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