Alan & Jeremy Vs Science Fiction

This episode we discuss "Your Authentic Indian Experience TM" by Rebecca Roanhorse with our guest Dr. Grace Dillon. Grace is a professor of Literature at Portland University, as well as an editor, and all around mover and shaker in the SFF community. We discuss cultural appropriation, Indigenous Peoples, Virtual Reality, among other topics. This is our first ever Patreon Members' story vote episode.

You can find "Your Authentic Indian Experience TM" here: https://www.apex-magazine.com/welcome-to-your-authentic-indian-experience/

Books Reviewed:

The Sky Woman by JD Moyer

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang

In this episode, we explore flash fiction and future trends in Science Fiction with Josh Hrala and Patrick Morris, the editors of Pittsburgh based Flash Fiction Magazine The Arcanist. 

Stories include "Jed Thule is a Coward" by Brad Preslar and "Throwing Static" by JW Bell. Both stories can be found at The Arcanist: https://thearcanist.io/about.  

Reviews include Hearts of Tabat by Cat Rambo

In this episode we discuss CL Moore's story "Shambleau" with authors Cat Rambo and Diane Morrison. We also discuss cross genre fiction, life after death, and feminism.

Book reviewed: The Witch Who Came In From The Cold by MAx Gladstone, Lindsay Smith, Ian Tregillis, Cassandra Rose Clarke, and Michael Swanwick

You can also find the story here:

"Shambleau" - http://blogs.iac.gatech.edu/mars1102/files/2016/01/Moore-Shambleau.pdf

In this episode we discuss  "And You Shall Know Her By The Trail Of Dead" by Brooke Bolander with our guest Dan Moren an author, journalist, and podcaster. We also discuss the art of swearing, cyberpunk, and famous character duos.

We review The Strange Bird by Jeff Vandermeer and October Country by Ray Bradbury.

Here's where you can find everything:

"And You Shall Know Her By The Trail Of Dead" by Brooke Bolanderhttp://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/shall-know-trail-dead/ 

Dan Moren: https://dmoren.com/

In this episode, we discuss "The Catherine Wheel" by Ian McDonald with our guest Diane Turnshek an scientist, writer, and professor. We also talk about light pollution, terraforming, and religion.

Books Reviewed: Strange Bird by Jeff Vandermeer

                              October Country by Ray Bradbury

In this episode we review our year. We also invite Tade Thompson back to the podcast, Ryan Pruchnic, and for the first time ever, the Chinese Science Fiction author Zhang Ran. 

We talk about a wide range of things from Marvel movies, to our favorite books, to cryogenic freezing yourself in order to time travel. 

We also have a lot of fun making this episode and some of us get tipsy. 

Thanks to all our listeners for a great 2018. Here's to having an even better 2019.

In this episode, we discuss "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin with our guest BJ Mendelson an author, comic book writer, and speaker. We talk about big data, the trolley problem, and the future of privacy.

Books reviewed: Blackfish City by Sam J Miller.

The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

You can find everything here:

"The Cold Equations" - http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-cold-equations/

BJ Mendelson - https://bjmendelson.com/

In this episode, we discuss "The Martian Obelisk" by Linda Nagata with our guest Aubrey Hirsch an author, essayist, artist, and professor. We talk about the meaning of art, the likelihood of people on Mars, and Mars in fiction.

Books reviewed: The Anthology Life on Mars edited by Johnathan Strahan.

You can find everything here:

"The Martian Obelisk" - https://www.tor.com/2017/07/19/the-martian-obelisk/ 

Aubrey Hirsch - https://aubreyhirsch.com/ 

In this episode, we discuss "The Last Question" by Isaac Asimov with our guest Dr. Derek Leben, professor of Ethics. We talk about Artificial Intelligence, why Asimov's three laws of robotics suck, Asimov's positive outlook on technology, and the trolley problem.

Books reviewed: The Apocalypse Index by Charles Stross & Artemis by Andy Weir

You can find everything here:

"The Last Question" - http://www.multivax.com/last_question.html 

Derek Leben - https://www.amazon.com/Derek-Leben/e/B07G5GHBQ5 

In this episode we discuss the story "The Immortal" by Jorge Borges with our guest Tade Thompson. We discuss "monstrous immortality", Jorge Borges' literary significance, and Plato.

Here is where you can find everything:

Tade Thompson: https://www.amazon.com/Tade Thompson/e/B00KU8RQFO 

"The Immortal" wiki entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Immortal_(short_story)

Daughters of the Forgotten Light by Sean Grigsby: https://www.amazon.com/Daughters-Forgotten-Light-Sean-Grigsby-ebook/dp/B079KSFHV5/ref=sr_1_3?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1538701466&sr=1-3&keywords=sean+grigsby

The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett: https://www.amazon.com/Color-Magic-Novel-Discworld-ebook/dp/B000W9399S/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1538701518&sr=1-1&keywords=the+color+of+magic+terry+pratchett