Episodes

  • The De-Terminator : free will vs determinism in the Terminator

    The De-Terminator : free will vs determinism in the Terminator
    Apr 29 2025
    Terminator is an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Arnold’s physique is the star of the film The progressive decay of the Body into the Machine is his co-star With the special effects that animated the Terminator as best supporting actor Watch the full video essay Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast for the extended audio commentary LINKContinue reading "The De-Terminator : free will vs determinism in the Terminator"
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    35 mins
  • The science fiction novel that destroyed socialism

    The science fiction novel that destroyed socialism
    Apr 8 2025
    We by Yevgeny Zamyatin is a novel written at the beginning of the future. It’s hard to remember today, after Logan’s Run, The Handmaid’s Tale and Hunger Games made “dystopia” an entertainment genre, but when Yevgeny Zamyatin was writing in the early 1920s, it was only beginning to dawn on humanity just how bad the future might be. OrContinue reading "The science fiction novel that destroyed socialism"
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    55 mins
  • The cyberpunk comic that kicked neoliberalism in the nuts

    The cyberpunk comic that kicked neoliberalism in the nuts
    Apr 1 2025
    Shop the PKD Made Me Do It Collection - https://my-store-ef7a8e.creator-spring.com/listing/pkd-made-me-do-it Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussion Website - https://damiengwalter.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membership Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DamienWalter Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essays https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the Science Fiction community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197/ Follow Damien on Twitter - https://x.com/damiengwalter Bluesky - LINK https://bsky.app/profile/damiengwalter.bsky.social
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    27 mins
  • Did George Orwell see Big Elon coming?

    Did George Orwell see Big Elon coming?
    Mar 4 2025
    Shop the PKD Made Me Do It Collection - https://my-store-ef7a8e.creator-spring.com/listing/pkd-made-me-do-it Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussion Website - https://damiengwalter.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membership Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DamienWalter Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essays https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the Science Fiction community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197/ Follow Damien on Twitter - https://x.com/damiengwalter Bluesky - LINK https://bsky.app/profile/damiengwalter.bsky.social
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    31 mins
  • The only true Philip K Dick movie

    The only true Philip K Dick movie
    Jan 22 2025
    Shop the PKD Made Me Do It Collection - https://my-store-ef7a8e.creator-spring.com/listing/pkd-made-me-do-it Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussion Website - https://damiengwalter.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membership Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DamienWalter Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essays https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the Science Fiction community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197/ Follow Damien on Twitter - https://x.com/damiengwalter Bluesky - LINK https://bsky.app/profile/damiengwalter.bsky.social
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    30 mins
  • The Last Marxist

    The Last Marxist
    Jan 8 2025
    Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussion Website - https://damiengwalter.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membership Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DamienWalter Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essays https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the Science Fiction community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197/ Follow Damien on Twitter - https://x.com/damiengwalter Bluesky - LINK https://bsky.app/profile/damiengwalter.bsky.social
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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • 10 Science Fiction books to read in 2025

    10 Science Fiction books to read in 2025
    Dec 30 2024
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    11 mins
  • When HG Wells met Vladimir Lenin

    When HG Wells met Vladimir Lenin
    Dec 4 2024
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    33 mins
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