The Alien Effect

The Alien Effect

By Tia JacksonTV & Film
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The Alien Effect episodes

  • The Lord of the Rings Music, Titanic, Pirates of the Caribbean and Januaries

    This episode my guest Hannah and I discuss Titanic, The Lord of the Rings Music, Pirates of the Caribbean (specifically Commodore Norrington!) and Januaries. I also ramble about The Traitors.


    You can find Hannah and her brilliant Bookstagram account @thebookslinger_ ⁠here⁠.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠Instagram⁠, Threads and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod or you can e-mail me at [email protected]. 


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :) 


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 10 min
  • Christmas Special - It's A Wonderful Life (Ft. Matthew from Creative Psychopaths and Peter from The Movie Duel Podcast, 3 Men and A Mixtape and The 'So Called' X-Files Podcast)

    On this third and final Christmas Special, returning guests Matthew and Peter join me to discuss my favourite Christmas film (and one of my favorite films ever), It’s A Wonderful Life. I also get even more emotional than usual.

    You can find Matthew at the amazing Creative Psychopaths podcast, here⁠ and on social media.


    And you can find Peter at all of his amazing podcasts and on social media:

    The Movie Duel Podcast ⁠here⁠.

    The 'So Called' X Files Podcast here.⁠

    3 Men and A Mix Tape here.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠Threads⁠ and ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠ @thealieneffectpod or you can e-mail me at [email protected]. 

    You can also find me on ⁠Letterboxd⁠ @TiaJackson.


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :) 


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 44 min
  • Christmas Special - Top 5 Favourite Christmas Films

    On this second Christmas Special episode (part two of the previous episode) returning guest Si and I share our top 5 favourite Christmas films.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠Instagram⁠, Threads and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod or you can e-mail me at [email protected]. 

    You can also find me on Letterboxd @TiaJackson.


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :) 


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    47 min
  • Christmas Special - Top 5 Favourite Christmas Songs

    On this first Christmas Special episode, Episode 12: Part 1, returning guest Si and I share our top 5 favourite Christmas songs and a whole lot of nostalgia!


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠Instagram⁠, Threads and ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod or you can e-mail me at [email protected]. 


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :) 


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 38 min
  • Batman, The Ghoul and Board Games (Ft. Bryan from Cynic Critique)

    This episode my guest Bryan and I discuss Batman, The Ghoul and Board Games. I also ramble about Queer Eye.


    You can find Bryan and his brilliant film podcast Cynic Critique, here and on social media.


    Please feel free to find me on Instagram, Threads and Bluesky @thealieneffectpod or you can e-mail me at [email protected].


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :)


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 42 min
  • Jurassic Park, Disney and Law and Order: SVU

    This episode my guest Rae and I discuss Disney, Jurassic Park and Law and Order: SVU. I also read a little from my favourite poem, Desiderata by Max Ehrmann.


    If you're a teacher and want to listen to Rae's show on Teachers Talk Radio you can find it here.


    Please feel free to find me on instagram and threads @thealieneffectpod or Bluesky @thealieneffectpod.bsky.social

    You can also e-mail me at [email protected].


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :)


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 32 min
  • Halloween Special - Hocus Pocus

    In this special Halloween episode my wonderful Sister Skye returns as a guest and we discuss one of our all time favourite films, Hocus Pocus.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠instagram⁠ and ⁠threads⁠ @thealieneffectpod or ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod.bsky.social

    You can also e-mail me at [email protected].


    And if you enjoy the episode, please consider leaving a rating and review :)


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    40 min
  • Home Alone, Twin Peaks, Japanese Cinema and The Dark Tower Series (Ft. Ben from Filmbusters, Frasier on Film and 3 Men and A Mixtape)

    My guest Ben and I discuss Home Alone, Twin Peaks, Japanese Cinema, Superhero Movies and The Dark Tower series. I also ramble about The Legend of Vox Machina.


    You can find Ben at all of his amazing podcasts and on social media:

    Filmbusters ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.

    Frasier on Film ⁠here.⁠⁠

    3 Men and A Mix Tape ⁠here⁠.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠instagram⁠ and ⁠threads⁠ @thealieneffectpod or ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod.bsky.social

    You can also e-mail me at [email protected].


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :)


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 44 min
  • Resident Evil, X-Men, Takashi Miike, Clive Barker and Filmmaking (Ft. Warren Badenski)

    This episode I’m joined by Filmmaker, Warren Badenski! We discuss Resident Evil, X-Men, Takashi Miike, Clive Barker and filmmaking in general. I also ramble about Only Murders in the Building.


    Check out Warren’s first film, Simon, on Netflix (in Europe) and other streaming platforms worldwide. You can also order the blu-ray of Warren’s new film, Dead Name, here and it will be available for streaming in the next few months as well. Make sure to follow Warren on social media and imdb as well here.


    Please feel free to find me on ⁠instagram⁠ and ⁠threads⁠ @thealieneffectpod or ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod.bsky.social

    You can also e-mail me at [email protected].


    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :) 


    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 40 min
  • Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, Doctor Who, Monk and General Hospital

    My guest Jackie and I discuss Taylor Swift, Bridgerton, Doctor Who, Monk and General Hospital. I also ramble about the Starstruck score by Segal as well as Starstruck itself.

    You can find Jackie on tumblr @whistledownbad

    Please feel free to find me on ⁠instagram⁠ and ⁠threads⁠ @thealieneffectpod or ⁠Bluesky⁠ @thealieneffectpod.bsky.social

    You can also e-mail me at [email protected].

    And if you enjoy the episode please consider leaving a rating and review :)

    Special thanks to Claire for the theme music!

    1 hr 11 min

About The Alien Effect

From the publisher's feed

Welcome to The Alien Effect, a podcast that has nothing to do with aliens and everything to do with that feeling you get when you love a piece of entertainment so much, that you think that feeling may just burst out of your chest, like in the film, Alien! Whether it's films, TV shows, music, podcasts, books or whatever else you can think of, if you are obsessed with something, this is the place to talk about it!