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Back to DunbrackenNook & Cranny | Ep 24The eve of the annual ring off is here; a potted plant appears in a driveway; some students camp out under the stars to earn their Duke of Edinburgh award.
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Guests this episode were: Patrick Meier, Marcus Keeley, Laura Conlon, Eddie Goodwin, Rachel Coulter, Joe Donaldson, Kate Thompson, David McCauley & Aaron Marshall.
Opening and end credits by Conor Mallon, check out his full album, Unearthed, on Spotify now.2024-05-2130 min
Fields of GloryHighlight Reel 7This week on the Highlight Reel we play two clips from bonus episodes on patreon.com/fieldsofglory involving Rudy. One is from our extended episode, the other is a watch along Aaron did Alien Movie Project host Kate Donaldson. We end the episode with a clip from next week’s episode, Any Given Sunday.
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Fields of GloryHighlight Reel 5This week we played clips from patreon.com/fieldsofglory for a watch along with Biggs and Brandon Bear Beardslee from Not Safe For Network for Kingpin. Then Aaron, Biggs, and Kate Donaldson of the Alien Movie Project discuss Twilight. Finally, we play a clip from next week’s episode, Cool Runnings.
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Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores#103 - Dr. Aaron DonaldsonDr. Aaron Donaldson is a Communication Studies lecturer at Cal Poly Humboldt. He also co-hosts a podcast with his wife Kate called The Alien Movie Project, "... a podcast that examines the narrative and affective politics of alien movies." Aaron also co-hosts another podcast with Charles, a Purple-Heart veteran and long-time cinephile, called the Reel War Project where they explore "... the narrative, affective, and production politics of the most actiony of action movies: The War Movie." Based off his research for The Alien Movie Project, Aaron has authored a book called "The Alien Movie Project: Studying the Narrative, Affective and...2022-12-311h 56
Black-Eyed N BluesScare Crow | BEB 372Playlist:
John Verity, Nothing But The Blues,
Sunday Wilde & The 1 Eyed Jacks, Dead Presidents,
The Gold Needles, Sunset Girl,
Blowing Smoke Rhythm And Blues Band, C.O.D.,
Lacy J. Dalton, Scarecrow,
Tom Euler, Played Your Part,
Janiva Magness, Change In The Weather,
Cat Lee King and his Cocks, Ain’cha,
Heather Newman, She Sure Looks A Lot Like Me,
Ben Levin, Pappy,
Terry Hanck, Spring,
Nancy Wright, Sugar Coated Love,
J.P. Reali, Blues For Casey,
Diana Rein, The Morning Line,
Grady Ch...2019-06-192h 15Black-Eyed N BluesHip Shake | BEB 367Playlist:
Kate Lush Band, If You Don’t Like It,Will Jacobs, Funky Woman,Justine and the Unclean, Heartache Knows Your Name,Eliis Mano Band, Badwater,John Clifton, Poor Boy,The Cash Box Kings, The Wine Talkin’,Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, It Ain’t Right,Ross Osteen Band, Road I’m On,Thrift Store Hero, Once,The BB King Blues Band, Irene Irene,Joanne Shaw Taylor, Creepin’,Michele D’Amour & The Love Dealers, Come On Over,Jon Gindick, I Was Born To Wail,Albert Castiglia, Thoughts And Prayers,Tony Campanella, Good Morning Little Schoolgirl,Bob Corritore & Friends, I’m Gonna Keep What...2019-05-1500 min
The Alien Movie ProjectThe Alien Movie Project - Season Two - Episode 91 - The Force AwakensIs The Force contagious?2017-09-071h 34The Alien Movie ProjectSpaceballsParodic tourism, space cowboys and more plaid. Oh, and balls.2017-08-121h 31The Alien Movie ProjectEP 89 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)A blush of nipple, a tower of bangs and the politics of sound... Khaaaaaaaaan! Featuring a special interview with the amazing Dr. Scott Murphy.2017-05-201h 43The Alien Movie ProjectEP 88 - Skyline (2010)Not the movie Kate meant to watch. 2017-02-131h 34The Alien Movie ProjectEP 87 - Battleship (2012)Militarism, American exceptionalism, board games and a great interview with Dr. Georg Lofflmann.2017-01-292h 07The Alien Movie ProjectEP 86 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)Star Lord, son of Starman... discuss. 2017-01-211h 36The Alien Movie ProjectEP 85 - Redline (2009)This is not a Trans Am commercial. Or is it? Intergalactic race car culture, rebel masculinity and kinda sorta empowered-ish female characters.2017-01-121h 38The Alien Movie ProjectEP 84 - Knowing (2009)Nicolas Cage is in an alien movie. Need we say more?2017-01-051h 38The Alien Movie ProjectEP 83 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)The sensibility of a candy cane, the survival instinct of a Christmas stocking, the cultural staying power of Coca Cola. The man, the myth, the WTF. Hooray for Santy Claus! But seriously, maybe you should put Billy in charge...2016-12-291h 45The Alien Movie ProjectEP 82 - John Carter (2012)One man. One dog. And some beans. Space cowboys, frontier rhetoric and Superman parallels.2016-12-221h 33The Alien Movie ProjectEP 81 - Battle Los Angeles (2011)Oh the humanity... is just about absent from this movie. The military machine meets the alien machine, governance and... Glen.2016-12-171h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 80 - PK (2014)Only God knows where your remote control is. Benevolent aliens in the buff, the intergalactic quest for religious understanding and a whole lot of dancing.2016-12-081h 20
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 79 - Home (2015)Put your hands in the air like you just don't care. Snoot booping, shushing and intergalactic colonialism. 2016-12-011h 30
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 78 - Barbarella (1968)Our very first AMP soft core selection. Just in time for the holidays! Progressive female sexuality or bubbly pink astronautics? Just when was the last time you witnessed a nude video conference call with an intergalactic politician? 2016-11-241h 26
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 77 - Prometheus (2012)Humanity, Daddy issues, bad decisions and the meaning of life. Featuring special guest Dr. Pavithra Prasad.2016-11-162h 04
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 76 - Batman v. Superman (2015)The Man of Steel lensed through the rhetoric of terrorism while the eternal question lingers: is Batman just Casey Jones with money? Humanity, alienhood, masculinity and a little Nietzsche. Discuss amongst yourselves.2016-11-091h 38
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 75 - Apollo 18 (2011)Nostalgia, moon rock conspiracies, the politics of sound... and the real reason behind funding reduction for space exploration.2016-11-021h 28
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 74 - Dreamcatcher (2003)Ughhhh. Otherization, abjection and governance with a heaping side of Morgan Freeman's incredible eyebrows. 2016-10-261h 39
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 73 - Lilo & Stitch (2002)Cobra Bubbles, cultural appropriation, sexism and adorable alien dogs.2016-10-191h 29
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 72 - The Iron Giant (1999)Nostalgia, shadow narratives, cold war politics and an iron super hero from outer space.2016-10-111h 27
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 71 - Pacific Rim (2013)Ginormous robots, nowhere space and more to fear from the bottom of the sea.2016-10-051h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 70 - Evolution (2001)Suds, duds, microbes and rectal probes. Get ready to shampoo some aliens...2016-09-271h 30
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 69 - The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)Goggles, menthol cools, necromongers and why hard body masculinity means never having to say you care/are sorry/have emotions/really meant to rescue that damsel...2016-09-201h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 68 - The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001)Tip, tip, tip, tip, tip! Confounded by stairs, stymied by doors, aliens from outer space with a pet mutant on the loose. If only he had hands. Moon spoons, teaspoons, tablespoons of science and the best parody of 50's B movies we've ever watched for the Alien Movie Project. Joined by special guest Charles Horgan.2016-09-131h 50
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 67 - Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1951)Aliens playing hey cows, Mrs. Scientist and more flying saucers than you can point an ultrasonic gun at... perhaps the saucer-iest movie of all time? The amazing Robbie Graham joins us for another interview.2016-09-081h 54
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 66 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)The emotional economy of plants... er, men, the Victorian sensibilities of extraterrestrials, still more monstrous femininity and whether "get em!" constitutes cool rational logic.2016-08-311h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 65 - The Thing from Another World (1951)Intellectual carrots, coffee and Arctic board meetings. 2016-08-241h 27
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 64 - Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I will spend the rest of our lives... am I right? Misogyny, misguided "that'll learn ems" and general shenanigans.2016-08-171h 29
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 63 - Spaced Invaders (1990)The upside: we found Kevin Middleton's Halloween costume. The downside: we watched Spaced Invaders. 2016-08-101h 26
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 62 - Super 8 (2011)A pinch of magic, a minor fear of mortality... and the power of children's tears.2016-08-041h 40
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 61 - Flash Gordon (1980)It's kind of about football... and it will leave you feeling concussed. We watched Flash Gordon.2016-07-301h 41
The Alien Movie ProjectAMP - EP 60 - Batteries Not Included (1987)You guys, they've figured out intergalactic travel... do they reallllly need batteries?2016-07-201h 28
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 58 - 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)Crop dusters, the return of the quack and the female space invader.2016-07-051h 35
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 59 - Attack the Block (2011)Hooligans, shenanigans and goings on. Monstrous femininity, feral children, racism, sexism and city scapes.2016-06-271h 32
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 57 - Space Milkshake (2012)Intergalactic janitors, plug and play robots, rubber ducks gone awry annnnnd Scrabble. 2016-06-2700 min
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 56 - Mac and Me (1988)If the human body is over 50% water, it apparently stands to reason that alien bodies are 100% Coca Cola. Not sure what to make of that statistic? Grab a cheeseburger and dance it out with the world's most terrifying alien in a bear suit. Product placement, advertising targets and questionable child safety standards.2016-06-2100 min
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 55 - Under the Skin (2013)Humanity, femininity, nowhere spaces and the undeniable privilege of walking fearlessly into a dark, abandoned house with a stranger. 2016-06-141h 28
The Alien Movie ProjectEP 54 - The 4th Kind (2009)The Blair Witch Project meets Unsolved Mysteries... with a 10 million dollar budget. Mythmaking, humanity, visual and political rhetorics of possession. A movie within a movie within a movie... 2016-06-071h 43
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 53 - What Did We Learn?A recap of AMP Season 1 and a quick look at what's next! We're still not so good at the maths. And what did you learn?2016-03-231h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 52 - Out of the Blue (2002)The only movie to give Kate nightmares is a documentary. So there's that. Joining us for a conversation about ufology, government influence and Hollywood is none other than Robbie Graham, author of Silver Screen Saucers.2016-03-101h 43
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 51 - Space Jam (1996)...come on and slam, in your pajamas, in space... right? And Bugs Bunny. And Michael Jordan. And Bill Murray. And magic balls.2016-03-031h 35
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 50 - Dark City (1998)The day shift is a pipe dream and the express train stops for no one. Can you still call them nighthawks if there is no daylight? How do you get to Shell Beach?2016-02-241h 46
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 49 - Star Trek: First Contact (1996)Resistance is futile. Or is it? Fandom and mediation in Episode 49. 2016-02-171h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 48 - The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)The Thin White Duke at his finest...? It's complicated.2016-02-101h 40
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 47 - The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)Holy mackerel! Holy Christmas! King Kong is not actually in this movie.2016-02-031h 46
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 46 - Europa Report (2013)Fear. Sacrifice. Pizza Dip.2016-01-271h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 45 - Starman (1984)His Dad totally owns a dealership.2016-01-211h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 44 - Galaxy Quest (1999)A sub culture inside a sub culture inside a sub culture... 2016-01-141h 40
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 43 - The Brother from Another Planet (1984)So many things to say about a movie with a completely mute main character. Language as a technology of visibility, humanity and plenty of shenanigans. Watch this movie! And then watch it again.2016-01-081h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 42 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)Stylish, sonically encompassing and bleak as all get out. The AMP talks smart women, patronizing men and fabulous sweaters.2015-12-301h 45
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 41 - Battlefield Earth (2000)"A cross between Star Wars and the smell of ass." Jon Stewart is a very, very wise man.2015-12-241h 27
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 40 - Return of the Jedi (1983)Some people call it Return of the Jedi - we call it convergence culture, corporate takeovers and fat little bears. 2015-12-161h 40
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 39 - Star Wars Ep IV: A New Hope (1977)Star Wars: The Beach Boys of alien movies? A post race future, buns and the vagina dentata of the Death Star. 2015-12-081h 34
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 38 - Man of Steel (2013)You guys! Superman is actually an alien! Humanity, governance, city leveling masculinity and migrant narratives. 2015-12-011h 39
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 37 - Superman II (1980)In which Kate and Aaron have the plague and Superman calls his Mom. Is Superman the Kermit of super heroes? Discuss. Masculinity in crisis, damsels in easily avoided distress, a citizen of all nations... why do we continually forget that Superman is an alien?2015-11-241h 32
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 36 - The Fifth Element (1997)Brought to you by the color orange, the number 5 and the letters M-U-L-T-I-P-A-S-S. 2015-11-171h 42
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 35 - The X-Files (1998)The truth is in here. Kinda. We watched The X-Files.2015-11-111h 33
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 34 - Predator 2 (1990)Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him. We watched Predator 2. 2015-11-041h 43
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 33 - Predator (1987)Are muscles the only thing that separates Arnold Schwarzenegger from Tommy Wiseau? Globalization, technologies of visibility, metaphorical trouser reveals and maniacal laughter. We watched Predator. 2015-10-271h 28
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 32 - Independence Day (1996)In which Will Smith punches an alien. And the dog lives! We watched Independence Day.2015-10-221h 45
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 31 - Paul (2011)Vin Diesel is not in this movie. We watched Paul. We're sorry.2015-10-141h 38
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 30 - They Live (1988)I came here to chew bubble gum... We watched John Carpenter's They Live.2015-09-291h 38
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 29 - Slither (2006)They slide, they glide, they... squeak. We watched Slither. 2015-09-291h 26
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 28 - District 9 Bonus RoundNo, seriously - poor, poor Wikus. We just couldn't stop talking about District 9. You're welcome.2015-09-2518 min
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 28 - District 9 (2009)Abjection, humanity, alien bodies and poor, poor Wikus. We watched Neil Blomkamp's District 9.2015-09-221h 43
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 27 - Muppets from Space (1999)Cosmic fish, Kermie hands and parody to beat the band. When is a pig just a pig? We watched Muppets from Space.2015-09-161h 42
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 26 - Men in Black (1997)Grumpy old white men policing intergalactic borders. Here come the Men in Black!2015-09-081h 34
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 25 - War of the Worlds (2005)This is the everyman of alien movies. We watched War of the Worlds, circa 2005.2015-09-011h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 24 - The War of The Worlds (1953)Gesundheit! We watched The War of The Worlds. Why do martians have such a hard time dressing for the weather? Inquiring minds still want to know...2015-08-251h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 23 - The Blob (1958)...it slides, it glides, a splotch, a blotch... beware of The Blob.2015-08-201h 30
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 22 - Invaders from Mars (1953)Gosh! Golly! Geeee whiz! We watched Invaders from Mars. Yes, the one from 1953. What gave it away?2015-08-121h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 21 - Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)If men are from Mars and women are from Venus... aliens are perfectly suited to Southern California. We watched Earth Girls Are Easy.2015-08-061h 40
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 20 - Dark Skies (2013)Death, taxes, and the greys. No, we're not talking about clouds.2015-07-311h 31
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 19 - Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)Woman claims child abducted by clouds. Wait, did you say clowns? We watched Close Encounters of the Third Kind.2015-07-211h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 18 - Outlander (2008)A blue eyed planet scraping colonialist crash lands on a world where every woman carries a baby or a tray. Oh, and vikings. We watched Outlander.2015-07-141h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 17 - Mars Attacks! (1996)No birds, no applause and nary a hero to be found. We watched Mars Attacks! with the ever handsome We Had A Good Life brothers.2015-07-061h 39
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 16 - The Abyss (1989)Virgil, you weiner. We watched The Abyss.2015-07-011h 44
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 15 - Critters (1986)Hardened criminals... or space porcupines?2015-06-231h 31
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 14 - The Blob (1988)This Jell-O mold is out of control! Whatever you do, don't poke it with a stick. We watched The Blob. 2015-06-161h 32
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 13 - Cocoon (1985)Who wants to live forever? Wilford Brimley's mustache, of course. We watched Ron Howard's Cocoon.2015-06-091h 37
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 12 - Flight of the Navigator (1986)I don't leak. You leak. We watched Flight of the Navigator.2015-06-021h 39
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 11 - The Thing (1982)So if a thing of beauty is a joy forever... is The Thing a thing of beauty... or a joy forever? 2015-05-261h 35
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 10 - Aliens (1986)No really, maybe you should put her in charge. We watched Aliens. 2015-05-191h 36
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 09 - Alien (1979)We laughed, we cried, we debated the nuance of underpants. We watched the Ridley Scott classic, Alien.2015-05-121h 42
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 08 - E.T. The Extraterrestrial (1982)Zero charisma, jingle crotch, poo mojis and a whole lotta product placement, we watched E.T. - The Extra Terrestrial.2015-05-061h 29
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 07 - Communion (1989)This movie is not kind of soft and perfect like a poem. 2015-04-271h 21
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 06 - Signs (2002)Mel-ancholy, frat aliens and frying pan in the face religiosity.2015-04-201h 23
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 05 - Starship Troopers (1997)The only good bug... is a ladybug. We watched the 1997 "film" Starship Troopers.2015-04-141h 33
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 04 - Pitch Black (2000)Pandas, masculinity and monsters. We watched Pitch Black.2015-04-071h 30
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 03 - Contact (1997)I'm okay to go! I'm okay to go! We watched 1997's Contact.2015-03-311h 31
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 02 - The Faculty (1998)We watched that late nineties gem, The Faculty.2015-03-241h 45
The Alien Movie ProjectEp. 01 - Fire in the Sky (1993)We talk about the 1993 film Fire in the Sky2015-03-171h 31
The Alien Movie ProjectEp.00 - What in the hell is going on?We try to answer the question: What in the hell is going on?2015-03-171h 05