

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

Mar 21, 2015 • 1h 4min
142. The Future of Crime (with Marc Goodman)
Security expert and futurist Marc Goodman joins us to discuss his new book Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable, and What We Can Do About It. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 14, 2015 • 47min
141. Michael Shermer, author of The Moral Arc
Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic magazine, joins us to discuss his new book The Moral Arc: How Science and Reason Lead Humanity Toward Truth, Justice, and Freedom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 7, 2015 • 35min
140. Terri Tatchell, co-writer of District 9 and Chappie
Terri Tatchell, co-writer of District 9, joins us to discuss co-writing the new science fiction film Chappie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 27, 2015 • 48min
139. Amanda Palmer, author of The Art of Asking
Rock star and internet celebrity Amanda Palmer joins us to discuss her new memoir The Art of Asking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 21, 2015 • 1h 5min
138. Jupiter Ascending Debate (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Angela Watercutter, Robert Bland)
John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Rob Bland, and Angela Watercutter join us to discuss whether science fiction fans should support Jupiter Ascending and other bad sf movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 14, 2015 • 1h 9min
137. Horror Podcasting (with Kc Wayland of We're Alive and David Cummings of NoSleep)
Kc Wayland, creator of We’re Alive, and David Cummings, host of The NoSleep Podcast, join us to discuss horror podcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 7, 2015 • 60min
136. Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble
Kelly Link joins us to discuss her new short story collection Get in Trouble. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 31, 2015 • 1h 1min
135. The Disastrous Spider-Man Musical (with Glen Berger)
Glen Berger joins us to discuss his new memoir Song of Spider-Man, about the six years he spent working on the tumultuous Broadway musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 24, 2015 • 1h 5min
134. Writing Workshops (with Jeanne Cavelos, Jilly Dreadful, John Joseph Adams)
Jeanne Cavelos, founder of Odyssey, and Jilly Dreadful, founder of The Brainery, join us to discuss the ins and outs of writing workshops. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 17, 2015 • 1h 6min
133. Queers Destroy Science Fiction (with Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, John Joseph Adams)
Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, and John Joseph Adams join us to discuss Queers Destroy Science Fiction, a crowdfunded special issue of Lightspeed magazine devoted to queer authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices