595 Episodes

  1. 495. Ada Palmer, author of Too Like the Lightning

    Published: 1/7/2022

  2. 494. Movie Review: Weird Science, Innerspace, Escape from New York, Night of the Comet, Howard the Duck

    Published: 11/26/2021

  3. 493. Brent Spiner, author of Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired by True Events

    Published: 11/19/2021

  4. 492. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (with John Joseph Adams, Veronica Roth, Yohanca Delgado)

    Published: 11/12/2021

  5. 491. Dune Movie Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

    Published: 11/5/2021

  6. 490. Movie Review: The Last Starfighter, Enemy Mine, Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, D.A.R.Y.L.

    Published: 10/29/2021

  7. 489. Dungeons & Dragons History: Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson (with Jon Peterson)

    Published: 10/22/2021

  8. 488. Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook (with Robby Soave)

    Published: 10/15/2021

  9. 487. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Book Club (with Anthony Ha, Sam J. Miller, Lisa Yaszek)

    Published: 10/8/2021

  10. 486. Movie Review: The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, Ladyhawke, The Princess Bride

    Published: 10/1/2021

  11. 485. Joseph Reisert on Brave New World

    Published: 9/24/2021

  12. 484. Daryl Gregory, author of The Album of Dr. Moreau and Unpossible and Other Stories

    Published: 9/17/2021

  13. 483. The Green Knight Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Christopher M. Cevasco, Lara Elena Donnelly)

    Published: 9/10/2021

  14. 482. Final Girls in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Stephen Graham Jones)

    Published: 9/3/2021

  15. 481. The History of Diablo II (with David L. Craddock)

    Published: 8/27/2021

  16. 480. Paul Di Filippo, author of The Summer Thieves

    Published: 8/20/2021

  17. 479. Richard Carrier on Michael Moorcock and Jesus

    Published: 8/13/2021

  18. 478. Masters of the Universe: Revelation Review (with Andrea Kail, Christopher M. Cevasco, Zach Chapman)

    Published: 8/6/2021

  19. 477. Neuromancer by William Gibson Book Club (with Matthew Kressel, Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller)

    Published: 7/30/2021

  20. 476. Scott Edelman, author of Tell Me Like You Done Before and Other Stories Written on the Shoulders of Giants

    Published: 7/23/2021

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