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Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials and The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ, joins us to discuss UFOs and Jesus, whether he’ll watch The Hobbit, and why kids shouldn’t be hooked on phonics.

Panel Topic: The Hobbit Book vs. Film

Guest Geek: Corey Olsen (The Tolkien Professor)

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Episode 75 << Click to Listen

Lois McMaster Bujold, author of the Vorkosigan Saga and the Chalion series, joins us to discuss uterine replicators, making the real New York Times Best Seller list, and why crime scenes tend to be book-free zones.

Panel Topic: Soldiers in Science Fiction

Guest Geek: Myke Cole

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Episode 74 << Click to Listen

Steven Erikson, author of Forge of Darkness and Gardens of the Moon, joins us to discuss postmodernism vs. post-structuralism, art and civilization, and his ever-growing exoskeleton.

Panel Topic: Epic Fantasy Short Fiction

Guest Geek: Douglas Cohen

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Episode 73 << Click to Listen

Cory Doctorow — internet activist, science fiction writer, and blogger at Boing Boing.net — joins us to discuss his new books Pirate Cinema and Rapture of the Nerds.

Panel Topic: Sex in Science Fiction

Guest Geek: Laura G. Duncan

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Episode 72 << Click to Listen

Daniel Handler, a.k.a. Lemony Snicket, joins us to discuss Occupy Wall Street, unhelpful wizards, and why vomit contingency planning is the mark of a good bookstore.

Panel Topic: Nightmare Magazine

Guest Geek: R.J. Sevin

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Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and “Monstro,” joins us to discuss The New Yorker‘s science fiction issue, teaching post-apocalyptic lit at MIT, and his most obscure geek reference ever.

Panel Topic: Slipstream

Guest Geek: Meghan McCarron

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Episode 69 << Click to Listen

Tad Williams, author of The Dirty Streets of Heaven and the Otherland series, joins us to discuss the Otherland MMO, being a patron saint of the furry movement, and whether or not he’s going to hell.

Panel Topic: Angels and Heaven

Guest Geek: Genevieve Valentine

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Episode 68 << Click to Listen

Alastair Reynolds, author of Revelation Space and Blue Remembered Earth, joins us to discuss the solar system in science fiction, writing a Dr. Who novel, and Einsteinian physics vs. Star Trek physics.

Panel Topic: Philip K. Dick Movie Adaptations

Guest Geek: Matt London

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Episode 67 << Click to Listen

Terry Brooks, bestselling author of the Shannara and Landover series, joins us to discuss working with Lester Del Rey, his strangest book tour experiences, and his friendship with webmaster Shawn Speakman.

Panel Topic: Magic Items

Guest Geek: Matt London

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