In conversation with Kelsey Olesen while at WorldCon 76. We briefly discuss the role of women in SFF stories.

As promised, the author of Dread Nation is Justina Ireland. And for reference, Zen Cho is the author of Sorcerer to the Crown.

In conversation with Gonzalo Alvarez, creator of Polloman. Keep up-to-date with Gonzalo's work by following him on Twitter @Gonzzink. Support his work and buy your copy of Polloman at  legendofpolloman.com.

Marshall went to WorldCon76 in San Jose and we talk about how the trip went and why you too should go to WorldCon.

We're talking about Harry Potter and the Philosopher's [Sorcerer's] Stone. It's a simple story with a lot of unintended consequences. Part one of an ongoing series in which the Androids and Assets team reads the entire series.

We saw Ready Player One. It's a combination of sexism, naïveté, toxic nostalgia, and pessimism.

We're talking 2017 movie Along with the Gods. Our good friend Jin-Ho wanted to share this movie with us and boy are we glad he did. We get into cultural differences in the afterlife and find that they're not as different as we expected.

We're talking Black Panther! A very important movie that talks about some urgent topics. Not your standard super hero beat em up.

We talk about Ava Duvernay's new movie, A Wrinkle in Time. Our special guest is children's book lover, Candace. This movie has great lessons for children and adults.

We're talking about the Matrix, hacking, russiagate, and goths. Find out about the state of the world today by looking at a movie from 18 years ago.

This fantastic alternative poster is from Timothy Anderson.