Preview: Beer Run #14
In which Pete and Connor do their thing, with beverages. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38922159
Jul 03, 2020•7 min
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Episodes
Episode 71: Crap Books (ft. Karlo Yeager Rodriguez)
In which recurring guest and friend of the pod Karlo Yeager Rodriguez joins Pete to discuss, well, crappy books
Jun 30, 2020•45 min
Preview: Logan's Run
In which Pete and Connor take on yet another 70s sci-fi romp, and learn what Pete dressed up as for Halloween in 1977. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38646354
Jun 26, 2020•5 min
Episode 70: Green Room (ft. Emma Berquist)
In which recurring guest and friend of the pod Emma Berquist joins Connor to discuss a great movie--and to talk about her own experiences with violence
Jun 23, 2020•42 min
Preview: Jerome Bixby ---- It's a Good Life
In which Pete and Connor dive into a classic Sci-Fi Hall of Fame story, which you can read here: http://ciscohouston.com/docs/docs/greats/its_a_good_life.html. This is a preview, get the whole thing by becoming a patron: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38403280
Jun 19, 2020•5 min
Episode 69: Cory Doctorow ---- Masque of the Red Death (ft. Cory Doctorow)
In which Pete and Connor are joined by sci-fi writer, activist, and polymath Cory Doctorow for one of our most substantive, exciting episodes yet. Get his latest (banger) book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250228581
Jun 16, 2020•58 min
Preview: Beer Run #13
In which Pete and Connor crack some brews (and Coke Zeros, as the case may be). This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38161287
Jun 12, 2020•7 min
Episode 68: Flash Gordon
In which Pete and Connor take on one of the all-time great sci-fi schlockfests
Jun 09, 2020•47 min
Preview: Bruce Sterling ---- Bicycle Repairman
In which Pete and Connor jam about a delightful Bruce Sterling story, as well as Generation X and sundry other things. Check out the story here: http://droppdf.com/v/vJctH. This is a preview, so get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/bruce-sterling-1-37918773
Jun 05, 2020•7 min
Episode 67: Kali Fajardo-Anstine (ft. Kali Fajardo-Anstine)
In which Connor sits down with a writer he knows well, decorated literary author Kali Fajardo-Anstine. Her first book, Sabrina and Corina, is out now in paperback. Get it here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/576721/sabrina-and-corina-by-kali-fajardo-anstine/
Jun 02, 2020•32 min
Preview: Greg Bear ---- Songs of Earth and Power
In which Pete flies solo in an appreciation of one of his favorite writers. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/greg-bear-songs-37659484
May 29, 2020•5 min
Episode 66: P.W. Singer ---- Burn-In (ft. P.W. Singer)
In which Pete interviews political scientist and expert on future warfare P.W. Singer about his new novel (co-authored with August Cole), Burn-In, which is out today: https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/BurnIn/9781328637239
May 26, 2020•47 min
Preview: Neil Gaiman ---- The Ocean at the End of the Lane (ft. Kurt Schiller)
In which Connor is joined by friend of the pod, writer, and podcaster Kurt Schiller to discuss Neil Gaiman's "The Ocean at the End of the Lane." Check out Kurt's pod here: https://soundcloud.com/parentspodcast. This is a preview, get the whole thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37405917
May 22, 2020•8 min
Episode 65: The New Gothic Review (ft. Ian McMahon)
In which Connor interviews someone he works with a lot, who also happens to be the founding co-editor of The New Gothic Review: https://newgothicreview.com/
May 19, 2020•42 min
Preview: Patron Q+A #2
In which Pete and Connor answer a series of questions posed by our patrons. This is a preview--get the full thing here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/37126352
May 15, 2020•7 min
Patreon Release: Vampire : The Masquerade - Bloodlines (ft. Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky)
This is a release from behind our Patreon paywall. It's a great interview Pete and Trevor from No Cartridge did with two of the most revered game devs working today
May 13, 2020•54 min
Preview: Peter Watts ---- The Things
In which Pete and Connor dive into Peter Watts' clever inversion of John Carpenter's The Thing. Read it here: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/. This is a preview, go here for the whole thing: https://www.patreon.com/posts/36891436
May 08, 2020•6 min
Episode 64: James Alan Gardner (ft. James Alan Gardner)
In which Pete interviews distinguished science fiction author James Alan Gardner, author most recently of They Promised Me The Gun Wasn't Loaded, which you can get here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780765398789
May 06, 2020•47 min
Preview: Roger Zelazny ---- The Guns of Avalon
In which Pete and Connor follow up on their reading of Nine Princes in Amber with the even more fun, wish-fulfilling second book in Zelazny's Chronicle of Amber. This is preview, so to get the whole thing, go here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/roger-zelazny-of-36621674
May 01, 2020•5 min
Episode 63: Roger Zelazny ---- Nine Princes in Amber
In which Pete and Connor dive into one of the most purely fun--but also aesthetically cunning--books they've read for the pod
Apr 28, 2020•46 min
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