Wheel of Genre

Wheel of Genre
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Nov 12, 2025 • 47min

Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?"

This month, we read stories about AI.• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com“Mecahnical man” by Bill McConkey, used under CC BY 4.0. Changes: cropped/graded. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Nov 10, 2025 • 6min

Let’s Read Science Fiction About AI

This month, we read stories about AI.• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Nov 5, 2025 • 38min

The Occult Philosophy of Algernon Blackwood

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Oct 29, 2025 • 25min

Algernon Blackwood's "A Victim of Higher Space"

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Oct 22, 2025 • 20min

Algernon Blackwood's "The Camp of the Dog"

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Oct 15, 2025 • 28min

Algernon Blackwood's "The Nemesis of Fire" — Occult Detective-Work That Brings The Heat

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Oct 8, 2025 • 29min

Algernon Blackwood's "Ancient Sorceries" — A Tale of Feline Fear! And Lust...?

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Oct 1, 2025 • 26min

Algernon Blackwood's "A Psychical Invasion" — A Haunted Humorist Who Can No Longer Laugh?

This month, we read every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Sep 29, 2025 • 7min

Announcing Occult Detective October, Algernon Blackwood Edition

This month, we read books every John Silence story. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Complete John Silence (by Algernon Blackwood)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com
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Sep 24, 2025 • 23min

We Read Five SF Books About Immortality, Here's What We Learned

This month, we read books about immortality. • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Weird (ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dangerous Visions (ed. Harlan Ellison)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon (Free Bonus Episodes)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com

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