569 episodes
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast David Barr Kirtley
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4.6 • 875 Ratings
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Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Simon Pegg (#39), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." Help crowdfund us at patreon.com/geeks
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569. Lionel Shriver, author of Mania and Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction
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568. Children of Dune Miniseries Review (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Rajan Khanna)
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566. Fallout Season 1 Review (with John Joseph Adams, Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman)
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565. David Sirota, co-creator of Don’t Look Up and author of Back to Our Future: How the 1980s Explain the World We Live in Now–Our Culture, Our Politics, Our Everything
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564. Teresa Sutherland, writer of The Wind and director of Lovely, Dark, and Deep
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Customer Reviews
Great podcast!
Great execution, coupled with a wide variety of guests and topics, make this a wonderful podcast. Not every topic hits home for me, but that’s to be expected. Thank you all for a great contribution!
Going strong and still full of surprises
The most recent episode reminded me why I get excited to hear the interviews on GGTTG. I could probably have found out a lot of it after some searching and reading a lot, but I didn't know there was so much reason to go do those rabbit holes.
A thoughtful and rigorous contribution to benevolent fandom
For years I’ve turned to Geek’s Guide for open-ended discussions on my favorite content. Dave’s warm yet analytical tone is well-suited to the variety of formats this show offers. The lovable cast of returning panelists punctuate the interview roster with just the kind of quirky party that I enjoy with my own friends. I recently became a supporter after realizing that Patreon’s per-episode floating contribution offers a simple mechanism for encouraging more Geek’s Guide.