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Hugos There Podcast — 184 episodes
Interview with Ray Jamison, author of The Madcaps (and a sprinkling of Foundational Fantasy)
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)
Lightning, 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)
HT #58: Blackout/All Clear, by Connie Willis (feat. Emmanuel Dubois
2021 Hugo-nominated Novelettes Panel!
Bonus Episode! Dune (2021 movie), with Mandy Self and Michael Gabriel
2021 Short Story Nominees Panel!
HT #57: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (feat. Russ Newcomer)
HT #56: Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein (feat. Josh Ziefle)
HT #55: The Gods Themselves, by Isaac Asimov (feat. Lise Andreasen)
HT #54: A Memory Called Empire, by Arkady Martine (feat. Trish E. Matson)
Hugos There Podcast #53: Stand on Zanzibar, by John Brunner (feat. Chip Mullins)
Hugos There Podcast #52: Rainbows End, by Vernor Vinge (feat. Scott McNulty)
Brief Reviews: 2021 Oscars!
Comfort Reads: Dan Moren (Strong Poison, by Dorothy Sayers)
Hugos There Podcast #51: Dreamsnake, by Vonda McIntyre (feat. J.W. Wartick)
Hugos There Podcast #50: The Uplift War, by David Brin (feat. Bill Lawhorn)
Comfort Reads: Erin Knoch (The Chronicles of Narnia)
Hugos There Podcast #49: Doomsday Book, by Connie Willis (feat. Rebecca Barry)
Comfort Reads: Katie Heasley (Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett)
Brief Reviews: Top 10 Movies, 2020 (with Peter Knoch)
Hugos There Podcast #48: Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. Jonathan Watkins)
Comfort Reads: Sarah Elkins
Hugos There Podcast #47: The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber (feat. JM Casey)
Comfort Reads: Adrian Ryan
Comfort Reads: Josh Medsker and Justin Bacolo
Hugos There Podcast #46: A Case of Conscience, by James Blish (feat. Scott Danielson)
Interview with Nicholas Buccola, author of The Fire Is Upon Us
Hugos There Podcast #45: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (feat. Emily Martin)
Comfort Reads: Megan Cutter
Hugos There Podcast #44: The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (feat. Travis Tippens)
Comfort Reads: Mandy Self
Brief Reviews: Some A24 Films
Hugos There Podcast #43: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, by Kate Wilhelm
Comfort Reads: Colin Kuskie & Seth Heasley
Hugos There Podcast #42: Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (feat. Nerdbomber from Online Warriors)
Brief Reviews: Taylor Sheridan Movies (Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River)
Hugos There Podcast #41: They’d Rather Be Right, by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley (feat. Josh Ziefle)
Brief Reviews: Nolan Do-Overs (Interstellar & Dunkirk)
Brief Reviews: Non-Terminator Arnold Schwarzenegger movies (some of them)
Hugos There Podcast #40: Rendezvous with Rama, by Arthur C. Clarke (feat. Matt Smonskey)
Hugos There Podcast #39: Spin, by Robert Charles Wilson (feat. Dave Margosian)
Bonus Episode! DHP Sci-Fi Roundtable Audio
Hugos There Podcast #38: Double Star, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. Colin Kuskie)
Hugos There Podcast #37: Downbelow Station, by CJ Cherryh (feat. Matt from Spectology)
Brief Reviews: Oscars 2020 (with guest Peter Knoch)
Hugos There Podcast #36: To Your Scattered Bodies Go, by Philip Jose Farmer (feat. Hugo, Girl!)
Hugos There Podcast #35: Startide Rising, by David Brin (feat. Joe Lewis)
Brief Reviews: 2019 Top Ten Movies
Hugos There Podcast #34: Way Station, by Clifford Simak (feat. David Agranoff)
Hugos There Podcast #33: Conjure Wife (feat. Colin Kuskie and James Ralston)
Hugos There Podcast #32: Among Others (feat. Juan Sanmiguel)
Hugos There Podcast #31: Ringworld, by Larry Niven (feat. Luke Black)
Brief Reviews: A Study in Contrasts (The Art of Self-Defense / Hobbs & Shaw)
Hugos There Podcast #30: The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, by Michael Chabon (feat. Jason Deuman)
Brief Reviews: Olympus Has Fallen / London Has Fallen
Hugos There Podcast #29: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by JK Rowling (feat. Jessica Vezina)
Not So Brief (but super brief) Review: Brightburn
Hugos There Podcast #28: The Fifth Season, by N.K. Jemisin (feat. Melissa Koser)
Not So Brief Review: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum
Brief Reviews: Movie Grab Bag #1 (Chronicle, Upgrade, Tropic Thunder)
Hugos There Podcast #27: The Sword in the Stone, by T.H. White (Sci-Fi Christian Crossover)
Brief Reviews: A Good Bad Movie and a Bad Bad Movie
Hugos There Podcast #26: Foundation’s Edge, by Isaac Asimov (feat. SciFi Sidebar)
Not So Brief Review: Us
Brief Reviews: Old Man Action Movies
Hugos There Podcast #25: The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick (feat. Michael Simshauser)
Not So Brief Review: Cold Pursuit
Hugos There Podcast #24: The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi (feat. Nalini Haynes)
Not So Brief Review: Glass
Brief Reviews: Movies that Underperformed at the Box Office
Brief & Not So Brief (BNSB): Introduction
Hugos There Podcast #23: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke (feat. Brian Koser)
Hugos There Podcast #22: The Mule, by Isaac Asimov (feat. Scott Ullery)
Hugos There Podcast #21: The Left Hand of Darkness (feat. Adrian Ryan)
Hugos There Podcast #20: The Forever War (feat. William Bregnard)
Hugos There Podcast #19: The Vor Game (feat. Dan Moren)
Hugos There Podcast #18: A Deepness in the Sky (feat. Olav Rokne)
Hugos There Podcast #17: The Moon is a Harsh Mistress (feat. Scott Stokely)
Hugos There Podcast #16: The Graveyard Book (feat. Em Barger)
Hugos There Podcast #15: To Say Nothing of the Dog (feat. Keith Law)
Hugos There Podcast #14: Ender’s Game (feat. Steve Hollaway)
Hugos There Podcast #13: A Canticle for Leibowitz (feat. Mitch Wagner)
Hugos There Podcast #12: Fahrenheit 451 (feat. Roger Anderson)
Hugos There Podcast #11: Gateway, by Frederik Pohl (feat. Thomas Hornigold)
Hugos There Podcast #10: Redshirts, by John Scalzi (feat. Matt Anderson)
Hugos There Podcast #9: Cyteen, by C. J. Cherryh (feat. Scott McNulty)
Hugos There Podcast #8: Lord of Light, by Roger Zelazny (feat. Ben DeBono)
Hugos There Podcast #7: The Three-Body Problem (feat. Carrie Lynn)
Hugos There Podcast #6: The Diamond Age (feat. Jason Snell)
Hugos There Podcast #5: Speaker for the Dead (feat. Mandy Self)
Hugos There Podcast #4: Neuromancer (feat. Lisa Schmeiser)
Hugos There Podcast #3: Hyperion (feat. Jeffry Palermo)
Hugos There Podcast #2: Dune (feat. Michael Gabriel)
Hugos There Podcast #1: The Demolished Man (feat. Colin Kuskie)