The Escape Pod!

A space hippie & his drones will do anything to ensure the survivalof their precious ecological cargo.... even MURDER? Join us as we review 1972's Silent Running.

12 Mai 20211h 19min

Three 1970s longhaired lumberjack truck drivers blow up planets between getting on each other's nerves while a dead captain can't remember that thing he was thinking about. It's a John Carpenter film! Join us as we review 1974's Dark Star; the first film to use stretched out lines from stars around a spacecraft to indicate a hyperspace jump. Surf's up!

28 Apr 20211h 12min

A hard boiled Dept. of Health Inspector in groovy late-70's San Francisco gets caught up in an invasion of space plants, paranoia, conspiracy, creepy Nimoy, full force Goldbloom, is there any hope for humanity??? Join us in the Escape Pod! as we discuss the 1978 remake: "Invation of the Body Snatchers", staring Brooke Adams, Donald Sutherland and Leonard Nimoy.

14 Apr 20211h 15min

The life of 1950s small town teens: make outs, sneak outs and drag racing, as examined through the lens of an alien monster rampage. Let Steve McQueen and Aneta Corsaut steal your heart like they steal dad's car; deftly and like they've done it before. In this episode, we uncover Nathan and Ryen's past history with Sunday morning clowns while determining if people should run into, or out of, theaters playing the 1959 sci-fi/horror classic, "The Blob".

31 Mar 20211h 6min

Buying an implanted trip to Mars from a used car salesman to cos-play as a secret agent sounds like fun, but what if it turns out to be real.... or is it? Non-stop action, fun practical effects, mutants, ancient aliens, plus peak Arnold Schwarzemegger!The perfect episode to listen to while you return that Easy-Bake Oven to the store in your Ford Pinto while snacking on some unwashed greens... join us as we discuss Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall.

17 Mar 20211h 31min

Not even George Clooney’s beautiful face can stave off catastrophic disaster and save Sandra Bullock from the terrors of vacuous space & her own inner demons. To make it back to earth alive she’s gotta find the will to survive… and remember how to fly a Soyuz. Grab some spare oxygen and join us as we discuss Alfonso Cuarón's 2013 film "Gravity".

3 Mar 20211h 1min

The Chief of Manned Space must race against time & the elements to rescue three stranded astronauts before they run out of oxygen or the film suddenly ends....so why is it taking so long? We review the granpappy of the films Apollo 13 and Gravity. Staring Gregory Peck, Gene Hackman and Mariette Hartley, it's the John Sturges directed Marooned (1969).

17 Feb 20211h 8min

When the USS WaterTower discovers a ghost ship on the edge of oblivion, the crew must stop a sinister Madman and his dangerous plan... or do they? In this episode, we review the 1979 Disney film "The Black Hole"

3 Feb 202154min