Episode 83 << Click to Listen

Hugh Howey, author of the runaway indie hit Wool, joins us to discuss encouraging fan fiction, riding in Ernest Cline’s Delorean, and dancing in clownfish slippers.

Panel Topic: Self-Publishing

Guest Geek: Tobias Buckell

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Episode 82 << Click to Listen

Robert J. Sawyer, author of Triggers and Red Planet Blues, joins us to discuss scientists on TV, fisticuffs on Mars, and appearing as a guest on Naked News.

Panel Topic: Space Marine Trademark

Guest Geek: Matt London

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Episode 81 << Click to Listen

Nalo Hopkinson, author of Brown Girl in the Ring and Sister Mine, joins us to discuss the sexual subtext of “Goblin Market,” the fallout from RaceFail ’09, and creating a character who used to be Jimi Hendrix’s guitar.

Panel Topic: Weirdest Movies Ever

Guest Geek: Matt London

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Episode 80 << Click to Listen

Gregory Maguire, author of the bestselling novel Wicked, joins us to discuss his days as a peace activist, his favorite science fiction authors, and his impressions of the upcoming film Oz the Great and Powerful.

Panel Topic: The Wizard of Oz

Guest Geek: Douglas Cohen

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Episode 79 << Click to Listen

Karen Russell, author of Swamplandia! and Vampires in the Lemon Grove, joins us to discuss her secret science fiction habit, feeling like the Bernie Madoff of fiction, and whether or not she’s ticklish.

Panel Topic: Weirdest Stories Ever

Guest Geek: Lynne M. Thomas

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Episode 78 << Click to Listen

Jane Yolen, author of over 300 books, joins us to discuss female pirates, how to deal with book burners, and why celebrities write bad novels.

Panel Topic: Swordfights

Guest Geek: Kat Howard

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Episode 77 << Click to Listen

Brandon Sanderson joins us to discuss finishing The Wheel of Time, his collection of 50,000 unread emails, and why so many Mormons write science fiction.

Panel Topic: Robert E. Howard Movie Adaptations

Guest Geek: Douglas Cohen

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Episode 76 << Click to Listen

Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials and The Good Man Jesus and The Scoundrel Christ, joins us to discuss UFOs and Jesus, whether he’ll watch The Hobbit, and why kids shouldn’t be hooked on phonics.

Panel Topic: The Hobbit Book vs. Film

Guest Geek: Corey Olsen (The Tolkien Professor)

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Episode 75 << Click to Listen

Lois McMaster Bujold, author of the Vorkosigan Saga and the Chalion series, joins us to discuss uterine replicators, making the real New York Times Best Seller list, and why crime scenes tend to be book-free zones.

Panel Topic: Soldiers in Science Fiction

Guest Geek: Myke Cole

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Episode 74 << Click to Listen

Steven Erikson, author of Forge of Darkness and Gardens of the Moon, joins us to discuss postmodernism vs. post-structuralism, art and civilization, and his ever-growing exoskeleton.

Panel Topic: Epic Fantasy Short Fiction

Guest Geek: Douglas Cohen

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