621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Season 5 of the alternate reality sci-fi show For All Mankind on Apple TV. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid suppor...
24 Jun 1h 28min
620. Stephen King Movies: Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, Dreamcatcher
Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, and Dreamcatcher. Time stamps: Firestarter (3:25), Maximum Ov...
4 Jun 1h 54min
619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)
Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic novella “True Names” as well as the first nine stories in the book The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Stories Discussed: “Bookworm, Ru...
18 Mai 1h 46min
618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone)
Chris Avellone, writer on Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, joins us to discuss the role of storytelling in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic video games. Ad-free episodes are available to our pa...
1 Mai 1h
617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review
Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Creatures of Light and Darkness, about a cosmic war between godlike beings. Ad-free episodes are available ...
13 Apr 1h 23min
616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)
Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the second half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: "The Translator" (1:38), "Glacier" (14:57), "The Lunatics" (27:34), "Zurich" (45:56), "V...
2 Apr 2h 13min
615. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Review
John Joseph Adams, Rajan Khanna, and Christopher M. Cevasco join us to discuss Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new HBO series set 100 years before Game of Thrones. Ad-free episodes are a...
18 Mar 1h 45min
614. Jonathan Kay: Pluribus and Cancel Culture
Jonathan Kay joins us to discuss Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Pluribus, about an alien virus that transforms most of humanity into an extremely cheerful hive mind, and his book Panics and Persecut...
5 Mar 2h 2min
