All Episodes

622. Light by M. John Harrison Review (with Philip Gelatt)

621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

620. Stephen King Movies: Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, Dreamcatcher

619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)

618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone)

617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review

616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)

615. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Review

614. Jonathan Kay: Pluribus and Cancel Culture

613. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)

612. David P. Silverman: Science Fiction and Atheism

611. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny Review (with Tom Gerencer, Rajan Khanna)

610. Megan McArdle, host of Reasonably Optimistic

609. Stephen King Movies: The Running Man, The Long Walk, The Dead Zone, The Mist (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)

608. The Best of Larry Niven Part 3 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)

607. Jean-Claude Van Damme Movies: Timecop, Universal Soldier, Cyborg, Replicant (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)

606. Alien: Earth Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha)

605. The Best of Greg Egan Part 3 Review (with Anthony Ha)

604. The Best of Greg Egan Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)

603. The History of Sword & Sorcery (with Philip Gelatt, Morgan Galen King)

602. The Best of Larry Niven Part 2 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)

601. Fantastic Fiction at KGB (with Matthew Kressel)

600. Steph Grossman, co-host of The Basement Girls

599. The Clarion Writers' Workshop (with Tom Gerencer)

598. The Story of Elden Ring (with Matt London)

597. Matthew Kressel, author of Histories Within Us and Space Trucker Jess

596. God Emperor of Dune by Frank Herbert Review

595. The Business of Science Fiction (with Tom Gerencer)

594. Andor Season 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Erin Lindsey, Matt London)

593. Roger Zelazny's Writing Advice (with Warren Lapine)

592. The Best of Greg Egan Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)

591. The Best of Harlan Ellison Part 3 Review (with Tom Gerencer)

590. The Best of Larry Niven Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)

589. Dune Prophecy Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

588. The Urth of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe Review (with James Wynn, Craig Brewer)

587. Movie Review: Dark City, Strange Days, The Thirteenth Floor, Looker, Alphaville

586. The Best of Harlan Ellison Part 2 Review (with Tom Gerencer)

585. Creating The Europa Report and The Spine of Night (with Philip Gelatt)

584. The Making of Secret Level (with J.T. Petty)

583. The Best of Harlan Ellison Part 1 Review (with Tom Gerencer)

582. The Fifth Head of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe Review (with James Wynn, Craig Brewer)

581. Andrew Niccol Movies: Gattaca, The Truman Show, Simone, In Time, Anon

580. New Mexico Science Fiction Writers (with Melinda M. Snodgrass)

579. The Future of Demographic Collapse (with Malcolm Collins)

578. Terminator Zero Season 1 Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Zach Chapman)

577. The Best of Roger Zelazny Review (with Tom Gerencer)

576. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Review (with Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel, Robby Soave)

575. Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke Review (with Matthew Kressel, Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener)

574. A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge Review (with Seth Dickinson, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)

573. Robert Charles Wilson: Science Fiction and Atheism

572. Scavengers Reign Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Zach Chapman, Mercurio D. Rivera)

571. Civil War Movie Review (with Myke Cole, Michael Livingston)

570. Invincible Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)

569. Lionel Shriver: A Career of Courting Self-Destruction

568. Children of Dune Miniseries Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

567. Téa Obreht, author of The Morningside

566. Fallout Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman)

565. The Political Impact of 80s Pop Culture (with David Sirota)

564. Horror Director Teresa Sutherland

563. Dune: Part Two Movie Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

562. 1899 Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, Ruairi Carroll)

561. Amanda Knox and Christopher Robinson, hosts of Labyrinths

560. For All Mankind Seasons 3 and 4 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

559. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

558. Bodies Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, Ruairi Carroll)

557. Baldur's Gate III Review (with John Joseph Adams)

556. For All Mankind Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

555. The History of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (with Kyle Newman)

554. Andrew Yang: Writing a Political Thriller

553. David Cronenberg Movies: Scanners, Videodrome, The Fly, Existenz, Crimes of the Future

552. Greg Lukianoff: Superheroes and Cancel Culture

551. Blindsight by Peter Watts Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller, Seth Dickinson)

550. Abby Goldsmith, author of Majority

549. Charlie Kaufman Movies: Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Anomalisa, I'm Thinking of Ending Things

548. Susan Palwick, author of The Fate of Mice and All Worlds Are Real

547. The History of Games Workshop (with Ian Livingstone)

546. Doom Designer John Romero

545. Silo Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

544. Gregory Frost, author of Rhymer and Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories

543. Movie Review: Logan’s Run, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Silent Running, The Andromeda Strain, Colossus: The Forbin Project

542. Robert Asprin and the Myth Adventures Series (with Bill Fawcett)

541. Philip Plait: Under Alien Skies

540. Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Michael Witwer, Ben Riggs)

539. The Last of Us Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman)

538. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 (with John Joseph Adams, Rebecca Roanhorse, P. Djèlí Clark)

537. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

536. Arcane Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman, Lara Elena Donnelly)

535. Gene Wolfe and The Book of the New Sun (with James Wynn and Craig Brewer)

534. The Letters of Roger Zelazny (with Warren Lapine)

533. Andor Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Andrea Kail, Matt London)

532. Robert Jordan and The Wheel of Time (with Michael Livingston)

531. Gears of War Designer Cliff Bleszinski

530. A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge Review (with Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)

529. Melinda M. Snodgrass: Science vs. Religion

528. Veronica Roth, author of Poster Girl and Arch-Conspirator

527. A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr. Review (with Matthew Kressel, Lisa Yaszek, Joseph Reisert)

526. Steven Novella: The Skeptics' Guide to the Future

525. Sabine Hossenfelder: Existential Physics

524. Predator Movies Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman, Stephen Graham Jones)

523. The History of Sierra Online (with Ken and Roberta Williams)

522. Transforming NASA (with Lori Garver)

521. Dungeons & Dragons History: The Collapse of TSR (with Ben Riggs)

520. Chris Matheson on Richard Matheson and God

519. Adam-Troy Castro, author of Her Husband's Hands and Other Stories and The Author's Wife vs. The Giant Robot

518. When Scientists Get Tricked Into Supporting Fringe Ideas (with Emery Emery)

517. Laura J. Mixon, author of Up Against It

516. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein Review (with Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, Robby Soave)

515. Dune Miniseries Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

514. Creating Love, Death + Robots (with David S. F. Wilson)

513. Alex Kurtzman on The Man Who Fell to Earth and Star Trek

512. Is America Headed for Civil War? (with Stephen Marche)

511. Christopher M. Cevasco, author of Beheld: Godiva's Story

510. Ben Burgis: Science Fiction and Cancel Culture

509. Severance Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, John Kessel)

508. Maureen McHugh, author of After the Apocalypse and Mothers and Other Monsters

507. The Wheel of Time Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Douglas Cohen, Abby Goldsmith)

506. The Thing Movie Review (with Tom Gerencer, Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel)

505. Ringworld by Larry Niven Review (with Rajan Khanna, Abby Goldsmith, Mercurio D. Rivera)

504. Turn Your Fandom into Cash (with Carol Pinchefsky)

503. Foundation Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, John Kessel, Abby Goldsmith)

502. Ghostbusters Afterlife Movie Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco, Robert Repino)

501. Terry Pratchett and Discworld (with Marc Burrows)

500. David Barr Kirtley Book Launch Party (with John Joseph Adams, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)

499. Are Orcs Racist? (with Christopher J. Ferguson)

498. Movie Review: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starman, Explorers, Dark Star, Tron

497. Don't Look Up Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer)

496. The Matrix Resurrections Movie Review (with Rafael Jordan, Theresa DeLucci, Lisa Yaszek)

495. Ada Palmer, author of Too Like the Lightning

494. Movie Review: Weird Science, Innerspace, Escape from New York, Night of the Comet, Howard the Duck

493. Star Trek Actor Brent Spiner

492. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 (with John Joseph Adams, Veronica Roth, Yohanca Delgado)

491. Dune Movie Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)

490. Movie Review: The Last Starfighter, Enemy Mine, Flight of the Navigator, Short Circuit, D.A.R.Y.L.

489. Gary Gygax vs. Dave Arneson (with Jon Peterson)

488. Robby Soave: Why We Shouldn't Fear Facebook and the Future

487. Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson Review (with Anthony Ha, Sam J. Miller, Lisa Yaszek)

486. Movie Review: The NeverEnding Story, Labyrinth, Ladyhawke, The Princess Bride

485. Joseph Reisert: Brave New World and Political Theory

484. Daryl Gregory, author of The Album of Dr. Moreau and Unpossible and Other Stories

483. The Green Knight Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Christopher M. Cevasco, Lara Elena Donnelly)

482. Final Girls in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Stephen Graham Jones)

481. The History of Diablo II (with David L. Craddock)

480. Paul Di Filippo, author of The Summer Thieves

479. Richard Carrier on Michael Moorcock and Jesus

478. Masters of the Universe: Revelation Review (with Andrea Kail, Christopher M. Cevasco, Zach Chapman)

477. Neuromancer by William Gibson Review (with Matthew Kressel, Theresa DeLucci, Sam J. Miller)

476. Scott Edelman, author of Tell Me Like You Done Before and Other Stories Written on the Shoulders of Giants

475. The Legacy of Robert Sheckley (with Tom Gerencer)

474. Django Wexler, author of Hard Reboot

473. Tom Gerencer, author of Intergalactic Refrigerator Repairmen Seldom Carry Cash

472. Jordan Morris, creator of Bubble

471. Jane Lindskold, author of Curiosities and Wanderings on Writing

470. F. Brett Cox, author of The End of All Our Exploring

469. Love, Death + Robots Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)

468. Cass R. Sunstein on Star Wars and Averting Catastrophe

467. Roger Zelazny and the Chronicles of Amber (with F. Brett Cox)

466. The Dark Side of Video Game Jobs (with Jason Schreier)

465. Matthew Yglesias on Star Trek and One Billion Americans

464. The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Rajan Khanna, Lisa Yaszek)

463. Avenue 5 Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer)

462. Julia Galef on Spock and Rationality

461. James Altucher: 11 Sci-Fi Movies That Changed My Life

460. The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Review (with Anthony Ha, Matthew Kressel, Lisa Yaszek)

459. The History of Adventure Games

458. Griffin McElroy, co-host of The Adventure Zone

457. Upload Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Abby Goldsmith)

456. Ultima Artist Denis Loubet

455. Blood of Zeus Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Douglas Cohen, Zach Chapman)

454. David Gerrold, author of Hella

453. His Dark Materials Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Sara Lynn Michener, Sam J. Miller)

452. The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2020 (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Elizabeth Bear)

451. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 1 Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan, Christopher M. Cevasco)

450. The History of Apple II Games (with David L. Craddock, Mark Lemmert)

449. Star Trek: Discovery Season 3 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)

448. The Mandalorian Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)

447. Tenet Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail)

446. The Birth of Tabletop Role-Playing Games (with Jon Peterson)

445. Brian Keating, host of Into the Impossible

444. Owen Egerton, author of Hollow

443. Erin Lindsey, author of The Silver Shooter

442. Black Hole Survival Guide (with Janna Levin)

441. Dreams in Science Fiction (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Lisa Yaszek)

440. Terry Gilliam Movies: Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote

439. Neal Pollack, author of Repeat and Keep Mars Weird

438. C. Robert Cargill, author of We Are Where the Nightmares Go and Other Stories

437. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead, directors of The Endless and Synchronic

436. The Making of Games of Thrones (with James Hibberd)

435. Time Loop Movies: Groundhog Day, Palm Springs, Happy Death Day, Source Code, Edge of Tomorrow

434. Foundation by Isaac Asimov Review (with Anthony Ha, John Kessel, Abby Goldsmith)

433. Bill and Ted Trilogy Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Rafael Jordan)

432. Lynch's Dune and Jodorowsky's Dune (with Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)

431. Fantasy BookTuber Daniel Greene

430. The End of the Universe (with Katie Mack)

429. Video Game Movies: Doom, Wing Commander, Double Dragon, Hitman, Max Payne

428. Suburban Horror: Vivarium, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Stepford Wives, Get Out

427. Animated Movies: The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, The Sword in the Stone, The Secret of NIMH, Titan A.E.

426. The Ultima Dragons: The Greatest Video Game Fan Club Ever (with Kenneth Kully)

425. Arkady Martine, author of A Memory Called Empire

424. Dark Season 3 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)

423. Castlevania Seasons 2 and 3 Review (with Blake J. Harris, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)

422. The History of Studio Ghibli (with Steve Alpert)

421. Video Game Movies: Street Fighter, Assassin’s Creed, The Legend of Zelda, Castlevania, Pixels, Wreck-It Ralph.

420. The War on Violent Video Games (with Christopher J. Ferguson)

419. Underwater Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Paul Tremblay, Molly Tanzer)

418. Devs Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

417. Dune by Frank Herbert Review (with Andrea Kail, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)

416. Dave Rubin: Science Fiction and Politics

415. Video Game Movies: Detective Pikachu, Sonic the Hedgehog, Warcraft, Mortal Kombat, Tomb Raider, Resident Evil

414. Max Barry, author of Providence

413. Animated Movies: Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice, The Flight of Dragons, The Black Cauldron, The Last Unicorn

412. Rick Wilber, author of Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination

411. Steven Kotler, author of Last Tango in Cyberspace

410. Cosmic Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)

409. Veronica Roth, author of Chosen Ones

408. Star Trek: Picard Season 1 Review (with Melinda M. Snodgrass, Daniel H. Wilson, Sara Lynn Michener)

407. Myke Cole, author of Sixteenth Watch

406. Movie Review: Hawk the Slayer, The Sword and the Sorcerer, Excalibur, Dragonslayer, Willow

405. Why Our Sci-Fi Dreams Failed (with Ross Douthat)

404. Invisibility in Science Fiction (with Anthony Ha, Lisa Yaszek, John Kessel)

403. The Legacy of Joanna Russ (with Gwyneth Jones)

402. Years and Years Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Lisa Yaszek)

401. Cults in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)

400. Meet the Parents (with John R. Kirtley, Kathryn Barr Kirtley)

399. The Witcher Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Gillian Conahan)

398. Star Trek Actor Wil Wheaton

397. The History of Quake and Diablo (with David L. Craddock)

396. Peter Boghossian: Philosophy and Science Fiction

395. The Mandalorian Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rajan Khanna, Matthew Kressel)

394. His Dark Materials Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Sara Lynn Michener, Sam J. Miller)

393. Watchmen Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Tobias S. Buckell, Lara Elena Donnelly)

392. Jonathan Kay: Board Games and Conspiracy Theories

391. Final Space Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Robert Repino)

390. Nicky Drayden, author of Escaping Exodus

389. Dilbert creator Scott Adams

388. Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World

387. Cadwell Turnbull, author of The Lesson

386. Terminator: Dark Fate Movie Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

385. John Hodgman: The Adventures of a Minor Celebrity

384. Fantasy, Superheroes, and Jordan Peterson

383. Kat Rosenfield: Working with Stan Lee

382. Aeon Flux Animated Series Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Matthew Kressel)

381. Christopher Brown, author of Rule of Capture

380. Overlooked Science Fiction and Fantasy (with Desirina Boskovich, Paul Tremblay, Grady Hendrix)

379. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Review (with Erin Lindsey, Christopher M. Cevasco, Chandler Klang Smith)

378. Movie Review: Zardoz, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Buckaroo Banzai, The Ice Pirates

377. Matt Bell: Embracing Your Inner Geek

376. The OA Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Rafael Jordan)

375. Movie Review: I Kill Giants, A Monster Calls, Colossal

374. Max Gladstone, author of Empress of Forever

373. Pretentious Science Fiction Movies (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, John Kessel)

372. Dark Season 2 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)

371. Movie Review: Masters of the Universe, Krull, Legend, The Beastmaster, Highlander

370. Melinda M. Snodgrass, author of The High Ground

369. The History of Tabletop Role-Playing Games (with Shannon Appelcline)

368. How a Billionaire Destroyed Gawker (with Ryan Holiday)

367. Good Omens Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Tom Gerencer, Peter Rubin)

366. Rob Reid, author of After On and Year Zero

365. Should Science Fiction Writers Get MFA Degrees? (with Steph Grossman, Chandler Klang Smith, John Kessel)

364. Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Review (with Anthony Ha, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)

363. The History of Computer Role-Playing Games (with Matt Barton)

362. Jeffery Deaver, author of The Never Game

361. The History of The Satanic Temple (with Penny Lane)

360. Prospect Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Sara Lynn Michener, Christopher M. Cevasco)

359. Ian McEwan, author of Machines Like Me

358. How Palmer Luckey's Political Views Got Him Fired from Facebook (with Blake J. Harris)

357. Us Movie Review (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Craig Laurance Gidney)

356. Love, Death + Robots Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Tom Gerencer)

355. Jasper Fforde, author of Early Riser

354. Activism Through Fiction (with Malka Older, Sam J. Miller, Tobias S. Buckell, John Joseph Adams)

353. The History of Ultima Online (with Wes Locher)

352. Ben Bova, author of New Frontiers

351. David Baldacci, author of The Finisher

350. Future Man Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)

349. The History of Quest for Glory (with Lori Ann Cole)

348. Gregory Benford, author of Timescape and Rewrite

347. Dimension 404 Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)

346. Women in Science Fiction (with Lisa Yaszek)

345. The Sci-Fi Future of Jeff Bezos (with Christian Davenport)

344. Sean Carroll, host of Mindscape

343. Doctor Who Series 11 Review (with Rajan Khanna, Sara Lynn Michener, Matthew Kressel)

342. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 (with Caroline M. Yoachim, Charles Payseur, John Joseph Adams)

341. Nightflyers Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Matthew Kressel, Andrea Kail)

340. James Patterson, co-author of Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment and The President is Missing

339. Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead Movies: Resolution, Spring, The Endless

338. Dale Bailey, author of In the Night Wood and The End of the End of Everything

337. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Andrea Kail, Rafael Jordan)

336. Andy Duncan, author of An Agent of Utopia

335. Maniac Season 1 Review (with Rajan Khanna, Chandler Klang Smith, Matthew Kressel)

334. Richard A. Clarke, co-author of Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes

333. The Haunting of Hill House Season 1 Review (with Paul Tremblay, Leah Schnelbach, Seth Dickinson)

332. Richard K. Morgan, author of Thin Air

331. The Art of Dungeons & Dragons (with Michael Witwer, Brian Stillman)

330. The Internet in Horror and Thrillers (with Grady Hendrix, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)

329. Inside The Expanse Writers Room (with Hallie Lambert)

328. Hank Green, author of An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

327. Peter F. Hamilton, author of Salvation

326. Walter Jon Williams, author of The Accidental War

325. Yuval Noah Harari: When Algorithms Control Us

324. Disenchantment Season 1 Review (with Robert Repino, Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer)

323. Sorry to Bother You Movie Review (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Craig Laurance Gidney)

322. Michael Bishop, author of The Sacerdotal Owl and Three Other Long Tales

321. Garry Kasparov on Game of Thrones and AI

320. Politics in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Ana Marie Cox, Sam J. Miller)

319. Neal Asher, author of The Gabble and Other Stories

318. Getting Girls Interested in Science (with Emily Calandrelli)

317. Scary Families in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Paul Tremblay)

316. Westworld Season 2 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)

315. Peter Watts, author of The Freeze-Frame Revolution and Beyond the Rift

314. The Terror Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, Sam J. Miller)

313. Kari Byron: Mythbusters and Science Fiction

312. Solo: A Star Wars Story Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Erin Lindsey, Matthew Kressel)

311. How to Fight Hackers and Trolls (with Clint Watts)

310. Paul Melko, author of Ten Sigmas and Other Unlikelihoods

309. Ana Marie Cox: Science Fiction and Politics

308. Repopulation in Science Fiction (with Gordon Van Gelder)

307. Cities in Fantasy and Science Fiction (with Sam J. Miller, Lara Elena Donnelly, Bryan Camp)

306. Mary Rickert, author of You Have Never Been Here

305. Mercurio D. Rivera, author of Across the Event Horizon

304. Ready Player One Movie Review (with Peter Rubin, Carol Pinchefsky, Kent Bye)

303. Craig Shaw Gardner, author of A Malady of Magicks and Temporary Monsters

302. The History of Black Panther (with Evan Narcisse, Tananarive Due, Jesse J. Holland)

301. Chandler Klang Smith, author of The Sky Is Yours

300. The Listeners Strike Back II (with Jesse Colton, Tyler Lutz, Crissy Lutz, Juhan Raud, John Joseph Adams)

299. Vandana Singh, author of Ambiguity Machines and Other Stories

298. Annihilation Movie Review (with Jason Kehe, Leah Schnelbach, Andrew Willett)

297. Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner (with Daniel Ellsberg)

296. Steven Pinker: Enlightenment Now

295. Altered Carbon Season 1 Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Beth Elderkin, Anthony Ha)

294. Dark Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Rafael Jordan, Ruairi Carroll)

293. Bill McKibben: Environmentalism and Science Fiction

292. Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams Season 1 Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha, John Joseph Adams)

291. David Ignatius: Quantum Computing and Espionage

290. Black Mirror Season 4 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Rafael Jordan, John Joseph Adams)

289. The Future of Floating Cities (with Joe Quirk)

288. The Orville Season 1 Review (with Melinda M. Snodgrass, Robert Repino, John Joseph Adams)

287. Star Wars: The Last Jedi Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, Erin Lindsey, Seth Dickinson)

286. Resurrecting Extinct Species (with Britt Wray)

285. Star Trek: Discovery Season 1 Review (with Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha, John Joseph Adams)

284. Jess Phoenix: The Volcano Scientist Running for Congress

283. John Crowley, author of Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruins of Ymr

282. Channel Zero Season 2 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, Zach Chapman)

281. Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency Season 1 Review (with Tom Gerencer, Leah Schnelbach, John Joseph Adams)

280. Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties

279. Overpopulation in Science Fiction (with Carrie Vaughn, Maggie Shen King, John Joseph Adams)

278. The Provocative Life of Harlan Ellison (with Nat Segaloff)

277. Blade Runner 2049 Movie Review (with Daniel H. Wilson, Sara Lynn Michener, Matthew Kressel)

276. Adam Savage: From Mythbusters to Sci-Fi Podcasting

275. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2017 (with Charles Yu, John Joseph Adams)

274. Kids vs. Monsters (with Grady Hendrix, John Langan, Erin Lindsey)

273. Bill Nye the Science Guy, author of Everything All at Once

272. Science Fiction Podcasting and Public Radio (with Rose Eveleth of Flash Forward, Eric Molinsky of Imaginary Worlds)

271. Zoe Quinn, author of Crash Override: How Gamergate (Nearly) Destroyed My Life, and How We Can Win the Fight Against Online Hate

270. Recent Horror Movies (with Seth Dickinson, Grady Hendrix, Maya Prohovnik)

269. John Kessel, author of The Moon and the Other

268. The Dark Tower Movie Review (with Rajan Khanna, John Joseph Adams, Maya Prohovnik)

267. The History of Judge Dredd and 2000 AD (with David Bishop)

266. Valerian Movie Review (with Erin Lindsey, Anthony Ha, Zach Chapman)

265. Rick and Morty Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Carli Velocci, Matt London, John Joseph Adams)

264. James Patrick Kelly, author of Mother Go and The Promise of Space

263. The Handmaid's Tale Season 1 Review (with Beth Elderkin, Charley Locke, Sara Lynn Michener)

262. Theodora Goss, author of The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter

261. Prisoners of Gravity: The Classic Sci-Fi Talk Show

260. The History of Wonder Woman (with Tim Hanley)

259. Live Action Role-Playing (with Lizzie Stark, Ben Schwartz, Steph Grossman)

258. Sofia Samatar, author of A Stranger in Olondria and Tender

257. When Your Creative Writing Professor Hates Fantasy

256. Taboo Season 1 Review (with Carrie Vaughn, Erin Lindsey, Sam J. Miller)

255. The Cosmic Powers Anthology (with Becky Chambers, Tobias S. Buckell, John Joseph Adams)

254. The Rifts Role-Playing Game (with Sean Patrick Fannon)

253. Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods

252. The History of Magic: The Gathering (with Titus Chalk)

251. Daniel Suarez, author of Change Agent

250. Elizabeth Hand, author of Fire and Errantry

249. Donnie Darko Director Richard Kelly

248. Why Do So Many Good Sci-Fi Shows Get Canceled? (with John J. Joex, John Joseph Adams)

247. Incorporated Season 1 Review (with Anthony Ha, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)

246. The History of The Twilight Zone (with Mark Dawidziak)

245. Selling Video Game Items for Real World Money

244. Creating Hunted: The Reality TV Fugitive Show

243. George Saunders, author of Lincoln in the Bardo

242. Writers Under 30 (with Seth Dickinson, Lara Elena Donnelly, Haris Durrani, John Joseph Adams)

241. The History of Time Travel (with James Gleick)

240. Creating The Expanse (with Naren Shankar)

239. BrainDead Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Erin Lindsey, John Joseph Adams)

238. Bruce Sterling, author of Pirate Utopia

237. People of Color in Fantasy and Horror (with Daniel José Older, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Maurice Broaddus)

236. The WIRED Fiction Issue (with Maria Streshinsky, Jason Kehe)

235. Star Wars: Rogue One Movie Review (with Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London, John Joseph Adams)

234. The Legacy of Octavia E. Butler (with Gerry Canavan)

233. Connie Willis, author of Crosstalk

232. The War on Science (with Shawn Otto)

231. Aimee Bender, author of The Color Master

230. Arrival Movie Review (with Christopher M. Cevasco, Andrew Liptak, Carol Pinchefsky)

229. Nameless Horrors: The Weirdest Monsters Ever (with Douglas Cohen, John Langan, Desirina Boskovich, John Joseph Adams)

228. T.C. Boyle, author of The Terranauts

227. Black Mirror Season 3 Review (with Rafael Jordan, Anthony Ha, Natalie Zutter)

226. Jonathan Lethem, author of A Gambler's Anatomy

225. The Legacy of Shirley Jackson (with Ruth Franklin)

224. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 (with Karen Joy Fowler, John Joseph Adams)

223. Westworld Season 1 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Rajan Khanna, John Joseph Adams)

222. Michael Swanwick, author of Not So Much, Said the Cat

221. The Birth of Private Spaceflight (with Julian Guthrie)

220. Hannu Rajaniemi, author of Invisible Planets

219. The Legacy of Frederik Pohl (with Michael R. Page)

218. Leonard Nimoy and Spock (with Adam Nimoy)

217. Kij Johnson on Lovecraft and Feminism

216. Stranger Things Season 1 Review (with Andrew Liptak, Carli Velocci, Peter Rubin)

215. The Best of Nancy Kress

214. Star Trek Beyond Movie Review (with Ryan Britt, Sara Lynn Michener, Anthony Ha)

213. Ghostbusters 2016 Movie Review (with Angela Watercutter, Carmen Maria Machado, Jennifer Cross, Carol Pinchefsky)

212. Jeffrey Ford, author of A Natural History of Hell

211. Stephen Baxter on Arthur C. Clarke and Jupiter

210. Penny Dreadful Season 1 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Christie Yant, Angela Watercutter)

209. The Culture Series of Iain M. Banks (with Simone Caroti)

208. Witches in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Katherine Howe)

207. The History of Doom (with David Kushner)

206. Kameron Hurley: The Geek Feminist Revolution

205. The Economics of Star Trek (with Manu Saadia)

204. The Search for Atlantis (with Mark Adams)

203. Demonic Possession in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Jordan Hamessley London, Paul Tremblay)

202. Joyce Carol Oates, author of The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror

201. The Business of Comics (with Rob Salkowitz)

200. The Listeners Strike Back! (with Zach Chapman, Nicolette Stewart, Bruno Hanquier)

199. The Magicians Season 1 Review (with Melinda M. Snodgrass, Andrew Liptak)

198. 11.22.63 Season 1 Review (with Matt London, Christopher M. Cevasco, Jordan Hamessley London)

197. Orphan Black and Bioethics (with Gregory Pence)

196. Batman and the Rise of Nerd Culture (with Glen Weldon)

195. Launching a New Science Fiction Imprint

194. Allen Steele, author of Coyote and Arkwright

193. Deus Ex Designer Warren Spector

192. Risen Movie Review (with Richard Carrier, Dan Barker)

191. Sci-Fi and Porn: The Strange Life of Andrew Offutt

190. Christopher Buckley Interview

189. People of Color Destroy Science Fiction (with Nalo Hopkinson, Nisi Shawl, Sunil Patel)

188. Hacking the Human Body (with Kara Platoni)

187. Charlie Jane Anders, author of All the Birds in the Sky

186. Tim Powers, author of Medusa's Web and On Stranger Tides

185. Dungeons & Dragons History: The Satanic Panic (with Joseph Laycock)

184. Kurt Vonnegut and Weather Control (with Ginger Strand)

183. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Movie Review (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Rajan Khanna, Jordan Hamessley London)

182. The Shaver Mystery: Sci-Fi's Strangest Hoax (with Fred Nadis)

181. Syfy Channel Executive Bill McGoldrick

180. The Expanse Season 1 Review (with Andrew Liptak, Justin Landon, Liz Shannon Miller)

179. The Man in the High Castle Season 1 Review (with Laura Miller, John Kessel)

178. Imagining the Perfect Star Trek Show (with Keith DeCandido, Rafael Jordan, John Joseph Adams)

177. Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015 (with Joe Hill, Seanan McGuire, Carmen Maria Machado, Jess Row)

176. William Shunn: Escaping Mormonism

175. David Mitchell, author of Cloud Atlas, The Bone Clocks, and Slade House

174. Halloween Horror (with Lisa Morton, John Skipp, John Langan)

173. Queers Destroy Horror (with Wendy Wagner, Craig Gidney, Alyssa Wong)

172. Jewish Science Fiction (with Jack Dann, Rachel Swirsky, Matthew Kressel)

171. David Wong (Jason Pargin), author of John Dies at the End

170. The History of Dungeons & Dragons (with David Ewalt, Michael Witwer)

169. Creating The Martian (with Andy Weir)

168. The New Star Wars Canon (with Chuck Wendig, Alexandra Bracken)

167. Killjoys and Dark Matter Season 1 Review (with Andrew Liptak, Rafael Jordan)

166. Creating Babylon 5 and Sense8 (with J. Michael Straczynski)

165. N. K. Jemisin, author of The Fifth Season

164. Gary Whitta, writer of The Book of Eli and author of Abomination

163. Video Games in Books and Movies (with Chris Avellone, Micky Neilson, Daniel H. Wilson, John Joseph Adams)

162. Is Pixel Art Dead? (with Mark Ferrari, Michael B. Myers Jr., Blake Reynolds)

161. The Law of Superheroes (with James Daily, Brad Desnoyer)

160. Wesley Chu, author of The Lives of Tao and Time Salvager

159. Horror Movie Producer Jason Blum

158. Ernest Cline, author of Ready Player One and Armada

157. Sense8 Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Tobias S. Buckell, Sam J. Miller)

156. Hannibal Season 1 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Kat Howard, John Joseph Adams)

155. Jurassic World and Dinosaurs in Science Fiction (with Genevieve Valentine, Christopher M. Cevasco, Seth Dickinson)

154. The Sci-Fi Future of Elon Musk (with Ashlee Vance)

153. Black Mirror Season 1 Review (with Grady Hendrix, Theresa DeLucci, Sunil Patel)

152. Mad Max and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction (with Carrie Vaughn, Hugh Howey, John Joseph Adams)

151. Clive Barker, author of The Scarlet Gospels

150. Malcolm Gladwell on Geeks and Underdogs

149. Jon Ronson: So You've Been Publicly Shamed

148. Ken Liu, author of The Grace of Kings

147. Ex Machina Director Alex Garland

146. Game of Thrones: Will the TV Show Spoil the Books?

145. Kazuo Ishiguro, author of The Buried Giant

144. Science Fiction Bookstores (with Alan Beatts, Cici James)

143. Military Fantasy (with Myke Cole, Weston Ochse, John Joseph Adams)

142. The Future of Crime (with Marc Goodman)

141. Michael Shermer: Science Fiction and Skepticism

140. Creating District 9 and Chappie (with Terri Tatchell)

139. Amanda Palmer: The Art of Asking

138. Should Sci-Fi Fans Support Jupiter Ascending and Other Bad Movies? (with John Joseph Adams, Matt London, Angela Watercutter, Rob Bland)

137. Horror Podcasting (with Kc Wayland of We're Alive and David Cummings of NoSleep)

136. Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble

135. Writing the Disastrous Spider-Man Musical (with Glen Berger)

134. Writing Workshops

133. Queers Destroy Science Fiction (with Seanan McGuire, Steve Berman, John Joseph Adams)

132. James Morrow: Darwin vs. God

131. Inventing the Digital Revolution (with Walter Isaacson)

130. Exodus: Gods and Kings Movie Review (with Robert M. Price of The Bible Geek, Richard Carrier)

129. Naomi Klein: Capitalism vs. The Climate

128. Big Hero 6 Director Chris Williams

127. Big Hero 6 vs. Interstellar (with Carrie Vaughn, Rob Bland, John Joseph Adams)

126. The Business of Star Wars (with Chris Taylor, Brian Stillman of Plastic Galaxy)

125. Horror Director David Cronenberg

124. John Cleese of Monty Python

123. Women in Fantasy and Horror (with Ellen Datlow, Cat Rambo, John Joseph Adams)

122. Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicle

121. Haunted Houses in Horror (with Lauren Beukes, John Langan, Grady Hendrix)

120. Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice

119. Klingon, Dothraki, and Other Constructed Languages (with David J. Peterson, Lawrence M. Schoen)

118. The History of Futurama (with David X. Cohen)

117. Kim Harrison / Extreme Weather (with Paolo Bacigalupi, Ramez Naam, Tobias S. Buckell)

116. Steven Gould (Jumper) / Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (with Alison Haislip, David Wexler, Matt London)

115. Nick Harkaway / Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Review (with Matt London, Rob Bland)

114. Charles Stross / The Nintendo Entertainment System (with Alison Haislip, Blake J. Harris)

113. James S. A. Corey / Game of Thrones Season 4 Review (with Theresa DeLucci, Douglas Cohen)

112. Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) / Women Destroy Science Fiction (with Christie Yant, Wendy Wagner)

111. Lawrence Krauss (The Physics of Star Trek) / Being an Atheist Writer (with James Morrow, Tobias S. Buckell)

110. Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale / How to Fight Assholes and Trolls (with Aaron James)

109. Mary Robinette Kowal / Weird Western Books and Comics (with Fred Van Lente, Rajan Khanna)

108. Christopher Moore / Noah Movie Review (with Robert M. Price of The Bible Geek, Richard Carrier)

107. Elizabeth Bear / Robot Uprisings (with Daniel H. Wilson)

106. Author and Futurist Karl Schroeder / Ender's Game and Philosophy (with D. E. Wittkower, Ashley Shew)

105. Richard Garriott (Ultima) / Dungeons & Dragons Novels (with James L. Sutter, Wendy Wagner)

104. Michio Kaku on the Future of the Mind / John Joseph Adams Returns (with Joe Monti)

103. Jeff VanderMeer / Dating for Geeks (with Eric Smith, Marjorie M. Liu, Bones Rodriguez) / "Power Armor: A Love Story" by David Barr Kirtley (read by Norm Sherman of The Drabblecast)

102. Podcasting Star Scott Sigler / Hackers (with Myke Cole, P. W. Singer)

101. Joe Haldeman (The Forever War) / Writers as Characters (with John Langan, Kat Howard)

100. Astronaut Chris Hadfield / The History of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy (with Matt London)

99. Dean Koontz / Subterranean Horrors (with Grady Hendrix, John Langan)

98. Doug Dorst / Junot Diaz Returns (with Tobias S. Buckell)

97. Allie Brosh (Hyperbole and a Half) / Comic Strips (with David Malki)

96. Dan Simmons (Hyperion) / Sex in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Jaym Gates)

95. Scott Lynch (The Lies of Locke Lamora) / Epic Fantasy Series (with Rajan Khanna, Douglas Cohen)

94. Margaret Atwood / Political Agendas in Fiction (with Tobias S. Buckell, Paolo Bacigalupi)

93. Ryan North (Dinosaur Comics) / Choose Your Own Adventure Books (with Matt London, Grady Hendrix)

92. NFL Kicker Chris Kluwe / Sports in Science Fiction (with Douglas Cohen)

91. Felicia Day (The Guild) / YouTube for Geeks (with Matt London, Cate E. Matthews)

90. Melissa Marr / Weird Western Movies (with Rajan Khanna)

89. Lauren Beukes / Psycho Killers (with Ross Lockhart)

88. Annalee Newitz / Rationalism in SF (with Julia Galef of Rationally Speaking)

87. Alaya Dawn Johnson / Star Trek Into Darkness (with E. C. Myers, Emily Asher-Perrin)

86. Rick Yancey / Science Fiction Podcasts (with Mur Lafferty)

85. Horror Author Joe Hill / Recent Horror Movies (with Brittany Geragotelis)

84. Austin Grossman / Video Games (with Ted Kosmatka) / "Save Me Plz" by David Barr Kirtley (read by Mur Lafferty of I Should Be Writing)

83. Self-Publishing Star Hugh Howey / How to Self-Publish (with Tobias S. Buckell)

82. Robert J. Sawyer / The Games Workshop "Space Marine" Trademark (with Matt London)

81. Nalo Hopkinson / Weirdest Movies Ever (with Matt London)

80. Gregory Maguire (Wicked) / The Wizard of Oz (with Douglas Cohen)

79. Karen Russell / Weirdest Stories Ever (with Lynne M. Thomas)

78. Jane Yolen / Swordfights (with Kat Howard)

77. Brandon Sanderson / Robert E. Howard Movies (with Douglas Cohen)

76. Philip Pullman / The Hobbit Movie (with Corey Olsen of The Tolkien Professor)

75. Lois McMaster Bujold / Soldiers in Science Fiction (with Myke Cole)

74. Steven Erikson / Epic Fantasy Short Fiction (with Douglas Cohen)

73. Cory Doctorow / Sex in Science Fiction (with Laura G. Duncan)

72. Daniel Handler on Being Lemony Snicket / Launching Nightmare Magazine (with R. J. Sevin)

71. Mike Mignola (Hellboy) / H.P. Lovecraft (with Christopher M. Cevasco)

70. Junot Diaz / Slipstream (with Meghan McCarron)

69. Tad Williams / Angels and Heaven (with Genevieve Valentine)

68. Alastair Reynolds / Philip K. Dick Movies (with Matt London)

67. Terry Brooks (Sword of Shannara) / Magic Items (with Matt London)

66. David Brin / The History of Batman (with Rob Bland)

65. Ursula K. Le Guin / The Legacy of Ray Bradbury (with Rajan Khanna)

64. John Scalzi / Star Trek (with E. C. Myers)

63. Seanan McGuire / Prometheus Movie Review (with Matt London, Theresa DeLucci)

62. Kim Stanley Robinson / Ecology in Science Fiction (with Tobias S. Buckell)

61. Economist Paul Krugman / Economics in Science Fiction (with Sarah Brand)

60. Physicist Brian Greene / Parallel Worlds

59. Garth Nix / 1980s TV Cartoons (with E. C. Myers)

58. Anne Rice on Werewolves / Horror and Sci-Fi Publishing (with Jordan Hamessley London)

57. Morgan Spurlock on Comic-Con / Science Fiction Conventions (with Christopher M. Cevasco)

56. Vernor Vinge / Tobias S. Buckell Chat

55. Michael Chabon / John Carter Movie Review

54. Robin Hobb / Epic Fantasy (with Saladin Ahmed)

53. William Gibson (Neuromancer) / Cyberpunk (with Seth Dickinson)

52. Ian McDonald / Upcoming Movie Adaptations 2 (with Matt London)

51. Brian Selznick (The Invention of Hugo Cabret) / Upcoming Movie Adaptations 1 (with Matt London)

50. Chuck Palahniuk (Fight Club) / The Devil and Hell (with Grady Hendrix)

49. R. A. Salvatore / Dungeons & Dragons (with James L. Sutter)

48. Lev Grossman (The Magicians) / A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin Review (with Douglas Cohen)

47. Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) / Computer Role-Playing Game Design (with Keith Burgun)

46. Richard Dawkins (The God Delusion) / Atheism and Science Fiction

45. Jim Butcher (The Dresden Files) / Nerd-Bashing

44. Charlaine Harris / Game of Thrones Season 1 Review, The Walking Dead Season 1 Review, Dexter Seasons 1-4 Review

43. China Miéville / The New Weird

42. Eoin Colfer / Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (with Christie Yant)

41. Robot Expert Daniel H. Wilson / The Terminator Movies

40. Genevieve Valentine / Bad Movies

39. Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) / Humorous Fantasy and Science Fiction

38. Ken Denmead of GeekDad / Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?

37. Ellen Kushner / Bias Against Fantasy

36. Mary Roach / Horror in Outer Space

35. Daniel Abraham / Game of Thrones Episodes 1 & 2 Review

34. Alan Dean Foster / The Predator Movies and Animal Characters

33. Cameron Stracher / Dystopian Fiction

32. Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson / Astronomy in Science Fiction

31. Superman Writer Chris Roberson / Superheroes

30. Science Writer Jennifer Ouellette / TV Science Fiction

29. Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game) / Wizards

28. Jennifer Finney Boylan / Monsters

27. Ron Gilbert (The Secret of Monkey Island) / Adventure Games

26. Greg Bear / Alien Invasion

25. Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) / Zombies

24. Charles Yu / Time Travel

23. Catherynne M. Valente / New Writers and Pulp Era Mars and Venus

22. George R. R. Martin (A Game of Thrones) / A Song of Ice and Fire

21. Nnedi Okorafor / Africa in Fantasy and Science Fiction

20. Geoengineering with Eli Kintisch / Terraforming

19. Robin Wasserman / Consciousness Transference

18. Eric Garcia (Repo Men) / Total Recall, Robocop 2, and The Running Man

17. Naomi Novik / Dragons

16. Geek Rock Star Jonathan Coulton / Geek Music

15. Dan Carlin of Hardcore History / History in Fantasy and Science Fiction

14. Holly Black / Toys and Miniatures

13. Horror Author John Langan / Horror

12. Corey Olsen of The Tolkien Professor / The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings

11. The People vs. George Lucas with Alexandre Philippe / Star Wars

10. Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics with Tom Rogers / Hard Science Fiction

9. Carrie Vaughn / Vampires and Werewolves

8. Blake Charlton on Overcoming Dyslexia / Magic and Medicine

7. Escape Pod Creator Steve Eley / Audio Fiction

6. Cherie Priest / Sherlock Holmes and Steampunk

5. Brian Dunning of Skeptoid / Pseudoscience and Skepticism

4. Marjorie M. Liu / Comic Books

3. War Robots with P. W. Singer / Military Science Fiction

2. Paolo Bacigalupi / Science Fiction and Education

1. Game Writer Chet Faliszek (Left 4 Dead) / Video Games and The Apocalypse