

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

Jun 28, 2014 • 1h 40min
112. Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) / Women Destroy Science Fiction (with Christie Yant, Wendy Wagner)
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Jun 14, 2014 • 1h 59min
111. Lawrence Krauss (The Physics of Star Trek) / Being an Atheist Writer (with James Morrow)
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May 31, 2014 • 2h 3min
110. Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale / A-holes and Trolls (with Aaron James)
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May 17, 2014 • 1h 43min
109. Mary Robinette Kowal of Writing Excuses / Weird Western Books and Comics (with Fred Van Lente)
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Apr 26, 2014 • 1h 50min
108. Christopher Moore / Noah Movie Review (with The Bible Geek Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier)
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Apr 12, 2014 • 1h 45min
107. Elizabeth Bear / Robot Uprisings (with Daniel H. Wilson author of Robopocalypse)
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Mar 29, 2014 • 2h
106. Author and Futurist Karl Schroeder / Ender's Game and Philosophy
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Mar 17, 2014 • 2h
105. Richard Garriott (Ultima) / Dungeons & Dragons Novels (with James L. Sutter)
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Mar 1, 2014 • 1h 37min
104. Michio Kaku on the Future of the Mind / John Joseph Adams Returns (with Joe Monti)
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Feb 15, 2014 • 1h 53min
103. Jeff VanderMeer / Dating for Geeks / "Power Armor: A Love Story" read by Norm Sherman of Drabblecast
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