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Fifty Years of Shit Robots

Fifty Years of Shit Robots

The podcast that LOVES the best worst movie robots

Matt Brown

204 episodesENExplicit

Show overview

Fifty Years of Shit Robots has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 204 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 110 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 earlier today, with 22 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2023, with 74 episodes published. Published by Matt Brown.

Episodes
204
Running
2022–2026 · 4y
Median length
33 min
Cadence
Weekly

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

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201. THE TERMINATOR PART 2: JAMES CAMERON'S EMOTIONAL BALLS

Jun 29, 202654 min

200. THE TERMINATOR PART 1: A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME TRAVEL

Jun 22, 202642 min

199. WHAT'S NEXT?

Jun 8, 20269 min

198. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 3)

Jun 1, 202650 min

197. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 2)

May 24, 202647 min

196. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAL 9000 (PART 1)

May 18, 202650 min

195. STAR TREK 15: GENERATIONS

May 11, 20261h 2m

194. STAR TREK 14: A KISS IN THE TORPEDO BAY

May 4, 202650 min

193. STAR TREK 13: THE MOST FAMOUS BOT OF ALL

Apr 27, 202646 min

192. STAR TREK 12: A FULLY FUNCTIONING ROBOT

Apr 20, 202637 min

S12 Ep 11191. STAR TREK 11: KIRK'S PHALLIC-TITE

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Between 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.

Apr 13, 202644 min

S12 Ep 10190. STAR TREK 10: THE WRATH OF KHAN

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Between 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.

Apr 6, 202653 min

S12 Ep 9189. STAR TREK 9: LIVE LONG AND PROSPER

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Between 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.

Mar 30, 202648 min

S12 Ep 8188. STAR TREK 8: PROBE AHOY-HOY

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 a new robot who wears the skin of an old friend.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESCARL SAGAN ON THE DRAKE EQUATIONhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvBWiZi99Dk “LESS THAN HUMAN”: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CRUELTYhttps://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134956180/criminals-see-their-victims-as-less-than-human THE SCALE OF THE UNIVERSEhttps://scaleofuniverse.com/en-gb SPOCK’S VULCAN NERVE PINCH EXPLAINEDhttps://www.cbc.ca/archives/how-leonard-nimoy-came-up-with-spock-s-signature-pinch-1.4764925 WILLIAM SHATNER ROASTS GEORGE LUCAShttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZVwQptvWw&t=50s WILLIAM SHATNER SNL SKETCHhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb4V9GxaBo   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 23, 202639 min

S12 Ep 7187. STAR TREK 7: BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 Bones walks onto the bridge, looks around and then walks off again.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGEORGE TAKEI ON HOWARD STERNhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rq5_BN4dBiw BIGOTRY AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANShttps://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2021/03/a-long-history-of-bigotry-against-asian-americans/ DID CHURCHILL HAVE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT PEARL HARBOUR? NO.https://www.gchq.gov.uk/information/did-signals-intelligence-predict-attack-pearl-harbor STAR TREK MINATURE MODELS (PART 1 AND 2)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcBI7E2Cxxo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhQGJkVV9Hg TESLA COILS IN MOVIEShttps://www.tesla.nu/tc_inmedia_eng.asp ROBER FLETCHER COSTUME DESIGNER OBITUARYhttps://deadline.com/2021/04/robert-fletcher-dead-obituary-costume-designer-star-trek-films-broadway-was-98-1234734044/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 16, 202639 min

S12 Ep 6186. STAR TREK 6: CARRY ON UP THE WORMHOLE

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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. WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESFRIDAY NIGHT DEATH SLOThttps://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FridayNightDeathSlot STAR TREK CON 1969https://fanlore.org/wiki/Star_Trek_Con_(1969_convention) ROBIN WILLIAMS RESTRICTS IMAGE RIGHTS UNTIL 2039https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/31/robin-williams-restricted-use-image-despite-existing-us-laws BRIEF HISTORY OF CARRY ON FILMShttps://artofthemovies.co.uk/blogs/original-movie-posters/a-brief-history-of-the-carry-on-films?srsltid=AfmBOoqMxr7wDDAkZef1nDCg1wHxx6r6GoI35rwZZngfXl11dbZjRRUm ASTRONOMICAL UNITShttps://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/space-science/astronomical-unit PERSIS KHAMBATTA HEAD SHAVEDhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHgdGTQiVbc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 9, 202643 min

S12 Ep 5185. STAR TREK 5: GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 endure the longest six minutes in cinematic history.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE PAPERCLIP THEORYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UibMFgWfGww WHAT HAPPENED TO SPOCK AFTER TOS (SPOILERS)https://www.thedigitalfix.com/star-trek/spock-explained CAVEMAN OUTFIT IDEA FOR SPOCKhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/2790621151096613/posts/3181141232044601/ ORIENT EXPRESS LEAVINGhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKdnXwFz5Zc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 2, 202643 min

S12 Ep 4184. STAR TREK 4: THE COMMOTION PICTURE BEGINS

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 begin to look at the film.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESGENE RODDENBERRY PROJECTS APART FROM STAR TREKhttps://screenrant.com/every-gene-roddenberry-project-besides-star-trek-ranked-imdb/ REMEMBERING ROBERT WISEhttps://cinemontage.org/remembering-robert-wise/ SPOCK HEINEKEN ADVERThttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evWolie0eOg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 23, 202641 min

S12 Ep 3183. STAR TREK 3: ANGRY RANDY SPOCK

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE MULTIVERSE IS AN ANCIENT IDEAhttps://nautil.us/the-multiverse-is-an-ancient-idea-236401/ KIRK’S RIPPED OR REMOVED SHIRTShttps://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/database/kirks_shirt.htm WHY DOES THE DEVIL HAVE A GOATEE?https://beardsorcery.com/book-of-beardcraft/why-does-the-devil-have-a-goatee?srsltid=AfmBOorj3h-lsoGMRrsn-GPvOnVd-naqD7fb2unOb6P9mYVSpSzx2OES Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 16, 202643 min

S12 Ep 2182. STAR TREK 2: CITY ON THE EDGE OF FOREVER

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we continue 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 delve into episodes from the OG Star Trek series.WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more. TikTok: @FiftyYOSRInsta: @FiftyYOSRNOTESTHE LOST IN SPACE CARROT DEBACLEhttps://lostinspace.fandom.com/wiki/The_Great_Vegetable_RebellionIRISH NEW YORK COPShttps://www.irishamerica.com/2012/09/the-irish-coppers/ LEONARD NIMOY OBIThttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25945690 INCUBUShttps://qz.com/1035897/the-bizarre-story-of-a-long-lost-horror-film-made-entirely-in-esperanto-starring-william-shatner Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 9, 202644 min
Matt Brown