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Still Watching the Skies: Episode 145 "Explorers" Sep 25, 2026

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This month, Robert, Nat, and Cody are joined by Jim Laczkowski as we review the boyhood adventure that is Joe Dante's EXPLORERS. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - EXPLORERS (1985) Discussion 1:15:27- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: 2026 Summer Bonus Episode "The Wrong Stuff" Aug 30, 2026

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It's time once again for our annual summer special, and this year we have The Wrong Stuff. In 1983, Philip Kaufman assembled Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward and others to portray the men with THE RIGHT STUFF. But what happened when Hollywood tried to turn some of those guys into science-fiction and fantasy stars? The answer, apparently, was Nazis fighting demons, the ancient Korean art of dodging bullets, and interspecies alien childbirth. For THE WRONG STUFF, Cody, Robert, and Nat take a look at three adaptations starring alumni of THE RIGHT STUFF⁠ — each of which arrived with at least some hope of bigger things to come. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE KEEP Discussion 0:30:23 - REMO WILLIAMS: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS Discussion 1:03:15 - ENEMY MINE Discussion

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 144 "Minority Report" Aug 20, 2026

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Our precogs have seen that you would stop here and listen to our podcast. It would be a precrime not to listen. You have no free will as you listen to Cody, Robert, and Nat discuss Steven Spielberg's take on Philip K. Dick in 2002'S MINORITY REPORT. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MINORITY REPORT Discussion 1:18:21- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 143 "The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)" Jul 19, 2026

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This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert journey to a world of the white god in the jungle who's engaged in cruel experiments that push the conception of humanity with 1996's THE ISLAND OF DOCTOR MOREAU. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU (1996) Discussion 1:18:45- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 142 "V and V: The Final Battle" Jun 19, 2026

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This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Kurt Halfyard of ScreenAnarchy to fight a fascist takeover as we discuss the 1980s' mini-series V and V: The Final Battle. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - V Discussion 0:45:19- V: THE FINAL BATTLE Discussion 1:44:23- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 141 "Johnny Mnemonic" May 23, 2026

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This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat jack into the futuristic world of 2021 and the cyberpunk ideas of William Gibson with 1995's JOHNNY MNEMONIC. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - JOHNNY MNEMONIC Discussion 1:18:45- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 140 "UFOria" Apr 18, 2026

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This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert journey to rural America to talk about belief and UFOs in 1981's/1985's UFOria. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - UFOria Discussion 1:02:21- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 139 "Mysterious Island (1961)" Mar 22, 2026

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This month, Robert and Nat go it without an under the weather Cody. To make up for that absence, we are joined by Hunter Fagan of Dis-Order and Grim Grinning Hosts to talk Jules Verne and Ray Harryhausen in 1961's MYSTERIOUS ISLAND. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - MYSTERIOUS ISLAND Discussion 1:26:57- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 138 "On the Beach" Feb 26, 2026

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This month, Cody, Robert, and Nat are joined by Miloš Tomin to explore Cold War fears and the end of the world in Stanley Kramer's ON THE BEACH. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - ON THE BEACH Discussion 1:14:37- Next Movie and Outro

Still Watching the Skies: Episode 137 "Kin-Dza-Dza!" Jan 20, 2026

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This month, Nat, Cody, and Robert explore comedy in the Soviet world with 1986's KIN-DZA-DZA!. If that's not enough, we also take a look back at 2025 in movies. Our highs, our lows, trends, things we missed, and more. Time tracks: 0:00:00 - KIN-DZA-DZA! Discussion 0:43:26 - 2025 in Movies Discussion 1:07:29- Next Movie and Outro

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