Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective

Jan 17 2025 300 ep. 64 mins 2.9k
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A podcast exploring faith and imagination. Looking at the relationship between God and man through the lens of science fiction and fantasy . . . and looking at science fiction and fantasy through the lens of the relationship between God and man.

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KRAVEN THE HUNTER Review w/ Winston Crutchfield

Jan 17 2025 81 mins  
Ben and special guest Winston Crutchfield talk about the FINAL entry into the Marvel Sony-verse . . . KRAVEN THE HUNTER!!! Featuring some rabbit trails about the other Sony Spider-Man w/o Spider-Man movies. https://readwriterelease.com

“THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH” by X-Minus One (OTR)

Dec 20 2024 58 mins  
Is “THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH” by Robert Heinlein the Best Science Fiction Short Story of all time? The answer: probably not, but this episode explores why it’s in the running! It also presents the episode of X-Minus One that adapted the story to a radio play format. “The Green Hills of Earth” by Robert Heinlein is one of Ben’s favorite sc

THE SHIFT: Interview with Writer/Director Brock Heasley

Nov 26 2024 66 mins  
Ben sits down with the writer and director of Angel Studio’s THE SHIFT, a Twilight Zone styled sci-fi tale featuring a multiverse, a mysterious man with mysterious powers, and Sean Astin. Websites: The Shift official: https://angel.com/theshift The Shift novel: https://angel.com/shiftnovel The Shift Special Edition: https://angel.com/shiftspecial

VENOM: THE LAST DANCE Road Trip

Nov 23 2024 54 mins  
Ben takes a road trip to see the final movie in the VENOM TRILOGY! Yes. A Venom trilogy exists in out universe now. And . . . it’s not bad. A co-production with Welcome to Level Seven. (In other words, it’s just getting posted to both podcasts.)

THE CHOSEN ONES TV Series – Interview with Creators, Cast, and Crew

Oct 31 2024 57 mins  
Ben sits down with the creators, cast, and crew of THE CHOSEN ONES, a TV series in development right now. It’s a contemporary sci-fi superhero series, and Robert Rivera Jr. and his team are taking on an ambitious project by mounting this production! They are currently in the crowdfunding phase to raise money to shoot their pilot episode. Links to follow their project

ALIEN: ROMULUS Review with Parker J. Cole

Sep 14 2024 98 mins  
Ben brings back guest host Parker J. Cole, a prolific romance writer, to talk about the most logical thing: the Alien franchise! (Find her website here: http://parkerjcole.com . . . and buy her new book!!!) How does this NEW installment in the Alien franchise stack up? Do Ben and Parker like it? Find out here!!!

Flashback to THE ALIEN AGENDA & THE PROMETHEUS PARADOX – The Crossover Event with The Sci-Fi Christian

Aug 09 2024 122 mins  
Eleven years ago, the Strangers and Aliens crew did a crossover episode with the Sci-Fi Christian crew! The subject: The Alien franchise . . . And so, in light of the upcoming Alien: Romulas movie, we thought it might be fun to re-present BOTH episode of the crossover here and now! It’s a blast from the past . . . a FLASHBACK to a time long, long ago . . .

THE ALIEN FRANCHISE w/ PARKER J. COLE

Jul 16 2024 93 mins  
Ben brings guest host Parker J. Cole, a prolific romance writer, to talk about the most logical thing: the Alien franchise! (Find her website here: http://parkerjcole.com . . . and buy her new book!!!) Well, it’s logical when you see that her childhood was shaped by the franchise. They talk about the movies in the franchise, along with spiritual ideas, and thei

KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES review w/ JS Earls

Jul 05 2024 86 mins  
Ben is joined by JS Earls to discuss KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES. They talk about: * Apes and ape movies * Prayer * Politics * Current culture * Jesus flipping tables * Franchises under the Disney regime, like Apes, Predator, and Aliens * And lots more! LOOKS FOR JS EARLS’ WORK HERE:JS Earls on AmazonJS Earls on SpotifyJS Earls on Facebook

GODZILLA MINUS ONE & MONARCH: LEGACY w/ Nathan Marchand

Jun 19 2024 94 mins  
In this LOST episode, Ben and Nathan Marchand (from Monster Island Film Vault) talk about the two biggest Godzilla franchise releases . . . from early 2024. (GODZILLA X KONG had not been released yet.) The two topics up for discussion:MONARCH: LEGACY, the Godzilla/Kong/Monsterverse series on Apple TVGODZILLA MINUS ONE, the Toho produced Godzilla movie Nathan’s Webs