Ranked #1
5.1: Pre-read for Gnomon, by Nick Harkaway, with guest Max Gladstone
5.1: Pre-read for Gnomon, by Nick Harkaway, with guest Max Gladstone
We're back with the #content plants crave. Joining us this week is special guest Max Gladstone, SF & fantasy author ... Read more
7 Aug 2018
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1hr 50mins
Ranked #2
8.2: Children of Time post-read: Evolution, Language, Consciousness, and Empathy
8.2: Children of Time post-read: Evolution, Language, Consciousness, and Empathy
We've read Children of Time (https://amzn.to/2QqYKII), and boy do we have a lot to say about it! This episode we discuss... Read more
27 Nov 2018
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1hr 56mins
Ranked #3
8.1: The Children of Time pre-read: What is "Hard" Science Fiction?
8.1: The Children of Time pre-read: What is "Hard" Science Fiction?
This November we're reading Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Woo Adrians! This episode we discuss what the "scie... Read more
13 Nov 2018
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56mins
Ranked #4
15.1: Exhalation by Ted Chiang, pre-read: Philosophical thought experiments & short stories
15.1: Exhalation by Ted Chiang, pre-read: Philosophical thought experiments & short stories
Adrian & Matt are back on their own this month, reading & talking about the short story collection Exhalation, b... Read more
4 Jun 2019
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1hr 15mins
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Ranked #5
12.1: Semiosis pre-read w/ Nate Spence: Alaska, Survivalism, and Ecology in Science Fiction
12.1: Semiosis pre-read w/ Nate Spence: Alaska, Survivalism, and Ecology in Science Fiction
If you like stories about Alaska, then this is the episode for you! Author, game developer, and Adrian's childhood frien... Read more
5 Mar 2019
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1hr 19mins
Ranked #6
25.1: The Tea Master & the Detective pre-read w/ Julia Rios: Domestic Cozy Detective Fiction, in Space!
25.1: The Tea Master & the Detective pre-read w/ Julia Rios: Domestic Cozy Detective Fiction, in Space!
This month we're joined by special guest Julia Rios! Julia is a Hugo-award winning Editor & Podcaster, host of the T... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #7
19.1: Zone One pre-read: Zombies, Horror, and LitFic
19.1: Zone One pre-read: Zombies, Horror, and LitFic
Sorry for the late episode this week! Real-life travel has made editing & publishing more difficult than expected. T... Read more
9 Oct 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #8
In Conversation: Our Favorite Aliens in Science Fiction
In Conversation: Our Favorite Aliens in Science Fiction
A quick bonus episode this week, with Matt & Adrian discussing their favorite Aliens in science fiction and beyond. ... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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45mins
Ranked #9
22.1: A Memory Called Empire pre-read: Martine's academic work, historical ambassadors, and what it means to be a member of an empire
22.1: A Memory Called Empire pre-read: Martine's academic work, historical ambassadors, and what it means to be a member of an empire
It's the future baby! 2020 arrives with a bang as we discuss Arkady Martine's Byzantine-flavored space opera political t... Read more
14 Jan 2020
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56mins
Ranked #10
15.3: Exhalation (collection) by Ted Chiang post-read: AI, Identity, & Metaphysics in Science Fiction
15.3: Exhalation (collection) by Ted Chiang post-read: AI, Identity, & Metaphysics in Science Fiction
Welcome to our final episode on Ted Chiang's newest short story collection, Exhalation (https://amzn.to/2X5A0JW). Matt &... Read more
25 Jun 2019
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1hr 52mins
Ranked #11
7.1: The Ballad of Black Tom pre-read: Race & the History of Horror Fiction
7.1: The Ballad of Black Tom pre-read: Race & the History of Horror Fiction
For October, Matt & Adrian are dipping their toes into the world of Horror, reading Victor LaValle's novella The Bal... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #12
15.2: "Exhalation" post-read: Re-reading stories, philosophy of mind, & the heat death of the universe
15.2: "Exhalation" post-read: Re-reading stories, philosophy of mind, & the heat death of the universe
This week's minisode is an in-depth discussion of ONLY the title story from Ted Chiang's new collection, Exhalation (htt... Read more
18 Jun 2019
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38mins
Ranked #13
21.3: Ice by Anna Kavan post-read with Charlotte Geater: Experimental & Postmodern Fiction, and Death Meditations
21.3: Ice by Anna Kavan post-read with Charlotte Geater: Experimental & Postmodern Fiction, and Death Meditations
A doozy of a book, and one where we start off the episode not agreeing on how we liked it! Charlotte Geater (@tambourine... Read more
24 Dec 2019
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1hr 40mins
Ranked #14
5.2: Gnomon post-read with Max Gladstone
5.2: Gnomon post-read with Max Gladstone
We're back with our post-read episode, discussing Nick Harkaway's challenging, interminable, and oh so enjoyable novel G... Read more
21 Aug 2018
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2hr 35mins
Ranked #15
21.4: Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand w/ Bee: Radical visions of Identity, Class, and Gender
21.4: Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand w/ Bee: Radical visions of Identity, Class, and Gender
For our final book in our "classics" series, we read Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, a novel by Samuel R. Delany... Read more
29 Dec 2019
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1hr 53mins
Ranked #16
19.2: Zone One post-read: Depression, Surviving the Apocalypse, and New York City in fiction
19.2: Zone One post-read: Depression, Surviving the Apocalypse, and New York City in fiction
Coming at you in person, Matt & Adrian sat down in the same room to record an episode about Colson Whitehead's post-... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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1hr 29mins
Ranked #17
12.2: Semiosis post-read w/ Nate Spence: Budding Utopia or Mutualist Dystopia?
12.2: Semiosis post-read w/ Nate Spence: Budding Utopia or Mutualist Dystopia?
Matt, Nate, & Adrian have a long, rollicking conversation about Semiosis, by Sue Burke (https://amzn.to/2JGYm6C). We... Read more
26 Mar 2019
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2hr 9mins
Ranked #18
13.1: Dark Eden pre-read w/ Kevin Kelsey: Linguistic drift, creating myths, and rogue planets.
13.1: Dark Eden pre-read w/ Kevin Kelsey: Linguistic drift, creating myths, and rogue planets.
To celebrate having been at the podcast for one full year, Matt & Adrian are joined by Kevin Kelsey of Heradas.com a... Read more
2 Apr 2019
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1hr 20mins
Ranked #19
Minisode 2: Things We Like & Reader Mail
Minisode 2: Things We Like & Reader Mail
This week, we're responding to questions and comments from our listeners, and talking about some of the things we found ... Read more
17 Apr 2018
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27mins
Ranked #20
22.2: A Memory Called Empire post-read: Matters of Taste, Culture Shock, and Historical Worldbuilding
22.2: A Memory Called Empire post-read: Matters of Taste, Culture Shock, and Historical Worldbuilding
Well, we've finally found a book we disagree on! While Matt loved A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (https://amzn... Read more
28 Jan 2020
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1hr 25mins
