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SciFi Generation is a science news and pop culture podcast, hosted by husband and wife team Margo and Daryle. We also publish special podcast episodes and a monthly music playist. From UFOs to futurism to social sciences they let you in on their casual and fun conversations! #scifipodcast #sciencepodcast #electronicmusic #scifi #science #movies #tv #podcast

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SciFi Generation is a science news and pop culture podcast, hosted by husband and wife team Margo and Daryle. We also publish special podcast episodes and a monthly music playist. From UFOs to futurism to social sciences they let you in on their casual and fun conversations! #scifipodcast #sciencepodcast #electronicmusic #scifi #science #movies #tv #podcast

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Episodes
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Episode 39: Let's Talk About Those Murder Hornets

5/12/2020
Margo and Daryle return on another science-only episode to talk about 2020's latest "oh no" - murder hornets. Are they real? What do they want? When do they want it? Can we stop them?

Duration:00:31:42

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Episode 38: Let's Talk About That Too

5/12/2020
In this episode, Margo and Daryle catch up and talk about the latest with coronavirus, what we're watching and playing, the top three stories on scifigeneration.com, and then Margo shares some words of encouragement for everyone trying to keep it together.

Duration:00:56:17

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Episode 37: Live from Cantina Quarantina

4/13/2020
Margo and Daryle return while self-isolated to give an update on Covid-19, offer some streaming suggestions, answer some questions live, and share the top 3 stories on SciFiGeneration.com Presented by Plume Adaptive Wi-Fi (plume.com/scifigen) 3. WORLDWIDE SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION UNVEILS GENETIC ARCHITECTURE OF GRAY MATTER https://scifigeneration.com/search/WORLDWIDE+SCIENTIFIC+COLLABORATION+UNVEILS+GENETIC+ARCHITECTURE+OF+GRAY+MATTER. 2. DEVICE BRINGS SILICON COMPUTING POWER TO BRAIN RESEARCH AND PROSTHETICS https://scifigeneration.com/post/614281998015643648/device-brings-silicon-computing-power-to-brain 1. What Will The World Be Like After Coronavirus? https://scifigeneration.com/post/614284412677472256/what-will-the-world-be-like-after-coronavirus Music: Nokae - "Interim" Split Phase - "Galaxies" Split Phase - "Human Factor"

Duration:00:36:08

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Episode 36: Let's Talk Some More About Coronavirus COVID-19

3/15/2020
In this special science-only episode, Margo and Daryle pick up where they left off, talking about the global pandemic. 00:00 - 00:30 - Intro/shenanigans 00:30 - 01:15 - Why this episode is different 01:16 - 02:15 - Let's Define terms (What is coronavirus) 02:16 - 03:24 - What is COVID-19? 03:28 - 04:15 - The story as of February 04:16 - 05:15 - The situation as of 03.14 05:16 - 06:28 - Sources of the info* 06:30 - 06:48 - This data is always changing 07:24 - 09:13 - What's the latest 09:15 - 11:57 - More on Social Distancing and self quarantining 12:00 - 13:06 - Compassion and empathy 13:15 - 18:44 - Welcome to WFH Culture 18:50 - 19:34 - Internet access upgrades *BREAK* 20:50 Top Three Articles on SciFiGeneration.com 21:02 - 3. "How Does the Coronavirus Test Work?" 21:45 - 2. "Vaccines Without Needles" 22:30 - 1. "What's the Difference Between Pandemic, Epidemic and Outbreak?" 25:25 END Music: "Interim" by Nokae "Coronavirus Remix featuring Cardi B." by iMarkkeyz

Duration:00:25:25

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Sci Fi Time Capsule Episode 5 - 1975 Sci Fi Movies

3/9/2020
This is the fifth episode of our limited series on the science fiction of the 1970s. This time, we're finishing 1975 talking about movies that were released this year. 00:00 - 00:39 Intro 00:40 - 01:40 An overview of the movie business in 1975 01:43 - An overview Disney in 1975, and their rise in science fiction 02:24 - "The Strongest Man In the World" 03:00 - "Escape To Witch Mountain" 05:13 An overview of Science Fiction from around the world in 1975 - Black Moon - A Long Return - Footprints on the Moon 07:03 - The Super Inframan 08:15 - Terror of Mechagodzilla 08:23 - Battlefield of The Space Saucers 09:15 - Great Mazinger vs. Getter Robo 10:05 Russian Science Fiction movies 10:58 - The Flight of Mr. McKinley 12:45 - Teens In The Universe (the sequel to Mars- Cassiopea) 13:53 - A Great Space Voyage 15:45 - Break 16:43 The Land That Time Forgot 17:58 Post Apocalyptic Sci-Fi of 1975 - Dark visions of the early 21st Century 18:18 - Death Race 2000 19:30 - The Ultimate Warrior 20:25 - Rollerball 21:27 - A Boy and his Dog 22:23 - The Noah 24:00 - The Stepford Wives 25:49 Break 26:55 A word about filmmaker William Castle 28:14 - Bug 29:30 - Shivers 30:53 The Giant Spider Invasion 33:15 A Word (or two) about The Rocky Horror Picture Show 34:06 [RHPS] What's it about? 35:07 [RHPS] Rocky Horror origins 38:58 [RHPS] Audience Partici-pation

Duration:00:41:44

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Introducing Life's Little Mysteries

3/2/2020
Introducing Life's Little Mysteries by SciFiGeneration.com

Duration:00:11:19

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Episode 35: Let's Talk About Coronavirus

2/8/2020
Margo and Daryle return to talk about Star Trek Picard, Doctor Who, the top science stories on SciFiGeneration.com, and what we know so far about Coronavirus. 00:00 New disclaimer (spoilers, science facts, explicit language, etc) 00:33 Welcome back! Where have we been?! 06:00 Gaming/esports catchup 07:10 A Word about the Time Capsule Podcast 07:42 How the show works/What we've been up to 15:26 Commercial Break 16:02 Streaming Suggestions (SPOILERS) 16:25 Why were we watching Don't F*ck with Cats?! 20:00 Star Trek Picard 22:50 Doctor Who 27:27 Rick and Morty returns 28:57 Commercial Break 30:18 Top Three Website stories - 30:50 Story 3: Living Robots (https://scifigeneration.com/post/190307043239/living-robots-built-using-frog-cells) - 31:57 Story 2: Grow Your Own...Home? On the Moon and Mars (https://scifigeneration.com/post/190305946578/could-future-homes-on-the-moon-and-mars-be-made-of) - 34:19 Story 1: William Gibson Interview (https://scifigeneration.com/post/190461606453/sci-fi-author-william-gibson-how-future-fatigue) 37:20 - 56:20 Let's Talk About Coronavirus Thanks for joining us! Music: "Interim" by Nokae

Duration:00:59:05

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Sci Fi Time Capsule Episode 4 - 1975 Sci Fi on TV

9/26/2019
This is the fourth of our limited series on the science fiction of the 1970s. This time, we're looking at science fiction and fantasy TV shows from 1975. But as always, we're gonna talk about some classics, some underappreciated, ambitious sci-fi shows, and yes, some trash. In this episode, we'll be talking about the following: 00:55 - Earth: 1975. 02:40 - I forgot to mention in the last episode! Sid and Marty Krofft's "Land of the Lost"! (1974) 04:30 - changes in sci-fi on TV 05:53 - "Return To The Planet of the Apes". The animated TV series, its creators, and its place in the timeline. 08:45 - "Shazam!" or, Captain Marvel, if you prefer. 10:25 - "The Secrets of Isis" The origins of the character, the "Shazam/Isis Hour" show, and where the character is today. 13:00 - "The New Original Wonder Woman". 15:00 - A look at the major comic book scene in 1975. What changed? How did this impact sci-fi? 18:30 - Break 19:50 - Sid and Marty Krofft shows - 20:10 Lost Saucer (Ruth Buzzi and Jim Nabors - androids from the future in a flying saucer who abduct two humans from Chicago in 1975.) - 21:51 Far Out Space Nuts (Bob Denver and Chuck McCann as food workers who accidentally go to space.) 22:50 "Survivors" (The original!) 23:36 "The Invisible Man" (The second!) 24:24 "The Undersea Adventures of Captain Nemo" (no, not that one) 25:25 TV Movie "Stowaway To The Moon" 26:53 "The Changes" 27:55 A long look at "Space: 1999". Season 1 vs Season 2, and that final "episode".

Duration:00:36:52

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Sci Fi Time Capsule Episode 3 - 1974

7/5/2019
This is the third of our limited series on the science fiction TV shows and movies of the 1970s. Just like last time, Daryle cracks open his sci-fi (and horror) movie library and talks about some of the themes and movie highlights across time. This episode is about the releases ONLY from the year 1974. We're gonna talk about some classics, some underappreciated, ambitious sci-fi features, some TV, and yes, some trash. Here are the titles covered in this episode: Young Frankenstein Chinese In Paris A word about a few Sci Fi books from 1974 Doctor Who Star Trek: The Animated Series Paragon's Paragon, a Star Trek fan film - break - Thanks to our new partner Bublup.com who provided not only support for this episode but lots of space for us to place our research! Check out our time capsule here: https://bit.ly/2lZpp1y Planet of the Apes, the TV Series Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla, aka Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster ESpy Chosen Survivors The Mutations - break - Phase IV Dark Star Space Is The Place Space Battleship Yamato The Terminal Man Zardoz - a look at science fiction and adult films. Here's where we earn our "Explicit" rating for this episode! - Flesh Gordon 2069: A Sex Odyssey The Disappearance of Flight 412 UFO Target Earth UFOs: Past, Present, and Future Invasion UFO

Duration:00:48:04

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SFG Podcast Episode 34: Let's Talk About E3 and Los Angeles

6/27/2019
Margo and Daryle have returned from Los Angeles, and we know what we saw. We also know what we're looking forward to seeing. So let's talk about it! 00:36 - Unraveling the mystery of Margo's cold 03:49 - How we used Bublup.com to plan and document our trip. You can see our rolls at https://rolls.bublup.com/view/4882fe80-1a33-46e4-9cea-be3dbf34fbb5. Sign up to get your own account! use our promo code SFG and get 100GB of storage! 08:53 - Why were we at E3? 11:04 - EA Play 13:18 - E3/Square Enix/Final Fantasy 7 14:20 - 'Marvel's Avengers' game 14:37 - Cyberpunk 2077 15:41 - Xbox Project Scarlett (What happened to Lockhart?) 19:19 - DJ bailed on us and went to Las Vegas 20:00 - a moment about hanging out at Amoeba Records 21:19 - STREAMING SUGGESTIONS Check out Bublup.com and get 100GB of storage when you sign up today! Learn more at bublup.com/promo/SFG

Duration:00:30:05

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SFG Podcast Episode 33

6/7/2019
Margo and Daryle return to talk about pop culture before leaving for E3 2019. Robert Downey Jr and his “Tony Stark” moment announcing The Footprint Coalition at ReMars Another reminder: vaccinate your children RIP Paul Darrow, actor best known for his work on BBC sci-fi series “Blake’s 7” and “Doctor Who” RIP UFO researcher Stanton Friedman The Return of Godzilla! ** NEW SPONSOR - Bublup.com - Try Bublup today at Bublup.com/promo/SFG and get 100GB of additional storage for a year! Black Mirror Season 5 - We just started watching S5 E1 and wow. We have thoughts. And theories! Sci Fi Generation Art - in this new segment, we remind you to check out some of the fantastic artists we showcase every week, like "Dreamscape" and "Distant Future" by Kiren Bagchee, as well as Information Merchant” by Sarah Jones.

Duration:00:48:42

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Music Mix Session: 25th Century Retro

5/4/2019
A look and listen back to another party at another time* with a short mix session that's perfect for your changing seasons. Tracklist: Barry Gray: Intro from "Space: 1999" Mac Mac: "In Tune For God" Landslide: Tumbling Down [down beat version] Eric Roberson: If I Had The Chance RH Factor: Hold On Kyoto Jazz Massive: Crossbreed [Modaji Twilight Dub] 4Hero featuring Bembe Segue and Kadi Tatham: Something In the Way Lanu(feat. Simon Grey and Abby Joyce): Rise Reel People (Feat. Angela Johnson): Can't Stop (Live Version) Repercussions: Find Your Way Gonky Business: Blow My Mind Marc Mac: Latin Gold Fantastic Plastic Machine: First Class 77 Marc Mac: Check Mate Takashi Mizihashi & His Friends: Samba de Negrito Bembe Segue: Amazing Yoko Kanno & Illaria Graziano: Monochrome *Originally Recorded April 30, 2007.

Duration:05:25:08

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SFG podcast Episode 32 Part 1 - We Talk of Trilogies

5/1/2019
Margo and Daryle return after a long absence to catch up, set the new schedule, and talk about a series of novels by NK Jemisin we're hooked on, as well as share some thoughts on Star Wars: Episode 9 after the reveal days ago at Star Wars Celebration in Chicago.

Duration:00:50:26

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SFG Podcast Bonus Episode: One Plus One

2/19/2019
Margo and Daryle talk about another great podcast from their friends at Wondery they've just listened to. This is One Plus One, a show about that spark that drives two original thinkers to ultimate success. This show features stories of Paul McCartney & John Lennon, Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera, Beyonce & Jay-Z, Shaq & Kobe, and many more, and from those stories, help you learn what it is about their chemistry that led them to greatness. As always, we've even included a clip of the show so that you can get an idea of what we're talking about. Check it out, and if you like what you hear, Subscribe to One Plus One today over at Wondery.fm/scifi

Duration:00:10:32

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SFG Podcast Episode 031 - Let's Talk About CTE

2/5/2019
Welcome Back! 1:00 Welcome Back to episode 31 1:02 Daryle and Margo discuss their guest spots on other shows. Is Margo a social butterfly or nah? Pop Culture Catch Up 9:35 - Polar Vortex - Chiberia 13:20 - Margo loves steel straws! 13:57 - Beyonce tickets if you become a Vegan 18:50 - Measles outbreak - Vaccine developed in 1963 Streaming Suggestions 24:50 - Project Blue Book and Star Trek Discovery 36:49 ***SPONSOR*** Science News 38:16 - Top three trending website stories 48:14 -CTE Awareness as it relates to the NFL Discovered by Dr. Bennet Ifeakandu Omalu Reference: Dr. Omalu https://scitechafrica.com/2017/08/13/how-nigerian-doctor-discovered-concussion-trauma-in-american-football-players/ Real Sports https://www.hbo.com/real-sports-with-bryant-gumbel Bob Hohler https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2019/02/01/this-reporter-has-been-covering-cte-for-years-here-what-learned/RwsOVk6wlyEGZjGfZCJmLM/story.html

Duration:01:15:57

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SFG Podcast Episode 030: Let's Talk About the China Moon Landing

1/22/2019
Intro - Welcome Back 1:00 Welcome Back to episode 30. Happy 2019! 1:49 The Yoda Museum - St. Marteen 2:19 "Please be patient, student driver!" Pop Culture - TV -Books - Movies 5:45 Margo is inspired by Michelle Obama's "Becoming" 6:06 Shout out to "Fitness Blendr" YouTube Video 7:02 Lunar Eclipse, Supermoon, light pollution, werewolves, and coyotes! 11:50 R. Kelly, Dream Hampton, domestic violence 19:00 Netflix, Hulu Fyre Festival, American Greed 34:00 Star Trek Discovery, The Orville, Future Man 38:10********Sponsors******* SavedByTheScan.org TakeCareOf.com 40:30 Top three website stories! Science News 55:00- China Moon Landing 58:28- Sean Reed- "Serena Sees Her Footsteps On The Moon" 1:00:10 - Bee Bricks

Duration:01:08:34

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SFG Podcast Episode 29: Auld Lang Syne

1/2/2019
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2019! In this ad-free, an easy breezy episode of SciFiGeneration Margo and Daryle discuss their 2018 favorites. Holiday binging and 2019 goals for the podcast! 1:00 Happy New Year! 2:00 Black Eyed Peas ( not the group, the dish ) 6:47 Margo stalks Daryle in Multiverses ***SPOILERS*** 14:00 Movie/TV Review 15:19 Birdbox 21:08 Black Mirror Bandersnatch 24:00 Dumplin 34:50 Into The Spiderverse ***********51:20 Intermission The Pianist by AudioBanger******** 53:20 Into The Spiderverse some more 55:04 Music playlist themed playlist: Marvel Theme 55:45 Daryle's best SciFi movie of 2018 "Sorry To Bother You" 56:50 Daryle is looking forward to "Godzilla King of the Monsters" 7:45 Margo doesn't watch trailers! How does she do it? 59:48 Dr. Who - The disappointment is real 1:00 The Orville -Doing good so far 1:03:30 - Margo & Daryle's favorite science stories of 2018 - Thai Cave Rescue Mission Cassini - Thai Cave Rescue Mission 1:11:30 - Why we began this podcast 1:16:18 - Blue lights over the skies of NYC 1:19:16 - Top Three stories of 2018 for SciFiGeneration.com "Robotic Skins Turn Everyday Objects Into Robots" "Engineers Fly First Ever Plane With Robotic Parts" "Computer System Transcribes Words Users Speak Silently" 1:25:00 Sign off - Thanks for A GREAT 2018!

Duration:01:29:05

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SFG Podcast Bonus Episode: Safe For Work

12/16/2018
This week, Margo shares one of her favorite podcasts. From the same network behind Business Wars, American Scandal, and Dirty John comes "Safe For Work", a podcast that’s all about helping you find balance and happiness in your career and life. After all, many of us spend more time with our co-workers and clients than with our friends and family. Hosts Liz Dolan and Rico Gagliano give advice on everything from how to avoid burnout on the job to how to fake an illness when you're calling in sick. They also talk to experts about those moments at the office that can challenge the best of us: negotiating raises, knowing when it’s time to move on...or dealing with that annoying office mate with no personal boundaries. Every episode is filled with helpful career advice that's lively and fun, just like your work life should be. Check out this short clip ofwhat the show is like, then, subscribe

Duration:00:03:41

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SFG Podcast Episode 028: Let's Talk About Stan Lee

11/26/2018
Welcome Back! In this episode, Daryle and Margo discuss Stan Lee, Dr. Who, the California wildfires, What's trending on SciFiGeneration.com, Anti-vaxxer community in NC and Terry Rossio's controversial tweet.

Duration:01:35:18

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SFG Podcast Episode 027: Let's Talk About Voting for Science

11/5/2018
In this episode, Margo and Daryle set their clocks right, talk about the final days of one of their favorite streaming movie platforms, voting in your scientific best interest, suggest some movies and series to watch online, get a surprise family visit, and then lament the end of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope. The image in this week's show art is the Kepler Space Telescope. This week's episode is presented by Mack Weldon. 01:30 Daylight Savings Time 03:45 Voting Science 05:35 Margo goes to get wine 05:40 Daryle Talks about The End of TCM's Filmstruck: Is it time to start buying movies again Or is it better to consolidate and subscribe to fewer services? 11:30 Our Streaming suggestions! 12:08 - "Salt Fat Acid Heat" 22:46 - our daughter calls and seizes her moment on air. 24:45 "Big Mouth" (yes, we're late. And it's not science OR science fiction. We know.) 26:28 Flashback to that time Margo said "I think I'm gonna start watching anime". 30:03 - "Night of the Living Dead" (50th Anniversary) 32:10 - "Batman: Bad Blood" 34:12 - break Thanks IAmAVoter.com and MackWeldon.com! 36:00 Top 3 Website Stories Story #3: "CRATER FROM ASTEROID THAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS REVEALS HOW BROKEN ROCKS CAN FLOW LIKE LIQUID" (Link: http://scifigenerationtv.com/post/179490413078/crater-from-asteroid-that-killed-the-dinosaurs ) Story #2: SCI-FI INSPIRED TRACTOR BEAM HELPS RESEARCHERS BOLDLY GO WHERE NONE HAVE GONE BEFORE. (Link: http://scifigenerationtv.com/post/179581207749/sci-fi-inspired-tractor-beam-helps-researchers ) Story #1: NASA RETIRES KEPLER SPACE TELESCOPE (Link: http://scifigenerationtv.com/post/179623569793/nasa-retires-kepler-space-telescope ) (45:00) Science Story Features Story #1 - Farewell, Kepler. The Kepler Space Telescope has opened our eyes to see thousands of new worlds around stars in the night sky. - What was the Kepler? - What was it's mission? - What did it discover? - What's next? - Why do we need "space telescopes", anyway? (53:08) Story #2 Voting For Science (Note: WE ARE NOT ENDORSING ANY PARTICULAR CANDIDATE) - There are candidates running for office around the country with science and medical backgrounds - Finish your research before you go vote (we give two examples of candidates) - Go vote!

Duration:01:07:38