Lisa McCarty joins me for a discussion of Lois McMaster Bujold’s 1992 Hugo-winner, Barrayar. Start – 5:55 Intro through “Why this book?” 5:56 – 14:31 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:32 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Wayfarers Series, by Becky Chambers The Interdependency Series, by John Scalzi Adrian Tchaikovsky The Galactic Cold War Series, by … Continue reading "HT#62: Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold (feat. Lisa McCarty)"...
Mar 01, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Lacey Jane Wolfe joins me for a discussion of N.K. Jemisin’s 2017 Hugo-winner, The Obelisk Gate. Start – 7:45 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:46 – 20:23 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:24 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin The Vanishing Half, by Brit … Continue reading "HT#61: The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin (feat. Lacey Jane Wolfe)"...
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Phil Nichols to discuss the 1980 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke Start – 3:45 Intro through “Why this book?” 3:46 – 23:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 23:51 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Web Between the Worlds, Charles Sheffield The … Continue reading "HT#60: The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke (feat. Phil Nichols)"...
Jan 01, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Paul Williams to discuss the 2010 co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The City and The City, by China Miville Start – 7:51 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:52 – 20:23 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:24 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: A Master of Djinn, and A Dead Djinn … Continue reading "HT#59: The City and The City, by China Mieville (feat. Paul Williams)"...
Dec 01, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Emmanuel Dubois, to discuss the 2011 two-volume winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Blackout & All Clear, by Connie Willis Start – 5:34 Intro through “Why this book?” 5:35 – 14:30 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:31 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Voyagers, Quantum Leap, Journeyman Slaughterhouse-five podcast on Take … Continue reading "HT #58: Blackout/All Clear, by Connie Willis (feat. Emmanuel Dubois"...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast I’m joined by Cora Buhlert, Ivor Watkins, Sarah Elkins, Olav Rokne, and Juan Sanmiguel to discuss the 2021 nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. For a video version of this podcast, go to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58074634 “Helicopter Story” article and podcast: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter https://podbay.fm/p/cancel-me-daddy/e/1625727600 Olav’s Hugo-nominated blog: http://hugoclub.blogspot.com/ Co...
Oct 31, 2021•2 hr 51 min•Transcript available on Metacast The Spoilers must flow! #desertpower Michael Gabriel, who covered Dune (novel) with me for the podcast, returns along with his podcast co-host Mandy Self to talk (at length) about the new film adaptation. If you enjoy the discussion, you’ll probably enjoy their podcast, Trivially Crucial. I’m mostly a fly on the wall here. Also, keep … Continue reading "Bonus Episode! Dune (2021 movie), with Mandy Self and Michael Gabriel"...
Oct 29, 2021•2 hr 57 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is the audio-only version of the awesome panel I recently hosted, discussing the 2021 nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story. The video is posted on http://patreon.com/hugospodcast, and I may post it for the public in the near future. I’m joined by Cora Buhlert, Ivor Watkins, Alan Bailey, Lise Andreasen, Sarah Elkins, … Continue reading "2021 Short Story Nominees Panel!"...
Oct 11, 2021•2 hr 45 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Russ Newcomer to discuss the 1993 co-winner of the Hugo Award, A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge. Start – 6:46 Intro through “Why this book?” 6:47 – 18:57 Non-Spoiler discussion 18:58 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Uplift Series, by David Brin The Ancillary Series, by Ann … Continue reading "HT #57: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (feat. Russ Newcomer)"...
Oct 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by returning guest Josh Ziefle to discuss the 1960 Hugo Award winner, Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein. Start – 7:48 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:49 – 9:55 Tangent about Josh’s Star Trek book collection 9:56 – 16:24 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:25 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Comps: The Forever … Continue reading "HT #56: Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein (feat. Josh Ziefle)"...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Lise Andreasen to discuss the 1973 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Gods Themselves, by Isaac Asimov. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 7:11 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:12 – 16:47 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:48 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Arrival, ContactAsimov stories featuring “Thiotimoline”Timothy Zahn’s … Continue reading "HT #55: The Gods Themselves, by I...
Aug 01, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Trish E. Matson to discuss the 2020 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 10:38 Intro through “Why this book?” 10:38 – 24:47 Non-Spoiler discussion 24:47 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Deep Space Nine (The … Continue reading "HT #54: A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (feat. Trish E. Matson)"...
Jul 01, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Chip Mullins to discuss the 1969 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 3:17 Intro through “Why this book?” 3:17 – 14:05 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:05 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Watchmen (Graphic Novel) “The Evitable Conflict” … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #53: Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner (fea...
Jun 06, 2021•52 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by returning guest Scott McNulty to discuss the 2007 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 10:49 Intro through “Why this book?” 10:50 – 26:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 26:51 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Buck Rogers in the 25th … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #52: Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge (feat. Scott McNulty)"...
May 01, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Returning guest Dan Moren joins me to discuss his Comfort Reading, as well as the latest book in his Galactic Cold War series, The Aleph Extraction. Dan’s links: https://dmoren.com/https://twitter.com/dmoren
Apr 16, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by J.W. Wartick to discuss the 1979 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Dreamsnake, by Vonda McIntyre. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 5:51 Intro/getting to know my guest 5:52 – 15:25 Non-Spoiler discussion 15:26 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The works of Robert Silverberg Inception A Canticle … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #51: Dreamsnake, by Vonda McIntyre (feat. J.W. Wartick)"...
Apr 01, 2021•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Bill Lawhorn, chair of Discon III (2021 Worldcon), to discuss the 1988 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Uplift War, by David Brin. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 9:58 Intro/getting to know my guest 9:59 – 21:49 Non-Spoiler discussion 21:50 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #50: The Uplift War, by David Brin (feat. Bill Lawhorn)"...
Mar 01, 2021•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth’s eldest sister, Erin Knoch (mother of Peter from Brief & Not So Brief), guests to discuss The Chronicles of Narnia as a Comfort Reads title.
Feb 15, 2021•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Rebecca Barry, to discuss the 1993 co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis. Content warning: pandemic. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 8:18 Intro/getting to know my guest 8:19 – 17:34 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:35 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Sparrow The Left … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #49: Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (feat. Rebecca Barry)"...
Feb 01, 2021•50 min•Transcript available on Metacast My little sister Katie joins me in the studio (a fancy name for my office, with an extra mic set up) to discuss Discworld in general, and more specifically, Going Postal, the first book featuring Moist Von Lipwig. Katie was in Japan for the tsunami and had an unfortunately too-close view of the destruction. She … Continue reading "Comfort Reads: Katie Heasley (Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett)"...
Jan 25, 2021•41 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins, to discuss the 1962 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Stranger in A Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 10:08 Intro/getting to know my guest 10:09 – 30:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 30:51 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Cinema Sins: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #48: Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. Jonathan Watkins)"...
Jan 01, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Elkins joins me for a discussion of Connie Willis’s terrific and hilarious 1996 novel, Bellwether. Sarah’s Links: https://twitter.com/configures Notes/Mentions: Robin Hudson series, by Sparkle HayterUncharted Territory, by Connie WillisVersion Control, by Dexter PalmerThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., by Neil Stephenson and Nicole GallandThe works of D.E. Stevenson
Dec 18, 2020•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by JM Casey from Chrononauts, to discuss the 1958 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 11:51 Intro/getting to know my guest 11:52 – 40:49 Non-Spoiler discussion 40:50 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Chrononauts: https://anchor.fm/chrononauts/Chrononauts’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrononautssf Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #47:...
Dec 01, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adrian from Spectology joins Seth once again to discuss his choice of Comfort Reading, Svetlana Alexievitch’s Secondhand Time. Adrian’s Links: https://twitter.com/spectologypodhttps://www.spectology.com
Nov 28, 2020•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by his high school friend Josh Medsker, who connected him with Justin Bacolo, creator of Fathom Press. The discussion is more about the project than about any particular title. Links: https://www.718press.com/ https://www.instagram.com/718_press/ https://joshmedsker.com/
Nov 10, 2020•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Scott Danielson from A Good Story is Hard to Find and Shelf Wear, to discuss the 1959 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, A Case of Conscience, by James Blish. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 4:45 Intro/getting to know Scott 4:46 – 17:41 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:42 – end … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #46: A Case of Conscience, by James Blish (feat. Scott Danielson)"...
Nov 01, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast And now for something completely different. Science Fiction isn’t really on the menu this time. Instead, Seth is joined by Nicholas Buccola to discuss his fantastic book The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America. We also discuss where to start with James Baldwin’s writing. … Continue reading "Interview with Nicholas Buccola, author of The Fire Is Upon Us"...
Oct 10, 2020•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Emily Martin from Book Riot and Book Squad Goals to discuss the 2002 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 3:32 Intro/getting to know Emily 3:33 – 14:31 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:32 – end Spoiler discussion Links: https://bookriot.com/www.booksquadgoals.comhttps://twitter.com/booksquadgoals Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #45: American ...
Oct 01, 2020•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth welcomes (to his dining room, sorry for the echoes) the younger of his two older sisters, Megan Cutter, to discuss her choice for Comfort Reads: Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz. Megan’s Social Media: https://twitter.com/megcutterhttps://www.facebook.com/M-L-Cutter-Author-101393361653853
Sep 13, 2020•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined by Travis Tippens from The Fantasy Inn to discuss the 2019 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 5:15 Intro/getting to know Travis 5:16 – 11:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 11:51 – end Spoiler discussion Links: https://thefantasyinn.com/https://twitter.com/TheFantasyInn Notes & Mentions: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #44: The Calculat...
Sep 01, 2020•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
