Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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220. Hannu Rajaniemi, author of Invisible Planets
Hannu Rajaniemi joins us to discuss his recent short story collection Invisible Planets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
219. The Legacy of Frederik Pohl (with Michael R. Page)
Michael R. Page joins us to discuss his book Frederik Pohl, the latest volume in the Modern Masters of Science Fiction series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
218. Leonard Nimoy and Spock (with Adam Nimoy)
Adam Nimoy joins us to discuss his new documentary For the Love of Spock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
217. Kij Johnson on Lovecraft and Feminism
Kij Johnson joins us to discuss her new Lovecraftian novella The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
216. Stranger Things Season 1 Review (with Andrew Liptak, Carli Velocci, Peter Rubin)
Andrew Liptak, Carli Velocci, and Peter Rubin join us to discuss the Netflix original series Stranger Things. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
215. The Best of Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress joins us to discuss her new short story collection The Best of Nancy Kress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
214. Star Trek Beyond Movie Review (with Ryan Britt, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)
Ryan Britt, Sara Lynn Michener, and Anthony Ha join us to discuss the new film Star Trek: Beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
213. Ghostbusters 2016 Movie Review (with Angela Watercutter, Carmen Maria Machado, Jennifer Cross, Carol Pinchefsky)
Angela Watercutter, Carmen Maria Machado, Jennifer Cross, and Carol Pinchefsky join us to discuss the new Ghostbusters movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
212. Jeffrey Ford, author of A Natural History of Hell
Jeffrey Ford joins us to discuss his new short story collection A Natural History of Hell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
211. Stephen Baxter on Arthur C. Clarke and Jupiter
Stephen Baxter joins us to discuss The Medusa Chronicles, a new sequel to Arthur C. Clarke’s “A Meeting with Medusa.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
210. Penny Dreadful Season 1 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Christie Yant, Angela Watercutter)
Theresa DeLucci, Christie Yant, and Angela Watercutter join us to discuss the Showtime TV series Penny Dreadful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
209. The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks (with Simone Caroti)
Simone Caroti joins us to discuss his new book The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks: A Critical Introduction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
208. Witches in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Katherine Howe)
Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, and Katherine Howe join us to discuss the role of witches in horror books and movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
207. The History of Doom (with David Kushner)
David Kushner, author of Masters of Doom, joins us to discuss the birth of id Software and Doom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
206. Kameron Hurley: The Geek Feminist Revolution
Kameron Hurley joins us to discuss her new book The Geek Feminist Revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
205. The Economics of Star Trek (with Manu Saadia)
Manu Saadia joins us to discuss his new book Trekonomics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
204. The Search for Atlantis (with Mark Adams)
Mark Adams joins us to discuss his book Meet Me in Atlantis: Across Three Continents in Search of the Legendary Sunken City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
203. Demonic Possession in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Jordan Hamessley London, Paul Tremblay)
Grady Hendrix, Jordan Hamessley London, and Paul Tremblay join us to discuss demonic possession in horror books and movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
202. Joyce Carol Oates, author of The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
Joyce Carol Oates joins us to discuss her new book The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
201. The Business of Comics (with Rob Salkowitz)
Rob Salkowitz joins us to discuss his book Comic-Con and the Business of Pop Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
200. The Listeners Strike Back! (with Zach Chapman, Nicolette Stewart, Bruno Hanquier)
David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams celebrate 200 episodes of Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy with listeners Zach Chapman, Nicolette Stewart, and Bruno Hanquier. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
199. The Magicians Season 1 Review (with Melinda M. Snodgrass, Andrew Liptak)
Andrew Liptak and Melinda M. Snodgrass join us to discuss the new Syfy Channel show The Magicians, based on the novel by Lev Grossman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
198. 11.22.63 Season 1 Review (with Matt London, Christopher M. Cevasco, Jordan Hamessley London)
Matt London, Chris Cevasco, and Jordan Hamessley London join us to discuss the new Hulu TV series 11.22.63, based on the novel by Stephen King. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
197. Orphan Black and Bioethics (with Gregory Pence)
Author Gregory Pence joins us to discuss his new book What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
196. Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture (with Glen Weldon)
NPR contributor Glen Weldon joins us to discuss his new book The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
195. Launching John Joseph Adams Books
John Joseph Adams and Bruce Nichols join us to discuss John Joseph Adams Books, a new fantasy & science fiction imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
194. Allen Steele, author of Coyote and Arkwright
Allen Steele joins us to discuss his new novel Arkwright, about a science fiction author who funds humanity’s first interstellar voyage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
193. Deus Ex Designer Warren Spector
Legendary game designer Warren Spector joins us to discuss his work on the upcoming games Underworld Ascendant and System Shock 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
192. Risen Movie Review (with Richard Carrier, Dan Barker)
Richard Carrier and Dan Barker join us to discuss the new movie Risen, about a Roman officer who witnesses the Crucifixion and investigates the mystery of the Empty Tomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
191. Sci-Fi and Porn: The Strange Life of Andrew Offutt
Chris Offutt joins us to discuss his new memoir, My Father, the Pornographer, about his difficult relationship with his father, science fiction author Andrew Offutt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
190. Christopher Buckley Interview
Christopher Buckley, author of Little Green Men and Thank You For Smoking, joins us to discuss his new novel The Relic Master. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
189. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction (with Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Sunil Patel)
Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, and Sunil Patel join us to discuss People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction, a special crowdfunded issue of Lightspeed magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
188. Hacking the Human Body (with Kara Platoni)
Kara Platoni joins us to discuss her new book We Have the Technology, about hacking human perception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
187. Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders, editor in chief of io9, joins us to discuss her new novel All the Birds in the Sky, about a war between witches and mad scientists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
186. Tim Powers, author of Medusa's Web and On Stranger Tides
Tim Powers joins us to discuss his new book Medusa’s Web, a supernatural thriller about a haunted mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
185. Dungeons & Dragons History: The Satanic Panic (with Joseph Laycock)
Joseph Laycock joins us to discuss his new book Dangerous Games, about the moral panic over fantasy role-playing games in the '80s and ’90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
184. Kurt Vonnegut and Weather Control (with Ginger Strand)
Ginger Strand joins us to discuss her book The Brothers Vonnegut, about how Bernard Vonnegut’s weather control experiments inspired the novels of his brother Kurt Vonnegut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
183. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London)
John Joseph Adams, Rajan Khanna, Matt London, and Jordan London join us to discuss the new film Star Wars: The Force Awakens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
182. The Shaver Mystery: Sci-Fi's Strangest Hoax (with Fred Nadis)
Fred Nadis joins us to discuss his book The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey, about one of the science fiction field's most notorious hoaxes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
181. Syfy Channel Executive Bill McGoldrick
Bill McGoldrick, Syfy’s head of original programming, joins us to discuss the channel’s ambitious new slate of book-to-TV adaptations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
180. The Expanse Season 1 Review (with Andrew Liptak, Justin Landon, Liz Shannon Miller)
Andrew Liptak, Justin Landon, and Liz Shannon Miller join us to discuss the new Syfy show The Expanse, based on the novels by James S.A. Corey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
179. The Man in the High Castle Season 1 Review (with Laura Miller, John Kessel)
Laura Miller and John Kessel join us to discuss the new Amazon.com adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s classic novel The Man in the High Castle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
178. Imagining the Perfect Star Trek Show (with Keith DeCandido, Rafael Jordan, John Joseph Adams)
Keith DeCandido, Rafael Jordan, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss what we’d like to see in the new Star Trek TV series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
177. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (with Joe Hill, Seanan McGuire, Carmen Maria Machado, Jess Row)
Joe Hill, Seanan McGuire, Carmen Maria Machado, Jess Row, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss John’s new anthology The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
176. William Shunn: Escaping Mormonism
Science fiction author William Shunn joins us to discuss his new memoir The Accidental Terrorist, about his tumultuous year as a halfhearted Mormon missionary. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
175. David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Slade House
David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, joins us to discuss his new novel Slade House. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
174. Halloween Horror (with Lisa Morton, John Skipp, John Langan)
Lisa Morton, John Skipp, and John Langan join us to discuss the relationship between Halloween and horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
173. Queers Destroy Horror (with Wendy Wagner, Craig Gidney, Alyssa Wong)
Wendy Wagner, Craig Gidney, and Alyssa Wong join us to discuss Queers Destroy Horror, a special crowdfunded issue of Nightmare magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
172. Jewish Science Fiction (with Jack Dann, Rachel Swirsky, Matthew Kressel)
Jack Dann, Rachel Swirsky, and Matthew Kressel join us to discuss Jewish themes in fantasy & science fiction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
171. David Wong (Jason Pargin), author of John Dies at the End
Jason Pargin, a.k.a. David Wong, author of John Dies at the End and This Book is Full of Spiders, joins us to discuss his new novel Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices