Kevin Kelsey's guest appearances

Kevin Kelsey

Spectology: The Science Fiction Book Club Podcast

Chris Beckett

Somaiya Daud

Ted Chiang

Tobias Buckell

Veronica Roth

Nick Mamatas

Nino Cipri

Cadwell Turnbull

Nick Harkaway

Max Gladstone

Soraya Roberts

Melissa Caruso

Ben Roswell

Laura Lam

Anna Kavan

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We're once again joined by Kevin Kelsey of Heradas.com to discuss Dark Eden, by Chris Beckett (https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0). We've (re-)read this book and all loved it, and have a lot to dig into! We talk about the political philosophy of the book. We discuss the psychological reality of the characters. Adrian rants about poverty for 5 minutes and why this book is personal for him, so that's on-brand. It's worth heeding the content warnings on this one, we talk in-depth about that stuff in the 2nd hour.  A few of the resources we mention: - The sequels, Mother of Eden &amp; Daughter of Eden—worth reading! - NK Jemisin's review of Dark Eden in the NY Times  - Our own episodes on Semiosis  - The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin  - Critique of The Cold Equations by Cory Doctorow - Chris's Q&amp;A on the SF Book Club subreddit  - And if you're in the UK, pre-order Beckett's new book, Beneath the World, A Sea  (As always, links are at spectology.com if they don't show up in your podcatcher. And if I missed something mentioned in the episode, tweet at us and I'll find it for you.) --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at @spectologypod, sending us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submitting the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.

We're once again joined by Kevin Kelsey of <a href="http://heradas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heradas.com</a> to discuss Dark Eden, by Chris Beckett (<a href="https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0</a>). We've (re-)read this book and all loved it, and have a lot to dig into! We talk about the political philosophy of the book. We discuss the psychological reality of the characters. Adrian rants about poverty for 5 minutes and why this book is personal for him, so that's on-brand. It's worth heeding the content warnings on this one, we talk in-depth about that stuff in the 2nd hour.  A few of the resources we mention: - The sequels, <a href="https://amzn.to/2UoYYxW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mother of Eden</a> &amp; <a href="https://amzn.to/2IGzk5B" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of Eden</a>—worth reading! - NK Jemisin's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/books/review/jeff-vandermeers-authority-and-more.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of Dark Eden</a> in the NY Times  - Our own episodes on <a href="https://www.spectology.com/category/semiosis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Semiosis</a> - <a href="http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-cold-equations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Cold Equations</a> by Tom Godwin  - <a href="https://locusmag.com/2014/03/cory-doctorow-cold-equations-and-moral-hazard/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Critique of The Cold Equations</a> by Cory Doctorow - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SF_Book_Club/comments/3v4a4z/eden_about_me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris's Q&amp;A</a> on the SF Book Club subreddit  - And if you're in the UK, pre-order Beckett's new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beneath-World-Sea-bestselling-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B07FN7P4Y7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beneath the World, A Sea</a> (As always, links are at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> if they don't show up in your podcatcher. And if I missed something mentioned in the episode, tweet at us and I'll find it for you.) --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/spectologypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spectologypod</a>, sending us an email at <a href="mailto:spectologypod@gmail.com,">spectologypod@gmail.com,</a> or submitting the episode to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/printSF</a> on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dubby-j/pithos-ds-dubby-j-space-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubby J</a> and <a href="https://noahbradley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Bradley</a> for doing our music and art.

13.2: Dark Eden post-read w/ Kevin Kelsey: From Stories to Legends to Myths to Religion.

To celebrate having been at the podcast for one full year, Matt &amp; Adrian are joined by Kevin Kelsey of Heradas.com as we make our most self-indulgent pick yet: Dark Eden, by Chris Beckett (https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0). Join us for a somewhat self-reflective episode on why this is one of our favorite books, and why we think everyone should read it. It has linguistics, it has sociology, it has long time scales, it has survival in a harsh world, it has society building, it has a page-turning story, and it is probably the book we've mentioned the most on this podcast without actually reading and talking about it in its own episodes. Kevin joins us to help us ground the conversation for folks who haven't read the book yet, and in a few weeks we'll all three dig into the rich thematic depth of this novel. Some other works mentioned include: - Chris's Q&amp;A on the SF Book Club subreddit  - Chris on his history being labeled disabled  - NK Jemisin's review of Dark Eden in the NY Times  - Review by a juror on the Arthur C. Clarke award - Our own episodes on Children of Time, Romie Futch, Gnomon, &amp; Semiosis  - Ice by Anna Kavan  - The Helliconia Trilogy by Brian Aldiss  - Lord of the Flies by William Golding  - And if you're in the UK, pre-order Beckett's new book, Beneath the World, A Sea  (As always, links are at spectology.com if they don't show up in your podcatcher.)  --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at @spectologypod, sending us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submitting the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.

To celebrate having been at the podcast for one full year, Matt &amp; Adrian are joined by Kevin Kelsey of <a href="http://heradas.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heradas.com</a> as we make our most self-indulgent pick yet: Dark Eden, by Chris Beckett (<a href="https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2TRcpX0</a>). Join us for a somewhat self-reflective episode on why this is one of our favorite books, and why we think everyone should read it. It has linguistics, it has sociology, it has long time scales, it has survival in a harsh world, it has society building, it has a page-turning story, and it is probably the book we've mentioned the most on this podcast without actually reading and talking about it in its own episodes. Kevin joins us to help us ground the conversation for folks who haven't read the book yet, and in a few weeks we'll all three dig into the rich thematic depth of this novel. Some other works mentioned include: - <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/SF_Book_Club/comments/3v4a4z/eden_about_me/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Chris's Q&amp;A</a> on the SF Book Club subreddit  - Chris on <a href="https://www.sfsignal.com/archives/2015/06/guest-post-special-needs-strange-worlds-chris-beckett-mother-eden-outside-view/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his history being labeled disabled</a> - NK Jemisin's <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/books/review/jeff-vandermeers-authority-and-more.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">review of Dark Eden</a> in the NY Times  - <a href="http://www.julietemckenna.com/?p=2521" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Review by a juror</a> on the Arthur C. Clarke award - Our own episodes on <a href="https://www.spectology.com/category/children-of-time/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Children of Time</a>, <a href="https://www.spectology.com/category/romie-futch/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romie Futch</a>, <a href="https://www.spectology.com/category/gnomon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gnomon</a>, &amp; <a href="https://www.spectology.com/category/semiosis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Semiosis</a> - <a href="https://amzn.to/2U9TpI5" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ice</a> by Anna Kavan  - <a href="https://amzn.to/2FCBjEw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Helliconia Trilogy</a> by Brian Aldiss  - <a href="https://amzn.to/2WGqLeK" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lord of the Flies</a> by William Golding  - And if you're in the UK, pre-order Beckett's new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beneath-World-Sea-bestselling-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B07FN7P4Y7/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beneath the World, A Sea</a> (As always, links are at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> if they don't show up in your podcatcher.)  --- We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/spectologypod" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@spectologypod</a>, sending us an email at <a href="mailto:spectologypod@gmail.com,">spectologypod@gmail.com,</a> or submitting the episode to <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/printSF/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">r/printSF</a> on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment. And if you like the episode, subscribe at <a href="http://spectology.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">spectology.com</a> or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends! Many thanks to <a href="https://soundcloud.com/dubby-j/pithos-ds-dubby-j-space-mix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dubby J</a> and <a href="https://noahbradley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Noah Bradley</a> for doing our music and art.

13.1: Dark Eden pre-read w/ Kevin Kelsey: Linguistic drift, creating myths, and rogue planets.