{"podcast":{"title":"It's the Pictures","slug":"it-s-the-pictures-50634","podcast_index_feed_id":50634,"rss_url":"https://rss.pdrl.fm/48d805/feeds.libsyn.com/78796/rss/?redirect=false","website_url":"http://itsthepicturespodcast.com","image_url":"https://hosting-media.riverside.com/media/imports/podcasts/6d96ea8a-3ef0-4dc5-8b43-d52f1a477114/Untitled_design_2.png","author":"Max Covill and Evan Crean","episode_count":216,"summary":"Boston Online Film Critic Members Max Covill and Evan Crean discuss the latest news in the world of film.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-07T06:18:59.132667+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-the-pictures-50634"},"episode":{"title":"194: Sci-Fi / Horror Tropes with Deirdre Crimmins","slug":"194-sci-fi-horror-tropes-with-deirdre-crimmins","published_at":"2025-05-13T16:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-the-pictures-50634/194-sci-fi-horror-tropes-with-deirdre-crimmins","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-the-pictures-50634","url":"https://itsthepictures.libsyn.com/194-sci-fi-horror-tropes-with-deirdre-crimmins","audio_url":"https://api.riverside.com/hosting-analytics/media/e776fdc72f059d31fc99e38b6bde733dd7fa79cc29655c42f53d1ad2401a1243/eyJlcGlzb2RlSWQiOiI1NDQwNTNhNS1hNjc1LTQ4YTYtYWYzYy1kMzE4ZGM3ZjQ1YTAiLCJwb2RjYXN0SWQiOiI2ZDk2ZWE4YS0zZWYwLTRkYzUtOGI0My1kNTJmMWE0NzcxMTQiLCJhY2NvdW50SWQiOiI2NmZkNWJhMmE5YWVhNTY0YzAyYjI1MzUiLCJwYXRoIjoibWVkaWEvaW1wb3J0cy9wb2RjYXN0cy82ZDk2ZWE4YS0zZWYwLTRkYzUtOGI0My1kNTJmMWE0NzcxMTQvZXBpc29kZXMvNTQ0MDUzYTUtYTY3NS00OGE2LWFmM2MtZDMxOGRjN2Y0NWEwLzE5NC5tcDMifQ==.mp3","summary":"Max and Evan are joined by horror afectionado and journalist Deirdre Crimmins to discuss tropes in Horror / Sci-fi. Before starting the episode, there's some brief discussion on GTA VI and some upcoming movies from James Grey and Jane Schoenbrun. Then the conversation turns to the featured topic with a discussion of some of the more common tropes in Sci-Fi / Horror. Finally, stay turned afterwards for a brief review of Marvel's Thunderbolts* Website: https://itsthepictures.libsyn.com/ itsthepictures.substack.com Download the episode today, and find us on Bluesky, Instagram, and Letterboxd. Like the show? Review us on iTunes! We are also available on Stitcher, Spotify, and Letterboxd. Opening: \"The Fire\" by Dan_Mantau (c) 2022 - http://ccmixter.org/files/Dan_Mantau/64603 Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) Closing: Pixie Pixels (featuring Kara Square) by spinningmerkaba (c) copyright 2016 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/53778 Additional comments? Email us: itsthepictures@gmail.com","meta_description":"Max and Evan are joined by horror afectionado and journalist Deirdre Crimmins to discuss tropes in Horror / Sci-fi. Before starting the episode, there's s…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5942,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/it-s-the-pictures-50634/episodes/194-sci-fi-horror-tropes-with-deirdre-crimmins/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/it-s-the-pictures-50634/194-sci-fi-horror-tropes-with-deirdre-crimmins.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}