Science Fiction Literature Podcasts

We read it. We watch it. We talk about it.

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Join two friends as they read and discuss each book in the old Star Wars New Jedi Order Series! Nineteen books, written by twelve different authors, over a four year period from 1999 to 2003 – does the longest-running Star Wars book series stand the test of time?

My girlfriend doesn’t care at all about the science-fiction novel Dune, by Frank Herbert. But I love it. In the spirit of… something, she has agreed to read Dune chapter by chapter and talk about it with me.

The comprehensive guide to the Dune media franchise from two fellas who don’t know anything about it. Learn about Frank Herbert’s wacky worm-filled worlds with Dan Kelly and Silas Harris. Music by Julius H Cover Art by Matigan Nagle A week on, we’re revisiting Denis Villeneuve’s Dune, and this time you can watch right alongside […]

Join Dr. Marcus Cole, Dr. Sarah Ward, and Abby Cole as they explore the nonfiction side of speculative fiction, with varying levels of expertise.

The Pay No Attention podcast is a podcast for SFF readers and writers in which host David Whitechapel takes a step behind the curtain to talk about the practice and process of writing fiction and telling stories, and all other things science fiction and fantasy.

We talk about movies and other things that interest us! As we grow, we’ll be looking to read and hear comments from the audience and have a cool chat about all the things we enjoy in the entertainment world. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thereview_rd/support

This podcast with cover different chapters of books and dissect them to find the hidden meaning.

This is not your ordinary podcast, cupcake. Revived from 2005, WHRN is a collection of ALL THINGS WANTED HERO: tips, commercials, interviews, original music and anything else we can THINK of to enhance and embed into the interactive fantasy adventure of WantedHero.com. Created by author/illustrator Jaime Buckley, WHRN might possibly be the best example of […]

Incoming transmission! Welcome to What The SFF, a new podcast hosted by Angry Robot Books. Join our host, resident robot overlord Eleanor Teasdale, as she travels through the scifi-fantasy multiverse, picking up new authors and exciting guests, tackling the hottest topics in genre fiction, and discovering how to make the perfect cup of tea in […]

A deep dive into the intricacies of Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere stories.

In today’s episode we will be discussing the role of gender and power in the book the handmaid’s tale by Margaret Atwood. We will focus on the reason men are misogynistic in the novel and compare it to our modern world.

Device is a monthly book discussion with a science-based twist. In each episode, we discuss a novel that uses science to drive the story’s action, and dissect the plot device for scientific plausibility.

Duneboys A Very Important Podcast About Dune is a very important podcast about Dune. The Books, the Movies and everything Dune. Join Dick Killjoy and Jeff Gipson while they talk about Dune. Dune, Dune, Dune.

Join the Space Nerds for discussions of both science fiction and science fact! Hosted by your constant cosmic companion Jesse Mercury, and featuring a rotating cast of nerds. WEEKLY SEGMENTS SPACE NEWS: We learn more about the universe and our place in it by examining the latest in scientific discoveries. MONTHLY SEGMENTS (rotating weekly) BLACK […]

Discussing various topics with Author H. L. Smith. From Spirituality, to Sci-fi, Religion and Life. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aconversationwithhlsmith/support

SYFY WIRE presents the official podcast of Peacock’s Brave New World – Brave New Pod. Across 3 episodes SYFY WIRE’s Angélique Roché will recap and discuss episodes of the series featuring conversations with the cast & creators of the show.

Welcome to What Do You Know! A podcast about many thing with me your host Sadie W. In this podcast we will discuss books, activities and more! There will be interviews and book and movie reviews and suggestions to stay busy. Hope you enjoy!

I do book analysis’s and stuff. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dylan-mendoza-garcia/support

We’ll be discussing the latest tv shows and movies and ranting about stuff

this podcast is … a long conversation. We’re reading all the short stories and novels by Kurt Vonnegut.

The Podcast from Science Fiction in San Francisco – A perfect fit. Located in the City, we host a monthly series of author readings from the science fiction, fantasy, horror, and genre literary fields, hosted by Terry Bisson. In partnership with the Balboa Theatre, we also host a monthly movie, the last Wed. of the […]

Detailed description of the Handmaid Tale’s plot, themes, and the author of it, Margaret Atwood.

An audio documentary series about books, reading, and language.

I love books, but it’s hard reading in such a noisy world. Let’s talk about that.

Two Nerdy Gurlz who read, watch and analyze A Handmaid’s Tale and Harlots on Hulu. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/handmaidsharlots/support

Podcast by City of Prospect

In a world so uncertain, it’s eerie how prophetic some writers can be when it comes to forecasting the future. Fiction Predictions explores the books, TV shows, and movies from the past that predicted the world we live in today. Fiction Predictions is a Mashable podcast created and hosted by Nikolay Nikolov and Sam Haysom. […]

I Time Travel Book Series by SOLLOG Is this work fiction or non-fiction? Author SOLLOG Bends the lines between reality and fiction in this amazing book series.

This podcast analyzes the Novel Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut through relating it to society and people today and by analyzing literary devices and tendencies used by the author. Cover art photo provided by Ryan Johns on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ryanjohns

Welcome to Hurry Up and Read, the podcast in which we read and discuss classic Christian literature. You can listen in every weekday with your host, Jason Balmet, as we read through classic works from the minds of influential Christian writers throughout the centuries.

A podcast about The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the works of Douglas Adams, and other stories for life after the Vogons come.

I’m a published author of sci-fi novels and short stories, who likes to venture into sci-fi, fantasy, and throw in a little romance. This series of podcasts will be scenes from my 5 star rated novel, Air Born.

A Literary Podcast for the Novel Individual. Three writers discuss and debate all things literary: books, authors, reading, film adaptations, pop culture & the state of humanity, often while drinking and seldom without casualties.

A podcast about what we learn when facts and dystopian fiction start to look the same. Join dystopian novelist Toby Ball, journalist Meg Heckman and assorted guests as they talk about authoritarianism, free speech, environmental decay and what it means to commit acts of resistance. Also: Power, privilege, freedom and – perhaps most importantly of […]

All the Sunrise Robot shows!

Live at the Benbow Inn! The future award winning podcast where drunken science fiction authors discuss random topics that would please the mind, soothe the soul, and allow you to find out how the creative mind works in all situations. Recorded Live at the Benbow Inn, a place of mystery and madness in the realms […]

We are the official podcast for the SciFi and Fantasy Book Club on Goodreads. Three bibliophiles from very different walks of life brought together by books. Each month we’ll be discussing one fantasy book and one science fiction with a spoiler free show and a full discussion show.

Rocket Talk is Tor.com’s sci-fi/fantasy podcast, blending discussion style talk-radio with audio narrations of Tor.com’s award winning short fiction. Check out new episodes once a week!

This book club podcast covers the Divergent series by Veronica Roth. We cover fandom news, chapter discussions, quizzes, theories, quotations, and so much more.

The mp3 audio companion to sfsignal.com, where we interview notables in the field of speculative fiction and say incredibly intelligent things. Mostly. Usually. OK, accidentally.

Welcome to Rebellion Radio, the Hunger Games Podcast! Join hosts Hurley, Alex, Elena, and April as they immerse themselves in the book trilogy that has captivated thousands, if not billions. The show’s entertaining segments cover everything, including discussion about the movies, in-depth book analysis, and of course, knee-slapping humor (if you’re into knee-slapping). Well, what […]

A podcast dedicated to Amazon’s The Man in the High Castle and the book by Philip K. Dick

Rudy’s Podcasts contains readings from Rudy Rucker’s SF tales, his talks about the philosophical implications of computers, and interviews with him about writing, art, science, and literature. A full single-page listing of the items (going back to 2005) can be found on the Rudy’s Podcasts web page, http://www.rudyrucker.com/blog/rudys-podcasts/

Law professor and author Tim Wu talks to leading science fiction writers about whether we’re already living in the future.

Welcome to Free Reads, where Hugo and Nebula award winning author James Patrick Kelly podcasts his fiction and non-fiction under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.

For 26 years, this award-winning show encouraged children to develop a love of reading. Now “Reading Rainbow” is back as a reading adventure app designed for iPad.

Wyken Seagrave talks about the pleasures and pains of inventing, developing, writing and podcasting of Time Crystal, the greatest adventure in the history of the Universe. He also explores the science behind the story, explaining which bits are invented and which bits are hard science.

Lollards in the high church of low culture

The Rev Up Review covers science fiction, fantasy and horror, in books, films, TV and audio, as well as unrelated flights of fancy — or anything else that comes to the Rev-Master’s twisted mind. In each Rev Up Review the Rev-Master also reads an episode from the current fiction serial.

William (“Willie”) is a student living in the British town of Clayton. As a Socialist, he tries to move power from the upper class to the working class. Interestingly, in a fictitious confrontation Britain declares war on Germany. Willie falls in love with Nettie, but when she elopes with an upper-class man, Willie resolves to […]