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Science fiction author and podcaster
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Episode 62 of my science fiction podcast is up at Wired.com. In this show we interview author Kim Stanley Robinson about colonizing the solar system and discuss ecological collapse in science fiction with guest geek Tobias Buckell.
Here’s my commentary on last night’s episode of Game of Thrones:
Here’s my commentary on the new characters that have been announced for season 3 of Game of Thrones.
Episode 61 of my science fiction podcast is now up at Wired.com. In this show we interview Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman and chat with guest geek Sarah Brand about economics and corporations in fantasy & science fiction.
Here’s my commentary on last night’s Game of Thrones. I actually liked this one!
Here’s a piece I wrote for Wired.com about Jennifer Egan and serialized fiction:
Here’s my commentary on this week’s Game of Thrones:
Episode 60 of science fiction podcast is now up at Wired.com. In this show we interview theoretical physicist Brian Greene, host of the PBS special The Fabric of the Cosmos, about time travel, black holes, and parallel worlds. Then stick around after the interview as John and I discuss parallel worlds in fantasy & science fiction.
Here’s a video of my favorite author, Roger Zelazny, reading his work at a science fiction convention back in 1986. I’ve been scouring the internet for years, and this is the first video of him I’ve ever managed to come across:
Here’s my commentary on this week’s Game of Thrones:
Episode 59 of my science fiction podcast is up at Wired.com. In this show we interview bestselling YA fantasy author Garth Nix and chat with E.C. Myers about our favorite childhood TV cartoons.
Here’s my commentary on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones:
Here’s my commentary on this week’s episode of Game of Thrones:
Episode 58 of my science fiction podcast is now up at Wired.com. In this show we interview Anne Rice, author of supernatural horror novels such as Interview with the Vampire. Then stick around after the interview as we discuss horror and publishing with guest geek Jordan Hamessley London, a children’s book editor at Penguin.
Episode 57 of my science fiction podcast is now up at Wired.com. In this show Morgan Spurlock, director of Super Size Me and POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, joins us to discuss geek bars, Fresh Balls, and his new film Comic-Con IV: A Fan’s Hope. Then stick around after the interview as alternate history author and longtime Paradox magazine editor Christopher M. Cevasco joins us to discuss science fiction conventions.
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 […]