Well, we thought Episode 5 was our longest episode, and we even mention that in this one. Episode 6 has broken that record, coming in at nearly three and a half hours! It’s understandable, though. Our topic is Robert A. Heinlein’s 1961 novel Stranger In a Strange Land which offers quite a lot of material … Read More Read More

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EPISODE 6: STRANGER IN A STRANGE LAND

In our fifth (sixth) episode (and longest to date), we turn our attention to the 1950 novel The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury as well as the resulting 1978 TV miniseries. Mike tries to keep his lust for Jenna Coleman in check (can he do it?), Brent ends up with a LOT of homework, and … Read More Read More

EPISODE 5: THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES

After far too long an absence, Area 42 is back with episode 4! We break our sabbatical by delving into the 1969 book Slaughterhouse Five Or The Children’s Crusade by Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (and briefly mentioning the 1972 film adaptation). Also in this episode, we address the concept of “atheist calvanism”, what it means to … Read More Read More

EPISODE 4: SLAUGHTERHOUSE FIVE

In episode three of our podcast we turn our attention to the 1984 book Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card and the resulting film adaptation from 2013. Mike and Brent have fun saying “buggers” a lot, we talk about Karen Gillan’s hair and why Mike would like her to pretend that he’s Pee Wee Herman, … Read More Read More

EPISODE 3: ENDER’S GAME

It’s been a long time coming, but here we finally are with the third episode (Episode Number 2) of Area 42, where we tackle Walter Miller Jr’s 1959 novel A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ. This time, we discuss whether or not this book is superior to DUNE, we debate if Thon Thadeo is an alright guy, … Read More Read More

EPISODE 2: A CANTICLE FOR LEIBOWITZ

So here we are with episode number 1! For this entry we turn our attention to the 1968 film and book 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke respectively. Mike explains why the term “atheist” might not be 100% accurate in describing himself, Brent talks about why he hates the X-Men … Read More Read More

EPISODE 1: 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY

Welcome to our inaugural episode! In this, our first podcast, we discuss what we are looking forward to and what we have planned for 2017, our favorite films and TV shows, the concept behind the show, etc… and then we delve into the main topic: David Lindsay’s 1920 novel A Voyage To Arcturus. 0:00 : … Read More Read More

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