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Author Interview: Nostalgic Futures, by Max Dosser (feat. Christine Baker)
Author Interview: Fold Catastrophes, by Peter Watts
EFoundational Fantasy: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, by Patricia McKillip, with Karen Beck and Rachel Young
2026 Hugo Award for Best Short Story nominees panel!
Foundational Fantasy: Beauty, by Robin McKinley, with guest Megan Cutter
Hothouse, by Brian Aldiss (Hot Ones challenge), with Mythius, Sophia, and Sarah
Foundational Fantasy: Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake, with guest Dan Harris
Interview with Ray Jamison, author of The Madcaps (and a sprinkling of Foundational Fantasy)
City, by Clifford Simak, with Christine Baker
Foundational Fantasy: Magician, by Raymond E. Feist, with guest James Ralston
Foundational Fantasy: Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazny, with guest Paul Weimer
Foundational Fantasy: Redwall, by Brian Jacques, with guest Colin Kuskie
Bonus! Favorite 2025 Reads, with Mandy Self and Megan Cutter
Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny, with Bob Morrell
Bonus! Science Fiction and Fantasy Concepts Draft (with Dan, Emmanuel, and Kalin)
Original Fiction: Bookends, or Libromancy, by Seth Heasley
Annihilation, by Jeff Vandermeer, with Mythius from the Nebulugo Discord
Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein, with James Hedrick
The Man Who Saw Seconds, by Alexander Boldizar, with Sophia Suhu and JW Wartick
Great America In Dead World, by David Agranoff (interview with the author)
ELightning, by Dean Koontz (with guests Megan Cutter and Colin Kuskie)
Dispatches from Seattle WorldCon!
Zoomed Out: SFF Novelizations, with Andrew and Hannah from Authorized!
2025 Hugo-nominated Novellas panel
2025 Hugo-nominated Novels Panel
2025 Hugo-nominated Short Story Panel
The Stress of Her Regard, by Tim Powers (with guest Ray Alston)
Zoomed Out: Kurt Vonnegut, with guest Nic Pietersma
Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson, with guest Leah Borden
3x Hugo Finalist!
Zoomed Out: Sports SFF, with Chris Garcia
Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi (with guest Tony [redacted])
Zoomed Out: Lloyd Alexander, with Jared Crossley
My 2024 in books!
The Space Trilogy, by CS Lewis (feat. Evan Bradtke)
“We’re all Superman to somebody, sometime,” a conversation about live-action Superman with Michael Gabriel
Zoomed Out: Military Science Fiction, with William from Future War Stories
Blindness, by José Saramago (feat. Andy Parry)
Bonus: Aliens (1986 movie) discussion panel
Zoomed Out: Jules Verne, with Emmanuel Dubois and Haley Zapal
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry (feat. Amy Salley from Hugo, Girl!)
Zoomed Out: Speculative Fiction In Translation, with Rachel Cordasco
Why We Love Baseball (and Football), with Joe Posnanski
Declare, by Tim Powers (feat. Paul Williams)
“Other people walk their dog, and I walk my book,” a conversation with JW Wartick
Zoomed Out: Iain M. Banks, with Damian Mac Choiligh
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle (feat. Mandy Self)
Zoomed Out: Urban Fantasy, with Katie Heasley
Vernor Vinge Tribute episode
Oscars 2024 (feat. Lori Anderson, Juan Sanmiguel, and Peter Knoch)
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (feat. Peter Kuskie)
“Oh, I have a new limp now!”, a conversation about the World Marathon Challenge with Michael Gabriel
Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank (feat. Mitch Wagner)
Brief & Not So Brief feed inactivation
Bonus: Favorite 2023 Movies (with Ethan Heasley)
Zoomed Out: Patricia A. McKillip, with Dr. Audrey Taylor
Zoomed Out: Pandemic Fiction, with Bob Morrell
“I think of them as cartoon documentaries,” a discussion with Darryl Cunningham
The Moon and the Sun, by Vonda McIntyre (feat. Sarah Elkins)
2023 Fiction Nominees Panel!
Zoomed Out: Isaac Asimov, with Alec Nevala-Lee
Planet of the Apes, by Pierre Boulle (feat. Emmanuel Dubois)
Ask Me Anything!
Retrospective and What’s Next
Shortlisted!
HT#78: The Snow Queen, by Joan D. Vinge (feat. The Hugo and Nebula Readership Podcast)
HT#77: The Wanderer, by Fritz Leiber (feat. Brian Collins)
SciFi Around the World, with Andy Parry
HT#76: Shadow Over Mars, by Leigh Brackett (feat. Dr. Sue Vazakas)
Common Errors in English Usage, with Dr. Paul Brians
HT#75: A Desolation Called Peace, by Arkady Martine (feat. Cora Buhlert)
Bonus Episode! Midnight Mass discussion panel
Cross-post: Oscars 2023 (from Brief & Not So Brief)
Oscars 2023! (with Peter & Ethan)
HT#74: Beyond This Horizon, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. David Brin)
Spectology “Underrated SFF Movies” Reunion
“We seem to not want a utopia”: A Conversation With S. Daniel Smith
HT#73: Paladin of Souls, by Lois McMaster Bujold (feat. Sarah Elkins)
“Terraforming Ganymede”: A Conversation With Dr. Jim Woosley
HT#72: Farmer in the Sky, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. Rick Childs)
HT#71: Slan, by A.E. Van Vogt (feat. Andrea Johnson)
HT#70: The Stone Sky, by NK Jemisin (feat. Kristenelle-SFF Reader)
Catching Up With Keith Law
Bonus Episode: Ladyhawke (1985 film) discussion panel
HT#69: Hominids, by Robert J. Sawyer (feat. Kevin Anderson from Hugo, Girl!)
HT#68: Forever Peace, by Joe Haldeman (feat. James Ralston)
Brief Reviews: Was the Sequel Better?
HT#67: Network Effect, by Martha Wells (feat. Brent and Cody from The Hugonauts)
2022 Nominees for Best Novella – Discussion Panel
2022 Hugo Nominees for Novelette – Discussion Panel
2022 Hugo Nominees for Short Story – Discussion Panel
HT#66: Mirror Dance, by Lois McMaster Bujold (feat. Jacob Knoch)
HT#65: Green Mars and Blue Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson (feat. Androids & Assets)
HT#64: …And Call Me Conrad, by Roger Zelazny (feat. Paul Weimer)
Bonus: Discussion With Christians Who Accept Evolution
HT#63: The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin (feat. David Agranoff)
HT#62: Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold (feat. Lisa McCarty)
HT#61: The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin (feat. Lacey Jane Wolfe)
HT#60: The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke (feat. Phil Nichols)
HT#59: The City and The City, by China Mieville (feat. Paul Williams)