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Latest episodes

• Author Interview: Fold Catastrophes, by Peter Watts

  September 27, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

  Checking the “Explicit” box for this one because I didn’t want to edit Peter’s authenticity much. This is a casual conversation with Peter Watts, about his new short story collection, Fold Catastrophes, a terrific collection of some…

• Foundational Fantasy: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia McKillip, with Karen Beck and Rachel Young

  September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 15 min

  “Fantasy is …when you take something either completely made up or something that starts in the real world and you add something to it.” …less of a technological fiction and more of a biological fiction…inventing races or magical…

• 2026 Hugo Award for Best Short Story nominees panel!

  August 6, 2026 · 1 hr 38 min

  It’s the Hugo shortlist time of year! I’m doing my part (a very small part) by hosting some of my Internet Friends to discuss the 2026 finalists for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story! This was a super quick edit, so it’s perhaps not…

• Foundational Fantasy: Beauty, by Robin McKinley, with guest Megan Cutter

  August 1, 2026 · 55 min

  My sister Megan joins me for a discussion of the much-loved book she’s had since the early 80s, Beauty, by Robin McKinley, a retelling of “Beauty and the Beast.” Megan’s copy of the book, held together by a hair tie.

• Hothouse, by Brian Aldiss (Hot Ones challenge), with Mythius, Sophia, and Sarah

  July 1, 2026 · 1 hr 43 min

  A few of us from the Portland (and broader Pacific NW) chapter of the Nebulugo Book Club Discord got together in Portland to do a Hot Ones style challenge, with the questions done Book Club style as the sauces got hotter (well, that was…

• Foundational Fantasy: Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake, with guest Dan Harris

  June 1, 2026 · 53 min

  “Fantasy is when we are presenting a world that isn’t our world, even if it’s just slightly off from our world.” Dan Harris from the Nebulugo Book Club Discord joins me for a Foundational Fantasy about Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series…

• Interview with Ray Jamison, author of The Madcaps (and a sprinkling of Foundational Fantasy)

  May 9, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min

  “Fantasy reflects…a simpler lifestyle and…an exaggeration of physical ability…and many different types of people.” Ray Jamison joins me for a quick Foundational Fantasy discussion about Fantasy Films, but is mostly here to plug his cool…

• City, by Clifford Simak, with Christine Baker

  May 1, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min

  Back to a regular episode this time with Clifford Simak’s City, winner of the International Fantasy Award in 1953, and I’m joined by the newest entry in what I call The Hugo Collective, Christine Baker from the excellent podcast, Hugo…