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In the latest episode of the @plutopia.io #podcast we interview @susansegfault.bsky.social Ben Collier about his new(ish) biograophy of the Tor Project: plutopia.io/ben-collier-...
Ben Collier: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy - Plutopia News Network
Ben Collier discusses his book "Tor: From the Dark Web to the Future of Privacy," arguing that media overstates Tor's ties to crime.
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October 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
In the latest episode of the @plutopia.io #podcast we interview @susansegfault.bsky.social Ben Collier about his new(ish) biograophy of the Tor Project: plutopia.io/ben-collier-...
Dia de los Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: the Frankenstein story is the genesis of modern science fiction, and filmmaestro Guillermo del Toro has created a stunning reimagining of the tale, considering the themes of creation, humanity, and isolation. youtu.be/9WZllcEgWrM?...
Frankenstein | Guillermo del Toro | Final Trailer | Netflix
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November 1, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dia de los Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: the Frankenstein story is the genesis of modern science fiction, and filmmaestro Guillermo del Toro has created a stunning reimagining of the tale, considering the themes of creation, humanity, and isolation. youtu.be/9WZllcEgWrM?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Halloween 1938: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre presented a radio version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," a newscast simulation so realistic that some thought it was real. Here's a recording of the broadcast...Happy Halloween! youtu.be/LWJqTXoVPTo?...
Orson Welles - War of the Worlds - 1938 broadcast restored with A.I.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Halloween 1938: Orson Welles' Mercury Theatre presented a radio version of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds," a newscast simulation so realistic that some thought it was real. Here's a recording of the broadcast...Happy Halloween! youtu.be/LWJqTXoVPTo?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Check out "Just Iconic Rewinds" on YouTube. They collect "weird facts" about various classic sci-fi films. Last night we learned facts about "The Monolith Monsters," a sci-fi film about monster rocks from outer space: youtu.be/3ig5prwS7RQ?...
The Monolith Monsters (1957) - 16 WEIRD Facts About The Movie Where Rain Makes Monsters!
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October 18, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Check out "Just Iconic Rewinds" on YouTube. They collect "weird facts" about various classic sci-fi films. Last night we learned facts about "The Monolith Monsters," a sci-fi film about monster rocks from outer space: youtu.be/3ig5prwS7RQ?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Vincent Price is Robur, the "Master of the World" in this 1961 steampunk film, about as epic as American International Pictures could get with its low budget vibe. Robur is like Captain Nemo, but airborne. youtu.be/AsJruGxyHBE?...
Master of the World - Vincent Price (1961) - Official Trailer (HD)
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October 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Vincent Price is Robur, the "Master of the World" in this 1961 steampunk film, about as epic as American International Pictures could get with its low budget vibe. Robur is like Captain Nemo, but airborne. youtu.be/AsJruGxyHBE?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: David Cronenberg's "The Shrouds" is a meditation on death, loss, and the power of grief. A grieving tech entrepreneur creates "GraveTech" for a live, 3D view of the decomposing corpse of loved ones. youtu.be/vwh1Fob4VKs?...
THE SHROUDS - Official Trailer
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October 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: David Cronenberg's "The Shrouds" is a meditation on death, loss, and the power of grief. A grieving tech entrepreneur creates "GraveTech" for a live, 3D view of the decomposing corpse of loved ones. youtu.be/vwh1Fob4VKs?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Long Distance," an asteroid mining vessel crashes into a barren planet, and a survivor learns that he's not alone. Fast-paced, intense tale of tale of endurance. youtu.be/zPDGiJGIgyo?...
Long Distance Trailer Remake | Universal Pictures
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September 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Long Distance," an asteroid mining vessel crashes into a barren planet, and a survivor learns that he's not alone. Fast-paced, intense tale of tale of endurance. youtu.be/zPDGiJGIgyo?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: 1961 Italian sci-fi potboiler "Battle of the Worlds" pits Claude Rains against a zombie planet threatening Earth. Full color, cool 'lectronic soundtrack, low budget but fun to watch. Full movie: youtu.be/FEhUitAddYs?...
Battle of the Worlds (1961 Sci-Fi) An armed meteor is sent to destroy Earth... in 4K
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September 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: 1961 Italian sci-fi potboiler "Battle of the Worlds" pits Claude Rains against a zombie planet threatening Earth. Full color, cool 'lectronic soundtrack, low budget but fun to watch. Full movie: youtu.be/FEhUitAddYs?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Roger Corman’s cult clunker "Creature from Galaxy 27" (aka "Night of the Blood Beast") streams on YouTube, colorized. A cheesy Alien precursor: the creature implants embryos in humans. youtu.be/b36ZW8xOSII?...
Creature from Galaxy 27 (1958) Alien Horror - Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski + Commentary
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September 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Roger Corman’s cult clunker "Creature from Galaxy 27" (aka "Night of the Blood Beast") streams on YouTube, colorized. A cheesy Alien precursor: the creature implants embryos in humans. youtu.be/b36ZW8xOSII?...
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Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences. plutopia.io/hugh-forrest...
Hugh Forrest: Community Experience - Plutopia News Network
Hugh Forrest discusses discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences. plutopia.io/hugh-forrest...
Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences. plutopia.io/hugh-forrest...
Hugh Forrest: Community Experience - Plutopia News Network
Hugh Forrest discusses discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences.
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September 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Hugh Forrest, former President and longtime programming lead for Austin’s famed South by Southwest Festival, joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss shifting from running massive events to consulting on smaller community-focused experiences. plutopia.io/hugh-forrest...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: An astronaut returns from space with a mysterious alien infection in "The Quatermass Xperiment," the first of four Quatermass films, now remastered in 4K. We could do with more Quatermass these days. youtu.be/6Scm9my7Vaw?...
Quatermass Xperiment | 4K Restoration | Official Trailer
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September 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: An astronaut returns from space with a mysterious alien infection in "The Quatermass Xperiment," the first of four Quatermass films, now remastered in 4K. We could do with more Quatermass these days. youtu.be/6Scm9my7Vaw?...
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New @plutopia.io: our conversation with pioneer James L. Wayman on the history of biometrics. "People never have what you think they're going to have where you think they're going to have it.", plutopia.io/james-l-waym...
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August 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New @plutopia.io: our conversation with pioneer James L. Wayman on the history of biometrics. "People never have what you think they're going to have where you think they're going to have it.", plutopia.io/james-l-waym...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "There must be security for all, or no one is secure." We could use a visit from Klaatu about now. youtu.be/ASsNtti1XZs?...
The Day the Earth Stood Still (4/5) Movie CLIP - Klaatu's Speech (1951) HD
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August 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "There must be security for all, or no one is secure." We could use a visit from Klaatu about now. youtu.be/ASsNtti1XZs?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Alien: Earth" is partly about arrival of the infamous Xenomorph on planet earth, and partly about a world in which synthetic humans or androids are an emerging technology - synths, cyborgs, and hybrids. youtu.be/ZbsiKjVAV28?...
Alien: Earth | Official Trailer | FX
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August 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: "Alien: Earth" is partly about arrival of the infamous Xenomorph on planet earth, and partly about a world in which synthetic humans or androids are an emerging technology - synths, cyborgs, and hybrids. youtu.be/ZbsiKjVAV28?...
Acclaimed journalist John Seabrook joins Plutopia to discuss The Spinach King, his powerful new book about family, capitalism, and the dark legacy of Seabrook Farms, once a frozen food empire in NJ. A personal journey into buried truths. plutopia.io/john-seabroo...
John Seabrook: The Spinach King - Plutopia News Network
John Seabrook discusses his personal and provocative new book, The Spinach King: The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty.
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August 7, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Acclaimed journalist John Seabrook joins Plutopia to discuss The Spinach King, his powerful new book about family, capitalism, and the dark legacy of Seabrook Farms, once a frozen food empire in NJ. A personal journey into buried truths. plutopia.io/john-seabroo...
Plutopia podcast: Chris Tomlinson joins us to unpack his reporting on the July 4th floods in Central Texas — why they were predictable and preventable — and to warn that American democracy is being endangered by aggressive redistricting and other election-rigging tactics. plutopia.io/chris-tomlin...
Chris Tomlinson: Texas Flood - Plutopia News Network
Journalist and author Chris Tomlinson joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss the July 4th floods in Central Texas and contemporary politics.
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August 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Plutopia podcast: Chris Tomlinson joins us to unpack his reporting on the July 4th floods in Central Texas — why they were predictable and preventable — and to warn that American democracy is being endangered by aggressive redistricting and other election-rigging tactics. plutopia.io/chris-tomlin...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: The new screenlife "War of the Worlds" adaptation features Ice Cube as a government surveillance pro whose discovery of a secret plot is catalyzed by an alien invasion. Not great cinema, but an interesting approach to a classic story. youtu.be/sjlLLmURlEg?...
WAR OF THE WORLDS | Official Trailer (2025) Ice Cube
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August 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: The new screenlife "War of the Worlds" adaptation features Ice Cube as a government surveillance pro whose discovery of a secret plot is catalyzed by an alien invasion. Not great cinema, but an interesting approach to a classic story. youtu.be/sjlLLmURlEg?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Sci-fi fans make trailers for imagined films, including this AI-generated trailer for a "Battlestar Galactica" reboot featuring Rami Malek, Willem Dafoe, Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lawrence. Good choices? youtu.be/4oxLLEql9sc?...
Battlestar Galactica (2025) | First Teaser Trailer | Starring Charlize Theron & Jennifer Lawrence
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July 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: Sci-fi fans make trailers for imagined films, including this AI-generated trailer for a "Battlestar Galactica" reboot featuring Rami Malek, Willem Dafoe, Charlize Theron and Jennifer Lawrence. Good choices? youtu.be/4oxLLEql9sc?...
Cyberpunk author Pat Cadigan joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss her new novelization of the classic Japanese sci-fi series "Ultraseven." Also science fiction’s role in shaping cultural perspectives, the challenges of AI, and the increasing dangers of misinformation. plutopia.io/pat-cadigan-...
Pat Cadigan: Ultraseven and Beyond - Plutopia News Network
Cyberpunk author Pat Cadigan joins Plutopians to discuss her new novelization of the classic Japanese sci-fi series "Ultra Seven."
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July 23, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Cyberpunk author Pat Cadigan joins the Plutopia podcast to discuss her new novelization of the classic Japanese sci-fi series "Ultraseven." Also science fiction’s role in shaping cultural perspectives, the challenges of AI, and the increasing dangers of misinformation. plutopia.io/pat-cadigan-...
Philosopher Charles Herrman discusses his lifelong study of honor and dignity as cultural forces, framing them as a dichotomy shaping societies and conflicts worldwide. plutopia.io/charles-herr...
Charles Herrman: Honor and Dignity - Plutopia News Network
Charles Herrman discusses his lifelong study of honor and dignity as cultural forces, a dichotomy shaping societies and conflicts worldwide.
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July 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Philosopher Charles Herrman discusses his lifelong study of honor and dignity as cultural forces, framing them as a dichotomy shaping societies and conflicts worldwide. plutopia.io/charles-herr...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: The 2025 reboot of Superman delivers a more relatable, emotionally complex hero: less invincible, more human, and unapologetically progressive. Also a hyper Krypto, diverse metahumans , and a battle with Lex Luthor's surreal villainy. youtu.be/OfpXgjP4AOs?...
Superman | New Trailer | Filmed For IMAX®
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July 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: The 2025 reboot of Superman delivers a more relatable, emotionally complex hero: less invincible, more human, and unapologetically progressive. Also a hyper Krypto, diverse metahumans , and a battle with Lex Luthor's surreal villainy. youtu.be/OfpXgjP4AOs?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "The Day the Earth Stood Still," the robot Gort was an alien AI in humanoid robotic form. In the story that inspired the film, "Farewell to the Master," the bot (as "Gnut") was actually the master over Klaatu. youtu.be/K6iF5sINVns?...
The Day the Earth Stood Still (2/5) Movie CLIP - Gort Appears (1951) HD
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July 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "The Day the Earth Stood Still," the robot Gort was an alien AI in humanoid robotic form. In the story that inspired the film, "Farewell to the Master," the bot (as "Gnut") was actually the master over Klaatu. youtu.be/K6iF5sINVns?...
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Alien Hunter," a cryptographer probes a mysterious object on the Antarctic ice. The eerie setting echoes "The Thing from Another World." Watch: youtu.be/HTNbj0HbhJg?...
Alien Hunter (2003) - Trailer
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July 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Plutopia News Network Sci-Fi Saturday: In "Alien Hunter," a cryptographer probes a mysterious object on the Antarctic ice. The eerie setting echoes "The Thing from Another World." Watch: youtu.be/HTNbj0HbhJg?...
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Its been ruddy ages since I did a podcast, so here is a very recent interview that I did about buildings archaeology and Mythbusting with @plutopia.io ... complete with some fetching artwork that I *think* might be AI 🫣😉
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July 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Its been ruddy ages since I did a podcast, so here is a very recent interview that I did about buildings archaeology and Mythbusting with @plutopia.io ... complete with some fetching artwork that I *think* might be AI 🫣😉
plutopia.io/archaeology-...
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