SciFi Supplemental: Matty on SciFi #85

Matty Burdick shares his personal connection to the topics discussed in SciFi #85. Follow this week’s contributor on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattySoftmitts Check out Dead Drift, the SciFi comedy webseries starring Matty as Captain Banks: http://deaddriftshow.com/ Listen to SciFi #85: Fiction Plus: https://jessemercury.com/scifi-85-fiction-plus To share your experiences with the science fiction discussed Read more…

SciFi #87: Very Prime Directive

Zac and Jesse dive deep into Star Trek philosophy. They examine the beauty of the Prime Directive (Star Trek’s policy of non-interference) and how it can be applied to our fractured society. Check out Zac’s podcast Losing Our Religion, in which he discusses his past as a megachurch pastor and Read more…

SciFi #86: Losing Zac Gandara

Jesse’s guest is Zac Gandara, creator of the Losing Our Religion podcast. Zac shares his story of transition from megachurch pastor to heathen podcaster, triggered by a near-fatal congenital kidney issue. Jesse and Zac discuss their mutual desire to see Star Trek philosophy applied to real life, and fall down Read more…

SciFi #84: Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

Andi reacts to her first viewing of Star Wars. Jesse shares stories of how the film has interwoven with his life, shaping his view of the world. Follow this week’s guest on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AndiAlhadeff Please leave a positive rating and review on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/scifi-with-jesse-mercury/id1014844182?mt=2 Learn how to support this podcast Read more…

SciFi #82: The Terminator Franchise

In preparation for the upcoming trial of Terminator Genisys on SciFi on Trial, Naomi Adele Smith and Johnny Unicorn join Jesse for an examination of the first four Terminator films, The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines and Terminator Salvation. Jesse also has a nerdgasm over Read more…

SciFi #28: The Skill Shot Pincast Crossover!

 It’s a multiplayer super jackpot combo podcast event, the meeting of SciFi and pinball! Jesse is joined by pinball aficionados Kayla Greet and Graham Klym, the hosts of the Skill Shot Pincast. In part one of their epic conversation they discuss the ill fortune of Ponda Baba, whether or not Data East Read more…

SciFi #8: It’s Definitely Great White Buffalo

  Jesse and Audri continue their discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2. Riker holds his own, the Borg get nasty, and Data is consistently adorable. The writers strike is discussed, culminating in an abominable clip show. Also, Jesse plays a sad song, and tells a sad story. Part Read more…