Frankenstein's Podcast presents: XENOMANIA! - a series in which we take a deep dive into each entry into the Alien universe, one film at a time with special guests along the way.


This episode we're talking about the sequel that went big, the one where James Cameron's takes on the Xenomorphs: Aliens from 1986! For this discussion, we're joined by a couple of Friendenstien all-stars, Erik Kollasch & Nicole Praska.


*Thank you to Jim Hall for the music! Check out more of his music ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠, and if you like what you hear, please consider donating to support his work ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠!


*Thank you to Jim Tandberg/Grant Hasbrouck for the Frankenstein's Podcast artwork!


Featured Guests:


- Nicole Praska is a regular Frankenstein's Podcast guest and she's also a scientist - you can also listen to her discus fingerprint science in a segment on the Brains On! Podcast (⁠Body Bonanza: Yawns, hiccups, goosebumps and more!⁠), an episode of the Double Loop Podcast (⁠2019 IAI Conference – Episode 204⁠), and on the true-crime podcast, Crime Therapy (⁠Episode 27: Koala Fingerprints aka Our First Special Guest⁠). Nicole and Joe also co-host the new Star Trek podcast, ⁠Deep Space Love⁠!


- Erik Kollasch⁠ is an editor and cinephile based out of Los Angeles, CA. He's previously worked with Kalid on the ⁠Welcome to Atlanta⁠ podcast. You can follow him on Twitter ⁠@erikkollasch⁠ and on Instagram ⁠@ekollasch⁠.


References:


ALIENS Movie - The Making of a Xenomorph Drone - Stan Winston School for Character Arts


ALIENS - Chestburster Behind-the-Scenes with Film Director and FX Designer Stephen Norrington - Stan Winston School for Character Arts


'Aliens' Turns 30: 8 Secrets From the Set Revealed - ABC


Aliens (film) - Wikipedia


Season 3 of The Great on Hulu


Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3


Arena (1989) on Tubi


The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred - Chanda Prescod-Weinstein


Sitcom D&D podcast


Micky7 - Edward Ashton


Evil Dead Rise

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