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Season 1, Episode 7: The Great 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane LaceySeason 1, Episode 7: The Great 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane Lacey

November 15, 2024November 15, 2024| Space WizardSeason 1, Episode 7: The Great 2023 Hugo Awards Controversy ft. Diane Lacey| 0 Comments| 6:00 am
Welcome to the first episode of Wizards & Spaceships to pass the Bechdel Test! In 2023, the Hugo Awards, administered by the World Science Fiction Society, were rocked by scandal. [...]
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Season 1, Episode 5: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right ft. Jordan S. CarrollSeason 1, Episode 5: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right ft. Jordan S. Carroll

September 15, 2024September 15, 2024| Space WizardSeason 1, Episode 5: Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right ft. Jordan S. Carroll| 0 Comment| 8:00 am
In this episode, we talk to Jordan S. Carroll about his new book, the Sad and Rabid Puppies, and how to avoid getting your sci-fi co-opted by fascists. [...]
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Season 1, Episode 2: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make First ContactSeason 1, Episode 2: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make First Contact

June 15, 2024June 15, 2024| Space WizardSeason 1, Episode 2: You Never Get a Second Chance to Make First Contact| 0 Comment| 8:00 am
In this episode, we talk about meeting sentient extraterrestrials: The challenges of communication, what first contact stories say about our own Earthbound society, and why the aliens won't return our [...]
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Season 1, Episode 0: Where Are We, and Why Are We In This Handbasket?—Introducing Wizards & Spaceships!Season 1, Episode 0: Where Are We, and Why Are We In This Handbasket?—Introducing Wizards & Spaceships!

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024| Space WizardSeason 1, Episode 0: Where Are We, and Why Are We In This Handbasket?—Introducing Wizards & Spaceships!| 0 Comment| 8:00 am
Welcome to Wizards & Spaceships, a podcast that's about both wizards and spaceships, featuring poet David L. Clink and novelist Rachel A. Rosen. In this episode, we introduce ourselves, talk [...]
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