Ted Chiang

55 Podcast Episodes

SHORTS! Episode 2 - “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang

SHORTS! Episode 2 - “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang

It’s our very second short story mini-episode! Alien Abduction August keeps rolling along with Ted Chiang’s “Story of Yo... Read more

14 Aug 2023

32mins

Developing AI Like Raising Kids - Alison Gopnik & Ted Chiang

Developing AI Like Raising Kids - Alison Gopnik & Ted Chiang

This episode is  produced in association with the CASBS project "The Social Science of Caregiving," and draws further in... Read more

1 Jun 2023

55mins

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(The Arrival movie was based on) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

(The Arrival movie was based on) Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

Our YouTube channel is here (audio only, for now): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1QXNiZn4c0btMe0K0piUeQStop! This bo... Read more

22 May 2023

38mins

42. Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang

42. Hell is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang

The last of our Ted Chiang short story series! We both enjoyed this story but we both felt it was a heavier topic and ev... Read more

4 May 2023

40mins

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39. Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

39. Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

More Ted Chiang! This is the last of the short stories by Ted Chiang that we are reviewing. Tower of Babylon was a good ... Read more

11 Apr 2023

38mins

35. Liking What You See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang

35. Liking What You See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang

Don’t be fooled by the title! This is a short story written in a documentary format, not actually a film. Both of us rea... Read more

14 Mar 2023

51mins

138 Emma Dayton Petersen on "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang

138 Emma Dayton Petersen on "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang

Emma Dayton Petersen  lives in NYC, and is working towards getting her Masters Degree in Speech Pathology. While studyin... Read more

13 Mar 2023

30mins

Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Episode 51: Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

Trev Downey reads and then discusses Tower of Babylon by Ted Chiang

11 Jan 2023

1hr 16mins

LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Benjamin Rosenbaum, ”THE UNRAVELING” w/ Ted Chiang

LIVE ON CROWDCAST: Benjamin Rosenbaum, ”THE UNRAVELING” w/ Ted Chiang

In the far-off future, Fift is a Staid-gendered youth–working towards logic and thoughtfulness–just trying to figure out... Read more

3 Aug 2022

1hr 5mins

Ep. 39 "Ted Chiang and the Metrics of Personhood"​

Ep. 39 "Ted Chiang and the Metrics of Personhood"​

Surprise! It's a bonus season 1 episode we've been keeping on the back burner! Ted Chiang comes onto the show to have a ... Read more

22 Jul 2022

2hr 28mins

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