Starship Troopers: A Moral Science Fiction Novel

The Gadgets 360 book club reunites to talk about science fiction novel Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein, on this episode of Transition. Kawaljit Singh Bedi and Aqiul Colombowala join host Pranay Parab for this episode. Needless to say, this episode is full of spoilers about the book and the movie.

• Why Starship Troopers is controversial
  • Author’s background and time in the Navy
  • Views on women
  • Recruitment drive
  • Support for US nuclear program
• Plot
  • Not much action, too much focus on training
  • How they solve disputes
  • Characters
  • The drill master
  • How the book has aged
• Aliens
  • The lack of the aliens’ perspective on combat
  • Weaponry and how the war progresses
  • The bugs
• Starship Troopers movie
  • How it’s different from the book
  • The director’s other works
  • Why you should avoid watching it

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.