{"id":19208,"date":"2026-03-27T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/?p=19208"},"modified":"2026-03-27T07:38:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:38:45","slug":"episode-182-why-sci-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2026\/03\/episode-182-why-sci-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 182 &#8211; Why Sci-Fi?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this mini-episode of the podcast, I thought I&#8217;d talk briefly about my favorite genre of all-time- science fiction. My history with the genre, why my love has only deepened, and why it&#8217;s being covered so heavily this year on Sonic Cinema. I hope you enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>The end piece is &#8220;Weightless Waltz in F,&#8221; from my 2010 album, <a href=\"https:\/\/brianskutle.bandcamp.com\/album\/beyond-the-infinite-a-musical-odyssey\">&#8220;Beyond the Infinite: A Musical Odyssey&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can read my paper on electronic music in sci-fi films at Patreon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/19405469\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Listen to me talk about some of the films mentioned:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2010\/08\/2001-a-space-odyssey-beyond-the-infinite\/\">&#8220;2001: A Space Odyssey&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1638073\/episodes\/14523221\">&#8220;Strange Days&#8221;<\/a> (on Female Gaze: The Film Club)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nostalgiacast.libsyn.com\/episode-135-twelve-monkeys-1995\">&#8220;12 Monkeys&#8221;<\/a> (on NostalgiaCast)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2018\/03\/sonic-cinema-podcast-episode-28\/\">&#8220;Dark City&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2021\/02\/2050\/\">&#8220;2050&#8221;<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sonic-cinema.com\/wordpress\/2005\/11\/a-i-artificial-intelligence\/\">&#8220;A.I. Artificial Intelligence&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Episode 182 &#8211; Why Sci-Fi?<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nlhYD1YFXmk?si=y6ErLUmVz-3haZCU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening,<\/p>\n<p>Brian Skutle<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sonic-cinema.com\">www.sonic-cinema.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can also listen to the Sonic Cinema Podcast Below:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sonic-cinema-podcast\/id1517240092?fbclid=IwAR2SQjRFKtVRgHXXvQCXskcOuoJL0jC4StOkspYP_Dah0CiFzwhjp2HlkOw\">Apple Podcasts<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/goodpods.app.link\/pNgKOtWO2tb\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.googleapis.com\/goodpods-images-bucket\/badges\/generic-badge-3.svg\" alt=\"Listen On Goodpods\" style=\"width: 150px\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this mini-episode of the podcast, I thought I&#8217;d talk briefly about my favorite genre of all-time- science fiction. 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