Hugo, Girl!

It's the fourth and final installment of Novella-vember! That was a lot! Phew!

For our last episode, we read The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson, which won the Hugo for best novella in 2013. Amy is DM.

It's week 3 of Novella-vember! This is the third installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Award-winning novella.

For this week's episode, we read The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis, which won the Hugo for best novella in 1989. Lori is DM.

It's week 2 of Novella-vember! This is the second installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Award-winning novella.

For this week's episode, we read Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr., which won the Hugo for best novella in 1977. Haley is DM.

CW/TW: sexual violence, brief discussion of suicide

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Music by Kevin

It's Novella-vember! This is the first installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Award-winning novella.

For this week's episode, we read The Word for World is Forest, which won the Hugo for best novella in 1973. Amy is DM.

CW/TW: sexual violence, murder, colonial violence, slavery, racism

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Music by Kevin

It's time for our Halloween Spooktacular Special! We watched and discussed the 1997 sci-fi/horror film Event Horizon, which has some incredible practical effects and solid performances, and is also very nearly scary.

DM: Kevin!!

CW/TW: violence, body horror, discussion of gross/graphic injuries

Episode transcripts available via: https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/transcripts

Spooky special music by Kevin

This month we read and discussed Samuel R. Delany's 1984 queer sci-fi masterpiece, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, chosen by our fundraiser winner and friend, Steven! It was wild and it was weird and you should probably give it a shot if you haven't read it.

DM: Lori

CW/TW: none really, but lots of sex talk so FYI if you're listening with your kids or your parents in the car

We've picked our books for Novella-vember:

The Word for World is Forest

Houston, Houston, Do You Read?

The Last of the Winnebagos

The Emperor's Soul

Links:

Sex With the Six-Legged Strangers

Discussing 'Stars in my Pocket Like Grains of Sand' with Dale Cooper

Samuel Delany Answers Your Science Fiction Questions!

Like Pop Rocks for the Brain by Jo Walton

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Episode transcripts

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We debrief after attending Chicon 8! Nearly 4 weeks after the fact, so the focus is largely on pizza. Tl;dr - we didn't win the Hugo, had fun anyway! 5 stars, would do again.

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This month we watched and discussed the beloved camp classic, Jupiter Ascending. What makes a good movie, anyway? If it has great costumes, sweeping spacescapes, and Eddie Redmayne alternately whispering and screaming, isn't that enough to be good? Plot, dialogue, and acting are overrated, honestly.

DM: Haley

Episode transcripts available via: https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/transcripts

Music by Eon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbvE0PJyss

Links

Movie Yelling from The Toast

Notes on Camp by Susan Sontag

Fiasco! episode of This American Life

Lori was right about genetic copies.

This month we discussed Jo Walton's debatably fantastical novel Among Others, winner of the Hugo for best novel in 2012.

Your DM for this episode is Amy!

CW/TW: CSA, child death

Episode transcripts are available within a few days after the audio.

Music by Eon

Links: Jo Walton's Gizmodo Interview

Last month, we had the pleasure of appearing on City Lights, our local NPR station's arts and culture show, for an interview with senior producer Kim Drobes. We discussed the Hugo Awards, common issues in science fiction, and our favorite podcast segments.

AND THEN...the text version of our interview got scraped, run through a not-very-good thesaurus, and posted on a goofy "news" site. The result was hilarious, and we are pleased to present you with a dramatic live reading!

Check out the original (legitimate) version (you can listen or read the interview highlights) on WABE's website.