John Joseph Adams - Editor & Anthologist

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 12: The Tolkien Professor!

Corey Olsen, host of the popular podcast The Tolkien Professor, joins us to discuss hobbits, elves, and balrogs. Dave and John chat about Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 11: The People vs. George Lucas!

Alexandre Philippe, director of the documentary The People vs. George Lucas, joins us to discuss Jar Jar Binks, movie merchandising, and death threats from Star Wars fans. Dave and John chat all things Star Wars.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 10: Space Battles! Giant Ants! Physics!

Tom Rogers, author of Insultingly Stupid Movie Physics, joins us to discuss leaping hulks, giant ants, and why shooting down alien spaceships is harder than it looks. Dave and John examine the role of science in science fiction.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 9: Vampires! Werewolves! Unicorns!

Carrie Vaughn, author of the Kitty Norville urban fantasy series, joins us to discuss strong heroines and werewolf-related romance. Dave and John discuss vampires in film and fiction.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 8: Magic! Medicine! Fantic Episy!

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 8: Magic! Medicine! Fantic Episy!

Blake Charlton, author of Spellwright, joins us to talk about fantasy, dyslexia, and medical school. Dave and John discuss magic and medicine in fiction.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 7: Escape Pod! Those Voices You Hear! Unabridged!

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 7: Escape Pod! Those Voices You Hear! Unabridged!

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.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 6: Steampunk! Sherlock Holmes! Eschatology!

This week we interview Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker, amateur theologian, and Steampunk aficionado. We explain what Steampunk is, why it’s cool, and where you can check it out.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 5: Crystal Skulls! Alien Abductions! Bigfootology!

The Skeptoid podcast is one of the most popular science podcasts around, with over 50,000 listeners. Brian Dunning, the host of Skeptoid, joins us to discuss critical thinking and its application in everything from alien abductions to medicine in the movies. Dave and John apply a little critical thinking of their own.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast Episode 4: Superheroes! Romance! Sea Monsters!

This week we talk to the delightful Marjorie M. Liu, writer of Marvel Comics’ Dark Wolverine and NYX and author of the novels in the Dirk and Steele and Hunter Kiss series. She tells us about attending Clarion and writing for Marvel, and Dave and John discuss comics, then and now.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast Episode 4: Superheroes! Romance! Sea Monsters!

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 3: Robots! War Machines! Robolobsters!

P. W. Singer

On this week’s episode of The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy, we interview P.W. Singer, author of Wired for War about the subject of robots in the military and the intersection between video games and war. Also, Dave and I consider some of the science fiction works that influenced the development of robots as we know them.

The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy Podcast, Episode 3: Robots! War Machines! Robolobsters!