This week we're talking Akira and Chernobyl, What We Do In The Shadows. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: For the final episode of my Alternatives series (for now), I'm surprisingly recommending a piece of software that has given me no end of podcasting headaches: Skype.

Today on the 5: For today's episode of my Alternatives series, I'm talking about a piece of free software that anyone who handles even low level tech support should know about: Malwarebytes.

Today on the 5: For today's episode of my Alternatives series, I'm talking about one variant of a password manager, something every person should absolutely be using in the modern world. In my case, that manager is LastPass.

Today on the 5: For the opening entry for the last week of my Alternatives series, I'm talking about a piece of software that has a highly specific but very valuable spot in my media workflow: Adapter.

This week we're talking Blizzard, Orange Vanilla Coke, and The Manitou. Show music by Reed Love and OGRE. Support the show!

Today on the 5: For the last entry in this week's Alternatives list, I'm highlighting another piece of software I've used for a long, long time: 7-Zip.

Today on the 5: For my second episode in this week's round of Alternatives, I'm talking about a piece of software that has become a truly powerful option for people who don't want to pay for Photoshop: GIMP.

Today on the 5: In my first entry in this week's round of Alternatives, I'm spotlighting a fantastic ebook management tool, Calibre.

Tonight I'm joined again by Marko Maric, and in this segment we keep on chatting about movies like Summer of 84 and TRON: Legacy. We also discuss the filmographies of George Romero and John Carpenter and the slim pickings for good movie to video game adaptations.