Sci-Fi Throwdown

By: Nate and Chris
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  • Welcome to Sci-Fi Throwdown!  At one time, the genre of science fiction was not considered serious literature, the stuff of mostly pulp magazines and mere entertainment.  Readers of the genre will know this has not been the case for quite some time, and that there has been a surge in careful and critical analysis of science fiction developing for decades.  As former philosophy students now involved in the corporate world, we hope to contribute to this trend by interpreting and analyzing work within the genre.  
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Episodes
  • Episode 4.2--The Whisperer in Darkness

    Episode 4.2--The Whisperer in Darkness
    Nov 22 2023

    Join Nate and Chris once more as we tighten our eldritch three-corner hats, get sick on Boston Baked Beans, and discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novella "The Whisperer in Darkness."  Chris is now obsessed with storing his brain in a jar, and Nate will, apparently, never be able to pronounce Nyarlathotep.   

    References:

    The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume One (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural) by H.P. Lovecraft
    https://a.co/4DDCorq

    I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi

    In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft: A Collection of Essays by H. P. Lovecraft
    https://a.co/ajI9VHY

    An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honor of H. P. Lovecraft by David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi
    https://a.co/32s0Llj

    A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition by Bill Bryson
    https://a.co/dPXbR1i

    It's Probably Not Aliens podcast:
    https://podcastindex.org/podcast/4359456

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    surf-rock-137016 by The_Mountain
    sciense-inspiring-technology-113441 by PaulYudin
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Episode 4.1--The Whisperer in Darkness

    Episode 4.1--The Whisperer in Darkness
    Nov 2 2023

    Join Nate and Chris as we put on our eldritch three corder hats and pig out on gibbous Boston Baked Beans to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novelette "The Whisperer in Darkness."  Oh, and lots of abyss staring, forbidden knowledge gesturing, and some mushroom crab people who can look like....anything.  

    References:

    The Whisperer in Darkness: Collected Stories Volume One (Tales of Mystery & The Supernatural) by H.P. Lovecraft
    https://a.co/4DDCorq

    I Am Providence: The Life and Times of H. P. Lovecraft by S. T. Joshi

    In the Mind of H. P. Lovecraft: A Collection of Essays by H. P. Lovecraft
    https://a.co/ajI9VHY

    An Epicure in the Terrible: A Centennial Anthology of Essays in Honor of H. P. Lovecraft by David E. Schultz, S. T. Joshi
    https://a.co/32s0Llj

    Music from pixabay.com
    surf-rock-137016 by The_Mountain
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Episode 3--Emergency Skin

    Episode 3--Emergency Skin
    Oct 11 2023

    Join Nate and Chris as we take a much needed turn, discussing N.K. Jemisin's textual pocket full of awesomeness, Emergency Skin.  Only delusions of TANSTAAFLing going on with this absolute gem of a novella/short story/novelette (the difference eludes me).  

    Emergency Skin is available on Amazon, and can be downloaded for free--we both highly recommend doing so.  

    N.K. Jemisin interviewed by Ezra Klein: 
    https://youtu.be/I6xyFQhbsjQ?feature=shared

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    surf-rock-137016 by The_Mountain
    happy-cooking-show-111370  by Music_For_Videos

    Artwork provided by Ji Oh Choi. 
    http://www.jiohchoi.com/
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH-UXBj6nE0
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    34 mins

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