Scifi Pubcast

Episode 40: Our Star Wars Celebration Chicago Reaction! ***Note: Joel had audio issues with his mic on this show so the sound quality and volume balance is lacking on this episode. He's very sorry but he was on the road. It's definitely worth a listen because Mike and Kyle rocked it!*** Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Star Wars Celebration Chicago wrapped up last week. It was out of this world! If you haven’t been to a Star Wars Celebration, you need to go to the one happening next year in Anaheim. And this is our reaction show. Joining us are special guest customers Mike Clark and Kyle. So grab a case of beer because we talk a lot. The Star Wars community is back baby! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on April 21, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Link to more information on Star Wars Celebrations. Music provided co

Episode 39: Robots in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Today we are talking robots in science fiction! And we don’t even get our circuits cross all that much. So order a drink from our self-check out and enjoy! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on March 31, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Copyright 2019 Joel Welch. All rights reserved.

Episode 38: The Walt Disney Company: A Force for Good in Science Fiction? Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  Our topic today is whether the Walt Disney Company has been good for science fiction or not. Yes…. The Mouse. Friend or foe? Ernie Garcia drops by midway and the conversation takes off. Spoiler alert. We’re Disney fans and what a conversation! So grab a drink, or many drinks. It’s the St. Paddy’s day weekend after all. Éirinn go Brách! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on March 16, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe *Randal Graham Ernie Garcia Joel Welch Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the

Episode 37: Martial Arts and Fighting Styles! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We’re talking marital arts and fighting styles. It packs quite the punch. You could say it’s spiked… So grab a drink, and let’s kick this off! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on March 3, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Copyright 2019 Joel Welch. All rights reserved.

Sessions Episode 1: Knock twice. Then thrice.  Welcome to our special backroom sessions.  No editing. Just authentic conversation, roughly done, without pretense or care.  We started off speaking about alcoholic drinks in science fiction which quickly led to conversations about writing, travel, and life issues.  In this session, we have Randal Graham (buy #Beforelife now!), Derek Beebe, and Joel Welch.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Episode recorded and released on February 24, 2019. Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used co

Episode 36: Mars! The Red Planet! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We're talking Mars, the Red Planet! And its role in science fiction. Marvin the Martian has nothing on us. Dr. Randal Graham, author of Beforelife (have we mentioned this before?) joins us.  So grab a drink, preferably something red.  This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on February 17, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. List

Episode 35: Paul (film, 2011, Director: Greg Mottola) Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We’re talking the 2011 film, Paul, staring Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and Seth Rogen. It gets pretty alien. So grab a drink and be ready for a close encounter. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on February 3, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Copyright 2019 Joel Welch. All rights reserved.

Episode 34: All Aborg! Dr. Randal Graham and the Star Trek Cruise! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Dr. Randal Graham, author of Beforelife, joins us to talk about the Star Trek Cruise and his recent experiences having just returned from it. Spoiler alert: he’s already booked his cabin for next year’s cruise. You could say it floats his boat… So grab a drink and be prepared to feel very jealous. Nothing beats a good port. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on January 20, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Link to Star Trek Cruise website: www.startrekthecruise.com.  Link to Dr. Randal Graham's novel, Beforelife, by ECW Press. Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NA

Episode 33: Year 2019 is Here! Let's Talk Forthcoming SciFi & Geek Properties! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. 2019 is going to be a great year for science fiction, fantasy, and geekdom in general. We talk about it – a lot. So grab yourself a tasty drink and let’s be optimistic for the new year. We are! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on January 6, 2019.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Copyright 2019 Joel Welch. All rights reserved.

Episode 32: The Alien Franchise! We Really Need to Get This Off Our Chest! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation.  We’re talking all about the Alien franchise. Mark Lemke, one of our loyal long-time customers, joins us. It’s a great conversation. So engineer your own drink and strap yourself in. Watch out for facehuggers though. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on December 16, 2018, and released on December 17, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Mark Lemke Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Cop

Episode 31: What Makes a Good Star Ship? We Totally Geeked out.  Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We totally geek out on this episode… What makes a good star ship? The ability to get dates? No, that’s not it… We discussed it at length and Chris McGuffin, podcaster extraordinaire, joins us. It’s just like buying a car…. but for space travel… So find the bar on this ship and get yourself a drink. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on December 2, 2018, and released on December 2, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Chris McGuffin Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast

Episode 30: Does Science Fiction Inspire Scientific Discoveries and Inventions? Our Hypothesis: Yes! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. We’re getting philosophical on this episode and asking the question does science fiction inspire scientific discoveries and inventions. Our hypotheses is yes! Science fiction and science go hand in hand. So grab a drink with your other hand and enjoy the conversation. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on November 18, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy

Episode 29: The Portrayal of the Media in Science Fiction! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Let’s not bury the lede shall we. We’re doing the portrayal of media in science fiction. There’s nothing fake about it. So break out the scotch from the liquor cabinet and open up the newspaper or whatever the kids are reading these days. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded and released on October 28, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube used courtesy of NASA and the ISS. Listen Responsibly. Copyright 2018 Joel Welch. All

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 28: Parenting in Star Wars! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today’s show, we talk parenting in Star Wars. Spoiler alert. It could be better… We are joined on this episode by Randal Graham, author of Beforelife. Grab a drink and blame it on the kids. We don’t. None of us have kids. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on September 29, 2018, and released on October 1, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 27: Black Panther (film, 2018, Director: Ryan Coogler) - Why It's So Important. Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today’s show, we talk all things Black Panther, the Marvel film released earlier this year in 2018, including how important it is to many of African descent. And we are joined by a very special guest, Ms. Sabine Georges, a lawyer and member of the Haitian community of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Drinking is optional for this episode. It’s a great conversation dealing with critical and timely subject. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on September 9, 2018, and released on September 10, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 26: Arrival (film, 2016, Director: Denis Villeneuve). Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. On today’s show, we get back to serious intellectual science fiction with a discussion of Denis Villeneuve’s 2016 film, Arrival, staring Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Forest Whitaker. We hope you have the time to listen. On today’s show, we get bac….. oh…. Right. Sorry. It’s a good discussion. Thankfully the fate of humanity doesn’t rest on it. So refresh your drinks. Please. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on August 18, 2018, and released on August 20, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jet

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 25: Dune! The Spice Must Flow! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Shield practise? We’re not in the mood. But a mood is a thing for cattle and love playing, not podcasting… So we’re talking all things Dune and all things Frank Herbert! The spice must flow! The sleeper has awakened! Ok. You get the idea... You better grab a refreshing drink if you’re going to survive this episode. Welcome to the desert. And no, Derek is not serving worms from the kitchen. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on August 5, 2018, and released on August 6, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/9

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 24: Darth Vader: The Ultimate Villain? Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Imperial March plays in the background…ok. Just imagine the Imperial March is being played.  We’re talking the one and only, Darth Vader, and what makes a good villain. In other news, Joel has a real bad hangover. It’s our one year anniversary of the podcast, SciFi Pubcast. Correlation or causation? You decide! The hair of the dog it is! Grab something dark for this one! This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on July 21, 2018, and released on July 23, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used cour

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 23: Let's Tune Up! Music in Science Fiction Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. Let’s tune up, shall we? Randal Graham joins us to talk music and musical influences in science fiction. It’s our own little string theory. Musicians we are not. Note, you may really need to grab a drink for this one. We get off-track easily. But repeat the bar as many times as you want. It’s quite the score. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episode recorded on July 8, 2018, and released on July 9, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Randal Graham Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble

A Proud Partner of the When Nerds Attack Podcasting Network.  Episode 22: Vacations in Science Fiction and Fandom! Welcome to the SciFi Pubcast! Come for a drink but stay for the speculation. It’s summer! And everyone needs a vacation! So, we're talking vacations in science fiction AND real world fandom. It’s a quite a trippy episode. So grab yourself a traveler. We’re going on the road for this one. This is the SciFi Pubcast. Episdoe recorded on June 23, 2018, and released on June 25, 2018.  Show website: www.scifipubcast.space. Network website: www.whennerdsattack.com. Contact us: Email Twitter Facebook Follow our personal Twitter accounts at: Keri Simpson Derek Beebe Joel Welch Music provided courtesy of Logan Rathbone. The SciFi Pubcast logo is by Jea Rhee. Widescreen photograph utilized for some podcast feeds, Pillar and Jets HH 901/902, used courtesy of NASA, ESA, and M. Livio and the Hubble 20th Anniversary Team (STScl). Photograph (iss065e001065) used for the header on our podcast website/YouTube