Welcome back to The STARLOG Podcast!
In this episode, Jordan is catching up on sci-fi and sent Dave to the theaters to see Hope (호프), the new Korean sci-fi action flick from director Na Hong-jin. Then, a traffic jam of colorful delivery robots blocked a sidewalk in Chicago, so it’s time to talk about why you should pay a human to deliver your chicken salad sandwich. In the STARLOG Archive this week, Back to the Future’s Bob Gale talks about his film version of Doctor Strange.
This week’s guest is author, writer, and pop culture thinker John DeVore, who is a personal friend of Jordan. John DeVore is a two-time James Beard Award–winning writer and editor who has worked for The New York Post, Esquire, Vanity Fair, and Marvel Comics, among many others. He wanted to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Transformers: The Movie, the 1986 animated classic that killed your robot dad.
Next week, we’re bringing in Polygon Editor-and-Chief and co-host of the new Point It Out podcast, Matt Patches, who has inspired us to give another look at the 1985 science fiction D.A.R.Y.L. which is about both parenting and A.I.
NOTICES:
Hope Is being given a wide American theatrical release by NEON pictures. Check your local listings.
VIDEO: Delivery robots clog Chicago sidewalk
John DeVore’s book Theater Kids is available now!
Follow John DeVore on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/johndevore/
And BlueSky:
https://bsky.app/profile/johndevore.bsky.social
FORMAT:
00:00 - Welcome to Lucky Episode 13!
03:19 - What’s New in Science Fiction?
11:57 - What’s Happening in Science Fact?
20:46 - The STARLOG Archive - Bob Gale’s Doctor Strange
28:11 - Transformers: The Movie with John DeVore
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