All Episodes
The Skiffy and Fanty Show — 300 episodes
858. Tonya R. Moore (a.k.a. The Story Chef) — The Cookout — Signal Boost
857. Aubrey Sitterson (a.k.a. The Comicstorian) — Free Planet
856. Mannequin 2 (1991; dir. Stewart Raffill) — Torture Cinema #162
855. Oliver Brackenbury + Molly Tanzer (NESS) — Signal Boost
854. Krakatit (1948; dir. Otakar Vávra) — At the Movies
853. Stephen Graham Jones (a.k.a. The Slasher) — Night of the Mannequins
852. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2025; 2026)
851. Pandorum (2009; dir. Christian Alvart) — Torture Cinema #161
849. In the Mouth of Madness (1994; dir. John Carpenter) — At the Movies
848. Martha Wells (a.k.a. The Raksura Amanuensis) — Queen Demon
847. Fran Wilde (a.k.a. Chadwick’s Prodigy) — A Philosophy of Thieves
846. The Fog (2005) — Torture Cinema #160
845. From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell — Reading Rangers
844. Jack Frost (1998; dir. Troy Miller) — Torture Cinema #159
843. Gremlins (1984) — At the Movies
842. Harry and the Hendersons (1987) — Torture Cinema #158
841. Sophie Burnham (a.k.a. The Materfamilias) — Sargassa
840. Geeky Collectibles — S&F Discusses
839. Mace Windu: The Glass Abyss by Steven Barnes — Thrawn and On and On #8
838. Thomas Ha (a.k.a. The Ambiguitor) — Uncertain Sons & Other Stories
837. Jason Sanford (a.k.a. Biographer of Vengeance) — We Who Hunt Alexanders
836. Unknown Island (1948) — Torture Cinema #157
835. Susana M. Morris (a.k.a. The Positively Professorial) – Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler
834. Andrea Hairston (a.k.a. the Polyrhythmic Professor) — Mindscape
833. The Secret Power by Marie Corelli (1921) — Mining the Genre Asteroid
832. Shin Kamen Rider (2023) — Righteous Kicks #10
831. Doom Runners (1997) — Torture Cinema #156
830. Johanna van Veen (a.k.a. The Bog Phantom) — Blood on Her Tongue
829. Kate Elliott (a.k.a. Scholar of Worlds) — The Witch Roads
828. Our Happy Place (2024; dir. Paul Bickel) — At the Movies
827. Creature from Black Lake (1976) — Torture Cinema #155
826. The Mummy (1999) — Totally Pretentious #29
825. Helen Marshall (a.k.a. The Tightrope Historian) — The Lady, the Tiger and the Girl Who Loved Death
824. Sleep Phase by Mohamed Kheir (trans. Robin Moger) — Reading Rangers
823. Furry Culture & Literature w/ Kyell Gold + Robert Lyle — SF At School
822. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966) — Torture Cinema #154
821. Martha Wells (a.k.a. The Raksura Amanuensis) — Murderbot and More
820. The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag — Reading Rangers
819. Ugetsu monogatari (1953; dir. Kenji Mizoguchi) — At the Movies
818. Tochi Onyebuchi (a.k.a. The Adroit Detective) — Harmattan Season
817. Atlantic Rim (2013) — Torture Cinema #153
816. The Car (1977) — Totally Pretentious #28
815. The Solar System and Planetary Science w/ John E. Moores — SF At School
814. The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A. McKillip (1974) — Mining the Genre Asteroid
813. The Monster of Camp Sunshine (1964) — Torture Cinema #152
812. Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina edited by Kevin J. Anderson (1995) — Thrawn and On and On #7
811. Darkly Lem (a.k.a. “The Council of Multiverse Affairs”) — Transmentation – Transience
810. Event Horizon (1997) Revisit — At the Movies
809. The Flintstones (1994) — Torture Cinema #151
808. David M. Perry (a.k.a. The Chronicler) — Oathbreakers
807. Wing Commander (1999) — Torture Cinema #150 w/ Natania Barron
806. R.S.A. Garcia (a.k.a. The Battle Cat) — The Nightward
805. Foretold: From Earth — A Chaos Gerblins Actual Play
804. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2024; 2025)
803. The Flying Serpent (1946) — Torture Cinema #149
802. The Long Tomorrow (1955) by Leigh Brackett — Mining the Genre Asteroid
801. Mortuary Science w/ Amanda Downum — SF at School
800. Premee Mohamed (a.k.a. The Cosmic Beetle) — One Message Remains
799. Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) — Torture Cinema #148 (w/ Aurelius Raines II)
798. Robot Jox (1989) w/ Michael J. Martinez — Torture Cinema #147
797. K.B. Wagers (a.k.a. Le Conséquentialiste) — And the Mighty Will Fall
796. Independence Day (1996) — Totally Pretentious #27
795. Suzan Palumbo (a.k.a. The Gothic Revolutionary) — Countess
794. SpaceCamp (1986) — Torture Cinema #146
793. Cat Rambo (a.k.a. Ms. Furry) — Rumor Has It
792. Karen Lord (a.k.a. Captain Civilization) — A Career Retrospective
791. Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead — Reading Rangers
790. Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam (a.k.a. (T)error(V)ision) — Grim Root
789. Ringu (1998) — At the Movies
788. The Renaissance and Other Historical Oddities w/ Ada Palmer — SF at School!
787. From Hell It Came (1957) — Torture Cinema #145
786. Eden Royce (a.k.a. The Crab Whisperer) — The Creepening of Dogwood House
785. Diadem From the Stars by Jo Clayton (1977) — Mining the Genre Asteroid
784. Demolition Man (1993) — Torture Cinema #144
783. Adrian Tchaikovsky (a.k.a. The Strange Programmer) — Service Model
782. Star Paws (2016) — Torture Cinema #143
781. Galaxy Quest (1999) — At the Movies w/ Marshall Ryan Maresca
780. S&F Clacks #7: The “Problem” w/ Worldbuilding
779. Woodworm by Layla Martinez — Reading Rangers
778. R.O.T.O.R. (1987) — Torture Cinema #142
777. John Wiswell (a.k.a. The Cozy Monster) — Someone You Can Build a Nest In
776. Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas (1974) — Mining the Genre Asteroid
775. Masters of the Universe (1987) — Torture Cinema #141
774. Firefox (1983) — Torture Cinema #140
773. Joma West (a.k.a. The Fusion Straddler) — Face and Twice Lived
772. Microbiology with Daniel Haeusser, the Scientist
771. Stephanie M. Wytovich (a.k.a. The Mannequin Whisperer) — On the Subject of Blackberries
770. Kevin Hearne (a.k.a. Bard Supreme) — A Curse of Krakens
769. Battleship (2012) — Torture Cinema #139
768. Solarpunk w/ Pheobe Wagner and Sarena Ulibarri
767. Muppets From Space (1999) — At the Movies
766. Meteor (1979) — Torture Cinema #138
765. Nisi Shawl (a.k.a. The Empathist) — Kinning
764. Kacen Callender (a.k.a. The Alchemist) — Infinity Alchemist
763. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories — Reading Rangers
762. Science Fiction Empires (A Discussion)
761. The Tommyknockers (1993) — Torture Cinema #137
760. The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz (1968) — Mining the Genre Asteroid!
759. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2024)
758. An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) — Torture Cinema #136
757. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) — At the Movies
756. Samit Basu (a.k.a. The Palimpsest) — The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
755. S&F Clacks #6: Writing Events, Tangents, and Q&A!
754. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — Abeni’s Song
753. The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Torture Cinema #135
752. S&F Clacks #5: Short Fiction, Private Equity, and Enshittification!
751. Karen Lord (a.k.a. Captain Civilization) — The Blue, Beautiful World
750. Empire of the Ants (1977) — Torture Cinema #134
749. Eden Royce (a.k.a. The Crab Whisperer) — Conjure Island
748. S&F Clacks #4: Hugos, Strikes, and Simon’s Schuster, Oh My!
747. Wole Talabi (a.k.a. The Dreamer) — Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
746. Gods of Egypt (2016) — Torture Cinema #133
745. S&F Clacks #3 — Conventions, Conventions, Conventions
744. The Brothers Grimm (2005) — Torture Cinema #132
743. Shakirah Bourne (a.k.a. Master of Possibilities) — Nightmare Island (2023)
742. Leverage: Redemption (Season 2) w/ Michi Trota — Screen Scouts
741. Spawn (1997) — Torture Cinema #131
740. Stina Leicht (a.k.a. Mrs. Irish Cream) — Loki’s Ring
739. Eega (2012) — Totally Pretentious #26
738. Timeline (2003) — Torture Cinema #130
737. S&F Clacks #2: Dungeons, Worldcon, and Afterlives, Oh My!
736. Iori Kusano (a.k.a. No “L”s Iori) — Hybrid Heart
735. Quantum Leap S1 (2022-2023) w/ Marshall Ryan Maresca — Screen Scouts
734. Fonda Lee (a.k.a. The Falconeer) — Untethered Sky (2023)
733. Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022-) — Righteous Kicks #9
732. S&F Clacks #1: Borders, Fixing Books, and AI Art, Oh My!
731. Neptune Frost (2021) — At the Movies
730. Land of the Lost (2009) — Torture Cinema #129
729. Live at Capricon 2023!
728. Looking Back, Moving Forward 2023
473. Macross 7 (Part 2; Eps. 13-24) — The Eyecatch
472. Tokyo Godfathers (2003) — The Eyecatch
471. Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July (1979) — Torture Cinema #128
470. Black Friday (2021) — Torture Cinema #127
469. Robin Hood (2018) — Torture Cinema #126
468. Macross 7 (Part 1; Eps. 1-12) — The Eyecatch
467. An American Werewolf in Paris (1999) — Torture Cinema #125
466. Alex Jennings (a.k.a. Saint Anytime Jazz) — The Ballad of Perilous Graves
465. Star Trek: Discovery (Season 4)(2022) — Screen Scouts
464. Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (2021) — Reading Rangers
463. Andrew Liptak (a.k.a. the Trooper) — Cosplay: A History
462. The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022) — Screen Scouts
461. The Killer Shrews (1959) — Torture Cinema #124
460. Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) — At the Movies
459. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010; Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul) — Totally Pretentious #25
458. Quantum Leap (Season 1; 1989) — Screen Scouts
457. Runaway (1984) — Torture Cinema #123
456. Us (2019) — At the Movies
455. Das Privileg Die Auserwählten (2022) — At the Movies
454. Assassinaut (2019) — Torture Cinema #122
453. Belle (2021; Ryû to sobakasu no hime) — At the Movies
452. Leverage: Redemption Redux — Live at Capricon 42 w/ Michi Trota (Screen Scouts)
451. State of Skiffy and Fanty in 2022
450. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2022)
449. Hellier (2019) — Screen Scouts
448. The Family Man (2000) — Torture Cinema #121 (Holiday Special)
447. Evangelion 3.0+1.0 (2021) — Screen Scouts
446. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) — At the Movies
445. Cadwell Turnbull (a.k.a. The One and Only) — No Gods, No Monsters
444. ThanksKilling (2009) — Torture Cinema #120
443. The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) — Torture Cinema #119
442. Red Dawn (1984) — Torture Cinema #118
441. There’s Someone Inside Your House (2021) — At the Movies
440. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) — Totally Pretentious #24
439. Kung Fu (2021; Season 1) w/ Michi Trota — Screen Scouts
438. The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) — Torture Cinema #117
437. The State of Kamen Rider 2021 — Righteous Kicks #8
436. Leverage: Redemption (2021) — Screen Scouts w/ Michi Trota
435. Uncanny Magazine (Year 8) w/ Lynne M. Thomas & Chimedum Ohaegbu
434. Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) — Torture Cinema #116
433. Kamen Rider Fourze (FIN) — Righteous Kicks #7
432. International Streaming and Other Bothers
431. Lady Battle Cop (1990) — Torture Cinema #115
430. Space is the Place (1974) — Totally Pretentious #23
429. Xala (1975) — At the Movies
428. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — A Master of Djinn
427. Ghosts of Mars (2001) — Torture Cinema #114
426. Kamen Rider Fourze (Ep. 17-32) — Righteous Kicks #6
425. Acacia by David Anthony Durham w/ Brent Lambert — Reading Rangers
424. Wonder Egg Priority (2021) — Screen Scouts (w/ Soup)
423. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021) — Screen Scouts
422. Jesus Christ, Vampire Hunter (2001) — Torture Cinema #113
421. Brown Girl Begins (2017; dir. Sharon Lewis) — At the Movies
420. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson (Reading Rangers)
419. Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany (Reading Rangers)
418. Abraxas, Guardian of the Universe (1991) — Torture Cinema #112
417. Lisa and the Devil (1973) — Totally Pretentious #22
416. Space Sweepers (2021) — At the Movies
415. Cabin in the Sky (1943) — At the Movies
414. Live at Capricon 41 (Hope and Science Fiction)
413. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Extended Cut) — Torture Cinema #111
412. Eden Royce (a.k.a. The Crab Whisperer) on Root Magic
411. Flight of the Navigator (1986) — Into the Wardrobe #8
410. 3 African Short Films (or, Hey, It’s African SF!) — At the Movies
409. Looking Back, Moving Forward 2021 w/ Brandon O’Brien
408. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) — Torture Cinema (Holiday Special) #110
407. Jingle Jangle (2020) — At the Movies
406. Jiu Jitsu (2020) – Torture Cinema #109
405. Jonah Hex (2010) – Torture Cinema #108
404. Men in Black (1997) — At the Movies
403. His House (2020) — At the Movies
402. Police Story (1985) — Totally Pretentious #21
401. The Robogoblin Joy Train
400. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice (1993) — Torture Cinema #107 (Halloween Special)
399. Sweetheart (2019) — At the Movies
398. Tracy Deonn (a.k.a. legendQuest) — Legendborn
397. Clash of the Titans (2010) — Torture Cinema #106
396. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — Ring Shout
395. See You Yesterday (2019) — At the Movies
394. Charles Stross (a.k.a. Lord Case Nightmare Octarine) — Dead Lies Dreaming
393. Idaho Transfer (1973) — Torture Cinema #105
392. Andrea Hairston (a.k.a. the Polyrhythmic Professor)
391. CoNZealand: Thoughts and Things
390. The Old Guard and Comic Book Adaptations (Live at CoNZealand))
389. Ice Sharks (2016) — Torture Cinema #104
388. A Wrinkle in Time (2018) — At the Movies
387. The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste — Reading Rangers
386. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) — At the Movies #02 — A Podcast Throwback
385. Double Dragon (1994) — Torture Cinema #103 w/ Tonia Ransom
384. The 2020 Nommo Awards Short Story Short List! (Reading Rangers)
383. The Wild Shore by Kim Stanley Robinson (Reading Rangers)
382. Black Lives Matter: Announcements, Octavia Butler, and Tochi Onyebuchi (Reading Rangers)
381. Turkish Star Wars (1982) — Torture Cinema #102
380. 10th Anniversary Special!
379. Prometheus (2012): At the Movies #01 — A Podcast Throwback
378. House / Hausu (1977): Totally Pretentious #20. Childish Terror and the Violation of Cinematic Tradition
377. Dragonheart (1996) — Torture Cinema #101
376. Willow (1988) — Into the Wardrobe #7: Struggling with Destiny in the Lands of Wonder
375. Talking About Coping in the Time of Coronavirus (While Not Talking About Coping)
374. Wild Wild West (1999) — Torture Cinema #100 (Pandemic Special)
373. Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1984) — Torture Cinema #99
372. Libia Brenda on A Larger Reality 2.0 (Signal Boost)
371. Star Wars Retrospective w/ Michael R. Underwood
370. Geek Calligraphy & Tanya DePass (Signal Boost)
369. The VelociPastor (2018) — Torture Cinema #98
368. The Mandalorian (Season One) — Screen Scouts
367. Malka Older (Orphan Black) and R.J. Barker (The Bone Ships)
366. Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)(At the Movies)
365. Looking Back, Moving Forward: The 2020 Edition
Torture Cinema #97: Santa with Muscles (1996) — The Holiday Special
At the Movies #81: Klaus (2019)
Screen Scouts #21: The Mandalorian (Season 1; Episodes 1-3)
Torture Cinema #96: Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
At the Movies #80: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019)
Speculative Fiction in Translation #17: Science Fiction and Fairy Tales
Torture Cinema #95: Children of the Corn (1984)(Belated Halloween)
Signal Boost #56 — C.S.E. Cooney (Desdemona and the Deep) and Carlos Hernadez (Sal and Gabi Break the Universe)
Screen Scouts #20: Babylon 5 (Season 3; Episodes 13-17)
364. Valerie Valdes (a.k.a The Cuban Shepard) — Chilling Effect
Torture Cinema #94: Stan Helsing (2009)
Righteous Kicks #5: Kamen Rider Fourze, Episodes 1-16
Reading Rangers #11: A Civil Campaign
Speculative Fiction in Translation #16: Looking Back on the Summer’s SFT
Totally Pretentious #19. Fitzcarraldo (1982): The Colonial German Man and His Opera of Wickedness
At the Movies #79: I Am Mother (2019)
#06. Star Wars: Thrawn – Thrawn and On and On (A Star Wars Literary Podcast)
363. Alix E. Harrow (a.k.a. The Door Builder) — The Ten Thousand Doors of January (An Interview)
Torture Cinema #93: Next (2007) at Worldcon in Dublin (w/ Linnea)
Torture Cinema #92: Starcrash (1978/79)
Signal Boost #55 — Strange Horizons Fund Drive with Vanessa Rose Phin!
Speculative Fiction in Translation #15: An Interview with Julia Meitov Hersey
Totally Pretentious #18. Cat People (1942) and The Seventh Victim (1943): The Terror of the Other and the Beast Within
Signal Boost #54 — Ada Hoffmann (The Outside) and David Wellington (The Last Astronaut)
At the Movies #78: Avengers: Endgame (2019)
362. Cadwell Turnbull (a.k.a. The One and Only) — The Lesson (An Interview)
Torture Cinema #91: Damnation Alley (1977)
Righteous Kicks #4: Kamen Rider Drive, Episodes 33-48
Speculative Fiction in Translation #14: Biological and Artificial
Episode 6. Into the Wardrobe with The Secret of NIMH (1982; dir. Don Bluth): Dark Animated Wonder and the Motherhood of the Muddy Cinderblocks
Signal Boost #53 — Tracy Barnett (Iron Edda TTRPG) and Evan Winter (Rage of Dragons)
At the Movies #77: Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
Screen Scouts #19: Babylon 5 (Season 3; Episodes 9-12)
361. Megan E. O’Keefe (a.k.a. Lady Soapminster) — Velocity Weapon (An Interview)
At the Movies #76: Unicorn Store (2017)
#05. Crosscurrent – Thrawn and On and On (A Star Wars Literary Podcast)
Torture Cinema #90: Kull the Conqueror (1997)
Totally Pretentious #17. M (1931): The Nature of Evil, Citizen Mobs, and the Terror Within
360. Ann Leckie (a.k.a. Singularitrix) — The Raven Tower (An Interview)
Torture Cinema #89: The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
Righteous Kicks #3 – Kamen Rider Drive, Episodes 17-32
Reading Rangers #10: Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
Speculative Fiction in Translation #13: Spanish Sherlock Holmes
At the Movies #75: Captain Marvel (2019)
Screen Scouts #18: Babylon 5 (Season 3; Episodes 5-8)
Episode 5. Into the Wardrobe with Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971; dir. Robert Stevenson): The Age of Not Believing and the Problem of Empire
359. Charlie Jane Anders (Hostess with the Mostest) – The City in the Middle of the Night
Righteous Kicks #2 – Kamen Rider Drive, Episodes 1-16
Reading Rangers: Shorts #4 – A Larger Reality: Speculative Fiction from the Bicultural Margins / Una realidad más amplia: Historias desde la periferia bicultural
Torture Cinema #88: Super Inframan (1975)
Speculative Fiction in Translation #12: Fantasy, Collections, and Korean SFT
Totally Pretentious #16. Succubus (1966): Avant Garde Femme Fatale, Jesús Franco’s Ouevre, and Late 2016s
Signal Boost #52 — L. D. Lewis (A Ruin of Shadows) and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (The Dark Fantastic)
At the Movies #74: Blade Runner (The Final Cut) (1982/2007)
#04. Bloodline – Thrawn and On and On (A Star Wars Literary Podcast)
358. Alasdair Stuart and Marguerite Kenner (a.k.a. The Dynamic Duo) – Escape Artists
Signal Boost #51 – Erin Roberts (Various) and Sarah Chorn (Seraphina’s Lament)
Torture Cinema #87: Xanadu (1980)
Righteous Kicks #1 – Introductions
Episode 4. Into the Wardrobe with The Neverending Story (1984; dir. Wolfgang Peterson): Childhood Trauma and the Power of Story
Reading Rangers #9: Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold