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Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*

The Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* podcast looks back at more than a century of films, beginning in 1902 and working towards the future. Each episode focuses on a film, director or theme and brings in experts to discuss the history, politics, and influences. Join sci-fi enthusiast Ayesha Khan as she travels through time and space, encounters aliens, and battles authoritarian regimes all from the comfort of your home planet. Released every two weeks*Almost Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

tv & film film history

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55:20

The Tingler: Vincent Price, William Castle & 1959...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/06/22

Hello wonderful people! You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm The idea behind the podcast is we all watch the film (with film choices and where to watch given in the show notes of the previous episode) and then you can listen to the podcast after two weeks and learn more about the

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53:26

Teenagers from Outer Space: Aliens, Ray Guns &...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/06/08

You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. Thank you so much to Patreon subscribers! If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm As usual there are spoilers ahead! This film is silly. And I love that for me. I hope many of you will enjoy something much more lighthearted after the heavy topic of nuclear annihilation from the last episode. Teenagers from Outer Space

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52:50

On the Beach: Atomic Apocalypse in 1959

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/05/25

As always there are spoilers ahead! Trigger warning for a lot of discussion of suicide with analysis of the plot along with a side of dark humour. If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilm You can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. If you want to watch the film before you listen you can check the Just Watch website to see where it is available in your region. On the Beach is

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59:36

The World, the Flesh and the Devil: Harry Belafonte,...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/05/11

As usual there are spoilers ahead!You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram, Threads and BlueSky.You can support the podcast and get ad-free episodes on Patreon.Please be aware that we touch upon sexual assault in this episode due to the content of the film.DescriptionUSA in 1959 was on the brink of a decade that would see major changes in the country in terms of race. But never without opposition. It was also the year in which Harry Belafonte, at the peak of his fame, would star in The

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47:46

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne: Czechoslovakia,...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/04/26

If you would like to support the podcast and get ad free versions you can subscribe for $3 or £3 a month at https://www.patreon.com/everyscififilmYou can follow the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky.Although science fiction cinema did not begin in the USA it seems that by the 1950s Hollywood had tapped into the ravenous appetite the public had for the genre.The period is now known as the Golden Age of Science Fiction with an array of films ranging in style, topic and quality.Themes of space

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54:49

The Mysterians: 1957 Sci-Fi Space Invaders in Postwar...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/04/13

You can find the podcast onThreads,InstagramandBluesky.In 1992 Ishiro Honda sat down for his final interview with journalist David Milner. When asked about which of his own films were his favourite Honda listed Godzilla (1954), Gorath (1962) and The Mysterians from 1957.The Mysterians is a visually beautiful film full to the brim with sci-fi tropes. A technologically advanced but desperate alien race, affected by radiation, is invading earth and wants to take our healthy women for breeding purposes

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50:35

I Married a Monster from Outer Space: Gender...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/30

You can find the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. I Married a Monster from Outer Space was released as part of a double bill (with The Blob) in 1958. The story focuses on newlywed couple Marge and Bill Farrell but unbeknownst to his new bride and the whole town Bill has been replaced by an alien on the eve of their wedding. Themes of marriage, resentments and gendered expectations are as rife as can be expected in the 1950s. We have two insightful experts help shine a ...

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52:45

The Blob, Steve McQueen and the Rising Teen

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/15

As usual there are spoilers ahead! Somewhere in the late 1950s society began to come to terms with the idea of the teenager. Teens were heading to the cinema leaving younger siblings and parents at home. The Blob (1958) isn‘t a tale of rebellion or film warning about teenage delinquency but a thoroughly enjoyable time with a catchy theme tune. I have two wonderful guests to help us unravel this classic 1950s sci-fi. The Experts Roger Luckhurst is a Professor at Birkbec...

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18:58

McCarthyism vs Ed Murrow: History Daily

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/09

For this bonus episode I’ve teamed up with the excellent History Daily podcast. Very exciting! History Daily tells fascinating stories of what happened “on this day” in history with a new episode every weekday. The early 1950s in the USA stand out as not just a time of economic prosperity but also one of paranoia. The country faced the fear of the atomic bomb, the Red Scare and a moral panic around juvenile delinquency. (Teenagers were new and unpredictable!) During this time Jose...

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51:32

Ed Wood's Plan 9 from Outer Space: The Worst Movie Ever?

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/03/02

You can find the podcast on Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. The Worst Film of All Time by The Worst Director of All Time. So claimed the 1980 book The Golden Turkey Awards by Michael and Harry Medved regarding the film Plan 9 from Outer Space and director Edward Wood Jr AKA Ed Wood. But this very title is one of the reasons behind the revival of the film and of Ed Wood. The film has issues with continuity, set design, dialogue and a coherent ‘Plan 9’ but something about the film a...

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55:51

The Incredible Shrinking Man: 1950s Masculinity in...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/02/16

Description As usual there are spoilers ahead! I would love to know what you make of the ending of this film if you watched it. Best place to do that is on social media. Threads, Instagram and Bluesky. 1957 USA seems like a country on the brink of huge social change. (Of course, I say this with the benefit of hindsight and with a deep affection for the decade that was just around the corner.) But so many of the events of the year are an indication of what’s to come. Th...

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53:17

How Forbidden Planet Shaped Sci-Fi Cinema

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/02/02

As usual there are spoilers ahead! Description Forbidden Planet (1956) is a somewhat overlooked 50s classic. Although it often fails to make lists of the greatest sci-fi films of all time it has come across often in my written research and when speaking to guests. It’s a film that not only seems to excite avid fans of sci-fi cinema but also influenced some of the genre’s heavy hitters like both Star Wars and Star Trek. A costly, slick, colourful movie which takes a break from the red s...

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55:14

Invasion of the Body Snatchers: Pod People & Paranoia...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/01/19

As usual there are spoilers ahead!You can follow the podcast on social media: Instagram, Threads and dipping my toes into BlueSky a little too. DescriptionInvasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) spawned many remakes over the years, each rendition reflecting the anxieties of its time. The original film is one of my absolute favourites with a variety of potential meanings for a mid-century USA grappling with what it means to be American. My heavyweight sci-fi guests help to unravel the mult...

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52:18

Godzilla in 1954: Japan’s Nuclear Nightmare and...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2025/01/05

As usual there are spoilers ahead! For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here. You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Description Godzilla was released in 1954 in Japan it has gone on to become one of the longest standing movie franchises and began the Kaiju film tradition. Directed by Ishiro Honda, produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka with special effects my Eiji...

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52:01

Cuts, Comics and Creatures: A Sci-Fi Podcast...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/12/22

The end of 2024 is nigh!You can follow the podcast on Instagram and Threads although I am also trying to join in on BlueSky a bit. (It's a bit weird though.) Welcome to an end of year special! A compilation of some interesting parts of conversations from the podcast in 2024 that were edited out. I edit the podcast down to a more digestible length but this means I often lose parts of conversations that are really fun or insightful so here is a collection of those. I also wanted to give a shout...

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53:14

Them! The 1954 Horror Sci-Fi that Spawned Big Bug Cinema

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/12/08

As usual there are spoilers ahead!For the full show notes without character limits you can head to the website here.Description Them! (1954) is the 6th film we are covering from the 1950s. Hollywood is beginning to realise that sci-fi is a money making genre! The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms from the year before was a big hit for Warner Brothers and Them! followed suit. Another nuclear monster but this time it’s giant ants! Them! was the very first big bug feature and is often considered the gre...

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55:36

Creature from the Black Lagoon: Horror, Politics and...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/11/24

As usual there are spoilers ahead!For the full show notes with no character limits you can visit the website. DescriptionCreature from the Black Lagoon released in 1954 is in many ways the epitome of 1950s science fiction cinema. Jack Arnold (director), William Alland (producer) and Richard Carlson (the leading man) were all people who has become associated with the increasingly popular genre. It also has a beautiful and stylish Julie Adams as the heroine, scientists on a mission and of cours...

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40:33

Interstellar Science: Einstein, Wormholes and Gravity...

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/11/10

As with all episodes of this podcast there are spoilers ahead! Earlier this year I approached a brilliant theoretical physicist about whether she would like to come on the podcast to speak about her favourite science fiction film but instead she wanted to speak to me about the science of the film Interstellar (2014). I apologise in advance for my own level of understanding of physics which is a mix of decades old lessons in school, a tiny handful of pop science books and a number of science f...

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55:23

It Came from Outer Space: Bradbury, 3D & 1950s Teens

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/10/26

As always there are spoilers ahead! If you want to read the full show notes you can click the episode on this page and scroll down. Description Are we sick of alien invasion films? I certainly hope not! Although this one is a little different as the aliens just want to leave. It Came from Outer Space (1953) was directed by Jack Arnold who would make a name for himself in the 1950s as a director of many sci-fi films. Although the script was written by Harry Essex the treatment for the film was...

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53:52

The War of the Worlds: HG Wells' Martians in 1953

Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever* ·

2024/10/13

As always there are spoilers ahead!If you want to read the full show notes you can click the episode on this page and scroll down. Description: After the classic film The Day the Earth Stood Still we move forward to 1953 and yet another Alien invasion. This time the aliens are definitely not looking to be friends. The War of the Worlds was written by HG Wells and published in 1897 in Pearson’s magazine. There have been many adaptations of the text including the famous radio play from Orson We...

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