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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley•geeksguideshow.com
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** 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, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, 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.
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Episodes

550. Abby Goldsmith, author of Majority

Abby Goldsmith joins us to discuss her space opera novel Majority , about a dystopian society ruled by telepaths. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 5 min

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

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). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 46 min

543. Movie Review: Logan’s Run, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Silent Running, The Andromeda Strain, Colossus: The Forbin Project

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the classic 70s movies Logan’s Run , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , Silent Running , The Andromeda Strain , and Colossus: The Forbin Project . Time stamps: Logan's Run (3:35), Beneath the Planet of the Apes (23:21), Silent Running (37:14), The Andromeda Strain (50:45), Colossus: The Forbin Project (1:06:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices...

Jun 16, 2023•1 hr 41 min

534. The Letters of Roger Zelazny (with Warren Lapine)

Warren Lapine joins us to discuss his new book Immer, Zlaz , which collects hundreds of letters written by legendary fantasy & science fiction author Roger Zelazny. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 22 min

529. Melinda M. Snodgrass, author of Lucifer's War

Melinda M. Snodgrass joins us to discuss her novel Lucifer’s War , an urban fantasy about the battle between science and religion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 04, 2022•1 hr 6 min

528. Veronica Roth, author of Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator

Veronica Roth, author of the bestselling Divergent series, joins us to discuss her dystopian novel Poster Girl , about a young woman whose portrait was used as the symbol of a totalitarian regime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 21, 2022•1 hr 3 min

522. Lori Garver on Transforming NASA

Lori Garver, former deputy administrator of NASA, joins us to discuss her new memoir Escaping Gravity , about the battle to fund commercial spaceflight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 2 min
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