The Social Sci-Fi Podcast Lizz Schunn

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi. Or should I say welcome back?
Before we get started, I would like to apologize for having so little content in 2020. It was a really rough year for everyone. Eventually, we will get through this pandemic and find a new normal. For now, it means recording through Zencastr and not around the dining room table. It means a lot to me to be able to get a podcast up in January and the goal is to have one up each month.
First, I'm going to focus on some good things from last year. I did lots of yard work, because playing in the dirt and growing beautiful flowers makes me happy. When the heating element went out on the oven I learned that YouTube really does have a how-to video for everything. I bought the part online and fixed it myself. A little later in the year, the dryer wasn't drying well and I turned to YouTube again and learned how to take apart and clean my dryer and didn't need to replace anything. I did not get a bingo on my pandemic/quarantine card, but I did bake bread, have several Zoom meetings, and I got more quality time with my dogs.
So, wondering what the plan is for 2021? Year one was nearly all Doctor Who. I said last January that I wanted to change things up a bit and I had big plans, then I started off year three with Doctor Who again. No, this is not a Doctor Who podcast. This is Social Sci-Fi so we are going to talk about all kinds of science fiction and the social part, that is because I am a social worker and I see social issues everywhere I look. The world is on fire, there are too many problems and we can't fix them all. 2020 taught me to focus what is in front of me right now. Focusing on one thing at a time, nearly impossible task for this ADHD adult here. Luckily (or not) a lot of the problems are overlapping and require the same kind of care and attention.
Science fiction, believe it or not, has always been a place where we can tackle social problems in an entertaining way. If you don't see the social/political influences in early sci-fi, you weren't paying attention. So that is what we are going to do this year. We're paying attention. We're going to talk about old and new, popular culture and some cult classics. We'll have returning guests and some new ones. I's going to be a lot of fun.
If you're new here, check out season one and season two while you wait for new episodes. Thanks for joining us, plug in your headphones and enjoy. Don't forget to check out the links for our guests and for other things mentioned in the episode.
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:18 “Storybook” by Scott Holmes 0:17 – 2:55 – Introductions, intro to subject 2:28 - 1:19:31 - Discussion 1:19:31 - 1:33:58 - Wrap up, where to find guests 1:33:12 – 1:35:25 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 1:34:16 – 1:35:12 Outro
Links of note!
Featured in this Episode Revolution of the Daleks (Amazon Affiliate Link) Big Finish Audio (Link) Torchwood (Amazon Affiliate Link) Where to find the guests online! Melissa InConJunction The Janeway Statue Project  Rachel Twitter The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast The Gold Standard - Oscars Podcast Facebook The Gold Standard - Oscars Podcast Twitter Kendra The You're Gonna Love This... or Not... Podcast Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Storybook” from Carefree Music 2020 by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” from Cinematic Background Music by Scott Holmes All tracks used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please l

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi.
And now for something completely different.
Maybe not COMPLETELY different, but different enough I felt I should warn you. This time around we looked at science fiction in the 1970's. It all started with a conversation with a friend at work about the science fiction we grew up on. One of those ADHD conversations that starts with Star Trek, and ends up with Planet of the Apes, and "you know what other Science Fiction movie Charlton Hesston is in? Soylent Green." She couldn't believe I hadn't seen Soylent Green and so I had to watch and SPOILER ALERT it is made of people. Once I saw it I had to see more 70's science fiction. I didn't watch as many as I wanted to and there are some I did watch that didn't make it in the podcast. We avoided the biggest ones, like Star Wars and Star Trek, for the most part, instead choosing to focus on a wide range of dystopian, utopian, and space adventures and aliens. I'm not sure it is possible to represent a whole decade in one podcast episode, but we did our best.  When choosing what to watch, I didn't give much thought to the social issues, but the 70's did not let me down. There was tons to talk about and it got me thinking about doing a decade review for a few episodes before I go back to the original plan for 2021. So, next month we'll look at the 80's.
This month we had one new and one returning guest and you can find more information about them below. Stick around to see who joins me next month. I didn't scare Melissa off and I'm pretty sure Chrissy will be back for more adventures too! If you're new here, check out season one and season two while you wait for new episodes. Thanks for joining us, plug in your headphones and enjoy. Don't forget to check out the links for our guests and for other things mentioned in the episode.
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:18 “Storybook” by Scott Holmes 0:17 – 2:55 – Introductions, intro to subject 2:28 - 1:19:31 - Discussion 1:19:31 - 1:33:58 - Wrap up, where to find guests 1:33:12 – 1:35:25 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 1:34:16 – 1:35:12 Outro
Links of note!
Featured in this Episode Soylent Green (Amazon Affiliate Link) Logan's Run (Amazon Affiliate Link) Buck Rogers (Amazon Affiliate Link) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Amazon Affiliate Link) Alien (Amazon Affiliate Link) Trans Representation  Time After Time (Amazon Affiliate Link) Zardoz (Amazon Affiliate Link) Star Trek: The Original Series S1E8 "Miri" Keep America Beautiful: The Crying Indian (1970) Where to find the guests online! Chrissy Author's Website where you can also find her Alien Beer Podcast, or follow this link Podcast  Melissa InConJunction The Janeway Statue Project We didn't talk about the Janeway project this time, but it is cool and you should still check it out. Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Storybook” from Carefree Music 2020 by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” from Cinematic Background Music by Scott Holmes All tracks used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Amazon Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please leave a note so I can put the money in the correct place!) All notes for this episode can be found at http://geekinginindiana.com/ssf-y3e02/
Thank you all for listening! As always, be excellent to each other, and to yourselves! We’ll see you all soon!

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi. This month we have a short episode, and it may be a little odd. This is what happens when plans fall through and instead of a full podcast, you get the ramblings from Lizz's brain. What I have learned from this is I need other people to talk to. A script is a good idea, but hard for me to get right and when I ad-lib it gets weird.
Anyway, about this episode. There is a little bit about year one, if you haven't listened go check them out, there are 10 regular episodes and 3 special episodes. I also give you a sneak peek into year two. It's still in the planning stages so there are details on a few and then a little rambling when I get to my list of ideas that aren't fully formed. Thanks for joining me, and I promise, there's lots of cool stuff coming up.
 
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:21 “Postcards” by Scott Holmes 0:20 – 7:37 – Introduction, Plans for 2020 7:37 – 9:04 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 7:55 – 9:53 Outro
Links of note!
Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Postcards” by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes All tracks off of Scott Holmes’ “Documentary & TV Series”, used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Support Geeking in Indiana Affiliate Links Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please leave a note so I can put the money in the correct place!) Indiana Geeking Shop Donate Button (It’s on the sidebar! —>) Amazon Wish List All notes for this episode can be found at http://geekinginindiana.com/ssf-y2e01/
Thank you all for listening! As always, be excellent to each other, and to yourselves! We’ll see you all soon!
Tell your friends, and we'll see you February 14th!

Hello, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi. This month, I invited The Shake Ups, a local band to the Geek Cave to watch and talk about cartoons. When I say local, I mean to Indianapolis, but they run all over the Midwest and perform catchy songs in costumes from their favorite cartoons. The Head Geek has had them on the Indiana Geeking Podcast a few times, and you are already familiar with Luisanna from year one of this podcast.
Now, I know it wasn't Saturday morning, it was Sunday afternoon, but there was still cereal and we had a good time. If you didn't grow up in the 80's watching Saturday morning cartoons, you missed out. In the spirit of those times, we watched the Netflix originals The Dragon Prince, Voltron: Legendary Defender, and She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, and Steven Universe Future which can be found on Cartoon Network. The Shake Ups have released original music for all of these cartoons, except for The Dragon Prince, and have also written and performed music based on My Little Pony, Scooby-Doo, He-Man, ThunderCats, and others. They have also done covers of The Beatles, and They Might be Giants. I am forgetting things, but you can find everything in the links below.
You might wonder how cartoons fit the Social Sci-Fi theme, but If you are familiar with any of the ones we watched, you know that they are full of the kinds of things we love to talk about on this podcast. I would also like to say it was an absolute joy to have The Shake Ups over, and thank them for their time. Now, pour yourself a bowl of sugary cereal, curl up on the floor with whatever you listen to podcasts on, and join us for the next hour as we talk cartoons, Saturday mornings, and playing albums backwards!
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:21 “Postcards” by Scott Holmes 0:20 – 8:45 – Introductions, Episode Expectations, General Cartoon Discussion 8:45 - 17:40 - The Dragon Prince 17:40 - 31:23 - Voltron: Legendary Defender 31:23 - 41:50 - Steven Universe Future 41:50 - 46:32 She-Ra and the Princesses of Power 46:32 - 1:01:47 Wrap-up 1:01:48 – 1:03:15 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 1:02:06 – 1:03:11 Outro
Links of note!
Where to find The Shake Ups online! The Shake Ups Facebook Twitter YouTube Channel (Don't forget to subscribe!) Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Cartoons we watched: The Dragon Prince - Season 3 Episode 1 -Sol Ragem Has a good recap in the first few minutes so you can watch this episode to see what we are talking about and then go back and start from the beginning because you are going to love it! Voltron: Legendary Defender - Season 3 Episode 3 - The Hunted Steven Universe Future - Season 1(or 6) Episode  - Little Graduation She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Season  Episode  - Princess Prom Also mentioned in this episode: The Dragon Prince Voltron: Defender of the Universe Voltron: Legendary Defender Steven Universe Steven Universe Future She-Ra and the Princesses of Power Captain Harlock Rebecca Sugar Hermit Crab Housing Exchange The Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History (Affiliate Link) Shake Ups Upcoming Events Shows Little Guardians Comics - Ed & Lee Radio Story Podcast - Sorry, no link. More info this summer. Raise the Vibration - Luisanna Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Postcards” by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes All tracks off of Scott Holmes’ “Documentary & TV Series”, used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Support Geeking in Indiana Affiliate Links Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please leave a note so I

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi.
You're about to listen to part one of a special two part episode.  We watched and discussed the first three episodes of the Amazon Original miniseries Good Omens. We also discussed the book it was based on, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. Written by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett and published in 1990.
We talked about a little of the controversy surrounding the release on Amazon Prime, some of the easter eggs in the show to honor the late Terry Pratchett , and things that were missing or presented differently in the miniseries.
If you are not familiar with the book you will still enjoy the miniseries, but as you will hear you may be missing out on some of the jokes. When the book begins with a caveat that reads, "Bringing about Armageddon can be dangerous. Do not attempt it in your own home." you know you are in for a real treat. If you haven't see the miniseries yet, or if you started to watch and had trouble getting into it. Start with the 20 minute cold open of episode three and then go back and start from the beginning.
Thanks for joining us, plug in your headphones and enjoy. Don't forget to check out the links for our guests and for other things mentioned in the episode.
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:21 “Postcards” by Scott Holmes 0:20 – 2:27 – Introductions, intro to subject 2:28 - 9:09 - Book vs. Series, Netflix "Controversy" 9:10 - 22:34 - Episode One Discussion 22:35 - 55:55 - Episode Two Discussion 55:56 - 1:28:35 - Episode 3 Discussion 1:28:36 - 1:33:11 - Wrap up, where to find guests 1:33:12 – 1:34:35 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 1:33:30 – 1:34:34 Outro
Links of note!
Featured Episode Amazon Original Good Omens (Amazon Affiliate Link) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnus Nutter, Witch (Amazon Affiliate Link) The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book (Amazon Affiliate Link) The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion (Amazon Affiliate Link) Article and touching video tribute to Terry Pratchett Article from Variety.com about the petition. Where to find the guests online! Beckie Twitter InConJunction Circle of Janus Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Club  Rachel Twitter The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Postcards” by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes All tracks off of Scott Holmes’ “Documentary & TV Series”, used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Support Geeking in Indiana Affiliate Links Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please leave a note so I can put the money in the correct place!) Indiana Geeking Shop Donate Button (It’s on the sidebar! —>) Amazon Wish List All notes for this episode can be found at http://geekinginindiana.com/ssf-y2e03/
Thank you all for listening! As always, be excellent to each other, and to yourselves! We’ll see you all soon!
 

Hello again, and welcome to another episode of Social Sci-Fi.
Before we get started, I would like to apologize for how late this episode is coming to you and assure you that it was recorded before official quarantine began. It has been a rough couple of months. While I would rather be quarantined in the Gee Cave consuming media and creating content, I have still had to go to work.
It's been rough on my mental health and as much as I love editing this podcastn I couldn't do it. When you have four tracks that are about two hours and ten minutes long, that's a lot of pushing through depression to get finished. This feels like a HUGE accomplishment and I hope you enjoy it. There is a little lighthearted joking about what we thought was only going to be a few weeks of quarantine. We were taking it seriously, I deep cleaned and disinfected my house before having everyone over even though we were pretty certain we had not been exposed.  There were a lot of things we didn't know at the time, and had we known more it would have been discussed in a more serious tone.
Besides working and fighting an exhausting battle with anxiety and depression, I have been making masks because it I needed some for myself to feel safe leaving the house and wanted to make sure friends, family, and a few neighbors had them too. I am still making masks with my limited time because I need to feel like I am doing something to help, but I am trying to get back into doing the things I love because it is good for my mental health.
Take a short break from the stress and have a listen. If you haven't already listened to part one check it out here first. You're about to listen to part two of a special two part episode.  We watched and discussed the second three episodes of the Amazon Original miniseries Good Omens. We also discussed the book it was based on, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch. Written by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett and published in 1990.
Thanks for joining us, plug in your headphones and enjoy. Don't forget to check out the links for our guests and for other things mentioned in the episode.
Time stamps!
0:01 – 0:21 “Postcards” by Scott Holmes 0:20 – 2:27 – Introductions, intro to subject 2:28 - 9:09 - Book vs. Series 9:10 - 22:34 - Episode 4 Discussion 22:35 - 55:55 - Episode 5 Discussion 55:56 - 1:28:35 - Episode 6 Discussion 1:28:36 - 1:33:11 - Wrap up, where to find guests 1:33:12 – 1:34:35 “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes 1:33:30 – 1:34:34 Outro
Links of note!
Featured in this Episode Amazon Original Good Omens (Amazon Affiliate Link) Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnus Nutter, Witch (Amazon Affiliate Link) The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book (Amazon Affiliate Link) The Nice and Accurate Good Omens TV Companion (Amazon Affiliate Link) Article and touching video tribute to Terry Pratchett Article from Variety.com about the petition. Kahahuna Etsy Shop Where to find the guests online! Beckie Twitter InConJunction Circle of Janus Science Fiction and Fantasy Fan Club  Rachel Twitter The Five(ish) Fangirls Podcast Xan Twitter Patreon Online Store Where to find Lizz online! Twitter Music featured on this Episode Opening track: “Postcards” by Scott Holmes Closing track: “Epic Cinematic” by Scott Holmes All tracks off of Scott Holmes’ “Documentary & TV Series”, used under non-commercial/attribution license through the Free Music Archive (LINK). Where to find the Podcast online! This blog! Google Music Please subscribe! Stitcher Radio Please subscribe, rate, and review! Apple Podcasts Please subscribe, rate, and review! Spotify Where to find Social Sci-Fi online! Email Twitter Facebook Instagram Support the Podcast’s Host Support Geeking in Indiana Affiliate Links Indiana Geeking Patreon Buy me a Raktajino! (If you buy a coffee for Social Sci-Fi, please leave a note so I can put the money in