About this episode

Elliott Kalan discusses his favorite aliens from Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials and shares insights from his toddler son.

The universe is full of all sorts of alien creatures, we just know it. Problem is, they’re far away and, like us, possibly too stupid to invent really cool spaceships in order to visit. That’s why the book Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials was written and illustrated, earning a devoted following that includes Elliott Kalan. The book is a massive compendium of all sorts of aliens culled from sci-fi. Elliott is a former head writer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Mystery Science 3000 and one of the hosts of Max Fun’s podcast The Flop House. Join Elliott as he enumerates many of his favorite aliens and offers analysis from his toddler son as to which aliens are mean, which ones are nice, and which aliens are so nice that he went to their birthday parties held in treehouses. You may fall asleep even before learning that some aliens are just green smears.

People in this episode

Host: John Moe

Guest: Elliott Kalan

Topics covered

• aliens
• sci-fi
• comedy
• parenting
• interviews

Keywords

• extraterrestrials
• aliens
• Barlowe’s Guide
• Elliott Kalan
• sci-fi
• comedy
• parenting

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Daily Show, Mystery Science 3000, Max Fun

Books & works: Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials

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