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Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi - Podcast

Busy Dads Do Sci-Fi

Kevin and George are busy dads. They do Sci-Fi. New podcast episode every 2 weeks.

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Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
78
Years Active
2016 - 2023
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Murder, Misogyny & Mayhem:  A Love Story (Passengers)

Murder, Misogyny & Mayhem: A Love Story (Passengers)

"I have cut the Russian SOLARIS down to a slick 22 minutes.  It's brilliant and it has a laugh track."

--George

"Panty dropper!"

--Kevin

PASSENGERS is essentially a string of missed opportunities mas…

00:37:33  |   Wed 18 Jan 2017
EPISODE 30:  The Star Dogs of War (Rogue One)

EPISODE 30: The Star Dogs of War (Rogue One)

A non-STAR WARSy Star Wars movie that somehow ends up being more STAR and WARS than any of the previous movies, you say?  Is this a good thing?  Do we need a world in which these stories are explored…

00:41:46  |   Wed 04 Jan 2017
EPISODE 28:  Look At Yourself (Black Mirror, Season 3)

EPISODE 28: Look At Yourself (Black Mirror, Season 3)

Off the BBC and straight to Netflix.  There was a time when that was NOT a good thing, but for Season 3 of the fantastic Sci-Fi series BLACK MIRROR it's a great thing.  

We talk about each of the six…

00:53:35  |   Wed 14 Dec 2016
EPISODE 28:  Kevin, have you ever ARRIVED?

EPISODE 28: Kevin, have you ever ARRIVED?

"I don't care." -- Kevin

Kevin and George talk about ARRIVAL starring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forrest Whitaker.  They compare it to the sci-fi short STORY OF YOUR LIFE by Ted Chiang on which it …

00:43:14  |   Wed 30 Nov 2016
EPISODE 27:  George Thinks Moon Sucks.  But Does He Really?

EPISODE 27: George Thinks Moon Sucks. But Does He Really?

It's okay.  The world is NOT coming to and end.  At least not the way you think that it's going to.  Kevin and George take to the microphone to discuss Duncan Jones' 2009 epic MOON starring multiple …

00:37:16  |   Wed 09 Nov 2016
The Ballad of Tommy Jarvis

The Ballad of Tommy Jarvis

Jason Voorhees'  most dangerous adversary was, and always will be, a little boy in glasses that likes to make scary masks.

In honor of Halloween, BUSY DADDY George takes you on a nostalgia trip throu…

00:16:23  |   Mon 31 Oct 2016
EPISODE 26:  It's OK To Not Read The Diamond Age

EPISODE 26: It's OK To Not Read The Diamond Age

"Shouldn't this thing have me by now?!"  -- George

Kevin and George talk about whether or not it's alright to bail on a book and who the onus to continue is on:  the reader or the author.  Should a b…

00:36:14  |   Wed 26 Oct 2016
EPISODE 25:  Solaris vs. Solaris:  The Fight Where There Is No Winner

EPISODE 25: Solaris vs. Solaris: The Fight Where There Is No Winner

"It was hard to get a word in edgewise."  -- George

We've got a theme song thanks to the musical genius of professional musician and friend of the show Tony Fernandez.  Producer Vic has apparently re…

00:45:33  |   Wed 12 Oct 2016
EPISODE 24:  Senn is just a bad movie & George knows how to read.

EPISODE 24: Senn is just a bad movie & George knows how to read.

George and Kevin back from the Ether, wherever the hell that may be.  This episode is like an after school special.  There are many lessons to be learned.  The first of which, regardless of his heigh…

00:40:12  |   Wed 28 Sep 2016
EPISODE 23:  The Bridge Trilogy, Y.A. and Westworld Trailer Reaction

EPISODE 23: The Bridge Trilogy, Y.A. and Westworld Trailer Reaction

"Jackie Chan was NOT in Wild, Wild West." -- George

Adam may be dead for all we know.  However, Kevin and George soldier on in his stead.  After a brief interlude into Supermanism, we talk about Will…

00:37:18  |   Wed 14 Sep 2016
EPISODE 22:  Dark Matter is a slow burn I don't have time for.

EPISODE 22: Dark Matter is a slow burn I don't have time for.

"Buffy the Vampire Slayer is like punk fans saying they love The Smiths." -- Kevin

We essentially eat ice cream and talk about how bad a job we are doing.  So, essentially an episode of Sex & The Cit…

00:39:33  |   Wed 31 Aug 2016
EPISODE 21:  Stranger Things Did Some Stuff

EPISODE 21: Stranger Things Did Some Stuff

"Is that how movies work?"  -- Kevin

We talk about Stranger Things.  That is literally all that I can write because my wife is having a baby RIGHT NOW!  Enjoy the show!

SPOILER POLICY:  We take a “fl…

00:33:08  |   Thu 18 Aug 2016
Episode 20:  Sleep Exhaustion, Parsecs and the End of MAN FROM EARTH

Episode 20: Sleep Exhaustion, Parsecs and the End of MAN FROM EARTH

This time BUSY DADDIES Kevin & George walk through the quiet cult film MAN FROM EARTH.  Kevin discusses the vast differences between sci-fi authors Yoss and Richard K. Morgan.  George lavishes praise…

00:33:42  |   Wed 03 Aug 2016
Bonus #1:  Welcome To Comic Con

Bonus #1: Welcome To Comic Con

Busy Daddy George recently attended Comic Con, as he does every year.  This is a short tribute to walking through those front doors, into a haven of geekdom.  How did it used to feel?  How does it fe…

00:07:47  |   Mon 01 Aug 2016
Episode 19:  This Was Way Better Than FREEJACK

Episode 19: This Was Way Better Than FREEJACK

"No seltzer this week.  You get water." 

--Producer Vic

After a chiding from our producer, we're back to George and Kevin in the booth as Kevin is still off fighting for the future of the Horse Crab …

00:34:05  |   Wed 20 Jul 2016
Episode 18:  Kevin Starts Rumors About Patrick Rothfuss

Episode 18: Kevin Starts Rumors About Patrick Rothfuss

"I think I've said enough." -- Kevin

George is on a family vacation with no cell service.  Adam is off in the Antares System fighting a multi-generational, multi-dimensional war strangely with FULL B…

00:22:04  |   Wed 06 Jul 2016
Episode 17:  George Walks The Lonely Road

Episode 17: George Walks The Lonely Road

It's JUST George on this one, friends.  So, enter at your own risk and may God have mercy on us ALL!

First we lost Adam to the busy nature of the human world and now Kevin has taken a turn for the wo…

00:21:50  |   Wed 22 Jun 2016
EPISODE 16:  It Doesn't Matter

EPISODE 16: It Doesn't Matter

Adam is still fighting the evil clone of Chuck Norris in Syria, so it's just George and Kevin once again.  This time we start off with a philosophical discussion about what does and does not matter b…

00:48:57  |   Wed 08 Jun 2016
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