Episodes

  • 618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone)

    618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone)
    May 1 2026
    Chris Avellone, writer on Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, joins us to discuss the role of storytelling in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic video games. 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 1 min
  • 617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review

    617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review
    Apr 13 2026
    Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Creatures of Light and Darkness, about a cosmic war between godlike beings. 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 23 mins
  • 616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)

    616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)
    Apr 2 2026
    Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the second half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: "The Translator" (1:38), "Glacier" (14:57), "The Lunatics" (27:34), "Zurich" (45:56), "Vinland the Dream" (58:34), "A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations" (1:07:12), "Muir on Shasta" (1:19:14), "Sexual Dimorphism" (1:28:54), "Discovering Life" (1:41:03), "Prometheus Unbound, At Last" (1:45:11), "The Timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1942" (1:50:22). 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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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • 615. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Review

    615. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Review
    Mar 18 2026
    John Joseph Adams, Rajan Khanna, and Christopher M. Cevasco join us to discuss Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new HBO series set 100 years before Game of Thrones. 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 46 mins
  • 614. Jonathan Kay: Pluribus and Cancel Culture

    614. Jonathan Kay: Pluribus and Cancel Culture
    Mar 5 2026
    Jonathan Kay joins us to discuss Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Pluribus, about an alien virus that transforms most of humanity into an extremely cheerful hive mind, and his book Panics and Persecutions, which explores some of the worst excesses of cancel culture. 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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    2 hrs and 2 mins
  • 613. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)

    613. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)
    Feb 26 2026
    Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: “Venice Drowned” (10:53), “Ridge Running” (19:25), “Before I Wake” (26:55), “Black Air” (34:18), “The Lucky Strike” (44:23), “A Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions” (55:29), “Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (1:09:15), “The Blind Geometer” (1:17:30), “Our Town” (1:25:25), “Escape from Kathmandu” (1:28:54), “Remaking History” (1:44:05). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • 612. David P. Silverman: Science Fiction and Atheism

    612. David P. Silverman: Science Fiction and Atheism
    Feb 7 2026
    David P. Silverman, author of Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World, joins us to discuss his new science fiction novella Darkshiner. Topics discussed: David's childhood, Star Trek and Trekkies, science fiction conventions, Douglas Adams, atheism among sci-fi fans, persuasion vs. coercion, the idea behind Darkshiner, fiction like Darkshiner, AI collaboration, human editors, scientific accuracy, character names, cover blurbs, Babylon 5, the current state of sci-fi TV, church tax breaks, Atheists for Liberty, Dungeons & Dragons, setting aside differences. 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 3 mins
  • 611. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny Review (with Tom Gerencer, Rajan Khanna)

    611. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny Review (with Tom Gerencer, Rajan Khanna)
    Jan 29 2026
    Tom Gerencer and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Roadmarks, about a magical highway that runs through time and space. 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 44 mins