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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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555. The History of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (with Kyle Newman) Dec 01, 2023

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Kyle Newman, director of Fanboys, joins us to discuss his new book Lore and Legends, about the recent history of Dungeons & Dragons.

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554. Andrew Yang: Writing a Political Thriller Nov 17, 2023

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Former presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins us to discuss his political thriller The Last Election, which he wrote with Stephen Marche.

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553. David Cronenberg Movies: Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Existenz, Crimes of the Future Nov 03, 2023

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the movies Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Existenz, and Crimes of the Future, all of which were written and directed by David Cronenberg.

Time stamps: Scanners (10:58), Videodrome (22:36), The Fly (41:17), Existenz (53:47), Crimes of the Future (1:06:37).

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552. Greg Lukianoff: Superheroes and Cancel Culture Oct 17, 2023

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Greg Lukianoff, president of the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, joins us to discuss his love of superhero comics and his new book The Canceling of the American Mind.

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551. Blindsight by Peter Watts Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller, Seth Dickinson) Oct 06, 2023

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Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller, and Seth Dickinson join us to discuss the classic novel Blindsight by Peter Watts, about a group of astronauts encountering a terrifying alien intelligence.

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550. Abby Goldsmith, author of Majority Sep 22, 2023

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Abby Goldsmith joins us to discuss her space opera novel Majority, about a dystopian society ruled by telepaths.

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549. Charlie Kaufman Movies: Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa, I'm Thinking of Ending Things Sep 08, 2023

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Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa, and I’m Thinking of Ending Things, all of which were written by Charlie Kaufman.

Time stamps: Being John Malkovich (14:48), Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (32:20), I'm Thinking of Ending Things (51:35), Anomalisa (1:13:58).

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548. Susan Palwick, author of The Fate of Mice and All Worlds Are Real Aug 25, 2023

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Susan Palwick joins us to discuss her short story collections The Fate of Mice and All Worlds Are Real.

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547. The History of Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone) Aug 11, 2023

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Ian Livingstone, author of Deathtrap Dungeon, joins us to discuss his new book Dice Men: The Origin Story of Games Workshop.

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546. Doom Designer John Romero Jul 28, 2023

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John Romero, co-creator of Doom and Quake, joins us to discuss his new memoir Doom Guy: Life in First Person.

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