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Speculative Speculations

Speculative Speculations

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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01:15:38

Children of Ruin Part 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and...

Speculative Speculations ·

2024/09/01

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

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01:08:03

Children of Ruin Part 2 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and...

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2024/08/09

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

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01:14:39

Children of Ruin Part 1 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and...

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2024/08/02

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

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01:21:06

Children of Time Part 4 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and...

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2024/07/26

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

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01:36:52

Children of Time Part 3 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and...

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2024/07/19

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

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01:00:46

Children of Time Part 2 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The...

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2024/07/11

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

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01:07:14

Children of Time Part 1 by Adrian Tchaikovsky and The...

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2024/06/14

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.

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01:06:30

Embassytown Part 4 by China Mieville and The Martian...

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2024/06/07

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

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01:19:40

Embassytown Part 3 by China Mieville and The Conquest...

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2024/05/31

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

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01:08:41

Embassytown Part 2 by China Mieville and The Star...

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2024/05/28

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

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01:31:22

Embassytown Part 1 by China Mieville and The Fate of...

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2024/05/17

Join the hosts as they embark on the reading of another weird speculative fiction novel, this time by China Mieville. The short story for the discussion is The Fate of the Poseidonia by Clare Winger Harris

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01:41:25

Acceptance - Occulting Light by Jeff Vandermeer and...

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2024/05/10

Join Varsha, Dan, Steve, Chris and Jarrod to wrap up the discussions of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. This has been an incredible journey. The group discusses the final quarter of the third book Acceptance and some Chris has a questionnaire for us to answer with our closing thoughts about the series! The short story for today is Doom of Principal City by Yefim Zozulya.

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01:26:39

Acceptance Ch 11 - 19 by Jeff Vandermeer & Doom of...

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2024/05/03

Join Varsha, Jarrod, Chris and Steve to discuss the third quarter of Acceptance. This discussion takes us through Ch. 19 of the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. The short story for this discussion is Mechanopolis by Miguel de Unamuno.

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01:33:50

Acceptance Range Light and Fixed Light by Jeff...

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2024/04/26

Join Varsha, Jarrod, Chris and Steve to discuss the second quarter of Acceptance. This discussion takes us up to the end of the section entitled "Range Light" of the third book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. The short story for this discussion is Mechanopolis by Miguel de Unamuno.

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01:34:09

Acceptance - Range Light Ch. 1-6 by Jeff Vandermeer...

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2024/04/19

Varsha, Chris, Steve, Jarrod and Dan discuss the first six chapters of the first part of Acceptance by Jeff Vandermeer - the third book of the Southern Reach series. We then proceed to discuss The Elements of Pataphysics by Alfred Jarry - and try to answer the question - was he the OG internet troll? :D

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01:15:33

Authority by Jeff Vandermeer - Chapter 23 - End of...

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2024/04/12

Join Chris, Dan, Jarrod, Steve and Varsha to discuss the final part of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer. The short story for pick for this discussion is The New Overworld by Paul Scheerbart

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01:15:13

Authority Ch. 16-22 by Jeff Vandermeer and The...

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2024/04/05

Varsha, Chris and Jarrod discuss Chapters 16-22 of Authority by Jeff Vandermeer - the second book of the Southern Reach series. Many secrets are revealed and yet many more questions remain unanswered. Join us as we speculate about all the unknowns and gush about the reveals that we encountered in this section.The short story for this discussion is The Triumph of Mechanics by Karl Hans Strobl. This is the third short story from the collection "The Big Book of Science Fiction" edited by

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01:17:50

Authority Ch. 6 - 15 by Jeff Vandermeer and Sultana's...

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2024/03/29

In this episode we continue our speculations about what the heck is going on with Area X by discussing Chapters 6-15 of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach Series by Jeff Vandermeer. Our short story pick for the day is Sultana's Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossein Sultana's Dream is available online at https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html Next week we'll continue on with Authority and read up chapter 22. The short story for next week is The

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01:23:11

Authority Ch. 1 - 5 by Jeff Vandermeer and The Star...

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2024/03/22

Join Dan, Chris, Jarrod, Varsha and Steve to discuss Chapters 1-5 of Authority - the second book of the Southern Reach series by Jeff Vandermeer. Our short story selection for today is The Star by H.G. Wells. The short story can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67071 The short story for next week will be Sultana's Dream by Rokheya Shekhawat Hossain. This story is available online at https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/sultana/dream/dream.html

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01:24:05

Annihilation Ch. 5 Dissolution by Jeff Vandermeer and...

Speculative Speculations ·

2024/03/15

In this episode we wrap up not one but two books with our discussion of Ch. 5 of Annihilation, and the short story Liking What you See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang from the short story collection Stories of Your Life and Others. Starting next week, we'll be discussing the second book of the Souther Reach Trilogy - Authority by Jeff Vandermeer, and continuing on with our exploration of Sci Fi short stories with short stories from the collection "The Big Book of Science Fiction". The

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