

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

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

Jan 10, 2015 • 1h 2min
132. James Morrow, author of Galapagos Regained
James Morrow joins us to discuss his new book Galapagos Regained, a novel of ideas that pits Darwin against God, Indiana Jones-style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 4, 2015 • 44min
131. Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs and The Innovators
Walter Isaacson, author of Steve Jobs, joins us to discuss his new book The Innovators, about the key figures that defined the digital revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 27, 2014 • 1h 10min
130. Exodus: Gods and Kings Movie Review (with The Bible Geek Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier)
Bible experts Robert M. Price and Richard Carrier join us to discuss the new Ridley Scott film Exodus: Gods and Kings. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 2014 • 55min
129. Naomi Klein on Capitalism vs. The Climate
Naomi Klein joins us to discuss her new book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 13, 2014 • 49min
128. Big Hero 6 Director Chris Williams
Chris Williams, co-director of Disney’s Big Hero 6, joins us to discuss making the movie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 6, 2014 • 1h 34min
127. Big Hero 6 vs. Interstellar (with Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, John Joseph Adams)
Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, and John Joseph Adams join us to review two new science fiction films, Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices


