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It's About Time - episode 2 of the podcast!

Here's our new podcast episode, in which Phil and Colin consider the persistence of the concept of time travel. And we have a little guess-the-mystery-sound competition, albeit with no prizes to speak of other than (a) some small kudos and (b) a shout-out on our next episode. (Post a comment if you can identify the sound.)     Among our discussion topics this episode: " Science fiction " or " sci-fi "?  Phil's Facebook post sharing the hard-to-find James Gunn recommended-reading list. Colin's other podcast, Take Me To Your Reader reaches 100 episodes. Octavia E. Butler's Kindred ... and the planned TV adaptation of it.  Danish Netflix series The Rain . Elizabeth Bear's short story " Dolly " , and the news report that it is being filmed . J.Michael Straczynski's pledge to publish Harlan Ellison's legendary The Last Dangerous Visions . 
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It's Alive: Science Fiction 101 first episode!

We finally made it! Science Fiction 101 starts here. You'll be able to find us on all the major podcast platforms, so please search for us and subscribe. You can also play episode 1 directly from this page - see below. And if you're manually-inclined when it comes to such things, you can even plug our RSS feed into your podcatcher of choice (it's https://anchor.fm/s/4f17b2f0/podcast/rss) In this debut episode, your friendly hosts Phil Nichols and Colin Kuskie first attempt to define "science fiction". If you want to know more about this thorny subject, check out Wikipedia 's attempt to do the very same thing . Or, for a more in-depth discussion, check out what the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction has to say on the subject . As for the "I know it when I see it" view, that's an allusion to the US Supreme Court position on pornography ! Next, Phil and Colin talk about their recommendations of science fiction of the past, present and future.
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Coming Soon...

Science Fiction 101 is a podcast series where we explore the science fiction field from all angles - covering the past, the present, and the future! Your hosts will be: Phil Nichols –a fan of SF in all media, an expert on the work of Ray Bradbury, and host of the podcast Bradbury 100 and the Youtube series Bradbury 101 . Colin Kuskie – a fan of SF in adaptation, and co-host of the long-running podcast Take Me To Your Reader .   In the first episode, Phil and Colin introduce themselves, and outline their personal backgrounds in science fiction. They then proceed to the tricky business of finding a definition of “science fiction”. Many have explored this dangerous territory, but few have made it back alive!   Then, following the format which will hold for the whole series, they will discuss: THE PAST – exploring the origins of the genre; influential writers; important films and books THE PRESENT – what are Colin and Phil reading and watching now? THE FUTURE – ou
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