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Exploring the sociopolitical aspects of science-fiction in film, television, books, and video-games

Harrison Chute


    • Jan 19, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 53m AVG DURATION
    • 107 EPISODES


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    Decoding Ayako Fujitani - With Eyes East

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 87:00


    Join Donovan and I in Part II of our QNA/WEE crossover, this time talking about Ritual (Shiki-Jitsu)

    The Next Great American Action Movie - With Eyes East

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 117:44


    Physical: 100 – Final Report - With Eyes East

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2023 81:01


    Join Donovan and I in our discussion of Physical: 100, episodes #5-9

    Physical: 100 is a Personal Attack - With Eyes East

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023 114:50


    Join Donovan and I in our discussion of Physical: 100, episodes #1-4

    My Year in K-Pop: 2022 - With Eyes East

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 95:36


    From returning favorites like Red Velvet to returning legends like Girls' Generation and Kara, this episode will take a musical journey through the year's greatest hits, and mark my own journey as a K-pop fan.

    Ep. 103 - Avatar and Me (and Literally Everyone Else)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 10:47


    My Avatar story

    avatar everyone else literally everyone
    Ep. 102 - Women of Science-Fiction: The Next Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022 65:05


    American Kung Fu Primer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 190:56


    From Billy Jack and Enter the Dragon to The Matrix

    Zombie Mad Scientist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2022 59:44


    Blood: The Last Vampire (2009), Kingdom: Ashin of the North

    north zombies mad scientists blood the last vampire
    My Red Velvet Spotify Playlist

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 55:20


    Ten Red Velvet songs for anyone interested in the Queens of Summer

    South Korea Takes a Big Step

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 139:38


    Those American Godzilla Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 82:03


    In this first or possibly third episode of an untitled podcast, we're taking a look at four American kaiju flicks: Reptilian, Godzilla (1998), Godzilla (2014), and Godzilla vs. Kong. What begins as a series of reviews devolves into a screed against modern Hollywood moviemaking.

    Studio Ghibli Retrospective

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2022 90:30


    Stella and I talk once more to review the grand Studio Ghibli catalogue, a continuation of our conversation at Batgirl to Oracle.

    Rewaking into Dream: The Matrix Resurrections

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2022 41:47


    After a second viewing of The Matrix Resurrections, special guest host Stella and I attempt to piece our feelings together. It's a complicated story, isn't it? A movie that shouldn't exist but is entertaining. A good movie but maybe a bad sequel. An action movie with questionable action scenes? And this is assuming we understood it at all, which is very much up to debate.

    12/01/2018 - The Ghost in the Shell Committee

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2021 22:58


    From "The Utopia Blueprint"

    09/16/2018 - The Next Great American Predator Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 33:40


    From "The Utopia Blueprint"

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    Ep. 100 - The Final Battle: Visions of Planet X

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2016 40:43


    Ep. 99 - Year End Review 2016: Top 5 Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 161:39


    Donovan and I look back, askance. 2016? Let's dance.

    Ep. 98 - Asking Asimov How to Talk to Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2016 30:41


    It's so wonderful to be back here, even though I'm here singing this song… a lot

    Ep. 97 - If Section 9 was Real, Would the World Be a Better Place?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2016 126:54


    The narratives of Stand Alone Complex points to a better tomorrow without visualizing it – the show has laid out the tools, and leaves it to us to figure it out

    Ep. 96 - The Kindred Kind: Blade Runner and Naturalization

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2016 53:53


    I've only you could see what I've seen with yuris

    Ep. 95 - Future Soldiers: A Survey in Military Science-Fiction

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 62:22


    War is Hell. Space War is Hell...A FUN!

    Ep. 94 - Monster-Industrial Complex: Godzilla vs. Japan(alon)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2016 32:03


    Godzilla (2014) vs. Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla, briefly

    Ep. 93 - Rape of the Natural World: The Complete Jurassic Park

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 70:58


    Self-defeating franchises, The Force Awakens sux, King Kong double sux, sexism in survival situations, hot German babysitters

    Ep. 92 - The Essentials: Deep Blue Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2016 40:39


    I like to think I hit on all the Deep Blue Salient points but you never know

    Ep. 91 - If Superheroes Were Real, Would the World Be a Better Place?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2016 70:04


    The end begins, and to say laters, I'm joined by Donovan Grant. We trash on modern comics fandom, weigh the value of deconstruction in all things, and lie prostrate before Wonder Woman because it seems safer down there

    Ep. 89 - Evolving Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2016 103:24


    The End of Utopia

    Ep. 90 - Top Ten Favorite Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 73:54


    The Moribito clips are too long but I love listening to them

    Ep. 88 - Embracing Education

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2016 50:20


    We have everything we need

    Ep. 87 - Ending War

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2016 32:11


    Which one, be specific

    ending war
    Ep. 86 - Erasing Race

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2016 28:39


    I play these back and don't understand them

    Ep. 85 - Equaling Genders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2016 53:11


    The privilege of only figuratively drowning in sexism

    Ep. 84 - Like a Million Voices: Canon and Legends

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 51:27


    Ep. 83 - Casual Fridays: Finding Your Station

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016 20:32


    Likeliest episode to make you cry. But not for anything I've done

    Ep. 82 - Dystopian Fiction: Challenging the Utility of Pessimism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2016 29:15


    Ep. 81 - Black Suits or Blue Genes: Let's Talk Gattaca

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2016 25:59


    The ethics of eugenics

    Ep. 80 - Tortured Masterworks VII: Terminator Part II

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2016 65:46


    Moon Bloodgood is a cool name. That much should be obvious

    Ep. 79 - Tortured Masterworks VII: Terminator Part I

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2016 70:31


    Production history and a bit of narrative analysis on The T and T2

    Ep. 78 - Super Casual Fridays: Easy Listenings for Your Monday Commute

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2016 70:22


    Copyright, actors and actresses, women in VGs, communication redux

    Ep. 77 - Mythology of Evil and the 2016 Thesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2016 40:31


    Something of a follow-up to the last episode

    Ep. 76 - Call of Duty: Black Ops III and the Future of Warfare

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2016 51:10


    Taking a look at some of the visions for tomorrow as depicted in the latest Call of Duty game

    Ep. 75 - Year End Review 2015: Television

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2016 146:20


    Our spirits guarded, across the Steven Universe

    Ep. 74 - Year End Review 2015: Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2015 126:44


    Special Guest Host Donovan Grant joins me to count down the best movies we saw this year! Oh my lookie there I talked about all of my movies already tee hee

    Ep. 73 - Robot Roll Call: Art Design in SF

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2015 33:12


    Crying Wolf, Legion, Robocop 2, Cyclon Centurion

    Ep. 72 - The Last Survey in Horror

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2015 95:46


    It Follows, but mostly Star Wars

    Ep. 71 - Prometheus Unbiased and the Future of Alien

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2015 43:11


    Had a cold, so my Keanu Reeves impression vacillated throughout

    Ep. 70 - Casual Fridays: Do I Make You Laugh?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2015 32:16


    Outrage culture, trigger warnings, comedians, education

    Ep. 69 - The Essentials: Punisher War Zone

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2015 96:29


    Special Guest Donovan Grant joins me this week to discuss Marvel's best movie yet/ever

    Ep. 68 - Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2015 24:32


    Ep. 67 - If Commander Shepard was Real, Would the World be a Better Place?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 32:57


    Ep. 66 - Again, Survey in Horror: Venereal Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2015 29:12


    From Beyond, Society, The Fly (1986)

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