Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Science Fiction Show

Megan, Debra, and Lance celebrate crossing 100 YouTube subscribers with viewer shoutouts, comment responses, and a little appreciation for the people helping the podcast grow. Then science fiction takes over the shop, asking how much of the genre belongs to real science, how much belongs to imagination, and how much comes from the fears people are carrying at the time. H. G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, Andy Weir’s Project Hail Mary, the French comic Valerian, and Olivia Waite’s Murder by Memory shape a conversation about invisibility, alien communication, poppycock science, dystopian fiction, and climate anxiety. Some science holds up. Some really doesn’t.How much bad science are you willing to forgive if the story works?Support Middle Ground Books wherever you are.Physical books and ebooks are available worldwide through the shop’s Bookshop page, and audiobooks are available through the store as well.Print and ebookshttps://bookshop.org/shop/middlegroundbooksAudiobookshttps://libro.fm/middlegroundbooksIf you’re near Emporia, Kansas, visit Middle Ground Books and Gifts at 606 Commercial Street, Emporia, KS to browse in person, meet the team, and find your next great read.You can also explore upcoming events, book clubs, and everything happening at https://www.middlegroundbooks.comFollow and subscribe to @middlegroundbooks on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube to stay connected with the shop and the reading community.📖 The Covered PagesThe Invisible Man by H. G. WellsThe Time Machine by H. G. WellsFlatland by Edwin A. AbbottRelativity The Special and the General Theory by Albert EinsteinThe Space Trilogy by C. S. LewisProject Hail Mary by Andy WeirValérian and Laureline by Jean Claude Mezieres and Pierre ChristinThe Fifth Element by Luc BessonOperation Bounce House by Matt DinnimanDungeon Crawler Carl by Matt DinnimanAfter the Fall by Edward AshtonThe Danger of Small Things by Carol LewisMurder by Memory by Olivia WaiteNobody’s Baby by Olivia WaiteAnd Another Thing by Eoin ColferThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas AdamsThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsDivergent by Veronica RothThe Maze Runner by James DashnerSilvercloak by L. K. StevenStrange Buildings by UketsuMiddle Ground Books After Hours is produced and audio engineered by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios. If you’re working on a podcast, business media, or creative project and need audio, video, or media assets, learn more at https://www.cosmicatomsounds.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.