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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

Written by: David Barr Kirtley
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** 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, Margaret Atwood, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Amanda Knox, Andrew Yang, Joyce Carol Oates, 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.2024 David Barr Kirtley Art
Episodes
  • 621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

    621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)
    Jun 24 2026
    John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Season 5 of the alternate reality sci-fi show For All Mankind on Apple TV. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 620. Stephen King Movies: Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, Dreamcatcher

    620. Stephen King Movies: Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, Dreamcatcher
    Jun 4 2026
    Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, and Dreamcatcher. Time stamps: Firestarter (3:25), Maximum Overdrive (28:21), Cell (58:52), Dreamcatcher (1:18:12). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • 619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)

    619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)
    May 18 2026
    Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic novella “True Names” as well as the first nine stories in the book The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Stories Discussed: “Bookworm, Run!” (4:12), “The Accomplice” (14:55), “True Names” (20:17), “The Peddler’s Apprentice” (38:00), “The Ungoverned” (50:04), “Apartness” (1:00:52), “Conquest by Default” (1:07:04), “Long Shot” (1:16:08), “The Whirligig of Time” (1:24:09), “Bomb Scare” (1:35:04). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 47 mins
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