Author Archives: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
GGG#96: Dan Simmons


Episode 96 << Click to Listen
Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, join us to discuss his new novel The Abominable.
Panel Topic: Sex in Horror
Guest Geeks: Grady Hendrix and Jaym Gates
A transcript is available for this interview.
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GGG#95: Scott Lynch


Episode 95 << Click to Listen
Scott Lynch, author of The Lies of Locke Lamora, joins us to discuss his new Gentlemen Bastards novel The Republic of Thieves.
Panel Topic: Epic Fantasy Series
Guest Geeks: Douglas Cohen and Rajan Khanna
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GGG#94: Margaret Atwood


Episode 94 << Click to Listen
Margaret Atwood joins us to discuss her books Maddaddam and In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination.
Panel Topic: Political Agendas
Guest Geeks: Paolo Bacigalupi and Tobias Buckell
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GGG#93: Ryan North


Episode 93 << Click to Listen
Ryan North, editor of Machine of Death, joins us to discuss pranking Osgoode, beating Glenn Beck, and improving Shakespeare.
Panel Topic: Choose Your Own Adventure
Guest Geeks: Kat Howard, Grady Hendrix, Matt London
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GGG#92: Chris Kluwe


Episode 92 << Click to Listen
Chris Kluwe, the NFL’s biggest geek, joins us to discuss football in the future, rational empathy, and beautifully unique sparkleponies.
Panel Topic: Sports in Science Fiction
Guest Geek: Douglas Cohen
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GGG#91: Felicia Day


Episode 91 << Click to Listen
Felicia Day, creator of The Guild, joins us to discuss Ultima fan poetry, using restrooms for self-promotion, and the scarcity of porn-free sets in LA.
Panel Topic: YouTube for Geeks
Guest Geeks: Matt London and Cate Matthews
Transcripts are available for this interview and panel.
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GGG#90: Melissa Marr


Episode 90 << Click to Listen
Melissa Marr joins us to discuss the merits of brothels, using a snorkel as part of her writing process, and the allure of Neil Gaiman’s voice.
Panel Topic: Weird Western Movies
Guest Geek: Rajan Khanna
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GGG#89: Lauren Beukes


Episode 89 << Click to Listen
Lauren Beukes, author of The Shining Girls, joins us to discuss her love of mecha, why apartheid regimes fear sci-fi, and why serial killers are giant losers.
Guest Geek: Ross Lockhart
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GGG#88: Annalee Newitz


Episode 88 << Click to Listen
Annalee Newitz, editor of io9.com, joins us to discuss her new book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember, about earth’s history of mass extinctions and how we can survive the next one.
Panel Topic: Rationalism in Science Fiction
Guest Geek: Julia Galef
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GGG#87: Alaya Dawn Johnson


Episode 87 << Click to Listen
Alaya Dawn Johnson, author of The Summer Prince, joins us to discuss the romance of dying young, her secret past writing Veronica Mars fanfic, and why a vampire story just isn’t the same without period blood.
Panel Topic: Star Trek Into Darkness
Guest Geeks: E.C. Myers and Emily Asher-Perrin
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