I liked STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN & GROGU much more than expected! It was a nice, relatively stand-alone space adventure that wasn't working overtime to set up a sequel. But my favorite element was all the practical puppetry, miniatures & even a bit of stop-motion—some from Phil Tippett's studio!

I love this but hate how studios & bosses will most certainly take the wrong messages and try to ruin things.

⭐️ New Ep! ⭐️ This month we're joined by Jessi B. of the Crusher Convo podcast (@crusherconvo.com) to chat about the literally decades long, will-they/won't they situationship between icons Jean-luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher! This was a super fun convo spanning both TNG and Star Trek: Picard!

Doctor Who is now in limbo, the new Stargate series has been scrapped by Amazon, there's no new Star Trek in production & all the sets have been taken down. Tough time for legacy sci-fi. Love these franchises, but maybe we can get some new, original, colorful space operas w/wacky aliens & big ideas?

Great story. Giles was such an impactful character when I was young and devouring the Buffy/Angel franchise. Loved seeing him across the board in other roles too. Seemed like a great man. RIP Anthony Stewart Head.

Wasn't sure how PITCH BLACK would hold up on re-watch many years later, but I loved it. Vin Diesel is so cool in this. It's also just a tight, lean space horror flick with some cool monsters to boot. Check out our episode out now!

⭐️ New Episode! ⭐️ "You're not afraid of the dark, are you...?" This week we're having a RIDDICK-culus time chatting about David Twohy & Vin Diesel's space horror flick, PITCH BLACK! Shoutout to our pal @jimtandberg.bsky.social for the dope artwork for this one!

In case you missed it, check out our thoughts on the first season of Starfleet Academy (now updated without it's placeholder episode title 😂) with our pal, @mattljenn.bsky.social! Also, go watch @1701blerd.bsky.social!!

...“This is one of the single most corrupt acts in American history,” Donald Sherman, the president of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, said in a statement."...

This is a good thing & yet terribly unsurprising that the Trump administration is against it & is suing our state over it. Also love that states rights is not a thing they care about anymore 🙄

My latest article for @twincitiesgeek.com : "How Citizen Scientists Can Help the National Weather Service Track Weather Patterns"

So stoked about this one!

Old closed down Starbucks in the neighborhood is becoming a small taco shop. I think that’s a win for community.

⭐️ New Episode! ⭐️ This week we’re discussing the 1972 creature feature, HORROR EXPRESS, from director Eugenio Martín & starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Turn on some lights and protect your eyes, this is a fun one! Shoutout to @jimtandberg.bsky.social for the original artwork!

very funny that this guy is literally like “tax the rich? that is the n word to me, personally” www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/n...

Lots of solid mini-series out there right now! Just wrapped up watching 'Task' on HBO. It's got a setup almost like HEAT with the two protagonists on opposite sides of the law, but that's where the similarities end. Mark Ruffalo & Tom Pelphrey are powerhouse leads! Anyone else like/liking this show?

Rev. Benjamin Cremer: “I just can’t imagine wanting an entire secure ballroom for one man and not wanting gun reform for every child in America.” Using this to move the needle for all of us to pay $400 million for this ballroom is mind-boggling. But crickets for kids in schools. via @demcast.com

Sahan’s analysis of court records and federal deportation data represents the most thorough accounting yet of the Minnesota children detained during Operation Metro Surge. By @bzosiad.bsky.social and @cynthiatu.bsky.social

The implicit media consensus is that urban voters should not be able to overrule rural voters, but that rural voters should be able to overrule urban voters, an assumption so axiomatic and unquestionable that nobody even understands they're making it.

Any TREMORS fans out there? Revisited this classic for the latest episode of Frankenstein’s Podcast. Wasn’t sure how well it would hold up (hadn’t watched since I was a kid), but I’m happy to report: it still rules!

Now watching! Shoutout to @arrowvideo.bsky.social for the fantastic 4k set here. Love everything about it!

All the leather and suede jackets in The Search for Spock are pretty good, but Sulu's look has so much swagger

“the pope is weak on crime” has gotta be one of the funniest things any politician has ever said in history

I loved coming in to talk about monsters, especially this fun new Bryan Fuller film that felt like Pushing Daises meets Hannibal by way of old Amblin Entertainment films.

Anyone else watching ‘DTF St. Louis’ on HBO? I’m loving how it gives a sense of gravity to some truly absurd scenarios. Great performances all around & some consistently surprising twists and turns.

@jessiegender.bsky.social joined us on the latest @frankenpodcast.bsky.social episode to talk about Bryan Fuller’s DUST BUNNY! Jessie is a delightful guest and this was a blast of a conversation. Check it out!!

Make it harder to vote but easier to go to war

Can't tell you how many members of Congress who *at best* had nothing to say when I asked about the Minab girls school attack. There is a profanely cold detachment inside Capitol Hill, a mode completely unrecognizable to common human decency I wish I could properly convey to you.

Seeing the news lately is always so dour so it's really refreshing to see compassion and real humanity shine through in a moment like this. #ArtemisII

This is what we look like from our nearest neighbor. It always feels so cool to realize how fucking huge space is. We truly are nothing… and yet so precious.

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

I did a write-up on what to know about the Artemis II mission! It's a really exciting time to look up to the stars, check it out!

Happy to follow Bong Joon Ho wherever he wants to go at this point. Also, piglet squids are adorable.

I’m a lifelong basketball fan but it has always bothered me that there’s a presumed responsibility for players to toss the ball through the basket hoop www.slashfilm.com/2120482/sci-...

I think we need to celebrate the death of Sora a bit more. This is a technology that, just MONTHS AGO, we were being told was going to literally destroy Hollywood and Disney was going to give them a BILLION DOLLARS and NONE OF THAT EVEN REMOTELY HAPPENED

Bryan Fuller’s new film, DUST BUNNY, will be the topic of our next episode! It’s a strikingly original, R-rated children’s movie, that blends action/crime-thriller vibes with a whimsical, dark fairy tale. We’ll be chatting about it with special guest, @jessiegender.bsky.social — look for it soon!

⭐️ New Episode! ⭐️ Apologies for the slight delay, but we're back with a new episode! We're joined by Joel H Brewster of @westcoaststrange.bsky.social to chat about Tilman Singer's 2024 pastiche of classic euro-horror, CUCKOO! Get ready and grab your Cocoa Puffs, y'all, this is a fun one!

Pope Leo is the first Pope to have ever experienced the US healthcare system, so there's that

Is the former president in the room with us now, sir?

In case you missed it - check out our thoughts on STAR TREK: KHAN and our interview with Tim Russ about his return to the role of Ensign Tuvok! 🖖🏻🖖🏻💜 🔗 www.podpage.com/deep-space-l...

It was an absolute delight to hop onto @miquai.bsky.social ‘s podcast, Strange New Worlds! Check it out!!

Irene Montero: No woman has ever been freed by American bombs or illegal aggression — Not in Syria. Not in Iraq. Not in Afghanistan. It will not happen in Iran either When they want to sell their oil wars, their wars for profit, their imperial wars — they hide behind women’s rights to justify them

We're already being inundated with propaganda and misinformation especially from right-wing influences working overtime and our very own governments through reels, Tik Tok, etc., trying to deflect blame on this. The actual facts, however, are shaping up to show us who is actually responsible...

Really enjoyed STAR TREK: KHAN & had a blast talking about it on the pod. Also great to chat with Tim Russ (Tuvok) once again!

People really struggling with the idea that the Iranian government sucks but we shouldn't be bombing them can both be true, eh?

Would love it if our leaders were adults

Hey just following up on this

The phrase “preemptive strike” is as insulting as when we were sold “humanitarian pauses” in the middle of a live-streamed genocide. The powerful looking you straight in the face and telling you your common sense simply doesn’t matter.

Super cool that we have to cut healthcare and science research and we definitely can’t do student loan forgiveness but we can do this!