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Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy – A Science Fiction Podcast

** 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.

Copyright: © 2020 David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams

Latest Episodes:

625. Why Do We Believe in Aliens? (with Adam Kirsch) Sep 25, 2026

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Adam Kirsch joins us to discuss his books We Want to Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstream and Why It Matters and The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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624. Widow's Bay Season 1 Review Sep 21, 2026

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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss the Apple TV series Widow’s Bay, about a small-town mayor trying to turn his haunted island into a tourist destination. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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623. Jedediah Berry, author of Kill All Wizards Jul 31, 2026

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Jedediah Berry, author of The Manual of Detection and The Naming Song, joins us to discuss his new sword & sorcery novel Kill All Wizards. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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622. Light by M. John Harrison Review (with Philip Gelatt) Jul 17, 2026

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Philip Gelatt, writer of The Europa Report and The Spine of Night, joins us to discuss M. John Harrison’s cosmic horror space opera novel Light. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan) Jun 24, 2026

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John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Season 5 of the alternate reality sci-fi show For All Mankind on Apple TV. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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620. Stephen King Movies: Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, Dreamcatcher Jun 04, 2026

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, and Dreamcatcher. Time stamps: Firestarter (3:25), Maximum Overdrive (28:21), Cell (58:52), Dreamcatcher (1:18:12). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera) May 18, 2026

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Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic novella “True Names” as well as the first nine stories in the book The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Stories Discussed: “Bookworm, Run!” (4:12), “The Accomplice” (14:55), “True Names” (20:17), “The Peddler’s Apprentice” (38:00), “The Ungoverned” (50:04), “Apartness” (1:00:52), “Conquest by Default” (1:07:04), “Long Shot” (1:16:08), “The Whirligig of Time” (1:24:09), “Bomb Scare” (1:35:04). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone) May 01, 2026

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Chris Avellone, writer on Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, joins us to discuss the role of storytelling in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic video games. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review Apr 13, 2026

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Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Creatures of Light and Darkness, about a cosmic war between godlike beings. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha) Apr 02, 2026

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Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the second half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: "The Translator" (1:38), "Glacier" (14:57), "The Lunatics" (27:34), "Zurich" (45:56), "Vinland the Dream" (58:34), "A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations" (1:07:12), "Muir on Shasta" (1:19:14), "Sexual Dimorphism" (1:28:54), "Discovering Life" (1:41:03), "Prometheus Unbound, At Last" (1:45:11), "The Timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1942" (1:50:22). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.

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