Episode 49: Greg Dragon - Studying Martial Arts, Piers Anthony, and a Spacefaring Future for Humanity

Episode 49: Greg Dragon - Studying Martial Arts, Piers Anthony, and a Spacefaring Future for Humanity

In this episode, I chat with Greg Dragon about studying martial arts, being inspired by Piers Anthony, and a spacefaring future for humanity. We also discuss transitional periods in history, the beauty and wonder of the original Star Wars Galaxies MMORG, brain implants, and the increasing need for personal responsibility in an ever more complex world.

As usual, there's also The Big Questions.

Books of his we discuss are: Lady Hellgate series, Wired for Love series, The Synth Crisis series, Neon Eclipse series, The Factory, Crooked Anthology.

Further info on this and other episodes, as well as 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 32: Roy Huff - Meteorology, Cryopreservation, and Time Travel

Episode 32: Roy Huff - Meteorology, Cryopreservation, and Time Travel

In this episode, I chat with Roy Huff all the way from Hawaii about working with NASA on the GOES-R satellite project, his interest in cryopreservation and how he started writing. We also talk about t...

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Episode 31: Tony Bertauski - Into the Claus-verse

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In this episode, Tony Bertauski visits me again and we take a deep dive into his Claus-verse: the stories, the science fiction -- science fact! -- and the future. There's a Christmas-sized Lightning R...

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Episode 30: Peter J Aldin - Mental Health in Fiction, Villians, and the Line Between Good and Evil

Episode 30: Peter J Aldin - Mental Health in Fiction, Villians, and the Line Between Good and Evil

In this episode, I chat with Peter J Aldin about his journey from youth pastor to science fiction author, about why he set his Zombie apocalypse in Tasmania, and about the depiction of mental health i...

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Episode 29: Jim Keen - Architecture, Machine Intelligence, and The Future Job Market

Episode 29: Jim Keen - Architecture, Machine Intelligence, and The Future Job Market

In this episode, I chat with Jim Keen about why he became an architect, how a boy from Manchester ended up in New York, and the challenges of re-acclimating to the West after travelling the world. We ...

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Episode 28: Claire McCague - Instruments, Aliens, and Decolonizing SF

Episode 28: Claire McCague - Instruments, Aliens, and Decolonizing SF

In this episode, I chat with Claire McCagues about her love of musical instruments, writing and producing plays and the path to her book series. We also discuss the challenges of interspecies communic...

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Episode 27: Rachel Aukes - Getting Known while being an Introvert, The Future of AI, Extraterrestrial Evolution

Episode 27: Rachel Aukes - Getting Known while being an Introvert, The Future of AI, Extraterrestrial Evolution

In this episode, I chat with Rachel Aukes about flying with her 50 lb lap dog and how she approached getting know despite being an introvert. We also discuss extraterrestrial colonization and the role...

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Episode 26: Louisa Locke - The Evolution of the Indie Author, History of Working Women in San Francisco, and the Paradisi Chronicles

Episode 26: Louisa Locke - The Evolution of the Indie Author, History of Working Women in San Francisco, and the Paradisi Chronicles

In this episode, I chat with Louisa Locke about the evolution of the Indie Author and their growing acceptance among fans, her path from professor of women's history to successful fiction author, and ...

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Episode 25: Sarah Woodbury - Alternate Welsh History, Dimensional Travel and The Paradisi Chronicles

Episode 25: Sarah Woodbury - Alternate Welsh History, Dimensional Travel and The Paradisi Chronicles

In this episode, I chat with million-book-selling Sarah Woodbury about her path to becoming a successful independent author and her love of Welsh history. We also discuss parallel dimensions and her c...

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