Cora Buhlert is a Hugo award winning indy Sci Fi writer and an expert on the Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the 1930s to the 50s, the period when Asimov fell in love with Sci Fi and became one of its greatest writers at a young age. Cora shares some of her favorite reflections on the period and comments on the new Apple TV adaptation of Foundation.

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Host: Joel McKinnon
Guest: Cora Buhlert

Introduction

In this episode, we dive deep into the Golden Age of Science Fiction with Cora Buhlert, an indie science fiction writer, Hugo Award winner, and an expert on Asimov's Foundation series.

Cora Buhlert

• Website: Cora Buhlert's Official Website
• Hugo Award: Hugo Awards Official Site
• Recent Works:
  • Swords and Sorcery Magazine
  • Windgraph Magazine
• Essay on Foundation: Asimov's Foundation and Philosophy: Psychohistory and Its Discontents

Wikipedia: Golden Age of Science Fiction

Other Authors and Works Mentioned

• Leigh Brackett: Wikipedia, The Long Tomorrow
• C.L. Moore: Wikipedia, Jirel of Joiry
• Edgar Rice Burroughs: Barsoom Series
• E.E. Smith: Lensman Series

Podcasts and Blogs

• Star's End Podcast: Website
• Paul Levinson: Website

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