Rudy Rucker Podcasts

May 12, 2017. In conversation with journalist Siobhan Roberts, discussing math, logic, writing, and publishing. Roberts is the author of a great book on the mathematician and cellular-automatist John Horton Conway, Genius at Play. She was out in the Bay Area researching for upcoming projects and came by for a casual chat. Press the arrow […]

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Feb 28, 2017. Interviewed by Christopher Nichols for his podcast, CG Garage. At Los Gatos Coffee Roasting cafe. Relaxed, hour-long discussion about writing, computers, and art. Press the arrow below to play “Podcast #99. Writing, Art, Photos, Computation.” And, if you like, Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.

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February 13, 2017. A talk on digital immortality, my novel Software, and the concept of a “lifebox.” Presented at Tim Fitzmaurice’s Core class at Crown College at UC Santa Cruz. Includes wide-ranging Q&A with the students also some remarks and quesitons by Tim. I read an as-yet unpublished story called “Fat Stream,” but I’m not […]

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November 9, 2016. A reading of my story “Like a Sea Cumber,” as part of a literary evening at St. Luke’s church in Los Gatos. The story appeared on the Terraform website. Press the arrow below to play the reading. And, if you like, Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.

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Aug 10, 2016. Rudy Rucker reads “Totem Poles,” a wild tale co-written with Bruce Sterling. Appears online on Tor.com today. Press the arrow below to play Rudy reading the story. And, if you like, Subscribe to Rudy Rucker Podcasts.

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June 12, 2016. Michael Blumlein read this essay/memoir called “Unrestrained and Indiscreet” at the SF in SF series in San Francisco, during an event I shared with him. Blumlein’s deep and courageous piece begins with a light-hearted account of naming a minor Sierra peak after the author Henry David Thoreau. The talk progresses to an […]

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June 12, 2016. I read my story “The Knobby Giraffe” at the SF in SF series in San Francisco, an event I shared with with Michael Blumlein, whose piece appears in a separate podcast. “The Knobby Giraffe” appeared in print online in April, 2016, in Lightspeed magazine, and is also available as a Lightspeed podcast, […]

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January 16, 2016. Rudy Rucker reads the Rucker & Sterling story “Junk DNA.” Funny, scary tale of genetic engineering run wild. Appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction in 2003. Press the arrow below to play “Junk DNA” right now! “Junk DNA” appears in Transreal Cyberpunk, a collection of the nine stories that Rudy & Bruce have […]

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January 16, 2016. Bruce Sterling reads the Rucker & Sterling story “Junk DNA.” Wild, whoop-it-up story where Silicon Valley meets Texas Big Oil. Result? Flying jellyfish. Appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction in 1994 Press the arrow below to play “Big Jelly” right now! “Big Jelly” appears in Transreal Cyberpunk, a collection of the nine stories […]

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January 14, 2016. Bruce Sterling reads the Rucker & Sterling story “Storming the Cosmos.” Insanely funny atompunk take on early Soviet space program + Tunguska disaster + psychotomimetic Siberian mushrooms + Soviet beatniks + Laika the space dog. Appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction in 1985. Press the arrow below to play “Storming the Cosmos” right […]

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