Ben Riggs joins us to discuss his new book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons, a behind-the-scenes look at the downfall of gaming giant TSR.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

521. A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons (with Ben Riggs)

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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Andrea Kail, Zach Chapman, and Mercurio D. Rivera join us to discuss the animated series Scavengers Reign, about a group of survivors stranded on an alien planet.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

572. Scavengers Reign Season 1 Review (with Andrea Kail, Zach Chapman, Mercurio D. Rivera)

Myke Cole and Michael Livingston join us to discuss the new Alex Garland movie Civil War, about a civil war breaking out in modern day America.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

571. Civil War Movie Review (with Myke Cole, Michael Livingston)

Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated series Invincible, based on the superhero comic by Robert Kirkman.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

570. Invincible Seasons 1 and 2 Review (with Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, Zach Chapman)

Lionel Shriver, author of We Need to Talk About Kevin, joins us to discuss her new books Mania and Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

569. Lionel Shriver, author of Mania and Abominations: Selected Essays from a Career of Courting Self-Destruction

Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss the 2003 miniseries Frank Herbert’s Children of Dune, which adapts the second and third Dune novels.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

521. A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons (with Ben Riggs)

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