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Kim Stanley Robinson on Geoengineering in 'The Ministry For The Future'
Season 1 Episode 21
In this episode we are super excited to present our conversation with Kim Stanley Robinson, one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, …
2 years, 9 months ago
Tim Swindle on Planetary Protection in the OSIRIS-REx Mission and 'The Andromeda Strain'
Season 1 Episode 20
This conversation was a great example of what we’re trying to do with this podcast, the perfect balance between Science and Science Fiction. Marty s…
2 years, 9 months ago
Thomas Zega on Planetary Protection in the OSIRIS-REx Mission and 'The Andromeda Strain'
Season 1 Episode 19
NASA's recent OSIRIS-REx mission has returned a sample of asteroid Bennu all the way to Earth for detailed analysis. It is difficult to ignore the t…
2 years, 10 months ago
Stephen Gay and Ben Feist on Moon Colonization in 'Night Owls'
Season 1 Episode 18
This is our favorite kind of episode, hosting a conversation between e a science fiction author and a scientist, where each shares their work and exp…
2 years, 10 months ago
Damien Walter Part 2 - The Sociology of Science Fiction
Season 1 Episode 17
This is part two of our conversation with Damien Walter, the science fiction guru. He is the host of the Science Fiction Podcast and Science Fiction…
2 years, 11 months ago
Damien Walter Part 1 - The Psychology of Story
Season 1 Episode 16
Damien Walter is one of the world’s foremost voices in critical thinking about science fiction as the emerging cultural mythos of our modern global c…
2 years, 11 months ago
Cory Doctorow's 'Red Team Blues' - Chapter 1 of Audiobook
Season 1 Episode 15
Cory Doctorow has given us permission to play the first chapter of Red Team Blues directly on our podcast! And as an added treat, the audio-book is …
2 years, 11 months ago
Cory Doctorow on 'The Lost Cause', 'Red Team Blues' and 'Chokepoint Capitalism'
Season 1 Episode 14
Marty and Holly sit down with Cory Doctorow, an author known not only for his near-future social and political science fiction, but also for his real…
3 years ago
Paco Calvo on Intelligent Plants in 'Planta Sapiens'
Season 1 Episode 13
Following up on our discussion of intelligent plants with Sue Burke in our last episode, we have invited Paco Calvo, a cognitive scientist and philos…
3 years ago
Sue Burke on Intelligent Plants in 'Semiosis'
Season 1 Episode 12
In this episode we embark on a discussion of sci-fi botany, by way of Sue Burke’s novel 'Semiosis' and its sequel 'Interference'. We talk about a lo…
3 years, 1 month ago