Science Fiction

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – S03E08 – Four-and-a-Half Vulcans

Jim, A.Ron, and Talitha felt this episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds deep in their katras. A slightly fantastical plan leaves the crew even more logical than usual, but does Captain Pike’s new hairstyle really hold up under scrutiny? Our hosts dig into the humor of over-analysis in this season’s requisite comedic Star Trek episode.

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Foundation – S03E08 – Skin in the Game

Jim and normal guy Aron are here to discuss the continued vexations of Demerzel, Gaal, Harry, and The Mule. Why does Harry spare the Mule? In the entire history of the world, has appeasement ever worked? Please let us know. And what is Gaal’s next move? You hosts will discuss the latest episode and YOUR feedback in this episode of Foundation and Podcast.

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Alien: Earth – S01E04 – Observation

Turn your ears back on for this episode of Earbursters with Jim and A.Ron. Noah Hawley continues to disgust and delight as the alien attacker gets weirder and the foot stuff gets grosser. Are you hearing voices too?

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Baldly Go – A Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Podcast –

What IS Starfleet? Militaristic colonists? Kind-hearted explorers? Beto really ruffles some feathers with his documentary, mostly Jim’s feathers. Can Talitha and Jim find and face the truth in this documentary about our beloved Starfleet? Or are your hosts taking vast amounts of copium?

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Foundation – S03E07 – Foundation’s End

Jim and A.Ron are increasingly excited for each new episode of Foundation. “Foundation’s End” brought about thrilling ground and space battles. Listen in as your hosts discuss the one child policy, the mushroom consciousness theory, and albino ferrets. And catch the big reveal about Demerzel!

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Alien: Earth – S01E03 – Metamorphosis

Welcome back to Earbursters! Jim and A.Ron discuss the follow up to a thrilling series premiere. Don’t skip the opening titles for this show! Billionaires want to live forever in our reality and this sci-fi. Get a tally of all the alien species we’ve seen. When is a machine not a machine?

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – S03E06 – The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail

Kirk is bored by the USS Farragut’s mission. But just as he vents his frustrations, a behemoth of a ship destroys the planet they were studying. With the captain injured and ship functions critical, the USS Enterprise beams over its best and brightest to help acting captain Kirk find his confidence in the chaos. Join Jim, A.Ron, and Talitha as they discuss the sehlat of it all.

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Foundation – S03E06 – The Shape of Time

No one got what they wanted this episode. Gaal is being hunted. The Mule is a growing threat for both Gaal and Empire. Gaal thinks that the math is not mathing. This is the first time I’ve ever heard the word “ensorcelled”.

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Alien: Earth – S01E01-2 – Neverland, Mr. October

The year is 2120, two years before Ripley’s badass adventure in space. On Earth, Wendy and the Lost Boys are facing a threat never before seen. Jim and A.Ron already see the strong Noah Hawley influences in this installment of the Alien franchise. So far, the alien:horror ratio has been fun. And already there are so many dead parents, it might as well be a Disney movie.

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Star Trek : Strange New Worlds – S03E05 – Through the Lens of Time

Star Trek. The final frontier. These are the podcasts of three enthusiastic nerds. Talitha is back from her deep space mission to talk Trek with Jim and A.Ron. In this episode, the landing party deals with drama, demons, and disappearances. Can the party make it out alive? And can the hosts survive the gut-punch of this usually light-hearthed series?

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