Episodes

  • Episode 1: UBIK and Inception

    Episode 1: UBIK and Inception
    Nov 30 2019

    Welcome to Science Fiction University! Our premiere episode concerns Philip K. Dick's 1969 novel UBIK, and Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception." We'd love your feedback at sciencefictionuniversity.com or email the show at sciencefictionuniversity@gmail.com.

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    53 mins
  • Ep 2 The End of Eternity and Looper

    Ep 2 The End of Eternity and Looper
    Dec 7 2019

    Driftglass and Blue Gal compare and contrast Isaac Asimov's 1955 book "The End of Eternity" with Rian Johnson's 2012 film, "Looper."

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    53 mins
  • Ep 3 Special Stranger in a Strange Land and HBO's The Watchmen

    Ep 3 Special Stranger in a Strange Land and HBO's The Watchmen
    Jan 1 2020

    Gods Among Us! Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about Valentine Michael Smith in Robert Heinlein's 1961 novel "Stranger in a Strange Land" and Doctor Manhattan in HBO's 2019 series "The Watchmen." Support the show on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/scifiu

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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Ep 4 Neuromancer and 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Ep 4 Neuromancer and 2001: A Space Odyssey
    Mar 21 2020

    Artificial Intelligences: Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about William Gibson's 1984 novel "Neuromancer," and Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey." SPOILERS as always. Support the show at our Patreon and thanks!

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    38 mins
  • Ep 5 How Westworld Went South

    Ep 5 How Westworld Went South
    Mar 26 2020

    (Spoiler Alert, and we swear a little in this episode.) We've watched the first two episodes of Season 3 of HBO's Westworld and are ready to call it a #fail as narrative science fiction. But it provides a perfect example of WHY stories need a hero, a villain, a writer, and a story. More at sciencefictionuniversity.com.

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    54 mins
  • Ep 6 System Failure -- The Outsider, The Night Stalker and The Blob

    Ep 6 System Failure -- The Outsider, The Night Stalker and The Blob
    Jan 22 2021

    HBO's 2020 series "The Outsider" meets the cult classics the 1972 made-for-TV movie/pilot for "The Night Stalker" and the 1958 Steve McQueen debut "The Blob." These science fiction stories are connected by a truth-knower untrusted by the authorities. Those authorities are the "system" designed to protect society from danger and crime. And there is a danger in these tales beyond the ability of the system to protect us. More at ScienceFictionUniversity.com

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    41 mins
  • Ep 7: While You Were Sleeping: Planet of the Apes, Idiocracy, Groundhog Day

    Ep 7: While You Were Sleeping: Planet of the Apes, Idiocracy, Groundhog Day
    Mar 4 2021

    Looking at time travel stories generated by a main character waking from sleep. More at sciencefictionuniversity.com. (Episode contains spoilers and occasional swear words.)

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    42 mins
  • Ep 8 Save The Timeline, Destroy the Timeline

    Ep 8 Save The Timeline, Destroy the Timeline
    Sep 25 2021

    We discuss timelines using examples from Loki, Travelers, Star Trek TOS "The City on the Edge of Forever," and 11.22.63 (Honorable mention to “All You Zombies”/”By His Bootstraps”, The End of Eternity)

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    41 mins