{"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":"Nutty Professors: Altered States (1980) and Re-Animator (1985)","slug":"nutty-professors-altered-states-1980-and-re-animator-1985","published_at":"2025-03-12T01:00:12+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/nutty-professors-altered-states-1980-and-re-animator-1985","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/scifrights/1929017","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/315885/1929017/scifrights/2025_03_06_16_27_02_43220858-6fa4-4102-a674-3fdc4e920705.mp3","summary":"In this episode we explore the life and creations of cinema’s mad scientists. Lindsay gives us a quick run down on the history of the mad science film (06:45), then we discuss Ken Russell’s psychedelic mind-melter Altered States (14:47) and Stuart Gordon’s Lovecraftian gore-fest Re-Animator (1:14:24). We end with some Honourable Mentions of our favourite nutty professors (1:58:00), which includes Liam trying to convince Lindsay of the virtues of Ang Lee’s Hulk . 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":"In this episode we explore the life and creations of cinema’s mad scientists. Lindsay gives us a quick run down on the history of the mad science film (06…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7973,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/scifrights-7217802/episodes/nutty-professors-altered-states-1980-and-re-animator-1985/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/scifrights-7217802/nutty-professors-altered-states-1980-and-re-animator-1985.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}