Sci-Fi Throwdown
Welcome to Sci-Fi Throwdown! At one time, the genre of science fiction was not considered serious literature, the stuff of mostly pulp magazines and mere entertainment. Readers of the genre will know this has not been the case for quite some time, and that there has been a surge in careful and critical analysis of science fiction developing for decades. As former philosophy students now involved in the corporate world, we hope to contribute to this trend by interpreting and analyzing work within the genre.
Sci-Fi Throwdown
Latest Episodes
Episode 4.2--The Whisperer in Darkness
Join Nate and Chris once more as we tighten our eldritch three-corner hats, get sick on Boston Baked Beans, and discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novella "The Whisperer in Darkness." Chris is now obsessed with storing his brain in a jar, and Nate ...
Episode 4.1--The Whisperer in Darkness
Join Nate and Chris as we put on our eldritch three corder hats and pig out on gibbous Boston Baked Beans to discuss H.P. Lovecraft's novelette "The Whisperer in Darkness." Oh, and lots of abyss staring, forbidden knowledge gesturing, and...
Episode 3--Emergency Skin
Join Nate and Chris as we take a much needed turn, discussing N.K. Jemisin's textual pocket full of awesomeness, Emergency Skin. Only delusions of TANSTAAFLing going on with this absolute gem of a novella/short story/novelette (the differ...
Episode 2.2--The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
TANSTAAFLing.....so much TANSTAAFLing....too much....I can't think.....Join Nate and Chris once more as they run a loose libertarian comb through Robert A. Heinlein's 1967 Hugo Award winning novel, "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress." ...