The Alien Movie Project

Kate and Aaron Donaldson

The Alien Movie Project is a weekly podcast that examines the narrative and affective politics of alien movies. And sometimes we talk about plaid.
AMP is hosted by Kate and Aaron Donaldson and produced by Matt Campbell.

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93 episodes
Updated Sep 7, 2017
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Sep 7, 2017 · 1 hr 34 min
EP 91 - The Force Awakens (2015)
Is The Force contagious?
Aug 11, 2017 · 1 hr 31 min
EP 90 - Spaceballs (1987)
Parodic tourism, space cowboys and more plaid. Oh, and balls.
May 20, 2017 · 1 hr 43 min
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.
Feb 13, 2017 · 1 hr 34 min
EP 88 - Skyline (2010)
Not the movie Kate meant to watch.
Jan 29, 2017 · 2 hr 7 min
EP 87 - Battleship (2012)
Militarism, American exceptionalism, board games and a great interview with Dr. Georg Lofflmann.
Jan 21, 2017 · 1 hr 36 min
EP 86 - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Star Lord, son of Starman... discuss.
Jan 12, 2017 · 1 hr 38 min
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.
Jan 5, 2017 · 1 hr 38 min
EP 84 - Knowing (2009)
Nicolas Cage is in an alien movie. Need we say more?
Dec 29, 2016 · 1 hr 45 min
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...
Dec 22, 2016 · 1 hr 33 min
EP 82 - John Carter (2012)
One man. One dog. And some beans. Space cowboys, frontier rhetoric and Superman parallels.
Dec 17, 2016 · 1 hr 37 min
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.
Dec 8, 2016 · 1 hr 20 min
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.
Dec 1, 2016 · 1 hr 30 min
EP 79 - Home (2015)
Put your hands in the air like you just don't care. Snoot booping, shushing and intergalactic colonialism.
Nov 24, 2016 · 1 hr 26 min
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?
Nov 16, 2016 · 2 hr 4 min
EP 77 - Prometheus (2012)
Humanity, Daddy issues, bad decisions and the meaning of life. Featuring special guest Dr. Pavithra Prasad.
Nov 9, 2016 · 1 hr 38 min
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.
Nov 2, 2016 · 1 hr 28 min
EP 75 - Apollo 18 (2011)
Nostalgia, moon rock conspiracies, the politics of sound... and the real reason behind funding reduction for space exploration.
Oct 25, 2016 · 1 hr 39 min
EP 74 - Dreamcatcher (2003)
Ughhhh. Otherization, abjection and governance with a heaping side of Morgan Freeman's incredible eyebrows.
Oct 19, 2016 · 1 hr 29 min
EP 73 - Lilo & Stitch (2002)
Cobra Bubbles, cultural appropriation, sexism and adorable alien dogs.
Oct 11, 2016 · 1 hr 27 min
EP 72 - The Iron Giant (1999)
Nostalgia, shadow narratives, cold war politics and an iron super hero from outer space.