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This week “Doctor Who” returns to difficult moments in 20th Century history, this time during the partition of India. There are (unnecessary?) aliens, but of course, the real monsters are the human beings. Jason welcomes Jean MacDonald to break down an emotional episode. - Host Jason Snell with Jean MacDonald.

Steven and Erika knock out two more episodes of “The Wheel in Space”, one of which is actually moving! Zoe is great, Bill names a bug after himself, and Jarvis continues to be annoying. - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Feelings! Alex and J’onn give pep talks; J’onn teams up with Manchester Black to find Fiona; Brainy and Lena use nanites to clean the air; Pies are eaten; - Host Trish Matson with David Schaub and Brianna Taeuber.

Last week, we tackled the cinema classic “2001: A Space Odyssey.” This week, we look at its sequel, 1984’s “2010: The Year We Make Contact.” There’s no denying it—this movie carries a heavy burden, and tries to explain a lot of things that fans of the original film didn’t need to have explained. And yet, at its core is a smart, entertaining mid-80s sci-fi movie with a great cast, some kitchen dolphins, and a few questionable Russian accents. Listening to this episode will be as easy as cake, comrade. - Host Jason Snell with Helene Wecker, Moisés Chiullan, Joe Rosensteel and David J. Loehr.

Erika and Steven press on in hopes of an episode with more dialogue and more stuff happening. And they’re in luck because while episode two may lack the Doctor, at least there’s still a doctor. Also, ZOE! Hurrah! - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Steven and Erika watch the BritBox-exclusive reconstruction of the first episode of this Doctor Who story from 1968. Some stuff happens. But not all that much. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ - Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

In which Erika loves “twisted history” and Tansy. Not necessarily in that order. But maybe. - Host Erika Ensign.

In which a good tweet convinces Erika to read a good book. - Host Erika Ensign.

Violent retribution plus musical theater: yep, it’s close to the end of another season of Orphan Black and they are pulling out all the stops. Will Alison play Judas to the sestrahood, while starring in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar? Orphan Black pro tip: if you’ve crossed Mrs. S., don’t let yourself get locked into a basement alone with her. - Host Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell.

For episode 20, Kathy is joined by Andrew Carroll and Moisés Chiullan to talk about all sorts of podcasts. Get ready for a WHOPPER of an episode with a magical list of podcasts. We also talk about the greatest nerd sin for our bonus topic. - Host Kathy Campbell with Andrew Carroll and Moisés Chiullan.