Fifty Years of Shit Robots
The podcast that LOVES the best worst movie robots
Matt Brown
Show overview
Fifty Years of Shit Robots has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 211 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 120 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 12th season.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 24 min and 44 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. The publisher flags most episodes as explicit, so expect adult themes or strong language throughout. It is catalogued as a EN-language Fiction show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 29 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 74 episodes published. Published by Matt Brown.
From the publisher
Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. FIFTY YEARS OF S**T ROBOTS is a podcast that celebrates them all. Hosted by writer and broadcaster, Matt Brown and Stephen Murray, senior lecturer in TV, Film & Journalism at Teesside University. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 211 episodes208. THE TERMINATOR PART 9: THE HARLAN ELLISON PROBLEM
207. THE TERMINATOR PART 8: A SEDUCTIVE PAIR OF STINKY TROUSERS
206. THE TERMINATOR PART 7: A BAD DAY FOR SARAH
205. THE TERMINATOR PART 6: INSURING ARNIE'S EYEBROWS
204. THE TERMINATOR PART 5: COMICALLY HORNY
203. THE TERMINATOR PART 4: YOU CAN RUN BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE YOUR TROUSERS
202. THE TERMINATOR PART 3: HELLSCAPE 2029
201. THE TERMINATOR PART 2: JAMES CAMERON'S EMOTIONAL BALLS
200. THE TERMINATOR PART 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL
199. WHAT'S NEXT?
198. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 3)
197. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 2)
196. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 1)
195. STAR TREK 15: GENERATIONS
194. STAR TREK 14: A KISS IN THE TORPEDO BAY
193. STAR TREK 13: THE MOST FAMOUS BOT OF ALL
192. STAR TREK 12: A FULLY FUNCTIONING ROBOT
S12 Ep 11191. STAR TREK 11: KIRK'S PHALLIC-TITE
EBetween Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at three robots from the first two seasons of the OG Star Trek.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESNASA’S CREEPIEST ROBOThttps://www.popsci.com/meet-creepiest-android-nasa-ever-built/ THE ORMhttps://www.opencontinuumrobotics.com/history/2022/11/01/ORM.html THE HOPKINS BEASThttps://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=3734 DENDRALhttps://bostonglobalforum.org/news/dendral-the-first-expert-system/ THE FISHING FLEET – HUSBAND HUNTING IN THE RAJhttp://www.annedecourcy.com/publications/the-fishing-fleet-husband-hunting-in-the-raj/ THE BRIDE BUSINESS: WIFING IN THE OLD WESThttps://www.cowgirlmagazine.com/wild-women-west/ KIRK’S PHALLIC-TITEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql8KzgSdgVM BLACULA TRAILERhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKgcLOOW-3Y Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S12 Ep 10190. STAR TREK 10: THE WRATH OF KHAN
EBetween Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look at the beloved Star Trek sequel THE WRATH OF KHAN. It's a film doesn't have a robot but does have a very naughty man who needs a jolly good botty spanking.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESBRITAIN TOPS ROBOT ANXIETY TABLEhttps://workplaceinsight.net/the-british-seem-more-worried-about-robots-than-anybody-else/ A HISTORY OF DYSTOPIAN FICTIONhttps://electricliterature.com/the-rise-of-dystopian-fiction-from-soviet-dissidents-to-70s-paranoia-to-murakami/ 10 MOVIES THAT DESTROYED THE STUDIOS THAT MADE THEMhttps://listverse.com/2020/10/28/top-10-movies-that-destroyed-the-studios-that-made-them/ WHAT IS OTHERING?https://fiveable.me/film-and-media-theory/key-terms/othering THE NAZI’S LEBENSBORN PROGRAMhttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/lebensborn-program THE MAN WHO CREATED VULCAN LANGUAGEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iljSsV0CwpA STAR TREK BEVERAGES RANKEDhttps://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/rankings/beverages-ranked.htm WHY ISN’T THERE MONEY IN STAR TREKhttps://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Money FIRST CGI FRACTAL LANDSCAPEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq_sSxDE32c Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
S12 Ep 9189. STAR TREK 9: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER
EBetween Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we complete our mission to explore Star Trek: the Motion picture. It's a film that we've spoken a lot about in other episodes so we thought we'd go where no/lots of podcasters have been before. Today, we meet V'GER!WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESWHEN DID PINK BECOME ASSOCIATED WITH GIRLS?https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimelsesser/2023/07/11/heres-how-pink-became-a-girly-color/NORMAN WILKINSON’S DAZZLE SHIPShttps://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/articles/zmkx8xs THE VOYAGER PROGRAMhttps://science.nasa.gov/mission/voyager/ NIXON’S RESHAPING OF NASAhttps://www.planetary.org/articles/20141003-how-richard-nixon-changed-nasa APPREHENSION ENGINEhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzk-l8Gm0MY THE BLASTER BEAMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj4f5z6nRhs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.