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Vernor Vinge, author of A Fire Upon the Deep and Rainbows End, joins us to discuss the Technological Singularity, living to be 100,000, and why he’s optimistic about the collapse of civilization.

Panel Topic: Tobias Buckell Chat

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Michael Chabon, author of Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, joins us to discuss working with Disney, his dislike of genre snobs, and why circumcision makes him think of John Carter.

Panel Topic: John Carter Movie Review

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Robin Hobb, author of City of Dragons and The Inheritance & Other Stories, joins us to discuss the personalities of sailing ships, why sticking roadkill in your mouth might be good for you, and whether or not Alaska is a writerly utopia.

Panel Topic: Epic Fantasy

Guest Geek: Saladin Ahmed, author of Throne of the Crescent Moon.

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William Gibson, author of Neuromancer and Distrust That Particular Flavor, joins us to discuss apocalyptic futurism, Disneyland with the death penalty, and why the Beverly Hills Hotel was so unhappy when he checked in.

Panel Topic: Cyberpunk

Guest Geek: Seth Dickinson, Winner of the 2011 Dell Magazines Award for Undergraduate Science Fiction. (Check out his first published story.)

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Ian McDonald, author of The Dervish House and Planesrunner, joins us to discuss the future of the developing world, why Northern Ireland is a post-colonial issue, and what Elmo smells like on the inside.

Panel Topic: Upcoming Movie Adaptations Part 2 (with guest geek Matt London)

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Brian Selznick, author of The Invention of Hugo Cabret, joins us discuss working with Martin Scorsese, interviewing Sacha Baron Cohen, and creating his new picture book Wonderstruck.

Panel Topic: Upcoming Movie Adaptations Part 1 (with guest geek Matt London)

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Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club and the new novel Damned, joins us discuss chatting with telemarketers, being appalled at Hollywood hypocrisy, and writing stories that make people faint dead away.

Panel Topic: The Devil and Hell (with guest geek Grady Hendrix)

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R.A. Salvatore, creator of the popular Dungeons & Dragons character Drizzt Do’Urden, joins us to discuss breaking into novel writing, getting a phone call from bloody sock guy, and why a city of evil elves is a lot like Middle School.

Panel Topic: Dungeons & Dragons (with guest geek James L. Sutter)

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Lev Grossman, author of The Magicians and The Magician King, joins us to discuss goofing on Narnia, reviewing for TIME, and rebelling against your parents when you’re 35.

Panel Topic: A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (with guest geek Douglas Cohen)

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