Episode 35: Well, Canaveral, I Don't Think We're in Kansas Anymore

On this week's episode, we're talking about space operas.... IN SPAAAAACE. The tentpoles this week are The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard, the fanfic A Deeper Season by lightgetsin and sahiya, and the pilot episodes of Farscape and Killjoys.

What We’re Into Lately

The London Celebrities series by Lucy Parker
Monty Don’s Italian Gardens
Detective L
"Quid Pro Quo" by Dira Sudis

Other Stuff We Mentioned

Ancillary Justice series by Ann Leckie
Noel Streatfield
Elementary
The Space Opera Renaissance by David Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer
Chilling Effect by Valerie Valdes
Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey
Planetary romance
Jupiter Ascending
Vorkosigan Saga
Stargate: Atlantis
The Adventure Zone
Firefly
Babylon 5
The Goblin Emperor
Ancillary Justice
Firefly
Stargate: Atlantis
Splendor & Misery by clipping
Shards of Honor
“Right Answer” [second Deeper Season]
Ender’s Game
A Civil Campaign
The Expanse
Cowboy Bebop
Star Trek
Star Wars
Acorna books by Anne McCaffrey
Nimisha’s Ship by Anne McCaffrey
Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series
Space Opera by Cat Valente
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

For Next Time

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

Transcription:

The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to our brilliant scribal team!