two with a new segment; our takes on stories published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF). F&FS has been around a long time and for this episode we, once again, talk about a recent story and compare that to something that was published long ago and it seems these lined up, this time, with a theme of crime in sci-fi.Current:Prison Colony Optimization ProtocolsBy Auston HabershawThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2022Long ...

We're kicking back with a cold brew and box full of old sci-fi soundtracks. Join us we talk sci-fi music and the emotions it has, and continues to invoke. Brew not included. This episodes brews:Brent: Toasted Lager, Blue Point BreweryPaul: Simpler Times Lager, Minhas Craft Brewery

Hey. We may be getting old, but we had some cool toys. We take a trip through time to when action figures were cool and G.I. Joe was big and fighting alien cavemen. Grab and brew and join us for this episode of SciFi toys.Brews:Brent: Tröegs Haze CharmerPaul: Rolling Rock

So, we start season two with a new segment; our takes on stories published in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&SF). F&FS has been around a long time and for this episode, we talk about a recent story and compare that to something that was published long ago. Current:Broad Dutty Water: A Sunken StoryBy Nalo HopkinsonThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Nov/Dec 2021Long Ago:The Earlier ServiceBy Margaret IrwinThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction,...

So, we take on the big question, what is sci-fi? We might answer it, then we might not have an answer. But it's all about the journey... and good beer and that we have in plenty. This episodes brews:Paul: Founders KBS Espresso Stout, Founders Brewing Co.Brent: Lefthand Brewing Milk Stout, Lefthand Brewing (it's all in the pour).

We crack our brews and stab our wine boxes and wonder what cool tech from sci-fi do we wish we had today. And, as one may imagine, that subject quickly evolves into what sci-fi tech to we really have today that was just a vision in the distant pages of novels and screenplays. Ultimately, we partially answer the question about flying cars and wonder if Brent will ever be able to pronounce "dystopian." This episodes brews are (cuz y'all asked):Brent - 1605 Red, Ant...

How does one get from Carl Sagan to aliens arriving in a Partridge Family bus? Well, just listen as Paul and Brent crack a Hank and a Scottish Ale and begin a disconnected journey of science-fiction authors that have inspired or made impression on them in their youth.

Join us as we have some cold brew and ramble on about starship designs in sci-fi. What's our favorite, what's not. We'll probably take a few detours, but they're important to the rambling.

We talk about what has inspired us from sci-fi. Was it the concepts and beliefs of the great Gene Roddenberry, the bizarre tales of Rod Sterling, or just wanting to have a friggin' phaser.Crack a cold one and get inspired or... just crack a cold one and listen.