Daleks Aren't Robots!?

Daleks Aren't Robots!?

In this Doctor Who podcast, Whovians Zach and Josh take newbies Kari and Justin all the way back to the 60s to experience the show for the first time. Have you fed your TARDIS today?

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October 5, 2021 63 mins

The Daleks Aren't Robots team tackle the Daleks' first appearance in NuWho.  How does it stack up to the Dalek episodes we've seen in the Hartnell days?

Daleks Aren’t Robots!? is a podcast in which two Whovian friends take two non-Whovians on a deep dive through the show from the very beginning.

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The First Doctor and his team go to ancient Rome and hang in Nero's court.  But does the Daleks Aren't Robots!? team feel this serial has the favor of the gods...or cast it to the lions?

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September 7, 2021 59 mins

We return to the Third Doctor to finish his first season with a bang!  The Doctor battles nuclear werewolves, evil counterparts, and evil scientists in this classic serial.

Daleks Aren’t Robots!? is a podcast in which two Whovian friends take two non-Whovians on a deep dive through the show from the very beginning.

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Jumping back to 2005 (or 2006, depending on your point of view) the Daleks Aren't Robots crew meets the Slitheen for the first time.  How do Kari and Justin react to the fat, flatulating family of felons?  Find out!

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August 10, 2021 41 mins

Welcoming special guest Blue aboard the Daleks Aren't Robots TARDIS (DARDIS, if you will), we look at the first episode with the First Doctor's new companion, Vicki.

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July 27, 2021 47 mins

A look at the Third Doctor's third episode.  An investigation into a failed space rescue takes a turn when the returned astronauts seem to be something quite different than they were before.  How does the Daleks Aren't Robots team react to it?  Find out!

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July 13, 2021 40 mins

The Daleks Aren't Robots team return to the Ninth Doctor in our first modern Who episode not penned by Russel T. Davies.  How do we feel about the new writer, and can Kari handle the story's portrayal of Charles Dickens?  Find out!

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This week on Daleks Aren't Robots!? the team looks at the second and final Peter Cushing Doctor Who film.  How do they feel it compares to the serial it's based on?  Find out!

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June 15, 2021 50 mins

On this episode of Daleks Aren't Robots!? we return to Hartnell and to the Daleks as we also say goodbye to a companion who has been with us from the beginning.

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June 1, 2021 53 mins

On this episode of Daleks Aren't Robots!? we meet another of the Doctor's famous adversaries, the sympathetic silurians.  This episode opens us up to such topics as genocide, misinformation during an epidemic, the hazards of nuclear power...and an adorable pet dinosaur.

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May 18, 2021 70 mins

TW: Discussion of transphobia, body dysmorphia and eating disorders

We jump back to modern Who with the 2005 episode End of the World.  As Rose jumps 5 billion years into the future to witness her planet be consumed by fire, we witness the continuing attempts of RTD to make Doctor Who work in modern TV.  Does this attempt work better for us than his pilot episode?  Find out.

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May 4, 2021 49 mins

The DAR team returns to the group that started it all.  Does this small adventure have some big surprises?  Find out!

Daleks Aren't Robots!? is a podcast in which two Whovian friends take two non-Whovians on a deep dive through the show from the very beginning.

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April 20, 2021 55 mins

The DAR team travels to the 1970s to see the first serial of the Third Doctor era.  With the Doctor now stuck on Earth, do we feel as trapped as the Doctor or as happy as non-body slammed Nixon?  Find out.

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April 6, 2021 54 mins

The DAR team explores the first post reboot episode, the reboot that made the show more popular than it had ever been before.  But, is it as popular among the DAR Crew?

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March 23, 2021 75 mins

In this extra long episode, the DAR Team looks at the TV movie from 1996 starring Paul McGann and Eric Roberts.  They discuss the Wilderness Years, the BBC's multiple attempts to kill the show and the Doctor's elusive tea preferences.

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March 9, 2021 48 mins

The DAR team looks at the first of the Peter Cushing movies, Dr. Who and the Daleks.  Is it an improvement on the original Doctor Who serial?  What's the official favorite color of the Daleks?

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February 25, 2021 1 min

Our Schedule for the time being:

Mar. 9th: Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965 movie)
Mar. 23rd: Doctor Who: The TV Movie (1996 movie)
Apr. 6th: Rose (9's first episode)
Apr. 20th: Spearhead from Space (3's first episode)
May 4th: Planet of the Giants (First Doctor, Second Season)
May 18th: End of the World (9's second episode)
Jun. 1th: The Silurians (3rd's second season)
Jun. 15th...

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February 23, 2021 45 mins

Today, we look at "Reign of Terror," a Doctor Who story that sees the TARDIS team travel to revolutionary France.  Will they lose their heads?  Will we lose ours? Will we confidently discuss French politics despite not knowing anything much about it? (Yes. Yes we will.)

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February 9, 2021 45 mins

Today, we look at "The Sensorites," a return to space and some new aliens for Doctor Who.  Are they as captivating as the Daleks?  Are they as ridiculous as the Voord?  Will Kari survive this episode without laughing to death?  FIND OUT!

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January 26, 2021 43 mins

Today, we look at The Aztecs, a famous serial and Josh's favorite of the Hartnell era.  Are its awkward brownface and excessively clothed Aztecs dealbreakers, or is all that outweighed by the Doctor's first love interest, Barbara's steely determination and Ian's hilarious chicken outfit?

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