{"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":"John Carpenter: Escape from New York (1981) and The Thing (1982)","slug":"john-carpenter-escape-from-new-york-1981-and-the-thing-1982","published_at":"2026-03-26T00:11:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/john-carpenter-escape-from-new-york-1981-and-the-thing-1982","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/2660707","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/315885/2660707/scifrights/2026_03_25_12_27_19_e9dae35a-0172-4603-867b-0df43e585c8e.mp3","summary":"Welcome to our new season, \"Director Double Bills\". In each episode we will focus on a filmmaker and explore two of their films, one horror and one Science Fiction. We begin the season with a big one: JC himself – John Carpenter. We are joined by film critic Travis Johnson to explore Carpenter's impact on both genres and go deep into two of his greatest works – the 1981 dystopian classic Escape from New York (35:30), followed by what many consider to be his masterpiece, 1982’s The Thing (01:33:34). ***Please rate and review our podcast!*** Check out Travis's work at Blunt Magazine : https://bluntmag.com.au/author/travisjohnson/ 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":"Welcome to our new season, \"Director Double Bills\". In each episode we will focus on a filmmaker and explore two of their films, one horror and one Scienc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":10423,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scifrights-7217802/episodes/john-carpenter-escape-from-new-york-1981-and-the-thing-1982/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/john-carpenter-escape-from-new-york-1981-and-the-thing-1982.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}