Approaching Lightspeed
Author D. Tyler Pierson is your guide through the mind-bending frontiers of the science fiction genre. With a focus on tales found in books, we'll explore all sorts of fantastical worlds, from the brutally indifferent cosmos found in Revelation Space to the intrigue-filled, culturally rich spaces of Teixcalaan, and everything in between. --- Twitter: @approachingcpod --- Instagram: dtylerpierson
Podcasting since 2022 • 16 episodes
Approaching Lightspeed
Latest Episodes
Murderbot Diaries
Martha Wells' "Murderbot Diaries" follows one of science fiction's most introverted (but also most likable!) protagonists through an alarmingly familiar corporate hellscape in an epic journey to get as far from humans as possible.
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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42:22
Dune Part II discussion (feat. Loïc Suberville)
Spoiler alert! I am joined by my good friend and tri-lingual comedic wonder Loïc Suberville to discuss the second trailer for "Dune: Part II." We talk about Call of Duty, Man of Steel, and a BUNCH of things we are absolutely not qualifi...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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50:01
Against a Dark Background
Iain M. Banks spirits us away to a crumbling solar system where technological advancement and supremacy comes not in what its inhabitants can make for themselves, but in what they can pilfer from the ruins of the countless failed civilization...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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1:15:22
The Aliens of Revelation Space
In Alastair Reynolds' "Revelation Space" series, humanity is slowly coming to the uncomfortable realization that they might be the only spacefaring civilization around--or at least the only one that hasn't been violently wiped out. But this was...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:35:29