Join the Space Nerds for discussions of both science fiction and science fact! Hosted by your constant cosmic companion Jesse Mercury, and featuring a rotating cast of nerds.
WEEKLY SEGMENTS
SPACE NEWS: We learn more about the universe and our place in it by examining the latest in scientific discoveries.
MONTHLY SEGMENTS (rotating weekly)
BLACK MIRROR: Our dystopian fiction nerd Alexandria leads us through discussions of each episode of Black Mirror, exploring the way we interact with science and social media.
DOUG SPACE NINE: Doug and Jesse engage in lively live-streamed discussions of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, breaking down two episodes in each stream. Join a future stream or check out previous episodes at https://www.youtube.com/jessemercuryscifi
FIREFLY: Joss Whedon aficionado and Firefly uberfan Jayne leads us through the Firefly 'verse, discussing and rating each episode of the seminal SciFi show.
STAR WARS CLUB: Jenny, Be and Doug join Jesse for discussions of the galaxy far, far away, including news of upcoming projects, plus deep dives into the films and TV shows.
Our back catalog features full coverage of Star Trek: The Next Generation with Jeff and Babylon 5 with Doug, plus tons of Star Wars, Doctor Who and much more! Previously titled SciFi with Jesse Mercury.
Barton McGuire from Pink Moon performs three of his songs about historical mysteries, and discusses the stories with Jesse. You can find Pink Moon at www.pinkmoontheband.bandcamp.com.
Pete GeeKay and Ryan Casey explain the basics of tabletop roleplaying games to Jesse, to prepare for their upcoming Star Wars adventure. They also discuss what they’ve been watching, including Turbo …
Jesse’s guest is David Barr Kirtley, SciFi author and host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast. They discuss falling in love with SciFi, getting into podcasting and how SciFi can shape your min…
Jesse shares an original SciFi short story called ‘My Positronic Brain,’ plus a panel discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4, episodes 7 through 18. Featuring Jeff Salamander, Kayla G…
Jesse, Jeff, Kayla and Tiffin begin their whisky fueled discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4. Kayla provides proof that Data remains fully functional, Tiffin describes her night out …