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Your daily Sci-Fi 5 is five minutes of science fiction history. Presented by a panel of hosts who share some of the least-known details about some of the best-known stories in popular culture. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

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    • 4.7 • 26 Ratings

Your daily Sci-Fi 5 is five minutes of science fiction history. Presented by a panel of hosts who share some of the least-known details about some of the best-known stories in popular culture. Brought to you by Roddenberry, the first name in science fiction.

    Max Headroom U.S. series premiere - March 31, 1987

    Max Headroom U.S. series premiere - March 31, 1987

    From unlikely beginnings - a character created to introduce music videos to UK audiences - sprang a trailblazing, underappreciated #cyberpunk chapter in American genre TV.  Sci-Fi 5 reloads Max Headroom into your memory.
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    Written by Shane Vaughn
    Hosted by Ryan Myers
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min
    Tank Girl - March 30, 1995

    Tank Girl - March 30, 1995

    It started as an indie comic with a cult audience, but on this day in 1995 a movie version tried to introduce a whole new audience to #TankGirl. Sci-Fi 5 fills you in on the character's origins and some spicy could-have-been casting.
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    Written by Ashley Thomas
    Hosted by Earl Green
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min
    Vangelis - March 29, 1943

    Vangelis - March 29, 1943

    You may know him best from the music of Blade Runner or Cosmos, but as Sci-Fi 5 celebrates composer and musician Vangelis on his birthday, there's so much more to his career than that.
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    Written by Brian Clayton
    Hosted by Kim Horcher
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min
    Lost; Expose - March 28, 2007

    Lost; Expose - March 28, 2007

    Sometimes, showrunners trying to broaden a show's palette of characters and storylines...don't quite stick the landing. Sci-Fi 5 examines the curious case of two survivors who didn't fascinate the otherwise obsessive fans of Lost.
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    Written by Earl Green
    Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min
    Nathan Fillion - March 27, 1971

    Nathan Fillion - March 27, 1971

    You may know him from non-genre hits such as The Rookie and Castle, but chances are good that you still know Nathan Fillion best as Captain Mal Reynolds from Firefly. Sci-Fi 5 aims to misbehave and wish him a happy birthday.
    Learn more about Nathan's charity: Kids Need To Read
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    Written by Shane Vaughn
    Hosted by Roberto Lewis
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min
    King Kong - March 24, 1933

    King Kong - March 24, 1933

    The king of the ape world made his big-screen debut today in 1933, and Sci-Fi 5 scales the whole tall tower of trivia behind what made King Kong such a groundbreaking cinematic spectacle.
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    Written by Matthew Comegys
    Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi
    Music by Devin Curry

    • 5 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
26 Ratings

26 Ratings

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Fun daily quick podcast

This is a great way to learn sci-fi trivia!
Each day is focused on a single topic that is relevant to that date. A birth date of a performer or director, a movie release day, a tv show premiere. Even some significant death or cancellation dates.
Some of these are obscure. That BBC show that ran 3 episodes and it’s only captured on audio cassette. Yup, it’s in there!

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Sci-Fi Five Rocks!!

I love this show! Groovy bumper music, cool stable of hosts and great content in a bite sized package. Always learning interesting things about something I know, or being introduced to something new. I appreciate the balance between science fiction and science history. If you’re not listening to this show, you’re missing out!!

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