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Lori Garver, former deputy administrator of NASA, joins us to discuss her new memoir Escaping Gravity, about the battle to fund commercial spaceflight.

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Ben Riggs joins us to discuss his new book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons, a behind-the-scenes look at the downfall of gaming giant TSR.

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Chris Matheson, co-writer of Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, joins us to discuss his new book Conversations with the Father: A Memoir About Richard Matheson, My Dad and God.

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Adam-Troy Castro joins us to discuss his books Her Husband’s Hands and Other Stories and The Author’s Wife vs. The Giant Robot.

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Emery Emery joins us to discuss his new documentary Science Friction, about scientists being tricked into appearing on TV shows that promote fringe ideas.

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Laura J. Mixon joins us to discuss her novel Up Against It, about an asteroid colony facing a series of disasters.

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Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, and Robby Soave join us to discuss Robert Heinlein’s classic 1966 novel The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, about a lunar colony declaring independence from Earth.

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss the Sci-Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert’s Dune, directed by John Harrison.

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Director and animator David S. F. Wilson joins us to discuss his work on Love, Death + Robots and Bloodshot.

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Star Trek showrunner Alex Kurtzman joins us to discuss his new Showtime series The Man Who Fell to Earth, based on the novel by Walter Tevis.

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