419. Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany (Reading Rangers)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-419-captives-of-the-flame/SandF_419_Captives_of_the_Flame.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSInvisible men, sexy moss, and gymnastics, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson take a page out of the 60s to discuss Samuel R. Delany’s Captives of the Flame! Together, they discuss Delany’s approach to plotting, the novel’s themes of the other and war, the strange ending, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
418. Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991) — Torture Cinema #112
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-418-abraxas/SandF_418_Abraxas.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSConfused plots, red capes, and superpeople juice, oh my! Shaun Duke and Alex Acks combine their powers to discuss the horrifically questionable Canadian Ventura vehicle, Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991)! Together, they explore the film’s bizarre sexless vision of the future, how a movie about an impregnating flannel-wearing alien super soldier works, and other topics more Rated R than the film the creators originally meant to give us! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
417. Lisa and the Devil (1973) — Totally Pretentious #22
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-417-lisa-and-the-devil/SandF_417_Lisa_and_the_Devil.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGothic abodes, inescapable nightmares, and suckers, oh my! Shaun Duke and David Annandale return for a new edition of our “good movies” subcast. As promised, they’ve joined forces to dig into David’s selection, Lisa and the Devil, with some discussion of its shaky release history! Together, they discuss the film’s surreal and nightmarish horror in narrative and set design, the history of European horror cinema, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
416. Space Sweepers (2021) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-416-space-sweepers/SandF_416_Space_Sweepers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTrash gremlins, space families, and Elon Bezos, oh my! Shaun Duke and Alex Acks take a trip to South Korea to discuss the totally epic space western, Space Sweepers (2021). Together, they discuss what makes the film so fun, its treatment of trauma, its differences from other blockbusters of its type, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
415. Cabin in the Sky (1943) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-415-cabin-in-the-sky/SandF_415_Cabin_in_the_Sky.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSVicious temptation, religious morals, and tap dancing, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer take a time machine back to the 1940s to look at the jazz- and swing-infused religious fable, Cabin in the Woods! They discuss the film’s legacy, its take on black spirituality (as best as we understand it), its themes of temptation and good vs. evil, the wonders of a good jazz number, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
414. Live at Capricon 41 (Hope and Science Fiction)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-414-live-at-capricon-41/SandF_Episode_414_Live_at_Capricon41.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSHopeful visions, genre nerdery, and diversity, oh my! Let the shenanigans ensue! Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and GoH Brandon O’Brien join forces for a live recording of the 3x Hugo Finalist podcast, The Skiffy and Fanty Show! Together, they’ll discuss the power of science fiction to explore the present and uncover hope, from its technological imagination to its approach to social issues and beyond. They might even give you an absurdly long reading reading list… Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
