The Chronic Rift Network update
I'm horribly behind on updating stuff on The Chronic Rift Network, so without further ado, here is one big-ass update. It's likely that I missed some stuff, since I haven't updated since the end of September, but these are the high points, more or less (and certainly all the most recent stuff).
The Chronic Rift
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Sci-Fi Diner -- below is just a sample of recent episodes; check the podcast web site for more
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Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast
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The Batcave Podcast
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HG World -- the Parsec Award-winning full-cast audio drama is now part of the Rift Network!
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The Cardboard Jungle
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The Weekly Podioplex
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Cinefantastique Online
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Mighty Movie Podcast
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The G2V Podcast -- this is just a sample of recent episodes; check the podcast web site for more
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Generations Geek
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It Has Come to My Attention
Dead Kitchen Radio
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This and That with Him and Her
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- In Review: Mojo Rising. John S. Drew, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Krissy Meyers, and Michael Falkner host an in-review episode that includes Natalia Lincoln's review of Interrupt by Jeff Carlson, Dan Persons's review of Riddick, and Keith's review of the final season of Burn Notice. Plus Bringing It to the Table and Pop Tops and the usual digressions...
Classic: British SF TV. From 1993: Andrea K. Lipinski and Keith host a Roundtable on genre stuff from across the pond that includes Prydonians of Prynceton's Gary Blog, Cathy Boudreau, and Sharane McCurry. In addition, Keith examines the Peter David-Todd McFarlane debate moderated by George Perez and Orenthal V. Hawkins reviews Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and seaQuest DSV.
In Review: Can Neil deGrasse Tyson and Michio Kaku Dance? John, Keith, Michael, and Dan host an in-review episode that includes Natalia Lincoln's review of The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All by Laird Barron, Dan's review of Gravity, John reviewing The Christmas Stocking podcast, and Keith's review of the new fall TV season. Plus Bringing it to the Table and Pop Tops.
Spotlight: Doctor Who's William Hartnell. The first of twelve monthly spotlight episodes that will highlight each of the twelve people who have played the Doctor, starting with John joined by G2V's Scott Alan Woodard and Arnold T. Blumberg to look at the very first Doctor ("the original, you might say"), William Hartnell.
Roundtable: "1983 Geek-a-Mania in TV & Movies." From Dragon Con 2013, Keith is joined by fellow podcasters Jessa Phillips (Good to Be a Geek), Van Allen Plexico (The White Rocket Podcast), Michael Gordon (New Legend Productions), and Kevin Eldridge (The Flopcast) to look back 30 years to genre stuff on screen in 1983.
Sci-Fi Diner -- below is just a sample of recent episodes; check the podcast web site for more
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- Conversations 91: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Big Bang Theory, Sleepy Hollow, and More. Scott Hertzog, M. Sieiro Garcia, and Raul Ybarra discuss listener feedback on a whole lotta stuff.
Episode 186: Interview with Vic Mignona. Scott, M., and Miles McLoughlin interview the voice and live-action actor who has appeared in (among others) Star Trek Continues, Full Metal Alchemist, and Dragon Ball Z.
Conversations 92: Gravity Dominates; Walking Dead's Sharknado, Arrow's Starling and Canary. Scott, Miles, and M. discuss listener feedback on a huge variety of topics.
Episode 190: Holiday Special. Star Trek author Dayton Ward and Think Geek's John Fraizer join Scott, Miles, and M. for an episode of holiday fun, including a list of what they want for presents.
Cyborgs: A Bionic Podcast
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- Critical Assignment: Lindsay Wagner at Dragon Con 2013. John S. Drew hosts a Q&A with Lindsay Wagner, while Paul K. Bisson and Betsy Dodd ("The Bionic Blonde") discuss the making of the video tribute that opened the Q&A.
Critical Assignment: Lee Majors at Dragon Con 2013. John hosts a Q&A with Lee Majors, plus he relates the experience of meeting the Six Million Dollar actor for the first time, and Paul talks about the making of the film montage that preceded the panel.
Critical Assignment: The Six Million Dollar Fan Panel at Dragon Con 2013. John is joined by bionic merchandising guru Matt Hankinson, RevCast's Gary Mitchel, and Earth Station One's Bobby Nash to discuss all things bionic at this panel from Dragon Con's American Sci-Fi Classics track.
The Six Million Dollar Man Season 2 Declassified. John & Paul look back on the second season of SMDM in preparation for starting their look at the third (and the first season of The Bionic Woman.)
The Batcave Podcast
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- Episode 5: "Zelda the Great"/"A Death Worse than Fate." John S. Drew and special guest villain Dan Persons try to figure out the identity of the April Fool's Bandit (not too hard to guess, given the episode's title...).
Episode 6: "A Riddle a Day Keeps the Riddler Away"/"When the Rat's Away the Mice Will Play." John and special guest villain Keith R.A. DeCandido look at the triumphant return of the Riddler as he goes after King Boris.
Episode 7: "The Thirteenth Hat"/"Batman Stands Pat." John is joined by special guest villain Linda Ali-Cruz to talk about the first appearance of the Mad Hatter.
HG World -- the Parsec Award-winning full-cast audio drama is now part of the Rift Network!
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- Season 0, Episode 1: "In The Flesh." Five high school students in northeastern Pennsylvania see the zombie apocalypse closing in on them -- their pastor is urging them to go to higher ground, but the kids have other ideas.
Season 0, Episode 2: "Born Down in a Dead Man's Town." The zombie uprising reaches Wishwell, Pennsylvania as Hicks and Ronni try to make their way into downtown Wishwell while Gray tries to escape town with Caitlin.
The Cardboard Jungle
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- Episode 24: The ESSENtials Part 1. Anthony Racano, Paul Leoncavallo, and Matt Soares preview what's being released at the Spiel Game Fest in Essen.
Episode 25: The ESSENtials Part 2. Anthony, Paul, and Matt wrap up their preview of the Spiel Game Fest.
Episode 26: Ain't That a Kick in the Head? Anthony, Paul, and Matt give some advice to would be Kickstarter project owners about what and what not to do while trying not to get too worked up about it.
Episode 27: Open All Night. Anthony, Paul, and Matt recap the games they played during their 25-hour gaming marathon for Extra Life.
The Weekly Podioplex
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- October 1, 2013. Michael Falkner wonders if Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 will be able to retain its top spot at the box office, and other stuff.
October 8, 2013. Michael brings the bionic, as The Six Million Dollar Man's fourth season comes out on DVD, plus box office hits and more.
October 15, 2013. Michael talks about the DVD releases of Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie, and much more.
October 22, 2013. Michael looks at Gravity's continued reign at the top of the box office, and more besides.
December 3, 2013. Michael looks at The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and other new releases.
Cinefantastique Online
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- Spotlight: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, We Are What We Are, and The Boys Love Mandy Lane. Dan Persons looks at Cloudy 2, then is joined by Lawrence French to discuss the cannibal remake We Are What We Are, while Steve Biodrowski looks at the long-delayed slasher film Mandy Lane.
Spotlight: Gravity. Lawrence, Steve, and Dan deem Gravity to be a true masterpiece of science fiction.
Spotlight: Carrie, Escape from Tomorrow, and Cassadaga. Lawrence, Steve, and Dan look at the 2013 remake of the horror classic Carrie, plus Dan reviews Escape from Tomorrow and Cassadaga, plus listener comments on Gravity.
Interview: Eagleheart's Jason Woliner & Andrew Weinberg. Dan interviews the director and co-creator of the Adult Swim cop-show staire starring Chris Elliott, Eagleheart: Paradise Rising.
Spotlight: Frozen. Steve and Dan take a look at Disney's latest animated princess movie, and where it stands in Disney long line of same.
Mighty Movie Podcast
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- Temple of Bad: Can't Stop the Music. Dan Persons, Andrea K. Lipinski, Kevin Lauderdale, & Orenthal V. Hawkins look at arguably the worst of the fin de 70s musicals, this "secret origin" of the Village People that sets a new low for jaw-droppingly awful.
David V. Picker on Musts, Maybes, and Nevers: A Book About the Movies. Dan interviews Picker, who has been the president of United Artists, Paramount, and Columbia Pictures.
Temple of Bad: Blackenstein. Dan, Andrea, Kevin, & Orenthal look at Frank R. Saletri's attempt to cash in on the blaxploitation and the horror craze, to limited success.
Shaul Schwarz on Narco Cultura. Dan interviews Shaul Schwarz about his new documentary about the cult of personality that has grown up around the Mexican drug cartels.
The G2V Podcast -- this is just a sample of recent episodes; check the podcast web site for more
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- Planet 7, 1st Galaxy: John Carpenter. A tribute to the horror giant by Scott Alan Woodard & Arnold T. Blumberg, as they look at five of his essential films.
Satellite #3: Found! Missing Doctor Who Episodes. Scott & Arnold discuss the Patrick Troughton episodes that were recently recovered.
Planet 8, 1st Galaxy: Universal Horror! Scott & Arnold are joined by Steven Warren Hill, author of Silver Scream, to discuss Universal's slate of horror films from the 1920s to the 1940s.
Satellite #5: Paul & Storm and Ball Pit. Arnold & Scott interview the humor duo that has taken the geek world by, er, storm, Paul & Storm.
Generations Geek
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- Episode 15: Geeky about Gravity. Scott Pearson and his daughter discuss the movie Gravity along with astronaut Thomas D. Jones, plus an afterword on Doctor Who's 50th anniversary.
It Has Come to My Attention
- The War of the Worlds. Kevin Lauderdale looks back at Orson Welles's famous 1938 radio drama adaptation of H.G. Wells's classic novel.
Dead Kitchen Radio
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- Episode 35: Doctor Who. In honor of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary, Keith R.A. DeCandido reads his 1996 Who short story "UNITed We Fall."
This and That with Him and Her
- "Thanksgiving Menu." Clay & Debby are back to talk about Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and other holiday stuff.
"Wurstfest." Clay & Debby discuss Wurstfest, a ten-day celebration of sausages in Texas.
Presenting the Transcription Feature
- CBS Mystery Theatre. John S. Drew hosts old-time radio, as all four October episodes (all at this link) highlight CBS Mystery Theatre, plus continuing new episodes of The Adventures of Superman and The Avengers.
You can subscribe to the network at iTunes, or get the episodes from the Rift web site.
To comment, you can e-mail john at chronicrift dot com, you can post on the Rift forums, you can post on the Rift Facebook page, or you can call us at 888-866-9010.
