Claytemple Media

Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast

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College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

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Ep. 43: The Languages of Pao by Jack Vance 31.03.2022 27:31

Space linguistics! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Trekker?...

Ep. 42: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester 16.03.2022 43:02

Murder!!! Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus episode! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Che...

Ep. 41: Lord of the Isles by David Drake 04.03.2022 53:35

Homer, dogwoods, and the horrors of war. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fi...

Ep. 40: The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay 28.02.2022 2:06:52

El Cid fan-fiction fan-fiction. Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series on medievalism! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil...

Ep. 39: Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman 24.02.2022 44:30

Dragonlance. Do I need to say more? Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction P...

Ep. 38: Xenos (Warhammer 40,000) by Dan Abnett 04.02.2022 31:56

Space marines, space heretics, space Lovecraft!!!!! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign:...

Ep. 37: Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds 27.01.2022 38:22

Space opera you can use to prop open a door. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird...

Ep. 36: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part III: More Political Science-Fiction 19.01.2022 1:46:24

Would you like to know even more? Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcas...

Ep. 35: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part II - Political Science-Fiction 17.01.2022 1:38:51

Would you like to know more? Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . L...

Ep. 34: Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein - Part I - Military Science-Fiction 12.01.2022 1:40:31

We just called it the Bug War. Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast ....

Ep. 33: Foundation - Season One 05.01.2022 1:54:42

Emperor Thranduil? Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft?...

Ep. 32: Doomsday Book by Connie Willis 25.11.2021 42:36

Time travel for Christmas. Just try not to get the plague. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder...

Ep. 31: Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack 10.11.2021 38:24

Magical realism in upstate New York. Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Pod...

Ep. 30: The Hour of the Dragon by Robert E. Howard 28.10.2021 45:06

CROM!!!! It's Robert E. Howard's only Conan novel! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A...

Ep. 29: The Last Witness by K.J. Parker 13.10.2021 33:53

Are you sure that's what really happened? Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus episode! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaim...

Ep. 28: Monstress - Awakening by Marjorie Liu 30.09.2021 25:00

Old Ones, fairies, and talking cats. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction...

Ep. 27: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Parts IV and V 27.09.2021 2:30:44

Two historians talk about imperialism ... IN SPACE!!! Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King:...

Ep. 26: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part III 26.09.2021 2:12:09

Two historians talk about science-fiction monks. Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Nei...

Ep. 25: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part II 25.09.2021 2:38:14

Two historians talk about the Fall of Rome and the early Middle Ages ... IN SPACE!!!! Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on H...

Ep. 24: Foundation by Isaac Asimov - Part I 24.09.2021 2:17:58

Two historians talk about psychohistory and the Fall of Rome. Thanks to the listener who commissioned this bonus series! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Drea...

Ep. 23: Star Trek - The Entropy Effect by Vonda McIntyre 26.08.2021 29:31

It would be highly illogical to skip this episode. Read John De Gruyther's interview with Vonda McIntyre ! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil G...

Ep. 22: Redshirts by John Scalzi 11.08.2021 1:53:20

Quiet! Do you want to get us sued? It's a Star Trek parody! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Eld...

Ep. 21: Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner 29.07.2021 26:53

Fairies! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast . Trekker? Join us o...

Ep. 20: Descender - Tin Stars by Jeff Lemire 24.06.2021 19:48

A robot apocalypse ... IN SPACE!!!! Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by become a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction P...

Ep. 19: Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis 14.06.2021 1:58:35

English wizards vs. Nazi X-Men. Join the conversation on the Atoz forum . Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on Patreon . Want more science fiction in your life? Check out The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast . Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast . Lovecraft? Poe? Check out Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Pod...