Claim OwnershipDavid Barr Kirtley, Author at Reactor
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Science fiction. Fantasy. The universe. And related subjects.
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Nnedi Okorafor, author of Zahrah the Windseeker and The Shadow Speaker, joins us to talk about Africa as it’s represented in science fiction and fantasy. Dave and John discuss portrayals of Africa in fiction and film. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show and guest Interview: Nnedi Okorafor 03:58 […]
The post Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy #021: African SF & Fantasy! Nollywood! Entomology! (Guest: Nnedi Okorafor) appeared first on Reactor.
Eli Kintisch, author of Hack the Planet, joins us to discuss some of the ambitious and risky geoengineering schemes that are being proposed to address climate change. Dave and John talk terraforming. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Eli Kintisch 02:00 Interview begins 02:11 How Eli got […]
The post GGG#020: Climate Change! Geoengineering! Terraforming! (Guest: Eli Kintisch) appeared first on Reactor.
Robin Wasserman, author of the young adult science fiction novel Skinned, joins us to discuss hacking Harvard, working in publishing, human identity, and writing about the future. Dave and John try to figure out how to upload their minds. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Robin Wasserman 02:51 Interview begins […]
The post GGG#019: Immortality! Automata! Consciousness Transference! (Guest: Robin Wasserman) appeared first on Reactor.
Eric Garcia—screenwriter/author of Repo Men and author of Anonymous Rex and Matchstick Men—joins us to discuss con men, dark comedy, and dinosaurs living among us. Dave and John talk violent satirical ’80s science fiction movies. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Eric Garcia 02:04 Interview begins 02:19 Some […]
The post GGG#018: Organ Repossession! Con Men! Dystopian Satire! (Guest: Eric Garcia) appeared first on Reactor.
Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series, joins us to talk about dragons, fan fiction, and copyright law. Dave and John discuss dragons in books, games, and film. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Naomi Novik 03:14 Interview begins 03:28 Being raised on Polish fairy tales, and […]
The post GGG#017: Dragons! Fan Fiction! Copyright Law! (Guest: Naomi Novik) appeared first on Reactor.
Dan Carlin, host of the Hardcore History podcast, joins us to discuss the history of the future, the origins of the centaur legend, and what the Black Death can teach us about postapocalyptic fiction. Dave and John get medieval on your assumptions about historical fantasy. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John […]
The post GGG#015: The Black Death! Archimedes! Counterfactuals! (Guest: Dan Carlin) appeared first on Reactor.
Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, joins us to talk about the Spiderwick movie, graphic novels, and D&D. Dave and John blame evil internet fairies for any number of things, possibly including the loss of their childhood action figure collections. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: […]
The post GGG#014: Fairies! Unicorns! Action Figures! (Guest: Holly Black) appeared first on Reactor.
John Langan, author of House of Windows, joins us for our horrifying thirteenth episode! Dave and John discuss scary, scary stuff, including CNN and grammar. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: John Langan 02:10 Interview begins 02:25 Comics, Conan, and King: some of John Langan’s early influences, […]
The post GGG#013: Horror! Academia! Our Deepest, Darkest Fears! (Guest: John Langan) appeared first on Reactor.
The Tolkien Professor, Corey Olsen, joins us to talk about Tolkien, Medieval literature, and whether Balrogs have wings. Stay with us after the interview when Dave and John discuss all things Hobbit. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:37 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Corey Olsen 02:22 Interview begins 02:39 How Corey got […]
The post GGG#012: Hobbits! Balrogs! My Precious! (Guest: Corey Olsen) appeared first on Reactor.
The People vs. George Lucas director Alexandre Philippe joins us to talk about the film and the love/hate relationship between Star Wars fans and its creator. Dave and John discuss their opinions of all six films and the expanded universe. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:37 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Alexandre Philippe […]
The post GGG#011: Star Wars! Ewoks! The Almighty Sarlacc! (Guest: Alexandre Philippe) appeared first on Reactor.
Tom Rogers, author of Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics, joins us to talk about exploding cars, battles in space, and the problem of scale in the insectoid world. Dave and John discuss how much science there should be in science fiction. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:46 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Tom […]
The post GGG#010: Space Battles! Giant Ants! Physics! (Guest: Tom Rogers) appeared first on Reactor.
Carrie Vaughn, bestselling author of the best-selling Kitty Norville series, joins us to talk about werewolves, heroines, Wild Cards, and other things. Dave and John talk about some of their favorite werewolves and vampires. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:37 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Carrie Vaughn 01:49 Interview begins 02:03 Ray […]
The post GGG#009: Vampires! Werewolves! Unicorns! (Guest: Carrie Vaughn) appeared first on Reactor.
Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright, joins us to talk about fantasy, dyslexia, and medical school. Dave and John discuss magic and medicine in fiction. Introduction 00:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:42 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright 01:35 Interview begins 01:47 Growing up dyslexic, and how SFF saved his education […]
The post GGG#008: Magic! Medicine! Fantic Episy! (Guest: Blake Charlton) appeared first on Reactor.
Steve Eley — editor of Escape Pod, the internet’s most popular science fiction podcast — stops by this week and we discuss the very promising future of audio fiction. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:37 Dave and John introduce the show Interview: Steve Eley, creator and host of Escape Pod 01:27 Interview begins 01:47 How Escape Pod […]
The post GGG#007: Escape Pod! Audio Fiction! Unabridged! (Guest: Steve Eley) appeared first on Reactor.
Cherie Priest—Steampunk aficionado, amateur theologian, and author of Boneshaker—joins us as our guest this week. We explain what Steampunk is, why it’s cool, and where you can check it out. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:37 Dave and John introduce the show 01:23 The birth of Cyberpunk and Steampunk Interview: Author Cherie Priest 04:43 […]
The post GGG#006: Steampunk! Sherlock Holmes! Eschatology! (Guest: Cherie Priest) appeared first on Reactor.
Brian Dunning of Skeptoid joins us as our guest this week. The Skeptoid podcast is one of the most popular science podcasts around, with over 50,000 listeners. Brian joins us to discuss critical thinking and its application in everything from alien abductions to medicine in the movies. Dave and John apply a little critical thinking of […]
The post GGG#005: Crystal Skulls! Alien Abductions! Bigfootology! (Guest: Brian Dunning) appeared first on Reactor.
Marjorie M. Liu—writer of comics NYX and Dark Wolverine (Marvel) and author of the novels in the Dirk and Steele and Hunter Kiss series—is our guest this week. She tells us about attending Clarion and writing for Marvel, and Dave and John discuss comics, then and now. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com 0:38 Dave and John introduce […]
The post GGG#004: Superheroes! Romance! Sea Monsters! (Guest: Marjorie M. Liu) appeared first on Reactor.
P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War, joins us this week to talk about the subject of robots in the military and the intersection between video games and war. John and Dave consider some of the science fiction works that influenced the development of robots as we know them. Introduction 0:00 Introduction by Tor.com […]
The post GGG#003: Robots! War Machines! Robolobsters! (Guest: P. W. Singer) appeared first on Reactor.
Paolo Bacigalupi, author of the critically-acclaimed The Windup Girl (which was named one of Time Magazine‘s top ten novels of the year) joins us this week to talk about global warming, the horrors of travel, the current state of literature for boys, and his own forthcoming YA novel, Ship Breaker. John and Dave discuss their own experiences […]
The post GGG#002: Dystopias! Global Warming! Thailand! (Guest: Paolo Bacigalupi) appeared first on Reactor.
Left 4 Dead 2 lead writer Chet Faliszek is the featured interview guest on the premiere episode of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy a new podcast talk show here on Tor.com. In this episode, your hosts John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley take on zombies and the apocalypse in video games, popular culture, […]
The post GGG#001: Zombies! Video Games! The End of the World! (Guest: Chet Faliszek) appeared first on Reactor.
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