Classic SF with Andy Johnson
Exploring classic science fiction, with a focus on the 1950s to the 1990s.
Podcasting since 2020 • 152 episodes
Classic SF with Andy Johnson
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#152 The last city: Cinnabar (1976) by Edward Bryant
Entropic tales from the end of time It is a bit of a truism to say that people are entranced by imagining the end of the world. But what about the end of time? In this immensely distant scenario, entropy has had its way with ...
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Episode 152
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#151 Ancient mistakes: Look to Windward (2000) by Iain M. Banks
The Culture is run by Minds - AI constructs of immense computing power, some of the greatest intelligences in the galaxy. But no amount of intelligence can prevent you from making mistakes.The sixth novel in the Culture series by Iain M...
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Episode 151
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#150 The First Classic SF with Andy Johnson Q&A
Answering listener questions about all things classic SF.Can you believe it, it's episode 150! To mark this milestone, this episode is a special Q&A. Questions and answers take a tour of Ursula K. Le Guin, J. G. Ballard, ...
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Episode 150
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#149 Celebration of wounds: Crash (1973) by J. G. Ballard
A shocking collision of warped sexuality and twisted metal"I wanted to rub the human face in its own vomit - and force it to look in the mirror." With these words, J.G. Ballard described the aim of his 1973 novel Crash...
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Episode 149
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#148 Out of the darkness: Flowers for Algernon (1966) by Daniel Keyes
Flowers for Algernon is a science fiction classic which crossed over into the mainstream. Originally published in novel form in 1966, Daniel Keyes' only fully-fledged SF book not only won a Nebula, but was adapted to film, and f...
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Episode 148
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