Journey Through Sci-Fi: Science Fiction Film History

A Message from Mars (1913): The First Friendly Alien

Where does the friendly alien begin? Not with E.T., but with a Martian exiled to Edwardian London to reform the most selfish man alive. Journey Through Sci-Fi returns w

We Come in Peace! Series Trailer

Some of them came to warn us. Some of them just wanted to go home. We Come in Peace is a new series from Journey Through Sci-Fi, tracing the friendly alien across a cen

Sci-Fi Starter Pack: Star Wars, Blade Runner, The Matrix, Mad Max & More

New to Journey Through Sci-Fi? Start here. Before we launch our next full series on friendly aliens, we're taking a journey back through the archive with a special star

Disclosure Day: Spielberg and the Return of Friendly Aliens

A little bonus transmission from the JTSF Patreon feed. We've been chatting about Spielberg's Disclosure Day, and because our next main-feed series is all about the his

The Mad Science Movie Awards: 58 Films, So Many Bad Ideas

We close out our Mad Science series the only way we know how: with a very serious, deeply prestigious and completely unofficial Mad Science Film Awards. After 58 films

Mad Science in Star Trek: Khan, Bashir and the Eugenics Wars

This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we head into the Star Trek universe to explore one of its most enduring mad science taboos: genetic engineering. From Space Seed and

Frankenstein (2025) & The Bride! (2026): Mad Science Comes Full Circle

What happens when one of sci-fi's oldest stories is reimagined for a modern audience? In this episode of Journey Through Sci-Fi, we return to the origin of mad science

Get Out (2017) & Possessor (2020): Losing Control of Your Own Body

In this episode of Journey Through Sci-Fi, we dive into the terrifying idea of mad science controlling the human mind through two modern sci-fi horror films: Get Out (201

The Human Centipede (2009) & Tusk (2014): Turning People into Monsters

Two kidnappings and two grotesque transformations.  Listener discretion advised... This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we head into the grisliest corner of our Mad S

Hulk (2003) & Iron Man (2008): When Scientists Become the Experiment

Two Marvel origin stories. Two very different mad scientists. Only one built a cinematic empire. This week, we revisit Hulk (2003) and Iron Man (2008) to explore the sc

Splice (2009) & Mimic (1997): Playing God with DNA

This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're heading into murkier, creepier territory as we pair Mimic and Splice - two films that take mad science out of the lab and strai

The Best Sci-fi of 2025: Future Frontiers

We look back at the biggest sci-fi moments of 2025 — franchise returns, standout TV, Marvel's slump, DC's revival, and the auteur films that kept the genre interesting. F

Flubber (1997) & The Nutty Professor (1996): The 90s CGI Boom

This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we revisit Flubber (1997) and The Nutty Professor (1996) to explore how both films became showcases for the 90s CGI boom. We look a

Buckaroo Banzai (1984) & The City of Lost Children (1995): Rockstar Scientists & Stolen Dreams

"Remember, no matter where you go… there you are." This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we're looking at two very different visions of genius at work - one saving the wor

Predator: Badlands, Bugonia & Del Toro's Frankenstein: Future Frontiers

We're back with another Future Frontiers episode, covering all the latest sci-fi hitting screens this month. We chat about Predator: Badlands, Guillermo del Toro's Fran

Re-Animator (1985) & Poor Things (2023): Reanimated & Reimagined

"Who's going to believe a talking head? Get a job in a sideshow!" We're diving head-first (literally) into the weird world of Frankenstein's legacy once again, with Re-An

Prey (2022): How It Re-Energised the Predator Franchise

To celebrate the upcoming Predator: Badlands and the big-screen re-release of Prey on November 5th (for a very limited cinema run) we're bringing one of our favourite Pat

Ghostbusters (1984) & The Cabin in the Woods (2011): Science vs. the Supernatural

What happens when unlicensed nuclear accelerators meet ancient rituals? This week we look at what happens when mad science collides with the world of ghosts, gods, and

Tron: Ares (2025): It's Tronin' Time! Spoiler-Free Chat

As we've just revisited Tron and Tron: Legacy, you knew we couldn't resist jacking back into the Grid for Tron: Ares. This is a spoiler-free sneak peek of our full Patr

Tron (1982) & Tron: Legacy (2010): Inside the Machine

What happens when humanity steps inside the machine? This week we're diving back into the grid! In anticipation of Tron: Ares, we revisit both Tron (1982) and Tron: Leg