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The Science in The Fiction

Marty Kurylowicz and Holly Carson

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This is both a science and a science fiction podcast. We dig deep into the biggest ideas in science fiction, using science to elevate the conversation about sci-fi, and sci-fi to promote science education, curiosity and vision. We talk to science fiction authors about the science in their fiction, then talk to scientists about the same topic, and catalyze conversations between the two.
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Bestselling and award-winning science fiction authors talk about their new books and much more in candid conversations with host Rob Wolf. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000

Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna

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Artificial Intelligence has too much hype. In this podcast, linguist Emily M. Bender and sociologist Alex Hanna break down the AI hype, separate fact from fiction, and science from bloviation. They're joined by special guests and talk about everything, from machine consciousness to science fiction, to political economy to art made by machines.
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Each week, co-hosts, Alida Winternheimer, author and writing coach at Word Essential, and Kathryn Arnold, emerging writer, have conversations about the craft of writing fiction. They bring diverse experiences and talents to the table from both the traditional and indie worlds. Our goal is for each episode to be a fun, lively discussion of some aspect of story craft that enlightens, as well as entertains. Sometimes we have special guests. All episodes are available in video as well. Visit www ...
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Three Dads Talking About Anime

Three Dads Talking About Anime

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Welcome! Join us, three normal dads, as we sit around and talk about anime. We’ll go through new shows, classics, oldies but goodies, and some of our favorite shows, characters, and moments. Whether you stick around or just listen for just an arc or two we appreciate you stopping by! (Disclaimer: We are not a spoiler-free show, listen at your own risk to the episodes and shows that are discussed.)
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Conversations with the biggest names in horror fiction. A podcast for horror readers who want to know where their favourite stories came from . . . and what frightens the people who wrote them.
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Bodies are piling up in the strange town of Springfield, and forensic pathologist Jonathan Spacer intends to find out why. But, Jon isn’t without his own secrets… He can talk to the dead, for starters. A full-cast serial fiction podcast for mature audiences. Available now on all podcast apps. Subscribe for premium content, including bonus episodes and early access.
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Join us on a journey through the lore of various fictional worlds. Discover the secrets and stories that shape these extraordinary realms, from fantasy to sci-fi. Then, explore what makes each world unique on our podcast. Let's get lost in the lore of fiction together!
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Dissecting Dragons

J.A. Ironside & M.E. Vaughan

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Authors J.A. Ironside and M.E. Vaughan talk about books, films and all aspects of speculative fiction, from the nuts and bolts of writing it, to its (occasionally) obscure origins.
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A literary fiction podcast hosted by authors Jaimie Batchan and Lochlan Bloom. We talk to fellow writers of literary fiction about process, what makes fiction 'real' and the motivation to sit down in front of an empty page and make things up...
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Science Fiction University

Driftglass and Blue Gal

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Each episode Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss one work of classic science fiction plus one science fiction movie. The two pieces share a theme, whether it be time travel, unreliable narrators, dystopias, etc. Join the adventure at sciencefictionuniversity.com
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Tales From The Bridge

BriteBlur Productions

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Tales From the Bridge is a podcast that discusses all things science fiction. Join Tristan, Kevin, James, Sam as they chat with your favourite science fiction authors and filmmakers. We talk about the best in sci-fi, from books and graphic novels - to television and film. We cover cutting-edge concepts in our news segment, Science Fiction-Science Fact, and often throw in a bit of trivia for fun. Subscribe, follow, like and leave a review. We'd love to hear from you!
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Jesse and Dodger are The Geekenders, two friends who have been producing fun podcasts, shows, and streams together for over a decade. Now they're back again with this weekly show about all the geeky and nerdy things they love that week. With a rotating group of guests, you never know where the next conversation will lead.
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Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present and the future! We cover science fiction books, film, TV and other media. And we talk about classic or "golden age" SF alongside modern SF, using our "past/present/future" angles. Your hosts: Phil Nichols of the Bradburymedia website, who is also know for the Bradbury 100 podcast and the Bradbury 101 Youtube channel; and Colin Kuskie of the Take Me To Your Reader podcast. Both Phil and Colin love adapted science ficti ...
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Since 2005, The Center for Fiction has been presenting some of the most celebrated authors in contemporary fiction. Fiction Talks features exclusive talks taken from our vast archive and new interviews with celebrated writers, bringing you the thoughts, feelings, and advice of great authors from the world of fiction. The Center for Fiction is the only nonprofit literary organization in the U.S. solely dedicated to celebrating fiction. We work every day to connect readers and writers through ...
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Fiction - based Real Talk - Storytelling - History (Multilingual) Untold Histories and Celestial Stories Join us as we delve into intriguing tales from the past alongside captivating astronomical insights.
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Books & Writers · The Creative Process: Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing, Life & Creativity

Novelists, Screenwriters, Playwrights, Poets, Non-fiction Writers & Journalists Talk Writing · Creative Process Original Series

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Books & Writing episodes of the popular The Creative Process podcast. To listen to ALL arts & creativity episodes of “The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society”, you’ll find our main podcast on Apple: tinyurl.com/thecreativepod, Spotify: tinyurl.com/thecreativespotify, or wherever you get your podcasts! Exploring the fascinating minds of creative people. Conversations with writers, artists & creative thinkers across the Arts & STEM. We discuss their life, work & artistic practice. Winne ...
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The Black Romance Podcast features weekly conversations with Black writers, editors, and scholars of historical and contemporary popular romance fiction. Julie Moody-Freeman and guests talk about a range of experiences: their difficulties trying to publish love stories with Black characters; their favorite books; writing and teaching about black romance fiction; traditional vs self-publishing; publishing queer romance fiction; and their recently released books.
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We are two best friends that love everything book-related here to have a glass of wine and talk to you about our favorite novels. This podcast is for book lovers looking for anything from that nostalgic Young Adult to our current favorite New Adult/Adult novels. Join Kendall and Jess as they review their favorite (and least favorite) books, talk about page to screen adaptations, and daydream over their favorite book boyfriends.
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Big Gay Fiction Podcast

Jeff Adams & Will Knauss

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The Big Gay Fiction Podcast is for avid readers and passionate fans of queer romance fiction. Each week we bring you exclusive author interviews, book recommendations and explore the latest in queer pop culture.
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Podcast of the weekly radio call-in show “Bucci” hosted by Bucci on WFMU. Astonishing audio adventures and mundane audio tasks. Bucci draws the picture, the callers color it in - with words! YOU can call-in too! 201-209-9368 - LIVE Tuesdays 6-7pm EST on 91.1/ 91.9FM in NYC/NJ, or stream it on wfmu.org All the Archives at https://www.wfmu.org/playlists/B2
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An award winning* podcast in which Drs Adam J Smith and Jo Waugh talk about the form, function and future of satire. They also talk about the history of satire, but that doesn’t alliterate. Adam and Jo are joined by a series of special guests who will also talk about satire. * 'Best Pedagogical Project', The YSJSU Awards 2019
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It's Super Effective is a weekly Pokémon podcast that covers news and information on Pokémon GO, the Pokémon anime, and the video games (such as Pokemon Scarlet & Pokémon Violet, as well as, Pokémon UNITE and Masters EX). The podcast also talks about battling, Shiny Hunting, the Pokémon TCG, Pokémon merchandise and more! While the show is mostly news focused, we cover listener e-mails, and in-depth Pokémon trivia! It's Super Effective is an award-winning podcast and one of the most downloade ...
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I've been going to science fiction, fantasy, horror, and comic book conventions since I was 15, and I’ve found that while the con which takes place within the walls of a hotel or convention center is always fun, the con away from the con—which takes place when I wander off-site with friends for a meal—can often be more fun. In fact, my love of tracking down good food while traveling the world attending conventions has apparently become so well known that one blogger even dubbed me "science f ...
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Jim (Father) and Zach (Son) talk about their ideas and perspectives on fantasy fiction, starting with Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series but straying in various other directions as well. The generational difference in how they view what they read will become obvious (and entertaining, they hope!). Come enjoy our debates and explorations over what all these books mean, and see who you agree with.
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The Book Club Review

The Book Club Review

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Discussion, debate, even a little dispute – expect it all on The Book Club Review. Every month hosts Kate and Laura bring you a new episode. That could be Book Club where we chat about the book read most recently by one of our book clubs. It could be Bookshelf, an episode dedicated to the books we’re reading outside of book club – the ones we get to pick and choose. Or it could be an interview with a book club, bookshop or book lover. Whatever the topic, every episode features lively and fra ...
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The Chat

C. G. Cooper & Robert J. Crane

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Ever wonder what bestselling authors talk about when they get together? Listen in every week on the musings of two good friends, C. G. Cooper and Robert J. Crane. Check out their writing and other work at: http://cg-cooper.com & http://robertjcrane.com
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“I like to think of utopianism as “effective social daydreaming” because utopia is associated with consciously imagining societies. Our imagination is always involved in creating reality. The opposition between the two, reality and the imaginary, is not a stark one; they're porous.” S. D. Chrostowska is professor of humanities at York University, C…
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Robot Monster (1953) Starring George Nader, Claudia Barrett, Georger Barrows, music by Elmer Berstein 30th installment of Blackened Armor Music: February (mumblemix) this track is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commerical 3.0 Unported License. https://blocsonic.com/releases/track/bscomp0007-disc-1-6-calendar-girl-february-mumblem…
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Christian Historical Fiction Talk is listener supported. When you buy things through this site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Become a patron and enjoy special perks and bonus content. We welcome debut novelist Nicole Miller to the show this week, talking about her book Until Our Time Comes. She tells us about how she found out the book woul…
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Author : Kristen Koopman Narrators : Ant Bacon, Valerie Valdes and Adam Pracht Host : Alasdair Stuart Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Escape Pod 951: The Scientist Does Not Look Back is an Escape Pod original. Death, grief and loss. The Scientist Does Not Look Back By Kristen Koopman Feb. 17, 3:40 AM. Audio notebook for […] Source…
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This week at the Story Works Round Table, Alida and Kathryn talk transitions. What are the good, bad, and better ways to keep your readers reading past narrative breaks? We want to create bridges over that white space, whether it’s a scene, chapter, or part break, no matter who, when, or where shifts on the other side. Get Alida's musings on life, …
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Zach’s got a book review for us today, Dragonfly in Amber, Book 2 of the Outlander series by Diana Galbadon. Spoiler-lite: He won’t ruin it for those who are just interested to see if they’d like it. Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this video? Dragonfly in Amber: https://t.ly/ICp89 Ways to connect with us: Support us on Patreon: https://w…
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Kevin Smith and Marc Bernardin enter the virtual Scum & Villainy Cantina to talk about all the MCU trailers/news/movies to come out, the Acolyte finale, the latest entertainment news, and take in a few Q's to A. SPONSOR: ►►Over 2 Million Butts Love TUSHY. Get 10% off Tushy with the code FATMAN at https://hellotushy.com/fatmanSPONSOR: ►► Your summer…
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Joining us on the bridge this week are fan favourites; Peter Watts and Richard K. Morgan. It’s not everyday that you get this kind of twofer, and this conversation goes there. So much so, that we had to break it into two parts. So lots of doubles happening here. Either way, here are two sci-fi authors who should be in the same room together more of…
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Sometimes, Jim & Zach just want to talk nonsense. Today, one of those, as they creatively came up with alternate uses for one of the staples of fantasy fiction - swords. Do not try these at home. At least, not most of them. Heck, probably don’t try them anywhere… Ways to connect with us: Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheA…
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As Surrealism turns 100, what can it teach us about the importance of dreaming and creating a better society? Will we wake up from the consumerist dream sold to us by capitalism and how would that change our ideas of utopia? S. D. Chrostowska is professor of humanities at York University, Canada. She is the author of several books, among them Permi…
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Geography and Fantasy Novels - they have a strong relation. What author creates a world for his story, and doesn’t create a map? Father & Son get together today to chat about the common geographic features that pretty much all such stories share, because, well, they simply both enjoy geography and fantasy. Let’s see what they came up with.Want to p…
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Send us a Text Message. Why is Adam Nevill so scary? I don’t know. Do you? He’s a nice guy – as you’ll hear in this episode. Yet he tells stories that crawl under your skin and stay there. Stories that squat in your subconscious. His latest novel, All the Fiends of Hell is no exception. Same elusive nightmare mystery, but expanded to a whole epic e…
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Dr. Julie E Moody-Freeman and co-host Dr. Carole Bell interview Seressia Glass, best-selling writer of Shadow Blade. Seressia Glass is an award-winning author of more than twenty-five contemporary and paranormal romance and urban fantasy stories. Her paranormal series, (Shadowchasers, Sons of Anubis) are steeped in Egyptian mythology. Her follow-up…
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Have you ever noticed that some authors do this annoying thing where they take what you thought was your favorite book and then tell you about another book coming and boom! You're all out of sorts because that one's totally going to be a favorite? Well, now you know how I feel about Between the Sound and Sea. Listen in to see what book is the curre…
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Jim is rereading The Way of Kings, book 1 of Brandon Sanderson’s Stormlight Archive series. And he’s had a shocking revelation, humbling him and bringing about this revealing and nearly apologetic episode. Come witness! Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this video? Gardens of the Moon: https://t.ly/_OQsu Malazan Book of the Fallen: https://…
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Welcome to "That One Piece Talk," the podcast where we discuss, review, and debate the latest One Piece chapters. In this week's episode, we will review One Piece Chapter 1121, which will be exciting! Remember to like, comment, and share your thoughts with us. See you soon!🗣️ Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more content. Thank you …
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We finally reach the top of the mountain. Out of 80 favorite SFF reads contributed by 45 different content creators, here are the top 20, all of which were submitted by multiple people. There are the big boys. Master works. Must reads. How many have you already enjoyed, and when will you read the missing ones?Want to purchase books/media mentioned …
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45 content creators responded to our request for their three favorite books or series from fantasy and science fiction. That gave us 80 works to highlight! We’ve ranked this list, and 41-80 have been shared in the two previous episodes. Today we cover 21-40. Oh my - some amazing books! Get ready to increase your TBR.Want to purchase books/media men…
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It's time for Geekenders! The show where Dodger starts Beef with literally everyone ever. Are you ready to geek out this weekend? Join Jesse and Dodger on the Geekenders podcast as they bring you the ultimate dose of geekiness. From their hilarious banter to their in-depth discussions, this is the podcast you've been waiting for. Follow them now an…
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We have been waiting a while to do this Ep. We hope you enjoy this one cause we sure did, there's Bubly, Monstars, Dads (maybe yelling), and Kaiju conversation. We're not sure what all else but it's here, only on, 3DTAA. If you want to reach out leave a comment or find us on X (the artist we wish was still named Twitter) or email us! (threedadstalk…
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Pokémon Sleep does a full week of gifts for players to celebrate their 1 year anniversary. Pokémon UNITE celebrates 3 years by removing EX Pokémon from the game and promising new balance updates. Roy's Fuecoco from the anime will be released soon in both Japan and at the San Diego Comic Con. Pokémon is doing another collaboration with Crocs, this t…
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Episode #529! This week we are back with more Cool Stuff! First up, DL spotlights the Image comics series Ice Cream Man. Items brought to the table include the Sundae Edition vol. 1, issue #32 with it's M.C. Escher homage variant cover and decompressed car wreck issue #39. Scott brings two books to the table. First is X-Men Mutant Empire by Christo…
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Marty and Holly speak with David Brin, science fiction icon, scientist, futurist and civilizational optimist. We discuss his particular view of first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, as portrayed in his 2012 novel 'Existence', along with his predictions about how artificial intelligence and virtual reality will change our world in the ne…
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Here’s our second episode of this series, sharing a great list of favorite fantasy and science fiction books and series. 45 content creators submitted their favorite reads. How do these shape up? Favorites 41-60 are here for you today, more books for your TBR lists. Want to purchase books/media mentioned in this video? The Acts of Caine: https://t.…
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“I've been a climate activist since I was about 12 years old. It began with a deep passion for wildlife. I started taking up litter and telling off my schoolmates, eventually I set up a green council when I was about 13 or 14. As I learned more and more about the climate crisis and how sprawling and interconnected it was, not just with nature, but …
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The planet’s well-being unites us all, from ecosystems to societies, global systems to individual health. How is planetary health linked to mental health? Charlie Hertzog Young is a researcher, writer and award-winning activist. He identifies as a “proudly mad bipolar double amputee” and has worked for the New Economics Foundation, the Royal Societ…
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Send us a Text Message. Part One was epic. Part Two is just as good. In that way, it’s much better than the adaptation of IT! In the second part of this celebration of King short stories, a whole other roster of Constant Readers come along to talk about their favourites. We have writers for all ages, a fellow podcaster and a filmmaker with importan…
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When is a research paper not a research paper? When a big tech company uses a preprint server as a means to dodge peer review -- in this case, of their wild speculations on the 'dangerous capabilities' of large language models. Ali Alkhatib joins Emily to explain why a recent Google DeepMind document about the hunt for evidence that LLMs might inte…
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The Cape Cod Creamery series has been one of my favorites by Suzanne Woods Fisher, and can I just say I was disappointed when I realized I hadn't ordered Love on a Whim before chatting with Suzanne. Listen in to see what's in this book! note: links may be affiliate links that provide me with a small commission at no extra expense to you. Oh, and ca…
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Myths and stories from the classical world have always been popular inspiring works of art, poetry, books and plays across centuries. Lately, Greek mythology has enjoyed an even bigger revival powered by the era of the 'feminist retelling'. However, while many of these books may be enjoyable stories in their own right, they are almost always bad re…
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Author : James Patrick Kelly Narrators : A Kovacs, John Cmar and Pamela Quevillon Host : Mur Lafferty Audio Producer : Summer Brooks Appropriate for older teens and up due to erotic imagery and war criminal comeuppance Bad Dogs Escape By James Patrick Kelly /SFX/ CLOCK TICKING, FADE TO /SFX/ DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE SAM: […] Source…
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Send us a Text Message. Step into the shadows of the Warhammer universe with Eric, Ben, and Jerry to uncover the epoch of Sly Marbo, the Astra Militarum soldier known fittingly as the “One Man Army.” In this action-packed episode, we dive into the world of Sly Marbo, one of Warhammer 40K’s most legendary figures. Known for his deadly stealth tactic…
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