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Science Fiction 101
Science Fiction 101
Phil Nichols

Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present and the future! We cover science fiction books, film, TV and... more

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Episodes

Cracking Sci-Fi! (episode 51)

We once claimedTintin: Destination Moon was science fiction, because an animated white dog accompanied an animated human to the moon... more

11 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 5 minutes
Analog Solutions (episode 50)

It's another one of our (made-up) time-honored traditions: reviewing a current science fiction magazine. We usually do this once a... more

09 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
In Days of Old (episode 49)

In time-honored tradition, for our December episode we go hurtling back in time to review a science fiction magazine from... more

06 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Uniquely Portable Magic (episode 48)

It occurred to us that although we have discussed many specific books on the show, we've never devoted an episode... more

08 Nov 2024 · 56 minutes
Let's Go Ape (episode 47)

It's fifty years since the TV series of Planet of the Apes debuted, enlivening the childhood of millions around the... more

09 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Conventional Wisdom (episode 46)

August 2024 saw the World Science Fiction Convention, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Phil stayed at home, but intrepid traveller Colin... more

11 Sep 2024 · 57 minutes
Zenna's People and Pauline's Lizzie (episode 45)

The first women to appear (as "soloists") on the ballot for science fiction's Hugo Awards were Zenna Henderson and Pauline... more

14 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 8 minutes
Hugos Where I Goes (episode 44)

We're back - and it's the time to review this year's Hugo-nominated short stories! The Hugos are the awards given by... more

12 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Triffids, Cuckoos and Lichen: John Wyndham (episode 43)

We're back, with an episode about the great British SF writer John Wyndham. On many occasions we've found ourselves talking... more

12 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 10 minutes
Off On A Tangent - more interview fun with award-winning novelist Robert J. Sawyer (episode 42)

Time for another regular episode of the podcast, and this time we have more interview goodness from the Hugo- and... more

15 May 2024 · 51 minutes