Hosts In The Shell
Episodes
Season finale!! Ghost In The Shell (2017 live action movie)
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Season two of Hosts In The Shell lurches, careens and, erm, clatters to the end of another rollercoaster run! It's just Matt and Jon to close it ...
Hardware (bonus episode from the Dark Natter archives - the first time Jon and Matt met!)
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As we hurtle like a malfunctioning hovercab towards our season finale, we thought it would be fun to dust off this 2021 recording: the first time Jon ...
Peruvian cyberpunk with Gustaffo Vargas
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Those scoundrelly Hosts are joined by the far more wholesome, lovely, and massively talented cyber-graphic-novel-creator, Gustaffo Vargas, for a brill...
Nemesis
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For those who haven't yet been introduced to this (ahem) masterpiece, Nemesis is the 1992 brainchild of legendary cyber-B-movie director Albert P...
The Matrix trilogy (with Keith Anthony Baird)
29 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite covering The Matrix Resurrections way back at the start of this podcast's existence (before the cyberpsychosis had really kicked in), the...
Casshern
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After years of podcasting, chatting and general cyber-film-buffery, it's unbelievable that the lads have only just realised they both absolutely ...
Altered Carbon (with T R Napper)
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's about time we covered this modern classic novel and its TV adaptation, and we're delighted to be joined by multi-award-winning cyberpun...
Strange Days
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Despite an all-star cast, the viewing public weren't enamoured with Kathryn Bigelow's millennium-paranoia-fuelled, disturbing-tech-exploring...
The Fifth Element (with Don Hartshorn)
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Hosts are delighted to be joined by thriller writer extraordinaire, Don Hartshorn, to talk about Luc Besson's beloved and bonkers 1997 scienc...
Alita: Battle Angel
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sometimes things go under your radar despite being really really really cyberpunky. That was definitely the case for Jon with today's topic, a 20...
Terminator Zero (with James L Graetz)
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a LONG wait for decent Terminator output, but Netflix's 2024 anime series about a Skynet rival has been a hit with many fans of th...
Christmas special with ultra-exclusive guest... err, ChatGPT
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
That's right, it's a merry cyber-Christmas once again, which can only mean one thing: time for a particularly daft episode that we wouldn&ap...
Westworld
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jon discuss Westworld, both the 1973 sci-fi horror western and the more recent TV series/Ed Harris cool-em-up! Find out why the Hosts loved t...
Larry Kuperman from Nightdive Studios talks System Shock, science fiction, and the art of video game preservation
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Matt are joined by Larry Kuperman, Director of Business Development at the brilliant Nightdive Studios, to discuss how their remakes and remas...
Gareth L Powell talks William Gibson's Burning Chrome and other influences
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Those cybernetically augmented oddballs are back, and this time they're honoured to be joined by fantastic and award-winning science fiction writ...
Iain M Banks
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Matt gush about one of their all-time favourite writers, including his many novels about the utopian Culture, erm, culture, as well as his oth...
Demolition Man (with Matthew A Goodwin)
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What's our boggle? We'll tell you! Today, the Hosts are joined in this episode by Matthew A Goodwin, award-winning cyberpunk and science fic...
Red Dwarf
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In their latest game of 'is it really cyberpunk though?', the Hosts are treating themselves to a fun and nostalgic chat about beloved space-...
Cowboy Bebop (with Killtopia creator Dave Cook)
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One of the show's running gags is how many famed works of fiction co-Host Jon hasn't actually seen... for today's episode, featuring br...
Fallout
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys test the definition of cyberpunk once again, but who'd begrudge them a chance to enthuse about one of their all-time favourite gaming fr...
Audio extract from Scarred by co-Host Jon Richter
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A little bonus episode for you in the form of co-Host Jon reading an excerpt from his latest novel, Scarred. As a fantasy epic, it isn't strictly...
The Peripheral (with Tim Standish)
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hosts are back, and this time they're... hosting! Specifically Tim Standish, a returning guest from season one and a brilliant writer of (Edw...
Pluto
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The boys are back!!! Season 2 kicks off with your favourite high-tech lowlifes discussing Netflix's brilliant anime adaptation of Naoki Urasawa a...
Hosts' big night out! (Plus Fanatical's Cyberpunk Dystopia Bundle)
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We're still recharging our graphene cobalt lithium mecha-batteries between seasons, but wanted to bring you a fun little episode recorded live an...
Audio trailer for DARK FICTION by Jon Richter
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Okay, so it isn't strictly cyberpunk (although a couple of the tales definitely count!) but co-Host Jon hopes you don't mind him sharing the...
Bonus episode! Neo Cyberpunk: Volume 3 trailer
11 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wait, what?? I thought the Hosts were on hiatus... we are, but we've been thawed out and dragged from our stasis tanks for a special bit of promo...
Cyberpunk 2077 (season finale!)
21 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well there you have it! After a fantastic year, the Hosts are off on holiday (Matt's heading to Neo Tokyo while Jon fancied a trip to Delta City)...
Judge Dredd (vs Dredd!)
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's the penultimate episode of the Hosts' first series, so we thought we'd try something a bit different; for the first time we'r...
Christmas special: best cyberpunk of 2022!!!
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You've all been very good children this year, so cyber-Santa has a special treat for you: the Hosts are having a crack at a shambolic award cerem...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
10 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After months of pathetic excuses for not playing Cyberpunk 2077 yet, Jon has been forced at mantis-blade-point by Matt to whet his appetite with Studi...
Cyberpunk body horror
26 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a bit late for Halloween, but that didn't stop the boys getting dark and disturbing in this episode about CYBERPUNK BODY HORROR!! Brill...
Cyberpunk Day special!!!
12 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Break out the cyber-champagne and the, errr, nanotech party poppers, because it's time for the CYBERPUNK DAY festivities to commence!!! In honour...
Minority Report
05 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's yet another adaptation of a Philip K Dick masterwork, this time (The) Minority Report, which was blockbusterized in 2002 and is beloved by m...
Quake
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon's stretching the definition of cyberpunk to breaking point, but it's all for a good reason, because in this episode the Hosts get to tal...
Neuromancer, the Sprawl Trilogy, & William Gibson
08 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It had to happen... the Hosts finally tackle arguably the biggest cyberpunk work of all time, Neuromancer, along with its genre-defining creator whose...
Cyberpunk (and psychedelic) music with Kavus Torabi of The Utopia Strong!
24 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a chance encounter at a recent comic book event, the Hosts are delighted to welcome multi-talented musical genius Kavus Torabi to the show, who ...
The Terminator
10 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week the boys are joined by disturbingly brilliant horror writer and Schwarzenegger super-fan Zoe-Lee O'Farrell to discuss the terrifying sc...
Avalon: bonus episode mashup with the L0wl1f3 podcast!!
03 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine if Doctor Frankenstein had had access to cyberpunk technology... the sinister monstrosity he created would have been about 10% as shambolic an...
Escape From New York
27 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hosts are joined this time by phenomenally talented writer, oracle of cyberpunk knowledge and utterly lovely fella, Nik Whittaker, to discuss one ...
Blade Runner
13 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What kind of self-respecting cyberpunk podcast waits until its 14th episode to cover Blade Runner!?? Erm, this one, it would seem... the Hosts finally...
Batman Beyond and cyberpunk/superhero crossovers
30 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jon are joined by the razor-sharp mind of Rachel E Beck to discuss her brilliant books, the Glitch Logs, as well as the crossover of the cybe...
Luther Arkwright with creator Bryan Talbot
16 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, the Hosts' excitement is at fever pitch as they welcome legendary comic book and graphic novel artist and writer, Bryan Talbot!!...
Upgrade
02 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This time round the Hosts are scrutinising Leigh Whannell's 2018 cyberpunk action blockbuster, Upgrade... tune in to find out if the movie is an ...
The underclass in cyberpunk
18 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt's back with a vengeance, joining Jon and awesome writer Ted Weber to discuss Ted's cyberpunk fiction, as well as the popular genre trop...
Robocop
04 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt is taking a well-earned break for this episode, so instead Jon is joined by ultra-talented writer and architectural genius Jim Keen to discuss go...
Snow Crash
21 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the lads are joined by CT Phipps, whose works include the wildly successful Supervillainy Saga and awesome cyberpunk parody Daughter O...
Cyberpunk philosophy
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jon are delighted to welcome the awesome and incomparable Mark Everglade to the show; Mark is a writer, musician, polymath and all-round geni...
Total Recall
23 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your favourite augmented analysts are on their own this time, and enthusing about a debatably cyberpunk but unarguably ace movie, Total Recall!! The A...
Cyberpunk indie books
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Jon and Matt are delighted to welcome S.C. Jensen, creator of cyber noir thriller series Bubbles In Space, to talk about the thriving...
Johnny Mnemonic
26 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matt and Jon welcome ace cyberpunk writer Patrick Tillett to the show to discuss the much-maligned nineties cyberpunk cinema flop, Johnny Mnemonic... ...
Ghost In The Shell
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon and Matt are delighted to welcome the show's ever guest, specifically the queen of cyberpunk herself and creator behind the gripping Behind B...
The Matrix Resurrections
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two episodes in and Jon and Matt are having their first feud!! Will their dispute about the quality of the new Matrix movie threaten to tear the podca...
Akira
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this first ever episode of the new Hosts In The Shell podcast, Jon and Matt introduce themselves and chat about one of the most iconic cyberpunk mo...
Hosts In The Shell trailer!
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Like all the best works of cyberpunk, our trailer has been cobbled together using spare parts, duct tape, and the most sophisticated hacking equipment...