Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures

Marsfall is a science fiction audio drama set in a future in which humans are attempting to create a new home on Martian soil. In this special creator focused episode, our hosts are excited to be joined by Sam Boase-Miller, Dan Lovley, and Erik Saras to discuss the development and production of the show. Our […] The post 70: Marsfall – With Special Guests Sam Boase-Miller, Dan Lovley, and Erik Saras appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

In 2008 Marvel Studios released their first film, Iron Man. 10 years and 18 films later, in Avengers: Infinity War, the heroes of the MCU will face their most formidable villain yet, Thanos. This movie, which involved over 60 characters and took 19 movies to build up to, is the largest cross over event in […] The post 69: Avengers Infinity War – The Kevin and The Crossover appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

AMC’s hit, post-apocalyptic, dystopian, martial arts show Into the Badlands is about to start it’s third season. James Fouhey and Claire White are beyond excited to delve into it. James begins by describing the genre Wuxia, from it’s ancient origins in Taoist tradition to it’s realization in Hong Kong films. Claire then explains why AMC […] The post 68: Into the Badlands – Hong Kong Action with an American Budget appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Stephen Spielberg’s latest adventure movie is here and it’s based on the best selling, wildly successful, first novel of Ernest Cline. Kyle Willoughby is joined by DSRA’s producer and guest host, James Fouhey, to discuss virtual reality and the process behind turning a reference-rich science fiction novel into a producible film. James begins with virtual […] The post 67: Ready Player One – Virtual Reality for Going Back appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

The new film directed by Ava DuVernay is based on the classic novel, A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. It is the first book in The Time Quintet, and has been mentioned on the podcast by Claire and Kyle several times before. The novel not only had an impact on our hosts, but the entire […] The post 66: A Wrinkle in Time – Trust the Kids appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Annihilation is writer/director Alex Garland’s film adaptation of the acclaimed science fiction novel by Jeff VanderMeer. Claire White and Kyle Willoughby have been looking forward to the movie since they saw the first teaser trailer last year. Claire starts off by exploring the history of aliens in pop culture. From the Ancient Greeks to Arrival […] The post 65: Annihilation – Aliens and Adaptations appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Marvel has released its first black superhero movie, and the DSRA team cannot wait to talk about a film they’ve been anticipating for more than a year. Kyle Willoughby takes a much-deserved vacation while James Fouhey and Claire White discuss the themes and production of Black Panther. James delves into Afrofuturism — the themes of […] The post 64: Black Panther – History Reimagined in Hope appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Kyle Willoughby and Claire White have finally finished season four of the Netflix Original Series, Black Mirror, so it’s time to discuss television’s most provocative science fiction. Kyle begins by positing that at its heart, Black Mirror is not simply an anthology of cautionary tales, but rather a modern fairy tale that replaces magic with science. Claire […] The post 63: Black Mirror – New Culture, New Fairy Tales appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire is the 2017 Hugo Award Winner for best Novella. Kyle Willoughby and Claire White are happy to take another recommendation from the Hugo’s and plunge into the first book of the Wayward Children series. Claire begins by exploring the genre of “portal fantasy” and describes both its ancient […] The post 62: Every Heart a Doorway – Under the Hill and Over the Rainbow appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.

Kyle Willoughby, Claire White and James Fouhey come together for the first time in DSRA history to look back at their top three episode topics of 2017. Their choices range from comedy-horror TV shows, to science fiction movies, to fantasy-steampunk comics. Our hosts conclude with a quiz to determine who paid the most attention over […] The post 61: The Best of 2017 – All Hands on Deck! appeared first on Dragons, Sexy Robots & Adventures.