Hugos There Podcast

No theme this time. We just needed to get an episode in and we’ve watched some movies lately. So here we are talking about them. (This podcast contains a bonus post-credit scene alluded to earlier in the podcast.) Links/Notes: Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Tom Cruise talking about Les Grossman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa-ch8H_5DE&feature=youtu.be&t=56

This time, Seth was a guest on the Sci-Fi Christian to discuss The Sword in the Stone as part of a discussion about The Once and Future King. It’s not a typical Hugos There episode, but it totally counts! The Sword in the Stone was awarded the Retro Hugo for Best Novel in 2014 for … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #27: The Sword in the Stone, by T.H. White (Sci-Fi Christian Crossover)"

Ethan and Seth watched Truth or Dare and The Hurricane Heist so you don’t have to. Seriously, between these two films there are several minutes of entertainment value. Find out which minutes!

Seth is joined by two guests this time, CC and Peter from SciFi Sidebar, to discuss Isaac Asimov’s 1983 Hugo Winner, Foundation’s Edge. It’s #VintageWoke! Time Codes: Start – 7:24 Intro/getting to know CC and Peter 7:25 – 19:04 Non-Spoiler discussion 19:05 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Social Media Links: https://www.facebook.com/scifisidebar/ https://www.facebook.com/SignifyingNothingNetwork/ https://twitter.com/SigNothingNet … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #26: Foundation’s Edge, by Isaac Asimov (feat. SciFi Sidebar)"

This time, Ethan and Seth discuss Jordan Peele’s latest horror/thriller film, Us.

Ethan and Seth discuss a few Old Man Action Movies, “Old Man” referring to the lead actors being older than Seth. Under discussion: Taken (2009) Jack Reacher (2012) The Equalizer (2014) John Wick (2014) There’s also some brief discussion of the sequels that we’ve seen, and a five minute bonus discussion of Widows, which isn’t … Continue reading "Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies"

This time, Seth is joined by his friend Michael Simshauser to discuss the 1963 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick. Time Codes: Start – 8:32 Intro/getting to know Michael 8:33 – 17:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:51 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Literary … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #25: The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (feat. Michael Simshauser)"

This time, Seth and Ethan take a look at the box office flop-in-progress that is Liam Neeson’s latest, Cold Pursuit, which is a shot-for-shot, line-for-line remake of the Stellan Skarsgaard film In Order of Disappearance. It’s a pretty good movie. You should go check it out.

Seth is joined by Nalini Haynes of Dark Matter Zine to discuss Paolo Bacigalupi’s 2010 Hugo Award winner, The Windup Girl. Note: This is an unusual episode, in that it’s a bit more free-form than usual, with more time spent discussing the book’s themes, particularly those of the treatment of disabled persons. Time Codes: Start … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #24: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi (feat. Nalini Haynes)"

For their first Not So Brief review, Ethan and Seth discuss Glass, M. Night Shyamalan’s latest follow-up to Unbreakable and Split. Note: You’ll probably find that our Not So Brief episodes are actually shorter than our Brief ones. That’s just how it works, we guess.

For their first official episode, Ethan and Seth give Brief Reviews of three films they thought should have performed better at the box office. The three films under consideration are: Edge of Tomorrow (2014) Dredd (2012) Annihilation (2018) Have any films you think should have been more successful? Tweet at us @briefnotsobrief, or shoot us … Continue reading "Brief Reviews: Movies that Underperformed at the Box Office"

It’s our very first episode, in which we explain who we are and how we’ll be approaching things. Reminder that if you’re getting this episode in the Hugos There feed, you need to resubscribe: https://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos

This time, Seth is joined by Brian Koser of the Ten to One podcast to discuss Susanna Clarke’s 2005 Hugo Award winner, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell. Important Announcement!: The feed URL for the Hugos There Podcast has changed. Please update your podcatcher to this URL: http://hugospodcast.com/feed/podcast/hugos Seth’s new podcast will begin appearing in the … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #23: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (feat. Brian Koser)"

Seth is joined by Scott Ullery, host of Narrated to discuss The Mule, by Isaac Asimov, winner of the 1946 Retro Hugo Award for Best Novel (awarded in 1996). Spoiler Alert! We do discuss Foundation quite a bit, so be warned that spoilers are not limited to the title under discussion. Time Codes: Start – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #22: The Mule, by Isaac Asimov (feat. Scott Ullery)"

This time, Seth is joined by Adrian Ryan of Spectology to discuss The Left Hand of Darkness, by Ursula K. Le Guin, winner of the 1970 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 11:04 Intro/getting to know Adrian 11:05 – 18:08 Non-Spoiler discussion 18:09 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Spectology Links: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #21: The Left Hand of Darkness (feat. Adrian Ryan)"

This time, Seth is joined by William Bregnard of Future War Stories to discuss The Forever War, by Joe Haldeman, winner of the 1976 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Note: We had some weird audio artifacts and random cutouts on this recording that I did my best to minimize. I’m looking at changing recording platforms … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #20: The Forever War (feat. William Bregnard)"

This time, Seth is joined by Dan Moren, author of The Caledonian Gambit and the forthcoming book The Bayern Agenda, and frequent panelist/host on The Incomparable network. Dan and Seth discuss The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold, winner of the 1991 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 8:09 Intro/getting to know … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #19: The Vor Game (feat. Dan Moren)"

Olav Rokne of the Hugo Awards Book Club joins Seth to discuss Vernor Vinge’s A Deepness in the Sky, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2000. Time Codes: Start – 9:44 Intro/getting to know Olav 9:45 – 18:22 Non-Spoiler discussion 18:23 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: A Hugo Awards Book … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #18: A Deepness in the Sky (feat. Olav Rokne)"

This time, Seth is joined by Scott Stokely of Blue Power Disc Golf to discuss Robert A. Heinlein’s The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, winner of the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 8:38 Intro/getting to know Scott 8:39 – 22:29 Non-Spoiler discussion 22:30 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #17: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (feat. Scott Stokely)"

This time, Seth is joined by Em Barger of Hate Read to discuss Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, winner of the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 7:57 Intro/getting to know Em 7:58 – 20:41 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:42 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Em’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/emnoteliza Hate Read links: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #16: The Graveyard Book (feat. Em Barger)"

This time is absolutely thrilled to be joined by Keith Law of ESPN (author of Smart Baseball) to discuss Connie Willis’s hilarious To Say Nothing of the Dog, winner of the 1999 Hugo Award. Huge thanks to Keith for taking the time to chat! Time Codes: Start – 13:08 Intro/getting to know Keith 13:09 – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #15: To Say Nothing of the Dog (feat. Keith Law)"

This time, Seth is joined by Steve Hollaway of MVP Disc Sports to discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, winner of the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Be sure to check out MVP Disc Sports in the links below, and pick up disc golf! Time Codes: Start – 9:15 Intro/getting to know Steve 9:16 … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #14: Ender’s Game (feat. Steve Hollaway)"

Seth is joined this time by Mitch Wagner to discuss Walter M. Miller’s A Canticle for Leibowitz, winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 8:05 Intro/getting to know Mitch 8:06 – 20:25 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:26 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: https://twitter.com/mitchwagner http://mitchwagner.com/ http://www.enterprisecloudnews.com/ https://twitter.com/ECloudNews Keith Law’s review: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #13: A Canticle for Leibowitz (feat. Mitch Wagner)"

Rounding out the first year of the Hugos There Podcast, Seth is joined by Roger Anderson of the Kitchen Counter Podcast to discuss Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which was awarded the Retro Hugo in 2004 for the year 1954. Time Codes: Start – 7:30 Intro/getting to know Roger 7:31 – 19:25 Non-Spoiler discussion 19:26 – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #12: Fahrenheit 451 (feat. Roger Anderson)"

This time, Seth is joined by Thomas Hornigold of the podcast Physical Attraction to discuss Frederik Pohl’s 1978 Hugo Winner, Gateway. Time Codes: Start – 5:17 Intro/getting to know Thomas 5:18 – 21:29 Non-Spoiler discussion 21:30 – end Spoiler discussion Notes: Physical Attraction: http://www.physicalattraction.libsyn.com/ https://twitter.com/physicspod Hay-on-Wye, city of books: http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/ Thomas’s writing on Singularity Hub: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #11: Gateway, by Frederik Pohl (feat. Thomas Hornigold)"

This time, Seth is joined by Matt Anderson of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss John Scalzi’s Redshirts, winner of the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, a book simultaneously short, hilarious, and surprisingly profound. Time Codes: Start – 8:25 Intro/getting to know Matt 8:26 – 16:49 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:50 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #10: Redshirts, by John Scalzi (feat. Matt Anderson)"

This time, Seth is joined by Scott McNulty of Random Trek to discuss C.J. Cherryh’s Cyteen, winner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and a very large book. (Seriously, if you know the size of the nonfiction book John Adams, that’s what you’re in for. Is it worth it? Well, you’ll just have … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #9: Cyteen, by C. J. Cherryh (feat. Scott McNulty)"

This time, Seth is joined by Ben DeBono of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss Roger Zelazny’s Lord of Light, winner of the 1968 Hugo Award. Time Codes: Start – 4:45 Intro/getting to know Ben 4:46 – 20:19 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:20 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Links for The Sci-Fi Christian: http://thescifichristian.com/ https://twitter.com/scifichristian https://www.facebook.com/thescifichristian/ … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #8: Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny (feat. Ben DeBono)"

This time Seth is joined by Carrie Lynn, frequent contributor to the Atlantic Screen Connection podcast as well as the New Books Network, to discuss Cixin Liu’s The Three-Body Problem, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 9:48 Intro/getting to know Carrie Lynn 9:48 – 28:28 Non-Spoiler discussion 28:28 … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #7: The Three-Body Problem (feat. Carrie Lynn)"

This time Seth is joined by Jason Snell, head honcho at The Incomparable, and they discuss Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age, winner of the 1996 Hugo Award. Huge thanks to Jason for taking some time out of his incredibly busy schedule (he recorded two other podcasts the same day he did this) to drop by. … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #6: The Diamond Age (feat. Jason Snell)"

This time, Seth is joined by Mandy Self, the other half of Trivially Crucial, to discuss Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card, winner of the 1987 Hugo Award. It’s Mandy’s second-favorite book and Seth’s favorite. So don’t expect much objectivity here. Warning: Even the spoiler-lite section of this podcast will spoil the end … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #5: Speaker for the Dead (feat. Mandy Self)"

This time, Seth is joined by Lisa Schmeiser of The Incomparable to discuss one of her favorites, William Gibson’s Neuromancer, winner of the 1985 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Notes: Lisa on Unjustly Maligned discussing “Dragonriders of Pern”: https://www.theincomparable.com/ump/14/ Links to Lisa’s work: http://tinyletter.com/lschmeiser http://winsupersite.com/ http://windowssecrets.com/ Lisa’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/lschmeiser Slate article referenced by Lisa:http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/books/2017/05/literary_fiction_is_borrowing_the_tools_of_the_science_fiction_genre.html

Seth is joined this time by Jeffry Palermo of Sci-Fi Onscreen to discuss Dan Simmons’ Hyperion, winner of the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novel. For the record, Seth’s reference to a Powell and Donovan story in I, Robot was actually from Harlan Ellison’s I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay. (Which was discussed on an episode … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #3: Hyperion (feat. Jeffry Palermo)"

  This time Seth is joined by Michael Gabriel of Trivially Crucial to talk about one of Michael’s favorite science fiction books, Frank Herbert’s 1966 Hugo winner, Dune. Time codes: Non-Spoiler discussion – 00:07:45 Spoiler talk – 00:26:15 Wrap-up (back out of spoilers) – 1:18:40 Notes: Trivially Crucial http://triviallycrucial.com Take Me To Your Reader – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #2: Dune (feat. Michael Gabriel)"

Tension, apprehension and dissension have begun! In this first episode of the Hugos There Podcast, Seth is joined by his Take Me To Your Reader co-host, Colin Kuskie, to discuss the very first Hugo Award winning novel, Alfred Bester’s The Demolished Man, winner of the 1953 Hugo.   Notes: Take Me To Your Reader (Seth … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #1: The Demolished Man (feat. Colin Kuskie)"