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
Apr 9, 2016 • 58min
197. Orphan Black and Bioethics (with Gregory Pence)
Author Gregory Pence joins us to discuss his new book What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 2, 2016 • 1h 11min
196. Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture (with Glen Weldon)
NPR contributor Glen Weldon joins us to discuss his new book The Caped Crusade: Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 26, 2016 • 56min
195. Launching John Joseph Adams Books
John Joseph Adams and Bruce Nichols join us to discuss John Joseph Adams Books, a new fantasy & science fiction imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2016 • 1h 3min
194. Allen Steele, author of Coyote and Arkwright
Allen Steele joins us to discuss his new novel Arkwright, about a science fiction author who funds humanity’s first interstellar voyage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 12, 2016 • 1h 5min
193. Deus Ex Designer Warren Spector
Legendary game designer Warren Spector joins us to discuss his work on the upcoming games Underworld Ascendant and System Shock 3. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 5, 2016 • 1h 12min
192. Risen Movie Review (with Richard Carrier, Dan Barker)
Richard Carrier and Dan Barker join us to discuss the new movie Risen, about a Roman officer who witnesses the Crucifixion and investigates the mystery of the Empty Tomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 27, 2016 • 1h
191. Sci-Fi and Porn: The Strange Life of Andrew Offutt
Chris Offutt joins us to discuss his new memoir, My Father, the Pornographer, about his difficult relationship with his father, science fiction author Andrew Offutt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 20, 2016 • 52min
190. Christopher Buckley Interview
Christopher Buckley, author of Little Green Men and Thank You For Smoking, joins us to discuss his new novel The Relic Master. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 13, 2016 • 1h 5min
189. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction (with Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Sunil Patel)
Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, and Sunil Patel join us to discuss People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction, a special crowdfunded issue of Lightspeed magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Feb 6, 2016 • 57min
188. Hacking the Human Body (with Kara Platoni)
Kara Platoni joins us to discuss her new book We Have the Technology, about hacking human perception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
