We're torn around the idea of doing some sort of stand alone. Andrew, what genre of book do you think would be ideal for this week's show? Do you think preferably some kind of like dystopian near future something or other? How about something that Wikipedia describes as both cyberpunk and post cyberpunk? What do either of those words mean? I don't know. But yeah, we're not going to do that today. This is a podcast about books,. And in the spirit of being a podcasts about books, let's talk about books, right? Yeah,Andrew, what are your favorite sci-fi/fantasy novels from recent years? Tell us on Twitter @cnn
What does pizza murder have to do with a linguistic virus that dates all the way back to Ancient Sumeria? Find out as we discuss Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash.
Other talking points include Stephenson's "Multiverse," anime, and "pooning." Thanks again to all of our listeners.
It's been a hard week, but you folks are amazing.
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