{"podcast":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-6737186","podcast_index_feed_id":6737186,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/backtothebalcony/20231231_031229_c49af6b3049b36e6b9306c12ed2e9427.jpg","author":"Antonio Palacios and Justin Henson","episode_count":124,"summary":"Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert - two titans of cinematic review. Sometimes right, sometimes wrong - but always captivating. Your hosts Antonio Palacios (host of THE CULTWORTHY CINEMA PODACST) and Justin Henson ( host of THE MOVIE WIRE PODCAST) - are here to take you BACK TO THE BALCONY!! Each week we will discuss a film from the 70's, 80's and 90's in order to determine where we stand with the critique of this infamous television duo. Be sure to tune in each week - don't forget to like, rate and subscribe to our show! Visit THE CULTWORTHY: https://thecultworthy.com/ Visit THE MOVIE WIRE: https://www.themoviewire.com/","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186"},"episode":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#116- THE LAST STARFIGHTER!","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-ep-116-the-last-starfighter","published_at":"2026-04-03T12:55:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-116-the-last-starfighter","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony/2686729","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/242831/2686729/backtothebalcony/2026_04_03_12_55_40_92c0474d-a090-4fc5-acfb-4e3237d756d5.mp3","summary":"This week we cover the 80's scif-fi classic, THE LAST STARFIGHTER!! After finally achieving the high score on Starfighter, his favorite arcade game, everyday teenager Alex Rogan (Lance Guest) meets the game's designer, Centauri (Robert Preston) -- who reveals that he created Starfighter as a training ground for developing and recruiting actual pilots to help fight a war in space. Hear our take on the film and on the critique of SISKEL AND EBERT. SUBSCRIBE TODAY! Visit thecultworthy.com Visit https://www.themoviewire.com Video: https://www.youtube.com/@back2thebalcony","meta_description":"This week we cover the 80's scif-fi classic, THE LAST STARFIGHTER!! After finally achieving the high score on Starfighter, his favorite arcade game, every…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2576,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/episodes/back-2-the-balcony-ep-116-the-last-starfighter/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-116-the-last-starfighter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}