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David Brin, author of the Uplift series and Existence, joins us to discuss why SETI is doing it wrong, why self-righteous indignation is a form of addiction, and why he really, really hates Yoda.

Panel Topic: Batman

Guest Geek: Rob Bland

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Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea and Hainish cycles, joins us to discuss her battle with Google, her acquaintance with Philip K. Dick, and how her books helped inspire Occupy Oakland.

Panel Topic: Ray Bradbury

Guest Geek: Rajan Khanna

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John Scalzi, author of Redshirts and Old Man’s War, joins us to discuss his new Star Trek parody, how Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy killed humorous science fiction, and why he needs to chain his laptop to his wrist.

Panel Topic: Star Trek

Guest Geek: E. C. Myers

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Seanan McGuire, who appears four times on this year’s Hugo ballot (twice as Mira Grant), joins us to discuss the importance of quarantine, how to deal with internet trolls, and why hookworms are good for you.

Panel Topic: Prometheus Movie Review

Guest Geeks: Matt London and Theresa DeLucci

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Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars and 2312, joins us to discuss Manhattan as a city of canals, the Mondragon Accord as an alternative to capitalism, and how he ran into Jimmy Carter in Nepal.

Panel Topic: Ecology in Science Fiction

Guest Geek: Tobias Buckell

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Garth Nix, author of Sabriel and A Confusion of Princes, joins us to discuss escape and evasion, picking just the right character name, and how he created the most expensive, least useful book marketing ever.

Panel Topic: 1980s TV Cartoons

Guest Geek: E. C. Myers, author of Fair Coin

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Anne Rice, author of Interview with the Vampire and The Wolf Gift, joins us to discuss werewolf superheroes, why she’s no longer a Christian, and why we’re living in the Golden Age of fantasy fiction.

Panel Topic: Horror and Publishing

Guest Geek: Jordan Hamessley London, editor at Penguin

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