Chrononauts

JM, Gretchen and Nate
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A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. Texts and translations: https://chrononautspodcast.blogspot.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1093395-chrononauts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrononautspodcast Twitter: @ChrononautsSF email: chrononautspodcast@gmail.com Music and readings: https://chrononautspodcast.bandcamp.com Opening theme music by Ionas von Zezswitz Sounds and effects by Nate AI thumbnail art by DALL-E-2 and Stable Diffusion

  1. Suzette Haden Elgin - "Native Tongue" (1984) | Chrononauts Episode 52

    JAN 28

    Suzette Haden Elgin - "Native Tongue" (1984) | Chrononauts Episode 52

    Containing Matters of Talks, Trips, and Tubies Timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00) Elgin biography, non-spoiler discussion (12:49) spoiler summary (46:56) spoiler discussion (1:58:13) Bibliography: Elgin, Suzette Haden - "Song at the Ready" https://youtu.be/SlElFLJqW_0 (1984) Elgin, Suzette Haden - "Suzette Haden Elgin's Verbal Self Defense Home Page" - https://www.adrr.com/aa/ Encyclopedia of Arkansas - "Suzette Haden Elgin (1936–2015)" https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/suzette-haden-elgin-3403/ Láadan Language homepage - https://laadanlanguage.com/ Marsh, Stephen R. - "An update on Suzette Haden Elgin from her husband" (2012) https://ethesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/update-on-suzette-haden-elgin-from-her.html?m=1 Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - "Suzette Haden Elgin biography" https://www.sfwa.org/members/elgin/index.html#Biography Wells, Kim - "An Interview with Suzette Haden Elgin" (1999) https://web.archive.org/web/20170302034339/http://womenwriters.net/editorials/hadenelgin.htm

    2h 44m
  2. Karel Čapek - "War with the Newts" (1936) | Chrononauts Episode 51

    11/23/2025

    Karel Čapek - "War with the Newts" (1936) | Chrononauts Episode 51

    Containing Matters of Continental Drift timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00) "War with the Newts" background, non-spoiler discussion (13:41) spoiler summary and discussion (34:35) general spoiler summary and audio adaptations (1:48:11) Music: German, Edward - "In Praise of Neptune" (1912) https://imslp.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Neptune_(German%2C_Edward) A. C. B., Miss - "Sea Nymph Polka" (1855) https://imslp.org/wiki/Sea_Nymph_Polka_(Miss_A._C._B.) Sousa, John Philip - "The Triton March" (1892) https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/The-Triton-March/ Bibliography: Klima, Ivan - introduction to "War with the Newts" Rieder, John - "On Karel Čapek’s Prophetic Science Fiction Novel ‘War With the Newts’" in "Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival From Speculative Fiction" (2022)

    2h 13m
  3. Leigh Brackett - "Enchantress of Venus" (1949) | Chrononauts Episode 50.3

    10/17/2025

    Leigh Brackett - "Enchantress of Venus" (1949) | Chrononauts Episode 50.3

    Containing Matters of Falconry Timestamps: Planet Stories background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (33:39) Bibliography: Brackett, Leigh - introduction to "Enchantress of Venus" from "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006) Hartwell, David G. and Cramer, Kathryn - introduction to "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006)

    1h 9m
  4. C.L. Moore - "Shambleau" (1933) | Chrononauts Episode 50.2

    10/12/2025

    C.L. Moore - "Shambleau" (1933) | Chrononauts Episode 50.2

    Containing Matters of Medusas Timestamps: non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (18:14) Bibliography: Luminist "Weird Tales" archive https://www.luminist.org/archives/SF/WT.htm

    37 min
  5. Edgar Rice Burroughs - "A Princess of Mars" (1912) | Chrononauts Episode 50.1

    09/21/2025

    Edgar Rice Burroughs - "A Princess of Mars" (1912) | Chrononauts Episode 50.1

    Containing Matters of the Gentleman Timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00) background on space opera and planetary romance (16:40) "Princess of Mars" non-spoiler discussion (39:16) spoiler summary and discussion (1:03:06) spoiler general discussion, film discussion (2:14:01) Music: Hill, Ferd. K. - "General Grant's Polka" (1865) https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.muscivilwar-200000454/ Bibliography: Hartwell, David G. and Cramer, Kathryn - introduction to "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006) Porges, Irwin - "Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan" (1975)

    2h 56m
  6. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" (1972) | Chrononauts Episode 49

    08/22/2025

    Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Roadside Picnic" (1972) | Chrononauts Episode 49

    Containing Matters of Monkey Timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00) Strugatsky brothers biography, non-spoiler discussion (24:56) spoiler summary and discussion (1:01:13) "Stalker" film discussion (1:51:27) Bibliography: Cordasco, Rachel - "Fantastic Fiction: The Strugatsky Brothers in 1962" https://seattlein2025.org/2025/07/11/fantastic-fiction-the-strugatsky-brothers-in-1962/ The Guardian - "Boris Strugatsky: Russia mourns death of sci-fi writer – even Vladimir Putin" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/20/boris-strugatsky-russia-sci-fi-writer Howell, Yvonne - "Arkady Natanovich Strugatsky (August 28, 1925-October 13, 1991)" Science Fiction Studies, volume 19, issue 1 (1992) Laboratory of Fantastika - "Roadside Picnic" entry https://fantlab.ru/work569Lem, Stanislaw, Elsa Schieder and R.M.P.- “About the Strugatskys’ ‘Roadside Picnic,’” Science Fiction Studies, volume 10, issue 3 (1983) Riley, John - "Boris Strugatsky: Acclaimed writer of science fiction" obituary (2012) https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/boris-strugatsky-acclaimed-writer-of-science-fiction-8424590.html Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Strugatski, Arkady and Boris" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/strugatski_arkady Simon, Erik - “The Strugatskys in Political Context,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 31, issue 3 (2004) Strugatsky, Arkadii, Vladimir Gopman, Mark Knighton, and Darko Suvin- “Science Fiction Teaches the Civic Virtues: An Interview with Arkadii Strugatsky,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 18, issue 1 (1991) Strugatsky, Boris Natanovich, Erik Simon- “Working for Tarkovsky,” Science Fiction Studies, volume 31, issue 3 (2004)

    2h 28m
  7. Ted Chiang - "Story of Your Life" (1998) | Chrononauts Episode 48.4

    07/11/2025

    Ted Chiang - "Story of Your Life" (1998) | Chrononauts Episode 48.4

    Containing Matters of Mapping Memory Timestamps: Ted Chiang background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary, spoiler discussion, "Arrival" discussion (17:21) Bibliography: Brady, Amy - "Barack Obama’s 2019 Summer Reading List", Chicago Review of Books, https://chireviewofbooks.com/2019/08/20/barack-obamas-2019-summer-reading-list/ Grant, Gavin J. - interview with Ted Chiang, indiebound https://web.archive.org/web/20170407032812/http://www.indiebound.org/author-interviews/chiangted McCarron, Meghan - "The Legendary Ted Chiang on Seeing His Stories Adapted and the Ever-Expanding Popularity of SF"https://electricliterature.com/the-legendary-ted-chiang-on-seeing-his-stories-adapted-and-the-ever-expanding-popularity-of-sf/

    57 min
  8. Samuel Delany - "Babel-17" (1966) | Chrononauts Episode 48.3

    07/08/2025

    Samuel Delany - "Babel-17" (1966) | Chrononauts Episode 48.3

    Containing Matters of Masque and Basque Timestamps: Delany bio, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler plot summary (26:37) spoiler discussion (52:29) Bibliography: Delany, Samuel R. - "Silent Interviews" (1994) Delany, Samuel R. - "Why I Write: Getting ready not to be", The Yale Review https://yalereview.org/article/samuel-r-delany-science-fiction-why-i-write Delany, Samuel R., Takayuki Tatsumi- “Interview: Samuel R. Delany,” Diacritics, volume 16, issue 3 (1986) Hardesty, William H.- “Semiotics, Space Travel, and ‘Babel-17,’” Mosaic, Volume 13, Issue 3 (1980) Lukin, Josh - “About Samuel Delany,” The Minnesota Review, issue 65 (2006) Samuel Delany website biography https://www.samueldelany.com/biography Steiner, K. Leslie - "Samuel R. Delany" https://www.pseudopodium.org/repress/KLeslieSteiner-SamuelRDelany.html

    1h 10m
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A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. Texts and translations: https://chrononautspodcast.blogspot.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1093395-chrononauts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrononautspodcast Twitter: @ChrononautsSF email: chrononautspodcast@gmail.com Music and readings: https://chrononautspodcast.bandcamp.com Opening theme music by Ionas von Zezswitz Sounds and effects by Nate AI thumbnail art by DALL-E-2 and Stable Diffusion

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  • Creator
    JM, Gretchen and Nate
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    148
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © JM, Gretchen and Nate
  • Show Website
    Chrononauts

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