Episodes
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Tuesday Jun 25, 2024
Your friendly neighborhood queer has taken over the recording booth!
Join Pyrelily aka our Technomage as they discuss a few examples of healthy representations of the LGBTQ+ community in the horror genre. From Buffy to Hellraiser, and so many more, let's see if we talk about your favourite queer flick or show.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Planes, Trains, and Flyingmobiles, pt 2
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
This Week on Area 51 1/2
Join us for part two of Plane, Trains and Flyingmobiles as we dive further into the most famous rides in film history. Join us as we wax nostalgic over our favorite legendary modes of transport such as Doc Brown's DeLorean, The Millennium Falcon, & The Black Pearl.
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Planes, Trains, and Flying-mobiles Part 1
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Join us on the landing pad this week for a discussion over our favorite pop culture vehicles!
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Return from Shock Stock
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
We're back from Shock Stock in London Ontario, aliens! This week John, Nick, & Wren discuss all the fantastic and spooky things they came across at the film festival. From horror merch, to short films, to indie comics and kick ass celebs, we go through it all. For our listeners who are also part of the #mutantfam we have a huge surprise! An interview with Darcy the Mail Girl herself, Diana Prince. All this, and more on the landing pad!
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Wanna Play A Game: Video Games
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Gaming Rule #111:Survivor horror games are much better in the dark with a friend.
From Doom to Phasmophobia, John, Nick, and Wren discuss some of their favourite horror video games.
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Hulkamania
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
We're coming down from Wrestlemania Brother! Join John and Nick as they discuss Immaculate, The First Omen, OJ Simpson & Celebrate 40 years of Hulkamania!
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Ghost Bustin'
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
A word to the wise: If someone asks if you are a god, you say YES!
Ghostbusters have been a part of our lives more than some of us can remember and have taught us so many life lessons: Fridges are portals to other realms, city sized Twinkies are a bad thing, and to never cross the streams.
Join as we discuss the finer points of Zuul, Winston & The Ghostbusters name. All this and more on this weeks episode!
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Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Dune It Again
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
We're Dune it again! That's right, Aliens, this week we are discussing the new Sci Fi epic that is Dune: Part 2. This follow up to the original Denis Villeneuve film sees Paul Atreides and the Freman revolt against the emperor and the evil Harkonnen. Join us as we discuss the finer points of the movie with friend of the podcast, Grenzer John!
We also talk about the new Superman film, Tron Ares and The Crow with Bill Skarsgard.
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Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
The Avatar Returns
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Grab your cactus juice and hot leaf water, we're talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender!Just in time for the new Netflix series to be released, Nick and Wren introduced John to the world of Bending, The Avatar, and just what a sky bison is...We also chat about GTA 6, the new Predator film and Fantastic Four!Link in profile#Avatar #TheLastAirbender #Airbending #Airbison #Fantasticfour #fantastic4 #fant4stic #pedropascal #uncleiroh #gta6 #floridajoker #yipyip #appa #podcast #podcastandchill #canadianpodcast #podcastersofinstagram #popculturepodcast #nerdpodcast
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
The Awards Show
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
Tuesday Feb 06, 2024
It's award season aliens! Join us as we discuss our thoughts on this years Oscars. We also talk about the Superbowl and Taylor Swift, The Rock and Cody Rhodes & of course Palworld! Come have a listen on the #landingpad
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Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
What a Wonderful Woman
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Tuesday Jan 23, 2024
Hey Aliens! We have a Wonderful episode for you today! This week we talk about #WonderWoman and the company that made John's new Wonder Woman statue, #Tweeterhead! #DC #Superheroes #Statues #Maquette #Collecting #DetecticeComics #PopCulture #Podcast #Podcastandchill
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Bring It On 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Tuesday Jan 09, 2024
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2024, everyone. We hope you all had fun and safe holidays and are ready for this brand new episode.
This time, we talk about some upcoming 2024 movie releases that we're excited to see. Dune: Part Two, Nosferatu, Furiosa, Deadpool 3, IF, we have something to say about it all.
Is there anything you're super excited for? Let us know!
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
The 2023 Holiday Spectacular!
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
Saturday Dec 23, 2023
🎄✨ Get into the festive spirit with John, Nick, and Wren on Area 51 1/2! Join us for a merry conversation as we unwrap our favorite holiday specials in pop culture. From classic films to TV gems, we're dishing on the ultimate festive entertainment. Tune in for a joyful celebration of all things pop culture this holiday season! 🎙️📺 #HolidaySpecial #Area51Half #PopCulturePodcast
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Rankin Bass Holiday Specials
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
The stars finally aligned and the episode was recorded properly! It only took a year, but now you can listen to John, Nick, and Wren talk about those good ol' Rankin Bass produced holiday specials!
From Rudolph to The Miser Brothers, with some Peter Cottontail thrown in for fun, we look back on the animated holiday specials we used to watch as kids.
Plus we discuss the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer, Brenda Lee's hit song, and of course, The Person of the Year, Taylor Swift!
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
The Punk Show: CM Punk Strikes Back
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Tuesday Nov 28, 2023
Join Nick and Wren this week as they congratulate Dave Filoni, play a word association game, and talk about the return of CM Punk to the WWE.
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