Sci-Fi Throwdown

Episode 4.2--The Whisperer in Darkness

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:00:00 -0500

Join Nate and Chris once more as we tighten our eldritch three-corner hats, get sick on Boston Baked Beans, and discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novella "The Whisperer in Darkness." Chris is now obsessed with storing his brain in a jar, and Nate will, apparently, never be able to pronounce Nyarlathotep.

References:

The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume One (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural) by H.P. Lovecraft
https://a.co/4DDCorq

I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi

In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft: A Collection of Essays by H. P. Lovecraft
https://a.co/ajI9VHY

An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honor of H. P. Lovecraft by David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi
https://a.co/32s0Llj

A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
https://a.co/dPXbR1i

It's Probably Not Aliens podcast:
https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4359456

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Episode 4.1--The Whisperer in Darkness

Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:00:00 -0400

Join Nate and Chris as we put on our eldritch three corder hats and pig out on gibbous Boston Baked Beans to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novelette "The Whisperer in Darkness." Oh, and lots of abyss staring, forbidden knowledge gesturing, and some mushroom crab people who can look like....anything.

References:

The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume One (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural) by H.P. Lovecraft
https://a.co/4DDCorq

I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi

In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft: A Collection of Essays by H. P. Lovecraft
https://a.co/ajI9VHY

An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honor of H. P. Lovecraft by David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi
https://a.co/32s0Llj

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Episode 3--Emergency Skin

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:00:00 -0400

Join Nate and Chris as we take a much needed turn, discussing N.K. Jemisin's textual pocket full of awesomeness, Emergency Skin. Only delusions of TANSTAAFLing going on with this absolute gem of a novella/short story/novelette (the difference eludes me).

Emergency Skin is available on Amazon, and can be downloaded for free--we both highly recommend doing so.

N.K. Jemisin interviewed by Ezra Klein:
https://youtu.be/I6xyFQhbsjQ?feature=shared

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Artwork provided by Ji Oh Choi.
http://www.jiohchoi.com/
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Episode 2.2--The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Mon, 25 Sep 2023 23:00:00 -0400

TANSTAAFLing.....so much TANSTAAFLing....too much....I can't think.....

Join Nate and Chris once more as they run a loose libertarian comb through Robert A. Heinlein's 1967 Hugo Award winning novel, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

Check out Zwolinski and Tomasi's book on Amazon here (we are not affiliates):
https://www.amazon.com/Individualists-Radicals-Reactionaries-Struggle-Libertarianism/dp/0691155542/ref=sr_1_1?crid=26PJH51JI1ADJ&keywords=zwolinski+libertarianism&qid=1695700139&sprefix=zwolinski%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1

Zwolinski, M and Tomasi, J. The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism. April, 2023. Princeton University Press

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Episode 2.1--The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Join Nate and Chris as they admire, complain, and do a bit of raging about Robert A. Heinlein's Hugo Award winning, Libertarian inspired novel "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

Episode 1.2--The Chrysalids

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Join us again while we follow the zany madcap adventures of David, Rosalind, and Petra as they cunningly escape the oppressive forces of Waknuk! In this episode, we talk a bit more about the different post-apocalyptic conceptions of the human form and progress, as well as some social engineering, and a bit of character analysis.

We can be reached through Instagram at scifithrowdown.

Episode 1.1--The Chrysalids

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 22:00:00 -0400

In this episode, we discuss John Wyndham's book The Chrysalids. The Chrysalids was published in 1955, and tells the story of a group of teenagers in a post-apocalyptic world who are ostracized from their community for being telepaths. Social engineering, eugenics, and some surprisingly engaging thoughts on the nature of the human form make this coming-of-age novel a very fun read!

Trailer

Wed, 09 Aug 2023 21:00:00 -0400