Uniquely Portable Magic (episode 48)

It occurred to us that although we have discussed many specific books on the show, we've never devoted an episode to the idea of the book - those papery, texty things that Stephen King has described as "uniquely portable magic".

So in this episode, we address the various ways in which books can be enjoyed and consumed, and discuss ten (or eleven) questions on the subject of books.

We also have a book-adjacent quiz, and our usual round up of recommendations of past, present and future SF.

Some of the items mentioned on the show:

• First Contact/The Cult of Progress, a non-fiction book by historian David Olusoga
• Science fiction films scheduled for release in 2025, nearly all based on pre-existing films, games, comics and books
• Nor Crystal Tears by Alan Dean Foster
• The original Stargate movie is thirty years old
• Phil guests on the podcast Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever*, discussing Ray Bradbury's It Came From Outer Space
• The long-awaited, posthumously-published, Harlan Ellison-edited, The Last Dangerous Visions is in print at last
• How To Kill an Asteroid, a non-fiction book by science writer Robin George Andrews
• Farewell to the late Teri Garr, who appeared in Star Trek, Close Encounters, and much more
• New movie Elevation
• Books get thinner, print gets smaller - just like 1980s paperbacks

 
Here's the new episode. Enjoy!

 

 

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