Science Fiction 101

This is a bonus episode of Science Fiction 101 , in which we abandon our quizzes and throw our past/present/future items out the window, and just give you a straightforward interview. It's all about staging a science fiction film festival! Our guest is Russ Repp, who is responsible for the mammoth, eight-week, science fiction film festival currently happening in Portland, Oregon, in the city's remarkable OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry). Russ talks us through the history of the festival, and lets us in on the secrets of how a sci-fi film festival is programmed. Full information on the OMSI Sci-Fi Filmfest (which continues until late May 2024) can be found here: https://omsi.edu/exhibits/sci-fi-film-fest/ And even if - like Phil - you're nowhere near Oregon, this is still a fascinating tale of how a festival is put together. Next episode, we'll be back to our usual format, but we hope you enjoy this little bonus!     As always, the episode is available now v...

Time for a new episode of the podcast. This time Colin and Phil meet the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author Robert J. Sawyer, to discuss his new novel The Downloaded . You may recall we reviewed the Audible Original full-cast audio version of The Downloaded a couple of episodes ago (you can find it here ). We were keen to find out how the book version differs from the audio version, so we invited Rob onto the show to discuss. And what a discussion it is!  Also in this episode, we have listener responses to our " to be a fan " episode, and our usual ramble through the past, present and future of SF. Here are links to items mentioned in today's show: Robert J. Sawyer's website, with its appropriate URL: sfwriter.com The Audible version of The Downloaded , available now ( US - UK - Canada ) The print versions of The Downloaded , due out May 7th ( Amazon US - Amazon UK - Amazon Canada ) The Last Man On Earth (1924), surely one of the first SF movies ever made " T...