Journey Through Sci-Fi

This week, we’re journeying through the Star Trek universe once again, but this time with a focus on how the show explores dystopias. We’ll be discussing episodes like The Return of the Archons, A Ta…

This week, it’s an Anime Special as we dive back into the world of Japanese animation and its use of sci-fi tropes to craft unforgettable dystopian visions. We’ll be exploring the groundbreaking Akir…

In a special bonus episode of the podcast we talk to director Rob Schroeder about his new mind-bending sci-fi film, Ultrasound. We discuss with Rob how he went about adapting Conor Stechschulte's ind…

This week, we’re taking a trip back to 2015, a year that seemed to bring a fresh wave of post-modern dystopian cinema. Join us as we delve into Yorgos Lanthimos' The Lobster, a darkly comedic tale wh…

This week, we’re joined by author and academic Dr. Tiffani Angus to dive into the harrowing dystopian world of Gilead, as depicted in the 2017 television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, starring E…

This week, we’re joined by film and TV critic Rhianna Dhillon to delve into Alfonso Cuarón's dystopian action thriller Children of Men (2006). In a world where humanity faces extinction and hope seem…

This week, we’re joined by Dr. Allen Stroud, chair of The British Science Fiction Association and sci-fi author, to explore the unsettling world of genetic dystopias.

We’ll be diving into Gattaca (19…

This week, we’re heading back to the 70s to explore how dystopian societies handle the concept of aging, through two camp cult classics: Zardoz (1974) and Logan's Run (1976). In Zardoz, Sean Connery …

In a special bonus episode we are joined by Founder and festival director for the SCI-FI-LONDON film festival Louis Savy.

Together we discuss what makes a great science fiction film, the joy of B-Mov…

This week, we’re joined by podcaster and writer Becky Darke to dive into the theme of dystopian instruments of war.

We’ll be discussing Paul Verhoeven's 90's satire Starship Troopers (1997), which of…

This week, we’re diving into the absurdity and challenges of finding the right work/life balance in a dystopian world. We’ll be exploring Terry Gilliam's Brazil (1985), a film that delves into the ni…

This week, we’re joined by top genre journalists and hosts of the sci-fi podcast Robby The Robot's Waiting—Richard Edwards, Dave Bradley, and Tanavi Patel. Together, we dive into the dystopian vision…

This week, it's a bad night to be in a dystopia as we dive into The Warriors (1979) and The Purge (2013).

The Warriors takes us through a night of survival as a gang must make their way across a host…

This week, we’re offering a bit of respite from the bleak dystopian worlds we’ve been exploring by adding a dose of comedy into the mix.

Join us as we discuss Sleeper (1973), Woody Allen's sci-fi com…

This week, we’re continuing our journey through dystopias with a focus on two films that feature dramatic great escapes. We’ll be discussing George Lucas's directorial debut THX 1138 (1971), where th…

This week, we’re tackling the theme of overpopulation in dystopian fiction by diving into two thought-provoking films: Soylent Green (1973) and What Happened to Monday (2017). We’ll be asking the big…

This week, we’re joined by Rob Watts, host of the Icelandic cinema podcast KVIKMYNDAPOD, to discuss more dangerous dystopian games. We’ll be diving into The Running Man (1987) and The Hunger Games (2…

This week, we’re diving into the theme of enforcing the law in crime-ridden dystopian worlds by dissecting two iconic films: Mad Max (1979) and Dredd (2012).

We’ll start with Mad Max, the cult classi…

This week, we're joined by film researcher and historian Kevin Lyons to delve into two 70's cult classics: Rollerball (1975) and Death Race 2000 (1975). These films are iconic for their brutal depict…

This week, we’re focusing on the powerful themes of uprisings and revolutionaries in dystopian cinema with V for Vendetta (2005) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1973).

V for Vendetta tells …