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Two-minute Time Lord2MTL 493: Scratching the Surface, Scratching the ItchSeason 2 of New Doctor Who kicks off with meat-and-potatoes Russell T Davies storytelling. Were there too many empty carbs, or was that a Chip problem?
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A Legitimate Salvage (The Expanse)"Babylon's Ashes"We did it, everybody. The entire team reunites to celebrate a solid end (for now) to a great series. We check in on family dinners, missing (or not missing) pilots, when it’s time to turn down a job, and our hopes for the video future of the franchise. Chip makes one last Babylon 5 comparison (spoilers for a quarter-decade-old series). And, oh, yeah, we make plans to read some books.
Season 6, Episode 6, Series Finale
Chip Sudderth, Warren Frey, Kayti Burt and Jen Burt
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Sh...2022-01-2055 minA Legitimate Salvage (The Expanse)"Why We Fight"Just in time for (Chip looks at his calendar) the last episode to air, we check in for the penultimate episode, the calm before the storm, as Chip, Jen, and Warren dread the prospect of life without The Expanse or, worse, life without proper closure to The Expanse. Will we have to—gasp—read the books…?
Season 6, Episode 5
Chip Sudderth, Warren Frey, Kayti Burt and Jen Burt
2022-01-1442 minA Legitimate Salvage (The Expanse)"Displacement"Maybe recording an episode at a Doctor Who convention made it inevitable: there are SO many accidental parallels drawn between British TV and The Expanse! Kayti reveals the secret connection between Ilus and Narnia. Chip reveals the secret connection between Holden and Harry Potter. Warren and Kayti GO TO A DARK PLACE when it comes to a Tiny Tim character and the tsunami. Kayti pitches a new Call the Midwife series. Also: Has the protomolecule’s mastery over the laws of physics leaped into self-parody?
Season 4, Episode 6
Chip Sudderth, Warren Frey, Kayti Burt and Jen Bu...2020-03-0331 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 434: Shannon Sudderth on Random EncountersShannon Sudderth, podcasting partner and co-habitationist of your humble host, returned to Doctor Who with Chris Chibnall and Jodie Whittaker. She shares her joy about reconnecting with Doctor Who fandom in ways large, small, and totally accidental.
Find Shannon on Twitter @Starfury10, on The Incomparable Network, and as one third of The Audio Guide to Babylon 5 (with Chip and Erika Ensign).2019-08-2604 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 432: Kayti Burt on Rose Tyler, Class, and Being Invited Into a TARDISDen of Geek US's Kayti Burt saw herself in Rose Tyler, and watched as the TARDIS changed Rose just as Kayti's experiences--and her slowly growing distance from her working-class background--changed her.
(You can listen to Kayti and Chip every week, along with Jen Burt and Warren Frey from Radio Free Skaro, on the new THE EXPANSE rewatch podcast, "A Legitimate Salvage" on The Incomparable Network.)2019-08-1206 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 431: Doctor Who's New HomeWhile Doctor Who will never become so obscure that it can only be found with a hunting dog and a Ouija board, Chip is definitely on the pessmistic side when it comes to Doctor Who's next streaming home: HBO Max.2019-08-0702 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 427: RegenerationWelcome to the new Two-minute Time Lord Podcast: alternating essays by Chip and--hopefully!--a constellation of new perspectives from the Doctor Who community.2019-07-0802 min
This Week in Time TravelCarpetulationJody Houser and Rachael Stott interviewed; Gallifrey One recap; Farewell - One week out from Gallifrey One, it’s time to take stock of what we saw at the family reunion. We bid farewell to an iconic carpet and take one last look at a convention every Doctor Who fan should experience at least once. We catch up with Jody Houser and Rachael Stott for more about their Thirteenth Doctor comic, and then we wrap things up with an important announcement.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachael Stott and Jody Houser.</p>2019-02-2400 minThis Week in Time TravelHow I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Big FinishA former skeptic's guide to Big Finish audio drama - There’s no better guide to the worlds of Big Finish productions of Doctor Who and other great properties than a former skeptic about audio drama. We welcome Radio Free Skaro’s Warren Frey as we take a criminally overdue deep dive into Doctor Who for the ears instead of the eyes.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Warren Frey.</p>2019-02-0700 minThis Week in Time TravelExtended FamGallifrey One convention geekery - We beg your indulgence, but this podcast is 100% about Alyssa, Chip, and Rachel geeking out about the upcoming Gallifrey One convention. If you don’t have a ticket, well, we regret that it’s sold out and encourage you to come back next week for our Big Finish episode. Coming to Gally? We’ll preview some of our panels, give advice for newcomers, and relax our broadcast standards for one very important F-bomb. Sorry, canon-obsessed fanboys: “It’s never f—-ing Susan!”
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.<...2019-01-2900 minThis Week in Time TravelSegun's GenesisSegun Akinola's Series 11 music - Shannon Dohar, friend of TWiTT, co-host of the Deeper Cuts album review podcast, and frequent Reality Bomb contributor, flexes her musical muscles and discusses with us Segun Akinola’s music from Episode 1 to the New Year’s Special. What makes him the right composer for today’s Doctor Who, and how hard was it to make the transition from 10 seasons of Murray Gold? Regenerations can be challenging—but this new soundscape is worthy of celebration….
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Shannon Dohar.</p>2019-01-2200 minThis Week in Time TravelScholars of Time and SpaceAcademic Fandom revisited; Gallifrey One Academic Track preview - A bite-sized episode revisits academic fandom with a look at the dedicated programming track at this year’s Gallifrey One convention. Organizers Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth take us through what it means to look at Doctor Who through a scholarly lens.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth.</p>2019-01-1500 minThis Week in Time TravelPanels DiscussionTitan's 13th Doctor comics series reviewed - The TV series may be over for now, but we can still see Team TARDIS in action! We’re three issues into Jody Houser’s and Rachael Stott’s Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor from Titan Comics. Chip and Alyssa dive in to this delightful and faithful adaptation while catching up with the news of the week and arguing over whether Chip can will a meme into existence. (Alyssa: “It would have to be a better meme.”)
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2019-01-0800 minThis Week in Time TravelChekhov's Combo Oven"Resolution" reviewed - Yup, it was the Daleks all right. If we consider this the proper end of Series 11, then it absolutely ended with a bang. Jodie Whittaker’s first standoff with the pepper pots is properly epic, but Alyssa and Chip wrestle with some of the lingering issues with the season…
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2019-01-0200 minThis Week in Time TravelAfter the Glass CeilingSeries 11: What worked? What didn't? What next? - That’s a wrap for 2018, This Week in Time Travel, and Series 11! Rachel Donner and Riley Silverman join us to sort out the brilliant and the tragic, the groundbreaking and the played-too-safe. Find out where we stand and what we’re looking forward to in Series 12, and tune in again when we return for the New Year’s special!
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner and Riley Silverman.</p>2018-12-2000 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Battle of Awkwardly Long Name"The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" reviewed - Bang, whimper, or something in between? Did you guess right about, “I know that voice”? (You probably did.) Which characters got to tie off a satisfying arc, and which characters have yet to launch one? Alyssa and Chip tackle the good and the meh about “The Battle of Rask—”…hang on, “The Battle of Barsoom—”…wait, that’s not right…
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-12-1000 minThis Week in Time TravelMirror, Mirror"It Takes You Away" reviewed - One froggy universe, two grieving husbands, one mystery woodland menace, a kajillion moths, and one question from Alyssa: who’s allowed to be selfish in grief?
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-12-0300 minThis Week in Time TravelUgly Roots"The Witchfinders" reviewed - Zombies? Check. Sci-fi prison? Check. Historical figure? Check. Prestige casting? Check. Commentary on the human condition, drawing analogies to our current crisis of confidence in ourselves and our tendency to blame and persecute the other in response? Check. Houdini reference? Check. “The Witchfinders” tried to cover all the bases. Let’s see if it succeeded.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-11-2600 minThis Week in Time TravelOn the Bubble“Kerblam!” reviewed - Happy Thanksgiving! Alyssa and Chip had some extra time to consider “Kerblam!”—whether it didn’t have enough of a point of view or too many, whether the first 40 minutes made up for the last few, and whether it might have gone over better in the U.S. if Amazon hadn’t been especially juggernauty in the last few weeks.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-11-2300 minThis Week in Time TravelDemons and Strife"Demons of the Punjab" reviewed - Thanks to travel schedules and Alyssa’s exhaustion after helping to Save Democracy As We Know It, we had a few extra days to consider “Demons of the Punjab”: whether it got the balance of SF and family drama right, how it treated history compared to “Rosa,” and how (and whether) our grandparents’ stories get told.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-11-1600 minThis Week in Time TravelStitch and Time"The Tsuranga Conundrum" reviewed and barely pronounced correctly - The Doctor's curiosity gets the best of her, and she finds herself and her friends in a disaster movie against, well, basically, Stitch without Lilo. Rachel Donner joins me for a quick trip on a Red Cross spaceship while Alyssa's on assignment. Join us for a discussion on the merits of, well, plotting, where the Doctor's newly developed empathy comes from, and more casting and directorial celebrations. Stick around for the end, if you like, for a plea for Americans to go to the polls Tuesday and a SPECIAL...2018-11-0500 minThis Week in Time Travel"Back in the Box; There's Loads to See""Arachnids in the UK" reviewed - It’s eight-legs vs. two-legs again, but unlike 1974’s Planet of the Spiders these arachno-invaders are simply the very confused coincidental by-product of a business empire led by someone who’s TOTALLY NOT TRUMP. NO SIR. Alyssa and Chip discuss whether (1) the plot holds up, (2) Yaz plays on Alyssa’s team, (3) Grace’s appearance opens wounds for Graham AND viewers, and (4) we know now just who the Doctor is.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-10-2900 minThis Week in Time TravelMontgomery 1955"Rosa" Reviewed - This was the episode that we held our breath for. Could British writers do justice to the woman who inspired the Montgomery bus boycotts, and fairly reflect the movement for civil rights? Spoiler alert: we think the answer is a resounding yes. We delve into why this historical story reminiscent of early ’60s Doctor Who spoke so clearly to us, and was very much the kind of Doctor Who story we all needed on Oct. 21, 2018.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-10-2200 minThis Week in Time TravelA Monument to Custard Cremes"The Ghost Monument" Reviewed - In addition to the world’s fastest news buffet, we journey to the Planet of Desolation in search of the Doctor’s ride. Has Jodie Whittaker fully inhabited the role? Are Yaz, Graham and Ryan gelling as a TARDIS team? Can you do a sight gag in a podcast?
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-10-1500 minThis Week in Time TravelFalling With Style"The Woman Who Fell to Earth" reviewed - The Thirteenth Doctor is finally here, and (absent one rather concerning story beat) her timely debut was exactly what Alyssa and Chip were hungry for. “This new nose is SO reliable.” “Danger of death. Do not climb.” “Every day’s a learning day!”
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-10-0800 minThis Week in Time TravelNew BeginningsPaul Cornell's final-final Doctor Who work; returning to Doctor Who fandom with Whittaker and Chibnall - It’s the eve of new Doctor Who and we couldn’t be more ready. Titan Comics is celebrating with a virtual giveaway of $300 worth of comics, including Paul Cornell’s last (he means it this time) work on Doctor Who. We talk to Paul, go over the news of the week, and compare notes on what it’s like to leave and return to Doctor Who fandom.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner, Paul Cornell...2018-10-0100 minThis Week in Time TravelHistory LessonsThe long road to a woman Doctor - It wasn’t a new idea, but it took a long time for the powers that be to take it seriously. Alyssa traverses the twists and turns that brought the notion of a female Doctor to reality. Chip reflects on the best thing about being a Doctor Who fan, and the best TIME to be one. Plus the news, in the penultimate week before Jodie Whittaker takes the stage.
<p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-09-2500 minThis Week in Time TravelA Complicated MelodyProblematic Faves: River Song, and more Season 11 news - Comedian and writer Riley Silverman joins Alyssa to celebrate, consider and critique the controversial River Song. Also, the Doctor Who PR juggernaut marches on while still managing to say VERY LITTLE before the premiere date! Will Thursday’s DWM break that trend? <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Riley Silverman.</p>2018-09-1900 minThis Week in Time TravelWhoopsSunday, Oct. 7 premiere; Whittaker makes the news rounds - Chip demonstrates he’d be a rubbish time traveler because he can’t even manage simple time zones. Alyssa melts through the floor over Jodie Whittaker’s Marie Claire UK photoshoot. And there’s plenty of actual news to talk about, including that premiere date announcement video that doesn’t just break a glass ceiling, but also breaks new ground. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-09-1100 minThis Week in Time TravelProblematic BabesRemembering Michael Pickwoad; defining "problematic faves" - ALYSSA: (talks to Chip about her suggestion for a series about Problematic Faves) CHIP: (dictates a response via Siri, which changes the text to ‘Problematic Babes’) ALYSSA: “Yup, there’s our episode title.” We return from our unexpected hiatus in time travel bringing you Rachel Talalay, who joins Alyssa to celebrate the late Michael Pickwoad. Also, we launch a new segment about those episodes that we both enjoy and cringe at, simultaneously. Reality Bomb’s Joy Piedmont and Verity!’s Deb Stanish are here to help us define Problematic Faves. <...2018-09-0400 minThis Week in Time TravelSecrets of the 22nd Black ArchiveAlyssa's Black Archive book about "Hell Bent" and the news of the week - Alyssa’s first book is out! We take time to talk about “The Black Archive #22: Hell Bent” and the themes Alyssa explored from the Series 9 finale. Plus: the SDCC afterglow, the LFCC record, and more publications and articles that tell us we may be on the verge of a Doctor Who Golden Age… <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-07-3100 minThis Week in Time TravelFrom Cardiff to Comic ConSDCC highlights - Alyssa and Chip retreat to the memory palace and enjoy the highlights of the new Doctor Who era’s and Jodie Whittaker’s debuts in San Diego. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-07-2400 minThis Week in Time TravelOMG OMG OMGTeaser trailer, magazine exclusives, and more news - News floodgates opened before Comic-Con! Entertainment Weekly got an exclusive, then the Radio Times got another one! Fans selected their favorite episodes for a BBC America marathon, prompting Chip to play his one note just a little louder. There are toys! And Daleks with tiny plungers! In this, one of the most economical and efficient This Week in Time Travel episodes ever. (So much so, you’ve got time to check out our friend Tom Dickinson’s new podcast, The Moment, as well. Two thumbs up.) <p>Host Chip Sudderth...2018-07-1700 minThis Week in Time TravelKarma ChameleonDoes the Doctor have a core, consistent personality? - Over the last half a century, the most consistent thing about Doctor Who has been the least consistent thing: the character of the Doctor. Regeneration after regeneration, is the Doctor reinvented top to bottom, or is there still something that we can point to, at any time from 1963 to today, and say, “That’s who the Doctor is”? Rachel Donner returns for the news and a dive into the psyche of a Time Lord. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Rachel Donner.</p>2018-07-1000 minThis Week in Time TravelSuddenly SegunNew composer; new 13th Doctor comic; fan reaction to the leaked scene - We thought we might take the weekend off of TWiTT, because SURELY there wouldn’t be news about Doctor Who before Comic-Con, right? Chip’s theory was found wanting: New composer! New comic! New…uh…leak! (Which we will NOT spoil for you.) Alyssa and Chip tackle all of the news while recovering from the Families Belong Together rally. (Has Doctor Who ever inspired you to action, either personal or political? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook!) <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke...2018-07-0300 minThis Week in Time TravelWorth a Thousand WordsFandom Perspectives: Fan Art - OK, we know that fan art is a visual medium. And podcasts are…not. But we’ve brought along some fan artists who’ve made a real impact. Nathan Skreslet and Ly Cao from Pixel Who are here to talk about the fan artist community in Doctor Who, what it’s like to reinterpret the show, and what it takes to make a business of it. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Nathan Skreslet and Ly Cao.</p>2018-06-2700 minThis Week in Time TravelBooks! The Best Weapons in the World!Fandom Perspectives: Academic Fandom - Kara Dennison and Derek Kompare join us as our Fandom Perspectives series takes a look at aca-fans—those fans for whom deep dives of exploration into themes and cultural criticism make the Doctor Who experience all the richer… <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Kara Dennison and Derek Kompare.</p>2018-06-2000 minThis Week in Time TravelA (Canon) Blast from the PastWhat "Canon" Really Means in Doctor Who - Your two fried cohosts take a quick tour through the news of the week and bring you an in-depth conversation about what “canon” in Doctor Who really means with rabid fan and New Testament scholar Mark Goodacre, in an archive recording from Chip’s Two-minute Time Lord Podcast, episode 316. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Mark Goodacre.</p>2018-06-1200 minThis Week in Time TravelFanvid Happy HourFan videos from Head Over Feels; Twitch's first week; missing episodes in limbo - For every character, for every dramatic plotline, for every ship: there’s a fanvid. Kim and Sage of Head Over Feels return to This Week in Time Travel to talk about their expertly curated collections of fan-edited videos guaranteed to make you swoon or swear. Plus: Erika and Liz from Verity! stop by with a report from Twitch’s first week of streaming classic Doctor Who episodes, and Chip and Alyssa have strong feelings about Radio Free Skaro’s scoop that some missing episodes...2018-06-0500 minThis Week in Time TravelWe'll Do It LIVENews roundup: Twitch, Bookwyrm, video greetings for 13, FanX - It’s a short, live-and-in-person walk through the news of the week including a new venue for classic Doctor Who, a new book series about Doctor Who book series, your chance to welcome Jodie Whittaker, and another fan convention setting the wrong example. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-05-2900 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Pen is Mightier Than the SpoonFandom Perspectives Part 2: Fanfiction - Some fans are content to consume stories. Others want to expand on them, or even transform them. Part two of our Fandom Perspectives series is about fanfiction, a creative outlet that may even have contributed to the return of Doctor Who. Paul Cornell joins us to talk about fanfic’s role in the wilderness years, and Shannon Sudderth and Alyssa compare notes on fanfic in the RTD years and today. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Paul Cornell and Shannon Sudderth.</p>2018-05-2200 minThis Week in Time TravelTimeless Apparel Rendered Dexterously In StyleThe World of Doctor Who Cosplay - At its best, fandom culture is all about participation! We begin our Fandom Perspective series by looking at cosplay with friend and East Coast costumer Amanda-Rae Prescott. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Amanda-Rae Prescott.</p>2018-05-1600 minThis Week in Time TravelNews Rounds, RapidFree Comic Book Day; Time Team; Big Finish Masters vs. River Song - It’s a snack-size edition of This Week in Time Travel looking at Free Comic Book Day, the new Time Team, and the eternal question: can the Eric Roberts Master drezzzz for the occasion in audio? <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-05-0800 minThis Week in Time TravelReally, REALLY Great HairThe Twelfth Doctor Retrospective - Our Doctor retrospective series concludes with, of course, the Twelfth Doctor. It’s a giant-size, Series 10-hair-size, celebration of everything he brought to the role courtesy of the Hugo-finalist Verity! podcast’s moderator, Deb Stanish! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Deborah Stanish.</p>2018-05-0100 minThis Week in Time TravelReconstructed KrabReconstructions of missing episodes; The Macra Terror - Alyssa promised that she would make Chip watch his very first reconstruction of a missing classic Doctor Who episode, as chosen by a random #WhoAgainstGuns donor. Thanks to David H. Adler, it’s time for “The Macra Terror” in living color…well, not color, but in living motion…well, not motion. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-04-2400 minThis Week in Time TravelReturn of the Drunken GiraffeThe Eleventh Doctor's Hour - Let’s go back to 2010 and welcome the worldwide goodwill ambassador from the BBC, the Eleventh Doctor, who ushered Doctor Who into even greater global popularity. Radio Free Skaro and Lazy Doctor Who’s Steven Schapansky joins us! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Steven Schapansky.</p>2018-04-1700 minThis Week in Time TravelJustifiably SmugThe Tenth Doctor Revisited - He launched the show to new heights and became one of the most beloved Doctors of all of time and space—but he had his share of detractors! Shannon Sudderth helps us discuss David Tennant’s Doctor. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Shannon Sudderth.</p>2018-04-1000 minThis Week in Time TravelI Feel FantasticThe Ninth Doctor celebrated - Ninth Doctor, we hardly knew you! Rachel Donner rejoins the This Week in Time Travel team for a jam-packed episode celebrating Christopher Eccleston and his pivotal year in the role. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2018-04-0300 minThis Week in Time TravelNot the One You ExpectedThe Eighth Doctor Revisited - The Eighth Doctor was truly the “Fans’ Doctor.” Not because fandom created him, but because thanks to novels and especially Big Finish, fans of Doctor Who got to know Paul McGann’s Doctor while the wider world missed out. Alyssa and Chip talk about his arc from the TV movie to “Night of the Doctor” while preparing for their live show at (Re)Generation Who with Rachel Talalay on Saturday, March 24! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-03-2000 minThis Week in Time TravelConniving ClownThe Seventh Doctor revisited; #whoagainstguns raises $15K! - The master of the Hat Trick, Sylvester McCoy’s Seventh Doctor, falls under the watchful eye of returning guest Kathleen Schowalter. There’s a bumper crop of news, too, including the outcome of the main #WhoAgainstGuns campaign push, Series 11 casting, and more! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner and Kathleen Schowalter.</p>2018-03-1300 minThis Week in Time TravelRainbow ConnectionThe Sixth Doctor: unjustly maligned? - Our fearless leader Jason Snell joins us to discuss the brightest and brashest of the Doctors: Colin Baker’s Sixth Doctor. Plus, we have an update on #WhoAgainstGuns, some details and controversy over Series 11, and a look ahead to our live show at Regeneration Who! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Jason Snell.</p>2018-03-0600 minThis Week in Time TravelThe StorytellersInterviews with Rona Munro, Jenny Colgan, Hayley Nebauer and Alisa Stern ("Doctor Puppet") - It’s an interview spectacular! Writers Rona Munro and Jenny Colgan, costume designer Hayley Nebauer, and stop-motion puppeteer Alisa Stern (“Doctor Puppet”) all talked with us at Gallifrey One. PLUS: Alyssa and Chip review the new Doctor Who branding with considerable glee, and discuss the shocking surprise news of Target-style novelizations of new-series episodes. We never saw that coming. Support #whoagainstguns and get access to an epic commentary podcast featuring many of your favorite Doctor Who podcasters and special guests. Find out more at...2018-02-2700 minThis Week in Time Travel"Gallifrey Waits No More"#MeToo and the women of Doctor Who, Gallifrey One con recap, and news - Women’s voices rang powerfully and true at the end of the 29th Gallifrey One convention. Alyssa looks back on a profound #MeToo moment as Doctor Who actors, writers and other creators talked about their struggles within the entertainment industry. We take some time to honor their testimony while also celebrating the other highlights of a very successful con weekend. There was also a lot of news from the comics, visual effects, and Riverdale (???) fronts! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p...2018-02-2000 minThis Week in Time TravelWhat's the Celery For?The Fifth Doctor examined - Graeme Burk rejoins us to rhapsodize about the beige-est of Doctors, the Fifth! Plus, loads of news and “news” as Chip and Alyssa prepare for convention season. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Graeme Burk.</p>2018-02-1300 minThis Week in Time TravelJelly Baby?Fourth Doctor Tom Baker revisited - None more iconic: Tom Baker strode across Doctor Who as a giant for seven years, and we have comedian Riley Silverman here to celebrate him. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Riley Silverman.</p>2018-02-0600 minThis Week in Time TravelDraconian Women's LibThe Third Doctor revisited - It’s time to reverse the polarity and introduce the Brig to the concept of Women’s Liberation. Bring back the opera capes and the short short skirts! It’s time to talk about the Third Doctor. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-01-3100 minThis Week in Time TravelA Professor of a Far Wider AcademyAnalyzing the Second Doctor - We’re joined by author, editor and zombie mathematician Robert Smith? as we discuss the Second Doctor’s place in the canon. Plus: Peter Capaldi’s surprise post-tenure appearance at an upcoming East Coast con, (Re)Generation Who 4! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Robert Smith?.</p>2018-01-2400 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Original, You Might SayThe First Doctor revisited; David Fisher remembered - Doctor Who: The Writers’ Room co-host Erik Stadnik was the perfect guest this week. Not only does he adore the First Doctor, making him a great pick to kick off our weekly survey of the Doctors, but he was also on hand to review the career of Fourth Doctor scripter David Fisher who passed away this month. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Erik Stadnik.</p>2018-01-1600 minThis Week in Time Travel"Jodie Whittaker IS the Doctor!"13th Doctor anticipation; "Twice Upon a Time" Wrap-up; 2018 preview - New year, new Doctor, new themes for the year ahead for This Week in Time Travel! This week’s Doctor Who Magazine sets the tone with its official “Jodie Whittaker is The Doctor” cover. We squee about that, dissect the ratings of Twice Upon a Time, and go over our 2018 Masterplan as we head toward Whittaker’s fall debut. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2018-01-0900 minThis Week in Time TravelBrilliance"Twice Upon a Time" reviewed - It’s almost the beginning of the Jodie Whittaker era, and the moment has been prepared for. Alyssa and Chip talk about how the Capaldi Finale also sets the stage for Whittaker and Chris Chibnall to relaunch Doctor Who. It’s a splendid final performance for Capaldi, but how did the rest of it hold together…? <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-12-2600 minThis Week in Time TravelJust Another Manic Mondas"The Tenth Planet" revisited before "Twice Upon a Time" - Before “World Enough and Time” and “The Doctor Falls”—WAY before—there was “The Tenth Planet.” We take a look all the way back at the introduction of the Cybermen and the First Doctor’s regeneration in anticipation of some connections to next week’s Christmas special. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-12-1900 minThis Week in Time TravelEverything Ends"The Husbands of River Song" and "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" reviewed - Everything ends, and it’s always sad. But everything begins again too, and that’s always happy. Chip, Alyssa and Rachel are joined by Joy Piedmont as our Christmas Masterplan draws to a close with “The Husbands of River Song” and “The Return of Doctor Mysterio.” Plus, in the news, Alyssa takes some time to reflect on a recent Radio Times interview with Steven Moffat about whether Doctor Who could have moved faster in bringing a woman to the role. <p>...2017-12-1200 minThis Week in Time TravelA Very Facehugger Christmas"The Time of the Doctor" and "Last Christmas" reviewed - Warren Frey from Radio Free Skaro helps us resume our Christmas Masterplan as we look at Matt Smith’s swan song and Santa Claus vs. the Facehuggers. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Warren Frey.</p>2017-12-0500 minThis Week in Time TravelHeroesWaris Hussein and Katy Manning interviewed - The Third Doctor may have had several friends and companions, but there was only one Jo Grant. And neither Three nor Jo would have ever made it onto our television screens if it wasn’t for the talents of Doctor Who’s first director. Alyssa Franke talks to actress Katy Manning and director Waris Hussein. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Waris Hussein and Katy Manning.</p>2017-11-2100 minThis Week in Time TravelA Convention in Space and TimeA report from Long Island Who, the Thirteenth Doctor's costume and a "Twice Upon a Time" preview - Connecting with friends, seeing the cast and diving deep into geekery: that’s what a Doctor Who convention is all about! Chip, Alyssa and Rachel compare notes about their Long Island Who experiences, and then bound into the news of Jodie Whittaker’s costume and the first look at “Twice Upon a Time.” <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2017-11-1500 minThis Week in Time TravelWhy Does Chip Hate Christmas (and Joy)?Paddy Russell Remembered; 2011 and 2012 Christmas Specials - Alyssa has (supposedly) abandoned Chip. Just like Matt Smith in “The Doctor, The Widow, and The Wardrobe” and “The Snowmen,” Chip brings in some special help to fulfill the Christmas Masterplan: Deb Stanish, moderator of Verity! Plus, Toby Hadoke remembers groundbreaking classic director Paddy Russell. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Toby Hadoke and Deborah Stanish.</p>2017-11-0700 minThis Week in Time TravelHappy Who-lloween!Don’t blink, don’t drink the water and — hey, who turned out the lights? We’re getting spooOOOoookky on this special Halloween edition of This Week in Time Travel, going over the episodes, monsters and tropes that chill and thrill us. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2017-10-3100 minThis Week in Time TravelFour's CompanySeries 11 cast announcement and Xmas episodes "The End of Time" and "A Christmas Carol" - Is four a crowd? Could Sunday night’s surprise announcement mean the return of a fully-fledged TARDIS team? Or is Chris Chibnall up to something more tricksy? Plus: the Christmas Masterplan marches on. It’s time to discuss The End of Time and A Christmas Carol with Reality Bomb’s Graeme Burk. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Graeme Burk.</p>2017-10-2400 minThis Week in Time TravelChristmas Cheer in Short SupplyVoyage of the Damned and The Next Doctor reviewed - It’s Christmas on the doomed Titanic, and somewhere in Victorian times, Cybermen are trying to crush our Christmas Cheer. We look back on our companion-less Christmas specials “Voyage of the Damned” and “The Next Doctor,” plus take a sneak peek into the past, present and future of…Shada! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Graeme Burk.</p>2017-10-1700 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Christmas Runaway Bride InvasionChristmas Special countdown: 2005 and 2006 - The Christmas Masterplan is underway! Join Chip, Rachel, and our guest Kathleen Schowalter as we begin a trek through all the Christmas specials through Peter Capaldi’s last episode. Say hello to the Tenth Doctor for the first time (sort of) and Donna Noble (also sort of)! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Rachel Donner with Kathleen Schowalter.</p>2017-10-1100 minThis Week in Time TravelHat-flips, Spoons and DeviousnessThe Seventh Doctor's 30th anniversary celebrated - Thirty years ago, Sylvester McCoy rolled out of a curly-haired wig to become the last Classic Doctor! We take advantage of the anniversary to talk about his strongest stories and his place in the Doctor Who firmament. Plus a preview of Reality Bomb’s upcoming podcast of their live show in New York and we talk about our Christmas Masterplan! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-10-0300 minThis Week in Time TravelShall We Play a Game?The new Doctor Who Fluxx card game previewed and "My Doctor Is..." follow-up - We’re talking about the new Doctor Who Fluxx card game with Looney Labs co-founder Andrew Looney! Plus: your responses to last week’s “My Doctor Is…” question and a Dramatic Synopsis Reading! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Andrew Looney.</p>2017-09-1900 minThis Week in Time Travel"MY Doctor is..."Chip and Alyssa explore the essential characteristics of the constantly changing Doctor - These three words mean arguments and strife! What makes The Doctor, well, The Doctor? Are there portrayals or characteristics that are just plain “unDoctorish”? How little will you be surprised by who Alyssa and Chip pick as “their” Doctors? What essential adjectives do they use when completing the phrase, “My Doctor is _”? And, finally, how do you complete the phrase? Share it with us on Twitter (@drwhothisweek) or Facebook with the hashtag #MyDoctorIs! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-09-1200 minThis Week in Time TravelThrice Upon a DirectorDirector Rachel Talalay interviewed - Director Rachel Talalay has directed every Peter Capaldi-era series finale, and is in post-production on his swan song, Christmas’s “Twice Upon a Time.” We’re thrilled to talk to her about her experiences behind the camera, her work with Steven Moffat and Capaldi, her outreach to female fans and the state of the film and TV industries for women. Please join us! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Talalay.</p>2017-09-0500 minThis Week in Time TravelConventional WisdomKen Deep of Long Island Who; an introduction to Doctor Who conventions - No matter how connected fans become online, there’s no substitute for gathering in person. We’re joined by con-runner Ken Deep of Long Island Who as we find out what it took to start a new Doctor Who convention. Chip and Alyssa also talk about the care and feeding of guests, cosplayers, panelists and other fans. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Ken Deep.</p>2017-08-2200 minThis Week in Time TravelMany, Many Feels"The Doctor Falls" reviewed - The intensity did not let up from last week’s controversial episode! Alyssa and Chip are joined once more by Rachel as we explore the ending of The Two Masters’ stories, the Twelfth Doctor’s heroic arc, the First Doctor’s re-debut, and most especially the resolution of Bill’s story (and whether in fact she was given one). We had a lot to say… <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2017-07-0400 minThis Week in Time TravelI Want to Bill-eve"World Enough and Time" and Bill's misfortunes explored - Chip, Alyssa, and Rachel are together in-person to discuss one of the most intense episodes to date! Can they handle the feels, or will they need to enter the conversion theater…? <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2017-06-2700 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Pretzel Guns of Mars"Empress of Mars" reviewed - Chip couldn’t tell who had the higher-pitched voice: the returning-after-decades hexapod Alpha Centauri, or Alyssa after she realized that it was indeed an Alpha cameo! We found plenty more to talk about, though, in Mark Gatiss’s possible swan song from Doctor Who: why we frequently look at Doctor Who through political lenses, whether or not Nardole is a tin dog, and how much we appreciate our fandom community. Recorded live and in person during DC Pride 2017! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-06-1300 minThis Week in Time TravelMom Fixes Everything"The Lie of the Land" reviewed plus an essay on Pride Month - Beware fake news! Chip and Alyssa peel back the propaganda and take a close look at “The Lie of the Land.” Plus: Alyssa reflects on Bill Potts at the beginning of Pride Month. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-06-0700 minThis Week in Time TravelThe Sims 4: Murderous Invasion Stuff"Extremis" reviewed and life in a tight fandom community explored. - Extremis Veritas Expelliarmus! Particle physicists and priests alike are shocked into submission when they learn the truth of the world. Did Chip and Alyssa buy this departure from the “meat and potatoes” Doctor Who we had in the previous five episodes? Plus, Chip lies on the couch rather than behind the sofa as he and Alyssa talk about fandom disagreements and matters of taste in tight-knit fan communities. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-05-2300 minThis Week in Time TravelWe Didn't See That Coming"Oxygen" reviewed with a checkup on Series 10's writing - Feeling short of breath? Chip and Alyssa squee over Rose and Ten coming to Big Finish and review Jamie Mathieson’s “Oxygen.” Then, Chip is joined by our friends Kyle and Erik from Doctor Who: The Writers’ Room to talk about the scripts of Series 10! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Kyle Anderson and Erik Stadnik.</p>2017-05-1600 minThis Week in Time TravelBugs in the System"Knock Knock" and the first third of Series 10 reviewed - Which is scarier: gothic horror or moving house? Chip, Alyssa and Rachel dig into “Knock Knock” and check in on the first third of Series 10. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Rachel Donner.</p>2017-05-0900 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 423: Because There Are (No) LimitsOriginally aired on This Week in Time Travel 5: Chip was recently asked why he gravitated toward/obsesses over Doctor Who above all other fandoms. Turns out, it's personal.2017-05-0804 minThis Week in Time TravelPunching Down"Thin Ice" reviewed, NPR's Glen Weldon interviewed, and Chip on what keeps him coming back to Who. - Tom Attah and Joy Piedmont join Alyssa as they deep-dive under the “Thin Ice.” Chip quizzes NPR’s Glen Weldon on Doctor Who’s place in American nerd culture, then puts on his Two-minute Time Lord hat to ponder why, with so many great shows, books and characters out there, he keeps coming back to the TARDIS. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Tom Attah, Joy Piedmont and Glen Weldon.</p>2017-05-0200 minThis Week in Time Travel"Think You Should Only/Write in Emoji""Smile" reviewed and Doctor Who's trendiness pondered - Emojibots! Is Doctor Who riding a trend or is the trend already played out? Chip and Rachel review “Smile” and ponder how successful Doctor Who is at making topical references, from Beatles cameos to unfortunate dance moves. ALSO: Chip and Rachel discover the hard way that some news is not in fact news with the help of Radio Free Skaro’s Warren Frey. <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Rachel Donner with Warren Frey.</p>2017-04-2500 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 422: HOLD MY BEER.OK, so Chip has a new podcast that he's spending more time on, and yet he can't wait until next Tuesday to respond to this Guardian column: "How Can Smug, Stale Doctor Who Get Back to its Glory Days?" Here we go...2017-04-1304 minThis Week in Time TravelHair ApparentSeries 8 Twelfth Doctor vs. Series 9 Twelfth Doctor, and meet Kim and Sage of Head Over Feels - We’re getting more and more excited for Series 10 (Two Masters!) but we’re also looking back at two Twelfth Doctors. Chip prefers Series Eight’s; Alyssa prefers Series Nine’s. Who’s right? Also, meet pop culture bloggers and Whovians par excellence Kim Rogers and Sage Young of Head Over Feels! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke with Kim Rogers and Sage Young.</p>2017-04-1100 minThis Week in Time TravelSeries 10, Rachael Stott and Paul CornellSeries 10, Rachael Stott and Paul Cornell - This Week in Time Travel launches a week late (thanks to Alyssa losing her voice) with a double-sized debut to make up for it! Chip and Alyssa welcome regular panelists Rachel Donner and Tom Attah to prognosticate and pontificate about the upcoming new series of Doctor Who. Alyssa interviews the titanic artist of the Titan Comics Twelfth Doctor, Rachael Stott. Chip speaks to Paul Cornell, who is leaving writing other peoples’ characters behind including his beloved Doctor, but also has a powerful, personal novel on the shelves now in Chalk. <p>...2017-04-0400 minThis Week in Time TravelComing Soon...An introduction. - Chip Sudderth (@2minutetimelord) and Alyssa Franke (@WhovianFeminism) announce the latest addition to The Incomparable family of podcasts—a weekly dive into the worlds of Doctor Who! <p>Host Chip Sudderth and Alyssa Franke.</p>2017-03-2200 min
Random Trek"The Game" (TNG) with Chip Sudderth
Chip Sudderth, Incomparable panelist and Babylon 5 enthusiast joins Scott to discuss TNG’s “The Game” (S5E6). What’s up with Risa? Why does the Game not look like much fun at all? And whatever happened to that Ashley Judd?
"The Game"
Scott McNulty with Chip Sudderth
Show Notes & Links
Watch “The Game” yourself:
Amazon Instant Video
Netflix
CBS All Access
Season 5 Blurays
Support this show and other shows like it on The Incomparable network by becoming a member. Members get early access to podcasts, bonus episodes, and more.2016-12-0245 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 416: Let Clara Kiss JaneAlyssa, author of the Whovian Feminism blog (whovianfeminism.tumblr.com), wrote an essay called "A Love Letter to My Problematic Favs." In it, she said:
I try to let myself love my favorite characters as much as I can, even when they can sometimes make me so uncomfortable I can’t bear to watch them onscreen. I try to defend them against criticism I think is unfair (after all, female characters come in for a disproportionate amount of sexist criticism), while at the same time trying to keep my mind open to new critical perspectives.
Maintaining a healthy perspective is to...2016-06-0307 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 410: Class NOT DismissedThe BBC's press announcement of its Doctor Who spinoff Class's cast--and more crucially its concept and plot hints--draws Chip out of his hiatus...2016-04-0703 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 403: Series 9 in Review (Part One with Petra Mayer and Rachel Donner)Series 9 is over, and with it is Chip's fidelity to his podcast format: It's time for a series of longer Time Dilation episodes! First up, the first of two year-in-review episodes, this time with NPR's Petra Meyer and Hockey Feels co-host Rachel Donner.2015-12-1640 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 402: "Hell Bent" ReviewedChip gets reflective as Doctor Who Series 9's year-long meditation on the dangers of emotional attachment comes to a close.2015-12-0604 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 400: "Face the Raven" ReviewedThe 400th episode of 2MTL coincides with the swan song of one Clara Oswald (and Chip is blissfully unaware of spoilers or synopses for the next two episodes, so he's going to hold to that position for now). And as modern companion departures go, there's been no equal.
Check out Chip on The Incomparable Network's TeeVee podcast episode 118 for a longer conversation about "Face the Raven" with host Jason Snell.2015-11-2205 minTwo-minute Time Lord2MTL 390: Reality Bomb Presents "Class Struggle"The universes are collapsing: Reality Bomb has invaded 2MTL to explore just what happened when the BBC made its much-hyped-on-social-media announcement about the new Doctor Who spinoff, Class. Written by Graeme Burk; performed by Graeme Burk, Chip Sudderth, Bill Evenson and Kim Rogers; lovingly balanced and tweaked by Alex Kennard.2015-10-0303 minRandom Trek"Evolution" (TNG) with Chip Sudderth
Chip Sudderth, a host of the Audio Guide to Babylon 5 and host of the Two Minute Time Lord, joins Scott to talk about Evolution (TNG S3E1). Wesley is front and center in this episode and that isn’t as bad as you might think. Hungry, hungry nanobots, sabermetrics, and the proper collars for Star Fleet uniforms are discussed. You’ll also find out what costume Scott would dress up in if he had to cosplay at a Star Trek convention.
"Evolution"
Scott McNulty with Chip Sudderth
Show Notes & Links
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