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SciFi Thoughts
Science fiction author Lancer Kind teases and tantalizes with this genre from the future. Science fiction has many dozens of sub genres with different story telling styles which attempt to bring new possibilities into how the world is seen. My mission is to expand what science fiction means to you by exploring this genre that is diverse as the stars in the sky. SciFi thoughts will, like the James Web Telescope, draw focus on a discovery and tantalize you with thoughts on movies and literature…
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302 Friends with Douglas Adams and other True Stories of the London TV Scene
Richards website: www.richardsparks.com.  Blue Sky: @richardsparks.bsky.social The book publisher: www.caezik.com Just Say…
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301 Author Ricard Sparks talks about Video Gaming
Richards website: www.richardsparks.com.  Blue Sky: @richardsparks.bsky.social The book publisher: www.caezik.com Just Say…
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300 Raised by a Library
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s website: https://odekpeki.com He is on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/penprince.bsky.social and Twitter (note…
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299 Afropantheology
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s website: https://odekpeki.com He is on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/penprince.bsky.social and Twitter (note…
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298 How Ann Rice inspired a Nigerian to go into Speculative Fiction
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s website: https://odekpeki.com He is on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/penprince.bsky.social and Twitter (note…
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297 Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s Afropantheology
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s website: https://odekpeki.com He is on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/penprince.bsky.social and Twitter (note…
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296 More SpaceX Spacesuits, How to Get Involved in Space, & Makerspace
Latino 30 under 30 award: https://www.latino30under30.com Mentioned in this episode: Morris’s website and his Makers Space work…
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295 Testing SpaceX’s Space Suit
Latino 30 under 30 award: https://www.latino30under30.com video about SpaceX’s IVA spacesuit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dRYGLOY2gDY…
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294 Space Suit Fundamentals
Latino 30 under 30 award: https://www.latino30under30.com video about SpaceX’s IVA spacesuit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dRYGLOY2gDY…
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293 Defining BAD ASS for SpaceX’s Spacesuit
Latino 30 under 30 award: https://www.latino30under30.com video about SpaceX’s IVA spacesuit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dRYGLOY2gDY…
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292 Morris Vanegas’ Spacesuits, a Latino 30 Under 30 Award Winner
video about SpaceX’s IVA spacesuit: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dRYGLOY2gDY Article about SpaceX’s IVA…
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291 Harry Turtledove tells about THE GUNS OF THE SOUTH and other Novels
Harry’s books through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31599/harry-turtledove/ Harry on Twitter…
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290 Harry Turtledove on TWICE AS DEAD and other New Novels
Harry’s books through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31599/harry-turtledove/ Harry on Twitter…
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289 Harry Turtledove discusses Influencing People and Winning Friends on Twitter
Harry’s books through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31599/harry-turtledove/ Harry on Twitter…
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288 Author Harry Turtledove’s THE WAGES OF SIN
Harry’s books through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31599/harry-turtledove/ Harry on Twitter…
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287 Master of Alternative History, Author Harry Turtledove
Harry’s books through Penguin Random House: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/31599/harry-turtledove/ Harry on Twitter…
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286 LARP and author David D Levine
A very nice book trailer about The Kuiper Belt Job: https://youtu.be/Y6VFJFZySWo About David D Levine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Levine…
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285 Meet the Cannibal Club, Reading by author David D Levine
A very nice book trailer about The Kuiper Belt Job: https://youtu.be/Y6VFJFZySWo About David D Levine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Levine…
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284 Cannibal Club, unlikely Heroes in David D Levine’s THE KUIPER BELT JOB
A very nice book trailer about The Kuiper Belt Job: https://youtu.be/Y6VFJFZySWo About David D Levine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Levine…
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283 Author David D Levine, What you are is where you were when
About David D Levine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_D._Levine Twitter: @daviddlevine David D Levine and his writing in the Wild Cards…
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282 InterstellarNet novel series by Edward M Lerner
Here is Ed’s authorial website and blog: https://edwardmlerner.com Go friend Ed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdwardMLerner/ And…
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281 Author Edward M Lerner introduces ON THE SHOALS OF SPACE-TIME
Here is Ed’s authorial website and blog: https://edwardmlerner.com Go friend Ed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdwardMLerner/ And…
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280 LIFE AND DEATH ON MARS—Billionaire Cabal, a Space Race with China, and a NASA Systems Engineer
Here is Ed’s authorial website and blog: https://edwardmlerner.com Go friend Ed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdwardMLerner/ And…
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279 LIFE AND DEATH ON MARS, author Edward M. Lerner’s new novel
Here is Ed’s authorial website and blog: https://edwardmlerner.com Go friend Ed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdwardMLerner/ And…
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278 Edward M. Lerner, Perpetrator of Science Fiction and Techno-thrillers
Here is Ed’s authorial website and blog: https://edwardmlerner.com Go friend Ed on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EdwardMLerner/ And…
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277 Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—Easter eggs, interesting word choices for translation, and DHALGREN reveal!
The major science parts of the plot: 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix The book series translated to…
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276 Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—Cultural differences between Chinese and the rest of Us
The major science parts of the plot: 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix Three body problem in physics: Newtons Arm is a short visual…
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275 Netflix’s 3 Body Problem—Earth Mounts a Defense against Invasion (spoilers)
The major science parts of the plot: 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix Three body problem in physics: Newtons Arm is a short visual…
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274 Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Season 1 Overview (spoilers)
The major science parts of the plot: 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix Three body problem in physics: Newtons Arm is a short visual…
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273 Netflix’s 3 Body Problem Season 1 (spoilers)
The major science parts of the plot: 3 Body Problem | Official Trailer | Netflix Three body problem in physics: Newtons Arm is a short visual…
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272 How Seattle Writers Cramp Helps Writers
For information on joining Seattle Writers Cramp, contact them through this address: writerscramp.seattle@gmail.com
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271 Author LM Sagas tells more about Cascade Failure and sequel Gravity Lost
Folks can read chapter 1 of CASCADE FAILURE for free on the Tor/Forge Blog at: https://www.torforgeblog.com/2023/12/13/excerpt-reveal-cascade-failure-by-l-…
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270 Jal’s screwed up life in Cascade Failure
Folks can read chapter 1 of CASCADE FAILURE for free on the Tor/Forge Blog at: https://www.torforgeblog.com/2023/12/13/excerpt-reveal-cascade-failure-by-l-…
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269 Factions of Cascade Failure: the Trust, the Union, and the Guild
Folks can read chapter 1 of CASCADE FAILURE for free on the Tor/Forge Blog at: https://www.torforgeblog.com/2023/12/13/excerpt-reveal-cascade-failure-by-l-…
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268 How Reading Cascade Failure makes You Smile
Folks can read chapter 1 of CASCADE FAILURE for free on the Tor/Forge Blog at: https://www.torforgeblog.com/2023/12/13/excerpt-reveal-cascade-failure-by-l-…
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267 Getting to know SciFi Fantasy author L.M. Sagas
Folks can read chapter 1 of CASCADE FAILURE for free on the Tor/Forge Blog at: https://www.torforgeblog.com/2023/12/13/excerpt-reveal-cascade-failure-by-l-m-sag…
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266 Feeling of the Firefly Family with the Vastness of The Expanse, ∆V:Rings of Saturn
Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay…
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265 Polish Science Fiction Grandmaster Stanisław Lem
Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay…
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264 Truly Simulate Piloting and still be Fun, ∆V: Rings of Saturn
Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay…
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263 Concept Development of ∆V:Rings of Saturn
Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay…
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262 Introducing ∆V:Rings of Saturn
Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay…
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261 THE REINVENTED DETECTIVE, the future of justice, and editors Jennifer Brozek and Cat Rambo
The Reinvented Detective presents stories that complicate law and order as well as the concept of criminals, detectives, punishment, and justice for all. It…
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260 View the future in THE REINVENTED DETECTIVE anthology
The Reinvented Detective presents stories that complicate law and order as well as the concept of criminals, detectives, punishment, and justice for all. It…
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259 Introducing THE REINVENTED DETECTIVE anthology
The Reinvented Detective presents stories that complicate law and order as well as the concept of criminals, detectives, punishment, and justice for all. It…
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258 Author KR Richardson & Lancer discuss Classic SciFi greats Bester, Pohl, and Kornbluth
Are you interested in police procedurals? How about one set on a different planet? Author @katrchrdsn talks about her novel BLOOD ORBIT in episode…
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257 Author KR Richardson talks of Science, Editing, and hinderances of when your Publisher gets Bought
Are you interested in police procedurals? How about one set on a different planet? Author @katrchrdsn talks about her novel BLOOD ORBIT in episode…
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256 Murder 20,000 Meters Underwater
Are you interested in police procedurals? How about one set on a different planet? Author @katrchrdsn talks about her novel BLOOD ORBIT in episode…
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255 How Science is always Causing Pain & Chekhov’s gun with author Kat Richardson
Are you interested in police procedurals? How about one set on a different planet? Author @katrchrdsn talks about her novel BLOOD ORBIT in episode…
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254 BLOOD ORBIT—Kat Richardson’s science fiction Police Procedural
Are you interested in police procedurals? How about one set on a different planet? Author @katrchrdsn talks about her novel BLOOD ORBIT in episode…
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253 Author Kat Richardson shares why she writes Noir Fiction
Kat Richardson’s FaceBook is: https://www.facebook.com/Kat.Richardson.Writer/ Check out the lovely noir style website for Blood…
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252 Foundation Season 2—The Mule, Earth, and Demerzel
Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on…
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251 Foundation Season 2—Is Foundation just another shirty Empire?
Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on…
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250 Foundation Season 2—Hari Seldon’s backstory and Trantor’s new Princess
Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on…
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249 Foundation Season 2—Gaal’s Betrayal
Apple TV+ series: https://g.co/kgs/NBcyk5 About the Foundation series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_series Isaac Asimov interviewed on…
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248 Avoiding the “Great Filter”—enough Wisdom to protect us from our Knowledge
Dr. Jonathan Jiang’s paper Avoiding the “Great Filter”: A Projected Timeframe for Human Expansion Off-World can be read…
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247 Saving Humanity by Overcoming Great Filters
Dr. Jonathan Jiang’s paper Avoiding the “Great Filter”: A Projected Timeframe for Human Expansion Off-World can be read here…
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246 How Moore’s Law Projects when Humanity will be Interstellar
Dr. Jonathan Jiang’s paper Avoiding the “Great Filter”: A Projected Timeframe for Human Expansion Off-World can be read…
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245 How Expanding Off-World Creates Hope for our Youth
Dr. Jonathan Jiang’s paper Avoiding the “Great Filter”: A Projected Timeframe for Human Expansion Off-World can be read…
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244 JPL Scientist talks of Surviving the Great Filter
Dr. Jonathan Jiang’s paper Avoiding the “Great Filter”: A Projected Timeframe for Human Expansion Off-World can be read…
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243 AI Series—Why Drown in Dystopia?
If you enjoyed listening to this episode, hear Will talk about his space opera science fiction adventure…