You'll know Shaun Hamill is a lifelong Alien nerd within the first few pages of his new novel Alien: Perfect Organisms (out today, November 18, wherever books are sold!). With believable characters, a healthy dose of body horror, and extensive meditations on creativity and capitalism, Alien: Perfect Organisms is a wonderful new entry in the Expanded Universe.

Join Jaime and Patrick as they chat with Shaun about how the book came together, what Alien means in his life, and how the long and rich history of Alien novels is continuing strong in the 21st century.

Be sure to check Shaun's website, follow him on socials, and order your copy of the book!

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In this episode, the Perfect Organism team unites to explore what the Alien series truly means to each of them. From Patrick’s fascination with the creature itself to Andie’s devotion to character, no corner of the franchise, or the human heart behind it, is left unexplored. Joining the crew is patron and returning guest Mario Benvenuto, who inspired this episode’s theme. Together, Patrick, Perry, Andie, Holden, Mario, and contributing host Micah Greene dive deep into their enduring love for Alien, and what keeps them coming back, again and again.

// Join the new Perfect Organism subreddit, while you're at it! It's a great place to interact with us and celebrate all the great stuff coming to Alien fandom lately: https://www.reddit.com/r/perfectorganism/

// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes

// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.

// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds

// To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We’ve got some great perks available!

// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.

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One of the great thrills of covering Alien: Earth's release was getting to speak with so many people involved with the show. We aired many of these interviews throughout the season as part of our aftershow, but we had to leave almost two hours' worth on the cutting room floor for the sake of brevity.

Presented here, for the first time as a single, cohesive audio documentary, are interviews with twenty-one of the key creatives who brought Alien: Earth to life. In approximate order of appearance, you'll hear:

• Jeff Russo (Composer)
• Maggie Phillips (Music Supervisor)
• David Rysdahl ("Arthur")
• Babou Ceesay ("Morrow")
• Richa Moorjani ("Zaveri")
• Sandra Yi Sencindiver ("Yutani")
• Kit Young ("Tootles")
• Ugla Hauksdóttir (Director of Episodes 4 and 6)
• Samuel Blenkin ("Boy Kavalier")
• Alex Lawthor ("Hermit")
• Lily Newmark ("Nibs")
• Jonathan Ajayi ("Smee")
• Adarsh Gourav ("Slightly")
• Dana Gonzalez (Director of Episodes 2, 3, 7, and 8; DP; EP)
• Steve Painter (Lead Prosthetics Supervisor)
• Wētā Workshop's Joe Dunckley and Vaughan Flanagan
• Cameron Brown (Creature Suit Performer)
• Andy Nicholson (Production Designer)
• Erana James ("Curly")
• Noah Hawley (Creator; Director of 1 and 5; Writer, EP)

We are hugely grateful to FX for helping facilitate all of these. Alien: Earth is now a piece of Alien history; having this sort of access in real time as it released was an unprecedented treat for us, and we're so happy we've been able to take all of YOU along on this journey with us!

// Join the new Perfect Organism subreddit, while you're at it! It's a great place to interact with us and celebrate all the great stuff coming to Alien fandom lately: https://www.reddit.com/r/perfectorganism/

// Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/perfectorganismitunes

// For more on this and our other projects, please visit www.perfectorganism.com.

// If you’d like to join the conversation, find us on our closed Facebook group: Building Better Worlds

// To support the show, please consider visiting www.perfectorganism.com/support. We’ve got some great perks available!

// And as always, please consider rating, reviewing, and sharing this show. We can’t tell you how much your support means to us, but we can hopefully show you by continuing to provide better, more ambitious, and more dynamic content for years to come.

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