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Two writers discuss the Golden Age of Science Fiction from 1926 to 1966

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Two writers discuss the Golden Age of Science Fiction from 1926 to 1966

    0056: Childhood Favorites

    0056: Childhood Favorites

    We go back to our childhoods to discuss key books that turned us into fans and shaped our future as writers. In this case, Tarzaan at the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs and Have Spacesuit, Will Travel, by Robert Heinlein.
    Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarzan_at_the_Earth%27s_Core
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Space_Suit%E2%80%94Will_Travel

    • 31 min
    Low Orbits 09: Tomorrow is Yesterday

    Low Orbits 09: Tomorrow is Yesterday

    Check out our review of Tomorrow is Yesterday, the original Series Star Trek episode where the Enterprise travels back in time to 1967 and unnecssarily creates a time paradox.
    Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrow_Is_Yesterday

    • 18 min
    Low Orbits 08: Land of the Giants

    Low Orbits 08: Land of the Giants

    This week, we review the pilot episode of Irwin Allen's Land of the Giants, a 1960s slice of sci-fi fun. A passenger rocket lands in a world where they are menaced by giants, giant cats, and giant pencils.
    Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_of_the_Giants

    • 13 min
    Low Orbits 07: The Invisible Enemy, The Outer Limits

    Low Orbits 07: The Invisible Enemy, The Outer Limits

    This week we revisit a childhood favorite, The Invisible Enemy from The Outer Limits. Shark monsters living in the sands of Mars murder astronauts.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Invisible_Enemy_(The_Outer_Limits)

    • 12 min
    Low Orbits 06: The Gamesters of Triskelion

    Low Orbits 06: The Gamesters of Triskelion

    This week we chat about The Gamesters of Triskelion the Star Trek epsidoe we judge to be the most Shatnerific.
    Links:
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gamesters_of_Triskelion
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelique_Pettyjohn

    • 17 min
    0055: The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight

    0055: The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight

    We discuss The Country of the Kind, by Damon Knight, where a psychopathic mutant is shunned by the human race. Then we discuss Knight's acerbic literary criticism.
    LINKS:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Country_of_the_Kind
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Wonder

    • 26 min

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