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Toni and Joe are joined by comic legend Richard Starkings to discuss Proto Amy & Rory and Moffat’s Tricks in the Doctor Who episode Blink.

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Flopcast episode 694! We’re just days away from Dragon Con, Atlanta’s massive annual gathering of the geeks! And the full schedule of all eight zillion Dragon Con events has been released. So this week, after a quick guest update (Simon Pegg is in! Tom Wilson is out!), we’re looking at our individual schedules, so you’ll know how to find us or (more likely) avoid us. Including: The Dragon Con walking tours, the Geek Girls Run, the Sci-Fi Music Video Book Club, Classic Sci-Fi Court, a tournament of Muppets, panels about Severance, Peacemaker, Creature Commandos, new wave music, video game movies, and more! We’ll even have weird badge ribbons for you. So hop on a midnight train to Georgia and get ready to party like you’re the biggest nerd in the world. Who knows, perhaps you are…

Episode 694 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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Jim discusses an adaption of one of his favorite Stephen King books -“Cat’s Eye,” based on two short stories in “Nightshift” and starring Drew Barrymore, James Woods, Alan King, Robert Hayes, Kenneth McMillian, Mary D’Arcy, Candy Clark, James Naughton, Mike Starr, Charles S. Dutton, and directed by Lewis Teague. The three tales that surround the wanderings of a tabby cat are “Quitters Inc” involving a man’s attempt to stop smoking, “The Ledge,” dealing with a serious wager and “General” focusing on a little girl’s fear of a monster in her bedroom. Find out more on MONSTER ATTACK!, The Podcast Dedicated To Old Monster Movies.

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Sounds like a great podcast topic, doesn’t it? But no, it’s the title of the new episode of Star Trek — Strange New Worlds Season 3 Episode 7: “What is Starfleet?” We finally get to see the documentary that Beto Ortegas has been working on all season, exploring what Starfleet and the Federation are all about. Motives are questioned, uncomfortable truths are uncovered, and tough calls are made. In the end, does Beto get the answers he seeks or expects?

Earth Station Trek is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Executive Producer Mike Faber.

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This week, we’re on a second contact mission, revisiting Star Trek: Enterprise Season 2, Episode 11 “Precious Cargo,” now that Maria, Jamie, and Bill have watched it. Rebecca Watson joins us once again to hear our thoughts now that we’ve all watched this episode! A word of warning: If you haven’t listened to the episode before this one, “Trip Tucker, Swamp King!,” go listen to that first because this is a follow up to last week. 

Rikermendations:

Rebecca: Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Series

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Batman ’66 S2 Ep32 – The Duo Is Slumming

The Puzzler, a villain with a fondness for both Shakespeare and aviation, indicates he is after the fortunes of Artemus Knab. He convinces the billionaire to invest in his puzzle balloon business, but when the Dynamic Duo find that Knab seems too intelligent to fall for a phony scheme, they look deeper for the criminal’s true intentions. Their search leads them to Knab’s airplane monopoly, but unknown to them, the Puzzler has plans to halt their investigation – permanently.

Episode aired Thursday December 21, 1966

Director: Jeffrey Hayden

Writer: Fred De Gorter

Cast:

Adam West – Batman/Bruce Wayne

Burt Ward – Robin/Dick Grayson

Alan Napier – Alfred

Neil Hamilton – Commissioner Gordon

Stafford Repp – Chief O’Hara

Madge Blake – Mrs. Cooper

Maurice Evans – The Puzzler

Barbara Stuart – Rocket O’Rourke

Paul Smith – Artemus Knab

Allen Emerson – Glider

Jay Della – Ramjet

Robert Miller Driscoll – Blimpy

Mike’s Shout Out:

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Theme music by Ricky Zero.
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Cigar Nerds Podcast It’s Fantastic. This week we are taking some first steps into Fantastic Four First Steps. In Blowing Smoke we recap my adventures at GOALS 2025. In Nerd News we discuss Lego Star Wars, Swat Cats comic, Punisher in Spider-man, Toxic Avenger, Buffy updates, and is Dead Pool an Avenger. This week we I’m smoking the CAO Arcana Stokk.

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We couldn’t resist squeezing in one more episode before Dragon Con officially begins!

Tiki Time with Horror in Clay

We’re joined by Jonathan Chaffin from Horror in Clay & Inuhele, who is here to discuss the newly announced official Dragon Con tiki mug. For collectors and con-goers alike, this is sure to be one of the most talked-about souvenirs of the year. Jonathan will share the inspiration behind the design and what makes this mug such a special addition to Dragon Con tradition.

A Visit from the Classics Track

But that’s not all! Also joining us is none other than Joe Crowe from the American Sci-Fi Classics Track. Joe always brings his trademark energy, humor, and passion for all things retro sci-fi. He’ll be teasing even more of what fans can look forward to during Dragon Con, including panels, Manimal, and plenty of classic pop culture fun.

Don’t Miss This Last Episode Before Con

Whether you’re counting down the hours until you arrive at con or tuning in from home, this special episode will keep your excitement levels high. Expect insider details, laughs, and the kind of enthusiasm that makes the Dragon Con Report a fan favorite every season.

The Dragon Con Report is a part of the ESO Podcast Network, Producer Jen “Lil’ Bit” Schleusner, Executive Producer Mike Faber.
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Song of the South film review is the 32nd episode of the Have Coffee Will Travel Podcast. We dive into the movie and discuss its impact on popular culture. We try to break down its meaning, and if the film is, in fact, racist. Also on this episode, we are discussing the new television show Alien Earth. As always we tackle the latest news from our Etsy shops. At the end of the show, we chat about the joy of taking a cruise. And in an unusual for us diversion, we discuss our tastes in alcohol.

Song of the South is a 1946 American musical film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures, based on the Uncle Remus stories by Joel Chandler Harris. The live actors provide a sentimental frame story, in which Uncle Remus relates the folk tales of the adventures of Br’er Rabbit and his friends. These anthropomorphic animal characters appear in animation. The hit song from the film was “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah.” The song won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Song. It is frequently used as part of Disney’s montage themes, and which has become widely used in popular culture. The film inspired the Disney theme park attraction Splash Mountain.

The film has never been released in its entirety on LaserDisc, Beta and VHS in the U.S. Nor has it been put out on Blu-ray worldwide, except on VHS and DVD editions outside of the U.S. This is due to accusations of racism and stereotypes of African Americans, and is thus subject to much rumor today. For this reason, the producers decided to not make it available on the streaming platform Disney+. Some portions of this film have been issued on VHS and DVD as part of either compilations or special editions of Disney films.

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Flopcast episode 693! Our Dragon Con coverage officially begins, and it might never end! Dragon Con is our favorite nerd event of the year, it’s almost here, and this week we’re looking through the guest list. Among those tentatively scheduled to appear are stars from Back to the Future, Daredevil, Buck Rogers, Star Trek, The Magicians… and even some actual Muppet performers. Also appearing will be many fine writers, artists, musicians, scientists, and humble podcasters, including a bunch of maniacs from right here on the ESO Network. Also: The 120 Minutes dance party! The return of Sci-Fi Explosion! The debut of HalloweenCon! And our weird idea for a gym teacher panel! Next week: More thrilling Dragon Con preview action! You might want to get to Atlanta and start standing in lines right now.

Episode 693 complete show notes and links at www.flopcast.net!

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