803. The Flying Serpent (1946) — Torture Cinema #149

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-803-flying-serpent_202501/SandF_803_FlyingSerpent.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlappy props, vampiric birds, and radio heads, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and David Annandale join forces to discuss 1946’s The Flying Serpent. Together, they talk about the history of the film’s studio, try to make sense of TFS’s plot and character choices, talk vampire bird logic, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
802. The Long Tomorrow (1955) by Leigh Brackett — Mining the Genre Asteroid

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-802-long-tomorrow/SandF_802_LongTomorrow.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMysterious traders, technophobia, and Mennonites, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss Leigh Brackett’s The Long Tomorrow (1955). Together, they tackle Brackett’s legacy, her treatment of religion- and technophobia-infused dystopia, gender roles, AI, and much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
801. Mortuary Science w/ Amanda Downum — SF at School

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-801-mortuary-science/SandF_801_MortuaryScience.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBear attacks, tough conversations, and skeletons, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by Amanda Downum for a riveting and educational conversation about mortuary science! Together, they explore what morticians do and the complex skills they need, the social dimensions of death, necromancy, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
800. Premee Mohamed (a.k.a. The Cosmic Beetle) — One Message Remains

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-800-premee-mohamed/SandF_800_PremeeMohamed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPossessions, legacies of violence, and shared worlds, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by Premee Mohamed to discuss One Message Remains! Together, they explore the task of writing interconnected short fiction, the complexities of people within empires, violence and the human will to destroy, and much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
799. Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) — Torture Cinema #148 (w/ Aurelius Raines II)

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-799-santa-ice-cream-bunny/SandF_799_SantaIceCreamBunny.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSLazy Santa, charlatans, and Pirates World, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the wonderful Aurelius Raines II for a rip-roaring discussion of Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972). Together, they tackle the film’s ridiculous history, whether any children got hurt during filming, the origins of the ice cream bunny, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
798. Robot Jox (1989) w/ Michael J. Martinez — Torture Cinema #147

https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-798-robot-jox/SandF_798_RobotJox.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTexas betrayals, robot hulks, and tube babies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by returning champion Michael J. Martinez for a ridiculous discussion of 1989’s Robot Jox! Together, they tackle the film’s cold war politics, what it’s like being Hot Gary Graham, failed visual FX, and much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!