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Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast, presented by Perfect Organism Podcast, is the premier Blade Runner podcast on the internet. Join hosts JM Prater, Patrick Greene, Peter from the Midwest, Contributing Host Micah Greene, Dr. Robin Bunce, and numerous roundtable guests for in-depth discussion, celebration, analysis, and interviews. New episodes every other Tuesday!
Episodes
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Following directly our last episode, Jaime & Patrick break down what might be the most iconic scene in science fiction movie history. Getting orders from Bryant, Deckard travels to the Tyrell Corporation to interview a Nexus Six Replicant. Who Deckard meets ends up changing the course of his life and the Blade Runner universe. Join us as we talk about this incredible scene.
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Monday Jan 16, 2023
Monday Jan 16, 2023
In this new series, Anatomy of A Scene, Patrick and Jaime breakdown a scene in Blade Runner where Captain Bryant is explaining the mission to a very perplexed Rick Deckard. Patrick and Jaime have discussed this scene privately for a while in terms of its implication on the 'Deck-a-Rep' conversation and how it plays into the overall narrative in the film. As with so much in the world of Blade Runner, our conclusions and speculation add another layer in a world where so much of it seems intentionally ambiguous. We hope you enjoy and we'd love to hear your thoughts and ideas as well. Enjoy.
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Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
Tuesday Jan 03, 2023
The world of Blade Runner has had a consistent shroud of mystery over it since its release in 1982. From the rain-soaked streets to the neon signs illuminating the city, there is no corner that's not riddled with questions and shadow. Infiltrating this environment is the presence of a massive amount police. They're on every corner of seemingly every street. In this episode, Patrick & Jaime dive into discussing why the police have such a military-style presence and how that affects the world they inhabit. We hope you enjoy!
This is episode is our last recording of calendar 2022, capping off an incredible year. From all of us at Shoulder of Orion: The Blade Runner Podcast, we are wishing all of you a Happy New Year!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
Tuesday Dec 20, 2022
We are happy to release our coverage of the Disney+ series Andor as a bonus episode this holiday season. In this special roundtable, your hosts Jaime, Patrick, Christian, AndieGeekGirl, and special guest Micah Greene discuss what some of us agree is the best Star Wars product since the original trilogy. As always this was a lively and in-depth conversation that we hope you enjoy.
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// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
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Monday Nov 28, 2022
Monday Nov 28, 2022
It's been three years since we've had our friend and guest Paul M. Sammon on the show to talk about Blade Runner. To remedy that, Patrick & Jaime asked him back to discuss the 40 year legacy of Blade Runner, what it means to him, and the road ahead. This was a delightful interview and we hope you enjoy.
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Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
It's been five years since the release of Blade Runner 2049. In that time, it took us a while to dedicate an episode to Officer KD6.3-7. We were delighted to hear from a new listener about his resonance with K and what that means to him. Hearing from that listener inspired us to invite him on the show and jump back into the discussion. Please join Patrick, Jaime and James as they dive back into the world and the mind of K as we celebrate the anniversary of the release of Blade Runner 2049.
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Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
When Fria Ligan (Free League Publishing) released the Alien RPG back in 2019, it was a watershed moment in Alien fandom. Buzzing with drama and detail, this tabletop role playing game gave Alien fans a universe of new content to explore together.
So when it was announced early in 2022 that Free League was working on a Blade Runner RPG, fans around the world took to the internet to express their delight.
In today’s episode, Jaime and Patrick get a peek behind the curtain with Free League’s Co-founder and CEO Tomas Härenstam. Tomas is the Lead Game Designer on both the Blade Runner RPG and the Alien RPG, as well as Mutant: Year Zero (the origin of the acclaimed Year Zero engine driving both the Blade Runner and Alien games).
To stay up to date on all the awesome stuff Free League is putting out, head to freeleaguepublishing.com
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// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
October 3, 2022 marked five years since Blade Runner 2049 premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and changed the landscape of Blade Runner fandom forever.
In this roundtable retrospective, the SOO team looks back at those early days—of the film, but also of this very podcast!—while stopping to consider how 2049 resonates with us now, five years later.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
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// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
In celebration of forty years of Blade Runner, Shoulder of Orion is thrilled and honored to present to you an exclusive commentary track for Blade Runner: The Final Cut by Charles de Lauzirika! As Restoration Producer for The Final Cut, Charles had a monumental task: to work with Ridley Scott, Warner Brothers, and a dedicated team of specialists to produce the definitive edition of one of the most influential films ever made.
Charles, who's also directed landmark documentary features like Dangerous Days: Making Blade Runner, is a friend of the show and a constant presence in Blade Runner fandom. Jaime, Patrick, and the whole Shoulder of Orion team are so grateful for Charles' time and energy—and so excited to share this exclusive commentary track with our listeners!
The commentary track starts after a brief intro. We'll give a clear countdown so you can press Play at the correct moment.
Happy forty years, everyone!
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// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
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Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
Tuesday Sep 13, 2022
In observance of forty years of Blade Runner—and in response to the many, many requests we've gotten over the years to discuss this—the Shoulder of Orion team is finally tackling The Big Question: is Deckard a Replicant?
In this kickoff show, Jaime and Patrick unpack some of the reasons this "debate" has gotten so complicated over the years. As we've gotten more editions of the movie, we've gotten more evidence (from Ridley Scott) that Deckard pretty clearly should be considered a Replicant—but we also have Harrison Ford and Hampton Fancher arguing against that idea, and an initial theatrical cut of the film (not to mention source novel) that runs with the assumption that he's human.
Where does that leave us? And, perhaps more importantly: does it matter? Does the film hold up to multiple interpretations of the truth?
We don't come up with many answers to these questions, but we do our best to at least get the conversation started. More to come!
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/shoulderoforionitunes
// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.bladerunnerpodcast.com
// If you'd like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Fields of Calantha.
// To support the show, please consider visiting www.bladerunnerpodcast.com/support. We've got some great perks available!
// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can't tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.