Dec 26, 2022
In this episode, I give an overview of the different ways that religion and religious themes are used in science fiction.
Book recommendation: Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny
My review of A Case of Conscience.
Other works
discussed:
Riverworld
series by Philip Jose Farmer
A
Case of Conscience by James Blish
Terra
Ignota...
Dec 12, 2022
I interview Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator and Chair of Space History at the National Air and Space Museum about her new book, Space Craze: America’s Enduring Fascination with Real and Imagined Spaceflight.
Media recommendation: Star Trek: Deep Space...
Nov 28, 2022
In this episode, I interview Gary Bengier, former CFO of eBay and author of Unfettered Journey, a novel about philosophy and artificial intelligence.
Gary's book recommendation:
Roadside
Picnic by Arkady and Boris...
Nov 14, 2022
Complementing my Marvel catch-up, I review the new DC superhero movies that have come out since the start of the pandemic.
Movie recommendation: DC League of Super-Pets
Other movies discussed:
Wonder Woman
1984
Black
Adam
Zack
Snyder's Justice League
Oct 31, 2022
I interview Nick Nocturne, host of the YouTube channel Night Mind about the emerging genre of unfiction and its relation to science fiction.
Nick's recommendations:
PBhere
(sci-fi)