Multiversal success and failure.  Success?   Star Trek TOS episode "Mirror, Mirror," and the 2017 Starz series, "Counterpart."  Failure?  It pains Driftglass to say it, but Robert Heinlein's "The Number of the Beast" is well-known as a massive fail in the multiverse and just plain science fiction novel genre.  And you can hear Patton Oswalt's magnificent Parks and Rec filibuster concerning "multiverses" here.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.  Support t...

Ep 16  Multiverses

Each episode Driftglass and Blue Gal discuss one work of classic science fiction plus one science fiction movie.  The two pieces share a theme, whether it be time travel, unreliable narrators, dystopias, etc.  Join the adventure at sciencefictionuniversity.com

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We talk about "The Day the Earth Stood Still" and the 1940 short story that inspired it, sort of.  More at https://www.sciencefictionuniversity.com. Support the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon |   https://patreon.com/ proleftpod  Support the Show.

The Day The Earth Stood Still

We talk about the new Apple TV series "3 Body Problem," which we highly recommend.  We also relate it to lots of other science fiction works. Looking for political content?  We were on The Brad Cast on Mondayhttps://bradblog.com/?p=14989More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.Our podcast YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@ProfessionalLeftSupport the show:PayPal |  https://paypal.me/proleftpodcastPatreon | https://patreon.com/proleftpodSupport the Show.

Episode 25 |  3 Body Problem

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Ep 24 We drop everything to talk about Dune 2

We take a short break from Science Fiction to dive into the 1941 film noir masterpiece The Maltese Falcon, comparing and contrasting that Humphrey Bogart classic with two earlier versions, one made in 1931, and a Bette Davis comedy (?) version,  "Satan Met a Lady," made in 1936. More at ScienceFictionUniversity.comSupport the Show.

Ep 23 The Maltese Falcon (Is Not Science Fiction)

Driftglass and Blue Gal share their stories of falling in love with SF.  More at sciencefictionuniversity.com. Support the Show.

Ep 16 Multiverses

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