One of the most talked about Science Fiction novels of the last year is the debut novel of Ray Nayler. Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray Nayler lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Kosovo. A Russian speaker, he has also learned Turkmen, Albanian, Azerbaijani Turkish, and Vietnamese. In Vietnam he was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Ray currently serves as the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beginning in August, 2023, he will be Diplomatic Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Institute for International

All those unique experiences set the one-of-a-kind alchemy that resulted in a one-in-a-million Science Fiction novel. With all hyperbole intended The Mountain in the Sea is a life-changing novel. It is the kind of novel that should be on the shelf of all who are fighting for the rights of non-humans or combating climate change.

This is one of the best conversations I’ve had for this podcast we talk about Ray’s experiences and upbringing.  In the course of talking about the novel we get into the power of the ocean, sentience of non-human animals, and how world events changed the discussion of his novel from a focus on animal sentience to artificial intelligence. After a spoiler warning,upcoming novella we talk about the narrative process and Ray hints about his upcoming novella.

In 30 or more Science Fiction novels and countless short stories from the 1950s till his death in 1982 Philip K. Dick envisioned many wild futures. In this video

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Lisa Yaszek is one of my favorite interviews but her appearances with me have all to this point been on the Dickheads podcast. She is the Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. She is the author of Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women’s

I interviewed her about the first Future is Female Vol 1 on DHP, she also joined us for panels on Cancel Culture, Scholars in Quarantine, and a panel on

In this interview we talk about the second volume of The Future is Female focused on the science fiction of second-wave feminists in the 1970s. We talk about the atmosphere in the era of SF, feminism, and more. We go story by story, author by author. I think it will greatly add to your experience if you read it. The two volumes of this series are must-read books for anyone interested in the history of the genre.

Lisa on Dickheads:

https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/interview-11-lisa-yaszek-the-future-is-female

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVPDKJdUB0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9rl66FMRU

https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/dick-adjacent-4-cancel-culture-roundtable-with-lisa-yaszek-alec-nevala-lee

https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/dick-adjacent-14-judith-merril

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M83NBikgZ4w

No regular show this week, but how about a bonus episode! John Shirley was part of the vanguard of the Cyberpunk literary movement, this came

The first time I interviewed Paul was 88 episodes ago for his new at the time novel Survivor Song, since then he joined us for a panel about basketball with Josh Malerman and Stephen Graham Jones. Lots has happened in Paul's life including a major studio motion picture based on his novel "The Cabin at the End of the World" called Knock at the Cabin.

In this episode, we talk about his punk-themed coming-of-age horror novel Pallbearers Club. There is plenty of non-spoiler talk about the process of the book but 40 minutes in after a spoiler warning we get super deep into the nuts and bolts of writing this exciting and very different Horror novel.

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I was sad to learn that NY Times bestselling author F. Paul Wilson suffered from a stroke. He is working to get back to health, but in my

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds together and we talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the third season of Star Trek Picard. Returning for our 7th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, Musician, and filmmaker Issa Diao and for this episode, we are joined by special guest John Ordover. John is the first creator of a Star Trek series to join us. In the 90s he was the editor of Pocketbooks line of Star Trek novels including co-creating the Star Trek New Frontier book series with author Peter

In this episode, we will break down the ins and out of Picard Season Three, the highs and lows,  ups and downs.

Hey there listeners. In this episode, we start a mini-series of panels talking about WW II mission movies that inspired my upcoming novel

Hey there listeners. In this episode, we start a mini-series of panels

On this episode S.B. Divya is back, her 2021 novel Machinehood was one of my top reads of that year, and in 2023 she is back to discuss the novel she hinted at with us before. Her new novel Meru is one of the best character-driven Science Fiction novels I have read in some time.

Set 900 years in our future Meru is a story about Transhumanism, colonialism and it has an interesting romance at its core. A masterwork of World-building and big ideas this conversation is a fun one for those interested in the state-of-the-art craft of Sci-fi.

The first 45 minutes is spoiler free, and after a spoiler warning, we really get into the nuts and bolts of Divya’s process. So read Meru and join us for the whole thing!

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