The Xenopod is a new podcast series, where Associate Editor Simon Bowie and Editor-in-Chief Jim Ross contextualise the Alien franchise, looking at its place in film history, its trajectory, and how it develops — starting with Ridley Scott’s ALIEN, before moving through its sequels, PREDATOR crossovers, and 21st-Century prequels.
Episode 0 – Introduction to The Xenopod
Episode 1 – ALIEN (1979)
Episode 2 – ALIENS (1986)
Episode 3 – ALIEN3 (1992)
Episode 4 – ALIEN RESURRECTION (1997)
Episode 5 – ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004)
Episode 6 – ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: REQUIEM (2007)
Episode 7 – PROMETHEUS (2012)
Episode 8 – ALIEN: COVENANT (2017)
Episode 9 – Outro
Episode 10 – ALIEN: ROMULUS (2024)