Episode 9: Alien

I'll Have What She's Podcasting

This is a perfect film. Its structural perfection matched only by its hostility to our having nice dreams. It's a scary one! Louise is fine with that, Jackie is restarting therapy and will be on the mend soon enough. We have gone through this ordeal a) because it's very good and b) so that we could bring you some sweet chat about it such as: can androids be misogynistic; why is everyone smoking in 2122; and would we run through a xeno-infested ship about to self-destruct so that we could save our pets? AND MORE! We also reference a few other podcasts in this one and we recommend them to you below! The stunning and scintillating JVN learns about racist soap dispensers etc on "What is Techno-Chauvinism and Are We Relying Too Much on Unconscious Biased Systems" - Getting Curious podcast https://www.earwolf.com/episode/what-is-techno-chauvinism-and-are-we-relying-too-much-on-unconscious-biased-systems-with-meredith-broussard/ A super interesting insight into the experiences and views of the wonderful Yaphet Kotto, who sadly passed away in March 2021 on "Rare Interview with actor Yaphet Kotto" on Reel Talk with the Hollywood Kid https://reeltalkwiththehollywoodkidpodcast.captivate.fm/episode/rare-interview-with-actor-yaphet-kotto And a super chat about the making of Alien with some really lovely words about the late great John Hurt "33 Alien" on The Cine-Files https://www.cine-files.net/34-star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan-1 FINALLY, we forgot to tell you about this cool note showing that Yaphet Kotto was seriously in the running to be Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek TNG! Can you imagine? We love us some Patrick Stewart but think this would have been so cool. https://lettersofnote.com/2010/08/25/star-trekcasting/