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  • Transhumanism and AI ft. Robert J. Sawyer

    Transhumanism and AI ft. Robert J. Sawyer
    2025/04/15
    It's been an entire year of Wizards & Spaceships! Thank you for coming along with us on this wild and magical space ride. You can't turn on the news or doomscroll social media without hearing about how AI will revolutionize everything. Unfortunately, the worst people in the world seem to be in charge of it. In this episode, we talk to sci-fi legend Robert J. Sawyer about what AI and transhumanism really mean for humanity and our planet and how we can stand up to corporate hype and greed. Show notes:
      • Robert's website


      • Robert's Bluesky


      • AI's environmental problems


      • AI's thirst for electricity
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    1 時間
  • TTRPG Design ft. Jesse Pohlman

    TTRPG Design ft. Jesse Pohlman
    2025/03/15
    There’s a huge crossover between tabletop role-playing game players, genre fans, and genre writers, and many of us fell in love with genre fiction by playing D&D in the basement. In this episode, we're joined by author and game designer Jesse Pohlman to talk about the considerations that go into building your own TTPRG. Show notes:
      • Jesse’s website


      • Jesse’s Bluesky


      • Blight cover reveal
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    37 分
  • Toxic Schlock Syndrome ft. Shawn Whitney

    Toxic Schlock Syndrome ft. Shawn Whitney
    2025/02/15
    Pulp fiction is a cornerstone of the genres we love. In this episode, we talk to screenwriter, ghostwriter, and author of the new zombie novel Deads Rise, Shawn Whitney, about manly men doing manly things, the perils of writing romance, and close encounters with sexy lizard aliens. Show notes:
      • Shawn's website


      • Shawn's Twitter


      • The Pulp Magazines Project


      • Pulps In Special Collections
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    41 分
  • Can*Con Can-Can ft. Ira Nayman and Shirley Meier

    Can*Con Can-Can ft. Ira Nayman and Shirley Meier
    2025/01/15
    Rachel and David take the show on the road to Can*Con 2024 in Ottawa. We recorded the launch of The Dance, a multiverse anthology, as well as some general table silliness. Show notes:
      • Buy The Dance online


      • Can*Con


      • Ira's website


      • Shirley at Fantastic Fiction
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    36 分
  • Worldbuilding ft. Ursula Whitcher

    Worldbuilding ft. Ursula Whitcher
    2024/12/15

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    30 分
  • The Great Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane Lacey

    The Great Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane Lacey
    2024/11/15
    Welcome to the first episode of Wizards & Spaceships to pass the Bechdel Test! In 2023, the Hugo Awards, administered by the World Science Fiction Society, were rocked by scandal. That year, the convention was hosted in Chengdu, China, and a number of popular and acclaimed works, from R. F. Kuang's Babel to Xiran Jay Zhao's Iron Widow, were deemed ineligible...even though they had enough nominations to appear on the ballot. The controversy engulfed the world of speculative fiction, but what really happened? In this episode, we talk to WorldCon whistleblower Diane Lacey to get her take on what went wrong, who's to blame, and what we can learn from this moving forward.
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    46 分
  • The King of Horror ft. Troy Harkin

    The King of Horror ft. Troy Harkin
    2024/10/15
    Happy Halloween! To celebrate all that is spooky and monstrous, we're joined by poet, novelist, and David's other podcast co-host, Troy Harkin, to talk about the master of horror himself, Stephen King. Also cocaine. Show Notes:
      • Troy's website


      • ChiZine Publications


      • SK Tours of Maine


      • Two Old Farts Talk Sci-Fi
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Speculative Whiteness

    Speculative Whiteness
    2024/09/15
    In this episode, we talk to Jordan S. Carroll about his new book, the Sad and Rabid Puppies, and how to avoid getting your sci-fi co-opted by fascists. Show Notes:
      • Jordan’s Twitter: https://x.com/JordanSCarroll/


      • Jordan’s Bluesky: jordanscarroll.bsky.social


      • Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt Right by Jordan S. Carroll


      • Kaleidotrope


      • Elizabeth Sandifer: Eruditorum Press and Neoreaction a Basilisk but why not just go ahead and read everything she’s written?


      • Camestros Felapton’s The Complete Debarkle: Saga of a Culture War
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    36 分