68. Ben Parris - Mars: Armor Forged: Colonizing Mars, Synethesia, The Future of Humanity
In this episode, I dive into a fascinating conversation with Ben Paris, an experienced NASA consultant and science museum executive director. We explore his work, including his novel 'Mars Armor Forge...
13 Jun 20251h 10min
67. Frederic S Durbin - The Country Under Heaven: Underground Worlds, The Nature of The Western, and Analog Typewriters
Ovid Vesper fought in one of the worst battles of the U.S. civil war where he was almost killed in an explosion. As he returned to the land of the living, something came with him and it's been followi...
8 Mai 20251h 11min
66. Alexander Boldizar - The Man Who Saw Seconds: Laplace's Demon, Asimov's Mule, and the Trolly Problem (2/2)
Imagine being able to see 5 seconds into the future and being able to chose the path you want from the myriad of posibilities. Preble Jeffereson has that ability and he knows how to use it. So, what c...
9 Apr 202545min
65. Alexander Boldizar - The Man Who Saw Seconds: Is There a Price too Great to Save Your Family? (1/2)
Being able to see 5 seconds into the future may not seem like much, but in Alexander Boldizar's latest novel, The Man Who Saw Seconds, it's enough to change the world. This fast-paced story explores t...
27 Mar 20251h 5min
64. Sean Robins - Echoes of Extinction: Existential Threats and Pop Culture References Galore
Sean Robins' latest, Echoes of Extinction, the opening novel of his Voidwalkers Chronicles series, lives up to its title, serving up hefty doses of near extinction events. But it's not all doom and gl...
14 Mar 20251h 14min
63. Zack Samo - Exodus 2065: Facing Your Demons
In Zack Samo's Exodus 2065, humanity encounters an extinction level event. They flee the Earth for an unknown future, chased by 'demons' from the bowels of the planet. But some choose to stay and face...
27 Feb 202554min
62. Mori Grant - Deadliner: Generation ships, mothers in space, and AI
Mori Grant explores many human issues aboard Lucia, the generation ship in Deadliner, the first book of the Lucia Expeditions series. Not the least of these is the nature and importance of motherhood ...
12 Feb 20251h 15min
61. Zombies, Cycles of Renewal, and The Fall of Empires with Shawn Whitney
"The old world is dying and the new world can't yet be born. Now is the time of monsters." - Antonio Gramsci Shawn Whitney and I chat about his latest book Deads Rise! the fall of empires, zombies, cy...
21 Jan 20251h 23min
