Show notes
For our fifth episode of Starship Alexandra, Emma puts forward the short story collection The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury to read and consider.
Other talking points:
Stories specifically talked about: A Sound of Thunder, The Foghorn, The Golden Apples of the Sun (short story), The Garbage Collector, The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl, I See You Never, Sun and Shadow, The Wilderness, The Black and White Game,
The butterfly effect (not the film)
Poetic and commercial prose
Lawsuits!
History, repeating itself
The prevalence of the nuclear apocalypse in fiction.
Amazing Obstructive Asshole Stories!
The Time Machine Factory Problem
The prevalence of psychic powers in fiction
Media Mentions:
Star Trek: the Next Generation, TV series (specifically the episode 'The Survivors')
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms film directed by Eugéne Lourié
Pavane, novel by Keith Roberts
Oppenheimer, film directed by Christopher Nolan
Dune, novel by Frank Herbert
Zen in the Art of Writing, book by Ray Bradbury
Peter Pan, novel/play by JM Barrie
The Police, band
Our next episode will look at the film Battle Beyond the Stars directed by Roger Corman.
Emma's music recommendation: the album Anticlines by Lucrecia Dalt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOL78nXzgCc&list=OLAK5uy_kirX77Moqz0sO1a2GqQ1D88fgsUvAzrS4&ab_channel=LucreciaDalt-Topic
Emma's latest book: The Vengeance https://geni.us/thevengeance and also a short story in the 'Lesbians in Space' anthology published by Space Wizard press https://www.spacewizardsciencefantasy.com/book/lesbians-in-space-where-no-man-has-gone-before
Adrian's most recent book: Bee Speaker https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/bee-speaker-adrian-tchaikovsky/7741036?ean=9781035901456
Follow us at:
Emma: @emmanewman@bsky.social and www.enewman.co.uk
Adrian: @aptshadow.bsky.social and www.adriantchaikovsky.com
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