Starbase 217: Recent Episodes
Patrick Brown; Ian Iversen-Curry; Josh King
Starbase 217 started as just a group of friends who got together to watch sci-fi movies together. Eventually, three of those friends started a radio show on their local community radio station, WRFU LP-FM, where they basically had the same nerdy conversations they would have in their own living rooms anyway. Though it acquired a large and enthusiastic following of approximately two people, it sadly went off the air when its original hosts went their separate ways due to school and work. However, due to popular demand (well, we demanded it, and we like to think we're popular) it has been resurrected as a "podcast," the most buzzword-y audio-based Internet phenomenon of five years ago.
In episode 5, we seek redemption on the Fury Road and venture into the world of the Expanse.
Here we talk about Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and other Marvel Cinematic Universe properties, as well as the Southern Reach Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer
In this episode, we discuss science ficiton themes in video game series like Mass Effect & Half-life, as well as indie games such as Star Command and Kerbal Space Program.
In this episode, we discuss the recent movies Elysium and Pacific Rim, and then launch into a discussion of what makes something science fiction.
Episode 1 ran over time with our usual Star Trek-related ramblings. Those were left on the cutting-room floor, but are found here!
In our inaugural podcast, we discuss the good and the bad (mostly bad) of the latest Superman movie, as well as the works of the recently passed author Iain M. Banks.