Podcast Episodes

SFBRP #572 – Nnedi Okorafor – Death of the Author

Luke is very excited about new directions for science fiction as a genre, so talks up the promise of Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor… but then explains to Juliane why he ultimately didn’t make…

Published on 9 hours ago

SFBRP #571 – Becky Chambers – The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet – Wayfarers #1

Luke and Juliane revisit The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers and discuss why writing a cozy story is incompatible with writing a traditionally good science fiction novel.

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Published on 1 week, 5 days ago

SFBRP #570 – Stanisław Lem – Solaris

Luke and Juliane discuss Solaris by Stanisław Lem. Trigger Warning: Luke has “explored his own labyrinth of dark passages and secret chambers.”

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Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #569 – Kaliane Bradley – The Ministry of Time

Luke reviews The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley, the Goodreads Winner for Readers’ Favorite Science Fiction of 2024, which means it isn’t actually good science fiction but is pretty competent a…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #568 – Orson Scott Card – Speaker for the Dead – Ender’s Saga #2

Luke rereads Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card to see if it should be on the SFBRP Must-Read List, and with Juliane discusses how Some Desperate Glory fails to live up to its predecessors.

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Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

SFBRP #567 – Emily Tesh – Some Desperate Glory

Luke tells Juliane about Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh, a novel that started strong with lots of promise but left him disappointed, annoyed, underwhelmed and generally feeling other negative em…

Published on 3 months ago

SFBRP #566 – J R R Tolkien – The Return of the King – The Lord of the Rings #3

Part 3 of our discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Return of the King, what it means to be a good man or a good king, lessons learned by the hobbits and us during their adventures, a…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

SFBRP #565 – J R R Tolkien – The Two Towers – The Lord of the Rings #2

Part 2 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on The Two Towers, the power of wizards, action vs fights vs battles vs sieges, a diversion on Ents, and who is tempted by …

Published on 4 months ago

SFBRP #564 – J R R Tolkien – The Fellowship of the Ring – The Lord of the Rings #1

Part 1 of Luke and Juliane’s discussion of The Lord of the Rings, focusing on the audiobook performance by Andy Serkis, appreciation for the first movie in the trilogy, how Tom Bombadil can be so an…

Published on 4 months ago

SFBRP #563 – Tolkien – The Silmarillion

Luke delves into The Silmarillion for the first time, and talks to Juliane about myth creation, map confusion, and the genealogy of a silver tree.

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Published on 5 months, 1 week ago