Chrononauts

Containing two Works filling the Interval Of Time between the Excellent Lady Mary Shelley and the equally Good Frenchman Jules Verne, the Former consisting of Reanimation through means of Electricity, A Civil War in Spain, Exquisite and Novel Devices, and a not insignificant Number of Humorous Dialog, the Latter consisting of Alien Civilizations, their Poetry, Prose and Drama.

Timestamps:

Jane Webb - "The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century" (1827) 0:00

C.I. Defontenay - "Star ou Psi de Cassiopée" (1854) 40:50

Containing Matters concerning the Works and Life of Mary Shelley, that exceptional Individual whose series of Published Novels in the Gothic Fashion are considered by Some (and revered by Others) to encompass the Inceptual Origin of the Emergent Progression of Tropes of the Genre of Science Fiction, in Partickular the oft-staged Frankenstein, that through its Persistence is completely doubtlessly thoroughly and without Question, Embedded in the thinking Spheres of our Arts and Cultures, that is, Well-Known, and the hither to obscured and suppressed Last Man, in which its delightful Ruminations dutifully serve (as best We can hope Them to) to provide and deliver henceforth the Reader with a series of Portraits illustrating the Depths, Souls and Feelings of many noted Poets, both considering between the Modality of the Verbal and the Modality of the Mathematickal.

Timestamps:

Introductions, Mary Shelley - "Frankenstein" (1818) - 0:00

Mary Shelley - "The Last Man" (1826) - 45:01

Richard Brinsley Peake  - "Presumption; or, the Fate of Frankenstein" (1823) and film adaptations - 1:17:26

Containing extensive Discussions of the Imaginary Traveller, the  Literary Trope which Some consider antecedent to the Genre of Science  Fiction (while Others Still, however, do not altogether), with the  Beginning commencing forth from Their first known Appearance in the  Greek Tongue, the Progression of Their Voyage to the Middle Era,  continuing with Their Explorations during the Reformed and Enlightened  Times, and concluding with a Preview of the next Episode.

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Opening Theme, Antiquity and Lucian's "A True Story" (150) (0:00)

The Middle ages: Dante's "Divine Comedy" (1308-20) and "Arabian Nights" (800-1300) (23:13)

Johannes Kepler's "Somnium" (1608) (32:44)

Francis Bacon's "New Atlantis" (1628) (42:19)

Francis Godwin's "The Man in the Moone" (1638) (49:41)

Cyrano de Bergerac's "Comical History of the States and Empires of the Moon" (1657) and "The States and Empires of the Sun" (1662) (56:23)

Voltaire's "Micromegas" (1752), outro and preview for next episode (1:11:08)

Containing an Introduction to the Series, in which the Listener is acquainted with the Character of the Hosts, with numerous Discussions on matters concerning Genre, History, Fiction, Literature, the Natural Sciences, and with the Conclusion of which containing a Preview of the subsequent Episode.

Books referenced, on Goodreads:

"Foundation", by Isaac Asimov (USA, 1951) : https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29579.Foundation

"A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court", by Mark Twain: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37810588-mark-twain---a-connecticut-yankee-in-king-arthur-s-court

"The Martian Chronicles", by Ray Bradbury (USA, 1950): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/76778.The_Martian_Chronicles

"Fahrenheit 451", by Ray Bradbury (USA, 1953): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42609095-fahrenheit-451-by-ray-bradbury-essay-for-studying-by-lukas

"Kaleidoscope", by Ray Bradbury (USA, 1951): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12525512-ray-bradbury-s-kaleidoscope

"The Collected Fantasies of Clark Ashton Smith: A Vintage from Atlantis" (USA, 1926-61): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41812484-the-collected-fantasies-of-clark-ashton-smith

"The Once and Future King", by T.H. White (UK. 1958): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43545.The_Once_and_Future_King

"The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick", by Philip K. Dick (USA, 2011): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10887550-the-exegesis-of-philip-k-dick

"Ubik", by Philip K. Dick (USA, 1969): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22590.Ubik

"Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus", by Mary Shelley (UK, 1818): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18490.Frankenstein

"Dune", by Frank Herbert (USA, 1965): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/234225.Dune

"Rendezvous with Rama", by Arthur C. Clarke (UK, 1973): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31548627-rendezvous-with-rama

"Childhood's End", by Arthur C. Clarke (UK, 1953): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50783631-childhood-s-end

"As I Lay Dying", by William Faulkner (USA, 1930): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77013.As_I_Lay_Dying

"The Collected Stories of William Faulkner" (USA, 1950): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1184102.Collected_Stories_of_William_Faulkner

"Gormenghast" novels, by Mervyn Peake (UK, 1946-59): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39058.The_Gormenghast_Novels

"Ender's Game", by Orson Scott Card (USA, 1985): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/375802.Ender_s_Game

"New Worlds: An Anthology", edited by Michael Moorcock (vars., 1965-95) (content from the infamous "new-wave" oriented zine: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1532128.New_Worlds

"Voyage of the Space Beagle", by A.E. Van Vogt (CAN, 1950): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/546454.The_Voyage_of_the_Space_Beagle

"The Mote in God's Eye", by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle (USA, 1974): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100365.The_Mote_in_God_s_Eye

"Hyperion", by Dan Simmons (USA, 1989): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77566.Hyperion

"The Canterbury Tales", by Geoffrey Chaucer (Kingdom of England, 1387-1400): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2696.The_Canterbury_Tales

Facebook Groups:

Offbeat: B-movies, Cult, Grindhouse, Old-school Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/613178365804624?refid=46

Science Fiction Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/9990182714?refid=18

Films:

"Cat Women of the Moon" https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045609/

"The Black Hole", https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078869/

Misc:

Arthur C. Clarke's essay "Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination", from which "Clarke's Law" is derived: http://www.sfcenter.ku.edu/Sci-Tech-Society/stored/futurists_hazards_of_prophecy.pdf

Morbid Angel: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Morbid_Angel/68