In today's episode I talk to Phoenix Alexander, a librarian at my University, who curates the largest catalogued science fiction collection in Europe. As I wrote my History dissertation focusing on H. G. Wells earlier this year, Phoenix helped point me in the right direction for a lot of valuable resources from the collection. I thought it would be brilliant to catch up and hear more about his role and what his thoughts are of science fiction as an important form of social commentary. If you're interested in reading more of Phoenix's fictional and non-fictional work, then you can discover more on his website: https://www.phoenixalexanderauthor.com/. If you enjoyed the podcast you can follow the show on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/artimitateslifepodcast/ or you can leave a £3 tip at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/artimitateslife. Hosted by John Reynolds. Jingle by Gabriel Ness