The Culture Books podcast

Sheridan and John
  • 4.5 (11)
  • Books
  • Weekly Series

Come explore the dizzying space opera of Iain M. Banks' culture novels. Buy a book and then read along with us as we explore them chapter by chapter!

  1. Episode 1

    The State of the Art, 1, A Gift From The Culture

    One of the earliest Culture works, we get to know a world eerily like that of BladeRunner and a Culture renegade in more trouble than they can handle.

  2. Episode 2

    The State of the Art, 2, The State of the Art Chapter 1

    The triumphant return of Diziet Sma and we're taking the show to Planet Earth folks!

  3. Episode 3

    The State of the Art, 3, The State of the Art Chapter 2

    Sma takes a museum tour and we come to grips with the memory of our own past.

  4. Episode 4

    The State of the Art, 4, The State of the Art Chapter 3

    Get ready for a deep dive into the Paris and Berlin of the late 1970s, and relive the drunken holiday hookups of your youth.

  5. Episode 5

    The State of the Art, 5, The State of the Art Chapter 4

    The Culture thinks about HR, and Sma hangs out with Linter. We also have a chat about Sugar and Elon's interview with The Economist which takes The Culture's name in vain. If you haven't seen the interview it's at: https://youtu.be/XuoqKYxDHVc?si=c3__ae_Mw1BMPHm3

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Come explore the dizzying space opera of Iain M. Banks' culture novels. Buy a book and then read along with us as we explore them chapter by chapter!

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