

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
David Barr Kirtley
** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Amanda Knox, Andrew Yang, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." View a complete list of guests and topics at geeksguideshow.com/episodes/. Listen to the show on YouTube at youtube.com/@geeksguidetothegalaxy to easily skip ahead to our discussion of a particular movie or story.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 17, 2017 • 1h 33min
247. Incorporated Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)
John Joseph Adams, Anthony Ha, and Erin Lindsey join us to discuss the dystopian Syfy series Incorporated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 10, 2017 • 55min
246. The History of The Twilight Zone (with Mark Dawidziak)
Mark Dawidziak joins us to discuss his new book Everything I Need to Know I Learned in the Twilight Zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 3, 2017 • 1h 35min
245. Selling Video Game Items for Real World Money
Julian Dibbell and Marcus Eikenberry join us to discuss gold farming and real money trade in video games like World of Warcraft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 24, 2017 • 1h 34min
244. Creating Hunted: The Reality TV Fugitive Show
Myke Cole and Zaira Pirzada join us to discuss their roles on the CBS reality series Hunted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 17, 2017 • 1h 8min
243. George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders joins us to discuss his new novel Lincoln in the Bardo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 10, 2017 • 1h 35min
242. Writers Under 30 (with Seth Dickinson, Lara Elena Donnelly, Haris Durrani, John Joseph Adams)
Seth Dickinson, Lara Elena Donnelly, Haris A. Durrani, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss what it’s like being a writer in your twenties. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 3, 2017 • 1h 7min
241. The History of Time Travel (with James Gleick)
Bestselling science writer James Gleick joins us to discuss his new book Time Travel: A History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 27, 2017 • 1h 4min
240. Creating The Expanse (with Naren Shankar)
Naren Shankar joins us to discuss being a showrunner on Syfy’s The Expanse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 20, 2017 • 1h 30min
239. BrainDead Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)
Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss the satirical sci-fi show BrainDead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 2017 • 1h 10min
238. Bruce Sterling, author of Pirate Utopia
Bruce Sterling joins us to discuss his new book Pirate Utopia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


