Episodi

  • Summation 014 - Blind Shemmy
    Feb 6 2024

    In this episode, people gamble their sanity and their body parts in Jack Dann's "Blind Shemmy."

    The dog wanted to be in on the recording, so the barks and scratching sounds aren't coming from me.

    Sources:

    https://jackdann.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Dann


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    11 min
  • Summation 013 - Golden Gate
    Dec 18 2023

    In R.A. Lafferty's story, "Golden Gate," the main character revels each night in a bar more magical than the Moulin Rouge and Cheers put together, all the while plotting a murder.

    Sources:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/29/us/rafael-a-lafferty-87-science-fiction-writer.html?scp=15

    https://locusmag.com/2016/03/paul-di-filippo-reviews-r-a-lafferty/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R._A._Lafferty

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    14 min
  • Summation 012 - The Sidon in the Mirror
    Nov 12 2023

    The oppressive heat of the surface of a frozen story simmers under the surface of Connie Willis' "The Sidon in the Mirror."


    Sources:

    https://www.sfwa.org/2012/03/12/nebula-awards-interview-connie-willis/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connie_Willis

    http://www.sftv.org/cw/index.html

    https://azsf.net/cwblog/


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    17 min
  • Summation 011 - Cryptic
    Oct 9 2023

    In this episode, Jack McDevitt's "Cryptic" takes hold of our face and forces us to look at a truth we wish we never had to see.

    Computerphile episodes about cryptography:


    Sources:

    https://www.jackmcdevitt.com/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_McDevitt


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    18 min
  • Summation 010 - Multiples
    Sep 20 2023

    In this episode, we examine Robert Silverberg's story "Multiples" an allegory for the LGBTQ movement that I'm not sure quite works.


    This episode is the first one I've published that is late. It won't be the last.


    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Silverberg

    http://www.robert-silverberg.com/

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    23 min
  • Summation 009 - Full Chicken Richness
    Sep 3 2023

    In this episode, we learn how enigmatic the ingredients label on a can of soup really can be in Avram Davidson's "Full Chicken Richness."

    I had to read some transliterated Russian dialogue, so full apologies to everyone who speaks Russian.

    Next time: Robert Silverberg's "Multiples."

    Sources:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avram_Davidson

    http://www.avramdavidson.org/

    https://www.haaretz.com/jewish/2016-05-08/ty-article/.premium/1993-a-warrior-sci-fi-writer-and-orthodox-jew-dies/0000017f-f58c-d5bd-a17f-f7be11530000

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    10 min
  • Summation 008 - Manifest Destiny
    Aug 27 2023

    Every once in awhile, you might find that the whole world has shifted under your feet. In Joe Haldeman's "Manifest Destiny" everyone is dusty and hot in a story of mystical prediction set against the Mexican-American War.

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    14 min
  • Summation 007 - Hardfought
    Aug 20 2023

    This episode features Greg Bear's story "Hardfought," an unflinching examination of the risks societies take when they embark on war. Your heart will ache for everyone on all sides of the battle.


    Sources:

    https://gizmodo.com/obituary-greg-bear-sci-fi-author-1849806303

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Bear

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    15 min