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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." Help crowdfund us at patreon.com/geeks
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Andrea Kail, Zach Chapman, and Mercurio D. Rivera join us to discuss the animated series Scavengers Reign, about a group of survivors stranded on an alien planet.
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Myke Cole and Michael Livingston join us to discuss the new Alex Garland movie Civil War, about a civil war breaking out in modern day America.
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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated series Invincible, based on the superhero comic by Robert Kirkman.
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Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, joins us to discuss her new books Mania and Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction.
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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, which adapts the second and third Dune novels.
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Téa Obreht, author of The Tiger’s Wife and Inland, joins us to discuss her dystopian novel The Morningside.
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John Joseph Adams, Theresa DeLucci, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss Season 1 of the Amazon Prime series Fallout, based on the popular series of post-apocalyptic video games.
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David Sirota, co-creator of the hit comedy Don’t Look Up, joins us to discuss his book Back to Our Future, about the massive political impact of ’80s pop culture.
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Teresa Sutherland, writer of The Wind, joins us to discuss her new horror movie Lovely, Dark, and Deep.
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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss the new movie Dune: Part Two, based on the novel by Frank Herbert.
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Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, and Ruairi Carroll join us to discuss the mysterious, abruptly canceled Netflix series 1899.
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Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson join us to discuss their podcast Labyrinths and Christopher’s near future novel Deliver Us.
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John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Seasons 3 and 4 of the AppleTV+ series For All Mankind.
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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Frank Herbert’s classic novel Children of Dune, the third book in the Dune series.
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Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, and Ruairi Carroll join us to discuss the Netflix original series Bodies, about four detectives in different time periods attempting to solve the same murder.
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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy producer John Joseph Adams joins us to discuss the Dungeons & Dragons video game Baldur’s Gate III, which he’s played for more than 1,000 hours.
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John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Seasons 1 and 2 of the Apple TV+ series For All Mankind.
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Kyle Newman, director of Fanboys, joins us to discuss his new book Lore and Legends, about the recent history of Dungeons & Dragons.
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Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins us to discuss his political thriller The Last Election, which he wrote with Stephen Marche.
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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Existenz, and Crimes of the Future.
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these guys know their stuff, interesting takes and great guests
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Let's do an updated episode on this topic and discuss Blood Drive and Deadly Class. Nothing ever changes with this station...
great podcast!
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unable to download ANY of the episodes from this podcast. All other podcasts work fine.
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Found the name of this podcast in the back pages of my copy of "Wastelands". Really glad I found this, as well as the names of other anthologies by John Joseph Adams.
A lot of overthinking the technology in this podcast. Why didn't she have to update her parental unit after being in storage for years. Lol, well the company was shut down so no company equals no updates.
As I have a real commute for the first time, I thought I would give this podcast a listen (I found it through i09). It is simply unbelievable! What a great book list I now have. Sci-fi/fantasy/horror readers take note! Writers, listen up! It's all the geekiness a girl could want. And witty too!
I don't get all the 5 star reviews for this podcast. The host's verbal skills make me cringe constantly. I wouldn't bother listening in a zillion years if it wasn't for some of the guests. The hosts obviously make up of list of questions to ask each guest that are read in monotone. No matter how the guest's answer begs for further comment or questioning, about 90% of the time to hosts ignore what is said and go straight to the next, usually unrelated, monotone question. I usually end up feeling mortified for the guest. However I suppose it's almost better for the hosts to stick to their script because when they ad lib their sentences are peppered non-stop with "like", "um", "okay". I don't get how they've managed to last.
This podcast is hosted by one of my favorite editors and one of my favorite writers working today. Not only do they know how to create great genre culture, they extend that knowledge to asking smart questions that engage their all-star line-up of guests. The interviews are consistently stellar, even when interviewing guests that don't have a history of giving engaging responses to less familiar interviewers.