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Sci-Fi Journal for February 2014 with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau, and Calvin Watts III. Jay starts with Popcorn Previews with trailers for "Jupiter Ascending", "The Amazing Spider-man 2", "Transcendence", and "X-Men: Days of Future Past." Calvin does Game Over covering home video releases, video game news and more Pinball news.

"Peak Moment" (38 minutes)

"Peak Moment" (38 minutes)

"The Story of Stuff" (21 minutes)
With over 12 million on-line views, "The Story of Stuff" -- an animated documentary about the lifecycle of material goods -- is one of the most widely viewed environmental-themed short films of all time. Since its release in December 2007, The Story of Stuff has been shown in thousands of schools, houses of worship, community events and businesses around the world.

"Tax Dollars at War" (4 minutes)
An excellent animated video, based on a radio interview about US military spending as a proportion of our national budget.

"I Am Not a Prop" (6.5 minutes)
An inspiring speech by 12 year old Madison Kimrey kicks off this video, which asks the question, “What’s up with Voter ID laws?"

"An Evening With Chris Hedges" (1 hour, 36 minutes)

Sci-Fi Journal for December 2013 shot live at RI Comic Con with hosts James Hinsey, Jay Kingston, Marc Morisseau and Calvin Watts III. Jay does Popcorn Previews with trailer for "X-Men: Days of Future Past", "Captain America: The Winter Soldier", "Divergent", and "The Last Days on Mars". Marc does Toob News with the latest in things happening on TV, and he introduces our "In Remembrance" tribute to those who passed away this past year. James does Anime Daisuki with the latest Anime news.

"Desensitization and Acceleration" (9 minutes)
An examination of how heavy exposure to media violence normalizes violence, numbing some people to real-world violence as it whets the appetite in others for ever-higher doses.

"PSR 2013 Scholarship Essay Contest Finals" (88 minutes)