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Hugh Howey, Carrie Vaughn, and John Joseph Adams join us to review the new film Mad Max: Fury Road and discuss the current state of post-apocalyptic fiction.

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Episode 151 << Click to Listen

Legendary author Clive Barker joins us to discuss his new novel The Scarlet Gospels, the final adventure of his popular character Pinhead.

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Journalist Malcolm Gladwell joins us to discuss what geeks and nerds can learn from his book David and Goliath: Misfits, Underdogs, and the Art of Battling Giants.

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Journalist Jon Ronson joins us to discuss his new book So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed.

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Ken Liu joins us to discuss his new epic fantasy novel The Grace of Kings.

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Alex Garland, writer of such films as 28 Days Later and Dredd, joins us to discuss his new science fiction thriller Ex Machina.

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John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, Chris Cevasco, and Andrea Kail join us to discuss whether it’s possible for George R. R. Martin fans to avoid spoilers from the HBO series.

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Kazuo Ishiguro, author of Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day, joins us to discuss his new fantasy novel The Buried Giant.

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Alan Beatts of Borderlands Books and Cici James of Singularity & Co. join us to discuss the world of indie bookstores.

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Military vets Myke Cole and Weston Ochse join John Joseph Adams and David Barr Kirtley to discuss the military fantasy subgenre and John’s new anthology Operation Arcana.

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