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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

543. Awesome 70s Science Fiction Movies (with Andrea Kail, Matthew Kressel, Tom Gerencer)

Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast

David Barr Kirtley

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2023

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Summary

Logan's Run, Beneath the Planet of the Apes, Silent Running, The Andromeda Strain, Colossus: The Forbin Project

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm David Barcurtley, host of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy and author of the book Save

0:05.8

Me Please and Other Stories, which is available now on Amazon.com.

0:11.2

We had a great conversation about the book back in episode 500, so definitely check that

0:15.8

out if you missed it.

0:18.0

And so I want to give a special thank you to Pablo Rooz, who just gave the book a five-star

0:22.3

review on Amazon.com.

0:24.8

It says, I've been following David's podcast for a few years now.

0:29.6

And it came as a surprise when he announced the long overdue release of a book collecting

0:33.2

his best short stories.

0:35.1

I had heard Power Armor a Love Story and was curious, so I bought it.

0:38.9

Not really being an avid reader of short stories, and it was a great surprise.

0:43.4

The structure of the book in three parts is a good choice, one fantasy, two sci-fi and

0:48.3

three horror, as it gives you some idea of what kind of stories you'll encounter in each

0:52.4

section.

0:53.4

And they're all really good, at times truly excellent.

0:56.9

For me, the highlights are they go bump, red road, and the superlative veil of ignorance.

1:02.3

The ideas and the science fiction stories are all thought-provoking.

1:05.7

The fantasy worlds are well-realized in just a few pages, but most important of all,

1:10.3

the stories are a lot of fun, even though sometimes the dark humor caught me off guard.

1:15.2

I hope we can get some more books from Geeks Guide Press in the future.

1:19.1

So big thanks again to Pablo Rooz for that great review.

1:22.1

Alright, so now let's get to our show.

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