After Hours
Not exactly a Happy Hour (times are tough, y'all) but we kept recording after our Double Star episode. We tried a weird Capri Sun and talked about stuff. Thanks to Raj for sending us his list of happy things!
Jun 16, 2025•44 min
Hugo, Girl!
Three space feminists read, dissect, and rant at Hugo Award-winning pieces of fiction.
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Episode 81 - Double Star: Barely Science Fiction
This month we read Double Star by Robert Heinlein. Of all Heinlein's books, it was one of Connie Willis's three favorites! DM: Amy Music by Pets of Belonging Transcript library Links: You will like this podcast about Octavia Butler...
Jun 04, 2025•1 hr 1 min
A word of support for Locus Magazine
The Locus Magazine 2025 fundraiser has just a few days left! Friend of the show Billy explains why it's important to support Locus. Support Locus's 2025 Indiegogo campaign or donate any time!
May 27, 2025•3 min
Happy Hour 2
More happy things!
May 19, 2025•41 min
Episode 80 - Stand on Zanzibar: Get Shiggy with It
This month we read Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. It was long! DM: Lori Music by Pets of Belonging Transcript library Little Red Reviewer TV Tropes...
May 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Happy Hour
A new thing we're trying - occasional episodes in which we share 5 things making us happy lately. No genre content, just chatting.
Apr 15, 2025•31 min
2025 Hugo Finalist Announcement
We’re 2025 Hugo finalists! Thank you so much to everyone who nominated us. Check out our voter packet submission . See the full list of finalists here . Hope to see you in Seattle!!
Apr 07, 2025•6 min
Episode 79 - Moby-Dick at the Opera
We're an opera podcast now, and you get to come with us to New York to see Moby-Dick at the Met ! Bonus content: a Shamrock Shake tasting, boat facts at the South Street Seaport Museum , and documentation of every dog in Manhattan. Music by Pets of Belonging Transcript library - Many transcripts have not been edited. Anyone can edit them and make corrections, and we appreciate anyone who does!...
Apr 01, 2025•56 min
Episode 78 - The Vor Game: Jackson's Whole Grimussy
Miles is back at it. DM: Haley Music by Pets of Belonging LINKS: Jo Walton's Review
Mar 05, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Second Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show: Eight Monster
Officially now a tradition, friend of the pod Anne joined us for another quiz on past episodes!
Feb 17, 2025•56 min
Episode 77 - The Wanderer: Horniest Hugo Winner
When you get to the end, you'll wander why you even read this. Terrible! DM: Amy Music by Pets of Belonging An unedited transcript is available in our transcript library . Anyone can edit it and make corrections, and we appreciate anyone who does! LINKS James Nicoll's review TIDES...
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Interview with Ann Michelle Harris
Podcast bestie Ann Michelle Harris joined us for a wide-ranging conversation about her debut novel North , and all things publishing and writing. If you've ever wondered how stray thoughts can become a novel, now is your chance to find out! Ann Michelle is a published author, lawyer, and contributor to the Hugo-winning fanzine, Nerds of a Feather. Want a signed copy of North? Join us for the book launch on January 18th from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Eagle Eye Books in Decatur, GA! Links: Purchase North b...
Jan 13, 2025•51 min
Episode 76 - A Deepness in the Sky: That's Just Like, Your Opinion, Cobber
Y2K Hugo winner A Deepness in the Sky sure is long! And oh hey, happy new year! Skip ahead about 9 minutes from the start if you want to avoid a discussion of neighbor parking drama. DM: Lori CW/TW: SA Music by Pets of Belonging
Jan 01, 2025•1 hr 31 min
Episode 75 - Red Mars: Other Effluvia
Hey, you know what? This wasn't so bad! There's about 20 extra minutes of chitchat at the end, mostly about Endurance (the Shackleton Expedition). Feel free to ignore it! DM: Haley CW/TW: we discuss animal death in Endurance during the post-episode chitchat Transcript Library Music by Pets of Belonging
Dec 04, 2024•1 hr 22 min
Episode 74 - Better Living Through Algorithms
It's a(nother) stressful week, so you can have little an early episode, as a treat. Hang in there. This month we read and discussed Naomi Kritzer's Hugo-winning short story, Better Living Through Algorithms. You can read it for free or listen to it thanks to Clarkesworld! This is a wide-ranging discussion where we used the story as more of a jumping-off point to talk about a lot of other things, from sailing to crossfit to facial recognition software. Support Clarkesworld Picture Me Coding, ft. ...
Nov 04, 2024•41 min
Spooky Special: Beetlejuice/Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
It's showtime! Happy Halloween, listeners!
Oct 30, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Episode 73 - The Dispossessed: Stop Saying T1tties!
This month we read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. We were joined by special guest and delightful person and ambitopia expert, author Redfern Jon Barrett! We had so much fun chatting with Redfern that this is a bit of a maxisode. Digressions abound. DM: Haley CW/TW: brief discussion of SA Redfern’s website Purchase Proud Pink Sky Ambitopia: Futures Beyond the Binary Amy's guest appearance on Picture Me Coding Music by Pets of Belonging...
Oct 02, 2024•1 hr 27 min
Glasgow Worldcon Report
It was fun! It was windy! Lori and Kevin tell all. Boring warning : at about 17:45, you're gonna hear like 5 minutes of voice notes about dogs. Feel free to turn off the podcast. Eating noise warning : if you make it this far, at 22:05-22:25, Lori will loudly eat a tea cake, so skip that if you can't stand mouth noises. Want a mug? A sticker? How about a shirt? Check out our Redbubble shop ....
Sep 08, 2024•23 min
Episode 72 - A Fire Upon the Deep: Scrotum Riders
Well, what else were we supposed to call it? This month we read Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep, suggested by listener Raj. Thanks, Raj! Amy is DM. Music by Pets of Belonging Links: Jo Walton's review
Sep 04, 2024•1 hr 10 min
Episode 71 - This is How You Lose the Time War: Blue & Red's Excellent Adventure
Being gay and doing crime, all across space and time! Our long-awaited, most cursed episode is finally here. Requested by Haley and Raj. Lori is DM. Music by Pets of Belonging Links: Strange Horizons Review - Adri Joy Interview with the authors The Joy of Reading Books You Don't Entirely Understand The 12 Days of Bigolas Dickolas Wolfwood...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 2 min
Episode 70 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: The Pilot
Over five years ago, we test drove this thing. It's rough, but we hope you'll enjoy it! For various reasons, we had to push back our planned schedule. This is How You Lose the Time War will drop in August, followed by A Fire Upon the Deep in September.
Jul 03, 2024•31 min
Episode 69 - Mirror Dance: Res-erection
Another attack of the clones. We liked it! DM: Haley CW/TW: rape, sexual abuse, transphobia, intersexphobia, fatphobia Music by Pets of Belonging Links: The Extractivism of Setting and the Traitor's Text - Vajra Chandrasekera Jo Walton's Review...
Jun 05, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Episode 68 - The Fountains of Paradise: Battery Dingleberry
This month we read Arthur C. Clarke's perfectly fine novel, The Fountains of Paradise. It is fine! And it has an admittedly banger ending, if you can stand the first 200 pages. Recommended, maybe? Amy is DM. Music by Pets of Belonging Links: Wikipedia - Sigiriya Sculpture and Poetry of Sigiriya...
May 01, 2024•58 min
Episode 67: Hugo Girls Gone Wild: Twilight: OnlyFangs
We discuss the hottest film romance in genre fiction: Twilight! We love it. DM: Lori CW/TW: It's Twilight. Music by Pets of Belonging
Apr 01, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Episode 66 - The Wind Whales of Ishmael: #NotMyIshmael
This month we read Philip José Farmer's extended fart joke The Wind Whales of Ishmael. This episode is kinda ridiculous, which is fitting for a book which is also kinda ridiculous. We chatted for 15 minutes before we got into the book, as follows: 0:00-7:00ish - general chat and update on Haley's fava beans, as requested by listener Amber 7:00ish-14:30 - tasting and discussion of Coca-Cola Spiced, which is not very good 14:30-15:30 - an anecdote from Haley's college radio days 15:30-end - an act...
Mar 06, 2024•59 min
Episode 65 - The Sparrow: Trigger Warning
This month we read Mary Doria Russell's divisive novel The Sparrow. It's got a bit of everything - Jesuits, space travel, food, friendship, sexual assault, victim-blaming, and child murder. Amy is DM. Did we mention trigger warning? Yikes! CW/TW: see description above, and it's really serious so skip this one if you need to! We like you! By the way, we did a LOT of chatting at the top of this one, so skip to about the 12 minute mark if you want to get straight into the book discussion....
Feb 07, 2024•1 hr 10 min
First Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show
Friend of the pod Anne joined us and quizzed us on past episodes! We also discussed our favorite reads of 2023 and what we're looking forward to reading in 2024. Happy New Year, and thanks for listening!
Jan 15, 2024•52 min
Episode 64 - Spin: Eating Disorder Lawton
Jason is a genius, Diane is a diamond, ED is a Lawton, and Carol is drunk. Our narrator - He's just Tyler. This month we read Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. We liked it! Lori is DM. Note: There is no actual discussion of eating disorders in this episode or in the book. One character is named ED, and his name is repeated one million times. Transcript Library Music by Pets of Belonging Links: Speculition's Review of Spin...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Episode 63 - Lord of Light: We Get Slizzard
This month we read Roger Zelazny's classic Lord of Light. We did not like it, and we are sorry. DM: Haley References: The Nerantel Gem Episode Read the Nerantel Gem Jo Walton's Review Transcript Library Music by Pets of Belonging...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Episode 62 - Blood of the Dragon: Dugs Talk
This month we discussed Blood of the Dragon, which won George RR Martin the Hugo Award for best novella in 1997. Blood of the Dragon consists of the Daenerys chapters from Game of Thrones. You can read it here or here . DM: Amy CW/TW: It's Game of Thrones, so you know the deal: SA, SA, and more SA. Transcript Library Music by Pets of Belonging...
Nov 01, 2023•54 min
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