All Episodes

Author Interview: Nostalgic Futures, by Max Dosser (feat. Christine Baker)

Author Interview: Fold Catastrophes, by Peter Watts

Foundational 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

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)

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)

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)

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!