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A Hugo Award-winning biweekly podcast about the meaning of science fiction, from @annaleen.bsky.social and @charliejane.bsky.social

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Why can't we update 1960s classic story "Logan's Run" as easily as we updated Planet of the Apes or Doctor Who? It might have to do with the original author's politics. Find out more on our mini episode this week, for patrons only! patreon.com/posts/mini-e...

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One more day to ask our advice on nearly anything! How do you talk to elephants? What color should your bedroom be in your interstellar ship? How will we resist fascism? You know, easy questions. Ask us!

Calling all OOAC listeners! We're doing an advice episode this summer, and we want your questions. We will offer advice on anything!! (Notable exceptions: we will not offer legal, financial, or health advice.) Email us at: [email protected] with the subject line "seeking advice".

The Planet of the Apes movies have consistently commented o politics, and what it means to be a person. Our latest episode asks how these movies have stayed so relevant. Plus we talk to Josh Friedman, writer of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/secrets-of-p...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Secrets of the Planet of the Apes with Josh Friedmanouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com The Planet of the Apes franchise spans decades and formats: it started as a French novel in 1963, and then jumped the Atlantic to become a long-running series of movies, TV shows, a cartoon, and even ...

Our latest episode is all about the love of dragons! We talk to Moniquill Blackgoose, author of the Nebula-winning To Shape a Dragon's Breath. And we talk about dragons and sex! www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...

Episode 154: Romancing the Dragon, with Moniquill Blackgoose — our opinions are correctwww.ouropinionsarecorrect.com

The summer entertainment season is here! Hear our picks for movies, TV shows and books to put into your eyeballs this summer. Plus our thoughts on the post-strike Hollywood doldrums... ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/summer-enter...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Summer Entertainment Guide: What to Watch and Read this Summer!ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com The summer entertainment season is upon us! Many of our favorite TV shows are back, and there are a few movies we're excited about as well. Not to mention a flood of truly incredible books by many of ...

Big Brother is finally here! In our latest episode we talk about the rise of the surveillance dystopia, and how we can deal with always being watched. Plus we talk to @wtalabi.bsky.social about his new book Convergence Problems. ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/how-surveill...

Our Opinions Are Correct: How Surveillance Dystopias Came True (with Wole Talabi)ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com You are being watched. Pop culture used to be full of vivid warnings about Big Brother watching you. What does it mean that we're now under constant surveillance for real? Plus we talk to Wole Talabi ...

How did psychological warfare go from a military tactic to the heart of our culture war? In our latest episode @annaleen.bsky.social explains the history of psyops in the United States. Plus we answer questions from our wonderful listeners! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/the-secret-w...

Our Opinions Are Correct: How to turn a story into a deadly weaponouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com Psyops are used by the military against foreign enemies, but now these dangerous weapons of demoralization and chaos are being used in culture wars between Americans. In this episode, Annalee tells us...

Science fiction tried to warn us about fascism! Why didn't we listen? Maybe because Nazis became campy villains, instead of a real nightmare. Also, we talk to @maggietokudahall.bsky.social about her new organization Authors Against Book Bans! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/fascism-and-...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Fascism and Book Bans (with Maggie Tokuda-Hall)ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com Science fiction has been warning us about fascism for decades — so why haven't we listened? How did Nazis become just another monster in our stories, like werewolves or cyborgs? Plus we talk about the...

People treat the Turing Test like an ironclad way of seeing if a machine is intelligent. Except that the Turing Test is total nonsense! We talked to @alexhanna.bsky.social and @emilymbender.bsky.social from the Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 podcast! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/we-failed-th...

Our Opinions Are Correct: The Turing Test is bullsh*t (w/Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender)ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com We're talking about the Turing Test, the grandmother of all tests for AI sentience. Joining us are AI researchers Alex Hanna and Emily M. Bender, hosts of the Mystery AI Hype 3000 podcast. We discuss ...

It's a scary time for LGBTQIA+ folks — and many of us are seeking out queer horror stories to help us get through it! To find out why, we talk to @chucktingle.bsky.social, author of the upcoming Bury Your Gays. Plus what makes a soundtrack scary? ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/queer-horror...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Queer Horror! (with Dr. Chuck Tingle)ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com It's a scary time for LGBTQIA+ folks — and many of us are turning to horror stories that take our real-life terrors and make them even more monstrous. To find out why, we talk to Dr. Chuck Tingle, the...

Comics have been Hollywood's favorite source material for 20 years — but now games are taking over. To find out what changed, we talk to comics/game writer Evan Narcisse. Also: does every villain need to have a wounded heart and a lovable backstory? ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/videogame-mo...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Videogame movies are officially better than comic book moviesouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com At last, videogame movies have defeated comic book movies. We learn about why from Evan Narcisse, who writes for comic books and videogames, as well as being a journalist and critic. Then we rant abou...

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Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000 Ep 27: in which @alexhanna.bsky.social and I get to talk to Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders of @ouropinions.bsky.social about Asimov's Laws in fiction and US government documents! W/thanks to @ctaylsaurus.bsky.social for production :)

Episode 27: Asimov's Laws vs. 'AI' Death-Making (w/ Annalee Newitz & Charlie Jane Anders), February 19 2024 - Mystery AI Hype Theater 3000www.buzzsprout.com Science fiction authors and all-around tech thinkers Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders join this week to talk about Isaac Asimov's oft-cited and equally often misunderstood laws of robotics, as d...

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One thing I'd be interested in exploring is the role of canon in creating toxic fandoms--both in encouraging fans to engage with pedantic details instead of themes and ideas, and in treating stories as something that can be done correctly or incorrectly and allowing fans to demand that correctness.

We hate the entire concept of canon! Who cares if a fictional story really "happened"? NONE OF THEM HAPPENED, IT'S FICTION. And screw "the canon." Plus we learn all about the scary world of tsunamis in lakes, rivers and even creeks... ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/we-dont-give...

Our Opinions Are Correct: We Don't Give a F*ck About Canonouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com Science fiction and fantasy fans love to argue about canon — both meanings of the word. Which stories in a fictional universe really "happened"? Which stories deserve to be enshrined as the best of th...

Forget space captains and superheroes! In our latest episode, we celebrate the plumbers, cleaners and infrastructure workers who save the day. Plus we talk to @arielwaldman.com about living in Antarctica and studying the humble-yet-glorious tardigrade! www.ouropinionsarecorrect.com/shownotes/20...

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For our dear patrons, we have a new mini episode about ... our relationships with our cats. Listen to @annaleen.bsky.social freak out @charliejane.bsky.social with their observation that cat poop is EVERYWHERE www.patreon.com/posts/95901440

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Doctor Who is back, and we're obsessed! In our latest episode, we geek out about how this show has managed to stay awesome for * 60 years *. Hint: There are some key lessons that other venerable series could look to. (*cough* Star Trek *cough*) ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-143-...

Our Opinions Are Correct: How Doctor Who Stood the Test of Timeouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com How does Doctor Who remain cool after sixty years? By constantly updating and reinventing itself. We've been loving David Tennant's triumphant return, and we're so pumped for Ncuti Gatwa. But we're wo...

Our latest episode is all about the best books to read when the days get shorter and the air gets colder. Welcome to our annual winter books recommendation list — which could also be your holiday shopping guide! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-142-...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Episode 142: Books That'll Get You Through The Winter Monthsouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com There's no company as soothing as a good read when the days get shorter and the air gets colder. So here's our annual list of recent books that'll help get you through those nasty winter months. (Or i...

Our latest episode is about zines. They started as a key part of science fiction culture and became a punk rock staple — but what are zines today? To find out we talk to Lynn Peril (Mystery Date) and Lawrence Lindell (Blackward)! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-141-...

Tech leaders claim to love science fiction but they don't understand it, and this has real-world consequences. Find out more as we end our "SV vs SF" series. Plus we talk to @poetofcode.bsky.social about A.I. ethics and her new book, Unmasking A.I.! ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-140-...

Our Opinions Are Correct: Episode 140: Silicon Valley is doomed to misunderstand the future, with Dr...ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com Silicon Valley markets itself as the place where futures are born, and yet tech corporations have no real understanding of where our civilizations are headed. We are wrapping up our Silicon Valley vs....

Our latest episode is about how to write violence in your fiction -- from fight scenes to big battles. How do you show the cost of violence, and make it count? We talked to @fondalee.bsky.social and @laurenbeukes.bsky.social. ouropinionsarecorrect.libsyn.com/episode-139-...

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