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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

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325. Yuval Noah Harari: When Algorithms Control Us Sep 07, 2018

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Yuval Noah Harari joins us to discuss his bestselling books Homo Deus and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century.

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324. Disenchantment Season 1 Review (with Robert Repino, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer) Aug 31, 2018

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Robert Repino, Andrea Kail, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss Disenchantment, a new animated series from the creators of The Simpsons and Futurama.

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323. Sorry to Bother You Movie Review (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Craig Laurance Gidney) Aug 24, 2018

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Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, and Craig Laurance Gidney join us to discuss the absurdist dark comedy Sorry to Bother You.

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322. Michael Bishop, author of The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales Aug 17, 2018

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Michael Bishop joins us to discuss his recent short story collections The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales and Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories.

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321. Garry Kasparov on Game of Thrones and AI Aug 10, 2018

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Chess champion Garry Kasparov joins us to discuss his books Deep Thinking, about the future of AI, and Winter is Coming, about the looming threat of Vladimir Putin's Russia.

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320. Politics in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, Sam J. Miller) Aug 03, 2018

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Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, and Sam J. Miller join us to discuss horror stories that have a political message.

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319. Neal Asher, author of The Gabble and Other Stories Jul 27, 2018

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Neal Asher joins us to discuss his short story collection The Gabble and Other Stories.

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318. Getting Girls Interested in Science (with Emily Calandrelli) Jul 20, 2018

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Emily Calandrelli, host of Xploration Outer Space, joins us to discuss her children’s book Ada Lace on the Case, which aims to get girls interested in science.

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317. Scary Families in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay) Jul 13, 2018

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Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, and Paul Tremblay join us to discuss Hereditary and other examples of scary families in horror.

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316. Westworld Season 2 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha) Jul 06, 2018

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John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Anthony Ha join us to discuss Season 2 of the HBO series Westworld.

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