Reading the Hugo winners, one guest at a time.
Lisa McCarty joins me for a discussion of Lois McMaster Bujold’s 1992 Hugo-winner, Barrayar. Start – 5:55 Intro through “Why this book?” 5:56 – 14:31 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:32 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Wayfarers Series, by Becky Chambers The Interdependency Series, by John Scalzi Adrian Tchaikovsky The Galactic Cold War Series, by … Continue reading “HT#62: Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold (feat. Lisa McCarty)”
Lacey Jane Wolfe joins me for a discussion of N.K. Jemisin’s 2017 Hugo-winner, The Obelisk Gate. Start – 7:45 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:46 – 20:23 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:24 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed, by Ursula K. Le Guin The Vanishing Half, by Brit … Continue reading “HT#61: The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin (feat. Lacey Jane Wolfe)”
Seth is joined by Phil Nichols to discuss the 1980 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke Start – 3:45 Intro through “Why this book?” 3:46 – 23:50 Non-Spoiler discussion 23:51 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Web Between the Worlds, Charles Sheffield The … Continue reading “HT#60: The Fountains of Paradise, by Arthur C. Clarke (feat. Phil Nichols)”
Seth is joined by Paul Williams to discuss the 2010 co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The City and The City, by China Miéville Start – 7:51 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:52 – 20:23 Non-Spoiler discussion 20:24 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: A Master of Djinn, and A Dead Djinn … Continue reading “HT#59: The City and The City, by China Mieville (feat. Paul Williams)”
Seth is joined by Emmanuel Dubois, to discuss the 2011 two-volume winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Blackout & All Clear, by Connie Willis Start – 5:34 Intro through “Why this book?” 5:35 – 14:30 Non-Spoiler discussion 14:31 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Voyagers, Quantum Leap, Journeyman Slaughterhouse-five podcast on Take … Continue reading “HT #58: Blackout/All Clear, by Connie Willis (feat. Emmanuel Dubois”
I’m joined by Cora Buhlert, Ivor Watkins, Sarah Elkins, Olav Rokne, and Juan Sanmiguel to discuss the 2021 nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette. For a video version of this podcast, go to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58074634 “Helicopter Story” article and podcast: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/22543858/isabel-fall-attack-helicopter https://podbay.fm/p/cancel-me-daddy/e/1625727600 Olav’s Hugo-nominated blog: http://hugoclub.blogspot.com/ Cora’s Hugo Nominated Writing: http://corabuhlert.com/
The Spoilers must flow! #desertpower Michael Gabriel, who covered Dune (novel) with me for the podcast, returns along with his podcast co-host Mandy Self to talk (at length) about the new film adaptation. If you enjoy the discussion, you’ll probably enjoy their podcast, Trivially Crucial. I’m mostly a fly on the wall here. Also, keep … Continue reading “Bonus Episode! Dune (2021 movie), with Mandy Self and Michael Gabriel”
This is the audio-only version of the awesome panel I recently hosted, discussing the 2021 nominees for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story. The video is posted on http://patreon.com/hugospodcast, and I may post it for the public in the near future. I’m joined by Cora Buhlert, Ivor Watkins, Alan Bailey, Lise Andreasen, Sarah Elkins, … Continue reading “2021 Short Story Nominees Panel!”
Seth is joined by Russ Newcomer to discuss the 1993 co-winner of the Hugo Award, A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge. Start – 6:46 Intro through “Why this book?” 6:47 – 18:57 Non-Spoiler discussion 18:58 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: The Uplift Series, by David Brin The Ancillary Series, by Ann … Continue reading “HT #57: A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge (feat. Russ Newcomer)”
Seth is joined by returning guest Josh Ziefle to discuss the 1960 Hugo Award winner, Starship Troopers, by Robert A. Heinlein. Start – 7:48 Intro through “Why this book?” 7:49 – 9:55 Tangent about Josh’s Star Trek book collection 9:56 – 16:24 Non-Spoiler discussion 16:25 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: Comps: The Forever … Continue reading “HT #56: Starship Troopers, by Robert Heinlein (feat. Josh Ziefle)”