Postcards from a Dying World

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 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 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, we talk about Ray Bradbury’s 1948 classic Mars is Heven. I am joined by two guests, including noted Ray Bradbury Expert Phil Nichols. He is the editor of the Ray Bradbury Review and podcaster behind Bradbury 100. If you listen to this podcast, you know Judge Marc Rothenberg, who joins me for my annual best reads of the year episodes. We talk about all things Bradbury, the influence of this story, and much more.

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds and talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the 2nd season of Star Trek Prodigy. Returning for our 11th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. In this episode, we will break down the ins and out of the third season of Strange New Worlds. Strap in because all three of us were disappointed. Find out why…

Sound warning, this was recorded on my phone, of live panel held at the Speculative Fiction Across Media Conference on September 25th 2025. The sound is far from perfect but the content is great. In this panel, we talk about the themes and meaning of the AppleTV series Severance. It is a spoiler-filled discussion about both seasons. I am the moderator of the panel that features the Actor and academic Tom Scholte of the University of British Columbia, Dr. Sharon Sharp, who is Professor of Film, Television and Media at California State Dominguez Hills, and Sherryl Vint, who teaches Science Fiction at UC Riverside is the author of several books about Science Fiction.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 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 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the authors in the book. In this episode, I am joined by two amazing authors to discuss Cordwainer Smith's 1950 (written in ’45) story Scanners Live in Vain. duncan b. barlow is a musician, academic, and author of several amazing books, including his amazing new short story collection Awry. Brian Evenson is the award-winning author of one of my favorite novels, Immobility, and several amazing short story collections. We talk about the weird and cool history of Paul Linebarger, AKA Cordwainer Smith, and the publication history of this story. We go deep into the themes of this amazing story and the author. Yes, the SF Hall of Fame is back in action. We are on track for Ray Bradbury next!