This time, Seth is joined by Em Barger of Hate Read to discuss Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book, winner of the 2009 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 7:57 Intro/getting to know Em 7:58 – 20:41 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:42 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Em’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/emnoteliza Hate Read links: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #16: The Graveyard Book (feat. Em Barger)"...
Jun 02, 2018•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time is absolutely thrilled to be joined by Keith Law of ESPN (author of Smart Baseball) to discuss Connie Willis’s hilarious To Say Nothing of the Dog, winner of the 1999 Hugo Award. Huge thanks to Keith for taking the time to chat! Time Codes: Start – 13:08 Intro/getting to know Keith 13:09 – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #15: To Say Nothing of the Dog (feat. Keith Law)"...
May 02, 2018•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Steve Hollaway of MVP Disc Sports to discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game, winner of the 1986 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Be sure to check out MVP Disc Sports in the links below, and pick up disc golf! Time Codes: Start – 9:15 Intro/getting to know Steve 9:16 … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #14: Ender’s Game (feat. Steve Hollaway)"...
Apr 07, 2018•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined this time by Mitch Wagner to discuss Walter M. Miller’s A Canticle for Leibowitz, winner of the 1961 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 8:05 Intro/getting to know Mitch 8:06 – 20:25 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:26 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: https://twitter.com/mitchwagner http://mitchwagner.com/ http://www.enterprisecloudnews.com/ https://twitter.com/ECloudNews Keith Law’s review: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast...
Mar 03, 2018•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Rounding out the first year of the Hugos There Podcast, Seth is joined by Roger Anderson of the Kitchen Counter Podcast to discuss Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, which was awarded the Retro Hugo in 2004 for the year 1954. Time Codes: Start – 7:30 Intro/getting to know Roger 7:31 – 19:25 Non-Spoiler discussion 19:26 – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #12: Fahrenheit 451 (feat. Roger Anderson)"...
Feb 03, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Thomas Hornigold of the podcast Physical Attraction to discuss Frederik Pohls 1978 Hugo Winner, Gateway. Time Codes: Start – 5:17 Intro/getting to know Thomas 5:18 – 21:29 Non-Spoiler discussion 21:30 – end Spoiler discussion Notes: Physical Attraction: http://www.physicalattraction.libsyn.com/ https://twitter.com/physicspod Hay-on-Wye, city of books: http://www.hay-on-wye.co.uk/ Thomas’s writing on Singularity Hub: … Continue reading "H...
Jan 01, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Matt Anderson of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss John Scalzis Redshirts, winner of the 2013 Hugo Award for Best Novel, a book simultaneously short, hilarious, and surprisingly profound. Time Codes: Start – 8:25 Intro/getting to know Matt 8:26 – 16:49 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:50 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #10: Redshirts, by John Scalzi (feat. Matt Anderson)"...
Dec 02, 2017•57 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Scott McNulty of Random Trek to discuss C.J. Cherryh’s Cyteen, winner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Best Novel, and a very large book. (Seriously, if you know the size of the nonfiction book John Adams, that’s what you’re in for. Is it worth it? Well, you’ll just have … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #9: Cyteen, by C. J. Cherryh (feat. Scott McNulty)"...
Nov 04, 2017•55 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Ben DeBono of The Sci-Fi Christian to discuss Roger Zelaznys Lord of Light, winner of the 1968 Hugo Award. Time Codes: Start – 4:45 Intro/getting to know Ben 4:46 – 20:19 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:20 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Links for The Sci-Fi Christian: http://thescifichristian.com/ https://twitter.com/scifichristian https://www.facebook.com/thescifichristian/ … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #8: Lord of Light, by ...
Oct 07, 2017•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time Seth is joined by Carrie Lynn, frequent contributor to the Atlantic Screen Connection podcast as well as the New Books Network, to discuss Cixin Lius The Three-Body Problem, winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 9:48 Intro/getting to know Carrie Lynn 9:48 – 28:28 Non-Spoiler discussion 28:28 … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #7: The Three-Body Problem (feat. Carrie Lynn)"...
Sep 03, 2017•1 hr 8 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time Seth is joined by Jason Snell, head honcho at The Incomparable, and they discuss Neal Stephenson’s The Diamond Age, winner of the 1996 Hugo Award. Huge thanks to Jason for taking some time out of his incredibly busy schedule (he recorded two other podcasts the same day he did this) to drop by. … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #6: The Diamond Age (feat. Jason Snell)"...
Aug 05, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Mandy Self, the other half of Trivially Crucial, to discuss Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card, winner of the 1987 Hugo Award. Its Mandys second-favorite book and Seths favorite. So dont expect much objectivity here. Warning: Even the spoiler-lite section of this podcast will spoil the end … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #5: Speaker for the Dead (feat. Mandy Self)"...
Jul 01, 2017•2 hr 39 min•Transcript available on Metacast This time, Seth is joined by Lisa Schmeiser of The Incomparable to discuss one of her favorites, William Gibson’s Neuromancer, winner of the 1985 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Notes: Lisa on Unjustly Maligned discussing Dragonriders of Pern: https://www.theincomparable.com/ump/14/ Links to Lisas work: http://tinyletter.com/lschmeiser http://winsupersite.com/ http://windowssecrets.com/ Lisas Twitter: https://twitter.com/lschmeiser Slate article referenced by Lisa:http://www.slate.com/articles/...
Jun 03, 2017•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Seth is joined this time by Jeffry Palermo of Sci-Fi Onscreen to discuss Dan Simmons Hyperion, winner of the 1990 Hugo Award for Best Novel. For the record, Seths reference to a Powell and Donovan story in I, Robot was actually from Harlan Ellisons I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay. (Which was discussed on an episode … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #3: Hyperion (feat. Jeffry Palermo)"...
May 06, 2017•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast   This time Seth is joined by Michael Gabriel of Trivially Crucial to talk about one of Michael’s favorite science fiction books, Frank Herbert’s 1966 Hugo winner, Dune. Time codes: Non-Spoiler discussion – 00:07:45 Spoiler talk – 00:26:15 Wrap-up (back out of spoilers) – 1:18:40 Notes: Trivially Crucial http://triviallycrucial.com Take Me To Your Reader – … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #2: Dune (feat. Michael Gabriel)"...
Apr 08, 2017•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Tension, apprehension and dissension have begun! In this first episode of the Hugos There Podcast, Seth is joined by his Take Me To Your Reader co-host, Colin Kuskie, to discuss the very first Hugo Award winning novel, Alfred Besters The Demolished Man, winner of the 1953 Hugo.   Notes: Take Me To Your Reader (Seth … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #1: The Demolished Man (feat. Colin Kuskie)"...
Mar 05, 2017•47 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
