Babylon 5: 30 Years Later
A retrospective of (one of?) the best science fiction shows of the 1990s.
Babylon 5 30 Years Later Podcast
Show overview
Babylon 5: 30 Years Later has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 81 episodes, alongside 17 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 75 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 3rd season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 44 min and 1h 4m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 16 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Babylon 5 30 Years Later Podcast.
From the publisher
SAFE FOR FIRST TIME VIEWERS.Starting on January 19, 2024, Jon M. Wilson and W. Blaine Dowler take a look at every episode and movie of Babylon 5, released 30 years after the original airdate (with the only exceptions being The Gathering, since that aired almost a year before the next episode aired, and the final movies, which also came several years apart.)Babylon 5 is also easily spoiled, because there is a definite plan and a lot of foreshadowing. We will spoil the episodes as we discuss them only. The playwright Chekov said something along the lines of, "if you're going to use a gun in act 3, you'd better have it sitting on the mantle in act 1". We'll point out the gun on the mantle when it shows up, but that's it; we will not reveal when and where it becomes important, and why. The final segment of each episode is a list of Chekov's guns that you'll want to stick a pin into, but that's where the discussion ends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 81 episodes3.16: War Without End, Part 1
3.15: Interludes and Examinations
3.14: Ship of Tears
3.13: Late Delivery from Avalon
3.12: Sic Transit Vir
Feedback special #8
bonusJon and Blaine address more listener feedback! Feedback special #9 has been recorded as well, and is in the editing process. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 113.11: Ceremonies of Light and Dark
Jon and Blaine look at the fallout of last week's events, and that is not referring to our April Fool's Day prank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 103.10: Severed Dreams
Bethany comes back, joining Jon and Blaine to discuss a landmark episode of the series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rules of Engagement
bonusJon and Blaine are back! Worf is on trial for the deaths of several Klingon civilians. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Clark's Law
bonusJon and Blaine take a look at Jim Mortimore's 1995 novel Clark's Law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 93.09: Point of No Return
Trey Hooks returns to help Jon and Blaine discuss a non-military coup right on Babylon 5. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 83.08: Messages from Earth
Jon and Blaine discuss, well, a whole heck of a lot, involving everything from bacon and eggs to hidden Shadow vessels to martial law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 73.07: Exogenesis
Jon and Blaine look at a new kind of alien presence on the station. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 63.06: Dust to Dust
Jon and Blaine discuss G'Kar's drug use and Bester's involvement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 53.05: Voices of Authority
Jon and Blaine look at what happens when President Clark sends someone to the station to ensure all things conform to the messages sent from home. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Novel #3: Blood Oath
bonusJon and Blaine take a look at John Vornholt's second Babylon 5 tie-in novel, which feels like a direct sequel to season one's "Parliament of Dreams". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feedback Special #7 (Part 1)
bonusJon and Blaine respond to feedback! There's a lot of it this time around, so it will be split into multiple feedback episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 43.04: Passing Through Gethsemane
Jon and Blaine look at a mystery focused on Brother Edward, who is being tortured by persons unknown. One the one hand, this could be completely random targeting, but on the other hand, he's played by Brad Dourif. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 33.03: A Day in the Strife
Jon and Blaine have a challenge for our readers: develop a proof for the Riemann Hypothesis. If you succeed, we will share untold secrets. You don't want to fail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S3 Ep 23.02: Convictions
Jon and Blaine look at a mad bomber and a life-or-death situation for Londo and G'Kar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.