Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction book podcast.[1]
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy | |
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Presentation | |
Hosted by | David Barr Kirtley |
Genre | Science Fiction |
Updates | Biweekly |
Publication | |
Original release | January 4, 2010 – present |
Website | geeksguideshow |
The show is produced for Wired.com and hosted by author David Barr Kirtley. It was created by Kirtley and John Joseph Adams, who served as co-host for the first hundred episodes and is currently a producer on the show. Each episode typically includes an interview with an author or other media personality followed by a moderated panel segment featuring a group of "guest geeks." Featured interview guests have included:
- George R. R. Martin
- Richard Dawkins
- Simon Pegg
- Junot Diaz
- Michael Chabon
- Paul Krugman
- William Gibson
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Neil Gaiman
Season 1 (2010) was produced for Tor.com, the website of Tor Books, a science fiction book publisher. Season 2 (2011) was produced for io9, a science fiction and futurism website owned by Gawker Media. Seasons 3–9 (2012–2018) were produced for the tech magazine Wired.[2]
References
- Koski, Genevieve. "Carl Reiner extends WTF's hot streak and Jason Schwartzman shares Bill Murray stories with Nerdist". AUX. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- "Geek's Guide to the Galaxy | WIRED". www.wired.com. Retrieved 2019-05-13.