9to5scifipod
Join Sara, Ren, & Zylla every other week to discuss Babylon 5 and Deep Space Nine. Two shows with similar ingredients, but different creative approaches. We're not looking at who did it better, but what we can discover when we put them in conversation with each other and with our present cultural climate.
Formerly Muppets, Sex, & Trauma
Episodes
109 episodes
Introduction Episode; Who Are We
Introducing 9to5 a sci-fi podcast where Sara, Ren, & Zylla will be watching and discussing every episode of both Deep Space Nine and Babylon 5. The goal is not to see which is better, but what we can learn when we put these two stories with...
Farscape Series Wrap Up
It's been a long road, but here we are: five years after being pulled into a weird, horny world of muppets, fascists, and aliens Josh and Sara have finished the series. And here are our final thoughts.Podcast socialshttps://www....
Fat Culture Critic Conversation about Joy with Swolesome
This is the first of a series that Sara is making on her main channel. The idea is to make some space away from all the doom to focus on joy. We talk about what joy is to us, its role in resistance and identity, and some of the things that brin...
The Peacekeeper Wars
War, wormholes, weapons, weddings, and a baby to boot; the crew of Moya are having one hell of a final adventure. @RenTheBarbarian and Charley join Josh &...
Christmas Watchalong Star Wars Holiday Special
Happy Lifeday folks. Every Christmas we record a watchalong of something holiday related; this year we chose The Star Wars Holiday Special. Josh somehow "forgot" we were recording this and missed the experience that is the holiday special and s...
Updates and Outtakes
Things have been a bit hectic for Josh and I as we prepare to finish the podcast and I thought it was time I gave you folks an update. I have included a bunch of our outake antics from this season for a bit of added silliness. We hope to have t...
Episode 4.22 Bad Timing
It's been a long road, but here we are at the last episode of the series; John has decisions to make and an important question for Aeryn. Jessie Gender joins Josh and Sara for a rather long and in-depth discussion of the episode, the series, an...
Episode 4.20/21 We're So Screwed parts 2&3
The Scarrens and Peacekeepers are meeting to negotiate peace in our time, but there are some unexpected guests: Crichton and crew. John says he's ready to sell all his secrets, but he might just have other plans. Both Mandy and Ren guest on the...
Episode 4.19 We're So Screwed part1 Fetal Attraction
Content warning for reproductive trauma, body horror and violence against women.John and the crew run into the freighter carrying Aeryn and have to improvise a rescue plan. Let's just hope it doesn't get everyone killed by the Hynerian p...
Episode 4.18 Prayer
Oh, you've got to hold on to what you've got. John is down on his luck, and Aeryn is living on a prayer. Do you think these two will make it or not? Seriously, this is a dark and fascinating episode involving reproductive violence and violence ...
Episode 4.17 A Constellation of Doubts
Aeryn has been kidnapped, and seemingly no one knows where she's been taken. This leaves John feeling lost, and so he retreats to his room to watch TV. In most shows, that wouldn't make a good episode, but Farscape isn't like most shows. Charle...
Episode 4.16 Bringing Home the Beacon
Girls' Trip! The women of Moya are visiting a trading post when they run into Graiza on her own girly weekend with Braca and a new frienemy. Guest:Ren (she/they)Creator: Ren the Barbarian
Episode 4.15 Mental as Anything (part 2)
We're still at the dojo for the Moya's boys' trip, talking about trauma and memory and love.Here's the second part of our discussion about Mental as Anything with OddnonGuest:Oddnon; Writer, Twitch Streamerhttps://linktr.ee/...
Episode 4.15 Mental as Anything
The boys go on a trip, John gets a timeout while Dargo deals with some internal demons. Oddnon joins Sara & Josh for a discussion on memory and identity that went on for so long we're splitting it in half. Guest:Oddn...
Episode 4.14 Twice Shy
The crew pick up a new friend, or so they think, until everyone starts acting even stranger than usual. Oh dear, it looks like they've got another critter. Josh and Sara are joined by new guest Ron of Just a Lil Guy Podcast.Guest:...
Episode 4.13 Terra Firma
At long last, John has really made it home to Earth, but is Earth home anymore? Ren joins Josh and Sara to discuss one of the absolute best episodes of Farscape, possibly among the best Sci-Fi episodes ever.Guest:Ren (she/they)...
Episode 4.12 Kansas
Crichton finally made it home; the only problem is he's arrived before he left, 15 years before he left to be exact. He goofed up and now he and his friends have to fix the timeline, but as usual nothing goes as planned.Guest:...
Episode 4.11 Unrealized Realities
It's time for a lore dump as John meets another godlike alien for a lesson in wormhole theory for dummies. Sara and Josh are joined by Aranock to discuss this episode as well as a look at Farscape's representation of mental illness.
Episode 4.10 Coup by Clam part 2
We're back with the second half of our deep dive into arguably the most problematic episode of Farscape. This time Zylla teaches us some background on the antisemitic tropes the doctor falls into. We also cover the chaser and SA jokes as well a...
Episode 4.10 Coup by Clam
There's no denying it, this episode is both bad and offensive in so many ways. There is a LOT to unpack, so much that it won't fit in one episode, so enjoy part one of our discussion with returning guest Zylla.Guest:Zylla Blackh...
Episode 4.9 A Prefect Murder
In a stunning turn of events, Moya's crew have been pulled into local political intrigue, this time with telepathic murder bugs. Also Sikozu has a new crush. Oddnon joins Josh and Sara for this one.This episode's guest:Oddnon; Writer...
Episode 4.8 I Shrink Therefore I Am
Come out to the Uncharted Territories; we'll have a few laughs, team up with the enemy and rescue our tiny friends. Yes folks, it's Die Hard with a Shrink Ray as John takes on a group of bounty hunters, one of whom may be more than he seems.&nb...
Episode 4.7 John Quixote
Farscape goes down a rabbit hole as John and Chiana get a little too caught up in a virtual game. Ren joins Josh and Sara for all the high jinks plus some listener comments.Guest:Ren Krueger (she/they)
Episode 4.6 Natural Election
They were wandering through the wormhole district of the Uncharted Territories when suddenly and without warning there was a total eclipse of the stars. It got very dark and when they looked around there was a weird plant all over Moya.&nbs...