Break for brunch with writer Adeena Mignogna as we discuss how Star Trek changed her life, which Trek character she... more

Pig out on pork belly with Jarrett Melendez as we discuss how his loves of food and writing combined into... more

Wolf down lamb with Carolyn Ives Gilman as we discuss the way her ideas aren't small enough to squeeze into... more

Rip into roti with writer Tim Paggi as we discuss the story behind his X-Files-inspired juvenilia, the reason he demanded... more

Mangia mussels in Little Italy with David Simmons as we discuss how he manages to give such dramatic performances during... more

Have a Nashville hot chicken sandwich with Robert Greenberger as we discuss our teen experiences at the first Star Trek... more

Chat and chew with Shannon Robinson as we discuss how best to deal with rejection, the way our opinions about... more

Munch on pepper chicken masala with Larry Hama as we discuss how cataract surgery changes the way an artist perceives... more

Share shawarma with the award-winning Eric Choi as we discuss what William Shatner's Captain Kirk might sound like dubbed into... more

Split a pastrami sandwich with Martha Thomases as we discuss her theory that your popularity in high school determines whether... more

Settle in for a steak dinner with Marvel's Tom Brevoort as we discuss how a guy whose first love was... more

Share scallops with the award-winning R. S. A. Garcia as we discuss how the idea for her Nebula-winning short story... more

Chow down on chicken tikka masala with Gareth L. Powell as we discuss the way a Diana Wynne Jones critique... more

Feast on fish and chips with Paul Cornell as we discuss where he stands on the Stan Lee/Jack Kirby debate,... more

Share a bowl of Cullen skink with the award-winning Wole Talabi as we discuss his love of combining contradictory ideas,... more

Share beef noodle soup with award-winning writer John Chu as we discuss the way he gamified the submission process when... more

Chow down on cheesy garlic bread with award-winning writer Jeffrey Ford as we discuss why writing has gotten more daunting... more

It's time for two scoops with writer Sarah Pinsker as we discuss the origin of her ice cream collaboration with... more

Munch on Mattar Paneer with horror writer William J. Donahue as we discuss the artistic endeavor which had him performing... more

Feast on burgers and fries with Cynthia Pelayo as we discuss the dead body she thought she saw which sparked... more

Join Jenny Rowe (and James Tiptree, Jr.) at the Glasgow Worldcon bar as we discuss the serendipitous way the former... more

Breakfast with Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam as we discuss how her new horror novel toys with the tropes of reality TV,... more

It's time for tea and scones with Chuck Tingle as we discuss how existing is an arrogant act against the... more

Savor a seafood pancake with the award-winning writer Ai Jiang as we discuss why being nominated for multiple awards may... more

Gab over garlic bread with Sally Wiener Grotta as we discuss when we first met (and can't quite figure out... more

Bite into a burrito with writer Elwin Cotman as we discuss why forcing science fictional elements into non-science fictional stories... more

Dig into duck with Alex Jennings as we discuss his dream which commanded him to move to New Orleans (plus... more

Polish off paneer biryani with Tobias Carroll as we discuss which punk rock music made him a fan, why his... more

Chow down on cryptid pizza with writer/editor Lesley Conner as we discuss why horror is where she feels the most... more

Devour a Georgian dinner with Dan Parent as we discuss why we both loved the legendary Ramona Fradon, how a... more

Sup on scallops with Arthur Suydam as we discuss the way a lengthy hospital stay resulted in him falling in... more

Join writer Sunny Moraine for dinner as we discuss how the short story version of Your Shadow Half Remains exploded... more

Join biographer Julie Phillips for Jӓgerschnitzel as we discuss why she called The Baby on the Fire Escape "a weird... more

Nosh pastrami with Glenn Hauman as we discuss how he shook things up during the earliest days of electronic publishing,... more

Snack on sushi with Ray Nayler as we discuss how his time living outside the U.S. helped him become a... more

Nibble garlic naan with Jo Miles as we discuss how what began as a short story blossomed into a trilogy,... more

Munch MVP sandwiches with MVPs Gary K. Wolfe and Jonathan Strahan as we discuss why The Coode Street Podcast is... more

Join Izzy Wasserstein for Kansas City BBQ as we discuss the way Sarah Pinsker sparked her lightbulb moment, why it's... more

Join Pat Murphy for lunch at "the single best restaurant in the world" in Episode 215 of Eating the Fantastic... more

Feast on crab fried rice with Nina Kiriki Hoffman as we discuss the way a ghost story which left her... more

Snack on spanakopita with Neil Clarke as we discuss how Clarkesworld was born (and what he wishes he'd known back... more

Polish off a Peruvian lunch with Alex Shvartsman as we discuss how intimations of mortality got him to start writing... more

Binge BBQ with the legendary Mike Gold as we discuss the way his hiring at DC Comics was all Neal... more

Chat and chew over fried calamari with the award-winning writer Michael Marano as we discuss how his love of science... more

Dine on oxtail stew with Lauren Beukes as we discuss why the genre community is like a giant amoeba, how... more

Relive Capclaves past and present during the lightning-round Capclave Donut Carnival, where you'll hear R. Z. Held and me bond... more

Join Hildy Silverman for a Georgian feast as we discuss the kindergarten incident which taught her all she ever wanted... more

Munch on a monstrous fish sandwich with Michael Bailey as we discuss his Stoker Award-nominated poetry collaboration with Marge Simon... more

Chow down on crispy pickled cucumbers with Lisa Morton as we discuss how seeing The Exorcist at age 15 changed... more

Feast on Fettuccine Alfredo with Howard Bender as we discuss how desperate Marvel Comics must have been to have hired... more