Nnedi Okorafor, author of Zahrah the Windseeker and The Shadow Speaker, joins us to talk about Africa as it’s represented in science fiction and fantasy. Dave and John discuss portrayals of Africa in fiction and film.
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GGG#020: Climate Change! Geoengineering! Terraforming! (Guest: Eli Kintisch)
Eli Kintisch, author of Hack the Planet, joins us to discuss some of the ambitious and risky geoengineering schemes that are being proposed to address climate change. Dave and John talk terraforming.
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GGG#019: Immortality! Automata! Consciousness Transference! (Guest: Robin Wasserman)
Robin Wasserman, author of the young adult science fiction novel Skinned, joins us to discuss hacking Harvard, working in publishing, human identity, and writing about the future. Dave and John try to figure out how to upload their minds.
GGG#018: Organ Repossession! Con Men! Dystopian Satire! (Guest: Eric Garcia)
Eric Garcia—screenwriter/author of Repo Men and author of Anonymous Rex and Matchstick Men—joins us to discuss con men, dark comedy, and dinosaurs living among us. Dave and John talk violent satirical ’80s science fiction movies.
GGG#017: Dragons! Fan Fiction! Copyright Law! (Guest: Naomi Novik)
Naomi Novik, author of the Temeraire series, joins us to talk about dragons, fan fiction, and copyright law. Dave and John discuss dragons in books, games, and film.
GGG#015: The Black Death! Archimedes! Counterfactuals! (Guest: Dan Carlin)
Dan Carlin, host of the Hardcore History podcast, joins us to discuss the history of the future, the origins of the centaur legend, and what the Black Death can teach us about postapocalyptic fiction. Dave and John get medieval on your assumptions about historical fantasy.
GGG#014: Fairies! Unicorns! Action Figures! (Guest: Holly Black)
Holly Black, author of The Spiderwick Chronicles, joins us to talk about the Spiderwick movie, graphic novels, and D&D. Dave and John blame evil internet fairies for any number of things, possibly including the loss of their childhood action figure collections.
GGG#013: Horror! Academia! Our Deepest, Darkest Fears! (Guest: John Langan)
John Langan, author of House of Windows, joins us for our horrifying thirteenth episode! Dave and John discuss scary, scary stuff, including CNN and grammar.
GGG#012: Hobbits! Balrogs! My Precious! (Guest: Corey Olsen)
The Tolkien Professor, Corey Olsen, joins us to talk about Tolkien, Medieval literature, and whether Balrogs have wings. Stay with us after the interview when Dave and John discuss all things Hobbit.
GGG#011: Star Wars! Ewoks! The Almighty Sarlacc! (Guest: Alexandre Philippe)
The People vs. George Lucas director Alexandre Philippe joins us to talk about the film and the love/hate relationship between Star Wars fans and its creator. Dave and John discuss their opinions of all six films and the expanded universe.
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GGG#010: Space Battles! Giant Ants! Physics! (Guest: Tom Rogers)
Tom Rogers, author of Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics, joins us to talk about exploding cars, battles in space, and the problem of scale in the insectoid world. Dave and John discuss how much science there should be in science fiction.
GGG#009: Vampires! Werewolves! Unicorns! (Guest: Carrie Vaughn)
Carrie Vaughn, bestselling author of the best-selling Kitty Norville series, joins us to talk about werewolves, heroines, Wild Cards, and other things. Dave and John talk about some of their favorite werewolves and vampires.
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GGG#008: Magic! Medicine! Fantic Episy! (Guest: Blake Charlton)
Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright, joins us to talk about fantasy, dyslexia, and medical school. Dave and John discuss magic and medicine in fiction.
GGG#007: Escape Pod! Audio Fiction! Unabridged! (Guest: Steve Eley)
Steve Eley — editor of Escape Pod, the internet’s most popular science fiction podcast — stops by this week and we discuss the very promising future of audio fiction.
GGG#006: Steampunk! Sherlock Holmes! Eschatology! (Guest: Cherie Priest)
Cherie Priest—Steampunk aficionado, amateur theologian, and author of Boneshaker—joins us as our guest this week. We explain what Steampunk is, why it’s cool, and where you can check it out.
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