Episodes

Sunday Oct 20, 2013
Episode 164: Notes from just beneath the debt ceiling
Sunday Oct 20, 2013
Sunday Oct 20, 2013
In which the Coode Street team philosophize about the nature of science fiction, what the future means, whether it is inevitable or knowable, and what that means for science fiction.

Sunday Oct 13, 2013
Episode 163: On overlooked books of 2013...
Sunday Oct 13, 2013
Sunday Oct 13, 2013
In the run up to the World Fantasy Convention in Brighton our podcasting heroes are keeping it pretty much one-on-one, with no guest again this week. In amongst other rambling, Gary and Jonathan they talk about some overlooked books of 2013 (Gary had a list), what "overlooked" means, and how a book gets to be noticed in the first place.

Saturday Oct 05, 2013
Episode 162: Live with Rachel Swirsky
Saturday Oct 05, 2013
Saturday Oct 05, 2013
This week, just following the publication of her major short story collection How the World Became Quiet, we are joined by Nebula Award and SFWA Vice President Rachel Swirsky to discuss writing short stories, the business of science fiction and much more.
As always, we would like to thank Rachel for joining us, and hope you enjoy the podcast!

Saturday Sep 28, 2013
Episode 161: On the toxicity of literary canon
Saturday Sep 28, 2013
Saturday Sep 28, 2013
After a long sequence of discussions with wonderful guests, it's just Gary and Jonathan alone in the Waldorf Room once more. This week, after a brief chat about the forthcoming World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, their attention turns to how literary canons are formed, the potential toxicity of the canon forming concept and other matters. No books were sold in the making of this podcast.

Friday Sep 20, 2013
Episode 160: Live with Paolo Bacigalupi
Friday Sep 20, 2013
Friday Sep 20, 2013
With WorldCon a dwindling memory, Jonathan and Gary are joined by passionate, articulate and always fun to talk to special guest Printz, Hugo, Nebula, Campbell and Sturgeon award-winning writer Paolo Bacigalupi and discuss his brand new middle-grade novel Zombie Baseball Beatdown, exciting news about his second adult SF novel The Water Knife, new YA novel The Doubt Factory, and much more.

Saturday Sep 14, 2013
Episode 159: Live with Kij Johnson and John Kessel
Saturday Sep 14, 2013
Saturday Sep 14, 2013
At the recent San Antonio WorldCon, Gary was joined by special guest co-host Kij Johnson and award-winning author John Kessel (both long time friends of the podcast) to discuss the works of the late, great Alfred Bester.

Friday Sep 06, 2013
Episode 158: Live with Malcolm Edwards and David G. Hartwell
Friday Sep 06, 2013
Friday Sep 06, 2013

Friday Aug 30, 2013
Episode 157: Live with Ellen Datlow
Friday Aug 30, 2013
Friday Aug 30, 2013
This weekend in San Antonio, Texas the 71st World Science Fiction Convention is in full swing. Parties are being held, discussions had, panels attended and science fiction celebrated. In amongst it all, Ellen Datlow is being toasted as Guest of Honour, a richly deserved recognition of the amazing contribution this nine-time World Fantasy and five time Hugo Award winner has made to the science fiction and fantasy field.

