Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

X-FIles is returning, and we’re excited! We talk about the potential, and what else we’d like to see return like this! Also, listener feedback about Leonard Nimoy! And a listener makes a plea for an episode topic that gets Ben and Steve pretty excited! And Ben has a confession to make about his C.S. Lewis […]

Leonard Nimoy passed away last week. In this episode, Ben and Steve talk about the influence Nimoy had on sci-fi, fantasy, and their own fandoms. We haven’t talked together in a long time, so there’s some pretty windy rabbit trails they escape down.

Ben is riding solo, reviewing the Wachowskis’ movie Jupiter Ascending. It’s an off the cuff reaction episode, and mostly spoiler free, as he tried to convince listeners that they might like the movie!

Ben and Steve discuss the pros and cons of “canon” and what it means or doesn’t mean to fans!

Ben is joined by his kids again to talk about The Hobbit trilogy, from the unexpected journey to the battle of the five armies! What did they like? Dislike? Was the love story gross . . . or the orcs? Ben and his kid dissect the trilogy, from the hair on the Hobbits’ feet to […]

Steve prepared a special Santa-themed old time radio drama to get us into the Christmas spirit, and get us into a spirited discussion about Santa!

Ben and Dr. Jayce have a short conversation about movie featuring lots of short creatures! Oh, and Steve is there, too…

Everyone else is talking about it, and so are we! J.J. Abrams’ trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has come! We had a fun, lively discussion about the trailer and our expectations for the movie!

Recently, TV writer and producer Glen Larson passed away, and Ben and Steve take some time to talk about his career and the impact it had on their childhoods and the lasting impact to them to this day. Topics include, but aren’t limited to: Knight Rider, Six Million Dollar Man, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers.

Interstellar, Christopher Nolan’s most recent film, has hit screens and thrilled or confounded audiences, and Dr. Jayce and Ben are here to discus not just that film, but all of Christopher Nolan’s library. How did they like it? How does it stack up against his other films? Find out here…