Hugos There Podcast
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Hugos There Podcast
Reading the Hugo winners, one guest at a time.
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Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein, with James Hedrick
James from the podcast/blog Something About Dragons joins me for a discussion of Glory Road, by Robert A. Heinlein, which was shortlisted for the 1964...
The Man Who Saw Seconds, by Alexander Boldizar, with Sophia Suhu and JW Wartick
A couple of my friends from the Nebulugo Book Club Discord join me for a more or less spur of the moment episode on a book I’d recommended to them aft...
Great America In Dead World, by David Agranoff (interview with the author)
(This one had a quick turnaround and I didn’t go back through and edit it for language, or really, anything. This is about as raw as you’ll get a Hugo...
Lightning, by Dean Koontz (with guests Megan Cutter and Colin Kuskie)
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Dispatches from Seattle WorldCon!
A bit of a download about WorldCon 2025, about people I met, interviews I did, and some plans for the future. Links and Photos! Translated Hugo Initia...
Zoomed Out: SFF Novelizations, with Andrew and Hannah from Authorized!
Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sethheasled Support Me on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodc...
2025 Hugo-nominated Novellas panel
I’m joined for a discussion of the 2025 Hugo nominees for Best Novella by a few of my best Internet Friends. Guests include: Video will be posted hope...
2025 Hugo-nominated Novels Panel
I’m joined for a discussion of the 2025 Hugo nominees for Best Novel by a few returning guests, and a couple of new people. Guests include: No video f...
2025 Hugo-nominated Short Story Panel
If you prefer video, check us out here: https://youtu.be/pEPVVL7njFQ I’m joined for a discussion of the 2025 Hugo nominees for Best Short Story by a f...
The Stress of Her Regard, by Tim Powers (with guest Ray Alston)
It’s time for more Secret Histories with Tim Powers! This time it’s a World Fantasy Award and Locus Award nominee, and winner of the Mythopoeic Award,...
Zoomed Out: Kurt Vonnegut, with guest Nic Pietersma
It’s another Zoomed Out, Author Deep Dive episode, this time on Kurt Vonnegut, with guest Nic Pietersma. Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Co...
Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson, with guest Leah Borden
This is a Seth’s Picks episode, the very highly regarded, though not much honored at the time Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson. It’s like Ready Player O...
3x Hugo Finalist!
While I was recording with my TMTYR co-hosts, I realized I never recorded a reaction to my 2025 Hugo nomination, so I just sprang it on them (they wer...
Zoomed Out: Sports SFF, with Chris Garcia
Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sethheasled Support Me on Patreon!: https://www.patreon.com/hugospodc...
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Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi (with guest Tony [redacted])
My guest and I discuss a Hugo-nominee, Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi. I haven’t been loving Scalzi’s recent books, but I loved this one. This episode...
Zoomed Out: Lloyd Alexander, with Jared Crossley
This time it’s another Zoomed Out, Author Deep Dive episode on Lloyd Alexander. Joining me for this discussion is Jared Crossley, creator of the Lloyd...
My 2024 in books!
Just a quick look back at everything I read in 2024, including a bit of podcast reading, lots of graphic novels, and more than a little leisure readin...
The Space Trilogy, by CS Lewis (feat. Evan Bradtke)
Guest Evan Bradtke joins me for a fairly lengthy discussion of CS Lewis’s Space Trilogy (more aptly called the Cosmic Trilogy), all three volumes of w...
“We’re all Superman to somebody, sometime,” a conversation about live-action Superman with Michael Gabriel
In this bonus episode, Michael Gabriel and I discuss (at length) live action Superman, particularly the recently-ended CW show Superman & Lois, with s...
Zoomed Out: Military Science Fiction, with William from Future War Stories
Follow me on Bluesky! https://bsky.app/profile/hugospodcast.com This time it’s another Zoomed Out, Subgenre Spotlight episode on Military Science Fict...
Blindness, by José Saramago (feat. Andy Parry)
Andy Parry from Sci-Fi Around the World joins me for a Seth’s Picks episode about Blindness, by Nobel-winner Jose Saramago. The book was originally pu...
Bonus: Aliens (1986 movie) discussion panel
“Is this gonna be another stand-up fight, sir, or another bug hunt?” Well, neither really. It’s an October surprise! We’ve got Aliens, Colonial Marine...
Zoomed Out: Jules Verne, with Emmanuel Dubois and Haley Zapal
This time it’s another Zoomed Out episode, focusing on Jules Verne, who despite Seth’s unforgiveable ignorance, was a French author who wrote in Frenc...
Lonesome Dove, by Larry McMurtry (feat. Amy Salley from Hugo, Girl!)
Amy Salley from Hugo, Girl!, joins me for a Seth’s picks episode about a book I’ve been wanting to read for years. It’s not science fiction, but it is...
Zoomed Out: Speculative Fiction In Translation, with Rachel Cordasco
This time it’s another Zoomed Out episode, focusing on Speculative Fiction in Translation (SFT), with guest Rachel Cordasco. Below I’ve captured some...
Why We Love Baseball (and Football), with Joe Posnanski
I’ve been listening to Joe’s podcast (the Poscast) and reading his books for years, and I’d originally reached out to him, hoping to get him on to dis...
Declare, by Tim Powers (feat. Paul Williams)
Returning guest Paul Williams joins me for a discussion of the 2001 winner of the World Fantasy Award, Declare, by Paul Williams. Secret history, espi...
“Other people walk their dog, and I walk my book,” a conversation with JW Wartick
Legend says he’s still reading lists of books to this day. JW Wartick has read all of the Hugo-winning novels, but he’s also read all the Nebula winne...
Zoomed Out: Iain M. Banks, with Damian Mac Choiligh
Damo Mac Choiligh joins me for a deep look at Scottish SF author Iain M. Banks. Some reading recommendations and notes (not all of these are mentioned...
A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle (feat. Mandy Self)
Mandy Self joins me once again to discuss A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeline L’Engle. This is a “Seth’s Picks” episode, but it’s also an award-winner, hav...
Zoomed Out: Urban Fantasy, with Katie Heasley
My little sister Katie joins me for an informal discussion of her favorite subgenre, Urban Fantasy. This isn’t perhaps as scholarly as previous Zoomed...
Vernor Vinge Tribute episode
With the sad news of Vernor Vinge’s recent passing, I decided (at Olav’s prompting) to host a short-notice discussion panel about Vinge’s work. This p...
Oscars 2024 (feat. Lori Anderson, Juan Sanmiguel, and Peter Knoch)
Lori from Hugo, Girl!, and Juan (frequent bonus episode guest) join Peter and me to discuss our picks for the 2024 Oscars.
Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir (feat. Peter Kuskie)
Peter Kuskie, son of my co-host Colin from TMTYR (and brother of my theme music composer), and also childhood friend of my son, joins me in person for...
“Oh, I have a new limp now!”, a conversation about the World Marathon Challenge with Michael Gabriel
It’s been almost exactly a year since multiple-time guest of the podcast, Michael Gabriel, finished the World Marathon Challenge (Seven Days, Seven Ma...
Alas, Babylon, by Pat Frank (feat. Mitch Wagner)
This is a “Seth’s picks” episode of the podcast, still Science Fiction related this time, with the classic 1959 nuclear war novel Alas, Babylon. Joini...
Bonus: Favorite 2023 Movies (with Ethan Heasley)
Ethan asked to do a favorite movies of 2023 episode with me. Since we recorded, we’ve both started watching stuff for our Oscars episode, so there’s d...
Zoomed Out: Patricia A. McKillip, with Dr. Audrey Taylor
Dr. Audrey Isabel Taylor joins me for a look at the work of Patricia A. McKillip. Time codes included for the major sections, as well as two mini-disc...
Zoomed Out: Pandemic Fiction, with Bob Morrell
In the first of hopefully many Subgenre Spotlights, Bob Morrell joins me for a discussion on Pandemic Fiction. Who doesn’t want to think about pandemi...
“I think of them as cartoon documentaries,” a discussion with Darryl Cunningham
Seth is joined by Darryl Cunningham, author of these tremendously interesting Graphic Nonfiction Titles: Darryl’s Links:https://myriadeditions.com/cre...