201 Episodes

  1. Episode 66: Portal Fantasies Are So Gay

    Published: 9/10/2020
  2. Episode 65: We're Officially Done with Lovecraft and Campbell

    Published: 8/27/2020
  3. Episode 64: How Science Is Redefining the Penis

    Published: 8/11/2020
  4. Episode 63: What is Indigenous Futurism?

    Published: 7/30/2020
  5. Episode 62: Help! I'm in love with my starship!

    Published: 7/16/2020
  6. Episode 61: The Reality of Virtual Reality

    Published: 7/3/2020
  7. Episode 60: Why stories need good dialogue

    Published: 6/18/2020
  8. Episode 59: The Limits of Escapism

    Published: 6/4/2020
  9. Episode 58: The nerd vs. jock fight was always a lie

    Published: 5/21/2020
  10. Episode 57: Why Science Fiction Needs Romance

    Published: 5/7/2020
  11. Episode 56: 9 new shows you should be watching right now

    Published: 4/23/2020
  12. Episode 55: How to write a plot that sucks people in

    Published: 4/9/2020
  13. Episode 54: Science fiction didn't prepare us for the pandemic

    Published: 3/26/2020
  14. Episode 53: F*ck Your Nihilism!

    Published: 3/12/2020
  15. Episode 52: Comedy, Death, and "The Good Place"

    Published: 2/27/2020
  16. Episode 51: The Delicious Significance of Food in Science Fiction

    Published: 2/13/2020
  17. Episode 50: The Power of Names

    Published: 1/30/2020
  18. Episode 49: What's the matter with Star Wars?

    Published: 1/16/2020
  19. Episode 48: How Pulp Magazines Conquered Publishing

    Published: 1/2/2020
  20. Episode 47: The legacy of scientific racism

    Published: 12/19/2019

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Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life