Geek's Guide to the Galaxy – Science Fiction Writer Interviews, Movie Reviews, Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Books and Writing

 
Episode 70 << Click to Listen

Junot Diaz, author of The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and “Monstro,” joins us to discuss The New Yorker‘s science fiction issue, teaching post-apocalyptic lit at MIT, and his most obscure geek reference ever.

Panel Topic: Slipstream

Guest Geek: Meghan McCarron

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Episode 69 << Click to Listen

Tad Williams, author of The Dirty Streets of Heaven and the Otherland series, joins us to discuss the Otherland MMO, being a patron saint of the furry movement, and whether or not he’s going to hell.

Panel Topic: Angels and Heaven

Guest Geek: Genevieve Valentine

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Episode 68 << Click to Listen

Alastair Reynolds, author of Revelation Space and Blue Remembered Earth, joins us to discuss the solar system in science fiction, writing a Dr. Who novel, and Einsteinian physics vs. Star Trek physics.

Panel Topic: Philip K. Dick Movie Adaptations

Guest Geek: Matt London

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Episode 67 << Click to Listen

Terry Brooks, bestselling author of the Shannara and Landover series, joins us to discuss working with Lester Del Rey, his strangest book tour experiences, and his friendship with webmaster Shawn Speakman.

Panel Topic: Magic Items

Guest Geek: Matt London

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Episode 66 << Click to Listen

David Brin, author of the Uplift series and Existence, joins us to discuss why SETI is doing it wrong, why self-righteous indignation is a form of addiction, and why he really, really hates Yoda.

Panel Topic: Batman

Guest Geek: Rob Bland

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Episode 65 << Click to Listen

Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea and Hainish cycles, joins us to discuss her battle with Google, her acquaintance with Philip K. Dick, and how her books helped inspire Occupy Oakland.

Panel Topic: Ray Bradbury

Guest Geek: Rajan Khanna

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Episode 64 << Click to Listen

John Scalzi, author of Redshirts and Old Man’s War, joins us to discuss his new Star Trek parody, how Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy killed humorous science fiction, and why he needs to chain his laptop to his wrist.

Panel Topic: Star Trek

Guest Geek: E. C. Myers

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Episode 63 << Click to Listen

Seanan McGuire, who appears four times on this year’s Hugo ballot (twice as Mira Grant), joins us to discuss the importance of quarantine, how to deal with internet trolls, and why hookworms are good for you.

Panel Topic: Prometheus Movie Review

Guest Geeks: Matt London and Theresa DeLucci

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Episode 62 << Click to Listen

Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Red Mars and 2312, joins us to discuss Manhattan as a city of canals, the Mondragon Accord as an alternative to capitalism, and how he ran into Jimmy Carter in Nepal.

Panel Topic: Ecology in Science Fiction

Guest Geek: Tobias Buckell

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