The Alien Movie Project

The AMP is a weekly podcast examining the narrative and affective politics of alien movies. And sometimes we talk about plaid. The show is hosted by Kate and Aaron Donaldson and currently produced by Alex Smalls.

EP 91 - The Force Awakens (2015) 09/07/2017

EP 91 - The Force Awakens (2015) Is The Force Contagious? /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5716120

EP 90 - Spaceballs (1987) 08/11/2017

EP 90 - Spaceballs (1987) Parodic tourism, space cowboys and more plaid. Oh, and balls. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5634640

EP 89 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) 05/20/2017

EP 89 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982) A blush of nipple, a tower of bangs and the politics of sound... Khaaaaaaaaan! Featuring a special interview with the amazing Dr. Scott Murphy. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5374239

EP 88 - Skyline (2010) 02/13/2017

EP 88 - Skyline (2010) Not the movie Kate meant to watch. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5081732

EP 87 - Battleship (2012) 01/29/2017

EP 87 - Battleship (2012) Militarism, American exceptionalism, board games and a great interview with Dr. Georg Lofflmann. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5033563

EP 86 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) 01/21/2017

EP 86 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) Star Lord, son of Starman... discuss. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/5011381

EP 85 - Redline (2009) 01/12/2017

EP 85 - Redline (2009) This is not a Trans Am commercial. Or is it? Intergalactic race car culture, rebel masculinity and kinda sorta empowered-ish female characters. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4983843

EP 84 - Knowing (2009) 01/05/2017

EP 84 - Knowing (2009) Nicolas Cage is in an alien movie. Need we say more? /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4966188

EP 83 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) 12/29/2016

EP 83 - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964) The sensibility of a candy cane, the survival instinct of a Christmas stocking, the cultural staying power of Coca Cola. The man, the myth, the WTF. Hooray for Santy Claus! But seriously, maybe you should put Billy in charge... /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4949423

EP 82 - John Carter (2012) 12/22/2016

EP 82 - John Carter (2012) One man. One dog. And some beans. Space cowboys, frontier rhetoric and Superman parallels. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4936481

EP 81 - Battle Los Angeles (2011) 12/17/2016

EP 81 - Battle Los Angeles (2011) Oh the humanity... is just about absent from this movie. The military machine meets the alien machine, governance and... Glen. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4920476

EP 80 - PK (2014) 12/08/2016

EP 80 - PK (2014) Only God knows where your remote control is. Benevolent aliens in the buff, the intergalactic quest for religious understanding and a whole lot of dancing. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4898293

EP 79 - Home (2015) 12/01/2016

EP 79 - Home (2015) Put your hands in the air like you just don't care. Snoot booping, shushing and intergalactic colonialism. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4878521

EP 78 - Barbarella (1968) 11/24/2016

EP 78 - Barbarella (1968) Our very first AMP soft core selection. Just in time for the holidays! Progressive female sexuality or bubbly pink astronautics? Just when was the last time you witnessed a nude video conference call with an intergalactic politician? /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4858691

EP 77 - Prometheus (2012) 11/16/2016

EP 77 - Prometheus (2012) Humanity, Daddy issues, bad decisions and the meaning of life. Featuring special guest Dr. Pavithra Prasad. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4834970

EP 76 - Batman v. Superman (2015) 11/09/2016

EP 76 - Batman v. Superman (2015) The Man of Steel lensed through the rhetoric of terrorism while the eternal question lingers: is Batman just Casey Jones with money? Humanity, alienhood, masculinity and a little Nietzsche. Discuss amongst yourselves. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4816809

EP 75 - Apollo 18 (2011) 11/02/2016

EP 75 - Apollo 18 (2011) Nostalgia, moon rock conspiracies, the politics of sound... and the real reason behind funding reduction for space exploration. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4798109

EP 74 - Dreamcatcher (2003) 10/25/2016

EP 74 - Dreamcatcher (2003) Ughhhh. Otherization, abjection and governance with a heaping side of Morgan Freeman's incredible eyebrows. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4774070

EP 73 - Lilo & Stitch (2002) 10/19/2016

EP 73 - Lilo & Stitch (2002) Cobra Bubbles, cultural appropriation, sexism and adorable alien dogs. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4755065

EP 72 - The Iron Giant (1999) 10/11/2016

EP 72 - The Iron Giant (1999) Nostalgia, shadow narratives, cold war politics and an iron super hero from outer space. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4736480

EP 71 - Pacific Rim (2013) 10/05/2016

EP 71 - Pacific Rim (2013) Ginormous robots, nowhere space and more to fear from the bottom of the sea. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4720026

EP 70 - Evolution (2001) 09/27/2016

EP 70 - Evolution (2001) Suds, duds, microbes and rectal probes. Get ready to shampoo some aliens... /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4698048

EP 69 - The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) 09/20/2016

EP 69 - The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) Goggles, menthol cools, necromongers and why hard body masculinity means never having to say you care/are sorry/have emotions/really meant to rescue that damsel... /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4680841

EP 68 - The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) 09/13/2016

EP 68 - The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra (2001) Tip, tip, tip, tip, tip! Confounded by stairs, stymied by doors, aliens from outer space with a pet mutant on the loose. If only he had hands. Moon spoons, teaspoons, tablespoons of science and the best parody of 50's B movies we've ever watched for the Alien Movie Project. Joined by special guest Charles Horgan. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4664511

EP 67 - Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1951) 09/08/2016

EP 67 - Earth vs. The Flying Saucers (1951) Aliens playing hey cows, Mrs. Scientist and more flying saucers than you can point an ultrasonic gun at... perhaps the saucer-iest movie of all time? The amazing Robbie Graham joins us for another interview. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4653559

EP 66 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) 08/31/2016

EP 66 - Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) The emotional economy of plants... er, men, the Victorian sensibilities of extraterrestrials, still more monstrous femininity and whether "get em!" constitutes cool rational logic. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4632998

EP 65 - The Thing from Another World (1951) 08/23/2016

EP 65 - The Thing from Another World (1951) Intellectual carrots, coffee and Arctic board meetings. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4613421

EP 64 - Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) 08/17/2016

EP 64 - Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) We are all interested in the future for that is where you and I will spend the rest of our lives... am I right? Misogyny, misguided "that'll learn ems" and general shenanigans. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4597824

EP 63 - Spaced Invaders (1990) 08/10/2016

EP 63 - Spaced Invaders (1990) The upside: we found Kevin Middleton's Halloween costume. The downside: we watched Spaced Invaders. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4581663

EP 62 - Super 8 (2011) 08/03/2016

EP 62 - Super 8 (2011) A pinch of magic, a minor fear of mortality... and the power of children's tears. /episode/index/show/alienmovieproject/id/4564984

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