Rocketman Explores

Rocketman Explores

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Rocketman Explores episodes

  • Return to planet Earth

    It is the Rocketman Explores grand finale! Join Rocketman on his final mission before he returns to planet Earth. We are keeping it simple, talking about Pixar's Wall-E with not 1 but 2 guests: Buddy (as you may know from Smark and Friends) and Technical Tina. As an added bonus we also discuss Rocketman's hatred for the movie Cars. 

    36 min
  • Harvey Wallbanger

    Another drink episode that pairs ever so nicely with Rocketman's favourite Pixar movie, Wall-E. The perfect drink for brunch or a 5à7, you don't want to miss this recipe! 

    9 min
  • Data On Trial

    Rocketman heads back to the familiar on today's episode, discussing TNG with return guest Aaron from the Enterprising Individuals podcast. It's the classic debate of is an AI or robot a thing or a person and what exactly makes a person a person?

    Catch Enterprising Individuals wherever you catch your favourite podcasts and follow Aaron on Twitter @EISTPod



    52 min
  • Last Call

    Gearing up for one of Rocketman's all time favourites, TNG, Chris makes a particularly delicious drink with an Earl Grey syrup, in honour of Captain Picard. 

    10 min
  • When is an AI not a death machine?

    Make yourself a Grim Reaper and settle down with Rocketman for a trilogy of an episode! Connor welcomes good friend and fellow gamer to discuss Mass Effect, the role-playing video game that introduces not one, not two, but three forms of AI. 

    44 min
  • The Grim Reaper

    Today, Rocketman is joined by Chris, our resident drinks expert, lush or maestro (however you would like to call him) and they are taking you a little out of our ordinary. Today, Chris makes a drink for fit for Death himself, The Grim Reaper while prepping to discuss Mass Effect the video game. 

    9 min
  • Expanding on AI

    Finally Rocketman gets to discuss one of his all time favourites, The Expanse. Joined by Miles Baker, director of the Toronto Comics Arts Festival, they get into the protomolecule and discuss Miller as an AI. 

    For more on TCAF, check out their website http://www2.torontocomics.com/ and don't forget to listen to the Diecast Podcast http://flyinglizardstudio.com/category/the-dd-podcast/

    48 min
  • The Juice

    Maestro Chris hops on the rocket ship with Rocketman for another drinks episode. When blasting off into space, one sometimes needs a little pick me up and that is exactly what this drink does, Bacardi rum mixed with Monster energy drink will be sure to keep you going for the long haul. 

    9 min
  • Monolithic

    You've been waiting for it, the first full episode of season 2 of Rocketman Explores: Artificial Intelligence. And who better to invite onto his rocket ship than Rocketman's good friend Carolina, who works at the McGill Space Institute. Today, we're discussing HAL from 2001: A Space Odyssey. Grab yourself a Daisy and enjoy the great topic of artificial intelligence.

    55 min
  • Daisy Margarita

    We're back at you with more drink episodes, but this time we brought in an expert. Join Rocketman in welcoming our resident lush, Chris, who will be pairing our episodes to a specific drink. On today's episode, we make ourselves a Daisy Margarita, pairing nicely with a little 2001: A Space Odyssey. 

    11 min

About Rocketman Explores

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This is the voyage of a man in a rocket, exploring the expanses of space, venturing into the well-known and deeply loved sci-fi franchises to examine everything he loves most about the genre.