An interview with Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon! (Part 2)

Hosts In The Shell

Hosts In The Shell
An interview with Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon! (Part 2)
Oct 03, 2026 Season 3 Episode 71 Jon Richter and Matt Adcock with Richard K Morgan

Put on your best sleeve and join us for part 2 of our interview with the legendary Richard K Morgan, author of Altered Carbon as well as a HOST (see what we did there) of other brilliant books!

In episode 2 we talk more about Richard's work, as well as the writing and ideation process (and how it's bizarrely similar to rock-climbing), and even veer off into famously non-controversial topics like AI and politics!

Enjoy the show, and please don't forget to visit Richard's website at www.richardkmorgan.com for the latest RKM news, including details of his latest novel, No Man's Land.
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