Strangers and Aliens: Science Fiction & Fantasy from a Christian Perspective Ben Avery
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- Religion & Spirituality
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A podcast exploring faith and imagination. Looking at the relationship between God and man through the lens of science fiction and fantasy . . . and looking at science fiction and fantasy through the lens of the relationship between God and man.
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DUNE PART TWO REVIEW
Ben and Evan saw Dune Part Two.
Ben and Evan LOVED Dune Part Two.
Ben and Evan talked about Dune Part Two.
Ben took a long time editing their Dune Part Two episode, so he has the wrong number when he did the opening. -
Review: THE DAY THE SUN STOOD STILL - Exciting Used Bookstore Find!
A $3 book with a catchy title bought on a whim became the best book Ben has read all year! And definitely the best $3 he has spent in a long time…
This book involves four giants of science fiction; spiritual ideas; a unique writing challenge; and so, so much more!!! -
MADAME WEB Road Trip Review
Ben takes a solo roadtrip to see MADAME WEB.
The question: is it as bad as they say?
The other question: can he find a weak connection?
At least one of those questions has “yes” for an answer. At least. -
2023 In Review - SA414
Ben and Evan discuss the movies and streaming highlights (and lowlights) of 2023!
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THE 25 GREATEST SCI-FI-ISH CHRISTMAS MOVIES
It’s a Christmas Weak Connections extravaganza!!!
Ben walks through his top 25 science fiction/fantasy movies with Christmas connections. Along the way, he talks about movies from:* Star Trek* Marvel* DC* The Alien franchise
There’s also:* B-Movies* Two movies from Terry Gilliam* Two movies from Tim Burton* Two movies from Peter Jackson
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Watching NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU with John Harju
Around October almost every year, Ben is joined by John Harju to talk about some sort of scary movie and this year is no exception! This year’s movie: NO ONE WILL SAVE YOU, an alien invasion movie that’s . . . different.
You can listen to John’s Playing Games with Strangers podcast here:https://playinggameswithstrangers.com
Other episodes with John:DICK TRACY: Post-Batman Pulp Hero Movies Pt. 1 – SA393Watching THE FLY Original Trilogy with John Harju: Part 1 of 2 – SA206Watching THE FLY remake and THE FLY 2 with John Harju: Part 2 of 2 – SA207Watching THE VISITATION, THR3E, and HOUSE: 3 Christian Horror Movies with John Harju – SA326Watching COLOR OUT OF SPACE with John Harju – SA339Watching THE THING (from Another World) Franchise with John Harju – SA352Watching THE ESCAPE ROOM Franchise with John Harju – SA368Watching the CUBE Franchise with John Harju – SA373Watching MOONFALL with John Harju – SA379Watching NOPE with John Harju – SA385Watching SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES with John Harju – SA391
Customer Reviews
Great Podcast
I love this podcast. Always interesting and entertaining. I look forward to each episode. Thanks to each of you for all your hard work!!
Congrats on 10 years!!!
Hey y’all! Congrats… I found your podcast in 2014 on a road trip looking for a “coast to coast am” podcast before there was one. I stubbled on your intro song and have been a fan ever since!!! Rock on guys. Keep it up!
Christianity meets Sci-fi
This is a great podcast for anyone who loves science fiction. With a great cast of hosts you will get various opinions on all kinds of different aspects of science fiction(books, movies, video games, etc). Also, since this podcast is run by some very cool Christian men there are some great episodes about how faith and science fiction work together. Definitely an awesome podcast for the entire family!