{"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":137,"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":"2026-09-04T00:19:36.670164+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186"},"episode":{"title":"BACK 2 THE BALCONY EP#133 - SPECIES!","slug":"back-2-the-balcony-ep-133-species","published_at":"2026-08-13T13:12:45+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186/back-2-the-balcony-ep-133-species","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/back-2-the-balcony-6737186","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/backtothebalcony/3065484","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/242831/3065484/backtothebalcony/2026_08_13_13_12_00_73899123-d4a7-442e-a422-159fba8d5296.mp3","summary":"This week we take on the sci-fi flick SPECIES. When government scientist Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley) intercepts a space transmission containing the genetic sequence for an alien life form, he uses it to produce \"Sil\" (Natasha Henstridge) -- a gorgeous alien-human hybrid. As Fitch's team grows concerned at her rapid rate of growth, Sil wrecks the laboratory and begins a violent quest for a suitable male human to impregnate her. The U.S. government dispatches top assassin Preston Lennox (Michael Madsen) and a team of experts to stop her. Hear our take on the film and on the reviews 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 take on the sci-fi flick SPECIES. When government scientist Xavier Fitch (Ben Kingsley) intercepts a space transmission containing the geneti…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2557,"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-133-species/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-133-species.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}