- 539. The Last of Us Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Mar 24, 2023)
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- 538. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (with John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse, P. Djèlí Clark)
(Fri, Mar 9, 2023)
";
- 537. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Book Club (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)
(Fri, Feb 24, 2023)
";
- 536. Arcane Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman, Lara Elena Donnelly)
(Fri, Feb 10, 2023)
";
- 535. James Wynn and Craig Brewer on Gene Wolfe
(Fri, Jan 27, 2023)
";
- 534. Warren Lapine on Roger Zelazny
(Fri, Jan 13, 2023)
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- 533. Andor Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, Matt London)
(Tue, Jan 3, 2023)
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- 532. Michael Livingston on Robert Jordan
(Fri, Dec 16, 2022)
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- 531. Cliff Bleszinski, creator of Gears of War and author of Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games
(Fri, Dec 2, 2022)
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- 530. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Book Club (with Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)
(Fri, Nov 18, 2022)
";
- 529. Melinda M. Snodgrass, author of Lucifer's War
(Fri, Nov 4, 2022)
";
- 528. Veronica Roth, author of Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator
(Fri, Oct 21, 2022)
";
- 527. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Book Club (with Matthew Kressel, Lisa Yaszek, Joseph Reisert)
(Fri, Oct 7, 2022)
";
- 526. Steven Novella, co-author of The Skeptics' Guide to the Future: What Yesterday's Science and Science Fiction Tell Us About the World of Tomorrow
(Fri, Sep 23, 2022)
";
- 525. Sabine Hossenfelder, author of Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions
(Fri, Sep 9, 2022)
";
- 524. Predator Movies Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman, Stephen Graham Jones)
(Tue, Aug 30, 2022)
";
- Schedule Change
(Fri, Aug 19, 2022)
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- 523. Ken and Roberta Williams on Sierra Online and Colossal Cave Adventure
(Fri, Aug 12, 2022)
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- 522. Lori Garver on Transforming NASA
(Fri, Jul 29, 2022)
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- 521. A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons (with Ben Riggs)
(Fri, Jul 22, 2022)
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- 520. Chris Matheson on Richard Matheson and God
(Fri, Jul 15, 2022)
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- 519. Adam-Troy Castro, author of Her Husband's Hands and Other Stories and The Author's Wife vs. The Giant Robot
(Fri, Jul 8, 2022)
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- 518. Emery Emery on Scientists vs. The Media
(Fri, Jul 1, 2022)
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- 517. Laura J. Mixon, author of Up Against It
(Fri, Jun 24, 2022)
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- 516. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein Book Club (with Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, Robby Soave)
(Fri, Jun 17, 2022)
";
- 515. Dune Miniseries Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)
(Fri, Jun 10, 2022)
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- 514. David S. F. Wilson, director of Sonnie's Edge and Bloodshot
(Fri, Jun 3, 2022)
";
- 513. Alex Kurtzman on Star Trek and The Man Who Fell to Earth
(Fri, May 20, 2022)
";
- 512. Stephen Marche, author of The Hunger of the Wolf and The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future
(Fri, May 6, 2022)
";
- 511. Christopher M. Cevasco, author of Beheld: Godiva's Story
(Fri, Apr 29, 2022)
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- 510. Ben Burgis, author of Give Them an Argument, Christopher Hitchens, and Canceling Comedians While the World Burns
(Fri, Apr 22, 2022)
";
- 509. Severance Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, John Kessel)
(Fri, Apr 15, 2022)
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- 508. Maureen McHugh, author of After the Apocalypse and Mothers and Other Monsters
(Fri, Apr 8, 2022)
";
- 507. The Wheel of Time Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, Abby Goldsmith)
(Fri, Apr 1, 2022)
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- 506. The Thing Movie Review (with Tom Gerencer, Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Mar 25, 2022)
";
- 505. Ringworld by Larry Niven Book Club (with Rajan Khanna, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)
(Fri, Mar 18, 2022)
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- 504. Carol Pinchefsky, author of Turn Your Fandom into Cash: A Geeky Guide to Turn Your Passion Into a Business (Or at Least a Side Hustle)
(Fri, Mar 4, 2022)
";
- 503. Foundation Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, John Kessel, Abby Goldsmith)
(Fri, Feb 25, 2022)
";
- 502. Ghostbusters Afterlife Movie Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco, Robert Repino)
(Fri, Feb 18, 2022)
";
- 501. Marc Burrows on Terry Pratchett
(Fri, Feb 11, 2022)
";
- 500. David Barr Kirtley Book Launch Party (with John Joseph Adams, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Feb 10, 2022)
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- 499. Christopher J. Ferguson, author of Are Orcs Racist? Dungeons and Dragons, Ethnocentrism, Anxiety, and the Depiction of Evil Monsters
(Fri, Feb 4, 2022)
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- 498. Awesome 70s and 80s Science Fiction Movies (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Jan 28, 2022)
";
- 497. Don't Look Up Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Jan 21, 2022)
";
- 496. The Matrix Resurrections Movie Review (with Rafael Jordan, Theresa DeLucci, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Jan 14, 2022)
";
- 495. Ada Palmer, author of Too Like the Lightning
(Fri, Jan 7, 2022)
";
- 494. Awesome 80s Science Fiction Movies II (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Nov 26, 2021)
";
- 493. Brent Spiner, author of Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired by True Events
(Fri, Nov 19, 2021)
";
- 492. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (with John Joseph Adams, Veronica Roth, Yohanca Delgado)
(Fri, Nov 12, 2021)
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- 491. Dune Movie Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)
(Fri, Nov 5, 2021)
";
- 490. Awesome 80s Science Fiction Movies (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Oct 29, 2021)
";
- 489. Jon Peterson on Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson
(Fri, Oct 22, 2021)
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- 488. Robby Soave, author of Tech Panic: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future
(Fri, Oct 15, 2021)
";
- 487. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Book Club (with Anthony Ha, Sam J. Miller, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Oct 8, 2021)
";
- 486. Awesome 80s Fantasy Movies (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Oct 1, 2021)
";
- 485. Joseph Reisert on Brave New World
(Fri, Sep 24, 2021)
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- 484. Daryl Gregory, author of The Album of Dr. Moreau and Unpossible and Other Stories
(Fri, Sep 17, 2021)
";
- 483. The Green Knight Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Christopher M. Cevasco, Lara Elena Donnelly)
(Fri, Sep 10, 2021)
";
- 482. Final Girls in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Stephen Graham Jones)
(Fri, Sep 3, 2021)
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- 481. The History of Diablo II (with David L. Craddock)
(Fri, Aug 27, 2021)
";
- 480. Paul Di Filippo, author of The Summer Thieves
(Fri, Aug 20, 2021)
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- 479. Richard Carrier on Michael Moorcock and Jesus
(Fri, Aug 13, 2021)
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- 478. Masters of the Universe: Revelation Review (with Andrea Kail, Christopher M. Cevasco, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Aug 6, 2021)
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- 477. Neuromancer by William Gibson Book Club (with Matthew Kressel, Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, Jul 30, 2021)
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- 476. Scott Edelman, author of Tell Me Like You Done Before and Other Stories Written on the Shoulders of Giants
(Fri, Jul 23, 2021)
";
- 475. Tom Gerencer on Robert Sheckley
(Fri, Jul 16, 2021)
";
- 474. Django Wexler, author of Hard Reboot
(Fri, Jul 9, 2021)
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- 473. Tom Gerencer, author of Intergalactic Refrigerator Repairmen Seldom Carry Cash
(Fri, Jul 2, 2021)
";
- 472. Jordan Morris, creator of Bubble
(Fri, Jun 25, 2021)
";
- 471. Jane Lindskold, author of Curiosities and Wanderings on Writing
(Fri, Jun 18, 2021)
";
- 470. F. Brett Cox, author of The End of All Our Exploring
(Fri, Jun 11, 2021)
";
- 469. Love, Death, and Robots Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Jun 4, 2021)
";
- 468. Cass R. Sunstein on Star Wars and Averting Catastrophe
(Fri, May 28, 2021)
";
- 467. F. Brett Cox on Roger Zelazny
(Fri, May 21, 2021)
";
- 466. Jason Schreier on Video Game Jobs
(Fri, May 14, 2021)
";
- 465. Matthew Yglesias on Star Trek and One Billion Americans
(Fri, May 7, 2021)
";
- 464. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Book Club (with Sara Lynn Michener, Rajan Khanna, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Apr 30, 2021)
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- 463. Avenue 5 Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Apr 23, 2021)
";
- 462. Julia Galef on Spock and Rationality
(Fri, Apr 16, 2021)
";
- 461. James Altucher on 11 Sci-Fi Movies That Changed My Life
(Fri, Apr 9, 2021)
";
- 460. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Book Club (with Anthony Ha, Matthew Kressel, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Apr 2, 2021)
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- 459. Classic Graphic Adventure Games (with Kurt Kalata, Julia Minamata)
(Fri, Mar 26, 2021)
";
- 458. Griffin McElroy, co-host of The Adventure Zone
(Fri, Mar 19, 2021)
";
- 457. Upload Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith)
(Fri, Mar 12, 2021)
";
- 456. Fantasy artist Denis Loubet
(Fri, Mar 5, 2021)
";
- 455. Blood of Zeus Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Douglas Cohen, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Feb 26, 2021)
";
- 454. David Gerrold, author of Hella
(Fri, Feb 19, 2021)
";
- 453. His Dark Materials Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Sara Lynn Michener, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, Feb 12, 2021)
";
- 452. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear)
(Fri, Feb 5, 2021)
";
- 451. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan, Christopher M. Cevasco)
(Fri, Jan 29, 2021)
";
- 450. Apple II Games (with David L. Craddock, Mark Lemmert)
(Fri, Jan 22, 2021)
";
- 449. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)
(Fri, Jan 15, 2021)
";
- 448. The Mandalorian Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jan 8, 2021)
";
- 447. Tenet Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail)
(Mon, Jan 4, 2021)
";
- 446. Jon Peterson, author of The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity
(Fri, Dec 25, 2020)
";
- 445. Brian Keating, host of Into the Impossible
(Fri, Dec 18, 2020)
";
- 444. Owen Egerton, author of Hollow
(Fri, Dec 11, 2020)
";
- 443. Erin Lindsey, author of The Silver Shooter
(Fri, Dec 4, 2020)
";
- 442. Janna Levin, author of Black Hole Survival Guide
(Fri, Nov 27, 2020)
";
- 441. Dreams in Science Fiction (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Nov 20, 2020)
";
- 440. Terry Gilliam Movies (with Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer, Chandler Klang Smith)
(Fri, Nov 13, 2020)
";
- 439. Neal Pollack, author of Repeat and Keep Mars Weird
(Fri, Nov 6, 2020)
";
- 438. C. Robert Cargill, author of We Are Where the Nightmares Go and Other Stories
(Fri, Oct 30, 2020)
";
- 437. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, directors of The Endless and Synchronic
(Fri, Oct 23, 2020)
";
- 436. The Making of Games of Thrones (with James Hibberd)
(Fri, Oct 16, 2020)
";
- 435. Time Loop Movies (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Oct 9, 2020)
";
- 434. Foundation by Isaac Asimov Book Club (with Anthony Ha, John Kessel, Abby Goldsmith)
(Fri, Oct 2, 2020)
";
- 433. Bill and Ted Trilogy Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Rafael Jordan)
(Fri, Sep 25, 2020)
";
- 432. Lynch's Dune and Jodorowsky's Dune (with Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Sep 18, 2020)
";
- 431. Fantasy BookTuber Daniel Greene
(Fri, Sep 11, 2020)
";
- 430. Katie Mack, author of The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)
(Fri, Sep 4, 2020)
";
- 429. Bad Video Game Movies (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Aug 28, 2020)
";
- 428. Suburban Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Aug 21, 2020)
";
- 427. Tolkien and Bluth Cartoons (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Aug 14, 2020)
";
- 426. Kenneth Kully on the Ultima Dragons
(Fri, Aug 7, 2020)
";
- 425. Arkady Martine, author of A Memory Called Empire
(Fri, Jul 31, 2020)
";
- 424. Dark Season 3 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)
(Fri, Jul 24, 2020)
";
- 423. Castlevania Seasons 2 and 3 Review (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Jul 17, 2020)
";
- 422. Steve Alpert on Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli
(Fri, Jul 10, 2020)
";
- 421. Video Game Movies and Cartoons (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Jul 3, 2020)
";
- 420. Christopher J. Ferguson on Violent Video Games
(Fri, Jun 26, 2020)
";
- 419. Underwater Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Molly Tanzer)
(Fri, Jun 19, 2020)
";
- 418. Devs TV Show Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
(Fri, Jun 12, 2020)
";
- 417. Dune by Frank Herbert Book Club (with Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jun 05, 2020)
";
- 416. Dave Rubin, author of Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
(Fri, May 29, 2020)
";
- 415. Video Game Movies (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, May 22, 2020)
";
- 414. Max Barry, author of Providence
(Fri, May 15, 2020)
";
- 413. Animated 80s Fantasy Movies (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, May 8, 2020)
";
- 412. Rick Wilber, author of Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
(Fri, May 1, 2020)
";
- 411. Steven Kotler, author of Last Tango in Cyberspace
(Fri, Apr 24, 2020)
";
- 410. Cosmic Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)
(Fri, Apr 17, 2020)
";
- 409. Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones
(Fri, Apr 10, 2020)
";
- 408. Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review (with Melinda Snodgrass, Daniel H. Wilson, Sara Lynn Michener)
(Fri, Apr 3, 2020)
";
- 407. Myke Cole, author of Sixteenth Watch
(Fri, Mar 27, 2020)
";
- 406. Awesomely Bad 80s Fantasy Movies II (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Mar 20, 2020)
";
- 405. Ross Douthat, author of The Decadent Society
(Fri, Mar 13, 2020)
";
- 404. Invisibility in Science Fiction (with Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel)
(Fri, Mar 6, 2020)
";
- 403. Gwyneth Jones, author of Joanna Russ and Big Cat and Other Stories
(Fri, Feb 28, 2020)
";
- 402. Years and Years TV Show Review (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Feb 21, 2020)
";
- 401. Cults in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)
(Fri, Feb 14, 2020)
";
- 400. Meet the Parents (with John R. Kirtley, Kathryn Barr Kirtley)
(Wed, Feb 12, 2020)
";
- 399. The Witcher Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Gillian Conahan)
(Fri, Feb 7, 2020)
";
- 398. Wil Wheaton, host of The Ready Room
(Fri, Jan 31, 2020)
";
- 397. David L. Craddock on Quake and Diablo
(Fri, Jan 24, 2020)
";
- 396. Peter Boghossian, co-author of How to Have Impossible Conversations
(Fri, Jan 17, 2020)
";
- 395. The Mandalorian Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jan 10, 2020)
";
- 394. His Dark Materials Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Sara Lynn Michener, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, Jan 3, 2020)
";
- 393. Watchmen TV Show Review (with Anthony Ha, Tobias S. Buckell, Lara Elena Donnelly)
(Fri, Dec 27, 2019)
";
- 392. Jonathan Kay, author of Your Move and Among the Truthers
(Fri, Dec 20, 2019)
";
- 391. Final Space Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Robert Repino)
(Fri, Dec 13, 2019)
";
- 390. Nicky Drayden, author of Escaping Exodus
(Fri, Dec 6, 2019)
";
- 389. Scott Adams, author of Loserthink
(Fri, Nov 29, 2019)
";
- 388. Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World
(Fri, Nov 22, 2019)
";
- 387. Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson
(Fri, Nov 15, 2019)
";
- 386. Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
(Fri, Nov 8, 2019)
";
- 385. John Hodgman, author of Medallion Status
(Fri, Nov 1, 2019)
";
- 384. Patricia Marcoccia and Maziar Ghaderi on Jordan Peterson
(Fri, Oct 25, 2019)
";
- 383. Kat Rosenfield, co-author of A Trick of Light: Stan Lee's Alliances
(Fri, Oct 18, 2019)
";
- 382. Aeon Flux Animated Series Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Oct 11, 2019)
";
- 381. Christopher Brown, author of Rule of Capture
(Fri, Oct 4, 2019)
";
- 380. Overlooked Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Desirina Boskovich, Paul Tremblay, Grady Hendrix)
(Fri, Sep 27, 2019)
";
- 379. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Review (with Erin Lindsey, Christopher M. Cevasco, Chandler Klang Smith)
(Fri, Sep 20, 2019)
";
- 378. Awesomely Bad 70s and 80s Science Fiction Movies (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Sep 13, 2019)
";
- 377. Matt Bell, author of Boss Fight Books: Baldur's Gate II
(Fri, Sep 6, 2019)
";
- 376. The OA Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
(Fri, Aug 30, 2019)
";
- 375. Giant Monsters as Metaphor (with Sara Lynn Michener, Seth Dickinson, Lisa Yaszek)
(Fri, Aug 23, 2019)
";
- 374. Max Gladstone, author of Empress of Forever
(Fri, Aug 16, 2019)
";
- 373. Pretentious Science Fiction Movies (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, John Kessel)
(Fri, Aug 9, 2019)
";
- 372. Dark Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)
(Fri, Aug 2, 2019)
";
- 371. Awesomely Bad 80s Fantasy Movies (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jul 26, 2019)
";
- 370. Melinda Snodgrass, author of The High Ground
(Fri, Jul 19, 2019)
";
- 369. Shannon Appelcline on the History of Tabletop RPGs
(Fri, Jul 12, 2019)
";
- 368. Ryan Holiday on Nick Denton and Peter Thiel
(Fri, Jul 5, 2019)
";
- 367. Good Omens TV Show Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Peter Rubin)
(Fri, Jun 28, 2019)
";
- 366. Rob Reid, author of After On and Year Zero
(Fri, Jun 21, 2019)
";
- 365. Creative Writing MFAs (with Steph Grossman, Chandler Klang Smith, John Kessel)
(Fri, Jun 14, 2019)
";
- 364. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)
(Fri, Jun 7, 2019)
";
- 363. Matt Barton on the History of Computer Role-Playing Games
(Fri, May 31, 2019)
";
- 362. Jeffery Deaver, author of The Never Game
(Fri, May 24, 2019)
";
- 361. Penny Lane, director of Hail Satan?
(Fri, May 17, 2019)
";
- 360. Prospect Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)
(Fri, May 10, 2019)
";
- 359. Ian McEwan, author of Machines Like Me
(Fri, May 3, 2019)
";
- 358. Blake J. Harris on Palmer Luckey and Oculus
(Fri, Apr 26, 2019)
";
- 357. Us Movie Review (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Craig Laurance Gidney)
(Fri, Apr 19, 2019)
";
- 356. Love, Death, and Robots Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Apr 12, 2019)
";
- 355. Jasper Fforde, author of Early Riser
(Fri, Apr 5, 2019)
";
- 354. Activism Through Fiction (with Malka Older, Sam J. Miller, Tobias S. Buckell, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Mar 29, 2019)
";
- 353. Wes Locher on Ultima Online
(Fri, Mar 22, 2019)
";
- 352. Ben Bova, author of New Frontiers
(Fri, Mar 15, 2019)
";
- 351. David Baldacci, author of The Finisher
(Fri, Mar 8, 2019)
";
- 350. Future Man Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Mar 1, 2019)
";
- 349. Lori Ann Cole, co-creator of Quest for Glory and Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption
(Fri, Feb 22, 2019)
";
- 348. Gregory Benford, author of Timescape and Rewrite
(Fri, Feb 15, 2019)
";
- 347. Dimension 404 Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Feb 8, 2019)
";
- 346. Lisa Yaszek on Women in Science Fiction
(Fri, Feb 1, 2019)
";
- 345. Christian Davenport on Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin
(Fri, Jan 25, 2019)
";
- 344. Sean Carroll, host of Mindscape
(Fri, Jan 18, 2019)
";
- 343. Doctor Who Series 11 Review (with Rajan Khanna, Sara Lynn Michener, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jan 11, 2019)
";
- 342. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 (with Caroline M. Yoachim, Charles Payseur, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Jan 4, 2019)
";
- 341. Nightflyers Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Matthew Kressel, Andrea Kail)
(Fri, Dec 28, 2018)
";
- 340. James Patterson, co-author of Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment and The President is Missing
(Fri, Dec 21, 2018)
";
- 339. Resolution, Spring, and The Endless Movie Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco, Andrea Kail)
(Fri, Dec 14, 2018)
";
- 338. Dale Bailey, author of In the Night Wood and The End of the End of Everything
(Fri, Dec 7, 2018)
";
- 337. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Rafael Jordan)
(Fri, Nov 30, 2018)
";
- 336. Andy Duncan, author of An Agent of Utopia
(Fri, Nov 23, 2018)
";
- 335. Maniac on Netflix Review (with Rajan Khanna, Chandler Klang Smith, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Nov 16, 2018)
";
- 334. Richard A. Clarke, co-author of Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes
(Fri, Nov 9, 2018)
";
- 333. The Haunting of Hill House Season 1 Review (with Paul Tremblay, Leah Schnelbach, Seth Dickinson)
(Fri, Nov 2, 2018)
";
- 332. Richard K. Morgan, author of Thin Air
(Fri, Oct 26, 2018)
";
- 331. The Art of Dungeons and Dragons (with Michael Witwer, Brian Stillman)
(Fri, Oct 19, 2018)
";
- 330. The Internet in Horror and Thrillers (with Grady Hendrix, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)
(Fri, Oct 12, 2018)
";
- 329. Hallie Lambert, co-author of The Expanse: Origins
(Fri, Oct 5, 2018)
";
- 328. Hank Green, author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
(Fri, Sep 28, 2018)
";
- 327. Peter F. Hamilton, author of Salvation
(Fri, Sep 21, 2018)
";
- 326. Walter Jon Williams, author of The Accidental War
(Fri, Sep 14, 2018)
";
- 325. Yuval Noah Harari, author of Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century
(Fri, Sep 7, 2018)
";
- 324. Disenchantment Season 1 Review (with Robert Repino, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)
(Fri, Aug 31, 2018)
";
- 323. Sorry to Bother You Movie Review (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Craig Laurance Gidney)
(Fri, Aug 24, 2018)
";
- 322. Michael Bishop, author of The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales
(Fri, Aug 17, 2018)
";
- 321. Garry Kasparov, author of Deep Thinking and Winter is Coming
(Fri, Aug 10, 2018)
";
- 320. Politics in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, Aug 3, 2018)
";
- 319. Neal Asher, author of The Gabble and Other Stories
(Fri, Jul 27, 2018)
";
- 318. Emily Calandrelli, author of Ada Lace on the Case
(Fri, Jul 20, 2018)
";
- 317. Scary Families in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)
(Fri, Jul 13, 2018)
";
- 316. Westworld Season 2 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)
(Fri, Jul 6, 2018)
";
- 315. Peter Watts, author of The Freeze-Frame Revolution and Beyond the Rift
(Fri, Jun 29, 2018)
";
- 314. The Terror Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, Jun 22, 2018)
";
- 313. Kari Byron, author of Crash Test Girl
(Fri, Jun 15, 2018)
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- 312. Solo: A Star Wars Story Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Erin Lindsey, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Jun 8, 2018)
";
- 311. Clint Watts, author of Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News
(Fri, Jun 1, 2018)
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- 310. Paul Melko, author of Ten Sigmas and Other Unlikelihoods
(Fri, May 25, 2018)
";
- 309. Ana Marie Cox on Science Fiction and Politics
(Fri, May 18, 2018)
";
- 308. Gordon Van Gelder on Repopulation in Science Fiction
(Fri, May 11, 2018)
";
- 307. Cities in Fantasy and Science Fiction (with Sam J. Miller, Lara Elena Donnelly, Bryan Camp)
(Fri, May 4, 2018)
";
- 306. Mary Rickert, author of You Have Never Been Here
(Fri, Apr 27, 2018)
";
- 305. Mercurio D. Rivera, author of Across the Event Horizon
(Fri, Apr 20, 2018)
";
- 304. Ready Player One Movie Review (with Peter Rubin, Carol Pinchefsky, Kent Bye)
(Fri, Apr 13, 2018)
";
- 303. Craig Shaw Gardner, author of A Malady of Magicks and Temporary Monsters
(Fri, Apr 6, 2018)
";
- 302. The History of Black Panther (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Jesse J. Holland)
(Fri, Mar 30, 2018)
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- 301. Chandler Klang Smith, author of The Sky Is Yours
(Fri, Mar 23, 2018)
";
- 300. The Listeners Strike Back II (with Jesse Colton, Tyler Lutz, Crissy Lutz, Juhan Raud, John Joseph Adams)
(Mon, Mar 19, 2018)
";
- 299. Vandana Singh, author of Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories
(Fri, Mar 16, 2018)
";
- 298. Annihilation Movie Review (with Jason Kehe, Leah Schnelbach, Andrew Willett)
(Fri, Mar 9, 2018)
";
- 297. Daniel Ellsberg, author of The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
(Fri, Mar 2, 2018)
";
- 296. Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress
(Fri, Feb 23, 2018)
";
- 295. Altered Carbon Season 1 Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Beth Elderkin, Anthony Ha)
(Fri, Feb 16, 2018)
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- 294. Dark Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)
(Fri, Feb 9, 2018)
";
- 293. Bill McKibben, author of Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance
(Fri, Feb 2, 2018)
";
- 292. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams (with Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Jan 26, 2018)
";
- 291. David Ignatius, author of The Quantum Spy
(Fri, Jan 19, 2018)
";
- 290. Black Mirror Season 4 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Rafael Jordan, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Jan 12, 2018)
";
- 289. Joe Quirk on Floating Cities
(Fri, Jan 5, 2018)
";
- 288. The Orville Season 1 Review (with Melinda Snodgrass, Robert Repino, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Dec 29, 2017)
";
- 287. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Erin Lindsey, Seth Dickinson)
(Fri, Dec 22, 2017)
";
- 286. Britt Wray, author of Rise of the Necrofauna: The Science, Ethics, and Risks of De-Extinction
(Fri, Dec 15, 2017)
";
- 285. Star Trek: Discovery Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Dec 8, 2017)
";
- 284. Jess Phoenix, vulcanologist running for Congress
(Fri, Dec 1, 2017)
";
- 283. John Crowley, author of Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruins of Ymr
(Fri, Nov 24, 2017)
";
- 282. Channel Zero Season 2 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Nov 17, 2017)
";
- 281. Dirk Gently Season 1 Review (with Tom Gerencer, Leah Schnelbach, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Nov 10, 2017)
";
- 280. Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties
(Fri, Nov 3, 2017)
";
- 279. Overpopulation in Science Fiction (with Carrie Vaughn, Maggie Shen King, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Oct 27, 2017)
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- 278. Nat Segaloff on Harlan Ellison
(Fri, Oct 20, 2017)
";
- 277. Blade Runner 2049 Movie Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Sara Lynn Michener, Matthew Kressel)
(Fri, Oct 13, 2017)
";
- 276. Adam Savage, host of SYFY25: Origin Stories
(Fri, Oct 6, 2017)
";
- 275. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (with Charles Yu, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Sep 29, 2017)
";
- 274. Kids vs. Monsters (with Grady Hendrix, John Langan, Erin Lindsey)
(Fri, Sep 22, 2017)
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- 273. Bill Nye the Science Guy, author of Everything All at Once
(Fri, Sep 15, 2017)
";
- 272. Science Fiction Podcasting and Public Radio (with Rose Eveleth of Flash Forward, Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds)
(Fri, Sep 8, 2017)
";
- 271. Zoe Quinn, author of Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate
(Fri, Sep 1, 2017)
";
- 270. Recent Horror Movies (with Seth Dickinson, Grady Hendrix, Maya Prohovnik)
(Fri, Aug 25, 2017)
";
- 269. John Kessel, author of The Moon and the Other
(Fri, Aug 18, 2017)
";
- 268. The Dark Tower Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, John Joseph Adams, Maya Prohovnik)
(Fri, Aug 11, 2017)
";
- 267. David Bishop on Judge Dredd and 2000 AD
(Fri, Aug 4, 2017)
";
- 266. Valerian Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Anthony Ha, Zach Chapman)
(Fri, Jul 28, 2017)
";
- 265. Rick and Morty TV Series Review (with Carli Velocci, Matt London, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Jul 21, 2017)
";
- 264. James Patrick Kelly, author of Mother Go and The Promise of Space
(Fri, Jul 14, 2017)
";
- 263. The Handmaid's Tale TV Series Review (with Beth Elderkin, Charley Locke, Sara Lynn Michener)
(Fri, Jul 7, 2017)
";
- 262. Theodora Goss, author of The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter
(Fri, Jun 30, 2017)
";
- 261. Prisoners of Gravity (with Rick Green, Mark Askwith, Gregg Thurlbeck)
(Fri, Jun 23, 2017)
";
- 260. The History of Wonder Woman (with Tim Hanley)
(Fri, Jun 16, 2017)
";
- 259. Live Action Role-Playing (with Lizzie Stark, Ben Schwartz, Steph Grossman)
(Fri, Jun 9, 2017)
";
- 258. Sofia Samatar, author of A Stranger in Olondria and Tender
(Fri, Jun 2, 2017)
";
- 257. Professors vs. Fantasy (with Alina Sichevaya, Jameyanne Fuller, Emma Clark)
(Fri, May 26, 2017)
";
- 256. Taboo TV Series Review (with Carrie Vaughn, Erin Lindsey, Sam J. Miller)
(Fri, May 19, 2017)
";
- 255. The Cosmic Powers Anthology (with Becky Chambers, Tobias Buckell, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, May 12, 2017)
";
- 254. The Rifts Role-Playing Game (with Sean Patrick Fannon)
(Fri, May 5, 2017)
";
- 253. Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods
(Fri, Apr 28, 2017)
";
- 252. The History of Magic: The Gathering (with Titus Chalk)
(Fri, Apr 21, 2017)
";
- 251. Daniel Suarez, author of Change Agent
(Fri, Apr 14, 2017)
";
- 250. Elizabeth Hand, author of Fire and Errantry
(Fri, Apr 7, 2017)
";
- 249. Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko
(Fri, Mar 31, 2017)
";
- 248. Cancelled Sci-Fi Classics (with John J. Joex, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Mar 24, 2017)
";
- 247. Syfy's Incorporated (with Anthony Ha, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Mar 17, 2017)
";
- 246. The History of The Twilight Zone (with Mark Dawidziak)
(Fri, Mar 10, 2017)
";
- 245. Gold Farming and Real Money Trade (with Julian Dibbell, Marcus Eikenberry)
(Fri, Mar 3, 2017)
";
- 244. Hunted TV Series Review (with Myke Cole, Zaira Pirzada, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Feb 24, 2017)
";
- 243. George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo
(Fri, Feb 17, 2017)
";
- 242. Writers Under 30 (with Seth Dickinson, Lara Elena Donnelly, Haris Durrani, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Feb 10, 2017)
";
- 241. James Gleick, author of Time Travel: A History
(Fri, Feb 3, 2017)
";
- 240. Naren Shankar, showrunner of The Expanse
(Fri, Jan 27, 2017)
";
- 239. BrainDead TV Series Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)
(Fri, Jan 20, 2017)
";
- 238. Bruce Sterling, author of Pirate Utopia
(Fri, Jan 13, 2017)
";
- 237. People of Color in Fantasy and Horror (with Daniel José Older, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Maurice Broaddus)
(Fri, Jan 6, 2017)
";
- 236. The WIRED Fiction Issue (with Maria Streshinsky, Jason Kehe)
(Fri, Dec 30, 2016)
";
- 235. Star Wars: Rogue One Movie Review (with Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Dec 24, 2016)
";
- 234. Gerry Canavan on Octavia E. Butler
(Sat, Dec 17, 2016)
";
- 233. Connie Willis, author of Crosstalk
(Sat, Dec 10, 2016)
";
- 232. Shawn Otto, author of The War on Science
(Sat, Dec 3, 2016)
";
- 231. Aimee Bender, author of The Color Master
(Sat, Nov 26, 2016)
";
- 230. Arrival Movie Review (with Christopher M. Cevasco, Andrew Liptak, Carol Pinchefsky)
(Sat, Nov 19, 2016)
";
- 229. Nameless Horrors (with Douglas Cohen, John Langan, Desirina Boskovich, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Nov 12, 2016)
";
- 228. T.C. Boyle, author of The Terranauts
(Sat, Nov 5, 2016)
";
- 227. Black Mirror Season 3 Review (with Rafael Jordan, Anthony Ha, Natalie Zutter)
(Sat, Oct 29, 2016)
";
- 226. Jonathan Lethem, author of A Gambler's Anatomy
(Sat, Oct 22, 2016)
";
- 225. Ruth Franklin on Shirley Jackson
(Sat, Oct 15, 2016)
";
- 224. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 (with Karen Joy Fowler, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Oct 8, 2016)
";
- 223. Westworld TV Series Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Rajan Khanna, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Oct 1, 2016)
";
- 222. Michael Swanwick, author of Not So Much, Said the Cat
(Sat, Sep 24, 2016)
";
- 221. Julian Guthrie, author of How to Make a Spaceship
(Sat, Sep 17, 2016)
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- 220. Hannu Rajaniemi, author of Invisible Planets
(Sat, Sep 10, 2016)
";
- 219. Michael R. Page on Frederik Pohl
(Sat, Sep 3, 2016)
";
- 218. Adam Nimoy, director of For the Love of Spock
(Sat, Aug 27, 2016)
";
- 217. Kij Johnson on Lovecraft and Feminism
(Sat, Aug 20, 2016)
";
- 216. Stranger Things TV Series Review (with Andrew Liptak, Carli Velocci, Peter Rubin)
(Sat, Aug 13, 2016)
";
- 215. The Best of Nancy Kress
(Sat, Aug 6, 2016)
";
- 214. Star Trek Beyond (with Ryan Britt, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)
(Sat, Jul 30, 2016)
";
- 213. Ghostbusters 2016 (with Angela Watercutter, Carmen Maria Machado, Jennifer Cross, Carol Pinchefsky)
(Sat, Jul 23, 2016)
";
- 212. Jeffrey Ford, author of A Natural History of Hell
(Sat, Jul 16, 2016)
";
- 211. Stephen Baxter on Arthur C. Clarke and Jupiter
(Sat, Jul 9, 2016)
";
- 210. Penny Dreadful TV Series Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Christie Yant, Angela Watercutter)
(Sat, Jul 2, 2016)
";
- 209. Simone Caroti on Iain M. Banks
(Sat, Jun 25, 2016)
";
- 208. Witches in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Katherine Howe)
(Sat, Jun 18, 2016)
";
- 207. The History of Doom (with David Kushner)
(Sat, Jun 11, 2016)
";
- 206. Kameron Hurley on Geek Feminism
(Sat, Jun 4, 2016)
";
- 205. Manu Saadia on the Economics of Star Trek
(Sat, May 28, 2016)
";
- 204. Mark Adams on the Search for Atlantis
(Sat, May 21, 2016)
";
- 203. Demonic Possession (with Grady Hendrix, Jordan Hamessley London, Paul Tremblay)
(Sat, May 14, 2016)
";
- 202. Joyce Carol Oates, author of The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror
(Sat, May 7, 2016)
";
- 201. Rob Salkowitz on the Business of Comics
(Sat, Apr 30, 2016)
";
- 200. The Listeners Strike Back! (with Zach Chapman, Nicolette Stewart, Bruno Hanquier)
(Thu, Apr 28, 2016)
";
- 199. Syfy's The Magicians (with Melinda Snodgrass, Andrew Liptak)
(Sat, Apr 23, 2016)
";
- 198. 11.22.63 Season 1 Review (with Matt London, Christopher M. Cevasco, Jordan Hamessley London)
(Sat, Apr 16, 2016)
";
- 197. Gregory Pence on Orphan Black and Bioethics
(Sat, Apr 9, 2016)
";
- 196. Glen Weldon on Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture
(Sat, Apr 2, 2016)
";
- 195. Launching a New Science Fiction Imprint (with John Joseph Adams, Bruce Nichols)
(Sat, Mar 26, 2016)
";
- 194. Allen Steele, author of Coyote and Arkwright
(Sat, Mar 19, 2016)
";
- 193. Warren Spector on the New Ultima Underworld and System Shock Sequels
(Sat, Mar 12, 2016)
";
- 192. Risen Movie Review (with Richard Carrier, Dan Barker)
(Sat, Mar 5, 2016)
";
- 191. Chris Offutt, author of My Father, the Pornographer
(Sat, Feb 27, 2016)
";
- 190. Christopher Buckley, author of Little Green Men and The Relic Master
(Sat, Feb 20, 2016)
";
- 189. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction (with Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Sunil Patel)
(Sat, Feb 13, 2016)
";
- 188. Kara Platoni on Hacking Human Perception
(Sat, Feb 6, 2016)
";
- 187. Charlie Jane Anders, editor in chief of io9 and author of All the Birds in the Sky
(Sat, Jan 30, 2016)
";
- 186. Tim Powers, author of Medusa's Web and On Stranger Tides
(Sat, Jan 23, 2016)
";
- 185. Joseph Laycock on Dungeons and Dragons and Moral Panic
(Sat, Jan 16, 2016)
";
- 184. Ginger Strand on Kurt Vonnegut
(Sat, Jan 9, 2016)
";
- 183. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London)
(Sat, Jan 2, 2016)
";
- 182. Fred Nadis on The Shaver Mystery
(Sat, Dec 26, 2015)
";
- 181. Syfy Channel Executive Bill McGoldrick
(Sat, Dec 19, 2015)
";
- 180. Syfy's The Expanse (with Andrew Liptak, Justin Landon, Liz Shannon Miller)
(Sat, Dec 12, 2015)
";
- 179. The Man in the High Castle Season 1 Review (with Laura Miller, John Kessel)
(Sat, Dec 5, 2015)
";
- 178. Star Trek Wish List (with Keith DeCandido, Rafael Jordan, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Nov 28, 2015)
";
- 177. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (with Joe Hill, Seanan McGuire, Carmen Maria Machado, Jess Row)
(Sat, Nov 21, 2015)
";
- 176. William Shunn, author of The Accidental Terrorist
(Sat, Nov 14, 2015)
";
- 175. David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Slade House
(Sat, Nov 7, 2015)
";
- 174. Halloween Horror (with Lisa Morton, John Skipp, John Langan)
(Sat, Oct 31, 2015)
";
- 173. Queers Destroy Horror (with Wendy Wagner, Craig Gidney, Alyssa Wong)
(Sat, Oct 24, 2015)
";
- 172. Jewish Science Fiction (with Jack Dann, Rachel Swirsky, Matthew Kressel)
(Sat, Oct 17, 2015)
";
- 171. David Wong (Jason Pargin), author of John Dies at the End
(Sat, Oct 10, 2015)
";
- 170. The History of Dungeons and Dragons (with David Ewalt, Michael Witwer)
(Sat, Oct 3, 2015)
";
- 169. Andy Weir, author of The Martian
(Sat, Sep 26, 2015)
";
- 168. The New Star Wars Canon (with Chuck Wendig, Alexandra Bracken)
(Sat, Sep 19, 2015)
";
- 167. Syfy's Killjoys and Dark Matter (with Andrew Liptak, Rafael Jordan)
(Sat, Sep 12, 2015)
";
- 166. J. Michael Straczynski, creator of Babylon 5 and co-creator of Sense8
(Sat, Sep 5, 2015)
";
- 165. N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season
(Sat, Aug 29, 2015)
";
- 164. Gary Whitta, writer of The Book of Eli and author of Abomination
(Sat, Aug 22, 2015)
";
- 163. Video Games in Books and Movies (with Chris Avellone, Micky Neilson, Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Aug 15, 2015)
";
- 162. Pixel Art (with Mark Ferrari, Michael B. Myers Jr., Blake Reynolds)
(Sat, Aug 8, 2015)
";
- 161. The Law of Superheroes (with James Daily, Brad Desnoyer)
(Sat, Aug 1, 2015)
";
- 160. Wesley Chu, author of The Lives of Tao and Time Salvager
(Sat, Jul 25, 2015)
";
- 159. Jason Blum, producer of Paranormal Activity, The Purge, Sinister, and Insidious
(Sat, Jul 18, 2015)
";
- 158. Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One and Armada
(Sat, Jul 11, 2015)
";
- 156. Hannibal TV Show Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Kat Howard, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Jun 27, 2015)
";
- 155. Jurassic World and Dinosaurs in SF (with Genevieve Valentine, Christopher M. Cevasco, Seth Dickinson)
(Sat, Jun 20, 2015)
";
- 154. Ashlee Vance on Elon Musk and SpaceX
(Sat, Jun 13, 2015)
";
- 153. Black Mirror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Sunil Patel)
(Sat, Jun 6, 2015)
";
- 152. Mad Max and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (with Carrie Vaughn, Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, May 30, 2015)
";
- 151. Clive Barker, author of The Scarlet Gospels
(Sat, May 23, 2015)
";
- 150. Malcolm Gladwell, author of David and Goliath
(Sat, May 16, 2015)
";
- 149. Jon Ronson, author of So You've Been Publicly Shamed
(Sat, May 9, 2015)
";
- 148. Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings
(Sat, May 2, 2015)
";
- 147. Alex Garland, director of Ex Machina
(Sat, Apr 25, 2015)
";
- 146. Game of Thrones Spoilers (with John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, Christopher M. Cevasco, Andrea Kail)
(Sat, Apr 18, 2015)
";
- 145. Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Buried Giant
(Sat, Apr 11, 2015)
";
- 144. Science Fiction Bookstores (with Alan Beatts, Cici James)
(Sat, Apr 4, 2015)
";
- 143. Military Fantasy (with Myke Cole, Weston Ochse, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Mar 28, 2015)
";
- 142. Marc Goodman, author of Future Crimes
(Sat, Mar 21, 2015)
";
- 141. Michael Shermer, author of The Moral Arc
(Sat, Mar 14, 2015)
";
- 140. Terri Tatchell, co-writer of District 9 and Chappie
(Sat, Mar 7, 2015)
";
- 139. Amanda Palmer, author of The Art of Asking
(Fri, Feb 27, 2015)
";
- 137. Horror Podcasting (with Kc Wayland of We're Alive and David Cummings of NoSleep)
(Sat, Feb 21, 2015)
";
- 136. Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble
(Sat, Feb 7, 2015)
";
- 135. Glen Berger on Writing the Disastrous Spider-Man Musical
(Sat, Jan 31, 2015)
";
- 134. Writing Workshops (with Jeanne Cavelos, Jilly Dreadful, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Jan 24, 2015)
";
- 133. Queers Destroy Science Fiction (with Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Jan 17, 2015)
";
- 132. James Morrow, author of Galapagos Regained
(Sat, Jan 10, 2015)
";
- 131. Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and The Innovators
(Sat, Jan 3, 2015)
";
- 130. Exodus: Gods and Kings Movie Review (with The Bible Geek Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier)
(Sat, Dec 27, 2014)
";
- 129. Naomi Klein on Capitalism vs. The Climate
(Sat, Dec 20, 2014)
";
- 128. Big Hero 6 Director Chris Williams
(Sat, Dec 13, 2014)
";
- 127. Big Hero 6 vs. Interstellar (with Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Dec 6, 2014)
";
- 126. The Business of Star Wars (with Chris Taylor, Brian Stillman of Plastic Galaxy)
(Sat, Nov 22, 2014)
";
- 125. Director David Cronenberg
(Sat, Nov 15, 2014)
";
- 124. John Cleese of Monty Python
(Sat, Nov 8, 2014)
";
- 123. Women in Fantasy and Horror (with Ellen Datlow, Cat Rambo, John Joseph Adams)
(Sat, Nov 1, 2014)
";
- 122. Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle
(Sat, Oct 25, 2014)
";
- 121. Haunted Houses (with Lauren Beukes, John Langan, Grady Hendrix)
(Sat, Oct 18, 2014)
";
- 120. Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice
(Sat, Oct 11, 2014)
";
- 119. Klingon, Dothraki, and Other Constructed Languages (with David J. Peterson, Lawrence M. Schoen)
(Sat, Oct 4, 2014)
";
- 118. Futurama Head Writer David X. Cohen
(Sat, Sep 27, 2014)
";
- 117. Kim Harrison / Extreme Weather (with Paolo Bacigalupi, Ramez Naam, Tobias Buckell)
(Sat, Sep 13, 2014)
";
- 116. Steven Gould (Jumper) / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (with Alison Haislip of Nerdist)
(Sat, Aug 30, 2014)
";
- 115. Nick Harkaway on Existential Pulp / Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Review (with shoutout to Comic Geek Speak)
(Sat, Aug 16, 2014)
";
- 114. Charles Stross / The Nintendo Entertainment System (with Alison Haislip of Nerdist and Blake J. Harris)
(Sat, Aug 2, 2014)
";
- 113. James S. A. Corey / Game of Thrones Season 4 (with Theresa DeLucci)
(Sat, Jul 12, 2014)
";
- 112. Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) / Women Destroy Science Fiction (with Christie Yant, Wendy Wagner)
(Sat, Jun 28, 2014)
";
- 111. Lawrence Krauss (The Physics of Star Trek) / Being an Atheist Writer (with James Morrow)
(Sat, Jun 14, 2014)
";
- 110. Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale / A-holes and Trolls (with Aaron James)
(Sat, May 31, 2014)
";
- 109. Mary Robinette Kowal of Writing Excuses / Weird Western Books and Comics (with Fred Van Lente)
(Sat, May 17, 2014)
";
- 108. Christopher Moore / Noah Movie Review (with The Bible Geek Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier)
(Sat, Apr 26, 2014)
";
- 107. Elizabeth Bear / Robot Uprisings (with Daniel H. Wilson author of Robopocalypse)
(Sat, Apr 12, 2014)
";
- 106. Author and Futurist Karl Schroeder / Ender's Game and Philosophy
(Sat, Mar 29, 2014)
";
- 105. Richard Garriott (Ultima) / Dungeons and Dragons Novels (with James L. Sutter)
(Mon, Mar 17, 2014)
";
- 104. Michio Kaku on the Future of the Mind / John Joseph Adams Returns (with Joe Monti)
(Sat, Mar 1, 2014)
";
- 103. Jeff VanderMeer / Dating for Geeks / "Power Armor: A Love Story" read by Norm Sherman of Drabblecast
(Sat, Feb 15, 2014)
";
- 102. Podcasting Star Scott Sigler / Hackers (with Myke Cole, P.W. Singer)
(Sat, Feb 1, 2014)
";
- 101. Joe Haldeman (The Forever War) / Writers as Characters (with Kat Howard)
(Sat, Jan 18, 2014)
";
- 100. Astronaut Chris Hadfield / Geek's Guide Retrospective (with Matt London)
(Sat, Dec 28, 2013)
";
- 99. Dean Koontz / Subterranean Horrors (with Grady Hendrix, John Langan)
(Sat, Dec 14, 2013)
";
- 98. Doug Dorst on Working with J.J. Abrams / Junot Diaz Chat (with Tobias Buckell)
(Sat, Nov 30, 2013)
";
- 97. Allie Brosh on Web Comics and Writing for the NoSleep Podcast / Comic Strips (with David Malki)
(Sat, Nov 16, 2013)
";
- 96. Dan Simmons (Hyperion) / Sex in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Jaym Gates)
(Sat, Oct 26, 2013)
";
- 95. Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamora) / Epic Fantasy Series
(Sat, Oct 12, 2013)
";
- 94. Margaret Atwood / Political Agendas (with Paolo Bacigalupi)
(Sat, Sep 21, 2013)
";
- 93. Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) / Choose Your Own Adventure Books
(Sat, Sep 7, 2013)
";
- 92. NFL Kicker Chris Kluwe / Sports in Science Fiction (with Douglas Cohen)
(Sat, Aug 24, 2013)
";
- 91. Felicia Day (The Guild) / YouTube for Geeks (with Cate E. Matthews)
(Sat, Aug 10, 2013)
";
- 90. Melissa Marr / Weird Western Movies (with Rajan Khanna)
(Sat, Jul 20, 2013)
";
- 89. Lauren Beukes / Psycho Killers (with Ross Lockhart)
(Sat, Jun 29, 2013)
";
- 88. Annalee Newitz of io9 / Rationalism in SF (with Julia Galef of Rationally Speaking)
(Sat, Jun 15, 2013)
";
- 87. Alaya Dawn Johnson / Star Trek Into Darkness (with Emily Asher-Perrin of Tor.com)
(Sat, Jun 1, 2013)
";
- 86. Rick Yancey / SF Podcasts (Sword and Laser, SF Signal, StarShipSofa, Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing)
(Sat, May 18, 2013)
";
- 85. Horror Author Joe Hill / Recent Horror Movies (with Brittany Geragotelis)
(Sat, May 4, 2013)
";
- 84. Austin Grossman / Video Games / "Save Me Plz" read by Mur Lafferty of I Should Be Writing
(Wed, Apr 17, 2013)
";
- 83. Self-Publishing Star Hugh Howey / How to Self-Publish (with Tobias Buckell)
(Wed, Apr 3, 2013)
";
- 82. Robert J. Sawyer / The Games Workshop "Space Marine" Trademark
(Wed, Mar 20, 2013)
";
- 81. Nalo Hopkinson / Weirdest Movies Ever
(Wed, Mar 6, 2013)
";
- 80. Gregory Maguire (Wicked) / The Wizard of Oz
(Wed, Feb 20, 2013)
";
- 79. Karen Russell / Weirdest Stories Ever (with Lynne M. Thomas of the SF Squeecast)
(Wed, Feb 6, 2013)
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- 78. YA Author Jane Yolen / Swordfights (with Kat Howard)
(Wed, Jan 23, 2013)
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- 77. Brandon Sanderson of Writing Excuses / Robert E. Howard Movies
(Wed, Jan 9, 2013)
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- 76. Philip Pullman / The Hobbit Movie (with Corey Olsen of The Tolkien Professor)
(Wed, Dec 26, 2012)
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- 75. Lois McMaster Bujold / Soldiers in Science Fiction (with Myke Cole)
(Wed, Dec 12, 2012)
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- 74. Steven Erikson on His Malazan Prequel / Epic Fantasy Short Fiction
(Wed, Nov 28, 2012)
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- 73. Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing / Sex in Science Fiction (with Laura G. Duncan)
(Wed, Nov 14, 2012)
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- 72. Daniel Handler on Being Lemony Snicket / Nightmare Magazine (with R.J. Sevin)
(Wed, Oct 31, 2012)
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- 71. Mike Mignola (The Hellboy Comic Books) / H.P. Lovecraft (with Christopher M. Cevasco)
(Wed, Oct 17, 2012)
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- 70. Junot Diaz on Sci-Fi in The New Yorker / Slipstream (with Meghan McCarron)
(Wed, Oct 3, 2012)
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- 69. Tad Williams / Angels and Heaven (with Genevieve Valentine)
(Wed, Sep 19, 2012)
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- 68. Alastair Reynolds / Philip K. Dick Movies
(Wed, Sep 5, 2012)
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- 67. Terry Brooks (Sword of Shannara) / Magic Items
(Wed, Aug 22, 2012)
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- 66. David Brin / Batman in TV, Film, and Graphic Novels (with Rob Bland)
(Wed, Aug 8, 2012)
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- 65. Ursula K. Le Guin / Remembering the Classic Tales of Ray Bradbury
(Wed, Jul 25, 2012)
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- 64. John Scalzi (Old Man's War) / Star Trek (with E.C. Myers)
(Wed, Jul 11, 2012)
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- 63. Creating a Zombie Virus with Seanan McGuire / Prometheus Movie Review
(Wed, Jun 27, 2012)
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- 62. Kim Stanley Robinson / Ecology in Science Fiction
(Wed, Jun 13, 2012)
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- 61. Economist Paul Krugman / Economics in Science Fiction
(Wed, May 30, 2012)
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- 60. Physicist Brian Greene / Parallel Worlds
(Wed, May 16, 2012)
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- 59. YA Fantasy Author Garth Nix / 1980s TV Cartoons
(Wed, May 2, 2012)
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- 58. Anne Rice on Werewolves / Horror and Sci-Fi Publishing (with Jordan Hamessley London)
(Wed, Apr 18, 2012)
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- 57. Morgan Spurlock (Supersize Me) on Comic-Con / Science Fiction Conventions
(Wed, Apr 4, 2012)
";
- 56. Vernor Vinge / Tobias Buckell Chat
(Wed, Mar 21, 2012)
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- 55. Michael Chabon / John Carter Movie Review
(Wed, Mar 7, 2012)
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- 54. Epic Fantasy Author Robin Hobb / Epic Fantasy (with Saladin Ahmed)
(Wed, Feb 22, 2012)
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- 53. William Gibson (Neuromancer) / Cyberpunk (with Seth Dickinson)
(Wed, Feb 8, 2012)
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- 52. Ian McDonald / Upcoming Movie Adaptations 2
(Sat, Jan 14, 2012)
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- 51. Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) / Upcoming Movie Adaptations 1
(Tue, Jan 10, 2012)
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- 50. Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) / The Devil and Hell
(Mon, Dec 5, 2011)
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- 49. R. A. Salvatore / Dungeons and Dragons (with James L. Sutter co-creator of Pathfinder)
(Thu, Nov 17, 2011)
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- 48. Lev Grossman (The Magicians) / A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin Book Review
(Fri, Nov 4, 2011)
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- 47. Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) / Computer RPG Design (with Keith Burgun)
(Fri, Oct 21, 2011)
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- 46. Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) / Atheism and Science Fiction
(Fri, Oct 14, 2011)
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- 45. Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files) / Nerd-Bashing
(Fri, Sep 30, 2011)
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- 44. Charlaine Harris / Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, and Dexter
(Fri, Sep 16, 2011)
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- 43. China Miéville / The New Weird
(Fri, Sep 2, 2011)
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- 42. Eoin Colfer / Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
(Fri, Aug 19, 2011)
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- 41. Robot Expert Daniel H. Wilson / The Terminator Movies
(Thu, Jul 28, 2011)
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- 40. Genevieve Valentine / Bad Movies
(Thu, Jul 14, 2011)
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- 39. Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) / Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction
(Thu, Jun 30, 2011)
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- 38. Ken Denmead of GeekDad / Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?
(Thu, Jun 16, 2011)
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- 37. Ellen Kushner of the Interstitial Arts Salon / Bias Against Fantasy
(Thu, Jun 2, 2011)
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- 36. Packing for Mars with Mary Roach / Horror in Outer Space
(Thu, May 12, 2011)
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- 35. Daniel Abraham / The Game of Thrones TV Show
(Thu, Apr 28, 2011)
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- 34. Alan Dean Foster / The Predator Movies and Animal Characters
(Wed, Apr 13, 2011)
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- 33. Water Wars Author Cameron Stracher / Dystopian Fiction
(Thu, Mar 31, 2011)
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- 32. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson of StarTalk / Astronomy in Science Fiction
(Thu, Mar 17, 2011)
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- 31. Superman Writer Chris Roberson / Superheroes
(Thu, Feb 24, 2011)
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- 30. Science Writer Jennifer Ouellette / TV Science Fiction
(Thu, Feb 10, 2011)
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- 29. Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game) / Wizards
(Thu, Feb 3, 2011)
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- 28. Author and Transgender Activist Jennifer Finney Boylan / Monsters
(Mon, Jan 17, 2011)
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- 27. Video Game Designer Ron Gilbert (The Secret of Monkey Island) / Adventure Games
(Wed, Dec 15, 2010)
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- 26. Greg Bear / Alien Invasion
(Fri, Dec 3, 2010)
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- 25. Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead Comic Books) / Zombies
(Thu, Nov 18, 2010)
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- 24. Charles Yu / Time Travel
(Wed, Nov 3, 2010)
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- 23. Catherynne M. Valente / New Writers and Pulp Era Mars and Venus
(Wed, Oct 20, 2010)
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- 22. George R. R. Martin (A Game of Thrones) / A Song of Ice and Fire
(Wed, Oct 6, 2010)
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- 21. Nnedi Okorafor / Africa in Fantasy and Science Fiction
(Mon, May 24, 2010)
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- 20. Geoengineering with Eli Kintisch / Terraforming
(Mon, May 17, 2010)
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- 19. YA Author Robin Wasserman / Consciousness Transference
(Sat, May 8, 2010)
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- 18. Eric Garcia (Repo Men) / Total Recall, Robocop 2, and The Running Man
(Mon, May 3, 2010)
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- 17. Naomi Novik on "Master and Commander with Dragons" / Dragons
(Mon, Apr 26, 2010)
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- 16. Geek Rock Star Jonathan Coulton / Geek Music
(Mon, Apr 19, 2010)
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- 15. Dan Carlin of Hardcore History / History in Fantasy and Science Fiction
(Mon, Apr 12, 2010)
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- 14. Dark Fairy Tales with Holly Black / Toys and Miniatures
(Mon, Apr 5, 2010)
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- 13. Horror Author John Langan / Horror
(Mon, Mar 29, 2010)
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- 12. Corey Olsen of The Tolkien Professor / The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
(Mon, Mar 22, 2010)
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- 11. The People vs. George Lucas with Alexandre Philippe / Star Wars
(Mon, Mar 15, 2010)
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- 10. Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics with Tom Rogers / Hard Science Fiction
(Mon, Mar 8, 2010)
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- 9. Urban Fantasy Author Carrie Vaughn / Vampires and Werewolves
(Mon, Mar 1, 2010)
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- 8. Blake Charlton on Overcoming Dyslexia / Magic and Medicine
(Mon, Feb 22, 2010)
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- 7. Steve Eley, creator of Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and Podcastle / Audio Fiction
(Mon, Feb 15, 2010)
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- 6. Steampunk Author Cherie Priest / Sherlock Holmes and Steampunk
(Mon, Feb 8, 2010)
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- 5. Brian Dunning of Skeptoid / Pseudoscience and Skepticism
(Mon, Feb 1, 2010)
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- 4. Author and Comic Book Writer Marjorie M. Liu / Comic Books
(Mon, Jan 25, 2010)
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- 3. War Robots with P. W. Singer / Military Science Fiction
(Mon, Jan 18, 2010)
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- 2. The Windup Girl Author Paolo Bacigalupi / Science Fiction and Education
(Mon, Jan 11, 2010)
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- 1. Game Writer Chet Faliszek (Left 4 Dead) / Video Games and The Apocalypse
(Mon, Jan 4, 2010)
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