Ranked #1
Episode 3: Books that stand the test of time
Episode 3: Books that stand the test of time
Some science fiction books are still fascinating after 200 years, while others make us wince after just a decade on the ... Read more
12 Apr 2018
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36mins
Ranked #2
Episode 45: Worldbuilding For Beginners
Episode 45: Worldbuilding For Beginners
Speculative fiction writers talk endlessly about worldbuilding, which sounds like it ought to involve a near-infinite am... Read more
21 Nov 2019
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46mins
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Episode 43: The Myth of Rugged Individualism
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Episode 15: The future of the city
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Episode 11: We're in the wrong timeline
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Episode 34: How to Write a Good Ending
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Episode 13: The Wiki-ization of television
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Episode 27: The future of futurism
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Episode 22: Can science fiction still give us hope for the future?
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Episode 19: What's so bad about cultural appropriation?
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Episode 18: Alien minds
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Episode 36: The Laws of the Future!
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