La Mezcaleria
“…the first restaurant to offer a wide variety of the finest mezcals, as well as high quality tequilas and cocktails inspired by the different regions of Mexico. Our dishes mirror traditional Mexican recipes while sourcing organic ingredients locally and serving ocean-friendly seafood options. Many of our dishes are inspired to be shared with family and friends. We welcome every member of the family by offering gluten free, vegetarian, vegan and carnivorous options. At La Mezcaleria, we strive to make every guest who walks through the door feel welcome, happy and at home.”
MENU Address: 1622 Commercial Dr, Vancouver, BC V5L 3Y4 Phone:(604) 559-8226
CLOSED MONDAYS When I dined: Sunday brunch Booths? No Noisy? Not bad. Lives up to it’s name? Yes you can get mezcal there! Candies with your bill? No
Also I had a tamarind jarritos
Went for brunch on a Sunday at 2pm (they’re closed 3pm-5pm). Everything on the menu was new to me and I had a hard time deciding. Asked the server for recommendations and he gave us four of them. We took two: Huevos Motulenos (ham, eggs, peas, black beans, cheese on tortilla) and Hongos Con Kale (mushroom caps with kale, eggs, chipotle hollandaise, hashbrowns). All the food was tasty and well-prepared.
There is not a lot of space at this venue which is a con to me, and they sat us at the bar which is also one of my least favourite things. Luckily the diners to our left and right cleared out pretty quick so I didn’t have to worry about elbowing them. On the plus side we got to watch the bartender make an avocado slushy alcoholic beverage which I wanted to try. Every staff member we encountered was pleasant and friendly without being a big Fakey Fakerson. I also appreciated their sustainable seafood options. They gave us three kinds of hot sauce as condiments.
They did have some music playing, but it was not obtrusive (or perhaps we were just seated far enough away from the speakers that I didn’t notice).
Important note: if you want to eat here, call ahead to make a reservation. Tried to come here once and the wait was one and a half hours.
Biggest Rave: The hashbrowns get 9/10 on the hashometer.
Biggest Rant: We ordered horchata, one of my date’s favourite beverages, but they told us they didn’t have enough to serve us and still leave some for their alcoholic drinks. I understand that from a business perspective but it didn’t make me feel super appreciated.
I would like to go back and try their dinner menu, when I do I will update this review. I guess we’ll have to call ahead to make sure they have enough horchata for us?
TRIVIA: Mezcal is a spirit distilled from mash made out of the steamed hearts of various species of agaves. Horchata is a sweet, cinnamon-flavored milky beverage made of almonds, sesame seeds, rice or tigernuts.
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In which an attempt is made to catalog and compare post-apocalyptic films. Some entries include links to my full review (if you can click on the movie title it will take you there) Corrections? Comments? Additions? Let me know!
Zombie apocalypses NOT included.
2020 Texas Gladiators
2020 Texas Gladiators (1983) dir: Joe D’Amato
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Texas Number of humans: Presumably thousands or more Years since apocalypse: 37? Monsters: green faced mutants? Cannibalism? maybe Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
9 (2009)
9 (2009) starring Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C Reilly, Christopher Plummer and Crispin Glover. Dir: Shane Acker
Type of apocalypse: war/nerve gas Location: America? Number of humans: zero Years since apocalypse: less than 10 Monsters: robots (with animal bones) Cannibalism? none Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
12 Monkeys (1995)
12 Monkeys (1995) stars Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt, Christopher Plummer. Dir: Terry Gilliam
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Philadelphia Number of humans: lots Years since apocalypse: 38 Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
28 Days Later (2002)
28 Days Later (2002) stars Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston. Dir: Danny Boyle.
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: London Number of humans: lots Time since apocalypse: 28 days Monsters: feral infected humans Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
28 Weeks Later (2007)
28 Weeks Later (2007) stars Imogen Poots, Robert Carlyle, Jeremy Renner, Rose Byrne. Dir: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Type of apocalypse: virus Number of humans: hundreds? Time since apocalypse: less than 3 years Monsters: feral infected humans Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? No Toren’s Rating: 7/10
A Boy and His Dog (1975)
A Boy and His Dog (1975) stars Don Johnson. Dir: L.Q. Jones. Written by Harlan Ellison
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Phoenix AZ Number of humans: hundreds? Years since apocalypse: 17 Monsters: radiation victims (“Screamers”); robots Cannibalism? Yes Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
After Earth (2013)
After Earth (2013) stars Wil Smith, Jaden Smith and Zoe Kravitz. Dir: M. Night Shyamalan
Type of apocalypse: Environmental cataclysm Location: Undisclosed Number of humans: 2 on Earth, multitudes in space. Years since apocalypse: 1000 Monsters: Aliens, evolved animals. Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? Yes? Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Colorado Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 900 Monsters: 1 mutant Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Appleseed Alpha (2014) Dir: Shinji Aramaki, Steven Foster
Type of apocalypse: war Location: New York Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 900 Monsters: robots and cyborgs Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: oil wars Location: Number of humans: thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: less than 1 generation Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Bed Sitting Room (1969)
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) stars Dudley Moore, Peter Cook, Marty Feldman. Dir: Richard Lester
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: London Number of humans: dozens Years since apocalypse: 4 Monsters: none Cannibalism? none Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: cosmic radiation ‘plague’ Location: Southwest USA Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 64 Monsters: mutants Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? unclear Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Book of Eli (2010)
The Book of Eli (2010) stars Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman, Ray Stevenson. Dir: Hughes
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: San Francisco Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 30 Monsters: none Cannibalism? Yes Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Type of apocalypse: robot Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 2000 Monsters: robots Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Blindness (2008)
Blindness (2008) stars Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo. Dir: Fernando Meirelles
Type of apocalypse: mass hysteria Location: unnamed city Number of humans: billions Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear? Location: Norway Number of humans: unknown Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: New York City Number of humans: scores or hundreds Time since apocalypse: 1000 years Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Cargo (2017)
Cargo (2017) stars Martin Freeman. Dir: Yolanda Ramke
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Australia Number of humans: unknown Time since apocalypse: unspecified Monsters: infected humans Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Children of Men (2006)
Children of Men (2006) stars Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor. Dir: Alfonso Cuaron
Type of apocalypse: pandemic Location: Britain Number of humans: billions Years since apocalypse: 18 Monsters: none Cannibalism? none Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
City of Ember (2008)
City of Ember (2008) stars Saoirse Ronan, Bill Murray, Martin Landau. Dir: Gil Kenan.
Type of apocalypse: Unspecified Location: Somewhere in the United States Number of humans: Presumably thousands Years since apocalypse: 241 Monsters: giant star-nosed mole Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Cloud Atlas (2012) stars Tom Hanks, Halle Barry, Hugo Weaving. Dir: Wachowskis
Type of apocalypse: unexplained. Location: “Big Isle” Number of humans: Presumably thousands if not millions or more. Years since apocalypse: 106 Monsters: no Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Colony (2013)
The Colony (2013) stars Laurence Fishburne and Bill Paxton. Dir: Jeff Renfroe
Type of apocalypse: ice age Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably at least 100 Time since apocalypse: less than 2 generations Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Cyborg (1989)
Cyborg (1989) stars Jean-Claude Van Damme. Dir: Albert Pyun
Type of apocalypse: plague, anarchy, genocide, starvation Location: New York, South Carolina, Atlanta Number of humans: Presumably thousands or more Years since apocalypse: Less than 25 Monsters: cyborgs Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Damnation Alley (1977)
Damnation Alley (1977) stars George Peppard and Paul Winfield. Dir: Jack Smight
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: California, Utah, New York Number of humans: At least Years since apocalypse: 2 Monsters: giant scorpions, killer cockroaches Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: Undisclosed Location: America Number of humans: dozens shown Years since apocalypse: 10 Monsters: no Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Day of the Triffids (1963)
Day of the Triffids (1963) stars Howard Keel. Dir: Steve Sekely
Type of apocalypse: meteor shower Number of humans: billions Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: killer plants Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Day After (1983)
The Day After (1983) stars Jason Robards Jr, Jobeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg, John Lithgow. Dir: Nicholas Meyer.
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Kansas, Missouri Number of humans: millions Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Day the World Ended (1955)
Day the World Ended (1955) stars Richard Denning. Dir: Roger Corman
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Southwest America Number of humans: more than five Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: mutant Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Deathlands: Homeward Bound (2003)
Deathlands: Homeward Bound stars Vincent Spano and Traci Lords. Dir: Joshua Butler.
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war
Location: America Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: 120 Monsters: mutated humans and animals Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Deathsport (1975) stars David Carradine (dir: Roger Corman)
Type of apocalypse: nuclear (“neutron”) war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: thousands Time since apocalypse: 1000 years Monsters: mutants Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
Def-Con 4 (1985)
Def-Con 4 (1985) stars Maury Chaykin. Dir: Paul Donovan
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Eastern Canada Number of humans: Hundreds or thousands Time since apocalypse: 2 months Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Delicatessen (1991)
Delicatessen (1991) stars Dominique Pinon. Dir: Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: France Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions Time since apocalypse: undisclosed Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Type of apocalypse: natural disaster Location: New York Number of humans: scores or hundreds seen Time since apocalypse: months Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? for some Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Doomsday (2008)
Doomsday (2008) directed by Neil Marshall
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Scotland Number of humans: millions or billions Years since apocalypse: 30 Monsters: no Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Dune Warriors (1991)
Dune Warriors (1991) Stars David Carradine. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: unknown Number of humans: millions or billions Years since apocalypse: 40-60 Monsters: only if desert dwarves count Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3.7/10
Equalizer 2000 (1987)
Equalizer 2000 (1988) stars Robert Patrick. Dir: Cirio Santiago
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Alaska Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: 100 Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
Type of apocalypse: unknown Location: New Zealand Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983)
Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983) stars Robert Iannucci. Dir:
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds or more Years since apocalypse: less than 1 lifetime Monsters: disfigured mutants Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: solar flare Location: St Louis Missouri Number of humans: millions inferred Years since apocalypse: 15 Monsters: none Cannibalism? implied Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6.8/10
Fist of the North Star (1986) was directed by Toyoo Ashida
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Kanto region, Japan Number of humans: millions Years since apocalypse: possibly less than a lifetime Monsters: giants Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Five (1951)
Five (1951) stars Charles Lampkin. Dir: Arch Oboler
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: California Number of humans: 5 Time since apocalypse: months Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Future Hunters (1986)
Future Hunters (1986) stars Robert Patrick. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Type of apocalypse: war Location: California Number of humans: hundreds seen but presumably more How many years since apocalypse: 39 Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes and also only the first 15 minutes take place in the post-apocalyptic world. Toren’s Rating: 3.7/10
The Girl With All the Gifts (2016)
The Girl With All the Gifts (2016) stars Sennia Nanua and Glenn Close. Dir: Colm McCarthy
Type of apocalypse: fungal disease Location: Home Counties, Britain Number of humans: hundreds or thousands Years since apocalypse: 20 Monsters: infected humans Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? debatable Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Goodbye World (2013)
Goodbye World (2013) stars Adrian Grenier. Dir: Denis Hennelly
Type of apocalypse: computer virus Location: undisclosed Number of humans: billions Time since apocalypse: days Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Hardware (1990) stars Dylan McDermott and Iggy Pop. Dir: Richard Stanley
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: robot Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Hell (2011) stars Hannah Herzsprung. Dir: Tim Fehlbaum
Type of apocalypse: solar storm Location: Germany Number of humans: dozens shown Years since apocalypse: less than six Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987)
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1987) stars Roddy Piper and Sandahl Bergman. Dir: Donald Jackson
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: undisclosed Number of humans: presumably thousands or more Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: anthropomorphic mutant frogs Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Type of apocalypse: disease Location: undisclosed Number of humans: dozens or more Time since apocalypse: less than a decade Monsters: mutant ‘reapers’ Cannibalism? inferred Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6.5/10
How I Live Now (2013)
How I Live Now (2013) stars Saoirse Ronan. Dir: Kevin Macdonald
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: English Countryside Number of humans: presumably millions Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
I Am Legend (2007)
I Am Legend (2007) stars Will Smith. Dir: Francis Lawrence
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: New York City Number of humans: less than 6 Years since apocalypse: 3 Monsters: feral mutant humans and dogs Cannibalism? yes, by the monsters Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Type of apocalypse: ecological Location: Idaho Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 50-something Monsters: none Cannibalism: not exactly Ends on a positive: No Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: America Number of humans: a handful Years since apocalypse: less than 1 year Monsters: mutants Cannibalism: potentially Ends on a positive: Yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
It Comes At Night (2017)
It Comes at Night (2017) stars Joel Edgerton. Dir: Trey Edward Shults
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: American wilderness Number of humans: less than 6 Years since apocalypse: 0-1 Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6.5/10
Land of Doom (1986) stars Deborah Rennard. Dir: Peter Maris
Type of apocalypse: war Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: not really Cannibalism? Yes Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 1.75/10
The Last Man on Earth (1964)
The Last Man on Earth (1964) stars Vincent Price. Dir: Sidney Salkow
Type of apocalypse: plague Location: Rome or California Number of humans: 1-2 Years since apocalypse: 3 Monsters: vampiric plague victims Cannibalism? yes and no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
The Last Survivors / The Well (2014)
The Well (2014) stars Haley Lu Richardson. Dir: Thomas S. Hammock
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Oregon Valley Number of humans: presumably at least hundreds Time since apocalypse: years to decades Monsters: no Cannibalism? Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: 5/10
La Jetee (1962)
La Jetée (1962) stars Jean Négroni. Dir: Chris Marker.
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Paris Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes and no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Le Dernier Combat (The Last Battle) (1983)
Le Dernier Combat (1983) stars Jean Reno. Dir: Luc Besson
Type of apocalypse: unknown Location: France? Number of humans: dozens at least Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Logan’s Run (1976)
Logan’s Run (1976) stars Jenny Agutter, Michael York, Farrah Fawcett. Dir: Michael Anderson. William F Nolan (novel)
Type of apocalypse: unknown Location: Washington DC Number of humans: presumably thousands or more Years since apocalypse: about 300 Monsters: robots Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Los últimos días (The Last Days) (2013)
The Last Days (2013) stars Quim Gutierrez, Jose Coronado, Marta Etura. Dir: David Pastor, Alex Pastor
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: Spain? Number of humans: [pending] Years since apocalypse: [pending] Monsters: none Cannibalism? [pending] Ends on a positive? [pending] Toren’s Rating: n/a
Love and Monsters (2020) starts Dylan O’Brien. Dir: Michael Matthews
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: America Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: 7 Monsters: giant frogs, centipedes, crabs and burrowing worms, among others Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6.8/10
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) stars Mel Gibson. Dir: George Miller
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian Desert Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: about five Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7.8/10
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) stars Mel Gibson, Tina Turner. Dir: George Miller.
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian desert Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: about 20 Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max Fury Road (2015) stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron. Dir: George Miller
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Australian desert Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Mad Shelia (2016)
Mad Shelia (2016) stars Fuo Xiao. Dir: Lu Lei
Type of apocalypse: War/resource shortage Location: Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: Monsters: Cannibalism? Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: tbd
Mad Warrior AKA Clash of the Warlords (1983)
Mad Warrior stars Anthony Alonzo. Dir: Willy Milan
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: hundreds shown Years since apocalypse: undisclosed Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: the Arctic/outer space Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 3 weeks Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Molly (2017) stars Julia Batelaan. Dir: Thijs Meuwese
Type of apocalypse: nuclear explosion? Location: “Sunderland” Number of humans: dozens seen Years since apocalypse: 2-3? Monsters: feral subhuman “supplicants” Cannibalism? no Ends on a postive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5.5/10
Mortal Engines (2018)
Mortal Engines (2018) stars Hera Hilmar. Dir: Christian Rivers
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war (more or less) Location: Europe Number of humans: thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: hundreds Monsters: undead cyborg Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: robot uprising Location: Massachusetts USA Number of humans: thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: 9 months Monsters: androids Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Nausicaa in the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) stars Sumi Shimamoto. Dir: Hayao Miyazaki
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: presumably thousands or more Years since apocalypse: 1000 Monsters: giant mutant insects Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 10/10
Type of apocalypse: ecological disaster Location: tbd Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: less than 2 generations Monsters: mutants Cannibalism? no
I nuovi barbari (1983) stars Fred Williamson. Dir: Enzo G. Castellari
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 30ish Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4.5/10
Night of the Comet (1984)
Night of the Comet (1984) stars Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran and Kelli Maroney. Dir: Thom Eberhardt
Type of apocalypse: comet dust Location: Southern California Number of humans: dozens Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: “zombies” Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: unknown island Number of humans: one Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Oblivion (2013)
Oblivion (2013) stars Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman. Dir: Joseph Kosinski
Type of apocalypse: war Location: Northeastern United States Number of humans: Hundreds or thousands Years since apocalypse: 60 Monsters: aliens Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Type of apocalypse: robot/nuclear war Location: unspecified Number of humans: undisclosed Years since apocalypse: undisclosed Monsters: just robots Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
The Omega Man
The Omega Man (1971) stars Charlton Heston. Dir: Boris Sagal
Type of apocalypse: biological warfare Location: Los Angeles Number of humans: one Years since apocalypse: 2 Monsters: albino mutants Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
On the Beach (1959) stars Ava Gardner, Gregory Peck, Fred Astaire and Anthony Perkins. Dir: Stanley Kramer
Type of apocalypse: Nuclear war Location: Australia Number of humans: dozens Time since apocalypse: days Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Panic in Year Zero!
Panic in Year Zero! (1962) stars Ray Milland. Dir: Ray Milland
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: California Number of humans: dozens Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968) stars Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowell and Kim Hunter. Dir: Franklin Schaffner
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: New York Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 2000 Monsters: advanced ape society Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Postman (1997)
The Postman (1997) stars Kevin Costner and Olivia Williams. Dir: Kevin Costner.
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Oregon Number of humans: thousands or millions Years since apocalypse: 15 Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
The Quiet Earth (1985)
The Quiet Earth (1985) stars Sam Pillsbury. Dir: Geoff Murphy
Type of apocalypse: experiment gone wrong Location: Hamilton, New Zealand Number of humans: 3 Time since apocalypse: days Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
A Quiet Place (2018) Stars Emily Blunt. Dir: John Krasinski
Type of apocalypse: alien invasion Location: America Number of humans: unknown Time since apocalypse: months & years Monsters: aliens Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes (both parts) Toren’s Rating: 7 (both parts)
Quintet (1979) stars Paul Newman. Dir: Robert Altman
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Unknown, possibly America or Europe Number of humans: Scores or hundreds shown Time since apocalypse: months & years Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: at least hundreds Years since apocalypse: undisclosed Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 225 Monsters: mutant rats Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3/10
The Road (2009)
The Road (2009) stars Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall. Dir: John Hillcoat. Cormac McCarthy (novel)
Type of apocalypse: undisclosed Location: Southeastern United States Number of humans: presumably at least thousands Years since apocalypse: 8 Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? not really Toren’s Rating: 8.5/10
Type of apocalypse: viral plague Location: United States Number of humans: dozens seen Years since apocalypse: 8 Monsters: rabid plague ‘nightwalkers’ Cannibalism? only nightwalkers Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3.5/10
Salute of the Jugger (Blood of Heroes) 1989
Salute of the Jugger (1989) stars Rutger Hauer, Joan Chen and Vincent D’Onofrio. Dir: David Peoples
Type of apocalypse: war Location: undisclosed Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The Scorch Trials (2015)
Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015) stars Dylan O’Brien, Rosa Salazar, Alan Tudyk and Lily Taylor . Dir: Wes Ball
Type of apocalypse: solar flares and “zombie” virus pandemic Location: America, possibly San Francisco? Number of humans: Possibly millions Years since apocalypse: unclear, presumably less than two generations Monsters: insane cannibalistic virus-infected “cranks” Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? n/a Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Type of apocalypse: environmental Location: Montana? Number of humans: Hundreds at least Years since apocalypse: 50 Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Screamers (1995)
Screamers (1995) stars Peter Weller. Dir: Christian Duguay
Type of apocalypse: war Location: The planet Sirius 6B Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 10 Monsters: robots Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 3/10
She (1982)
She (1982) stars Sandahl Bergman and Gordon Mitchell. Dir: Avi Nesher
Type of apocalypse: apparently nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: at least hundreds Years since apocalypse: 23 Monsters: robots, mutants Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Las Vegas Number of humans: Years since apocalypse: 40 Monsters: none Cannibalism? Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Slipstream (1989) stars Mark Hamill and Bill Paxton. Dir: Steven Lisberger
Type of apocalypse: environmental Location: unclear Number of humans: hundreds at least Years since apocalypse: unclear Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Snowpiercer (2013) stars Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt. Dir: Bong Joon-Ho.
Type of apocalypse: climate change Location: global (train) Number of humans: hundreds Years since apocalypse: 17 Monsters: none Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Solarbabies (1986) stars Lukas Haas. Dir: Alan Johnson
Type of apocalypse: ecological Location: unknown Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: 41 Monsters: just an alien orb Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Steel Dawn (1987) stars Patrick Swayze. Dir: Lance Hool
Type of apocalypse: WWIII Location: undisclosed Number of humans: Hundreds at least Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: shrieking sand-burrowing half-men Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Stryker (1983) stars Steve Sandor. Dir: Cirio H. Santiago
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: undisclosed Number of humans: at least hundreds Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes but not for the sidekick Toren’s Rating: 2.5
Tank Girl
Tank Girl (1995) stars Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice T and Malcolm McDowell. Dir: Rachel Talalay
Type of apocalypse: comet Location: presumably Australia Number of humans: thousands or more Years since apocalypse: 11 Monsters: kangaroo DNA-spliced supersoldiers Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 2/10
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: dozens or hundreds Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: dinosaurs Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes
Toren’s Rating: 4/10
Terminator: Salvation (2009)
Terminator Salvation (2009) stars Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Anton Yelchin. Dir: Joseph Nichol
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: California Number of humans: thousands Years since apocalypse: 14 Monsters: robots/cyborgs Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Threads (1984)
Threads (1984) stars Karen Meagher. Dir: Mick Jackson
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Sheffield, UK Number of humans: billions Years since apocalypse: from days to 13 years Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Le Temps du Loup (2003) stars Anais Demoustier. Dir: Michael Haneke
Type of apocalypse: disease Location: France Number of humans: Presumably thousands How many years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: No Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? No Toren’s Rating: 5.3/10
Tooth & Nail (2007)
Type of apocalypse: TBD Location: Number of humans: How many years since apocalypse: Monsters: Cannibalism? yes
Ends on a positive? Toren’s Rating: TBD
Turbo Kid (2015)
Turbo Kid (2015) stars Munro Chambers, Laurence Laboeuf and Michael Ironsides. Dir: Francois Simard
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: scores or possibly hundreds Years since apocalypse: Somewhere between 20 and 1 Monsters: robots Cannibalism? Yes (in a way) Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 6/10
Type of apocalypse: virus Location: USA, Antarctica Number of humans: 200 Years since apocalypse: 0 to several Monsters: Cannibalism? No Ends on a positive? No Toren’s Rating: 7/10
WALL-E
Wall-E (2008) stars Jeff Garlin, Sigourney Weaver, Fred Willard. Dir: Andrew Stanton.
Type of apocalypse: Mass consumerism Location: Unknown Number of humans: Zero Years since apocalypse: 800 Monsters: none Cannibalism? None Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 10/10
Warriors of the Apocalypse AKA Searchers of the Voodoo Mountain (1985)
Warriors of the Apocalypse (1985) stars Michael James. Dir: Bobby A Suarez
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Possibly South America Number of humans: hundreds or thousands. Years since apocalypse: 90 + Monsters: jungle dwarves with healing powers Cannibalism? unclear Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 3/10
Wastelander (2018)
Type of apocalypse: tbd Location: Number of humans: Years since apocalypse: Monsters: Cannibalism?
Waterworld (1995) stars Kevin Costner and Dennis Hopper. Dir: Kevin Reynolds
Type of apocalypse: climate change
Location: Denver, CO and Mount Everest Number of humans: hundreds or thousands. Years since apocalypse: hundreds Monsters: huge mutant fish Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 4/10
What Still Remains (2018)
What Still Remains (2018) stars Lulu Antariksa. Dir: Josh Mendoza
Type of apocalypse: plague Location: unknown Number of humans: unknown Years since apocalypse: 19+ Monsters: no Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
Wheels of Fire (1984)
Wheels of Fire (1985) stars Gary Watkins. Dir: Cirio H Santiago
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: unknown Number of humans: Likely thousands or more Years since apocalypse: unknown Monsters: mutant subterranean”sandmen” Cannibalism? yes Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 4/10
When the Wind Blows
When the Wind Blows (1986) stars Peggy Ashcroft and John Mills. Dir: Jimmy Murakami
Type of apocalypse: nuclear war Location: Sussex, UK Number of humans: two known Time since apocalypse: immediate Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 6/10
World Gone Wild (1987)
World Gone Wild (1987) stars Bruce Dern, Catherine Mary Stewart and Adam Ant.
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: America, probably California Number of humans: at least thousands Time since apocalypse: 75 years Monsters: No Cannibalism? Yes Ends on a positive? Yes Toren’s Rating: 5/10
The World, the Flesh and the Devil (1959) stars Harry Belafonte. Dir: Ranald MacDougall
Type of apocalypse: global radioactive cloud Location: Pennsylvania, New York Number of humans: At least 3 Time since apocalypse: days Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 8/10
Young Ones (2014)
Young Ones (2014) stars Elle Fanning, Michael Shannon and Nicholas Hoult. Dir: Jake Paltrow
Type of apocalypse: drought Location: USA Number of humans: presumably millions or billions Years since apocalypse: possibly less than a generation Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? no Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Z for Zachariah (2015)
Z for Zachariah (2015) stars Margot Robbie, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Chris Pine. Dir: Craig Zobel
Type of apocalypse: nuclear Location: Rural area USA Number of humans: At least 3 Time since apocalypse: about 1 year Monsters: none Cannibalism? no Ends on a positive? yes Toren’s Rating: 7/10
Why build a model of Spaceship Zero? To keep on the shelf as a cool toy? To use on the tabletop during SSZ roleplaying games? Because I can? Yes is the answer to all of these. Let’s have a look…
These are files from when the CD “Spaceship Zero: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” came out around 1999/2000.
The antennae-looking things are actually coming out of the ass end of the ship, and they are sensors. When not in use (for example when the ship is landing) they retract into the ship. On the front of the ship are 3 graviton tines, which are part of the Better-Than-Light Drive system (like warp drive).
This above image is the cross section I drew for the roleplaying game that came out in 2000 or so. What this shows that isn’t in the first images (besides the interior) is what the ship looks like with the xenon thrusters out (they pop out from the middle of the ship and swivel so the ship can navigate in any direction) and the landing gear extended. The landing gear are curved like the ship itself and indeed retract into the hull of the ship so as to be more or less seamlessly hidden. FOR THE MODEL I want the xenon thrusters out (they don’t need to swivel), and the the landing gear out, because otherwise the ship will not stand up! The landing gear do not need to retract into the ship on the actual physical model, but they should look like they could do.
The above page from the SSZ comic shows another view of the ship, and you can see kind of where the landing gear would come out of the ship towards the bottom.
Above are some scribbles as to how I envision the model working under the best case scenario. I think that if the model is about 20″ tall (originally I thought 17 inches but better slightly too big than slightly too small) then it will be to scale with the game miniatures I use during SSZ rpg sessions. Eyeballing it, I think the width at the widest point on the ship body (not counting the tines or landing gear) would be 7″ inches, maybe 7.75″ tops?
I think the main concern is going to be how big will the landing gear have to be to ensure that the model doesn’t topple over in a stiff wind.
It would be super cool if the ship were to be cut up in sections for some of the main decks so that at the gaming table it could be doubled as a battle mat kind of a deal. But it looks like that will be more expensive and would compromise the structural integrity of the model overall.
It would also be really cool if there were little blue LED lights in the tines. But again, that’s gravy.
For comparison, here are some images shared by Cliff Raeder, who made his own SSZ model out of two 2L soda bottles. Pretty great! Note that the figures he is using are kids toys that larger than traditional gaming minis that I would be using.
In my many aeons of running and playing roleplaying games like D&D, Call of Cthulhu, Spaceship Zero and Ruin Nation, I’ve witnessed and experienced firsthand the trauma and heartbreak of coming up with a name for a character. As a GM and a player, it’s important for me to choose names that are (1) memorable, (2) easy to say, and (3) add to the enjoyment of the game. Having the name evoke a feeling or idea that supports what the character is or does is an added bonus.
Things to avoid
Antirule #1: Overly long, or complicated names (it’s okay to have a long full name for the character’s last will and a concise first name or nickname that the other players will use);
Antirule #2: Names that nobody but you are going to remember. Tolkein was infamous for this (Amandil, Adanel, Alatariel, Arvegil, and Anfauglir you say? Got it);
Antirule #3: Racism! Just don’t do it.
Antirule #4: Names that other players are going to twist in a way that infuriates you (unless you’re okay with that);
Antirule #5: Random name generators. These are SO DULL. Although, they could be a good starting point if you have absolutely no idea. In which case, just keep reading;
Remember, there are always exceptions. Sometimes you want a character’s name to rhyme with penis, because that character is a dick.
Put a twist on it!
One starting point is to take an average or well known name and put a twist on it to make it unique. This could be a mundane Western name and zazzing it up (Sarah becomes Sarahi, Christopher becomes Christopheles, Jack becomes Grimjack or Jackalak) or taking a famous character from fiction or mythology and tweaking it (Prometheus becomes Brometheus, Prothemeus or even Antimetheus – although this last one is breaking antirule #1). This can have the advantage of being easy-to-remember for other players (most people are familiar with Red Sonja, so they shouldn’t forget Gold Sonja’s name, especially if your gaming miniature is wearing gold armour).
“On the nose”
Name your character after her physical attributes (Scar; One-Eye; Slouchy, Meatface) or skills (Cookie, Bowyer, Cardsharper, Windjammer).
Translations
This is like the above, using a descriptor as a character name, but to make it a little more exotic you might plug the adjective into a translator and see what comes up. For example, if you want to have a fire wizard, plugging ‘fire’ into google translate comes up with fuego, incendio, zjarr (Albanian), fajro, masunog (Filipino) and Brandstelle (German).
Alliteration Adds Amemorability
Think about it: Peter Parker. Bilbo Baggins. Doctor Doom. J Jonah Jameson. ‘Nuff said!
Add an Epithet
Fortran the Black; Hogmeal Wundersniff the Elder; Richard the Duckhearted; Kilwich the Sunderer; Bob the Great. Udon Haddock the Third.
Here are some more jumping off points…
Place names.
Think Indiana Jones, Hanna Montana and Carmen Sandiego, but better. Load google maps, pick a spot on the planet, zoom in and look at some of the place names. I just zoomed into northern Pakistan and in less than 3 minutes found Mingora, Battagram and Sukai Sar, all of which I’m now going to use, so hands off!
Food, spices and drugs
Think about your favourite (or most hated) foodstuffs. It’s especially fun to name siblings or groups of characters after specific related consumables. For example, you could have in your favourite tavern three halfling serving wenches named Fennel, Anise and Caraway – these are all ingredients in a popular tea blend. A court of nobles could all be named after fancy cheeses (Lord Camembert; Earl Roquefort; Tyrolean Grey; Cherise Chevre; Casu Marzu; Sir Hedwig Havarti) or a trio of hirelings could be dishes you’d find in an Indian restaurant (Palak Paneer, Malai Kofta, Aloo Ghobi).
Gems & Precious Metals.
Amber, Sapphire, Ruby, and Jade are always popular, but there are many other less well known gemstones and minerals such as Alabaster, Beryl, Bismuth, Borax (sounds like a dwarf to me), Cadmium, Celestine, Corundum, Coltan…and I’ve only gone through A-C.
Plants & Animals (and parts thereof)
Got a druid, shaman or ranger? How about Talon, Fangfoot or Greywing to start with? Mammals and birds are a common go-to (Flynn Falconhelm, Nighthawk Emberblade, Tyr Bloodfox, Ursa Windsinger – notice how I dipped into the Latin name for bear) but let us not forget fish, reptiles, and our invertebrate friends! Marlin Smelt, Octus Snakeblade, Coral Greentooth, Snails McPhee, Dargh Brittlestar, and Tarantalus Rex come to mind. For a more feminine angle, flowers and plants work great: Greta Greenleaf, Forsythia Hollyhock, Ivy Monkshood, Lily Snapdragon, Belladonna Nightshade, Fern Azalea are all easy pulls.
Colours
I wouldn’t even mention this, except for the following: Fuchsia, Azure, Cerulean, Sienna, Taupe, Teal, Mauve, Carmine, Celadon, Cerise, Chartreuse, Vermillion, Cinnabar, Magenta, Drab, Ecru, Glaucous, Tawny, Fulvous and of course Aurometalsaurus. See also epithets above.
Thanks to Jay H, Andrew B, and all the other nerds on Facebook for your help!
In case you don’t know:
Podcasts are like radio shows in mp3 format, great to listen to while you draw, etc.
Podcasts have websites where you can download episodes.
They also have RSS feeds which you can drop directly into iTunes (or similar audio programs) and the program will automatically download any new episodes as they’re released.
All these podcasts are free unless otherwise noted.
Judge John Hodgman
Parody of “People’s Court” with actor/author/comedian John Hodgman resolving disputes between listeners via skype. 5/5 stars. www.maximumfun.org/shows/judge–john–hodgman
The SeanPodCanadian comedian Sean Cullen records live, usually with a guest. Includes an improvised song or two. TIP: the first few, which are only about 10 minutes each and are Sean alone rambling, are not usually as good as the more recent live ones. theseanpod.blogspot.com/
Illusionoid
Improvised campy and ridiculous sci fi “radio” dramas (often live). TIP: start with the Sean Cullen ones (“Silent Night, Holy Shit” and “Identical Quinn”) www.illusionoid.com/
Doug Loves Movies
Comedian who talks about movies and has famous actors and comedians guest. TIP: start with episodes that have guests that you know and like. http://douglovesmovies.com/
Never Not Funny
Comedian Jimmy Pardo & cohost interview actors & comedians. Only the first 20 minutes of each episode is offered free. http://pardcast.com/blog/
http://pardcast.libsyn.com/
The Bugle: Audio Newspaper for a Visual World
Very funny take by two Brits on current events. http://www.thebuglepodcast.com/
http://podcast.timesonline.co.uk/rss/thebuglemp3.rss
Horsetrack Hooligans.
Oftentime guests on Caustic Soda, Warren, Jordan and Chris are three dudes who talk about dudely things. No themes or gimmicks, except Predator comes up often, and oh yes, I suppose they record after hours at Horsingham Downs. www.horsetrackhooligans.com
The Greatest Movie Ever Another movie “review” podcast. Paul Chapman (sometimes known as the Almighty Gooberzilla) is a screenwriter and film guy who knows his stuff. He and a guest (sometimes his mother) talk about a single episode each episode. Avoids the pitfalls of many other movie podcasts, such as having too many know-nothings talking at the same time, and wasting time on listener mail and other nonsense. TIP: Start with the movies you know and love (or hate). Note: sound quality varies from episode to episode. http://gmepodcast.com/
How Did This Get Made?
Yet another Movie “review” podcast. This one has the benefit of the speakers being in the film industry and/or professional comedians, such as Kevin Smith, Brian Posehn, Weird Al, Patton Oswalt, etc. TIP: Listen to the “Punisher War Zone” episode and be astonished. http://www.earwolf.com/show/how-did-this-get-made/
Sneaky Dragon!
Ian and David talk about nothing in particular. Check out the episode with me, Toren Atkinson, in which Star Trek and cartoons are discussed. http://www.sneakydragon.com/
More or Less: Behind the Statistics
If you are fascinated with stats like I am, but am not a mathematician, like I am not, you may enjoy this podcast from the BBC which debunks stats myths that we constantly hear about in the news etc. Useful if you’re trying to get your mom to stop playing the lottery. www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/series/moreorless
This American Life
“each week we choose a theme and put together different kinds of stories on that theme. We’re not a news show or a talk show or a call-in show. We’re not really formatted like other radio shows at all. Instead, we do these stories that are like movies for radio.” http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast
Radiolab
Overproduced, but great stories. “Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.” http://www.radiolab.org/
Skeptics Guide to the Universe
Casual & funny rogues gallery of skeptics debunk bigfoot sightings, 2012 hoaxes, vaccination deniers, etc. For serious nerds. http://www.theskepticsguide.org/
La Mezcaleria
Judge John Hodgman
Sneaky Dragon!
Radiolab
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