Hugos There Podcast

My little sister Katie joins me in the studio (a fancy name for my office, with an extra mic set up) to discuss Discworld in general, and more specifically, Going Postal, the first book featuring Moist Von Lipwig. Katie was in Japan for the tsunami and had an unfortunately too-close view of the destruction. She … Continue reading "Comfort Reads: Katie Heasley (Going Postal, by Terry Pratchett)"

Seth is joined by Jonathan Watkins from Cinema Sins, to discuss the 1962 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Stranger in A Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 10:08 Intro/getting to know my guest 10:09 – 30:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 30:51 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Cinema Sins: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #48: Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein (feat. Jonathan Watkins)"

Sarah Elkins joins me for a discussion of Connie Willis’s terrific and hilarious 1996 novel, Bellwether. Sarah’s Links: https://twitter.com/configures Notes/Mentions: Robin Hudson series, by Sparkle HayterUncharted Territory, by Connie WillisVersion Control, by Dexter PalmerThe Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O., by Neil Stephenson and Nicole GallandThe works of D.E. Stevenson

Seth is joined by JM Casey from Chrononauts, to discuss the 1958 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 11:51 Intro/getting to know my guest 11:52 – 40:49 Non-Spoiler discussion 40:50 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Chrononauts: https://anchor.fm/chrononauts/Chrononauts’ Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrononautssf Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #47: The Big Time, by Fritz Leiber (feat. JM Casey)"

Adrian from Spectology joins Seth once again to discuss his choice of Comfort Reading, Svetlana Alexievitch’s Secondhand Time. Adrian’s Links: https://twitter.com/spectologypodhttps://www.spectology.com

This time, Seth is joined by his high school friend Josh Medsker, who connected him with Justin Bacolo, creator of Fathom Press. The discussion is more about the project than about any particular title. Links: https://www.718press.com/ https://www.instagram.com/718_press/ https://joshmedsker.com/

Seth is joined by Scott Danielson from A Good Story is Hard to Find and Shelf Wear, to discuss the 1959 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, A Case of Conscience, by James Blish. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 4:45 Intro/getting to know Scott 4:46 – 17:41 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:42 – end … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #46: A Case of Conscience, by James Blish (feat. Scott Danielson)"

And now for something completely different. Science Fiction isn’t really on the menu this time. Instead, Seth is joined by Nicholas Buccola to discuss his fantastic book The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley, Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America. We also discuss where to start with James Baldwin’s writing. … Continue reading "Interview with Nicholas Buccola, author of The Fire Is Upon Us"

Seth is joined by Emily Martin from Book Riot and Book Squad Goals to discuss the 2002 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, American Gods, by Neil Gaiman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 3:32 Intro/getting to know Emily 3:33 – 14:31 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:32 – end Spoiler discussion Links: https://bookriot.com/www.booksquadgoals.comhttps://twitter.com/booksquadgoals Notes & … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #45: American Gods, by Neil Gaiman (feat. Emily Martin)"

This time, Seth welcomes (to his dining room, sorry for the echoes) the younger of his two older sisters, Megan Cutter, to discuss her choice for Comfort Reads: Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz. Megan’s Social Media: https://twitter.com/megcutterhttps://www.facebook.com/M-L-Cutter-Author-101393361653853

Seth is joined by Travis Tippens from The Fantasy Inn to discuss the 2019 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 5:15 Intro/getting to know Travis 5:16 – 11:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 11:51 – end Spoiler discussion Links: https://thefantasyinn.com/https://twitter.com/TheFantasyInn Notes & Mentions: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #44: The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal (feat. Travis Tippens)"

Mandy Self joins Seth again to discuss her comfort reading, which is Garth Nix’s Abhorsen series, starting with Sabriel. By their very nature, these episodes contain some light spoilers, and we don’t really have a non-spoiler discussion section, so be aware of that. Mandy’s Social Media: https://twitter.com/Brown_Ajah https://twitter.com/TrivCrucial

Seth is joined again by Olav Rokne from the Hugo Awards Book Club to discuss the 1977 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, by Kate Wilhelm. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 2:18 Intro/quick chat with Olav 2:19 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Hugo Club: http://hugoclub.blogspot.com/ Twitter: … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #43: Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, by Kate Wilhelm"

The first in what is hoped to be a series about Comfort Reading, Seth & Colin chat about The Chronicles of Prydain, by Lloyd Alexander. Notes: Lloyd Alexander Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gocHqTToccY

Seth is joined by Nerdbomber from Online Warriors to discuss the 2014 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodcast Time Codes: Start – 5:15 Intro/getting to know Nerdbomber 5:16 – 14:04 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:05 – end Spoiler discussion Links: Online Warriors: https://www.onlinewarriorspodcast.com/OW Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlinewarriors1Nerdbomber’s Twitter: http://joshuaziefle.wordpress.com/ Notes … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #42: Ancillary Justice, by Ann Leckie (feat. Nerdbomber from Online Warriors)"

Seth is joined by Josh Ziefle to discuss the 1955 Hugo Award winner, They’d Rather Be Right, by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley. Start – 6:45 Intro/getting to know Josh 6:46 – 16:03 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:04 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: Josh’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JRZiefle Josh’s blog: http://joshuaziefle.wordpress.com/ The Truth Machine, by James Halperin The Demolished … Continue reading "Hugos There Podcast #41: They’d Rather Be Right, by Mark Clifton & Frank Riley (feat. Josh Ziefle)"

Seth is joined this time by Matt from Upper Pylon 2 to discuss Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous With Rama, winner of the 1974 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Time Codes: Start – 8:38 Intro/getting to know Matt 8:39 – 21:59 Non-Spoiler discussion 22:00 – end Spoiler discussion Notes/Links: Upper Pylon 2: https://www.trekmate.org.uk/category/up2/ Matt’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/prosubzero

Dave Margosian joins Seth to discuss Robert Charles Wilson’s Spin (2006 winner). Thanks to everyone listening, and stay safe out there. Time Codes: Start – 5:09 Intro/getting to know Dave 5:10 – 17:47 Non-Spoiler discussion 17:48 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Links: French Short Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4mR0zHLvFM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nimdMExY1-c

David from the Dickheads Podcast hosted a Sci-Fi roundtable discussion over Zoom last week and was kind enough to both invite Seth and provide the audio for inclusion in the feed. Other guests are Lisa Yaszek, Gary K. Wolfe, and Alec Nevala-Lee Video available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9rl66FMRU

Colin Kuskie returns to help Seth discuss Double Star, a delightful little book that won the 1956 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Start – 2:22 Intro/catching up with Colin 2:23 – 9:05 Non-Spoiler discussion 9:06 – end Spoiler discussion