89 episodes
Hugo, Girl! Hugo Girl
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4.9 • 66 Ratings
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Three space feminists read, dissect, and rant at Hugo Award-winning pieces of fiction.
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Episode 67: Hugo Girls Gone Wild: Twilight: OnlyFangs
We discuss the hottest film romance in genre fiction: Twilight! We love it.
DM: Lori
CW/TW: It's Twilight.
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Episode 66 - The Wind Whales of Ishmael: #NotMyIshmael
This month we read Philip José Farmer's extended fart joke The Wind Whales of Ishmael. This episode is kinda ridiculous, which is fitting for a book which is also kinda ridiculous. We chatted for 15 minutes before we got into the book, as follows:
0:00-7:00ish - general chat and update on Haley's fava beans, as requested by listener Amber
7:00ish-14:30 - tasting and discussion of Coca-Cola Spiced, which is not very good
14:30-15:30 - an anecdote from Haley's college radio days
15:30-end - an actual episode of Hugo, Girl! the podcast
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Episode 65 - The Sparrow: Trigger Warning
This month we read Mary Doria Russell's divisive novel The Sparrow. It's got a bit of everything - Jesuits, space travel, food, friendship, sexual assault, victim-blaming, and child murder. Amy is DM.
Did we mention trigger warning? Yikes!
CW/TW: see description above, and it's really serious so skip this one if you need to! We like you!
By the way, we did a LOT of chatting at the top of this one, so skip to about the 12 minute mark if you want to get straight into the book discussion. -
First Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show
Friend of the pod Anne joined us and quizzed us on past episodes! We also discussed our favorite reads of 2023 and what we're looking forward to reading in 2024.
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Episode 64 - Spin: Eating Disorder Lawton
Jason is a genius, Diane is a diamond, ED is a Lawton, and Carol is drunk. Our narrator - He's just Tyler.
This month we read Spin by Robert Charles Wilson. We liked it! Lori is DM.
Note: There is no actual discussion of eating disorders in this episode or in the book. One character is named ED, and his name is repeated one million times.
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Episode 63 - Lord of Light: We Get Slizzard
This month we read Roger Zelazny's classic Lord of Light. We did not like it, and we are sorry.
DM: Haley
References:
The Nerantel Gem Episode
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Jo Walton's Review
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Customer Reviews
The ladies of Hugo Girl! are delightful.
I found this now Hugo-award-winning podcast through the Hugo’s There podcast (which is also great) some years ago, and have been a fan since. Such a different approach to reviewing a book. Even for books I haven’t or won’t read, I always enjoy hearing their lively discussions.
Fun Booky Time!
I haven’t even finished listening to a single episode yet, but I can tell this pod is gonna be in my regular rotation. Excited to hear more smart and funny takes on spec fic I loved or hated or will never have time to read!!
Fantastic podcast!
There’s a good bit of resentment directed toward SFF literature from the feminist community, and justifiably so. This podcast addresses these volatile issues head-on with neither apology nor whitewashing. Despite the incendiary nature of the backdrop, these three space feminists keep the vibe positive and upbeat. Each episode is a pleasure to listen to, with many being deeply edifying. Thanks for the great content!