JM, Gretchen and Nate

Chrononauts

Arts EN ↓ 161 episodes

A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. Texts and translations: https://chrononautspodcast.blogspot.com/Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1093395-chrononautsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrononautspodcastTwitter: @ChrononautsSFemail: chrononautspodcast@gmail.comMusic and readings: https://chrononautspodcast.bandcamp.comOpening theme music by Ionas von ZezswitzSounds and effects by NateAI thumbnail art by DALL-E-2 and Stable Diffusion

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JM, Gretchen and Nate

Episodes

Alexey Volkov - "Aliens" (1928) | Chrononauts Episode 43.1 07.06.2024 1:20:33

Containing a Matter of Maps. Timestamps: introductions, background and history on 1920s Soviet magazine science fiction (0:00) Alexey Matveyevich Volkov - "Aliens" (1928) (56:57) Music: Koval, Marian - "The Factory" (1932) https://dpul.princeton.edu/slavic/catalog/k0698b78r Bibliography: Archive of Fantastika: archivsf.narod.ru Archive of Fantastika "World of Adventure&quo...

More Fritz Leiber "Change War" Shorts | Chrononauts Episode 42.3 30.04.2024 1:15:24

Containing Matters of Madeira, Meteors, and Mediums Timestamps: "Damnation Morning" (1959) (0:00) "Try and Change the Past" (1958) (19:07) "A Deskful of Girls" (1958) (33:10)

Fritz Leiber's "Change War" short stories | Chrononauts Episode 42.2 28.04.2024 1:03:18

Containing Matters of Performance and the Transmissions of Such. Timestamps: "No Great Magic" (1963) (0:00) "The Oldest Soldier" (1960) (29:58) "Knight to Move" (1965) (43:43)

Fritz Leiber - "The Big Time" (1958) | Chrononauts Episode 42.1 25.04.2024 1:43:01

Containing Matters of an Inversion of Introversion. introductions, recent reads (0:00) Fritz Leiber background (9:55) non-spoiler discussion (41:28) plot summary, spoiler discussion (1:01:47) Bibliography: Scrolls of Lankhmar https://scrollsoflankhmar.com/ Leiber, Fritz - "The Book of Fritz Leiber" (1975) Leiber, Fritz - "Second Book of Fritz Leiber" (1976) Leiber, Fritz - &quo...

Jim Mortimore - "Eye of Heaven" (1998) | Chrononauts Episode 41.2 06.03.2024 2:25:51

Containing Matters of Punishment. Doctor Who personal background and novel history (0:00) "Eye of Heaven" chapter 8 reading excerpt (47:51) non-spoiler discussion (55:45) spoiler plot summary and discussion (1:23:53) Music: Jim Mortimore - "Red Ghost of the Sun", from "Ghosts of the Sun" album, 2018 (used in ch. 8 reading excerpt with permission) https://jimmortimore....

Diane Duane - "The Wounded Sky" (1983) | Chrononauts Episode 41.1 01.03.2024 2:17:12

Containing Matters In which the Captain goes Once more unto the Breach. Timestamps: a brief overview and recommenations of non-literature SF media before 1965 (0:00) personal backgrounds with Star Trek (25:58) Diane Duane background, Star Trek novel history, non-spoiler discussion (47:51) spoiler summary and spoiler discussion (1:20:36) Bibliography: Ayers, Jeff - "Voyages of Imagination: The...

C.L. Moore - "Greater than Gods" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.7 19.01.2024 1:09:06

Containing Matters of Indecision Timestamps: non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler plot summary and spoiler discussion (8:08) Astounding July 1939 story ranking, general issue discussion (51:34) Music: Hirsch, Louis A. - "Sweet Kentucky Lady" (1914) https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musihas-100006686/?sp=1&st=image Dodge, Mr. & Mrs John Wilson - "Moon, Moon, Moon" (191...

Amelia Reynolds Long - "When the Half Gods Go" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.6 16.01.2024 1:04:09

Containing Matters of Idolatry and Interventionism Timestamps: Amelia Reynolds Long biography, non-spoiler summary (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion, "Geography for Time Travelers" non-fiction article (21:56) Bibliography: Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Amelia Reynolds Long" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/long_amelia_reynolds Simms, Richard - "A Tribute to Amelia R...

Ross Rocklynne - "The Moth" | Chrononauts Episode 40.5 14.01.2024 39:46

Containing Matters of Chromatic Death Timestamps: Rocklynne background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary, discussion (9:48) "Brass Tacks" letters section (26:37) Bibliography: Ellison, Harlan - "Dangerous Visions" (1967) Rocklynne, Ross - "Introducing the Author", Fantastic Adventures, May 1939 Rocklynne, Ross - "Meet the Author", Startling Stor...

Nelson Bond - "Lightship, Ho!" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.4 13.01.2024 43:56

Containing Matters of Perpetual Cooking Timestamps: Nelson Bond background, "Lightship, Ho!" non-spoiler discussion (0:00) "Lightship, Ho!" spoiler summary and discussion (12:40) "Tools for Brains" non-fiction article (30:02) Bibliography: Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author" Fantastic Adventures, July 1939 Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author&quot...

Nat Schachner - "City of the Cosmic Rays" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.3 11.01.2024 1:01:14

Containing Matters of Harg and Rockets. Timestamps: Nat Schachner background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (35:31) Bibliography: Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974) Moskowitz, Sam - "The Science-Fiction of Nat Schachner", Fantasy Commentator, #43, #44, #45/46 (1992) https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasy_Comment/ Schachner, Nat - "Int...

Isaac Asimov - "Trends" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.2 10.01.2024 1:13:59

Containing Matters of Divine Disagreement Timestamps: Asimov background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (54:06) Bibliography: Asimov, Isaac - "The Early Asimov" (1972) Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974) Asimov, Isaac - "In Memory Yet Green" (1979) Nevala-Lee, Alec - "Astounding" (2018) Music: Hoffman, F - "Ouver...

A. E. van Vogt - "Black Destroyer" (1939) | Chrononauts Episode 40.1 08.01.2024 1:10:09

Containing Matters of Feline Carrier Difficulty Timestamps: introduction, opening sketch, 1939 "Union Leader Tobacco" ad read (0:00) Astounding 1939 cover, contents, ads, non-fiction piece on atomic power (5:42) A.E. Van Vogt background, "Black Destroyer" non-spoiler discussion (17:38) "Black Destroyer" spoiler summary and discussion (45:02) Bibliography: Aldiss, Bria...

Voivod Discography Ranking | Chrononauts Bonus Episode 5 22.11.2023 4:10:03

Containing Matters of a Morgoth Diversion. Timestamps: band history, background (0:00) album picks #15-10 (37:42) album picks #9-5 (1:35:28) album picks #4-1, general discussion (2:35:35) Thumbnail art from Speed Attack #2 Links: Deceased photo history excerpt https://web.archive.org/web/20030415192525/http://www.upthetombstones.com/1986_summer_party.shtml The Corroseum fanzine archive https://the...

Fandom, Fanzines and Fanfiction | Chrononauts Episode 39 18.10.2023 3:35:51

Containing Matters of the Community. Timestamps: introductions and recent reads (0:00) personal histories with fandom (35:26) 1930s fandom history and fanzine excerpts (49:24) Sam Moskowitz - "Why Doesn't Our Ship Move" (1937) (1:48:44) James Blish - "Pursuit into Nowhere: Adopted from the Annals of Space Patrol" (1936) (1:57:49) Ralph Milne Farley - "The Rexmel"...

John W. Campbell - "Who Goes There?" (1938) | Chrononauts Episode 38.6 16.08.2023 1:34:01

Concerning Matters of Fire and Ice. Timestamps: John Campbell biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (34:21) John Campbell's legacy on science fiction (1:08:27) Bibliography: Ashley, Mike - "The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp magazines From the Beginning to 1950" (2001) Bleiler, Everett - "Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Year...

Harry Bates - "Alas, All Thinking!" (1935) | Chrononauts Episode 38.5 14.08.2023 1:03:33

Containing Matters of a Preponderance of Ponderance. Timestamps: Harry Bates biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (18:00) Bibliography: "The Astounding Harry Bates" featurette, from "The Day the Earth Stood Still" DVD (2008) Schwartz, Julian and Weisinger, Mortimer - "Titans of Science Fiction: Interview with Harry Bates", Science Fi...

Raymond Z. Gallun - "Old Faithful" (1934) | Chrononauts Episode 38.4 13.08.2023 1:00:23

Containing Matters of Binary Flashes and Semaphore Dashes. Timestamps: Gallun biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (30:27) Bibliography: Ashley, Mike - "The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp magazines From the Beginning to 1950" (2001) Bleiler, Everett - "Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years" (1998) Davin, Eric Leif - "...

Murray Leinster - "Sidewise in Time" (1934) | Chrononauts Episode 38.3 11.08.2023 53:16

Containing Matters of Romans and Confederates. Timestamps: Tremaine-era Astounding background, Murray Leinster background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (19:50) Bibliography: Ashley, Mike - "The Time Machines: The Story of the Science-Fiction Pulp magazines From the Beginning to 1950" (2001) Bleiler, Everett - "Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years&quot...

Sophie Wenzel Ellis - "Creatures of the Light" (1930) | Chrononauts Episode 38.2 09.08.2023 58:10

Containing Matters in which Proteus transforms the Species. Timestamps: Sophie Wenzel Ellis background and non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (24:42) Bibliography: Adams, M.B. - "The politics of human heredity in the USSR, 1920-1940" (1989) Ashley, Mike - "The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers" (2015) Bleiler, Everett - "Scie...

Captain S. P. Meek - "The Cave of Horror" (1930) | Chrononauts Episode 38.1 06.08.2023 54:04

Containing Matters in which Mutton is a Joy to All. Timestamps: introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00) Astounding Stories background, Captain S.P. Meek biography, non-spoiler discussion (14:52) spoiler plot summary/spoiler discussion (39:06) Bibliography: Astounding Stories of Super Science, January 1930 issue https://archive.org/details/Astounding_Stories_of_Super_Science_1930/asf1930-01/ Ashley...

Renato Pestriniero - "A Night of 21 Hours" (1960) | Chrononauts Episode 37.3 05.07.2023 1:19:29

In which the Heavens provide a Relax of the Mind. Timestamps: background on Italian science fiction (0:00) Pestriniero biography and non-spoiler discussion (30:47) spoiler summary and discussion, "Planet of the Vampires" discussion (44:54) Bibliography: Catalogo Vegetti della letteratura fantastica - "Renato Pestrinero" https://www.fantascienza.com/catalogo/autori/NILF14184/ren...

Graal Arelsky - "Tales of Mars" (1925) | Chrononauts Episode 37.2 04.07.2023 1:23:28

Containing Matters of Radium, Evolution and Revolution. Timestamps: Arelsky biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) "Professor Dagin's Observatory" spoiler summary/discussion 23:20 "Two Worlds" spoiler summary/discussion 36:35 "Towards a New Sun" spoiler summary/discussion 52:06 Bibliography: Imperia Auctions, Auction 95, Lot 220, June 24, 2022 http://www.auction...

Harry Martinson - "Aniara" (1956) | Chrononauts Episode 37.1 02.07.2023 1:57:56

Containing Matters which keep the Human race Preserved. Timestamps: introductions, recent non-podcast reads (0:00) Harry Martinson biography and non-spoiler discussion (17:46) plot summary and spoiler discussion (48:08) opera and film discusion (1:35:42) Bibliography: Generation Spaceship Project - text and notes of "Aniara" https://gsproject.edublogs.org/gs-texts/texts-used-in-2017/ania...

Fitz-James O'Brien - "The Wondersmith" (1859) | Chrononauts Episode 36.4 09.06.2023 1:09:01

Containing Matters in which the Toys play Poorly. Timestamps: O'Brien background and non-spoiler discussion (0:00) plot summary and spoiler discussion (20:52) Bibliography: Hoppenstand, Gary - "Robots of the Past: Fitz-James O'Brien's 'The Wondersmith'", the Journal of Popular Culture, Spring 1994