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PEL’s Mark Linsenmayer joins the Constellary crew to weigh in on the philosophical implications of precognitive crime fighting in Philip K. Dick’s “The Minority Report.” Brian quizzes Mark and Ken on PKD movie trivia.
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Robert Heinlein’s short story “All You Zombies” (and the later film adaptation Predestination) starts with the classic “grandfather paradox” trope and ties it in knots.
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We open with an audio production of “Kill Switch,” cover story of Constellary Tales Issue #1, narrated by Mark Linsenmayer.
Then we go behind the scenes in an interview with the story’s author, Henry Szabranski.
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A smart house outlasts humanity in Ray Bradbury’s 1950 short story “There Will Come Soft Rains.”
Also: Tex Thompson describes the annual “experience camp” for authors, Writers in the Field.
Get more Constellary Tales podcasts, and read original sf in the magazine (Issue no. 1 is now online) at constellary.com.
Octavia Butler’s “Bloodchild” is (among other things) a successful example of a certain kind of pregnancy story.
Also: Brian puts Ken to the test about films nominated both for the Hugo and the Oscar, and some spoiler-free recommendations.
Get more Constellary Tales podcasts, and read original sf in the magazine (issue no. 1 coming in November) at constellary.com.
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Kurt Vonnegut’s “Harrison Bergeron” turns up in unusual places, plus two film adaptations. Brian quizzes Ken on writing advice from famous authors.
Constellary Tales is a speculative fiction (SF — science fiction and fantasy) magazine and podcast. The podcast examines SF storytelling on the page and screen and addresses (not too seriously) how SF intersects culture and society. Selected episodes feature interviews with writers and others in the SF world as well as narrated stories from Constellary Tales magazine.
