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

Author

JM, Gretchen and Nate

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.goodreads.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

The Hollow Earth, part 2: Adventures at the Center | Chrononauts Episode 9 14.01.2021

Containing matters which Extend those contained in the previous Episode, chuzing to Focus on matters of Adventure of great Delight, in which vars Persons engage in Journeys of Leisure, as well as for Profit, and in an unexpected Fashion, the nature of the mysterious Identity of the Goode Captain Adam Seaborn is discussed, the Conclusions of which may surprize the Listener, as they are in no Accord...

The Hollow Earth, part 1: Preliminary Drillings | Chrononauts Episode 8 17.12.2020

Concerning Matters pertaining to the Geological construct of a Number of solid Concentrick Spheres which hitherto have been Bound within the Confines of the Earth, and the Entrances to such may be found amongst the Many caves and Caverns stretched across our Great Globe, as well as the Notion that the Poles (at this time it does not matter Which, and has even been Speckulated that there are, in fa...

Automata | Chrononauts Episode 7 19.11.2020

Containing matters to Persons or Devices Automated to perform those various Tasks, sometimes of a Benign Nature, representing the delightful Performances of wonderful Music and Dances, the pulling, transportation and otherwise Safeguarding of various Precious Metals, and Others of a Gravely serious Tone, manifested in the Unconsented imitation of Humanity itself for Purposes divers though with Mos...

Initial reflections | Chrononauts Bonus Episode 1 04.11.2020

Containing matters pertaining to the Programme Itself, including Discussions of Omissions (both by Design and by Circumstance), potential Avenues of exploration in the Future, and Works Most Enjoyed up to this partickular point in Time. Bibliography: Roberts, Adam. "The History of Science Fiction" 2016

The Temporal Traveller | Chrononauts Episode 6 22.10.2020

Containing matters related to that Quaternary Dimension, most frequently referred to by Mathematicians and Scholars as Time (though We dare suggest it has other Names in other locations on its own Axis), including transportation by Magickal means, a reflection of the Instrument recursively pushing forward its Influence on the World it Measures, three Journeys encapsulated in vars. Vessels, and con...

Selenomania! | Chrononauts Episode 5 23.09.2020

Containing several incidents of Selenomania, that partickular Moon Madness which has so captivated the Minds and Pens of Authors since the Ancient Times, including the early works of Messers Verne and Wells, considered by Many to be the Greatest and Most Influential voices in the beginnings of the Science Fiction genre in that excellent nineteenth Century, as well as several shorter Works spanning...

Ten Steps on the Quest for the Ideal | Chrononauts Episode 4 26.08.2020

Containing discussions of ten individual Stories, represented by Eight authors, concerning three Modes of the Ideal; the First encapsulating Sketches of the Mad Scientist, pursued thither in Grains granulating on the Gradient from the Coarse to the Refined; the Second presenting an Understanding and an Excitement of Sound, Music, Acoustics and Art; and the Third in the preaching of Doomsday in the...

The Mummy from Star Psi! | Chrononauts Episode 3 04.08.2020

Containing two Works filling the Interval Of Time between the Excellent Lady Mary Shelley and the equally Good Frenchman Jules Verne, the Former consisting of Reanimation through means of Electricity, A Civil War in Spain, Exquisite and Novel Devices, and a not insignificant Number of Humorous Dialog, the Latter consisting of Alien Civilizations, their Poetry, Prose and Drama. Timestamps: Jane Web...

Mary Shelley | Chrononauts Episode 2 30.06.2020

Containing Matters concerning the Works and Life of Mary Shelley, that exceptional Individual whose series of Published Novels in the Gothic Fashion are considered by Some (and revered by Others) to encompass the Inceptual Origin of the Emergent Progression of Tropes of the Genre of Science Fiction, in Partickular the oft-staged Frankenstein, that through its Persistence is completely doubtlessly...

The Imaginary Traveller | Chrononauts Episode 1 02.06.2020

Containing extensive Discussions of the Imaginary Traveller, the  Literary Trope which Some consider antecedent to the Genre of Science  Fiction (while Others Still, however, do not altogether), with the  Beginning commencing forth from Their first known Appearance in the  Greek Tongue, the Progression of Their Voyage to the Middle Era,  continuing with Their Explorations...

Introductions, Genre and Scope | Chrononauts Episode 0 31.05.2020

Containing an Introduction to the Series, in which the Listener is acquainted with the Character of the Hosts, with numerous Discussions on matters concerning Genre, History, Fiction, Literature, the Natural Sciences, and with the Conclusion of which containing a Preview of the subsequent Episode. Books referenced, on Goodreads: "Foundation", by Isaac Asimov (USA, 1951) : https://www.goodreads.com...

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