Anomaly Podcast
247 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsThe Anomaly Podcast offers unique insights into the world of sic fi and fantasy. This women-hosted, fun-loving show will satisfy your craving for something different with entertaining (some say hilarious) and enlightening commentary on your favorite movies, TV shows, books, and games. Podcasting since 2007 from South Central Texas—we're the halfway point between Muggle and Geek.
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Episodes
Your Moment of Who: 2012 Doctor Who Christmas Special
February 13, 2013 16:31 - 51 minutes - 23.5 MBFind Show Notes Here >> We waited for months, and it finally aired! "The Snowmen!" Then, you waited another month-and-a-half, and we released our thoughts on the episode. Sorry about that little delay. But, this conversation was recorded just a few days after the Christmas special aired. Sarah, Kasey, and Sue share their impressions on the episode, the Doctor's new look, the new TARDIS interior, the new opening sequence, the guest characters, and - of course - the new companion. As u...
Vid Report: The Texas Renaissance Festival 2012
January 28, 2013 13:00 - 23 minutes - 277 MB VideoNote to our Stitcher Smart Radio listeners: this is a video report. You will only hear the audio through Stitcher. Visit our show notes at AnomalyPodcast.com to stream the video or download in full. This edition of Anomaly is a report of Jen and Angela's trip to the Texas Renaissance Festival, during the Highland Fling weekend, November 23-24th. The episode includes a light-hearted commentary, a plethora of costume photos, video footage from this trip and previous years, a bit of complaini...
Anomaly Supplemental: Geeky Discoveries of 2012
January 26, 2013 01:09 - 55 minutes - 50.8 MBIn this first episode of the new year, KC and Sue look back on 2012 and share their favorite discoveries that span across books, web series, apps, and more. We also touch on some of the big events of the previous year, the few disappointments we had during it, and what we are looking forward to in 2013. Next time: Anomaly Supplemental will be discussing the Doctor Who episode, "The Girl in the Fireplace." If you are a fan of the episode and would like to send us a comment, you can email us ...
Interview: "Dining with the Doctor" Author Chris-Rachael Oseland
December 28, 2012 18:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this edition of Anomaly Supplemental, Kasey and Jen interview author Chris-Rachael Oseland. Chris-Rachael penned a number of books including Steamdrunks: 101 Steampunk Cocktails and Mixed Drinks and Dining with the Doctor: The Unauthorized Whovian Cookbook. It's not too late to pick them up for your New Years Eve party! Listen to the interview to get all the deliciously geeky details! Email Us: [email protected] . Visit our site: AnomalyPodcast.com
Anomaly Supplemental: A Christmas Carol
December 24, 2012 04:35 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this holiday episode, KC and Sue discuss Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in its many incarnations, from the original novella to the Muppets. We discuss the historical context of the work, why it's still so popular, how it influenced what we now think of as the "traditional" Christmas celebration, casting and direction choices, our favorite film and stage adaptions, and even Jacob Marley's motivation in death... among other things. Next time: In January, we will be sharing our favo...
Anomaly Vid Report: Austin Comic Con 2012
November 12, 2012 06:29 - 32 minutes - 375 MB VideoIn this special video edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela talk about their experience at Austin Comic Con 2012. This commentary episode includes video footage and photos taken of the hosts, fellow con-goers and actors. If you're listening via Stitcher Smart Radio, you will only hear the commentary. You can stream or download this episode from the shownotes on our web site. Be sure to catch our next video report in the coming weeks. We're covering the Texas Renaissance Festival and we'll be...
Women of Star Trek Panel: Sirtis/McFadden (Hear the Actresses from TNG)
October 27, 2012 13:46 - 55 minutes - 50.6 MBJen, Kasey and Angela are at Austin Comic Con, 'womanning' their podcast booth in the Fan Group's section (table 2602). Last night, they were able to see "The Women of Star Trek" panel, featuring Gates McFadden and Marina Sirtis. This episode includes a brief overview by the co-hosts and then jumps into the Q & A with "Counselor Troi" and "Doctor Crusher". It was awesome. Apologies for the audio quality, on location devices pick up everything. Follow us on twitter @AnomalyPodcast and visit o...
Your Moment of Who: Doctor Who, Series 7, Episodes 4-5 (Anomaly Supplemental)
October 19, 2012 04:26 - 40 minutes - 18.6 MB***SPOILER ALERT*** Michele, KC, and Sue talk about "The Power of Three" and "The Angels Take Manhattan", episodes 4 and 5 of Doctor Who's Series 7. We discuss these two episodes as well as the Ponds, River Song, and our hopes and predictions for the second half of the season.
Anomaly TNG's 25th a Review of Ship in a Bottle
September 29, 2012 06:16 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn this episode of Anomaly, Jen and Angela celebrate the 25th Anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It is a day late getting to the feed, the actual anniversary of the first TNG episode is Sept 28. In this edition of Anomaly the hosts welcome new listeners, give a very brief history of the two Anomaly shows, then talk about how TNG shaped their lives and how they believe it's changed the way audiences view television. The episode review at the end of the show, was originally release...
Anomaly Supplemental: Shakespeare and Sci-Fi
September 23, 2012 23:42 - 40 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this episode of Anomay Supplemental, KC and Sue touch on sci-fi adaptations of Shakespeare's works, references to The Bard in sci-fi shows, and the many classically trained Shakespearean actors who have done a great deal of work in the genre. We also discuss why it is that Shakespeare's works are still studied and performed 400 years after his death, what makes them ripe for sci-fi adaptations, which of his works are our favorites, and what constitutes good story-telling regardless of ge...
Your Moment of Who: Doctor Who, Series 7, Episodes 1-3 (Anomaly Supplemental)
September 19, 2012 02:42 - 38 minutes - 17.5 MB**SPOILER ALERT** In this mini-episode, KC and Sue share their thoughts on the new season of "Doctor Who." This discussion covers the first three episodes of Series 7: "Asylum of the Daleks," "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship," and "A Town Called Mercy." Allons-y.
Anomaly Special: All Things Trek Interview
September 17, 2012 04:14 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis special edition of Anomaly features an interview that was conducted over Skype by Oren, from "All Things Trek". Representing Anomaly's "Trek fan co-hosts" were Jen, Angela, Sue and Sarah. Oren asked a variety of questions, including our views on how Star Trek treats women, what our favorite episodes are, our thoughts on a new Star Trek series and much more. Our thanks to Oren for sharing the episode with us. Visit the show notes available at Anomalypodcast.com for links to All Things Tr...
Anomaly of Firefly: Jaynestown
August 30, 2012 03:01 - 40.1 MBIn this edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela talk about Firefly: Jayne's Town--the episode where Jayne gets a song, a mud statue and a town of adoring followers. He's too proud to live and too dumb to die, Lord knows how his mamma she tried...and he always meant well while he's going to Hell, still it's good to have Jayne on your side. Included in this installment are episode clips, the song: "It's Good to Have Jayne on Your side", sung by Marian Call and Sue's DragonCon panel schedule (if you...
Anomaly Supplemental: Favorite Sci-Fi & Fantasy Cartoons
August 20, 2012 02:20 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBAnomaly Supplemental is all about animation. KC, Sue, Anne and Anomaly co-creator Jen have each created their own lists of their top five favorite television cartoons of the science fiction, fantasy, or otherwise geeky persuasion and discuss why they chose these shows. Reasons range from nostalgia, good writing, great comedy, animation style, positive messages, voice acting, etc.
Anomaly Supplemental: Into the Woods
July 23, 2012 02:05 - 1 hour - 29.6 MBIn this episode of Anomaly Supplemental, Kasey and Sue discuss the 1987 Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine musical “Into the Woods”, which brings together classic fairy tale characters with exception storytelling and music. Though the show has had many incarnations, the podcast focuses on the original Broadway production, which was filmed in 1989 to be broadcast on PBS in 1991, and subsequently released on DVD (it is available for purchase and Netflix streaming). We discuss the story (spoiler...
Anomaly of The Hunger Games
July 06, 2012 03:24 - 1 hour - 189 MBSpoiler Alert! In this episode of Anomaly, Jen and Angela are joined by the entire staff for a roundtable discussion of the first book and movie in Suzanne Collin's "The Hunger Games" trilogy. They taked about their impressions and compared the book to the film. Please be aware that spoilers abound! There are also one or two VERY minor spoilers for "Catching Fire", the second installment in the trilogy. Visit the show notes for additional links, promos, music credits and Anomaly contact info...
Anomaly Supplemental: Data [Character] Analysis
June 25, 2012 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this installment of Anomaly Supplemental, KC and Sue discuss perhaps one of the most beloved characters in the Star Trek universe - Lt. Cmdr. Data. The discussion covers Data's origin, relationships, growth, emotions (and lack thereof), and - of course - his quest for humanity... and references 20 different episodes and movies along the way. The episode also includes audio comments from Jen and Angela of Anomaly, and friends of the podcast Meds (Waffle On Podcast) and Rick (Take Him Wit...
Anomaly Extra: Disney Star Wars Weekends Slideshow
June 18, 2012 03:10 - 10 minutes - 153 MB VideoJune 1-3, 2012, Sue attended Disney's Star Wars Weekends in Hollywood Studios. This video slideshow is a selection of photos from that weekend's events. For a "con report" of the weekend, check out the Anomaly Blog. Special thanks go out to Rick Moyer for the great amount of help he provided in making this slideshow possible. For more Anomaly goodness, check out our website.
Star Trek: The Measure of a Man | Anomaly
June 05, 2012 00:27 - 1 hour - 65.6 MBIn this edition of Anomaly, Jen and Angela discuss The Measure of a Man, a Data-centric episode from season two of Star Trek The Next Generation... and arguably one of the best episodes of Trek ever written. Be advised, we do spoil the story. If you haven't seen this 25 year old episode get on that before listening to our commentary. Also included are audio comments from Noah, Andrew, Kasey, Meds, Rick M. and Rick P. Thank you very much for contributing to our show! You can find contact info...
Anomaly Supplemental: Babylon 5, Season 2
May 22, 2012 16:24 - 21.8 MBSarah talks about Babylon 5 Season Two - what characters have grown, why the Vorlon's are a 'cop-out', and why a character may never be the same again. With a side of show highlights, nitpickiness and....lots of forgetting....important people's names.... Spoiler Alert! Show Notes
Anomaly Advert: Uncontrollable Bouts of Geekdom
May 07, 2012 19:34 - 1 minute - 1.65 MBHere's a silly Monday diversion for you—we hope it brightens your day. Feel free to play it on your shows if you're a podcaster... it was fun to make and we wanted share it with our dozens of fans all over the world. This is the first version. We have others coming down the pike. If you like our show, please drop us a line, we miss hearing from our listeners! Help us break 52 ratings on iTunes with your review. We love getting those. And, if you're able, please consider donating via Pay Pa...
Anomaly of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
April 27, 2012 04:38 - 56 minutes - 77.1 MBIn this installment of Anomaly, Angela and Jen discuss the acting, plot, throughlines and symbolisim in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Angela compares the film to the book and Jen talks about little known facts behind the movie. Some symbols that were cited in this episode were derived from SparksNotes.com. Thank you to Tim, Sarah, Kasey, Noah and Michele for their awesome listener comments. Annoucments were made at the end of the commentary and new promos to cool shows were added at...
Anomaly Supplemental: A Very Potter Musical
April 25, 2012 14:18 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBPigfarts, Pigfarts, here we come! Sarah, KC, and Sue got together to talk about the YouTube sensation "A Very Potter Musical." The plot is basically a parody mash-up of Harry Potter books 4-7, but that's not what's important. We talk about our favorite characters, songs, one-liners, and running gags. And somehow take a brief detour to the much more serious topic of digital distribution of media (including theater, television, and music). *Please note: This episode carried an "explicit" tag ...
Anomaly of Gaming 0.1
April 10, 2012 17:00 - 49 minutes - 68.2 MBIn this edition of Anomaly, Angela and Jen discuss the games they've been playing. Included in the discussion is SIMS, Civilization, Star Wars The Old Republic, Assasin's Creed, Elder Scrolls Oblivion, Elder Scrolls Skyrim, Mass Effect 1, 2 and 3 and American McGee's Alice: The Madness Returns and much more. Thank you to Meds and Isla for their gaming updates! Look for the next Anomaly episode later this month. We will be discussing Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Please send your com...
Anomaly Supplemental: Enchanted
March 25, 2012 22:25 - 1 hour - 27.6 MBIn this episode, Sue and KC discuss Disney's 2007 film "Enchanted" that mixes live action and traditional animation for the first time since "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?". We talk about the story, the music, some trivia, the ridiculous amount of Disney references, and - of course - our personal favorite scenes, characters, and quotes. If you haven't already done so, join the discussion on our forums, check out the Anomaly blog, the schedule on the Anomaly website, and follow us on Twitter. T...
Anomaly: Virgin Galactic Interview
March 10, 2012 22:09 - 39.4 MBIn this episode of Anomaly, Angela and Jen interviewed Will Pomerantz, the Vice President of Special Projects for Virgin Galactic. This episode was a result of a discussion they had during a review of Spaceballs, a film that neither Angela or Jen are particularly fond of. The commentary soon turned into a conversation about the last shuttle mission and the downsizing of NASA. If you wish to listen to that episode, you can find it along many other episodes in our Archive. They requested this ...
Anomaly: Clockwork Con 2012 Report
February 27, 2012 13:13 - 28 minutes - 187 MB VideoIn this special Anomaly Podcast video report, Angela and I discuss ClockWork Con. Kasey, from Anomaly Supplemental, and our friends Stephanie and Jen (from the T-Ren vidcast report) were also in attendance at the con in Austin, Texas. We took a lot of photos and Kasey and Bug's Jen helped with video which is included in this episode. Send your feedback to [email protected] and visit the shownotes at Anomalypodcast.com to find links and other information.
Anomaly Supplemental: Doctor Who Chat
February 13, 2012 01:01 - 50 minutes - 23.1 MBThe following episode is a chat between Sarah, Kasey, and Sue after the recording of last month's "Face Off" episode. The goal was to plan the future podcast schedule, but the conversation turned to "Doctor Who." * This is a spontaneous and organic conversation. It has no been heavily edited, so you may here more vocal ticks and pauses than usual. * Opinions of chracters, actors, and episodes were expressed candidly. Feedback is always welcome, whether you agree or disagree, but ple...
Anomaly Supplemental: Syfy's Face Off
January 24, 2012 07:06 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBIn this episode, KC, Sarah, and Sue discuss Syfy's reality competition show "Face Off." According to Syfy.com, this series explores "the world of special-effects make-up artists and the unlimited imagination that allows them to create amazing works of living art." We talk about the judges, host, contestants, and challenges, and even give some vague predications and not-so-vague opinions. WARNING: SPOILERS
Anomaly of T-Ren 2011
January 10, 2012 06:33 - 50 minutes - 354 MB VideoThis installment of Anomaly is a special video report of our experiences at this year's Texas Renaissance Festival. This episode includes light-hearted commentary, costume photos galore, video footage from this year and previous years as well as a brief Wheel of Time character discussion. NOTE: contains mild WoT spoilers but a warning is given a few seconds before hand. If you can't upload this episode to your devices, please visit our show notes at anomalypodcast.com where it can be streame...
Anomaly Supplemental: Whovangelism (aka Doctor Who's Blink)
December 18, 2011 19:56 - 55 minutes - 25.4 MBHow do you get someone into "Doctor Who"? One theory is: have them watch the season 3 episode "Blink." In this Anomaly Supplemental episode, Kasey (our resident Whovian) and Sue (who'd never seen a single "Who" episode before in her life) put this theory to the test. And it's quite the wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey episode - just what you'd expect from "Doctor Who." Show Notes » WARNING: Contains spoilers. May contain nuts.
Anomaly Classic: The Star Wars Holiday Special
December 09, 2011 21:28 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBOn December 19th 2008, Anomaly released a humorous look at The Star Wars Holiday Special. It was a very lighthearted commentary about the episode that George wishes had never been made. Today at work, after discussing how horrible the Life Day extravaganza was, Angela and Jen decided the episode should be re-released. We hope you enjoy the jokes made at the special's expense! Please visit anomalypodcast.com to subscribe to the newsletter, follow our blog, join the forum, follow us on Twitter...
Anomaly Interview: Ashley Eckstein
November 11, 2011 04:31 - 20 minutes - 28.9 MBSue chats with Ashley Eckstein on the show floor at NYCC in 2011. Don't let the age of the interview deter you! Despite the year it was recorded, it continues to be the most downloaded episode in the Anomaly archive. Ashley, the voice of Ahsoka Tano on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" and the creator of Her Universe, shares interesting stories about her childhood, her audition process for Ahsoka, as well as her own brand of wisdom that everyone can benefit from. Please share with your friends a...
Anomaly Extra: Screen Future panel from NYCC
November 09, 2011 04:32 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBThe following is a panel from New York Comic Con, titled “Screen Future: Gaming, Comics, and TV around the world and 5 years from now.” Panelists are Brian David Johnson (Intel Futurist and author of “Screen Future"), Craig Engler (Senior Vice President and General Manager, Syfy Digital, Syfy), Cory Doctorow (sci-fi author and blogger on Boing Boing), and Jim Shooter (comic writer, editor, and publisher currently at Dark Horse Comics). Please note: This episode carries an “explicit” tag d...
Anomaly Extra: News from NYCC
November 07, 2011 03:06 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBThis is a Bonus Anomaly Episode with news out of New York Comic Con. 01:15 - Prophets of Science Fiction 06:30 - Trek Nation 11:04 - White Room: 02B3 14:06 - Days Missing 18:24 - Tale of Sand 23:10 - Interview with Karen Falk (Henson Archivist) and Stephen Christy (Archaia Entertainment Editor-in-Cheif) 34:41 - Dark Crystal: Creation Myths (and Labyrinth) 38:19 - Star Wars: The Old Republic MMO 44:11 - Mass Effect 3 46:49 - Once Upon A Time 52:14 - Felicia Day Panel with Sandeep P...
Anomaly Waffles On About Shaun of the Dead
October 31, 2011 04:05 - 39.9 MBView the show notes here » Jen and Angela are joined by their good friend Simon Meddings, from their "brother podcast" Waffle On. "Meds", as he's known to his friends, is a horror film aficionado so Jen and Angela allowed him to lead the conversation about this British Rom-Com-Horror film. This is a fun conversation that includes skit at the start of the episode. Simon wrote the skit, Jen mixed it (as well as the rest of the episode) and Jen, Angela and Meds star in it. NOTE: It is not k...
Anomaly Supplemental: Little Shop of Horrors 25th Anniversary
October 27, 2011 16:07 - 43 minutes - 19.9 MB"A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed." In the first installment of "Mastergeek Theater", KC and Sue cover Little Shop of Horrors in its many incarnations. Although we touch briefly on the 1960 film and theatrical productions, we focus mainly on the 1986 movie musical. Little Shop is celebrating it's 25th anniversary this year, and features fantastic music, and puppetry from veterans of the Jim Henson...
Anomaly Supplemental: Dragon*Con Wrap Up
October 25, 2011 03:25 - 47 minutes - 22.5 MBSue is joined by Mark, Margaret, Michelle and Kevin to wrap up their experience at Dragon Con 2011. Read the show notes located at anomalypodcast.com for photos and more. Send feedback to [email protected]. Coming up this week on Anomaly and Anomaly Supplemental: a Little Shop of Horrors review by Kasey and Sue from Anomaly Supplemental and a Shaun of the Dead discussion with Jen and Angela and special guest "Meds" from Waffle On. Follow us on Twitter: @anomalypodcast
Anomaly Interview: Marian Call
October 17, 2011 04:13 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this special interview, Sue and Kasey from Anomaly Supplemental chat with Marian Call. For more information go to our show notes at anomalypodcast.com/anomaly-interview-marian-call
Anomaly Interview: Mignon Fogarty
October 13, 2011 03:27 - 11 MBIn this special edition of Anomaly, Sue interviewed Mignon Fogarty from the Grammar Girl: Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing podcast. In addition to being a fellow anomaly and podcaster, Mignon is also the author of several very popular books. Read more in the show notes located at anomalypodcast.com, under the "Listen Now" tab. Oh, and don't forget to subscribe to anomaly and rate us on iTunes. :) Visit the show notes here»
Anomaly Interview: Teal Sherer (from The Guild)
October 11, 2011 04:04 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBIn this installment of Anomaly, Angela and Jen interview Teal Sherer. Teal is an accomplished actress best known in geek circles as as “Venom”— a total bitch on wheels—in the award winning web series "The Guild". Find our show notes here.
Anomaly: Mur Lafferty Interview
October 07, 2011 05:05 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this special Anomaly Week interview, Jen from Anomaly chats with Mur Lafferty. Mur is a writer, editor, podcaster and anomaly. You might know her from I Should Be Writing or Escape Pod. She's also the author of several books, the latest being Marco and the Red Granny. Find the show notes to this episode here. Send feedback to [email protected] or follow us on Twitter and friend us on Facebook. You can also follow Mur on Twitter. Enjoy and thanks for listening!
Anomaly: Jessica Mills Interview
October 05, 2011 03:47 - 16.4 MBIn this special Anomaly interview, Sue from Anomaly Supplemental chats with actress, writer, web series creator and internet superstar Jessica Mills about her web series Awkward Embraces. Jessica is an anomaly and loves all the geeky things anomalies love. She talks about what it was like growing up a geek girl and discusses her thoughts on women of Sci-Fi, fantasy and fandom. Her web series Awkward Embraces follows Jessica's dating misadventures. Her non-geek gal pals don't get her Star...
Anomaly: Carrie Goldman Interview
October 02, 2011 03:28 - 21 MBSue from Anomaly Supplemental chats with Carrie Goldman, the mother of a six-year-old bullied at school because she had a Star Wars lunch box. Visit our website to see the show notes and to send feedback to our show. Stay up-to-date by following us on Twitter, friending us on Facebook and signning up for our free newsletter!
Anomaly: Women of Sci-fi, Fantasy and Fandom Part 2
September 26, 2011 05:15 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBIn this special two part episode Jen and Angela, the hosts of Anomaly, join forces with Kasey, Anne and Sue from Anomaly Supplemental as well as guest host: Bethany from The Star Wars Report, to discuss how women are treated in sci-fi, fantasy and fandom. Look for interviews related to this topic to appear about every other day. Those interviews include Mignon Fogarty, Teal Sherer, Mur Lafferty, Marian Call, Jessica Mills and Carrie Goldman. Show notes are located at the anomaly web site. Pl...
Anomaly: Women of SciFi, Fantasy and Fandom Part One
September 26, 2011 04:41 - 34.1 MBIn this special two part episode Jen and Angela, the hosts of Anomaly, join forces with Kasey, Anne and Sue from Anomaly Supplemental to discuss how women are treated in sci-fi, fantasy and fandom. Look for part two to enter the feed in the next day or two. After that interviews related to this topic will appear about every other day. Those interviews include Mignon Fogarty, Teal Sherer, Mur Lafferty, Marian Call and Carrie Goldman.
Anomaly Supplemental: Babylon 5, S1
September 05, 2011 02:21 - 27 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode of Anomaly Supplemental, Sarah reviews the first season of Babylon 5. Sarah is a Star Trek: Deep Space 9 fan and had never watched a single episode of Babylon 5, before she was asked to do this review. Free of any preconcived notions, she gives the show her honest and humorous assessment. Find out what she thinks! Be aware that there is one spoiler regarding the season finale, but a spoiler alert is played right before it is mentioned. The bed music in this episode is by Kev...