The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Sexy saxophonists, the Coreys, and 80s vampires, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk about Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys! Together, they talk about the experience of seeing it for the first time, its cult status, its treatment of vampires and humor, and much more!

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Headphones, bank accounts, and 16 years of history, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, Paul Weimer, Trish Matson, and Daniel Hansen join forces to talk about our 2026 fundraiser. Together, they talk about why we’re fundraising, what we’re fundraising for, and all the goodies you can get by helping this ancient fancast continue producing the shows you’ve come to love!

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Choosing sides, erasure, and the dead, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer interview Suyi Davies Okungbowa about the third book in the Nameless Republic series, Season of the Serpent! Together, they explore talk about the intricacies of diplomacy, challenging imperialist narratives and the consequences of war, the wonders of maps, and much more!

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Marshmallows, hungry beds, and 80s families, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Beth Cato join forces to talk about 1985’s The Stuff! Together, they explore the film’s bonkers plot, unpack the real meaning of The Stuff, have fun talking about whiskey, and much more!

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Strange homes, Hollywood secrets, and cozy bones, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer interview Beth Cato about A House Between Sea and Sky! Together, they explore Cato’s approach to historical fantasy, the curious uses for bones, Golden Age Hollywood, and much more!

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Balloons, confused Romans, and Omni, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Trish Matson join forces to talk about 1988’s Norman’s Awesome Experience. Together, they try to make sense of its plot, rip it apart for its treatment of the Romans, tear apart its ridiculous view of science, and much more!

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Mutants, benign aliens, and feet clans, oh my! Shaun Duke, Stephen Geigen-Miller, and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk about the first compendium of Eastman and Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Together, they talk about the history of TMNT, how to read action comics, TMNT’s themes and its connections of the comics to its adaptations, and much more!

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Space snakes, genetic imperialism, and baby Wyatt, oh my! Shaun Duke, Dan Hansen, and special guest Elizabeth Parmeter (a.k.a. Sol Adustus) join forces to talk about 1998’s Soldier. Together, they make sense of the film’s history and worldbuilding, talk about snakes and empire, have a few laughs about plot absurdities and other shenanigans, and much more!

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Sweeping philosophies, dusty apocalypses, and hope, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Hauesser interview Deb Olin Unferth about Earth 7! Together, they explore Unferth’s approach to writing about possible futures, the novel’s philosophical underpinnings, tension and futurity, and much more!

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Labor exploitation, haunted immortals, and Canada, oh my! Shaun Duke and special guest Sarah (ConfigurationQueen) join forces to talk about As the Earth Dreams: Black Canadian Speculative Stories edited by Terese Mason Pierre, out from House of Anansi Press. Together, they explore the anthology’s various stories, which explore immortality, agency and exploitation, economic horror, love, and much more!

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Delicious worlds, bizarre biology, and bad houses, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk about 1973’s The Final Programme, now out in a beautiful new edition from Severin Films. Together, they tackle the film’s production history, it’s flamboyant set designs and visual choices, it’s humor, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on o...

Bioships, brain implants, and space cults, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson interview Daniel Kraus about The Sixth Nik! Together, they explore Daniel’s approach to storytelling in a sprawling epic future, the terrors of the Internet, death cults, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Ho...

Stoners, Depends, and trash science, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Aurelius Raines II join forces to talk about 1996’s Bio-Dome. Together, they joke their way through the film’s 90s setting, try to understand how the main characters reached adulthood, interrogate the film’s humor, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole...

Tentacles, social media influencers, and John Rhys-Davies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk about Bone Keeper, an indie horror film written and directed by Howard J. Ford! Together, they tackle the film’s controversial use of AI, its approach to storytelling and character, the so-called “science” of the creature, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message...

Spy gadgets, questionable judgement, and serpent ladies, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and R.E. Junker join forces to talk about 1998’s Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.! Together, they discuss the film’s interpretation of the famed Marvel character, what makes a superhero movie, Hasselhoff’s hotness, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can s...

Space unicorns, editorial joy, and STORIES, oh my! Shaun Duke sits down with editor extraordinaire Michael Damian Thomas to talk about over a decade of Uncanny Magazine, the new Kickstarter for Year 13, the wonders and trials of magazine editing and running, the beauty of stories, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro...

Devious plots, ghost husbands, and personal hells, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and DanDan join forces to talk about 1963’s The Ghost (Lo Spettro), directed by Riccardo Freda. Together, they talk about the film’s restoration by Severin Films, its themes of betrayal and comeuppance, its treatment of spiritualism, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact p...

Space metal, exploration, and mars rovers, oh my! Trish Matson sits down with Eric Choi for an educational conversation about aerospace engineering and science fiction. Together, they explore the value of space exploration, the impact of aerospace engineering of human civilization, editing collections, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music...

Ghost cats, haunted histories, and traditions, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser interview Sunyi Dean about The Girl with a Thousand Faces! Together, they explore Sunyi’s approach to point of view, Kowloon Walled City and weaving history into a story of ghosts, different ghost traditions, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. O...

Fan awards, books, and delicious finalists, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson host an impromptu discussion about the 2026 Hugo Awards. Together, they share and talk about the finalists, talk about the exhaustion of fandom drama, explore ballot dynamics, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole...

Skunkworks, broken physics, and family issues, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by John Chu for a discussion about his new novel, The Subtle Art of Folding Space! Together, they explore John’s treatment of food, the real and fantastical science in the book, weird family dynamics, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our con...

Alien discos, mysterious resorts, and film restoration, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to talk w/ Dennis Bartok and Craig Rogers about Deaf Crocodile Films. Together, they talk about how they got into film restoration, the trials and wonders of the process, global cinema, their upcoming Roy from Space release AND their latest release, Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel f...

Community, cookouts, and space potato salad, oh my! Shaun Duke and Jennifer Brozek join forces to talk to Tonya R. Moore about The Cookout, a new anthology coming soon! Together, they talk about Moore’s approach to co-editing, the task of building an anthology, the current submissions call, and the cultural importance of the cookout! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a messag...

Revolutions, defining freedom, and empires, oh my! Shaun Duke and Stephen Geigen-Miller sit down with comics writer Aubrey Sitterson for a conversation about Free Planet! Together, they talk about Sitterson’s collaboration with artist Jed Dougherty, his approach to visual storytelling, the narrative style of Free Planet, comics formalism, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact...

Pink Cadillacs, ridiculous fantasies, and dancing, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Paul Weimer join forces to talk about 1991’s Mannequin 2! Together, they talk about why the film even exists, its approach to comedy, the absurdity of its plot, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Wanderers, big swords, and snake cults, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson join forces to talk about sword and sorcery with Oliver Brackenbury and Molly Tanzer. Together, they explore the history of the subgenre, talk about New Edge Sword & Sorcery and its current crowdfunding efforts, Tanzer’s work with Joiry, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our...

Surrealist apocalypses, power games, and WMDs, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss Krakatit (1948; dir. Otakar Vávra), recently re-released by Deaf Crocodile. Together, they explore the film’s gorgeous visuals, its surrealist dream logic, its politics and ideas about mass destruction, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymo...

Awakenings, horror heroes, and pranks gone wrong, oh my! Daniel Haeusser and DanDan join forces to interview Stephen Graham Jones to talk about Night of the Mannequins. Together, they explore Stephen’s approach to writing and point of view, tropes in horror, mannequins (shiver), and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro a...

Turbulent times, spreading love, and finding hope, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Jennifer Brozek join forces to share the things they loved in 2025 and the things they’re looking forward to in 2026! We discuss books, movies, geeky things, experiences, and much more! Plus, we share some VERY important announcements about the show! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our...

Tight spaces, space cannibals, and space madness, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Aurelius Raines II join forces to talk about 2009’s Pandorum! Together, they tackle the film’s set design, get squiggly about space spelunking, talk about space cannibal families, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Literary apocalypses, cosmic abysses, and Sam Neill, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss In the Mouth of Madness (1994; dir. John Carpenter). Together, they explore the film’s treatment of cosmic horror, its themes of literary-induced madness, what makes it distinctly a Carpenter film, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patre...

Grand conspiracies, colonization, and intentions, oh my! Shaun Duke and Sandra Wong are joined by the wonderful Martha Wells for an interview about Queen Demon and The Rising World series. Together, they discuss Wells’ approach to worldbuilding, explore the link between magic and pain, talk writing process, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new...

Delicious heists, messy pasts, and subterfuge galore, oh my! Shaun Duke is joined by Fran Wilde for an interview about A Philosophy of Thieves! Together, they explore Wilde’s approach to cross genre writing, the roots of the novel’s heist premise, the complexities of power and capital, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our...

Cringe radio, angry ghosts, and cute Superman, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and R.E. Junker join forces to talk about 2005’s The Fog! Together, they tackle the film’s take on family sins, why ghosts are confusing, cute sweaters, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Alternate histories, grim conspiracies, and hellish visions, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Stephen Geigen-Miller join forces to discuss From Hell by Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell! Together, they explore the work’s complex plot of conspiracies and philosophical terrors, its graphic violence and art style, and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/h...

Snowball wars, blues bands, and questionable anatomy, oh my! Shaun Duke, Aurelius Raines II, and R.E. Junker join forces to talk about 1998’s Jack Frost! Together, they explore the film’s formulaic Christmas narrative, snowman puppets, ridiculous snow stunts, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Fedoras, Christmas traumas, and chainsaws, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss Gremlins (1984; dir. Joe Dante). Together, they talk about the film’s legacy, its brand of slapstick and macabre comedy, the adorableness of Gizmo, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you later, navigator!

Fur-matronics, foot games, and big foot burial practices, oh my! Shaun Duke and Julia Rios join forces to talk about 1987’s Harry and the Hendersons! Together, they discuss the film’s ridiculous plot, the fine use of animatronics and physical comedy, production oddities, the 80s, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes from Holy Mole. You can support his work at patreon.com/holymole. See you lat...

Imperial histories, class resistance, and alternative Romes, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by novelist Sophie Burnham for an interview about Sargassa, the second book in the Ex Romana trilogy! Together, they discuss Burnham’s approach to alternate history and worldbuilding, the role of internal resistance in oppressive systems, the challenges of writing a series, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free t...

Gorgeous dice, occult texts, and birbs, oh my! Shaun Duke, Jennifer Brozek, and Sandra Wong join forces to talk about why we collect and, more importantly, WHAT we collect. Each host shares some of their collectible objects, talk about why they matter, and more. This episode has a visual component, so checking out the video might be beneficial if you’re able! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Don’t forget to catch our live format every Friday at 7 PM Central on Twitch at AlphabetStreams! If you have a question you’d like us to answer...