Author Archives: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

GGG#414: Max Barry

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Max Barry, author of Lexicon and Jennifer Government, joins us to discuss his new science fiction novel Providence.

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GGG#413: Animated ’80s Fantasy Movies

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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Matthew Kressel join us to discuss the animated movies Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, The Flight of Dragons, The Black Cauldron, and The Last Unicorn.

Time stamps: Heavy Metal (11:03), Fire and Ice (24:55), The Flight of Dragons (40:45), The Black Cauldron (50:42), The Last Unicorn (1:05:31).

GGG#412: Rick Wilber

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Rick Wilber joins us to discuss his new short story collection Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination.

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GGG#411: Steven Kotler

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Steven Kotler joins us to discuss his novel Last Tango in Cyberspace, a murder mystery about a new drug that radically expands empathy.

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GGG#410: Cosmic Horror

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Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, and Paul Tremblay join us to review the new movie Color Out of Space and discuss other examples of cosmic horror.

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GGG#409: Veronica Roth

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Veronica Roth, author of Divergent, joins us to discuss her new novel Chosen Ones, about the psychological cost of saving the world.

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GGG#408: Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review

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Melinda Snodgrass, Daniel H. Wilson, and Sara Lynn Michener join us to discuss the new CBS series Star Trek: Picard.

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GGG#407: Myke Cole

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Myke Cole joins us to discuss his novel Sixteenth Watch, about the future of the Coast Guard in space.

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GGG#406: Awesomely Bad ’80s Fantasy Movies II

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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Matthew Kressel join us to discuss the movies Hawk the Slayer, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Excalibur, Dragonslayer, and Willow.

Time stamps: Hawk the Slayer (7:16), The Sword and the Sorcerer (24:13), Excalibur (38:27), Dragonslayer (53:19), Willow (1:06:27).

GGG#405: Ross Douthat

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New York Times columnist Ross Douthat joins us to discuss his new book The Decadent Society, about how humanity’s sci-fi future fell victim to cultural and technological stagnation.

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