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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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135. Writing the Disastrous Spider-Man Musical (with Glen Berger) Jan 31, 2015

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Glen Berger joins us to discuss his new memoir Song of Spider-Man, about the six years he spent working on the tumultuous Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.

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134. Writing Workshops Jan 24, 2015

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Jeanne Cavelos, founder of Odyssey, and Jilly Dreadful, founder of The Brainery, join us to discuss the ins and outs of writing workshops.

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133. Queers Destroy Science Fiction (with Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, John Joseph Adams) Jan 17, 2015

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Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss Queers Destroy Science Fiction, a crowdfunded special issue of Lightspeed magazine devoted to queer authors.

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132. James Morrow: Darwin vs. God Jan 10, 2015

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James Morrow joins us to discuss his new book Galapagos Regained, a novel of ideas that pits Darwin against God, Indiana Jones-style.

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131. Inventing the Digital Revolution (with Walter Isaacson) Jan 04, 2015

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Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, joins us to discuss his new book The Innovators, about the key figures that defined the digital revolution.

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130. Exodus: Gods and Kings Movie Review (with Robert M. Price of The Bible Geek, Richard Carrier) Dec 27, 2014

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Bible experts Robert M. Price and Richard Carrier join us to discuss the new Ridley Scott film Exodus: Gods and Kings.

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129. Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. The Climate Dec 20, 2014

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Naomi Klein joins us to discuss her new book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate.

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128. Big Hero 6 Director Chris Williams Dec 13, 2014

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Chris Williams, co-director of Disney’s Big Hero 6, joins us to discuss making the movie.

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127. Big Hero 6 vs. Interstellar (with Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, John Joseph Adams) Dec 06, 2014

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Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, and John Joseph Adams join us to review two new science fiction films, Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar.

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126. The Business of Star Wars (with Chris Taylor, Brian Stillman of Plastic Galaxy) Nov 22, 2014

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Chris Taylor, author of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe, and Brian Stillman, director of Plastic Galaxy, join us to discuss the business of Star Wars.

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