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4.5from
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625 episodes
Language
EnglishPublisher
David Barr KirtleyExplicit
Yes
Date created
2010/09/29
Latest episode
2026/09/25
Average duration
94 min.
Release period
18 days
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** Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks ** Host David Barr Kirtley, author of the book Save Me Plz and Other Stories, talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Simon Pegg, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin. Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, Wired, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechanics. CBC Radio writes, "You may not think a podcast about science fiction and fantasy would be the place to go for political insight, but -- it is. Geek's Guide to the Galaxy manages to be more insightful about politics than many pundits." View a complete list of guests and topics at geeksguideshow.com/episodes/. Listen to the show on YouTube at youtube.com/@geeksguidetothegalaxy to easily skip ahead to our discussion of a particular movie or story.
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625. Why Do We Believe in Aliens? (with Adam Kirsch)
2026/09/25
Adam Kirsch joins us to discuss his books We Want to Believe: How Aliens Went Mainstream and Why It Matters and The Revolt Against Humanity: Imagining a Future Without Us. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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624. Widow's Bay Season 1 Review
2026/09/21
Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Zach Chapman join us to discuss the Apple TV series Widow’s Bay, about a small-town mayor trying to turn his haunted island into a tourist destination. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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623. Jedediah Berry, author of Kill All Wizards
2026/07/31
Jedediah Berry, author of The Manual of Detection and The Naming Song, joins us to discuss his new sword & sorcery novel Kill All Wizards. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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622. Light by M. John Harrison Review (with Philip Gelatt)
2026/07/17
Philip Gelatt, writer of The Europa Report and The Spine of Night, joins us to discuss M. John Harrison’s cosmic horror space opera novel Light. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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621. For All Mankind Season 5 Review
2026/06/24
John Joseph Adams, Sara Lynn Michener, and Rafael Jordan join us to discuss Season 5 of the alternate reality sci-fi show For All Mankind on Apple TV. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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620. Stephen King Science Fiction Movies Part 2 Review
2026/06/04
Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer join us to discuss the Stephen King movie adaptations Firestarter, Maximum Overdrive, Cell, and Dreamcatcher. Time stamps: Firestarter (3:25), Maximum Overdrive (28:21), Cell (58:52), Dreamcatcher (1:18:12). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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619. The Best of Vernor Vinge Part 1 Review (with Mercurio D. Rivera)
2026/05/18
Mercurio D. Rivera joins us to discuss Vernor Vinge’s classic novella “True Names” as well as the first nine stories in the book The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge. Stories Discussed: “Bookworm, Run!” (4:12), “The Accomplice” (14:55), “True Names” (20:17), “The Peddler’s Apprentice” (38:00), “The Ungoverned” (50:04), “Apartness” (1:00:52), “Conquest by Default” (1:07:04), “Long Shot” (1:16:08), “The Whirligig of Time” (1:24:09), “Bomb Scare” (1:35:04). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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618. The Story of Fallout (with Chris Avellone)
2026/05/01
Chris Avellone, writer on Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas, joins us to discuss the role of storytelling in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic video games. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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617. Creatures of Light and Darkness by Roger Zelazny Review
2026/04/13
Andrea Kail, Tom Gerencer, and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Creatures of Light and Darkness, about a cosmic war between godlike beings. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)
2026/04/02
Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the second half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: "The Translator" (1:38), "Glacier" (14:57), "The Lunatics" (27:34), "Zurich" (45:56), "Vinland the Dream" (58:34), "A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations" (1:07:12), "Muir on Shasta" (1:19:14), "Sexual Dimorphism" (1:28:54), "Discovering Life" (1:41:03), "Prometheus Unbound, At Last" (1:45:11), "The Timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1942" (1:50:22). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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615. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Season 1 Review
2026/03/18
John Joseph Adams, Rajan Khanna, and Christopher M. Cevasco join us to discuss Season 1 of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, a new HBO series set 100 years before Game of Thrones. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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614. Jonathan Kay: Pluribus and Cancel Culture
2026/03/05
Jonathan Kay joins us to discuss Season 1 of the Apple TV+ series Pluribus, about an alien virus that transforms most of humanity into an extremely cheerful hive mind, and his book Panics and Persecutions, which explores some of the worst excesses of cancel culture. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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613. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 1 Review (with Anthony Ha)
2026/02/26
Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the first half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: “Venice Drowned” (10:53), “Ridge Running” (19:25), “Before I Wake” (26:55), “Black Air” (34:18), “The Lucky Strike” (44:23), “A Sensitive Dependence on Initial Conditions” (55:29), “Arthur Sternbach Brings the Curveball to Mars” (1:09:15), “The Blind Geometer” (1:17:30), “Our Town” (1:25:25), “Escape from Kathmandu” (1:28:54), “Remaking History” (1:44:05).
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612. David P. Silverman: Science Fiction and Atheism
2026/02/07
David P. Silverman, author of Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious World, joins us to discuss his new science fiction novella Darkshiner. Topics discussed: David's childhood, Star Trek and Trekkies, science fiction conventions, Douglas Adams, atheism among sci-fi fans, persuasion vs. coercion, the idea behind Darkshiner, fiction like Darkshiner, AI collaboration, human editors, scientific accuracy, character names, cover blurbs, Babylon 5, the current state of sci-fi TV, church tax breaks, Atheists for Liberty, Dungeons & Dragons, setting aside differences. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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611. Roadmarks by Roger Zelazny Review
2026/01/29
Tom Gerencer and Rajan Khanna join us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s classic novel Roadmarks, about a magical highway that runs through time and space. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks.
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Armando'sGeek1939 2026/09/23
Widow’s Bay Ep.
You guys were on fire. Humorous. Insightful. Interesting. Diversity of opinions. Bravo! Thanks.
Heber Blakenhorn 2025/12/28
Stephen King Movies
Another home run episode. Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, and Tom Gerencer are the A-Team of GGTTG’s panelists. Insightful observations, meaningful anal...
katkutter1 2025/12/13
Paid subscriber still ads
I enjoy this podcast very much, which is why I have been a supporter for years. Any way to get me the subscriber feed? The ads are so jarring… I don’t...
Spocktiberius 2025/11/13
More awesome movies
As a bricklayer I drive a couple hours to work and a couple back home. This podcast gives me the comfort of the things my friends and family discuss w...
sarah477 2025/10/10
GREG EGAN 2
GREG EGAN 2 JUST DROPPED LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Eric M. Targaryen 2024/12/15
Exceptional.
Not too long ago I just finished re-listening to the podcast and I see why I love this podcast. David is truly an amazing writer and speaker and quite...
Cannon004 2024/08/13
Occasionally interesting, mostly insufferable
If you are a science fiction fan, when you glance over the content for Geek’s Guide, it looks really promising. But then you listen to it…. The host, ...
JG TY 2024/08/11
🚀
Awesome show! I especially love whenever they talk about sci-fi from the 50s, 60s, and 70s. You all are fantastic.
Triffideater 2023/07/07
Great podcast!
Great execution, coupled with a wide variety of guests and topics, make this a wonderful podcast. Not every topic hits home for me, but that’s to be ...
Xxxfn 2023/06/05
Going strong and still full of surprises
The most recent episode reminded me why I get excited to hear the interviews on GGTTG. I could probably have found out a lot of it after some searchin...
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