Smoking and Drinking in Space

A sci-fi podcast from a couple of guys who think they know sci-fi. We look at various sci-fi films and TV series through the ages and discuss them like we are intelligent people (we are not intelligent people).

Ep. 164 – Event Horizon (1997)

This week the guys struggle to find the words to describe how bad James’ impression of Pee Wee Herman is, struggle to find the words to describe how disappointed they are that Rob only brought two news items, and struggle to find anything good about 1997…

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Ep. 163 – The Tomorrow War (2021)

We are back! Fresh off of summer break we catch up on none of the stuff we did while we were gone, Rob is still horrible at the news and James is still cranky as ever, but we manage to jump right back into the thick of things as we talk about crushes, Ro…

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Ep. 162 – A Quiet Place Part 2 (2021)

This week the guys head back to the theater to start deep Frenching strangers again as they discuss their not-so-tried and true method of ending the murder-beast threat, who they would or wouldn’t kick out of bed and learn that Rob doesn’t know baseball …

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Ep. 161 – A Quiet Place (2018)

This week the guys ponder exactly how long kids would make it in the real world if their life depended on being quiet, James comes up with a solution for ending a deadly alien threat, and Rob reveals he doesn’t know the difference between a spring and a …

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Ep. 160 – Source Code (2011)

This week Jason and Rob welcome Jon, one of the co-hosts of the upcoming podcast Video Game Lounge, to the show as he plays the part of James as they discuss Jeffrey Wright’s career, Rob’s future as a Forrest Gump impersonator and Jon taps into his inner…

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Ep. 159 – Home (2015)

This week James is out, so the guys bring in Stargate Pioneer from the Gonna Geek network and host of Legends of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Better Podcasting to fill in and teach him that making bets and losing has consequences as they talk about rocket science, s…

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Ep. 158 – Frequency (2000)

This week James is out sticking thick and veiny things in his mouth and then making awful life choices like eating White Castle, so Jason and Rob welcome Kaden to the show as they talk about programming VCRs, Rob shows off his lack of describing things s…

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Ep. 157 – The Postman (1997)

This week the guys talk about the modern day copy machine salesman (the IT guy), James threatens Rob with bodily harm if he picks the wrong number and there is a voice from the past as they discuss how this film got on the list as they review 1997’s Cost…

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Ep. 156 – Westworld (1973)

This week the guys buckle their gun belts and strap on their spurs as they talk about Rob’s bowels, James’ reveals his man-crush and they all agree on which park they would visit first as the review the movie that inspired the hit HBO series, it’s 1973’s…

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Ep. 155 – E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

This week the guys slog down nostalgia lane as James regales them with tales from his troubled childhood, Rob offers to do James’ man-scaping, and they all wonder about the random corn field as they review 1982’s E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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