Episode 138 Sci-Fi Hall of Fame Stories Discussion Panel #4 The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein

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In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science
Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that
represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on
by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s)
organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series,
I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down
these stories and talk about the authors in the book.


In this episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of
Science Fiction. Returning for his second appearance is Juan
Sanmiguel he is an engineer and an active Science Fiction fan.
Ted Hand is a teacher and long-time Philip K. Dick researcher,
although he was passionate about coming on to talk about this
Heinlein classic.


The story we are covering is the 1940 classic “The Roads Must
Roll by Robert A. Heinlein.” This classic of California and
social science speculative fiction attempted to explore a
different vision for transportation and society. Read it here:


https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v25n04_1940-06_SLiV/page/n7/mode/2up?view=theater


Radio play version:


https://youtu.be/VYko6Zov3rA?si=0sVw5n6gAaiMiPiM