Scifi With Jesse Mercury

Jesse’s guest is Andrew Lee Creech, who was part of the incredible ensemble cast of ‘Mr. Burns, a Post Electric Play’ at the ACT Theater in downtown Seattle. They discuss the post-cultural world in which the play takes place, and Read more…

Actor, writer and musician Andrew Lee Creech stops by to discuss his recent run in Mr. Burns: A Post Electric Play at the Act Theater in downtown Seattle. In part one of this discussion, Jesse Read more…

Hear the story of growing up on the Deep Space Nine set, straight from the source. Hana Hatae shares her Trek memories, from believing Rumpelstiltskin was real in season 1 to the series finale 7 years Read more…

The boys continue their discussion of all things Star Trek, including fan films, the mirror universe and all the original cast films. Jesse shares his SciFi track ‘Ceti Alpha V,’ based off the film Star Read more…

Jesse and fellow Star Trek aficionado Ian Adams nerdgasm over the full spectrum of Trek lore. Ian delves into the five-year mission of the Redshirts, a local fan group watching all Star Trek in chronological Read more…

Jesse is joined by Manu Intiraymi of Star Trek: Voyager and 5th Passenger fame. In a very open conversation they discuss the nature of our society, growing into yourself with fame looming over you, and what it’s Read more…

From the far away cosmic realm of Los Angeles come this week’s guests Morgan Lariah and Scott Baker, to talk about their upcoming indie SciFi feature film, 5th Passenger. They lead Jesse behind the scenes of Read more…

This week is the Great Podcast Crossover with Turn Up the LadyBro! Listen to Part 1 at www.turnuptheladybro.com. Part 2 features a semi-successful attempt to discuss Ridley Scott’s Alien, waylaid by talk of dating, M. Read more…

Have you experienced the utter majesty of Terry Gilliam’s 1985 dystopian classic Brazil? No? THEN GO WATCH THAT MOVIE AND THEN COME LISTEN TO THIS PODCAST. Join Jesse and Anica as they analyze, theorize, and gush Read more…

Asher describes getting into TNG as an adult, and analyzes Han Solo’s immortal ‘I Know.’ In a special new segment, Jesse shares the work-in-progress studio recording of ‘Cosmic Child.’

Jesse is visited by a friend from his old life in San Diego, Asher Mendel. They discuss the intention behind content creation in a vast landscape of reboots, remakes and sequels. Jesse performs his brand Read more…

Jesse and Naomi shine a light on the lies of Yoda and Obi-Wan, incest taboos in South Alderaan, SciFi they can believe in, and the struggle to feel good about yourself. Featuring an acoustic duet performance Read more…

Jesse is joined by ofttimes collaborator and synth wizard Naomi Adele Smith on a fantastical journey through plot devices and deep feels.  Part 1 of 2.

Jesse is joined by Lindsey Leonard and Randy Wood, AKA Kenzie Kenzington and Chloe Bluntzer-Hurst of Super Famous. They discuss a wide variety of SciFi topics, including Randy’s growing disinterest in the genre, contrarian love Read more…

  Jesse’s guest this week is the lovely Seattle comic Anica Cihla, lover of intellectual science fiction and the #Poopstagram. Together, they read and discuss the Harlan Ellison short story ‘I Have No Mouth, and I Read more…

  Jesse and Audri continue their discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2. Riker holds his own, the Borg get nasty, and Data is consistently adorable. The writers strike is discussed, culminating in Read more…

Jesse Mercury and Audri Tapia (the newly christened Bonnie Quest) discuss season 2 of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Doctor Pulaski gets her fair shake, and Whoopi Goldberg is adored. Part 1 of 2.

It’s time to dive into The Great Pacific Garbage Vortex! Jesse’s venerable musical collaborator Barton McGuire is an electronic tinkerer and architect of bizarre soundscapes, building chaotic reverberations for his solo project based on homemade circuits. The Read more…

Jesse and his guest Barton McGuire (aka Divatron of Mugatu) talk all the way through the Jurassic Park franchise, reminiscing about the magic of the first film, the merits of the sequels, and whether or Read more…

Johnny Unicorn and Jesse Mercury get deep and personal, discussing Captain Eo, SNICK and the relationship between drugs and science fiction. This episode contains special acoustic performances, including a wonderfully intimate version of Johnny’s song Science, and Read more…