PODCAST
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 14: Exploring Art
November 2022
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction: The Podcast - Exploring Art. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor discuss the importance of art in history and science fiction and what the future of art might look like. The story read up front is Selection Error by Clare Deming and was published in our October/November 2022 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 13: Serial Vs. Episodic Writing
September 2022
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction: The Podcast - Comp Titles. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor take a bit of time to discuss Serial vs. Episodic writing both in television and in written stories. The story read up front is Solar Bear Plunge by Jason A. Bartles and was published in our August/September 2022 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine. It is narrated by Emmie Christie.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 12: Favourite Utopias
March 2022
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction - The Podcast: Favorite Utopias. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor are joined by special guest star Poetry Editor Lynne Sargent as we discuss some of our favorite Utopian stories. Also starring several of our cats. The story read up front is Armor by Emmie Christie and was published in our Feb/Mar. 2022 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 11: Favourite Utopias
March 2022
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction - The Podcast: Favorite Utopias. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor are joined by special guest star Poetry Editor Lynne Sargent as we discuss some of our favorite Utopian stories. Also starring several of our cats. The story read up front is Armor by Emmie Christie and was published in our Feb/Mar. 2022 issue of Utopia Science Fiction Magazine.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 10: Soft Clocks
November 2021
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction - The Podcast: Soft Clocks. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor are joined by special guest stars Fiction Editor Leon Perniciaro and regular artist contributor Haley Grunloh as we discuss Yoshio Aramaki's Soft Clocks (1968) (you can read the story here. Just in time for our art special issue we discuss this surreal tribute to Salvador Dali that brokered in a new era of Japanese Science Fiction and is an extremely weird story.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 9: A Sunrise Every 90 Minutes
July 2021
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction — The Podcast: A Sunrise Every 90 Minutes. The Editor-in-chief and Design Editor are joined by special guest star Poetry Editor Lynne Sargent as they discuss Victoria Zelvin's new science fiction work "A Sunrise Every 90 Minutes" (Mar. 2021, Flash Fiction Online), which you can read the story here. We discuss what is undoubtedly one of our favorite pieces of flash this year.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 8: Desertion
May 2021
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction — The Podcast: Desertion. The editor-in-chief and design editor are joined by special assistant editor Leon Perniciaro as they discuss Clifford D. Simak's short story "Desertion" (1944) (which you can read here). We talk about Pantropy, the Fermi Paradox, and talking dogs!
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 7: Sultana's Dream
March 2021
Presenting the Utopia Science Fiction — The Podcast: Sultana's Dream. We're back after a short break and we're better than ever. The editor-in-chief and design editor are joined by special guest star Haley Grunloh as they discuss Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's science fiction feminist utopian story "Sultana's Dream" (1905) (which you can read here). We discuss feminism, writing styles, and street flowers (lots about street flowers!).
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 6: Dystopia to Utopia
November 2020
In this episode, we read "Dues" by Bill Glover (Utopia Science Fiction, October 2020). Later, the editor and design editor are joined by special guest star Leon Perniciaro and discuss turning famous dystopian novels into Utopian stories.
Utopia Science Fiction The Podcast Episode 5 The Art of Something New
September 2020
We read the story "Not Usual" by David Chevalier (Utopia Science Fiction, August 2020). Then, joined by special guest star Haley Grunloh, we discuss artwork, creating illustrations for Utopia, advice for artists, our recent art competition and more!
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 4: Star Investigators
July 2020
We read "Rainmaker" by Thomas Broderick and then discuss a science article talking about the sudden and mysterious disappearance of a giant star in a galaxy millions of light-years away.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 3: The Beginning of the End
May 2020
We read "Your Futures" by Nick Dinacola and then discuss how to write a good last line after a quick round of trivia where we try to guess the name of a story based on just the last line.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 2: The Best of Both Worlds
March 2020
We read "What The Good Must Remember" and discuss the genre of science fantasy.
Utopia Science Fiction Podcast. Episode 1: What Makes a Good Utopia?
February 2020
We read "Library of Life" by Lena Ng and discuss what makes a good Utopian story and society.