Episode 34: Susan Kaye Quinn - Hope Punk, The Singularity, and the Need for Techno-Ethics

Episode 34: Susan Kaye Quinn - Hope Punk, The Singularity, and the Need for Techno-Ethics

In this episode, I chat with Susan Kaye Quinn about her engineering background, AI-generated 'art', and her passion for the new genre of hope punk. We also discuss possible versions of the singularity, aspects of humanity we might be sacrificing to technology, and the desperate need for an ethical system to inform technological development. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions.

Books of hers we discuss are: The Legacy Human (Singularity Series), Mindjack, The Debt Collector, and the Nothing is Promised series.

Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk

If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at alternatefuturespodcast.wordpress.com

Finally, you can follow my articles on science fiction, socio-technological issues, and futurism at alternatefutures.substack.com

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Episode 48: Clayton Rumley - Game Development, Star Trek, and Envisioning Pre-recorded History

Episode 48: Clayton Rumley - Game Development, Star Trek, and Envisioning Pre-recorded History

In this episode, I chat with Clayton Rumley about game development, his interest in Star Trek, and considerations when writing about pre-recorded human history. We also chat about being a cemetary gro...

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Episode 47: Sophie McKeand (Part 2) - CopyLeft Publishing, Generative AI, and the Importance of Poetic Vision to Society

Episode 47: Sophie McKeand (Part 2) - CopyLeft Publishing, Generative AI, and the Importance of Poetic Vision to Society

In the conclusion to the 2-part interview with Sophie McKeand we chat about CopyLeft publishing, the use of generative AI in the creative fields, and the importance of the poetic mind. We also discuss...

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Episode 46: Sophie McKeand - Living Out of a Van, the Social Schizm of 2016, and Sensitivity Editors

Episode 46: Sophie McKeand - Living Out of a Van, the Social Schizm of 2016, and Sensitivity Editors

In this episode (Part 1 of 2), I chat with Sophie McKeand about moving into a van, her thoughts on the UK schizm of 2016 (i.e. Brexit), and writing with sensitivity. We also discuss the dangers of cat...

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Episode 45: K. Gorman - Asian History, Dictating a Story, and the Darkness Within

Episode 45: K. Gorman - Asian History, Dictating a Story, and the Darkness Within

In this episode, I chat with K. Gorman about her love of Asian History, the quality of and options for dictating stories, and the novel as an outlet for the darkness within. We also discuss her langua...

4 Aug 20231h 33min

Episode 44: Kate Sheeran Swed - Plastic Dinosaurs, Kickstarter revisited, and Space Westerns

Episode 44: Kate Sheeran Swed - Plastic Dinosaurs, Kickstarter revisited, and Space Westerns

In this episode, I chat with Kate Sheeran Swed about plastic dinosaurs in the workplace, her recent experiences using Kickstarter, and a love of space westerns. We also discuss transitioning from musi...

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Episode 43: M.G. Herron - Story Planning, Kickstarter for Authors, and The Aliens Among Us

Episode 43: M.G. Herron - Story Planning, Kickstarter for Authors, and The Aliens Among Us

In this episode, I chat with M.G. Herron about using Kickstarter to fund and promote books, how he approaches his story creation, and the aliens among us. We also discuss his enjoyment of hiking and r...

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Episode 42: Audrey Sharpe - Editing her Mother, being inspired by Star Trek, and Galactic Civilizations

Episode 42: Audrey Sharpe - Editing her Mother, being inspired by Star Trek, and Galactic Civilizations

In this episode, I chat with Audrey Sharpe about having a mother who's a professional writer, being inspired by Star Trek, and the possible existence of galactic civilizations. We also discuss designi...

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Episode 41: Zachry Wheeler - English Football, Marketing for Authors, the Challenges of Immortality

Episode 41: Zachry Wheeler - English Football, Marketing for Authors, the Challenges of Immortality

In this episode, I chat with Zachry Wheeler about his love of English Football, his experiences with marketing books as an independent author, and the personal and social challenges of immortality. We...

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