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Join readers Chris and Eric as they discuss classic and contemporary sci-fi books. From Ray Bradbury to Octavia Butler to Kim Stanley Robinson, they analyze great works that transcend time and space. Check out lifedeathscifi.com for more episodes and content.
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Aug 20, 2023
Aug 20, 2023
1hr 1 min
In this episode, we explore the first book of Jeff Vanderveer's Southern Reach Trilogy. Is it a story of first contact? Horror? A love story? Perhaps a fairy tale? What mysteries does the lighthouse represent? What are "Hyperobjects? And why doesn't anyone have a name?
Aug 20, 2023
Aug 20, 2023
40 min
A lot of podcast production talk; music, scripts, and editing. Then some pandemic catch-up time it just felt like it had to happen. Finally, we get to Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, some of the best bits were about "Who IS Captain Nemo? A villain or a hero? Can you be both? Catch all of this and more in episode 4. The Nautilus submarine is the best tech ever!
Aug 19, 2023
Aug 19, 2023
1hr 11 min
Hosts Eric Bueschlen and Chris Herzberg argue about this "first contact" satire on religion and politics. We try to answer the questions:
Is this story a classic?
Does the misogyny of the era disqualify a story from becoming a classic?