A new thing we're trying - occasional episodes in which we share 5 things making us happy lately. No genre content, just chatting.

We're 2025 Hugo finalists! Thank you so much to everyone who nominated us. Check out our voter packet submission. See the full list of finalists here.

Hope to see you in Seattle!!

We're an opera podcast now, and you get to come with us to New York to see Moby-Dick at the Met!

Bonus content: a Shamrock Shake tasting, boat facts at the South Street Seaport Museum, and documentation of every dog in Manhattan.

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Miles is back at it.

DM: Haley

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Jo Walton's Review

Officially now a tradition, friend of the pod Anne joined us for another quiz on past episodes!

When you get to the end, you'll wander why you even read this. Terrible!

DM: Amy

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James Nicoll's review

TIDES

Podcast bestie Ann Michelle Harris joined us for a wide-ranging conversation about her debut novel North, and all things publishing and writing. If you've ever wondered how stray thoughts can become a novel, now is your chance to find out!

Ann Michelle is a published author, lawyer, and contributor to the Hugo-winning fanzine, Nerds of a Feather.

Want a signed copy of North? Join us for the book launch on January 18th from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Eagle Eye Books in Decatur, GA!

Links:

Purchase North by Ann Michelle Harris

Ann Michelle's website

Ann Michelle on Nerds of a Feather

Halfway to Life Day Cookbook Special

Follow Ann on social media:

Threads | Instagram | Facebook | Bluesky | Twitter

Y2K Hugo winner A Deepness in the Sky sure is long! And oh hey, happy new year!

Skip ahead about 9 minutes from the start if you want to avoid a discussion of neighbor parking drama.

DM: Lori

CW/TW: SA

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Hey, you know what? This wasn't so bad!

There's about 20 extra minutes of chitchat at the end, mostly about Endurance (the Shackleton Expedition). Feel free to ignore it!

DM: Haley

CW/TW: we discuss animal death in Endurance during the post-episode chitchat

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It's a(nother) stressful week, so you can have little an early episode, as a treat. Hang in there.

This month we read and discussed Naomi Kritzer's Hugo-winning short story, Better Living Through Algorithms. You can read it for free or listen to it thanks to Clarkesworld!

This is a wide-ranging discussion where we used the story as more of a jumping-off point to talk about a lot of other things, from sailing to crossfit to facial recognition software.

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Picture Me Coding, ft. Amy