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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

Social Media Could Inspire Horrors—Or Maybe Superpowers

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

The Media Still Owes Dungeons & Dragons an Apology

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Can The Martian Beat Hollywood's Mars Curse?

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Nostalgia Turns Some Star Wars Fans to the Dark Side

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Syfy Is Finally Venturing Back Into Space

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Sense8 Is Sci-Fi That's Not Afraid of Girls

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Black Lives Matter Inspired This Chilling Fantasy Novel

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Screenwriters Who Want Control Should Be Writing Novels

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Hollywood Needs to Stop Stereotyping Gamers

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Pixel Art Is Dying Along With the Games That Made It Cool

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Can Superman Get Sued for Trashing Metropolis?

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Maybe Time Travelers Are Stealing Our Stuff

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Why Huge Budgets Can Ruin Movies

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Sci-Fi Has Been Prepping Us for an Alien Invasion for Years

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Is Sense8 Too Radical for Critics?

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Hannibal Is Dead, and It's All NBC's Fault

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Why Are Dinosaurs So Appealing to Us? It's the Tragedy

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Sci-Fi Helped Inspire Elon Musk to Save the World

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Black Mirror Is Almost as Smart as a Good Sci-Fi Book

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy

Fury Road Is the Greatest Post-Apocalyptic Movie Ever