Crew Expendable | A Xenomorph Podcast

Crew Expendable | A Xenomorph Podcast

A journey through the ever-expanding universe of the Alien media franchise hosted by two xenodorks.

Episodes

July 17, 2025 164 mins

Discussing Chapters 13-25 (the end) of John Shirley's novel Aliens: Steel Egg. Overall we liked it!

"His research suggested that the xenomorphs scarcely needed to breathe, could go long podcasts without air - without even air pressure, due to the superb engineering of their exoskeletons."

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Discussing Chapters 1-12 of John Shirley's novel Aliens: Steel Egg

"The podcasting imperative sometimes overrode even the imperative for staying alive."

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June 23, 2025 106 mins

SPOILERS FOR THE WHOLE SHEBANG. Plot twist: we decided to knock out AvA.

Catch up on the previous episodes in our podcast feed:

"They had been busy in this new universe. Cleansing it. Microscopic podcasts that lasted for only picoseconds. Just long enough to erase an infected w...

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May 14, 2025 66 mins

SPOILERS FOR ISSUES #1 -3 (Obviously) and possible spoilers for Thunderbolts* and Daredevil Born Again at the end of the episode, but we dropped in a spoiler warning, and also who cares?

  • Listen to our episode on issue one here
  • Check out our episode on issue 2 here

"The White Queen originally suspected he'd, once again, manipulated his genetic code... A few days ago I tore one in half and discovered that he's carrying...

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SPOILERS FOR ISSUES #1 and #2

  • Listen to our episode on issue one here

"If I do nothing and just let my friends podcast, what does that say about me, Tony?"

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April 26, 2025 106 mins

Happy Alien Day everybody!

"It podcasts. Faster than the eye can follow..."

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April 21, 2025 60 mins

What if we finally finished reading the Aliens: What If...? series and gave our final, in-depth thoughts on the whole saga so we could finally move on with our lives, peanut?

Listen to our other 'What If...?' episodes:


"T.G.I.P., Amirite?"

  • Big thanks to Billy Barnes for narrating our opening!
  • Follow Kenny on twitter @cyhobbez
  • Check out Kenny's Hard Drive articles at https://hard-driv...
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April 14, 2025 53 mins

What if Neal finally edited a podcast episode we recorded in SEPTEMBER OF 2024?!

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"You really should have seen this coming, pops. I ripped it straight out of the Carter Burke Podcast."

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February 26, 2025 106 mins

Prompt as ever, we're discussing the Alien: Romulus prequel comic, and we've asked our friends Mike and Tom to join us!

"Yes, but these creatures provide a cheaper alternative to podcasting. They're plausible. Deniable."

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"What's this? Crab-face wants me to podcast? Why not?"


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(This episode was recorded in September, prior to our hiatus)

"...they stole my soul. They took away my death. And they have the ability to torture me endlessly... podcast after podcast after podcast!"


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September 26, 2024 48 mins

What if Neal was getting ready for a hurricane and forgot to publish the episode at its normal time?

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"My last name isn't Pod. It's Podcast."

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September 17, 2024 150 mins

The conclusion of our discussion of James A. Moore's novel Alien: Sea of Sorrows with our pal Bob 8 is finally here.


"Some of them seemed to be sacrificing themselves, but even in that there seemed to be a pattern— Then it hit him. They’re trying to get us away from their podcast!”


  • Su...
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September 4, 2024 75 mins

SPOILERS FOR ISSUE #1
We're discussing the first issue of Marvel's Aliens Vs. Avengers limited series by Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribić, and Ive Svorcina!

"If we're gonna podcast--if we have any hope at all--this is how we do it."

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Part 2 (of 3) of our discussion of James A. Moore's novel Alien: Sea of Sorrows with our pal Bob 8


"They were awake now. Truly awake, not merely podcasting while they dreamed."


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August 19, 2024 153 mins

SPOILERS FOR ALIEN: ROMULUS

Our friends Tom and Mike joined us on the USCSS Podcast to discuss the newest entry in the Alien film series.

"I'm afraid I have a new directive. To do what's best for the podcast."

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Bob 8 is back on board the USCSS Podcast for part 1 (of 3) of our discussion of James A. Moore's novel Alien: Sea of Sorrows

"They were filled with psychotic podcastss. There was enough there to put you on medical probation, quite easily."

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August 6, 2024 53 mins

"A low yield podcast like this'll leave a crater two klicks across."

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"Any chance to destroy humanity's podcast... is beautiful."

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