Episodes

  • 760 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Unchained Woman

    760 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Unchained Woman
    Nov 1 2025
    John and Eugene talk about the time Buck Rogers met the Scream Queen, Jamie Lee Curtis, and they discuss the Tennessee delicacy, sand squid, as they look at the episode Unchained Woman.
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    51 mins
  • 759 – Rodan

    759 – Rodan
    Oct 25 2025
    This week, Ben and Eugene look at the 1956 Japanese Kaiju classic, Rodan! Or, as originally known, Sora no Daikaiju, Radon. I’m dropping a little detour here into the show notes, not directly about Rodan, but just because you may be interested. “Rodan! The Flying Monster” (1957) as it was billed in the US was ... Read more
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    59 mins
  • 758 – Bugs – Hell and High Water

    758 – Bugs – Hell and High Water
    Oct 18 2025
    Simon and Eugene look Season 4, Episode 5 of Bugs, Hell and High Water. They discuss how this throws back to earlier Bugs episodes, whether Alex commits the most unethical act seen in the show so far, and if you work on defense contracts and give your computer to a museum, whether you should check ... Read more
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    55 mins
  • A Message from Fusion Patrol

    A Message from Fusion Patrol
    Oct 15 2025
    Hello and welcome to this not-actually-an-episode of Fusion Patrol. I’m Eugene, and I’m all alone here today. Have you noticed that Fusion Patrol episode numbers just keep getting higher and higher? Here we are at over 750 episodes. Our first episode dropped in April of 2010. That’s over 15 years. That’s like 30 to 60 ... Read more
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    13 mins
  • 757 – Children of the Dog Star – Swamp Light & Alien Summons

    757 – Children of the Dog Star – Swamp Light & Alien Summons
    Oct 11 2025
    Kenneth and Eugene look at episodes 3 and 4 of Children of the Dog Star.
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    48 mins
  • 756 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Return of the Fighting 69th

    756 – Buck Rogers in the 25th Century – Return of the Fighting 69th
    Oct 4 2025
    Who’d have thunk it? Buck Rogers in the 25th Century decides to tackle issues of ageism, the mental anguish of disabilities, and questions of identity as related to the concept of “fixing” a disability. Or at least, it would have been if the production staff had given this episode much thought. John and Eugene, ... Read more
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    Less than 1 minute
  • 755 – Village of the Damned (1960)

    755 – Village of the Damned (1960)
    Sep 27 2025
    This week Ben and Eugene look at the 1960 movie, Village of the Damned, inspired by the 1957 John Wyndham novel, the Midwich Cuckoos.
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 754 – Bugs – The Two Becketts

    754 – Bugs – The Two Becketts
    Sep 21 2025
    This week, Simon and Eugene discuss ultrasonic weapons and whether they are as effective at punching holes in concrete as they are at cleaning dental guards, Ross’s suddenly discovered sensitivity to sexism and Alex being patronized for her age, and Eugene introduces his groundbreaking conception of the three eras of Britain.
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