

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 17, 2018 • 1h 24min
322. Michael Bishop, author of The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales
Michael Bishop joins us to discuss his recent short story collections The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales and Other Arms Reach Out to Me: Georgia Stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 10, 2018 • 1h 1min
321. Garry Kasparov, author of Deep Thinking and Winter is Coming
Chess champion Garry Kasparov joins us to discuss his books Deep Thinking and Winter is Coming. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 3, 2018 • 1h 33min
320. Politics in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, Sam J. Miller)
Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, and Sam J. Miller join us to discuss horror stories that have a political message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 27, 2018 • 60min
319. Neal Asher, author of The Gabble and Other Stories
Neal Asher joins us to discuss his short story collection The Gabble and Other Stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 20, 2018 • 1h 2min
318. Emily Calandrelli, author of Ada Lace on the Case
Emily Calandrelli, host of Xploration Outer Space, joins us to discuss her children’s book Ada Lace on the Case, which aims to get girls interested in science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 13, 2018 • 1h 44min
317. Scary Families in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)
Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, and Paul Tremblay join us to discuss Hereditary and other examples of scary families in horror. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 6, 2018 • 1h 40min
316. Westworld Season 2 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)
John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Anthony Ha join us to discuss Season 2 of the HBO series Westworld. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 29, 2018 • 1h 48min
315. Peter Watts, author of The Freeze-Frame Revolution and Beyond the Rift
Peter Watts joins us to discuss his novel The Freeze-Frame Revolution and his short story collection Beyond the Rift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 22, 2018 • 1h 31min
314. The Terror Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, Sam J. Miller)
Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, and Sam J. Miller join us to discuss the new AMC series The Terror, based on the novel by Dan Simmons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 15, 2018 • 1h
313. Kari Byron, author of Crash Test Girl
Former Mythbusters host Kari Byron joins us to discuss her new memoir Crash Test Girl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices