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Sci-Fi Carnival is a monthly podcast where hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson nerd out with impunity about all things science fiction. Nothing is all off-limits and anything is possible in the sci-fi realm.

Sci-Fi Carnival Maryck Allyson & James Robinson

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Sci-Fi Carnival is a monthly podcast where hosts Maryck Allyson and James Robinson nerd out with impunity about all things science fiction. Nothing is all off-limits and anything is possible in the sci-fi realm.

    What Cha Been Up To (MIA Spoilers)

    What Cha Been Up To (MIA Spoilers)

    Admittedly a slow start to 2024, nevertheless, the Sci-fi Carnival crew is happy to announce we are back to nerd-out with impunity about all things Sci-Fi. In this episode, hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and Mel kick off the New Year by going balls to the walls over:
    Sandworms and colonizer origin stories, The ramifications of inviting needy higher life forms to live on your home planet without telling nobody. X-Men and other gen-X / millennial sci-fi past times. How to cope when you have to move back in with your dad who harvests organs in the backyard.  
    With that being said....Happy Belated New Year and we hope you enjoy show. But if you don't, thanks for listening for as long as you did.

    • 2 hrs 32 min
    The Help: Sci-Fi Style (Helpful Spoilers)

    The Help: Sci-Fi Style (Helpful Spoilers)

    Happy NYE, party people! To close out 2023, Sci-Fi Carnival is nerding out over villians' unsung allies in an episode we affectionately refer to as "The Help." That's right. We are honoring those who make our worse nightmares possible.
    Where would Dracula be with Renfield?  Where would Kealego be without the Baldung Coven? It's time these enablers get their flowers.

    • 1 hr 26 min
    Double Taine And Dopplegängers (Two Times the Spoilers)

    Double Taine And Dopplegängers (Two Times the Spoilers)

    The crew at Sci-Fi Carnival is back to nerd-out with impunity over weaponized cloning and murderous dopplegängers. Hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson, and Mel comb the tunnels over:
    Clones vs. dopplegängers What exactly is a blackploitation film? What to do if you meet yourself in the same realty. And why video evidence won't save you from the antics of your doppelgängers

    • 2 hrs 35 min
    What's a Little Demonic Possession Among Friends? (A Hell of a Lot of Spoilers)

    What's a Little Demonic Possession Among Friends? (A Hell of a Lot of Spoilers)

    Happy Halloween! In honor of spooky season. The Sci-Fi Carnival Crew crew is nerding-out over exorcisms and good old fashion demon possession. Why? Because why not? In this episode, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and Mel, dive into the underworld to get the bottom of...
    Whatever happened to Regan McNeil, What to do if your livestock gives birth to a human baby, The real issue with Beetlejuice.  And what you should do when rich people run out of sh** to do.

    • 2 hrs 4 min
    Corporate Meddling and The Shoulders of Geniuses

    Corporate Meddling and The Shoulders of Geniuses

    After an unannounced summer hiatus, Sci-Fi Carnival is back in full form. This month, Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and Mel are nerding-out with impunity over corporate meddling in science fiction.  The chaotic trio submerged themselves into the worlds of:
    Billionaires who exploit dino DNA for fun and profit. Corporations who fast track "medical break throughs" that cause a pandemic that wipes out a profound portion of humanity positioning chimpanzees to rule the world. Submersibles Transatlantic corporations.

    • 2 hrs 21 min
    The House of Sci-FI (Dewey Decimal System of Spoilers)

    The House of Sci-FI (Dewey Decimal System of Spoilers)

    The Sci-Fi Carnival crew is back together to nerd-out with impunity over libraries aka the place where sci-fi dreams are made. 
    In honor of the 150th anniversary of Chicago Public Libraries, hosts Maryck Allyson, James Robinson and Mel are making the case for why libraries are more relevent now than ever.  We go deep in the card catalog over:
    Knowledge: friend or foe The time between book banning and book burning The library scene in every adventure film

    • 1 hr 51 min

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