Poona Sci-Fi Book Club

Poona Sci-Fi Book Club
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PSBC is a podcast where we get together to discuss science fiction & fantasy books that we have read recently. Your hosts are Mohit, Vivek and Varad, all avid sci-fi readers.

Episodes

  1. Episode 7: Permutation City by Greg Egan

    09/13/2022

    Episode 7: Permutation City by Greg Egan

    Today's episode has us discussing Greg Egan's "Permutation City", which is a cyberpunk novel set in the near future where humanity can upload their brains into a computer. The book explores themes of mortality and consciousness, following an insurance salesman with a grand vision, and a software programmer out to explore the origins of life. Listen along with us as we give you a spoiler-free review in the first part of the episode and then discuss all of the major plot points in part 2. Our next book will be "The Fifth Season" by N.K. Jemisin, which is book 1 of the Broken Earth trilogy. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    53 min
  2. Episode 6: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    08/07/2022

    Episode 6: Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

    After a long break, we are back with our next episode! Today we are discussing Andy Weir's "Project Hail Mary", a spiritual sequel to his first novel, "The Martian". This book talks about humanity grappling with a dimming Sun, and follows a single protagonist as he engineers and sciences his way to the solution. Listen along with us as we give you a spoiler-free review in the first part of the episode and then discuss all of the major plot points in part 2. Our next book will be "Permutation City" by Greg Egan. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright     2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    1 hr
  3. Episode 5: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

    04/28/2022

    Episode 5: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers

    Today we have all of our usual hosts back on the podcast, discussing The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. This books falls in the category of "slice of life in the future". We follow the crew of a subspace tunnelling ship called the "Wayfarer" as they set about punching a tunnel from the galactic core to more familiar space in the Galactic Commons. The Galactic Commons itself is modelled after the Federation from Star Trek, except humans aren't a particularly important race. Listen along with us as we give you a spoiler-free review in the first part of the episode and then dive into details later on. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright    2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.    http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    1h 4m
  4. Episode 4: Leviathan Falls by James SA Corey

    03/13/2022

    Episode 4: Leviathan Falls by James SA Corey

    Today we discuss Leviathan Falls by James SA Corey, the ninth and last book in The Expanse series. Vivek and Varad sat this one out because they haven't read the other books in the series yet. Instead we have a very special guest on today's show, Rohit, who is an actual rocket scientist! We will have spoilers for the other eight books and the TV series as well, so you might want to avoid this episode if you aren't done with all of those books/episodes. Next book: The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by  Becky Chambers. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright   2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.   http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    1 hr
  5. Episode 3: Sirius by Olaf Stapledon

    02/21/2022

    Episode 3: Sirius by Olaf Stapledon

    We are back after a month-long hiatus! We discuss Olaf Stapledon's 'Sirius', a book about a human-level-intelligence dog, set in the 1930s and 1940s. The book came out in 1944 and explores what it means to be human, and the challenges for a true outsider to fit into human society, especially when he has no society of his own. Next books: Leviathan Falls by James SA Corey and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright  2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    52 min
  6. Episode 2: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

    12/23/2021

    Episode 2: Black Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

    We  discuss Rebecca Roanhorse's "Black Sun" First with a spoiler-free review  and then digging into the details of this 2020 Hugo and Nebula award nominated fantasy novel, set in a Mesoamerican backdrop. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright  2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license.  http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    53 min
  7. Episode 1: Up Against It by MJ Locke

    11/24/2021

    Episode 1: Up Against It by MJ Locke

    We discuss MJ Locke's 'Up Against It.' First with a spoiler-free review and then digging into the details of this interesting cyberpunk/space opera novel from 2011. Email us with questions, comments, requests or recommendations at PoonaSFBookClub@gmail.com Our theme music is The Vendetta by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/58628 Ft: Apoxode

    57 min
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About

PSBC is a podcast where we get together to discuss science fiction & fantasy books that we have read recently. Your hosts are Mohit, Vivek and Varad, all avid sci-fi readers.

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  • Creator
    Poona Sci-Fi Book Club
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Clean
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