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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The 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 fiction in books, movies, games, and comics, as well as related subjects such as science, history, and critical thinking. Guests have included Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Richard Dawkins, Wil Wheaton, Bill Nye, Margaret Atwood, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Ursula K. Le Guin.

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

An Armed Society Is a Dystopian Society

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Return of Arthur C. Clarke’s Fantastic Vision of Jupiter

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Penny Dreadful Wasn't Supposed to End This Way

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Think Culture Is a Space Opera? Nah, It’s a Trojan Horse

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

How a Book About Doom Inspired the Oculus Rift

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Geek Feminist Revolution Has Arrived

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Economic Lessons of *Star Trek'*s Money-Free Society

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Searching for Atlantis Really Isn't the Best Career Move

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Why Aren't There More Good Movies About Demonic Possession?

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Joyce Carol Oates: New Media Is Creating a Nightmare America

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Sigh: We May Have Already Reached Peak Geek

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Magicians Is a Master Class in Book Adaptation

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Hulu's 11.22.63 Is Great, But It Makes No Sense

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Orphan Black Doesn't Think Human Cloning Is Such a Big Deal

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Why Batman Is the Ultimate Lightning Rod for Nerd Rage

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Newfound Popularity of Sci-Fi Books Has a Dark Side

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

We'll Take One Microwave-Powered Starship, Please

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

You Don't Have as Much Control in Videogames as You Think

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Risen Started Out Great—Then Came the Random Cloud of Bats