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You Gotta Check This Out!

You Gotta Check This Out!

By: Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez
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 This is “You Gotta Check This Out” With Mike Slater and Dre Alvarez. Each season, we take a deep dive into one of our nerdy obsessions - giving each show, book, band, game, sport, hobby… whatever as much time as we see fit to get each other and you up to speed with something we love. For our first topic, we’re exploring the epic 90’s Sci-Fi series, Babylon 5. We’ll guide you through all five seasons of the show - featuring key episodes and using them as discussion points across the series. If you're curious about getting into Babylon 5, this is a good place to start. To follow along with us, you can watch these episodes of Babylon 5, available now for free on Roku Streaming. https://therokuchannel.roku.com/details/79f30173b4a356ac8e25c90c91a3864a Season One • Episode 4: "Infection" • Episode 9: "Deathwalker" • Episode 13: "Signs & Portents" • Episode 22: "Chrysalis" Season Two • Episode 3: "The Geometry of Shadows" • Episode 13: "Hunter, Prey" • Episode 16: "In the Shadow of Za' Ha' Dum" • Episode 22: "The Fall of Night" Season Three • Episode 3 "Dust to Dust" • Episode 10: "Severed Dreams" • Episode 16 & 17: "War Without End" • Episode 19: "Grey 17 is Missing" • Episode 22: "Za'Ha'Dum" Season Four • Episode 1 & 2 "The Hour of the Wolf" & "Whatever Happened to Mr. Garibaldi?" • Episode 5: "The Long Night" • Episode 6: "Into the Fire" • Episode 14: "Moments of Transitions" • Episode 17: "The Face of the Enemy" • Episode 20 & 21: "Endgame & Rising Star" Movie: Babylon 5: In the Beginning Season Five Episode 17 & 18: "Moments of Fire and Thunder & The Fall of Centauri Prime" Episode 19: "The Wheel of Fire" Episode 22: "Sleeping In Light" New episodes release every other Sunday, with a minisode on the off-weeks. Articles on each episode available at https://mikeslater.com/ Mike & Dre Socials https://bsky.app/profile/slatron.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/nerdnumbers.com https://www.instagram.com/slatron11/ https://www.instagram.com/nerdnumbers/ All music written and performed by Mike Slater Show Website: www.mikeslater.com© 2025 Art Science Fiction
Episodes
  • Minisode- Space Chaste

    Minisode- Space Chaste
    Mar 1 2026

    In this episode… Logan’s early brush with a rude mystery Babylon 5 actor, space chaste banging, x-men is Babylon 5, The Mummy t-shirt is wrong, Lorien of the rings, this show had stupid hair and it still has stupid hair and you know exactly who I’m talking about, Midnight Nation, and the origin of the JMS Walkabout obsession.


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    Wrestlemania Podcast with future guest John Reinman


    You can watch "Into The Fire" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.


    For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Moments of Transition" with John Reinman. Coming to you Sunday, March 8th.


    Read the show notes here


    Mike On Instagram

    Dre On Instagram

    Mike On Bluesky

    Dre On Bluesky


    All music by Mike Slater
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    18 mins
  • Babylon 5 - Into the Fire with Logan Trent

    Babylon 5 - Into the Fire with Logan Trent
    Feb 22 2026

    Mike & Dre discuss Season 4 Episode 6: "Into the Fire" with special guest Logan Trent.


    In this episode… the CGI levels up... Londo lashes out in pain... Grandpa Shroom Daddy Lorien attempts humor... Vir gives Morden's head the goodbye look... and Mr. Freeze's girlfriend stops by.


    You can watch "Into The Fire" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.


    For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Moments of Transition" with John Reinman. Coming to you Sunday, March 8th.


    Read the show notes here


    Mike On Instagram

    Dre On Instagram

    Mike On Bluesky

    Dre On Bluesky



    All music by Mike Slater
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • Minisode - Chasing the Muse

    Minisode - Chasing the Muse
    Feb 15 2026

    Mike & Dre have a conversation about strategies for life coaching with professional creative consultant, Hana Michels. And some loose sci-fi talk.


    In This episode… Rubber Ducking... Balatro... hunting Pokemon in Rochester MI... people watching as an assigned experience building exercise... tricking yourself out with instruments and pills... backpacks are the devil... leaving spoons on the ring... learning how to practice as an adult,...connecting with students... JMS discovering the muse... a DS9 perspective on the shared B5 origins... and how spoiler culture affects pop culture discourse.


    You can watch "The Long Night" for free on Roku, or check out Babylon 5 on DVD from your local library.


    For our next full episode, we will be covering Season 4 Episode 6 of Babylon 5: “Into the Fire" with Logan Trent. Coming to you Sunday, February 22nd.


    Read the show notes here


    Mike On Bluesky

    Dre On Bluesky

    Mike On Instagram

    Dre On Instagram


    All music by Mike Slater
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    28 mins
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