{"podcast":{"title":"Dead Formats: An Obscure Movie Podcast","slug":"dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988","podcast_index_feed_id":7208988,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/deadformats/feed.xml","website_url":"https://deadformats.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/19530254/Season22048.png","author":"Dead Formats","episode_count":38,"summary":"A movie podcast dedicated to breathing new life into dead formats – interactive movies, made-for-TV stuff, shot-on-video films, that sort of thing. If it’s obscure, bizarre, or almost unwatchable, we want to talk about it.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T14:17:46.152856+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988"},"episode":{"title":"Alien: Contact (1993) with Bones and DK","slug":"alien-contact-1993-with-bones-and-dk","published_at":"2025-08-11T06:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988/alien-contact-1993-with-bones-and-dk","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988","url":"https://deadformats.podbean.com/e/alien-contact-1993-with-bones-and-dk/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/cibtj92z8v53hmvu/Alien_Contact_1993_with_Bones_and_DK794uo.mp3","summary":"Chris is joined by Bones of 5 Day Rentals and DK from Nerds, Geeks, and the Kitchen Sink/DK & Dan Like Bands to explore the 1993 Russian novel Alien: Contact (ЧУЖИЕ КНИГА 4: КОНТАКТ), an unofficial continuation of the Alien saga. The trio discusses the process of translating this work, the bizarre plot and character choices, and the larger implications of fan fiction within the Alien franchise. A thorough analysis of the novel’s narrative elements and structural complexities is offered, providing a unique insight into a rare and fascinating piece of Alien lore. Buy your tickets to Pulgasari 3D at the Guild Cinema on July 31st @ 10:30pm Follow Us: Bluesky // Instagram // Letterboxd Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/CJWWRQUmEJ","meta_description":"Chris is joined by Bones of 5 Day Rentals and DK from Nerds, Geeks, and the Kitchen Sink/DK & Dan Like Bands to explore the 1993 Russian novel Alien:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10220,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988/episodes/alien-contact-1993-with-bones-and-dk/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/dead-formats-an-obscure-movie-podcast-7208988/alien-contact-1993-with-bones-and-dk.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}