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. Más Allá and the Oesterhelds | Chrononauts Episode 54.4

    3D AGO

    Más Allá and the Oesterhelds | Chrononauts Episode 54.4

    Containing Matters of Miscalculation Timestamps: Más Allá background (0:00) Héctor Germán and Jorge Oesterheld background (24:13) "Beware of the Dog" (1953) (34:43) "Boomerang" (1953) (52:50) Bibliography: Abraham, Carlos - "Las revistas argentinas de ciencia ficción" (2018) Archivo Histórico de Revistas Argentinas, "Más Allá de la Ciencia y de la Fantasía" archive, https://ahira.com.ar/revistas/mas-alla-de-la-ciencia-y-de-la-fantasia/ Capanna, Pablo - "La sci-fi en Argentina", El taco en la brea, May 2018 de Pedro, Roque - "Los Primeros Pasos de la Ciencia Fiction Argentina: Acá también hay un más allá”", pp. 20-22, Expreso Imaginario #38, Sept 1979 Ferreira, Rachel Haywood - "How Latin America Saved the World and Other Forgotten Futures", Science Fiction Studies, Vol. 43, No. 2 (July 2016), pp. 207-225 Ferreira, Rachel Haywood - "Más Allá, El Eternauta, and the Dawn of the Golden Age of Latin American Science Fiction (1953-59)", Extrapolation 51.2 (2010), pp. 281-303 Hennum, Shea - "The Interrupted Eternity: How the ’70s Argentinian Government Removed Rebel Cartoonist Héctor Germán Oesterheld", Paste Magazine, 18 November 2025 https://www.pastemagazine.com/comics/the-interrupted-eternity-how-the-argentinian-governme Lambiek Comicylopedia - "Hector German Oesterheld" entry https://www.lambiek.net/artists/o/oesterheld_hg.htm Noguerol, Claudio Omar - "A History of Science Fiction and Fandom in Argentina" (1989) https://fanac.org/Fan_Histories/Argentina/history_sf_fandom_in_argentina.pdf Porrúa, Francisco - unpublished letter to Forrest J Ackerman, October 22, 1955, Box 133, "Porrúa, Francisco 1954-1955, 1957, 1960" folder, Forrest J Ackerman Papers, Syracuse University Libraries Special Collections Research Center https://library.syracuse.edu/digital/guides/a/ackerman_fj.htm Quereilhac, Soledad - "Más Allá de la Ciencia y de la Fantasía: Revista mensual de aventuras apasionantes en el mundo de la magia científica (1953-1957)", Archivo Histórico de Revistas Argentinas https://ahira.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Presentaci%C3%B3n-M%C3%A1s-All%C3%A1-SQ.pdf Standal, CJ - "Comics’ Own Martyr: Héctor Oesterheld’s Life and Death", Cartoonist Cooperative, August 2023 https://cartoonist.coop/journal/comics-own-martyr-hector-oesterhelds-life-and-death/ Tercera Fundacion, "Nueva Dimensión 49 (1973)" entry https://tercerafundacion.net/biblioteca/ver/ficha/7825 Thielman, Sam - "The Comic-Strip Writer Who Became a Legend", The New Yorker, 26 April 2023 https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-comic-strip-writer-who-became-a-legend

    1h 4m
  2. Sandro Sandrelli - "The Prototype" (1961) | Chrononauts Episode 54.3

    MAY 6

    Sandro Sandrelli - "The Prototype" (1961) | Chrononauts Episode 54.3

    Containing Matters Of Manifestations Bibliography: Barbieri, Daniele - "Ricordando Sandro Sandrelli" (2018) https://www.labottegadelbarbieri.org/ricordando-sandro-sandrelli/ Biblioteca di via Senato Fondazione - "Fondo Fantascienza" https://bibliotecadiviasenato.it/patrimonio/fondo-fantascienza/ Jarok, Andrea - "1963/1968: la nascita del fandom" Proietti, Salvatore - "Un viaggio nella narrativa di uno dei padri della fantascienza italiana" (2010) https://www.fantascienza.com/13483/la-scienza-l-assurdo-e-i-mille-mondi-sandro-sandrelli Sandrelli bibliography at fantascienza.com https://www.fantascienza.com/catalogo/autori/NILF14680/sandro-sandrelli/

    15 min
  3. Luigi Cozzi - "Rainy Day Revolution No. 39" (1965) | Chrononauts Episode 54.2

    MAY 1

    Luigi Cozzi - "Rainy Day Revolution No. 39" (1965) | Chrononauts Episode 54.2

    Containing Matters of Mass Transit Timestamps: Luigi Cozzi background (0:00) "Rainy Day Revolution No. 39" discussion (27:31) Bibliography: Bałaga, Marta, interview with Luigi Cozzi (2024) https://cineuropa.org/es/interview/470204/ Frau, Fabio Secchi "Il principe della fantascienza italiana" https://www.mymovies.it/persone/luigi-cozzi/52276/ DeSentis, John "Talking COZZILLA: An Interview with Italian GODZILLA Director Luigi Cozzi", (2009) https://www.scifijapan.com/godzilla-toho/talking-cozzilla-an-interview-with-italian-godzilla-director-luigi-cozzi de Voogd, Barend, interview with Luigi Cozzi (2011) https://www.flashbackfiles.com/luigi-cozzi-interview Torretti, Barbara, interview with Luigi Cozzi (2006) https://www.darkveins.com/en/interview-with-luigi-cozzi/

    46 min
  4. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Wanderers and Travellers" (1963) | Chrononauts Episode 54.1

    APR 26

    Arkady and Boris Strugatsky - "Wanderers and Travellers" (1963) | Chrononauts Episode 54.1

    Containing Matters of Marine Movement Timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads, "International Science Fiction" background (0:00) "Wanderers and Travellers" discussion, spoiler summary (21:40) Bibliography: WSFA Journal #51, Jan 1968https://fanac.org/fanzines//WSFA_Journal/wsfa_journal_51_miller_1968-01.pdf

    43 min
  5. Theodore Sturgeon - "Slow Sculpture" (1970) | Chrononauts Episode 53.6

    MAR 22

    Theodore Sturgeon - "Slow Sculpture" (1970) | Chrononauts Episode 53.6

    Containing Matters of Cultivation Timestamps: Sturgeon background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (26:52) Bibliography: Delany, Samuel - introduction from "The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (Vol. II)" Ellison, Harlan - introduction from "The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (Vol. XI)" Heinlein, Robert - introduction from "The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon (Vol. III)" Menger, Lucy - "Theodore Sturgeon" (1981)

    49 min
  6. Margaret St. Clair - "Roberta" (1962) | Chrononauts Episode 53.5

    MAR 21

    Margaret St. Clair - "Roberta" (1962) | Chrononauts Episode 53.5

    Containing Matters of Misappropriation Timestamps: St. Clair biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (34:20) Bibliography: St. Clair, Margaret - "Wight in Space: An Autobiographical Sketch" from "Fantastic Lives - Autobiographical Essays by Notable Science Fiction Writers" (1981) St. Clair, Margaret - "Twenty-Seven Captured Suns" (1947) St. Clair, Margaret - "Supplement to Twenty-Seven Captured Suns" (1947)

    59 min
  7. R.A. Lafferty - "Rainbird" (1961) | Chrononauts Episode 53.4

    MAR 17

    R.A. Lafferty - "Rainbird" (1961) | Chrononauts Episode 53.4

    Containing Matters of Falconry Timestamps: Lafferty biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (34:14) Bibliography: Arrive at Easterwine blog https://www.arriveateasterwine.com/portfolio Jackson, Tom - "My interview with R.A. Lafferty" https://sanduskyregister.com/news/166265/my-interview-with-ra-lafferty/ Otto Jack Petersen, Daniel - "The Hole on the Corner" podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Doctor_Rockter

    58 min
  8. Zenna Henderson - "Something Bright" (1960) | Chrononauts Episode 53.3

    MAR 14

    Zenna Henderson - "Something Bright" (1960) | Chrononauts Episode 53.3

    Containing Matters of Matronly Materialization Timestamps: Henderson biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (10:43) Bibliography: Mormon Literature and Creative Arts - "Zenna Chlarson Henderson" https://web.archive.org/web/20120204042207/http://mormonlit.lib.byu.edu/lit_author.php?a_id=2767 Webster, Bud - "Zenna Henderson" http://www.philsp.com/articles/pastmasters_04.html Yaszek, Lisa - "Zenna Henderson" https://womensf.loa.org/zenna-henderson/

    28 min
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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
    158
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © JM, Gretchen and Nate
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