In their neverending quest to understand how past and present science fiction relate, Colin and Phil explore fuzzies . Fuzzy Nation (2011) is a novel by John Scalzi which re-boots an earlier novel by H. Beam Piper, Little Fuzzy (1962). Fuzzies are cute little creatures that use tools and form extended families. They behave as if they are intelligent - so should they be legally classed as "people" or "animals"? We also have our usual run through of recommendations of past, present and future science fiction. Alas, no quiz this time, but we'll have one next episode. Among the items mentioned in this episode: The out-of-copyright book Little Fuzzy available for free at Project Gutenberg John Scalzi's reboot Fuzzy Nation at Amazon US and at Amazon UK H. Beam Piper's short story " Omnilingual ", probably his best Tor's 15th anniversary bundle of free short stories New Scientist magazine's new "what if" podcast, Dead Planets S