Postcards from a Dying World

Hey listeners this is a special episode. I welcome my Editor/Publisher at Quoir / Pink Beam Press. As I continue to cover all the Pink Beam Press releases from PKD Fest I needed to talk with Keith about his novella Hard Video. Since I have a novella in the series Keith talks to me about my novella Sim Cop and The Haunted City. This is a quick one.

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds and talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time, we talk about the 4th season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returning for our 14th episode, breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao.

In April 2026, we reached the 100th Anniversary of Amazing Stories Magazine, and here in San Diego, we put together an all-star lineup to celebrate! Featuring Philip Fracassi, KC Grifant, Gideon Marcus, Jac Jemc, Jonathan Maberry, and Cody Goodfellow. The topics were Amazing Stories over the years, 100 years of Science Fiction, and advice for writing your own Science Fiction. It is recorded live s...

Brian Evenson should need no introduction on this podcast. Fresh off his appearance as a guest of honor at the 2026 Philip K. Dick Festival, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Last Days, Immobility, and much more has been on the podcast several times. I consider him to be the best living writer of the short form. So it was exciting for those of us at the PKD Festival that Brian published a nov...

I have always known that Eric LaRocca is like some Brundle-fly mix of Brite, Koja, and Barker, This conversation is overdue. Eric joins me to tell his backstory, and we get into We Are Always Tender With Our Dead, the first in the Burnt Sparrow trilogy. We talk about Clive Barker, small-town horror, and the ins and outs of writing this novel.

In this episode, I speak with Nigerian Science Fiction writer Wole Talabi about his first science fiction novel, The Fist of Memory. The Fist of Memory didn’t disappoint; the best way I think to describe it might be John Woo meets Arthur C. Clarke in Africa. It is certainly one of my favorite books I have read this year. A bullet opera that manages to combine a first contact story, noir, African c...

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds and talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time, we talk about the 3rd season of Star Trek Starfleet Academy returning for our 13th episode, breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. In this episode,...

Well it has been a minute since I interviewed an author, but in this episode, I talk with Justin C. Key, the author of the fantastic debut novel the SF medical thriller Hospital at the End of the World. We talk about Justin’s path as a doctor and writer, and talk about the process and themes of this excellent new novel.

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the au...

In this episode, I am joined by Issa Diao and Anthony Trevino is discuss our favorite movies of 2025. We have Anthony’s very long list of movies he hated, then our top movies. Disappointments, Honorable mentions, and our top tens. •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranof...

The 4th annual favorite or Top Reads of the year podcast with my oldest book nerd friend Judge Marc Rothenberg. We go through our favorite Retro Reads, Non-fiction, and new releases. Featuring books from Josh Malerman, Stephen Graham Jones, Sam J. Miller, Silvia Park and more. Three hours of book nerding.

Returning for a fourth time! Author Alma Katsu is most well known for her historical horror novels. We are here to talk about her new contemporary horror novel Fiend. While it is simple to just say this novel is horror version of Succession is fair but this novel is an excellent exploration of the tangled webs of evil, power and greed. We go about 25 minutes without spoilers, and then go a little...

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the au...

After every season of Star Trek, I gather a panel of nerds and talk about the highs and lows of the season that just ended. This time we talk about the 2nd season of Star Trek Prodigy. Returning for our 11th episode breaking down a completed season of Trek. Joining me as always are my bridge crew vocal Star Trek fan Sara Lynn Michener, and Musician/ filmmaker Issa Diao. In this episode, we will br...

Sound warning, this was recorded on my phone, of live panel held at the Speculative Fiction Across Media Conference on September 25th 2025. The sound is far from perfect but the content is great. In this panel, we talk about the themes and meaning of the AppleTV series Severance. It is a spoiler-filled discussion about both seasons. I am the moderator of the panel that features the Actor and acade...

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the au...

In this episode, I welcome a huge panel of talented writers to talk about the soon-to-be-released anthology Space Horrors: An Anthology of Horror Science-Fiction Stories. This project began as a conversation at Stokercon. “There needs to be more Space Horror.” The majority of the authors were sitting at that table. The panel includes Editor E.S. Magill, Kathryn Blanche, Vincent V, Cava, Jon Cohn,...

In this episode, I welcome author Rebecca Baum, the New York City-based author of The Brood to talk about her second novel! The Brood is her first horror novel, which combines body and eco-horror. We discuss her influences, the novel's structure, and its writing. Transitioning from Southern Gothic to straight horror.

Welcome to a new sub-series of the podcast devoted to screenplays for movies that never got made. There are tons of famous screenplays from Oliver Stone’s first draft of Conan to Del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness. For each episode in this series, we will read and review a script that never got made. In this episode, I am joined by author Anthony Trevino and Musician/Filmmaker Issa Diao to dis...

Postcards is back! I took a hiatus so I could finish a novel and a few other things. One of the other things was finishing the release of my 11th novel, Great America in Dead World. This novel is a philosophical science fiction experiment that is pretty much a homage to Philip K. Dick. In this episode, Lord Running Clam (author of Pink Beam the PKD companion) and my editor, Keith Giles interview m...

So I am still in my unofficial hiatus to work on my novel-in-progress. I really had to do this episode because like many people I have tons of thoughts about Andor Season 2. I gathered some friends and colleagues that I thought would have good takes on the series. In this panel I welcomed a diverse group of folks. Issa Diao former vocalist of Good Clean Fun and veteran of my Star Trek breakdowns i...

Returning to PFDW for the 4th time Stephen Graham Jones returns to talk about the re-release of Bram Stoker award winning novella Mapping the Interior. One reason of this book is being re-released is the book is on sale for a month at Barnes and Noble in the cafe for $5 with a drink . Just saying. We talk about the writing of the novella, Ghost stories, writing habits, and pick-up basketball.

Certain authors gain respect and become immediate commitments from me. As in I am reading whatever the heck they put out. I have not read everything by Philip Fracassi yet, but he won me over with a short story (Fail-safe), and last year Boys in Valley did an amazing job grabbing me with one of the subgenres I am not a huge fan of - the possession novel. When I interviewed him for that book he was...

Despite being marketed on the cover as a thriller, Cynthia Pelayo’s Wheelhouse is a horror novel about haunted Chicago, a city that is haunted not just by ghosts but by the long specter of this strange history that has swirled around the Windy City. No surprise as she has Bram Stoker and Latino book awards on her shelf. Vanishing Daughters has all the elements that she is known for while adding so...

In 1970, Avon Books published a landmark anthology, “Science Fiction Hall of Fame,” featuring 26 classic short stories that represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on by the members of the new (at the time, in the late 1960s) organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series, I will be joined by a panel of guests to break down these stories and talk about the au...