

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
David Barr Kirtley
** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." View a complete list of guests and topics at geeksguideshow.com/episodes/. Listen to the show on YouTube at youtube.com/@geeksguidetothegalaxy to easily skip ahead to our discussion of a particular movie or story.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Aug 7, 2020 • 1h 9min
426. The Ultima Dragons (with Kenneth Kully)
Kenneth Kully, host of the podcast Spam Spam Spam Humbug, joins us to discuss the Ultima Dragons, one of the internet’s longest-running fan clubs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 31, 2020 • 1h 6min
425. Arkady Martine, author of A Memory Called Empire
Arkady Martine joins us to discuss her new space opera novel A Memory Called Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 24, 2020 • 1h 37min
424. Dark Season 3 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)
Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, and Ruairi Carroll join us to discuss Season 3 of the German science fiction series Dark on Netflix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 17, 2020 • 1h 35min
423. Castlevania Seasons 2 and 3 Review (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)
Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss Seasons 2 and 3 of the Netflix animated series Castlevania, based on the video games from Konami. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 10, 2020 • 59min
422. Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli (with Steve Alpert)
Steve Alpert joins us to discuss his book Sharing a House with the Never-Ending Man: 15 Years at Studio Ghibli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 3, 2020 • 1h 46min
421. Video Game Movies: Street Fighter, Assassin’s Creed, The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania, Pixels, Wreck-It Ralph.
Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss the video game movies Street Fighter, Assassin’s Creed, The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania, Pixels, and Wreck-It Ralph.Time stamps: Street Fighter (9:35), Assassin’s Creed (26:41), The Legend of Zelda (42:35), Castlevania (1:03:07), Pixels and Wreck-It Ralph (1:22:46). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 26, 2020 • 1h 8min
420. The War on Violent Video Games (with Christopher J. Ferguson)
Christopher J. Ferguson joins us to discuss his books How Madness Shaped History and Moral Combat: Why the War on Violent Video Games is Wrong. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 19, 2020 • 1h 28min
419. Underwater Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Molly Tanzer)
Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, and Molly Tanzer join us to discuss books and movies in which danger lurks beneath an ocean or lake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 12, 2020 • 1h 30min
418. Devs Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss the new Hulu series Devs, about a supercomputer that predicts the future with perfect accuracy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 5, 2020 • 1h 39min
417. Dune by Frank Herbert Review (with Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)
Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, and Matthew Kressel join us to discuss Frank Herbert’s classic science fiction novel Dune. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


