

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

May 29, 2020 • 1h 1min
416. Dave Rubin, author of Don't Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason
Dave Rubin joins us to debate the merits of The Last Jedi and discuss his new book Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 22, 2020 • 1h 44min
415. Video Game Movies: Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Warcraft, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil
Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss the video game movies Warcraft, Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, and more.<b>Time stamps:</b> Warcraft (14:28), Detective Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog (21:15), Super Mario Bros. (33:41), Mortal Kombat (40:17), Resident Evil (47:35), Tomb Raider (58:00), Rampage (1:10:18), Silent Hill (1:18:04). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 15, 2020 • 1h 5min
414. Max Barry, author of Providence
Max Barry, author of Lexicon and Jennifer Government, joins us to discuss his new science fiction novel Providence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 8, 2020 • 1h 50min
413. Animated Movies: Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, The Flight of Dragons, The Black Cauldron, The Last Unicorn
Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Matthew Kressel join us to discuss the animated movies Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, The Flight of Dragons, The Black Cauldron, and The Last Unicorn.Time stamps: Heavy Metal (11:03), Fire and Ice (24:55), The Flight of Dragons (40:45), The Black Cauldron (50:42), The Last Unicorn (1:05:31). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 1, 2020 • 1h 7min
412. Rick Wilber, author of Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
Rick Wilber joins us to discuss his new short story collection Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 24, 2020 • 1h 10min
411. Steven Kotler, author of Last Tango in Cyberspace
Steven Kotler joins us to discuss his novel Last Tango in Cyberspace, a murder mystery about a new drug that radically expands empathy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 17, 2020 • 1h 42min
410. Cosmic Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)
Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, and Paul Tremblay join us to review the new movie Color Out of Space and discuss other examples of cosmic horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 10, 2020 • 59min
409. Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones
Veronica Roth, author of Divergent, joins us to discuss her new novel Chosen Ones, about the psychological cost of saving the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 3, 2020 • 1h 31min
408. Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review (with Melinda M. Snodgrass, Daniel H. Wilson, Sara Lynn Michener)
Melinda M. Snodgrass, Daniel H. Wilson, and Sara Lynn Michener join us to discuss the new CBS series Star Trek: Picard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 27, 2020 • 58min
407. Myke Cole, author of Sixteenth Watch
Myke Cole joins us to discuss his novel Sixteenth Watch, about the future of the Coast Guard in space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


