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
Apr 27, 2018 • 1h 5min
306. Mary Rickert, author of You Have Never Been Here
Mary Rickert joins us to discuss her short story collection You Have Never Been Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 20, 2018 • 1h 1min
305. Mercurio D. Rivera, author of Across the Event Horizon
Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss his short story collection Across the Event Horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 13, 2018 • 1h 31min
304. Ready Player One Movie Review (with Peter Rubin, Carol Pinchefsky, Kent Bye)
Peter Rubin, Carol Pinchefsky, and Kent Bye join us to discuss the new movie Ready Player One, based on the novel by Ernest Cline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apr 6, 2018 • 1h 4min
303. Craig Shaw Gardner, author of A Malady of Magicks and Temporary Monsters
Craig Shaw Gardner, author of A Malady of Magicks and Temporary Monsters, joins us to discuss writing funny fantasy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 36min
302. The History of Black Panther (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Jesse J. Holland)
Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, and Jesse J. Holland join us to discuss Marvel’s Black Panther in film & comics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 23, 2018 • 1h 4min
301. Chandler Klang Smith, author of The Sky Is Yours
Chandler Klang Smith joins us to discuss her new novel The Sky is Yours, about a surreal science fiction city that is under attack by dragons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 19, 2018 • 1h 59min
300. The Listeners Strike Back II (with Jesse Colton, Tyler Lutz, Crissy Lutz, Juhan Raud, John Joseph Adams)
David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams celebrate 300 episodes of Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy with listeners Jesse Colton, Tyler Lutz, Crissy Lutz, and Juhan Raud. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 16, 2018 • 1h 6min
299. Vandana Singh, author of Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories
Vandana Singh joins us to discuss her new short story collection Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 9, 2018 • 1h 59min
298. Annihilation Movie Review (with Jason Kehe, Leah Schnelbach, Andrew Willett)
Jason Kehe, Leah Schnelbach, and Andrew Willett join us to discuss the new movie Annihilation, based on the novel by Jeff Vandermeer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mar 2, 2018 • 51min
297. Understanding Nuclear War (with Daniel Ellsberg)
Daniel Ellsberg joins us to discuss his new book The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
