Author Archives: Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

GGG#6: Cherie Priest

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Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker, joins us to talk about Steampunk, theology, and Seattle’s Underground.

Panel Topic: Steampunk / Sherlock Holmes

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GGG#5: Brian Dunning

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Brian Dunning, host of the Skeptoid podcast, joins us to discuss critical thinking and its application in everything from alien abductions to medicine in the movies.

Panel Topic: Pseudoscience and Skepticism

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GGG#4: Marjorie M. Liu

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Marjorie M. Liu—writer of the comics NYX and Dark Wolverine (Marvel) and author of the novels in the Dirk and Steele and Hunter Kiss series—is our guest this week. She tells us about attending Clarion and writing for Marvel.

Panel Topic: Comic Books

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GGG#3: P. W. Singer

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P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War, joins us this week to talk about the subject of robots in the military and the intersection between video games and war.

Panel Topic: Robots and Military Science Fiction

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GGG#2: Paolo Bacigalupi

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Paolo Bacigalupi, author of The Windup Girl and Ship Breaker, talks global warming, literature for boys, and how SF can cause change in the real world in this rerun* of episode two of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Panel Topic: Science Fiction and Education

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GGG#1: Chet Faliszek

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Chet Faliszek, lead writer on Valve Software’s Left 4 Dead, talks zombies, video games, and the end of the world in episode one of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy.

Panel Topic: Zombies/Video Games/Post-Apocalyptic Fiction

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