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

October 04, 2013 Interview with Mike Perna, Gamestore Prophet — Ep. 89
Gamestore Prophets is a podcast about God and gaming, and Ben sat down with one half of the GSP team, Mike Perna, to talk about why they podcast, what it is that makes Mike so passionate about gaming, how God has used their podcast, and what “Team Gamestore Prophets” is and how Team Gamestore Prophets is actually helping sick kids!
You can find the Gamestore Prophets here: http://www.gamestoreprophets.com
Follow them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/gamestoreprophets
And PLEASE support Mike’s Extra-Life.org team raise money for Children’s Miracle Network hospitals here: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=11664
Thanks for listening!
1 hr 9 min
September 29, 2013 UNIVERSE by Robert Heinlein (OTR) (The Lost Episode) — Ep. 88
Over a year ago, Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce recorded an episode that they never released, mainly due to the audio quality of the recording. But it was a good episode. A good conversation. So it’s being released here and now.
This was an experimental episode, in that they played a recording of the old time radio sci-fi series X-Minus One, a classic series that featured stories by some of the giants of sci-fi!
The story is called “Universe” and is based on Robert Heinlein’s book Orphans of the Sky, one of the (if not THE) first uses of a generation ship in science fiction!
Listen to Universe with Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce and then give their conversation a listen. It’s a sort of blast into the past!
1 hr 16 min
September 22, 2013 SUMMER MOVIE ROUND UP (Summer Movie Series) — Ep. 87
Dr. Jayce, Ben, and Steve gather together to do a recap of this summer’s genre offerings!
What was their worst movie of the summer?
Their favorite characters?
Their favorite villains?
The movie they wish they had seen?
The movie they are glad they missed?
And of course, their favorite movie of the summer!
You can listen to the other movies in the series here!
How does their list match up with yours? Let us know! Contact us here!

44 min
September 17, 2013 “Greed” (Part Four of the Seven Deadly Sins) — Ep. 86
In this, the fourth episode of our Seven Deadly sins, Ben, Steve, and Dr. Jayce talk about the concept of greed and how it appears in science fiction and fantasy, Biblical applications, and what greed looks like in our own lives.
You can listen to the other episodes in the series here.
What did we miss? Let us know! E-mail or call us here!
0 min
September 14, 2013 RIDDICK (Summer Movie Series) — Episode 85
Ben reviews Riddick. Alone.
22 min
September 05, 2013 ELYSIUM (Summer Movie Series) — Episode 84
Ben is joined by fellow podcasters Matt Anderson and Daniel Butcher from The Sci-Fi Christian and Welcome to Level Seven to take on Elysium!
It’s a lively discussion, from three very different responses to the movie.
So, does Elysium earn its place among the giants of thoughtful sci-fi? Or is it just some sort of mess?
Let us know what you think! Contact us!
1 hr 18 min
September 01, 2013 Sci-Fi Casting Calls — Episode 83
Everyone is talking about Ben Affleck and Batman, so, we are too. In this episode, we talk about that news, other casting rumors, and then explore some of the most surprising casting discussions and some of the most egregious sci-fi miscasts, including listener feedback!
Do you agree with our choices? What do you think of the news about Ben Affleck? What surprisingly casting did we miss? What terrible miscasting did we miss? Let us know!
UPDATE: This is the photoshopped image that Eric Merced whipped up to show that Affleck as Batman isn’t the worst idea ever.
Contact us here!
1 hr 17 min
August 26, 2013 Superman vs. Batman: Who Is the World’s Finest? — Episode 82
It’s Superman vs. Batman . . . and Ben vs. Steve vs. Dr. Jayce!
Who will win? Will Steve spoil a thirty years old comic? Will Dr. Jayce settle a dispute between Ben and Steve about Superman’s early appearances?
Join the Strangers and Aliens crew as they explore the Batman and Superman characters and try to decide “who is the world’s finest?”
1 hr 7 min
August 22, 2013 The Spiritblade Underground Interview — Episode 81
In light of the launch of Christian Geek Central — http://christiangeekcentral.com — we’re playing an interview Paeter Frandsen, the mastermind behind CGC, did with Ben on the Spiritblade Underground podcast.
You can also listen to the unofficial “part one” of their conversation, when Ben interviewed Paeter for the Strangers and Aliens podcast a while ago — http://strangersandaliens.com/2012/10/episode-30-paeter-frandsen-of-spirit-blade-productions/
All of this to introduce our listeners to one of Strangers and Aliens’ biggest partners and cheerleaders, as we begin working more closely with Paeter and Christian Geek Central.
31 min
August 14, 2013 Best and Worst TV Pilots — Episode 80
What are some of the best pilots from television? Some of the worst? Ben. Steve, and Dr. Jayce talk about their favorites and their least favorite pilot episodes.
They list their top five and their bottom three, and Steve, surprisingly, is the only one who doesn’t really try to cheat!
Also, we reveal the big news that Strangers and Aliens is now a part of the Christian Geek Central network — http://christiangeekcentral.com
Our message board on the Christian Geek Central forums is here — http://spiritblade.forum-motion.com/f4-the-strangers-and-aliens-podcast
Also, we have feedback from our Facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/StrangersandAliens — and from our message board.
1 hr 15 min