Speculative Speculations

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A Sci Fi Podcast where we talk about Sci Fi stories in all their forms, but mainly focusing on short stories and novels.

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Parable of the Talents Part 1 by Octavia E Butler 26.03.2025 59:21

Join us for the first discussion of the second book in the Earthseed duology by Octavia E Butler.

Speculative Speculations | Yearly Look-back | 2024 19.03.2025 46:38

The group chats about the books read over the course of 2024 and discusses the favourites from the 2024 reads.

Parable of the Sower Part 2 by Octavia E Butler and The Visitor by The Strugatsky Brothers 30.01.2025 1:12:17

Join us for the second discussion of the first book in the Earthseed duology by Octavia E Butler. Short story for the week is Sector General by James White

Parable of the Sower Part 3 by Octavia E Butler and Pelt by Carol Emshwiller 30.01.2025 1:00:29

Join us for the final discussion of the first book in the Earthseed duology by Octavia E Butler. Short story for the week is Sector General by James White

Parable of the Sower Part 1 by Octavie E Butler and Sector General by James White 23.01.2025 59:31

We start the discussion of the first book in the Earthseed duology by Octavia E Butler. Short story for the week is Sector General by James White

Windup Girl Part 3 by Paolo Bacigalupi and Stranger Station by Damon Knight 22.01.2025 56:32

Join the group to discuss the second half of Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. The short story for this episode is The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Windup Girl Part 2 by Paolo Bacigalupi and The Last Question by Isaac Asimov 19.12.2024 1:06:41

Join the group to discuss the second 100-page section of Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. The short story for this episode is The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Windup Girl Part 1 by Paolo Bacigalupi and The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith 12.12.2024 1:11:05

Join the group for the first part of the discussion on Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. The short story for the discussion is The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith

Children of Memory Part 4 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Grandpa by James Schmitz 07.12.2024 1:12:30

Join the group for the fourth part of the discussion of Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky. We've got Windup Girl coming up next after Children of Memory. Short story for the discussion is Grandpa by James Schmitz

Children of Memory Part 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Star by Arthur C Clarke 30.11.2024 1:03:08

Join the group for the third part of the discussion of Children of Memory by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Apologies to our listeners for the delay in posting this episode, things have been a bit busy :) We've got Windup Girl coming up next after Children of Memory. Short story for the discussion is The Star by Arthur C Clarke.

Children of Memory Part 2 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Let me Live in a House by Chad Oliver 04.10.2024 1:21:50

The group gets together to continue our discussion of the Children of Time Series by Adrian Tchaikovsky with the first three sections of Children of Memory. Short story for the day is Let me Live in a House by Chad Oliver

Children of Memory Part 1 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Liberation of Earth by William Tenn 27.09.2024 1:11:08

Redshirts Part 3 by John Scalzi and Prott by Margaret St. Clair 20.09.2024 1:12:19

The group gets together to discuss Redshirts Part 2 by John Scalzi. Short story for the day is Prott by Margaret St. Clair

Redshirts Part 2 by John Scalzi and Snowball Effect by Katherine McLean 13.09.2024 1:02:14

The group gets together to discuss Redshirts Part 2 by John Scalzi. Short story for the day is Snowball Effect by Katherine McLean

Redshirts Part 1 by John Scalzi and Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K Dick 06.09.2024 1:16:58

The group gets together to discuss Redshirts by John Scalzi. Short story for the day is Beyond Lies the Wub by Philip K Dick

Children of Ruin Part 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Surface Tension by James Blish 01.09.2024 1:15:38

Chris, Dan, Steve, Jarrod and Varsha get together to discuss the last half of Children of Ruin. The short story for this episode is Surface Tension by James Blish

Children of Ruin Part 2 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Baby HP by Juan Jose Arreola 09.08.2024 1:08:03

We continue our discussion of Children of Ruin - the second book of the Children of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The short story for the episode is Baby HP by Juan Jose Arreola

Children of Ruin Part 1 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and September 2005 The Martian by Ray Bradbury 02.08.2024 1:14:39

We continue our discussion of the Children of Time trilogy with this first discussion of Children of Ruin - the second book in the trilogy. The short story for the episode is September 2005 The Martian by Ray Bradbury

Children of Time Part 4 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Desertion by Clifford D Simak 26.07.2024 1:21:06

The group wraps up the discussion of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The short story for the day is Desertion by Clifford D Simak

Children of Time Part 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius by Jorge Luis Borges 19.07.2024 1:36:52

We continue our discussion of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. Short story for the episode is Tlon Uqbar Orbis Tertius by Jorge Luis Borges

Children of Time Part 2 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Microscopic Giants by Paul Ernst 11.07.2024 1:00:46

The group continues the discussion of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The short story for this episode is The Microscopic Giants by Paul Ernst

Children of Time Part 1 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The Last Poet and the Robots by Abraham Merrit 14.06.2024 1:07:14

Join the group to start the discussions for the Children of Time trilogy by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The short story for today is The Last Poet and the Robots by Abraham Merritt.

Embassytown Part 4 by China Mieville and The Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum 07.06.2024 1:06:30

Join the group to discuss the final quarter of Embassytown by China Mieville. The short story selection for the week is The Martian Odyssey by Stanley G Weinbaum

Embassytown Part 3 by China Mieville and The Conquest of Gola by Leslie F Stone 31.05.2024 1:19:40

The group returns to chat about the third quarter of Embassytown by China Mieville. The short story selection for the week is The Conquest of Gola by Leslie F Stone

Embassytown Part 2 by China Mieville and The Star Stealers by Edmond Hamilton 28.05.2024 1:08:41

Join the hosts of Speculative Speculations to discuss the second quarter of Embassytown by China Mieville. The short story for this week is The Star Stealers by Edmond Hamilton