David Barr Kirtley

Science fiction author and podcaster

Wired’s Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast Interviews Vernor Vinge

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Episode 56 of my science fiction podcast is now up at Wired.com. In this show we interview author and futurist Vernor Vinge about living to be 100,000, how the space program could endanger Earth, and how the Technological Singularity might unfold. Then stick around after the interview as Dave chats with his old buddy Caribbean-born science fiction author Tobias S. Buckell.

wired's geek's guide to the galaxy podcast interview Vernor Vinge

Geeks Guide to the Galaxy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast hosted by author David Barr Kirtley and produced by Lightspeed Magazine editor John Joseph Adams. The show features conversations about fantasy & science … Read more

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Roger Barr

My grandfather Roger Barr passed away early this morning at the age of 98. He was my mom’s father, and was my last surviving grandparent. He was being cared for by my uncle Steve (his son) and aunt Denice — both medical professionals — and was still sharp and good-humored in his final days. Yesterday […]

David Barr Kirtley

David Barr Kirtley is the host of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast, for which he’s interviewed over four hundred guests, including George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Paul Krugman, Simon Pegg, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. His short fiction appears in the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories.