{"podcast":{"title":"SciFrights","slug":"scifrights-7217802","podcast_index_feed_id":7217802,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/scifrights/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/scifrights/20250210_090220_020d33c6de4462034230804e7444db6c.png","author":"Liam Dunn and Lindsay Hallam","episode_count":20,"summary":"SciFrights – a movie podcast from the Interzone where horror meets science fiction. In each episode hosts Liam Dunn and Dr Lindsay Hallam will explore a theme through two films, one horror and one science fiction. They will discuss the place of the film within the history of the genre, the ways the film employs genre tropes and style, and analyse the film’s historical context and social commentary.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802"},"episode":{"title":"Dirty Computers - Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970) and Pulse (2001)","slug":"dirty-computers-colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-and-pulse-2001","published_at":"2025-10-29T00:15:11+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/dirty-computers-colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-and-pulse-2001","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/2296111","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/315885/2296111/scifrights/2025_10_28_20_12_03_6bcd281d-ba92-43fe-a0f2-78f8abb4cd4e.mp3","summary":"We continue our current season looking at A.I. and technofear, exploring the malevolent forces lurking in our computers and the dark (possibly haunted?) depths of cyberspace. Joining us this episode is Brogan Morris, writer, journalist, and programmer for Distorted Frame Film Club, to discuss Joseph Sargeant’s 1970 techno-thriller Colossus: The Forbin Project (12:35) and Kyoshi Kurosawa’s 2001 Internet horror Pulse (01:02:34). We end with some Honourable Mentions of other films where technology is used for destructive and sinister purposes (01:58:38). Content Warning: our discussion of Pulse contains references to suicide. You can follow Distorted Frame Film Club on Instagram Bluesky Facebook ***Please rate and review our podcast!*** Hosted, produced, and edited by Liam Dunn and Lindsay Hallam Music composed and performed by Damo Alexander and Rosie Gilbey Artwork by Millie Hallam Visit our website: https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/ Email us at scifrightspodcast@gmail.com Follow us on: Instagram Facebook Bluesky Letterboxd","meta_description":"We continue our current season looking at A.I. and technofear, exploring the malevolent forces lurking in our computers and the dark (possibly haunted?) d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7727,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scifrights-7217802/episodes/dirty-computers-colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-and-pulse-2001/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/dirty-computers-colossus-the-forbin-project-1970-and-pulse-2001.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}