Last updated on December 24, 2025
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In this week’s episode, we answer a listener question about films Venom (2018) and Life (2017), two stories about aliens with particular relationships to humanity. We get into the different approaches to aliens and what delights and terrifies us about them. Shout out to our imaginary ship between Ryan Reynolds’ and Jake Gyllenhaal’s characters in Life.
The Comic of the Week is: Livewire, Volume 1: Fugitive. Written by Vita Ayala, Art by Raúl Allén and Patricia Martín with Scott Koblish, Letters by Saida Temofonte.
“Livewire’s hardest battle is with herself.” – S.E.
“Livewire packs an epic punch.” – Sara
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