Monstress is the critically acclaimed steampunk fantasy comic created by writer, Marjorie Liu and artist, Sana Takeda.  Kyle Willoughby and Claire White have been eager to check out this story since they saw Takeda at New York Comic Con last year. Claire connects the events of the comic to the second Sino-Japanese War and those it […]

Paper Girls is one of the best selling series at Image Comics and was the 2016 Eisner Award winner for Best New Series. The story centers on a group of girls on their bicycles delivering newspapers in the 1980s, and things quickly take a dramatic turn into science fiction. Kyle considers the nostalgia evoked in this […]

Final Fantasy XV was 10 years in the making and hopes to build on one of the greatest legacies in video games.  As regular host, Claire White, enjoys a well deserved vacation, Kyle Willoughby and producer, James Fouhey, consider the past and present of a franchise they’ve played for almost 20 years.  James discusses the […]

Like its predecessors, the computer strategy game Civilization VI was made for  those who love history, strategy, and indulging in dreams of empire.  Kyle Willoughby and Claire White are two such people. Claire considers the stages in the rise and fall of empires as argued by Sir John Glubb.  Kyle takes us back to the development […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is the eighth Star Wars film and every new film from a galaxy far, far away, is a landmark event in nerd culture. Guest, Nicole Davis from Geek Cinema Society joins Claire and Kyle as they draw historical parallels to the events of Star Wars and discuss Disney’s growing empire of acquired […]

Westworld is HBO’s most successful series premiere and a chance for Kyle Willoughby and Claire White to delve into science fiction’s greatest concern…SEXY ROBOTS. That said, this show raises big questions in its story and in its production. Kyle considers what it is to be “human” and questions the existence of free will. Claire follows up […]

Harry Potter fans rejoice! With the film release of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and the success of the (unrelated) Off-Broadway play, Puffs, Kyle Willoughby and Claire White are ready to talk about magical creatures and the dangers of a wizarding education. Special guest, Matt Cox, playwright of Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful […]

Kyle Willoughby and Claire White are taking this weekend off to eat turkey and spend time with loved ones.  In that order.  Here’s a teaser for next week’s episode and our special guest!

Fresh off the videogame Overwatch’s nomination for “Game of the Year”, Kyle Willoughby and Claire White discuss the game that is literally keeping Kyle up at night. Claire explains the long road to online multiplayer games and why it took so long for such an obvious idea to find support. Kyle looks into the making […]

With the release of Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction feature film, Arrival, Kyle Willoughby and Claire White take the opportunity to dive back into The Big Book of Science Fiction. Kyle talks about the first alien ‘encounter’, when the Conquistadors met the Aztecs, and how the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis is key to understanding the film. Claire traces […]