

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.
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Mar 5, 2016 • 1h 12min
192. Risen Movie Review (with Richard Carrier, Dan Barker)
Richard Carrier and Dan Barker join us to discuss the new movie Risen, about a Roman officer who witnesses the Crucifixion and investigates the mystery of the Empty Tomb. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2016 • 1h
191. Science Fiction and Pornography: The Strange Life of Andrew Offutt
Chris Offutt joins us to discuss his new memoir, My Father, the Pornographer, about his difficult relationship with his father, science fiction author Andrew Offutt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 2016 • 52min
190. Christopher Buckley, author of Little Green Men and The Relic Master
Christopher Buckley, author of Little Green Men and Thank You For Smoking, joins us to discuss his new novel The Relic Master. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 13, 2016 • 1h 5min
189. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction (with Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Sunil Patel)
Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, and Sunil Patel join us to discuss People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction, a special crowdfunded issue of Lightspeed magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 6, 2016 • 57min
188. Hacking Human Perception (with Kara Platoni)
Kara Platoni joins us to discuss her new book We Have the Technology, about hacking human perception. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 30, 2016 • 57min
187. Charlie Jane Anders, editor in chief of io9 and author of All the Birds in the Sky
Charlie Jane Anders, editor in chief of io9, joins us to discuss her new novel All the Birds in the Sky, about a war between witches and mad scientists. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 23, 2016 • 1h 6min
186. Tim Powers, author of Medusa's Web and On Stranger Tides
Tim Powers joins us to discuss his new book Medusa’s Web, a supernatural thriller about a haunted mansion in the Hollywood Hills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 16, 2016 • 1h 1min
185. Dungeons & Dragons History: The Satanic Panic (with Joseph Laycock)
Joseph Laycock joins us to discuss his new book Dangerous Games, about the moral panic over fantasy role-playing games in the '80s and ’90s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 9, 2016 • 59min
184. Kurt Vonnegut and Weather Control (with Ginger Strand)
Ginger Strand joins us to discuss her book The Brothers Vonnegut, about how Bernard Vonnegut’s weather control experiments inspired the novels of his brother Kurt Vonnegut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 2, 2016 • 2h 5min
183. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London)
John Joseph Adams, Rajan Khanna, Matt London, and Jordan London join us to discuss the new film Star Wars: The Force Awakens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices