{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Splice (2009) &amp; Mimic (1997): Playing God with DNA","description":"This week on Journey Through Sci-Fi, we\u2019re heading into murkier, creepier territory as we pair Mimic and Splice - two films that take mad science out of the lab and straight into body-horror nightmare fuel. Directed by Guillermo del Toro and Vincenzo Natali, they arrive from very different moments in sci-fi cinema. Mimic comes out of the late-90s creature-feature era, mixing practical effects with early CGI and big studio ambition. Splice, released over a decade later, taps into anxieties around gene splicing, biotech, and scientists who really should know better.  Visit our website&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/www.journeythroughscifi.com\/ Email Us! Support the podcast on&amp;nbsp;PATREON  Add us on&amp;nbsp;INSTAGRAM Find us on&amp;nbsp;TIKTOK Like us on&amp;nbsp;FACEBOOK Follow us on&amp;nbsp;LETTERBOXD  ","author_name":"Journey Through Sci-Fi: A Science Fiction Film Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.journeythroughscifi.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39951600\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198101475"}