PODCAST

Boston SciFi Presents

Garen Daly, Executive Producer

Exploring sci-fi, fantasy and speculative films through the lens of imagination & imagery.

tv & film film interviews

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57:39

EXTREME CINEMA Horror's Last Frontier, a Boston SciFi...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2025/10/24

Extreme Cinema is designed to be disruptive. It is uncomfortable to watch, and yes, it can be exploitive. It can be gratuitous, mysogonistic, and for many just plain disgusting. Boston SciFI Podcast host Garen Daly has found two articulate guests to explore horror’s last frontier - Extreme Cinema. KILLER PICTURES author/influencer Hope Madden teams up with film critic Alexis den Boggende to crawl underneath the skin of filmdom’s dark underbelly. They’ll look at Michael Haneke’s ...

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50:27

GETTING SCHOOLED: A Boston SciFi Podcast

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2025/10/03

Fun and engaging. On this show, we have aliens masquerading as teachers, an imaginary woman , a time traveling teen, a Mensa candidate messing with lasers and some Community College professors facing an alien invasion. These are the films in GETTING SCHOOLED, the latest Boston SciFi Podcast. It’s all about looking at films where the action takes place in a school. REAL GENIUS, THE FACULTY, EVOLUTION, BACK TO THE FUTURE and John Hughes’ WEIRD SCIENCE. Matriculating with host Garen ...

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52:22

Anime 101: Boston SciFi Podcast

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2025/09/05

#japanese animation, or #anime, is unique for its complex storytelling, vibrant style and dynamic characters. It holds a unique place in #filmdom. #BostonSciFi looks at five anime films -#akira, #Miyasaki, #PrincessMonoke, #Vamire Hunter D, #howlsmovingcastle, #myneighbortotoro - seeking what makes them trick. In this episode we delve through iconic movies like Vampire Hunter D, Howl’s Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, Akira and many more. Guests: Chris Denmead (Producer of Radio of Hor...

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69:51

Essential 60s SciFi Films: A Boston SciFi Podcast

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2025/08/28

The studios were crumbling. There was unrest in the country and Hollywood would never be the same. Check out film director David Giancola and critic Alexis den Boggende as they unwrap essential 60s science fiction films. From Planet of the Apes to 2001, with stops at When the Earth Caught Fire and Quatermass and the Pit, a look at a defining decade of film. And in a digression, the guests opined, negatively, about Glen Powell. #podcast #sciencefiction #60s #cultfilm #films ...

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68:10

Essential 70s Sci-Fi Films: A Boston SciFi Podcast

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2025/07/17

It was a decade of scandal, war, and unrest. People fought for their rights. And the push back is still being felt in 2025. It was a time when the decaying Studio System looked like 35mm film burning up on the screen. But along came a generation raised visual images, who then imagined new stories, authentic stories, Add in technological advances and we find something new. And that something new has shaped the next 50 years of filmmaking. Join host Garen Daly, writer/director Hope ...

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51:05

Hollywood's 2025 Summer Movie Preview: A Boston SciFi...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2025/06/16

For Hollywood, summer is THE time for movies. tent poles, popcorn movies, family films all drive the business like no other period in the year. With increasing challenges facing it, a lot is riding on the summer 2025 crop of films. Hollywood needs this summer to be winner. Listen in as Boston Hassle's Oscar Goff and Charlie Pettiffy along with host Garen Daly take a deep into 2025's summer films. Like! Share! Subscribe! And Comment with the movie, or movies, you’re most looking forward to see...

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61:57

Boston SciFi Podcast - Must See Scifi Films: '80s...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2025/06/06

What do ALIENS, John Carpenter's THE THING, STAR WARS EPISODE V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK, BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, and E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL have in common? They're all examples of great 1980s scifi movies and how the decade helped define the genre as we know it today. On this episode, Boston SciFi Director Garen Daly is joined by Assistant Director Melissa Starker and Boston SciFi volunteer/Boston Hassle film contributor Alexis Den Boggende to discuss how these science fict...

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62:35

PODCAST: Must See SciFi Films: 90s Edition

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2025/04/11

The 90s was a time when things changed. Cultural shifts and the emergence of the digital world scratch the surface. It's impact is undeniable. The movies of the time reflected these changes. Join us as we look at 10 'must see' movies from the 1990s. On tap, The Matrix, Jurassic Park, Starship Troopers, Galaxy Quest, 12 Monkeys and more. Guests: Alexis den Boggende, Film Critic Boston Hassle David Giancola, Film Director Host: Garen Daly #podcast #scifi #Keanu Reeves #movie...

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45:16

Getting Into Our Shorts: A Boston SciFi Podcast

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2025/02/08

Two of our favorite team members, Suzzanne Cromwell and Melissa Starker, pull back the curtains on how Boston SciFi choses shorts and then creates programs. From the watching, to the selecting, to creating the flow, see what goes on inside a film festival #podcast #filmfestival #shortfilm You can find us on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, I Heart Radio, Google Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts from. You can also find us on our YouTube Channel, BostonSciFi. ...

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57:48

It Came from the Orson Welles: A Boston SciFi Podcast

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2024/12/13

Fifty years is a long time. Much has happened. Much has changed. Fifty years ago the Boston Science Fiction Film Festival began at a legendary movie theatre. Later it overcame a fire, an historic blizzard, and a plague. It overcame changing demographics, and rapidly evolving technologies. We have gone from seeing movies only in movie theatre to being able to catch a blockbuster while riding on a bus. Authors Robert Viagas and Harry Lohr, Jr passionately recount their adventure in creati...

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52:37

Return of the Modern Character Actors

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/11/19

Good movies have good actors. Better movies have better actors. They're called character actors. No longer typed as gangster or slapstick comedian, modern character actors show, range, understand psychology and film history. Listen in as film commentators Alexis den Boggende & Oscar Goff join MC Garen Daly in zoom through JK Simmons, Angela Bassett, Steve Buscemi, Brad Dourif and Paul GIamatti as five such examples. A fun, insightful podcast produced by Boston SciFi, Garen Daly is the MC....

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49:43

We Approved this Message: Presidents on Film

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/10/28

As this crazy election draws to a close, Boston SciFi grabbed some clips from film where US Presidents are featured. There's Fifth Element, Idiocracy, Independence Day, Escape from New York, Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai and more. Listen as film programmer Melissa Starker quips with director David Giancola as they hail the chiefs and veto the dogs. Host Garen Daly tries to keep things politically correct.#podcasting #podcast #presidents #sciencefiction #moviesYou can find us on YouTube, Apple...

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49:27

Podcast: UIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K Dick

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/10/08

Memory implants, replicants, alternative realities, and fake reality - these are some of the elements that make stories by Philip K Dick resonant decades after his death, and what makes them fodder for 'high concept' Hollywood films. Join author/crtic Hope Madden & film programmer Melissa Starker as Boston SciFi Presents UNIVERSAL MEMORIES: The Films of Philip K Dick. Garen Daly is the host, who apologies in advance for getting Harlan Ellison and Philip K Dick mixed up in his addled brain...

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47:43

Alien Abductions & Other Visitations, A Boston Sci-Fi...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/09/20

Visitors from another world are a relatively recent theme in movies that started in the 50s. Since then we have all sorts of illegal immigrants from genial neighbors to human eating nasties. Please join us as Simon Foster, Festival Director of the Sydney SciFi Film Fest and author Dan Kimmel probe #killerklownsfromouterspace, #attacktheblock, #paul, #marsattacks and more. So unholster your ray guin and enjot ALIEN PROBES & OTHER DISTRACTIONS, the latest podcast from Boston SciFi.#podcasts...

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49:09

TO SERVE MAN: Good Robots in Movies, a Boston SciFI...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/07/11

Humans make them and use them. They can be safe, clunky contraptions or svelte streamline bodies, but they are designed to make our lives better. And in the process we imbue them with our emotions and sometimes are neurosis. TO SERVE MAN looks at how robots are depicted in movies.Weighing in with commentary and humor are Alexis den Boggende, Boston Hassle film critic and David Giancola, film director. Boston SciFi Film Fest Director is the host.PLEASE NOTE: this podcast was recorded live and ...

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45:05

MODERN CHARACTER ACTORS, Part 1, A Boston SciFi...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/07/11

You see their faces in movies and on TV. You hear their voices in animation, but you never quite know who they are. Listen in as film directors Hope Madden and David Giancola join MC Garen Daly as they try and define what a character actor is in the 21st century. Featuring #dickmiller, Catherine O'Hara, #jameshong, Keith David Brion James & more. Plus we'll look at when does a character actor become a star. It's fun, enjoyable conversation. Listen in.#podcast #movies #newpodca...

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49:15

The Body Horrific: A Boston SciFi Presents Podcast

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/06/25

There's horror and then there is BODY HORROR Listen in as film critic Alexis den Boggende and Broke Horror Fan creator Alex DiVincenzo explains;ain the difference. featuring Cronenberg' The Fly, The Human Centipede, Re-Animator, John Carpenter's The Thing with appearances by Tusk, Frankenstein, Altered States & Tetsuo. Maybe there is a fate worse than death.#podcast #movies #newpodcastalert #hollywood #writing #podcastrecommendationsPlease note: Boston SciFi uses film clips to...

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43:49

Danger Ahead: On Harlan Ellison with Nat Segaloff, A...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/05/23

May 27, 2024 would have been Harlan Ellison's 90th birthday. To appreciate this seminal writer, Boston SciFi talks with noted author Nat Segaloff on his book A LIT FUSE and his relationship with Harlan. We talk #StarTrek, #ScoobyDoo, #OuterLimits, #Terminator, lawsuits and more. Inside stories and funny moments all about one of speculative fiction's most unique writer.#podcast #movies #newpodcastalert #hollywood #writing #podcastrecommendationsYou can find us on YouTub...

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59:55

Summer Movie Preview 2024: A Boston SciFi Presents...

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/05/09

The Hollywood pundits are holding their breath as studios release films this summer of 2024. We're in the post-Covid period. Hollywood is just coming out of production delays from the various strikes and a lot is riding on whether or not audiences will return to the cinemas. Listen in as film critic Erin Underwood and Boston Hassle lead film reviewer Oscar Goff join host Garen Daly as they look at expectations, predictions and a couple of the films hitting the megaplex screens. By...

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47:11

Bad Bots: A Boston SciFI Podcast

Boston SciFi Presents ·

2024/04/25

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