Podcasts about broken earth

Suyi Davies Okungbowa is this week's guest, to talk about his latest book, Black Panther: The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda, African authors, science fiction and more! In more detail; Mike & Suyi first talk about Suyi incorporates “twoness” in his writing and his implementation of it in the Black Panther novel and how it's similar, and different, to the comic run by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The duo also talk about Suyi's relationship with Black Panther, how the Black Panther movie changed the landscape of science fiction, especially for African authors, favourite characters to write, how BP influenced Suyi's other writing (& vice versa), the biggest challenges in writing the novel, and so much more, including music's impact on Suyi's writing process, Suyi's quote of “Imagining Futures By Reimagining Histories”! This is the perfect conversation for fans of writing, diverse perspectives, music, and of course; Black Panther! Find Suyi's Black Panther novel here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/458095/marvel-black-panther-the-intergalactic-empire-of-wakanda-by-okungbowa-suyi-davies/9781529914276 Keep up to date with Suyi @SuyiDavies on Instagram or at his website: https://suyidavies.com Suyi's foundation: The Literary Laddership For Emerging African Authors: https://suyidavies.com/fellowship Suyi's recent novella is Lost Ark Dreaming and his trilogy; The Nameless Republic will conclude with Season of The Serpent in 2026. His debut novel is David Mogo Godhunter and he's also written for Stranger Things, Minecraft and more! Suyi mentioned the Broken Earth series by N. K. Jemisin and towards the end Mike mentioned Kwame Mbalia and the Black Boy Joy short story collection that Suyi also contributed towards. Thanks to Tony Holt Jr for his essay comparing Invisible Man to The Intergalactic Empire Of Wakanda and for AR Farina & Tonya Todd for publishing it in Comics Lit Volume 1: https://accomplishinginnovationpress.com/product/comics-lit-vol-1 Check out Mike's in-depth reviews, breakdowns & things you missed episodes of Season 2 of Andor, on any podcast app or on YouTube: https://podfollow.com/starwarschitchat & https://youtube.com/@starwarschitchat All Patreons have been receiving bonus episodes, including a Thunderbolts, Superman III and Superman IV review, as well as early access and more! Support at www.patreon.com/GenuineChitChat or https://ko-fi.com/GenuineChitChat The last episode of GCC was a preview of the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival and the week before that was Mike's review of the 1985 movie Young Sherlock Holmes, directed by Barry Levinson and written by Chris Columbus! It's the 40th Anniversary of the movie and as Mike is attending the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival, where a special showing (& cast Q&A) is happening, he wanted to give the movie a go beforehand! From 28th May to 1st June, Mike & Spider-Dan will be at the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival to cover all 5 days of the event and hopefully interview some attendees! They talk about some of the films they'll be reviewing, their podcasts covering it released over the 5 days and more, all in the last week of May, for more information, visit www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk Guest Spots: Another episode of Disney Discussions is out where Mike spoke about Lilo & Stitch 1 & 2 with Megan, Spider-Dan, Ria & guest Natalie! https://tinyurl.com/2bs7kker Mike recently reviewed Superman '78, Superman II and the Super/Man documentary on the 20th Century Geek podcast: https://pod.fo/e/2bea07 Mike was on Reckless Rebellion to talk about Andor's Prison Arc from S1, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/2c28cc Find all of Mike's social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat Please review/rate, subscribe and share – it helps the show out an incredible amount!  

Clinic 215 went with Team Broken Earth to Uganda to deliver reproductive health services to women and girls. Dr. Kelly Monaghan is the owner of Clinic 2-15 in St. John's, and Michelle Murphy is the Chief Operational Officer with Team Broken Earth. They both joined us in studio this morning to discuss.

This week, we kick off our new exhibit and content initiative American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture with four writers of speculative fiction: N. K. Jemisin, Matthew J. Kirby, Nnedi Okorafor, and Nghi Vo. Moderated by Michi Trota, the panel of authors discuss religion in their writing, the importance of considering socio-spiritual systems when world-building, and how these influence the ways their characters move through the worlds they create.This conversation originally took place April 22, 2025 and was recorded live at the Harold Washington Library Center in Chicago. We hope you enjoy entering the Mind of a Writer.American Prophets: Writers, Religion, and Culture opens November 2025 at the American Writers Museum in Chicago. Learn more about the exhibit and upcoming programming schedule here. American Prophets is supported by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.AWM PODCAST NETWORK HOMEMore about the writers:N. K. JEMISIN is a fantasy author and 2020 MacArthur Fellow whose fiction has been recognized with multiple Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Awards. Most of her works have been optioned for television or film, and collectively her novels, including the Broken Earth trilogy — The Fifth Season, The Obelisk Gate, and The Stone Sky — have sold over two million copies. Her speculative works range widely in theme, though with repeated motifs: resistance and oppression, loneliness and belonging, and Wouldn't It Be Cool If This One Ridiculous Thing Happened. In her spare time she's into tabletop and video games, biking, fanfiction, and urban gardening. She lives and writes in Brooklyn, with her son and two cats.MATTHEW J. KIRBY is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of numerous books for young readers, including The Clockwork Three, Icefall, The Lost Kingdom, the Dark Gravity Sequence, the Assassin's Creed series Last Descendants, A Taste for Monsters, and Star Splitter. He has also written adult titles for the Assassin's Creed and Diablo video game franchises. He has won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery, the PEN Center USA award for Children's Literature, and the Judy Lopez Memorial Award.NNEDI OKORAFOR is the author of multiple award-winning and New York Times bestsellers, including Death of the Author, the Binti trilogy, Who Fears Death, and Lagoon, currently in development at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment. She has won every major prize in speculative fiction, including the World Fantasy, Nebula, and Eisner Awards; multiple Hugo Awards; and the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa. Born in Cincinnati to Igbo Nigerian immigrant parents, she now resides in Phoenix, Arizona, with her daughter, Anyaugo.NGHI VO is the author of the novels Siren Queen and The Chosen and the Beautiful, as well as the acclaimed novellas of the Singing Hills Cycle, which began with The Empress of Salt and Fortune. The series entries have been finalists for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Lambda Literary Award, and have won the Crawford Award, the Ignyte Award, and the Hugo Award. Born in Illinois, she now lives on the shores of Lake Michigan. She believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind. Her latest release is Don't Sleep With the Dead.MICHI TROTA is a five-time Hugo Award-winning Filipino American writer, editor, and narrative expert. Her work explores how to use empowerment, representation, and storytelling to attain collective liberation and to dismantle oppressive institutions, not just survive them. She is the Executive Editor at the environmental justice and advocacy nonprofit Green America and her publications include the Wing Luke Museum 2018-19 exhibit Worlds Beyond Here: Expanding the Universe of APA Science Fiction and Chicago Magazine, and she's been featured in The Guardian, Chicago Tribune, and CNN: Philippines. She is also a member of the Filipino Young Leaders Program 2022 Immersion cohort and a fire performer with Raks Geek/Raks Inferno Fire+Bellydance.

Send us a textEvil Earth!! Hannah and Laura are at the end of the world and the end of The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin. They discuss their final thoughts on the series as a whole and try to pick their favorite moments and characters. They also go on the longest tangent about how much they enjoy Orbit books.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin.**Media Mentions:The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinJRR Tolkien's worksRobert Jordan's worksBrandon Sanderson's worksJohn Gwynne's worksFonda Lee's worksThe Sword of Kaigen by M.L. WangJane the Virgin---NetflixGilmore Girls---NetflixOathbound by Tracy DeonnBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Y'all it's a good time when a reread is as good as this one was. Or a first read, for that matter. This month we're starting N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy and it's every bit as good as one of us remembered. Do yourself a favor and read it if you haven't.Next month we'll continue with The Obelisk Gate.rereadersclub@gmail.com is available 24/7 for all your comment and complaint needs. Guaranteed 90 day reply time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Send us a textHannah and Laura have reached the end of the world and the end of N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky. They discuss the characters and themes of the novel and try not to get too deep. They also chat about reigniting popular fandoms, effective world building, and movies about rats.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 47 min 18 secs. ***CW for the episode: discussions of toxic masculinity, violence, abuse, infanticide, abusive relationships, apocalyptic events, climate change, severe weather, colonialism, racism, neglect, death, pregnancy, cannibalism, sexual abuse* Media Mentions: The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim---MaxThe Lord of the Rings series by J.R.R. TolkienThe Lord of the Rings series---MaxMufasa---Disney+Moana---Disney+Mad Max: Fury Road---NetflixThe Marvels---Disney+The Exorcist---AppleTVLady Bird---MaxAlien---HuluStar Wars---Disney+Wingspan the board gameRoot the board gameFlamecraft the board gameBlack Sun by Rebecca RoanhorseAs Good As Dead by Holly JacksonStrange the Dreamer by Laini TaylorDune by Frank HerbertOathbound by Tracy DeonnThe Reluctant Coroner by Paul Austin ArdoinThe Secret of NIHM---Prime VideoThe Secret World of Arrietty---MaxThe Dresden Files by Jim ButcherBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

This week we take a shambling and rambling look at Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" roleplaying game, based on N.K. Jemisin's multi-award winning "Broken Earth" trilogy.

Send us a textHannah and Laura are moving forward within N.K. Jemisin's The Stone Sky and they are loving this complex world and its themes. They also chat about a speculative fiction book Laura read for book club, a book that Hannah couldn't bring herself to DNF, library scavenger hunts, and a popular TV show they think everyone should watch.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 42 min 19 secs.***CW for the episode: discussions of violence, murder, abuse, apocalyptic events, sexism, capitalism, gore, bullying, trauma, racism, genocide, colonialism, othering*Media Mentions: The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret AtwoodThe Testaments by Margaret AtwoodThe Robber Bride by Margaret AtwoodParable of the Sower by Octavia ButlerThe Vanishing Half by Brit BennettThe Stand by Stephen KingYear One by Nora RobertsLost---HuluAdolescence---NetflixThe Insatiable Volt Sisters by Rachel Eve MoultonThe Life Impossible by Matt HaigThe Midnight Library by Matt HaigCrying in H Mart by Michelle ZaunerCello's Gate by Maurice AfrichOathbound by Tracy DeonnBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

In this episode, host KMO speaks with Kevin, co-host of the podcast and Substack publication "Synthesize Sunsets," which explores speculative fiction and the evolution of popular culture in the age of AI and algorithms.Key Discussion Points:17776 by John Boyce: Kevin discusses this multimedia science fiction narrative and how it represents a missed opportunity for innovation in digital storytelling formats.Decades losing their distinctiveness: The conversation explores how time periods had unique visual and cultural identities in the 20th century, while the 21st century has seen a flattening of aesthetic differences between decades.Publishing industry consolidation: They discuss how the consolidation of publishing houses has led to less diversity in science fiction and contributed to the growth of romance-focused fantasy at the expense of traditional science fiction.Science fiction authors and works: The pair share their perspectives on influential authors including Gene Wolfe's "Book of the New Sun," Ursula K. Le Guin, N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, Ted Chiang, Iain M. Banks, and Cixin Liu.Christianity and literature: How religious literacy impacts readers' ability to engage with certain works, particularly Gene Wolfe's writing which contains subtle Christian themes.Political perspectives in fiction: The challenges of creating politically engaged fiction that doesn't feel didactic, using examples like Banks' "Culture" series and contemporary works.Media and intellectual diversity: Kevin expresses hope for greater intellectual diversity in media and publishing, noting that Chinese sci-fi author Cixin Liu represents a genuinely different cultural perspective.

Send us a textHannah and Laura are at the beginning of the end, covering the final book in N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky! Things are continuing to complicate and come together for the characters in their quest to bring back the moon, and Hannah and Laura do their best to keep up with it all. They also chat about a new favorite book of Laura's, video games Hannah is loving, and being drawn to certain genres of books seasonally.Media Mentions:The Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinThe Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinAbbott Elementary---HuluSt. Denis Medical---PeacockThe Shadow of the Gods by John GwynneHollow Knight video gameCeleste video gameGreta & Valdin by Rebecca K ReillyFranny & Zooey by J.D. SalingerThe Singles Table by Sara DesaiYellowjackets---Paramount+Hardball---Pluto TVThe Mighty Ducks---Disney+Now and Then---TubiRemember the Titans---Disney+Crazy Ex-Girlfriend---CWBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Send us a textHannah and Laura are wrapping up their discussion of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate by discussing the book's characters and themes. They also chat about book club reads, axolotls, turtles, and overcoming anxiety/fears to do things.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at 27 min 12 secs. ***CW for the episode: discussions of violence, sexism, manipulation, mental illness, racism, xenophobia, death, murder, climate change, apocalyptic events, trauma, parenthood, parental trauma, generational trauma, abuse. **Apologies for some technical issues.Media Mentions: The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinThe Stone Sky by N.K. JemisinParable of the Sower by Octavia E. ButlerWingspan the board gameInto the Riverlands by Nghi VoWorld of Wonders by Aimee NezhukumatathilThe Master of Disguise---TubiSchitt's Creek---HuluThe Cell--Prime VideoSelena---TubiE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial---Prime VideoJujutsu Kaisen---HuluBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Send us a textHannah and Laura are covering the final third of the plot of N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate and are navigating all the things that are ramping up in the Stillness. They also chat about a movie that made Laura cry and Hannah baffles Laura by describing the plots of J-Lo movies.***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 37 min 45 secs.*****Content Warnings for the episode: discussions of murder, death, violence, racism, xenophobia, poverty, extreme climate events, abuse, Media Mentions:The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinSpiderman: No Way Home---HuluMarvel Cinematic Universe---Disney+The Midnight Feast by Lucy FoleyMy Favorite Murder podcastMaid in Manhattan---NetflixEnough---Prime VideoHowl's Moving Castle---MaxSpirited Away---MaxMy Neighbor Totoro---MaxPonyo---MaxKiki's Delivery Service---MaxDianna Wynne Jones's worksThe Fall Is All There Is by C.M. CaplanThe Diplomacy of the Knife by C.M. CaplanBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Send us a textHannah and Laura are delving into N.K. Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate, covering the first 7 chapters! And let's just say that Hannah is "not pleased" that a certain character has appeared in book two of this trilogy. Laura also shares more about her read through of Vinland Saga and Hannah watched a romp of a movie that she wants everyone to go see.**This episode contains SPOILERS for The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin! The Broken Earth trilogy, book two!! Spoiler section starts at: 24 min 10 sec. ***CW for the episode: discussions of death, murder, violence, abuse, manipulation, xenophobia, racism, slavery, mutilation, gore, mental illness, PTSD, poverty, cannibalism, apocalyptic/climate events*Media Mentions:The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Obelisk Gate by N.K. JemisinLightfall by Ed CrockerVinland Saga by Makoto YukimuraJujutsu Kaisen---HuluAzul the board gameWingspan the board gameWe Shall Be Monsters by Alyssa WeesThe Three of Us by Ore Agbaje-WilliamsAnchorman---PeacockOne of Them Days movieBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Send us a textHannah and Laura are sick, but they put themselves together just enough to cover the final portion of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season and all of its shocking final moments. They also talk about Laura's trip to a museum and some of Hannah's favorite Taskmaster moments. Laura also is sad to learn that a certain author does not portray a character he has written in the television adaptation of his books.*Apologies for audio issues on Laura's end. ***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin. Spoiler section begins at: 30 min 14 secs. ***CW for the episode: discussions of murder, death, racism, sexism, abuse, climate disasters, motherhood, infanticide, slavery, violence, colonialism, genocide**Media Mentions:The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinThe Great Muppet Caper---Disney+The Muppets Show---Disney+SNL---PeacockA Man on the Inside---NetflixThe Good Place---NetflixThe Office---PeacockBrooklyn Nine-Nine---PeacockParks & Rec---PeacockWhen the Tiger Came Down the Mountain by Nghi VoTom Lake by Ann PatchettMamma Mia!---MaxThe Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystle MatarGlitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Documentary---Prime VideoBeloved by Toni MorrisonMash---HuluThe Dresden Files---TubiThe Dresden Files by Jim ButcherBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

Hannah and Laura continue to "break the earth" by covering the middle section of N.K. Jemisin's The Fifth Season. Laura is fighting a bit of a cold, but she still gushes about Vinland saga and one of her favorite TV shows, and Hannah does something Laura loves.... rants about a book. They also chat about growing more sensitive to certain media and decide that they will watch an upcoming documentary based on some online buzz.***This episode contains SPOILERS for The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, Vinland saga by Makoto Yukimura, and The Blue Hour by Paula Hawkins.****Spoiler/plot section for The Fifth Season begins at: 42 mins 10 secs. **CW for the episode: discussions of class, slavery, abuse, sexual abuse, racism, death, poverty, violence, Media Mentions:The Fifth Season by N.K. JemisinVinland saga by Makoto YukimuraSquid Game---NetflixThe Blue Hour by Paula HawkinsThe Girl on the Train by Paula HawkinsInto the Water by Paula HawkinsGone Girl by Gillian FlynnThe Silent Patient by Alex MichaelidesThe Maidens by Alex MichaelidesUp---Disney+Glitter & Greed: The Lisa Frank Story---Prime VideoThe Life and Death of the American Worker by Alice DriverE.R.---HuluChicago Med---PeacockChicago Fire---PeacockBe sure to follow OWWR Pod!www.owwrpod.com Twitter (updates only): @OwwrPodBlueSky: @OwwrPodTikTok: @OwwrPodInstagram: @owwrpodThreads: @OwwrPodHive: @owwrpodSend us an email at: owwrpod@gmail.comCheck out OWWR Patreon: patreon.com/owwrpodOr join OWWR Discord! We'd love to chat with you!You can follow Hannah at:Instagram: @brews.and.booksThreads: @brews.and.booksTikTok: @brews.and.booksYou can follow Laura at:Instagram: @goodbooksgreatgoatsBlueSky: @myyypod

A hospital in Haiti where Team Broken Earth has done missions was attacked by a gang with homemade explosives, catching everything on fire. Dr. Art Rideout is co-founder of Team Broken Earth. He gave us his reaction to the news.

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Episode Summary:In this episode, Maribel Lopez speaks with Five9's CTO and Head of AI Jonathan Rosenberg on AI's potential in the Customer Experience (CX) and Contact Center as a Service (CcaaS) space. Currently, customers are often unsatisfied with chatbot communication services at contact centers. However, AI's increasing generative capabilities show potential for exciting future applications.  Key Themes:Maribel and Jonathan begin by discussing the current state of AI in CcaaS, and how many customers are unsatisfied with their experiences with automated calls. Contact centers have long attempted to automate aspects of the CX experience, first with DTMF and later with directed dialogue.Unlike these technologies, generative AI has seen widespread adoption. Consumer familiarity with artificial intelligence will lead to them understanding how to interact with generative AI over the phone. Jonathan and Maribel also discuss their predictions for how AI will impact jobs in at contact centers. Jonathan believes that jobs will change, but they will not disappear. Last, Jonathan defines open platforms and explains how their unique features allow for useful CX capabilities. The future of AI in CX depends on how quickly companies eliminate AI hallucinations. Once models overcome this obstacle, Jonathan predicts that AI will see wide adoption in the CX space. For detailed show notes, navigate using the time stamps below:Follow Jonathan Rosenberg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanrosenberg1/Follow Jonathan Rosenberg on X/Twitter: https://x.com/jjrosenberg?lang=en Read Jonathan Rosenberg's articles in the Forbes Technology Council: https://www.forbes.com/councils/forbestechcouncil/people/jonathanrosenberg/ Read the Broken Earth series: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Earth-Trilogy-Season-Obelisk/dp/031652719X

Today the SibNerds are talking about the last section of The Broken Earth saga! What a ride. We still have questions, but that's okay. Jemisin concluded this story in such a profound and significant way that we will tell folks they need to read this for years to go. We both gave this one a 5/5 stars! Happy Reading!   Twitter: @litround Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LitRoundTable Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelitroundtable Art: Kris Easler: https://www.kriseasler.com/

Mike Collins has a conversation with a creator of worlds: N.K Jemisin, New York Times best-selling author of "The Broken Earth" trilogy.

After a lengthy absence, Mitchell Krall rejoins Gerbs on the WFNY CornerCast! The guys go through a grab bag of topics, some Guardians and some not, as they catch up. Things discussed on the pod: "Broken Earth" trilogy and why Gerbs loves D&D so much State of the Guardians Surprising division leaders in the majors Triston McKenzie's injury Bo Naylor's promotion Gavin Williams' debut Amed Rosario's defensive issues Did you know Cal Quantrill is making a rehab start? Myles Straw's lack of pulling the ball Shane Bieber trade scenarios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The sky is the limit on drinking this week when the Drunk Guys read The Stone Sky by NK Jemisin, the third book of the Broken Earth Trilogy. They also drink a Hoa lot more beer, including: World Wide Stout by Dogfish Head, Past and Present by Other Half, Terra

Featuring: Ammosart, Ashgar, Belghast, Grace, Kodra, Tamrielo, and Thalen   Good Morning Friends! Lairs Day has come and gone, but for those of us recording the show…  it was still happening and as a result, we talk a bit about that.  From there we talk about the repeated death of E3 and why maybe they should just call it quits going forward.  Thalen talks about the apparent fact that Crunchyroll is known for killing games.  Bel and Kodra talk a bit about the Zelda Direct and how apparently Tears of the Kingdom is going to be even more sandboxy.  Super Adventure Festival is going on in Guild Wars 2 and we talk about the quirky new Fashion Wars event happening in Lion's Arch as well as the test release of World 3 of the Super Adventure Box.  This past week the Crucible League announcement stream took place and the patch notes were released…  frustrating a good number of players.  From there Tam talks about Terra Nill an ecological world-building sim.  Finally, we wrap up the show with some talk about the books we have been reading.  Thalen talks about the Broken Earth series and Bel talks about Legends and Lattes and the Bloodsworn series.   Topics Discussed Happy Liars Day E3 Cancelled for Lack of Interest Crunchy Roll Kills Games Zelda Direct Guild Wars 2 Super Adventure Festival 2023 Super Adventure Box World 3 Fashion Wars Path of Exile Crucible League Announcement Questionable Changes Terra Nill Some Book Talk Broken Earth Series Legends and Lattes Bloodsworn Series The Shadow of the Gods The Hunger of the Gods

Jared, Oriana and Ned talk about Jared's choice of topic: worldbuilding. Tolkien is so heavily identified with the concept of worldbuilding that a map of Middle-earth represents the topic on Wikipedia, and his impact in both fantasy and beyond regarding how a world that is not this actual globe we live on is perceived and presented has continuing afterechoes that don't look to disappear anytime soon. At the same time, what exactly worldbuilding IS is a hardly an agreed upon formal standard anywhere, and the amount of work that's been put into developing a story setting in any number of media, not just that of fantasy novels much less novels in general, is vast, varied and takes many particular forms. Meanwhile, Tolkien's own approach as to what worldbuilding is comes out of his own particular personal and philosophical conclusions, and doesn't always take the form of what a more stereotypical approach to the subject might be in the current day. What makes the idea of Middle-earth so compelling to readers entranced by his works, and what drives them to learn more about it or to elaborate on it in their own right? What other creators, in fiction and beyond it, successfully approach similar levels of immersion, and are there particular points of commonality to be found there? Are there particular points in Tolkien's stylistic approach that signal notable strengths in creating the sense of Middle-earth as an actual place, and how much of that might lie in a difference between received perception and the reality of the work? And how much does Jared's own forthcoming fantasy novel drive this discussion? (A lot – and we're going to be talking about that novel a lot over time, don't you worry – but also listen for initial news about our live episode in Portland in April!)SHOW NOTES.Jared's doodle – makes you wonder what else is going on in this world shown here…More about the HarperCollins Union contract. Well done, we say again.The Lord of the Rings musical is coming back! We're still scratching our heads a bit. (Listen in to our 2020 episode about it.)The Watermill. It does seem like a nice theatre…Variety's report on the Embracer/Warner Bros. Discovery deal and the prospect of more movies. A little more about Mike de Luca from 2011. Still confused about the overall rights issues when it comes to Tolkien in the first place? A handy Gizmodo explainer.The announcement of Jared's novel! Due for release next year, and we'll get you a preorder link when there is one.More on that whole Doug Liman/Bourne Identity thing. Ah, Hollywood power politics…Worldbuilding! Yup, Middle-earth, right there.Terry Pratchett, rest in peace. One of the greats.Sub-creation, how Tolkien thought of his own creative impulse ultimately deriving from his own belief in God as the ultimate creator.Our episode on “A Secret Vice,” Tolkien's lecture about creating languages.NaNoWriMo! It's a thing, believe us.Our death episode! (Very early days for the podcast and the format's a bit different but we were still figuring it out!)The Chekhov's gun principle.Oriana's Star Wars comments specifically refer to Solo. Ioreth! There should have been more of her but we're glad we have her.The ‘whispering to date' Twitter meme origin. (Forgot what Chappie is? So did everyone else.)Ted Bundy – and yes we hope he's not part of your narrative either.Our Rings of Power Season 1 episode. That did feel good to do.N. K. Jemisin and the Broken Earth trilogy – check it out. As well as: Frank Herbert and Dune! Ursula K Le Guin and Earthsea! Lloyd Alexander and Prydain! Steven Erikson and Malazan Book of the Fallen! The Dark Crystal, still awesome.“As you know, Bob…”The cats of Queen Berúthiel and Carn Dûm.Our food in Middle-earth episode.Enjoy talk about Roman sewers. And Amsterdam's canals.M. R. James, so awesome.Support By-The-Bywater on Patreon, and thank you if you do!

The Drunk Guys don't take their beer for granite this week when they read The Obelisk Gate by NK Jemisin, book 2 of the Broken Earth Trilogy. And this beer rocks: Did We Just Become Best Friends by Hoof Hearted, Mixed Culture Salty Peach by Paradox, Dragons Milk Reserve and

Choose between mother and daughter as they fight to safe one thing; a single person or the entire world with your host Jen and guest reader, Kim, as they discuss N.K. Jemisin's final installment of the Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky.Trigger warnings: child abuse, mention of character death, mention of breast cancer Warning before listening: This episode does contain spoilers for this book as well as the entire Broken Earth Trilogy. Click here for The Bookstop's Instagram, to subscribe to the Patreon, and for previous episodes including The Fifth Season and The Obelisk Gate:  https://linktr.ee/thebookstoppodcast?utm_source=qr_codeSupport the show

Nora Keita Jemisin was raised in both Mobile, Alabama and New York City. Bouncing back and forth between the two cities, fiction was Jemisin's anchor. She always knew that she wanted to be a writer and began taking steps to become one in her late 20s and early 30s. Since then, she has found great acclaim and has been heralded by The New York Times as, "The most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation." She is most well known for her trilogy of novels, collectively called The Broken Earth. In 2018 she became the first author in history to win three Best Novel Hugo awards in a row, one for each book in the trilogy. Ursula K. Le Guin, born Ursula Kroeber on October 21st, 1929, in Berkeley California, is a celebrated author of poetry, fiction, non-fiction and more. She's written 23 novels, 12 volumes of short stories, 11 volumes of poetry, 13 children's books, five essay collections, and four works of translation. She's won several Nebulas and Hugos along with a slew of other awards. Known mostly for her science fiction, Le Guin refused to be pigeonholed into a single genre.

For the next few months, we're sharing some of our favorite conversations from the archives. This week we turn the mic over to our sibling podcast “The Ezra Klein Show,” for a discussion that aired last month between Klein and the novelist N.K. Jemisin.The novelist and former Book Review columnist N.K. Jemisin is one of the most celebrated science-fiction and fantasy writers at work today: The winner of multiple Hugo Awards — including an unprecedented three in a row for her remarkable “Broken Earth” trilogy — she is renowned for her ability to build fictional worlds that reflect the complex social and political dynamics of our own.  Her latest novel, “The World We Make,” is a sequel to “The City We Became,” and like that book it examines the ways cities come to take on their own personalities and characters, and how they respond to the forces threatening those identities. Jemisin visited “The Ezra Klein” show in October to discuss the books and the real world that informed them. “I felt like writing about our world,” she told the host Ezra Klein. “And if I'm going to do that, then I would do the world a disservice by treating it as some fantasy land. I don't want to depict New York, as much as I love it, as all joy and all light and all happiness.”We would love to hear your thoughts about this episode, and about the Book Review's podcast in general. You can send them to books@nytimes.com.

“…The idea just kind of spun itself into existence in my head, the world started to form almost immediately — when my creative brain kind of immediately kicks in like that, I've learned to listen to it, because usually, that means something, something good is trying to come out.” N.K. Jemisin — winner of three consecutive Hugo Awards for Best Novel (each of the Broken Earth books) and now a fourth for Best Graphic Story or Comic (Far Sector), and MacArthur “genius grant” recipient — is one of our favorite writers, and we'll follow her anywhere. She joins us on the show to talk about closing out her Great Cities duology with The World We Make, adapting the Broken Earth series for the screen, the challenges of writing about a city massively in flux, NY pizza, Ozymandias the cat, her literary inspirations, what's she's reading and more with guest host Kat Sarfas. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Madyson.   Featured Books (Episode): The World We Make by N.K. Jemisin Monstress by Sana Takeda and Marjorie Liu Witch King by Martha Wells   Featured Books (TBR Topoff): All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jean Anders Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo   This episode of Poured Over was produced and hosted by Kat Sarfas and mixed by Harry Liang. Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays).

Seth is joined by Kristen (BookTuber) to discuss the third book in the Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky, by NK Jemisin, winner of the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Start – 5:12 Intro through “Why this book?” 5:13 – 12:22 Non-Spoiler discussion 12:23 – end Spoiler discussion Notes & Mentions: James Baldwin quote … Continue reading "HT#70: The Stone Sky, by NK Jemisin (feat. Kristenelle-SFF Reader)"

When Goshen, Indiana's only bookshop announced its closure, Kristin Saner teamed up with some friends to ensure that an independent bookstore remained in the town. On this episode of Bookstore Explorer, Kristin shares how Fables Books was born. Books We Talk About: Menno-Nightcaps by S.L. Klassen, the Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert, and the Broken Earth trilogy by N.K. Jemisin.The Wealthy Coach Podcast Hey Coaches, Practitioners & Healers! Go from 0 clients to a 6-Figure Online Biz!Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify

N.K. Jemisin is a fantasy and science-fiction writer who won three consecutive Hugo Awards — considered the highest honor in science-fiction writing — for her “Broken Earth” trilogy; she has since won two more Hugos, as well as other awards. But in imagining wild fictional narratives, the beloved sci-fi and fantasy writer has also cultivated a remarkable view of our all-too-real world. In her fiction, Jemisin crafts worlds that resemble ours but get disrupted by major shocks: ecological disasters, invasions by strange, tentacled creatures and more — all of which operate as thought experiments that can help us think through how human beings could and should respond to similar calamities.Jemisin's latest series, which includes “The City We Became” and “The World We Make,” takes place in a recognizable version of New York City — the texture of its streets, the distinct character of its five boroughs — that's also gripped by strange, magical forces. The series, in addition to being a rollicking read, is essentially a meditation on cities: how they come into being, how their very souls get threatened by forces like systemic racism and astronomical inequality and how their energies and cultures have the power to rescue and save those souls.I invited Jemisin on the show to help me take stock of the political and cultural ferment behind these distressing conditions — and also to remember the magical qualities of cities, systems and human nature. We discuss why multiverse fictions like “Everything Everywhere All at Once” are so popular now, how the culture and politics of New York and San Francisco have homogenized drastically in recent decades, Jemisin's views on why a coalition of Black and Latinx voters elected a former cop as New York's mayor, how gentrification causes change that we may not at first recognize, where to draw the line between imposing order and celebrating the disorder of cities, how Donald Trump kept stealing Jemisin's ideas but is at the root a “badly written character,” whether we should hold people accountable for their choices or acknowledge the way the status quo shapes our decision-making, what excites Jemisin about recent discoveries about outer space, why she thinks we are all “made of exploding stars” and more.Mentioned:N.K. Jemisin interview on Vox's "The Gray Area with Sean Illing"Book recommendations:Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu ArakawaMechanique by Genevieve ValentineWitch King by Martha WellsThe Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane JacobsThoughts? Guest suggestions? Email us at ezrakleinshow@nytimes.com.You can find transcripts (posted midday) and more episodes of “The Ezra Klein Show” at nytimes.com/ezra-klein-podcast, and you can find Ezra on Twitter @ezraklein. Book recommendations from all our guests are listed at https://www.nytimes.com/article/ezra-klein-show-book-recs.“The Ezra Klein Show” is produced by Annie Galvin, Jeff Geld and Rogé Karma. Our researcher is Emefa Agawu. Fact-checking by Michelle Harris and Mary Marge Locker. Original music by Isaac Jones. Mixing by Jeff Geld and Sonia Herrero. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta. Special thanks to Kristin Lin, Kristina Samulewski and Jesse Bordwin.

Good morning! Dork up your commute and add some nerd spice to your cup of coffee on the BRK Monday Morning Minute.  On today's episode: Evan and Chad discuss Dune Part 2, Robbie Coltrane, The Book Eaters, Nope, ACOFAS, Star Wars, The Broken Earth, and the Peter Jackson Lord Of The Rings adaptation. 

The Friends discuss the first fantasy book series to sweep the Hugos with book 1 of the Broken Earth Series - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin.   Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/ 

This week, Sharifah discusses some completed epic series. Follow the podcast via RSS here, Apple Podcasts here, Spotify here. The show can also be found on Stitcher here. To get even more SF/F news and recs, sign up for our Swords and Spaceships newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee (cw: Addiction, Overdose, Self-harm (mentioned), Sexual abuse of minor, Suicide (mentioned)) Broken Earth series by N.K. Jemisin (cw: Child abuse, Sexual abuse of minor, Death (including child, graphic), Racism, Rape, Slavery)  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

N.K. Jemisin had a haunting dream of a woman so stricken with grief and rage, that she moved mountains. That paired with a class by NASA on what would happen to the Earth if we lost the moon, inspired the first book of the Broken Earth trilogy. Gabe explores the world of the Stillness unpacking the heavy themes throughout the book. This one is gonna hurt. Kat explains the fate of the world if we lost our moon. How could we survive? Are the "seasons" in Jemisin's work based in reality? Sources in this Episode: N. K. Jemisin's Dream Worlds Oh, Oppression! How much we'd like for you to leave… 7 Ways Earth Would Change If Our Moon Were Destroyed What would happen if the Moon disappeared? Further Reading on Broken Earth: Afrofuturism and Generational Trauma in NK Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy The entanglement of climate change, capitalism and oppression in ​The Broken Earth​ trilogy by N.K. Jemisin --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ghouls-next-door/support

Links to things we talked about:The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin"Daredevil: Born Again: Quick Things We Know About The Marvel Series" —CinemablendThe Sandman Trailer | BookshopThe Interview with the Vampire Trailer | BookshopPaper Girls Trailer | BookshopOur Plugs:EvilQuébécois Graphic Novels for AnglophonesTalli: Daughter of the Moon Volume One out on September 27Support the show by buying any of the books we spoke about from our Bookshop!Follow us:Instagram and TwitterJonas:Instagram and TwitterFrançois:Instagram

Climate change and its effects are increasingly recognized as important subjects of national security research and analysis. Few issues of international political economy or international security avoid some intersection with warming global temperatures, evolving environments for human habitation, and/or changing geography.Erin Sikorsky has been studying these and related issues for decades, first within the US Intelligence Community and now at the Center for Climate and Security. David Priess had a wide ranging conversation with Erin about her career in government and beyond, how intelligence officers look at climate, a method of categorizing climate risk, how NATO is tackling climate-related issues, the missed opportunity to emphasize renewables over fossil fuels after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Climate Security Advisory Group, increasingly bipartisan support for climate security action, the roles of the public and Hollywood in addressing climate change, how various movies and books have examined these issues, and more.Chatter is a production of Lawfare and Goat Rodeo. This episode was produced and edited by Cara Shillenn of Goat Rodeo. Podcast theme by David Priess, featuring music created using Groovepad.Among the works discussed in this episode:Erin Sikorsky's page at the Center for Climate and Security The Chatter podcast episode Arctic Security and Cooperation with Marisol Maddox"Summer Heatwave Underscores Importance of NATO's Climate Security Focus," Center for Climate and Security website, July 21, 2022, by Erin Sikorsky"Climate Security Next Steps for the U.S. Government," Lawfare, May 6, 2022, by John Conger and Erin SikorskyThe movie AvatarThe movie InterstellarThe movie The Day After TomorrowThe movie Don't Look UpThe book The Ministry of the Future by Kim Stanley RobinsonThe book trilogy The Broken Earth by N. K. JemisinThe book Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future by Elizabeth KolbertThe report Groundswell, Part 2: Acting on Internal Climate Migration, by the World BankJohn Conger's page at the Center for Climate and Security Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

A repeat episode from 2020. Lafawndah's second album, The Fifth Season, on French label Latency, is a journey through science fiction, friendship and cinematic storytelling. It saw the Paris-born artist expand the myths of NK Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy and cover the likes of Beverly Glenn Copeland and Lili Boulanger. The record continues a four-year run of avant pop jewels, kicked off by her a debut EP for Warp and a collaboration with minimalist composer Midori Takada in 2018, before her first full-length statement, 2019's Ancestor Boy. Here, she speaks with Martha Pazienti Caidan about the making of The Fifth Season, an LP that's elemental, emotional and uncannily fitting for the present moment.

What has Courtney and Robin talking too loud? Courtney's settling into her new apartment, and Stranger Things on Netflix has her fangirling. On the other hand, Robin just finished a book series, the Broken Earth trilogy, which has her thinking about the geology of landscape.Check it out! Introducing Wistia's New Video Editing FeatureLinks to learn more about Courtney and Robin:Courtney Lefferts' LinkedInRobin Shin's LinkedInFollow us: twitter.com/wistiaSubscribe: wistia.com/series/talking-too-loudLove what you heard? Leave us a review!We want to hear from you! Write in and let us know what you think about the show, who you'd want us to interview on future episodes, and any feedback you have for our team.

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss N.K. Jemisin's "The Fifth Season”, AD&D's obsession with gem names, the tonal resonances between this book and Octavia E. Butler's “Fledgling”, the missing moon, savior narratives, sci-fi slang traditions, a melonated future, meta vs in-text author motivations, Expedition to the Barrier Peaks, using Numenera for the Broken Earth setting, being surrounded by superheroes, systemic abuse in youth institutions, and much more!

ENCORE EPISODE from February 5, 2022. In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to MacArthur Genius Fellow and multiple Hugo Award-winner N.K. Jemisin (THE CITY WE BECAME, THE BROKEN EARTH trilogy) about creating art during a pandemic, the importance of writing short stories, writing for love versus writing for commerce, and strategies for coping with stress. Subscribe to the Lifewriting course at www.lifewritingpremium.com 

For this month's HERsay Podcast x Barnes & Noble Book Picks episode, Caroline talks with Barnes & Noble's Vi Everley about May's selections. Titles include The Helm of Midnight (new fiction), Explorer's Guide to the Adirondacks (travel), A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD: Embrace Neurodiversity, Live Boldly, and Break Through Barriers (women's health), Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons: 125 unofficial recipes inspired by The Witcher, Game of Thrones, The Broken Earth and Other Fantasy Favorites (cooking,) Gold Dust Woman: The Biography of Stevie Nicks (biography), and Dare to Lead (business). 

This week we were so excited to interview Joe Haldeman and his wife Gay! The Forever War is absolutely one of the best sci fi books of all time, and we were excited to discuss the origins, real-life inspiration, and message of the book, as well as sci-fi and writing more broadly. In addition to writing more than 30 novels, Joe was also a professor at MIT (as was Gay) where he taught science fiction writing for decades. This week, instead of us recommending similar books, we asked Joe and Gay to recommend their favorite sci-fi books. Among Joe's books, they recommended Camouflage, the World's Trilogy, and The Accidental Time Machine. For books by other writers, they recommended anything by Vonnegut, The Murderbot series by Martha Wells, Ted Chiang, N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy, and Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan Saga (as well as some love for John Dos Passos and Ernest Hemingway if you want to read some non science fiction).YouTube link if you prefer to watch the episode.NO SPOILERS SUMMARY OF THE FOREVER WAR: William Mandella was a physics student when he was conscripted into the UNEF. Human colony ships had been disappearing, apparently at the hands of a newly discovered alien species called the Taurans, and humanity is conscripting the best and brightest to go out and fight the aliens in deep space.Mandella and the rest of the recruits undergo dangerous and brutal training to learn how fight for control of the collapsars that greatly speed interstellar travel. During training and through the difficult fighting that follows, Mandella falls in love with another member of his unit, a woman named Marygay Potter.Mandella and Marygay do everything they can to survive the war, but even if they survive, they still can't return to the world they left behind. Even with the collapsars to speed their interstellar journeys, travelling through the gaps between the stars still requires accelerating to near lightspeed, and the resulting time dilation means every trip takes them farther and farther into the future, away from their families and the society they knew.

"you, continued" Aradia starts the conversation with a discussion of the Jan 15 2022 eruption in Tonga, and eventually gets around to revisiting with Essun's storyline in Castrima. Alabaster is as relentless as ever in pushing her to expand her orogenic skills. Picture of the eruption from ground level by Tonga Geological Services, retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html Picture of the eruption from space by NOAA; retrieved from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/  See the shockwave in every single wavelength measured; CO2 emissions, air temperature, you name it you can spot the shockwave screaming away from it! https://twitter.com/MetService/status/1482544722480873472?s=20 Video from the Oregon coast showing tsunami wave coming in: https://youtu.be/FfXhwxNIQbM  Red Cross bringing cholera to Haiti:  https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2013/08/united-nations-caused-cholera-outbreak-in-haiti-its-response-violates-international-law.html Photo of Pita Taufatofua at the Olympics, holding the Tongan flag and waving, while dressed in his signature traditional skirt with no shirt. Retrieved from: https://people.com/sports/tonga-shirtless-flag-bearer-raising-money-to-help-after-tsunami/  The GoFundMe created by Pita Taufatofua: https://www.gofundme.com/f/tonga-tsunami-relief-by-pita-taufatofua?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet  Further reading links:  https://www.npr.org/2022/01/20/1074324166/first-aid-flight-in-tonga-after-eruption  https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/scientists-tonga-volcano-eruption-effects.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/16/world/asia/tonga-tsunami-peru.html https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/volcano-eruption-blankets-tonga-in-ash-and-cuts-off-communication-180979411/ Pronunciation guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiTCAgLhl0Q Fanart painting of Ykka. Retrieved from: https://twitter.com/Cha_C_San/status/963943629533442049?s=20  Making penicillin at home:  https://gizmodo.com/in-case-of-apocalypse-heres-how-to-make-penicillin-in-1110902296 Photo of ash covered buildings, partially collapsed, from January 2020 in the city of Laurel, Philippines. Retrieved from:  https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/volcano-blankets-philippine-city-in-ash-idUSRTS2Z9QO  A polished onyx agate, banded with yellow, black, and white. Retrieved from  https://www.mindat.org/min-2999.html

In this episode, Steve and Tananarive talk to MacArthur Genius Fellow and multiple Hugo Award-winner N.K. Jemisin (THE CITY WE BECAME, THE BROKEN EARTH trilogy) about creating art during a pandemic, the importance of writing short stories, writing for love versus writing for commerce, and strategies for coping with stress. 

Unlock your true potential and save the world from another Season with your host Jen and guest reader, Kim, as they discuss the second installment of the Broken Earth series, The Obelisk gate, by N.K. Jemisin. Warning before listening: This episode does contain spoilers. Trigger Warnings: mention of character death, child abuseSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebookstoppodcast)Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/thebookstoppodcast)

It's a lil quickie! Short! Sweet! Full of baseless hopes about what the year will bring! This week, we're talking about our  reading goals. Amelia dances with the idea of quality over quantity. Sarah's going to read one (1) western. We're both going to discuss the tv show What We Do In The Shadows an embarrassing amount. (Sorry about the sound quality on this one. We were trying a new set up, and it *finger guns* didn't work.) Media discussed: The Broken Earth trilogy, by N.K. Jemisin The Imperial Radch Series, by Ann Leckie The Winternight Trilogy, by Katherine ArdenThe Shadow Campaigns Series, by Django WexlerRemembrance of Earth's Past, by Liu Cixin (translated by Ken Liu and Joel Martinsen)This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War, by Drew Gilpin FaustAnd obviously the tv show What We Do In The Shadows

Join me for happy hour nine with Rey! We descend with Rey into the bowels of The Bent Pyramid in Cairo, Egypt, for one of the scariest moments of his life. We also engage in some slight panic spirals about being trapped in a pyramid and enjoy some spirited beverages. Rey's Boo Club PicksBinti by Nnedi Okorafor - From Maria Haskins' Amazon review: “Nnedi Okorafor's science fiction novella Binti is a suspenseful and exhilarating read that plunges you headlong into a future world where space ships are living creatures, and humanity is just one of many space-faring civilizations.”The Broken Earth by N.K. Jemisin - From The Broken Earth website: “In this Hugo-Award-winning series, there will be war all across the Stillness: a battle royale of nations for the resources necessary to get through the long dark night. Essun does not care if the world falls apart around her. She'll break it herself, if she must, to save her daughter.”Rey's Shares not ScaresCheck out the Darajah Music Initiative! Rey volunteers with them teaching clarinet to children in Tanzania. In addition to education, their mission includes conservation of the Mpingo, commonly referred to as African Blackwood or Grenadilla, which is the wood used to create clarinets and grows in Tanzania. 

Jesse Cameron Alick and I talk about N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth Trilogy, make a pretty good case that black women are the best sci-fi writers and forget, for a moment, that the sun exists.