595 Episodes

  1. 115. Nick Harkaway on Existential Pulp / Guardians of the Galaxy Movie Review

    Published: 8/16/2014
  2. 114. Charles Stross / The Nintendo Entertainment System (with Alison Haislip of Nerdist and Blake J. Harris)

    Published: 8/2/2014
  3. 113. James S. A. Corey / Game of Thrones Season 4 (with Theresa DeLucci)

    Published: 7/12/2014
  4. 112. Diana Gabaldon (Outlander) / Women Destroy Science Fiction (with Christie Yant, Wendy Wagner)

    Published: 6/28/2014
  5. 111. Lawrence Krauss (The Physics of Star Trek) / Being an Atheist Writer (with James Morrow)

    Published: 6/14/2014
  6. 110. Cecil Baldwin of Welcome to Night Vale / A-holes and Trolls (with Aaron James)

    Published: 5/31/2014
  7. 109. Mary Robinette Kowal of Writing Excuses / Weird Western Books and Comics (with Fred Van Lente)

    Published: 5/17/2014
  8. 108. Christopher Moore / Noah Movie Review (with The Bible Geek Robert M. Price, Richard Carrier)

    Published: 4/26/2014
  9. 107. Elizabeth Bear / Robot Uprisings (with Daniel H. Wilson author of Robopocalypse)

    Published: 4/12/2014
  10. 106. Author and Futurist Karl Schroeder / Ender's Game and Philosophy

    Published: 3/29/2014
  11. 105. Richard Garriott (Ultima) / Dungeons & Dragons Novels (with James L. Sutter)

    Published: 3/17/2014
  12. 104. Michio Kaku on the Future of the Mind / John Joseph Adams Returns (with Joe Monti)

    Published: 3/1/2014
  13. 103. Jeff VanderMeer / Dating for Geeks / "Power Armor: A Love Story" read by Norm Sherman of Drabblecast

    Published: 2/15/2014
  14. 102. Podcasting Star Scott Sigler / Hackers (with Myke Cole, P.W. Singer)

    Published: 2/1/2014
  15. 101. Joe Haldeman (The Forever War) / Writers as Characters (with Kat Howard)

    Published: 1/18/2014
  16. 100. Astronaut Chris Hadfield / Geek's Guide Retrospective (with Matt London)

    Published: 12/28/2013
  17. 99. Dean Koontz / Subterranean Horrors (with Grady Hendrix, John Langan)

    Published: 12/14/2013
  18. 98. Doug Dorst on Working with J.J. Abrams / Junot Diaz Chat (with Tobias Buckell)

    Published: 11/30/2013
  19. 97. Allie Brosh on Web Comics and Writing for the NoSleep Podcast / Comic Strips (with David Malki)

    Published: 11/16/2013
  20. 96. Dan Simmons (Hyperion) / Sex in Horror (with Grady Hendrix, Jaym Gates)

    Published: 10/26/2013

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