Jettison Pod Podcast

Jettison Pod

Vandy Beth Glenn
A weekly discussion of comedy and humor in science fiction and fantasy across all media.
Jettison Pod Episode 27: Star Trek Strange New Worlds Season 2 Episode 7: Those Old Scientists
This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn is joined by past guests Charles Kelso and Ilan Muskat for a very special episode discussing Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 2, Episode 7, "Those Old Scientists." This is, of course, the instant classic crossover with Star Trek: Lower Decks. Enjoy!   Show Notes: Mrs. Davis on Peacock is making Ilan laugh this week. Good Omens Season 2 on Amazon Prime is making Charles laugh this week. Vandy Beth is laughing at Season 4 of Miracle Workers on TBS.   Charles is plugging the new YouTube channel for Felt Nerdy, the puppetry he and wife Veronica do. He and Veronica (and Keith Johnson and R. Alan Siler) also are the crew of the Earth Station Trek podcast. And their other podcast is Monkeeing Around.
Sep 12, 2023
44 min
Jettison Pod Episode 26: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 9: Trusted Sources
This week, Vandy Beth Glenn and Dawn Ennis discuss "Trusted Sources," the ninth episode of Season 3 of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Show Notes What's making Dawn laugh this week: The Trump-less GOP debate on Fox. Trump on Carlson Trump's arrest What's making Vandy Beth laugh this week: Good Omens Season 2. Plugs: Dawn's Substack. And she's @lifeafterdawn on Threads, Bluesky, Post, Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok Vandy Beth still hasn't launched the crowdfunding campaign for her next movie, "Shelter In Place." But it's coming soon!
Aug 29, 2023
31 min
Jettison Pod Episode 25: The Middleman
This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn welcomes guest Eric Akawie for a discussion about The Middleman, a fun, little-seen science fiction comedy that aired on the ABC Family basic cable network for just twelve episodes in 2008. Have you seen The Middleman? Let us know!   Show Notes: The Middleman website: Comic-Con 2009 table read of unproduced 13th Episode 2013 second table read Make Some Noise on dropout.tv is making Eric laugh this week: Black Mirror Season 6 is making Vandy Beth laugh: Not strictly necessary, but here's how to pronounce Javier Grillo-Marxuach's name: Eric's plug is this Kickstarter Which is for a production of this comics publisher: fieldmouse.press
Aug 15, 2023
26 min
Jettison Pod Episode 24: She-Hulk Season 1, Episode 8: Ribbit and Rip It
This week, Veronica Dashiell and Vandy Beth Glenn talk about Season 1, Episode 8 of She-Hulk, "Ribbit and Rip It," guest-starring Charlie Cox as Daredevil!   Show Notes What's making Veronica laugh this week: Black Mirror Season 6 on Netflix   What's making Vandy Beth laugh this week: Season 9 of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia Plugs: The podcasts Earth Station Trek (weekly) and Monkeeing Around (biweekly) Also, Feltnerdy, Veronica and her husband's puppetry troupe, has many performances upcoming. They'll also be at Dragon Con. See Vandy Beth at Dragon Con in the Skeptic Track. Follow @Jettison_Pod on Twitter and join the Jettison Pod Facebook group!
Aug 1, 2023
31 min
Jettison Pod Episode 23: Lower Decks Season 3, Episode 8 Crisis Point 2 Paradoxus
This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn and Alan Siler talk about Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3, Episode 8: Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus.   Show Notes: What's making Alan laugh this week: Space Force on Netflix What's making Vandy Beth laugh this week: The podcast Fly On The Wall, an ongoing oral history of Saturday Night Live. Speaking of speaking about TV series, Alan also recommends the podcast Parks And Recollection.   Plugs: Alan's podcast Modern Musicology has reached its 75 episode milestone! He's also part of the panel on Earth Station Trek. And finally, there's Alan's podcast about the time-traveling extraterrestrial, Doctor Who A(uton) to Z(ygon). Vandy Beth's modest plug is for the Dragon Con 2023, which she will participate in this year as an Attending Professional in the Skeptic track (and others).
Jul 18, 2023
34 min
Jettison Pod Episode 22: Mindscapes
This week's a solo essay about two intriguing episodes of the Star Trek franchise.   Show Notes: What's making me laugh this week: Ted Lasso Season 3 Plug: The EFF Track at Dragon Con 2023, where Vandy Beth Glenn will be on a panel discussing Title IX and the wave of anti-trans laws sweeping the nation.
Jul 11, 2023
13 min
Jettison Pod Episode 21: She-Hulk Season 1 Episode 7, "The Retreat"
Happy Independence Day! This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn and Stephanie Chan discuss "The Retreat," the seventh episode of Season 1 of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law. Show Notes: Run BTS is making Stephanie laugh again this week. Vandy Beth is laughing at movie Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.   Stephanie's plug is for sztvstudio.com, which she and her sister run together (at the moment it just links to Stephanie's Twitter). Vandy Beth will be an Attending Professional at Dragon Con this Labor Day weekend.
Jul 4, 2023
31 min
Jettison Pod Episode 20: Star Trek Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 7, A Mathematically Perfect Redemption
In this week's Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn and Ilan Muskat (back for the third time!) discuss Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 7: A Mathematically Perfect Redemption, about the second appearance in Lower Decks of the rascally (but perhaps not megalomaniacal) AI, Peanut Hamper. Show Notes: Two things are making Ilan laugh this week:    What's making Ilan laugh this week: The third seasons of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson and The Other Two.   What's making Vandy Beth laugh this week: The third season of I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. We really shouldn't have skipped the pre-record planning meeting this week.   Plugs: Ilan: Sing Toronto Vocal Arts Festival   Vandy Beth: the Jettison Pod Facebook group has around 200 members and occasionally sparks a lively conversation—most often someone else mentioning a possible episode topic and Vandy Beth then commenting that the proposed topic is out of bounds. What fun! Also, the @Jettison_Pod Twitter group.
Jun 20, 2023
31 min
Jettison Pod Episode 19: Horror Hosts with John Hudgens
This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn talks with John Hudgens, director of the documentary, "American Scary," which is all about TV horror hosts from the 1950s through today (including Neil Gaiman—whoa, curveball!).   Show Notes: American Scary is highly recommended—a fun documentary! What's making John laugh this week are the BBC radio sitcom, "Old Harry's Game," which can be found at the Beeb itself or on Audible. Also making John laugh is the new Disney+ series about Dr. Teeth and his ensemble, The Muppets Mayhem. Vandy Beth is laughing at Letterkenny Season 11. And when she told John that, he further recommended Corner Gas.   As for plugs, Vandy Beth had nothing this week. John stumped for his other documentary, Backyard Blockbusters, about fan-made films, the Knoxville, Tennessee improv troupe Einstein Simplified, and his own YouTube channel, which has (among other delights) many videos of performances by Einstein Simplified.
Jun 13, 2023
31 min
Jettison Pod Episode 18: She-Hulk: Attorney At Law S01E06
This week on Jettison Pod, Vandy Beth Glenn and Bridget LaMonica discuss the sixth episode of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law's first and so far only season, "Just Jen."   Show Notes: Bridget: Rick and Morty Season 6: Full Meta Jackrick Vandy Beth: Season 1 of the new Hulu seasons of Animaniacs   Plugs: Bridget: Bitch Beer, soon to be a television show! Vandy Beth: The Jettison Pod Twitter feed And Patreon. Please help support this podcast financially!
Jun 6, 2023
33 min
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