Podcast appearances and mentions of judith merril

Containing a Matter of Mutation. Timestamps: Judith Merril biography, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler plot summary and discussion (35:09) Bibliography: Knight, Damon - "The Futurians" (1977) Merril, Judith and Pohl-Weary, Emily - "Better to Have Loved: The Life of Judith Merril" (2002)

Judith Merril (1923-1997) was a pioneering political activist, sci-fi writer and editor, whose dark and dystopian stories were told through the perspectives of characters who were mothers and housewives.  For Further Reading: Better to Have Loved: The life of Judith Merril  Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women's Science Fiction Atomic Attack (1954) This month, we're talking about Women of Science Fiction. These women inspire us to imagine impossible worlds, alien creatures, and fantastical inventions, revealing our deepest fears... and hopes for the future. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.  Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, and Abbey Delk. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lisa Yaszek is one of my favorite interviews but her appearances with me have all to this point been on the Dickheads podcast. She is the Regents Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. She is the author of Galactic Suburbia: Recovering Women's Science Fiction co-editor of Sisters of Tomorrow. Most importantly today she is the editor of two Library of America editions of The Future is Female. These are definitive anthologies that paint the history of women's role in the writing of 20th century Science Fiction. I interviewed her about the first Future is Female Vol 1 on DHP, she also joined us for panels on Cancel Culture, Scholars in Quarantine, and a panel on the work of Judith Merril. She is one of my favorite guests because the lady knows the genre, and the history, and every time I hear her on my podcast, lectures, or read her work I learn stuff. So buckle in! In this interview we talk about the second volume of The Future is Female focused on the science fiction of second-wave feminists in the 1970s. We talk about the atmosphere in the era of SF, feminism, and more. We go story by story, author by author. I think it will greatly add to your experience if you read it. The two volumes of this series are must-read books for anyone interested in the history of the genre. Lisa on Dickheads: https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/interview-11-lisa-yaszek-the-future-is-female https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iVPDKJdUB0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq9rl66FMRU https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/dick-adjacent-4-cancel-culture-roundtable-with-lisa-yaszek-alec-nevala-lee https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast/dick-adjacent-14-judith-merril https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M83NBikgZ4w

Season five of Vintage Sci-Fi Shorts is coming soon. I'm reading stories from the first two volumes of the classic speculative fiction magazine Fantastic Universe, including stories in the public domain from Evelyn Goldstein, Philip K. Dick and Judith Merril. In the meantime, enjoy this essay from Philip Jose Farmer. I think it really captures the heart and spirit of the magazine.

Welcome to the fourth episode of Ripples in Space hosted by the Yadkin County Public Library. Each month we review a new science fiction book and discuss major scientific concepts used throughout the story. For this episode, we are continuing our review of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One which is a collection of the best in science fiction stories from the years 1929-1964. This week, we will meet some of the most prolific science fiction writers of their time; Clifford D. Simak, Judith Merril, Damon Knight, and Stanely G. Weinbaum. We encounter a man whose fear of leaving home might set society back decades, a pregnant mother whose biggest fear may just come true, “the king of the world” who lives the loneliest life and lasty meet various new life forms on Mars, one of which is the friendliest sharp shooter. I did want to add a disclaimer that this book does contain mature content. Each week, other staff members will be bringing you more topics. Be sure to check back each Wednesday at 1pm for a new episode. Feel free to follow and connect with us on www.facebook.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary www.pinterest.com/yadkinlibrary twitter.com/YadkinL and www.instagram.com/yadkincountypubliclibrary . And contact us if you have any questions! Email:ydk@nwrl.org and Phone: 336-679-8792.

Lunch on Laotian food with Cory Doctorow as we discuss how different D.C. seems to him now that he's a U.S. citizen, the way his remarkable evening hanging with both David Byrne and Spider Robinson put things in perspective, the lessons we learned (both good and bad) from Harlan Ellison, our differing levels of hope and despair at the current state of the world, the major effect Judith Merril had on the direction of his life, how an ongoing column he wrote for Science Fiction Age magazine predicted the next 20 years of his life, our differing opinions as to what it means when we say stories are didactic, how to continue on in the face of rejection — and then once we do, how not to become parodies of ourselves, the best piece of advice he didn't follow, our differing views on spoilers, what he recently came to understand about the reactionary message of traditional hardboiled fiction — and how he used that in his upcoming trilogy, knowing when to break the rules of writing, and much more.

Scott Oden's Blog https://scottoden.wordpress.com/2022/04/30/new-edge-ss-guest-post-oliver-brackenbury/ What is New Edge S&S? https://scottoden.wordpress.com/2022/04/20/putting-a-new-edge-on-an-old-blade/ New Edge Sword & Sorcery mailing list https://mailchi.mp/12d438e492d3/new-edge-sword-and-sorcery The Friends of Merril Collection https://friendsofmerril.org/ Merril Collection at the Toronto Public Library https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/merril/ Digital Collection https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/advancedsearch/Objects/department%3AMerril%20Collection%20of%20Science%20Fiction%25255C%2C%20Speculation%20and%20Fantasy Judith Merril at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Merril#fiction ******* Join the Dungeon Dive Patreon - Thanks for the support! https://www.patreon.com/thedungeondive Dungeon Dive FB Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/2571172249675057 The Dungeon Dive Guild https://boardgamegeek.com/guild/4030 Get your Dungeon Dive T-Shirts! https://www.teepublic.com/user/the-dungeon-dive

Hello DickHeads. Here is David's interview with editor, author, and Professor of Science Fiction Studies in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech, Lisa Yaszek. She stopped by to discuss her book The Future Is Female! 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Women, from Pulp Pioneers to Ursula K. Le Guin: A Library of America Special Publication and everything from PKD to John W. Campbell publishing Judith Merril on a dare. The Future Is Female! - https://www.amazon.com/Classic-Science-Fiction-Stories-Pioneers/dp/1598535803/ref=sr_1_1?hvadid=77790493908179&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvqmt=p&keywords=lisa+yaszek&qid=1562279563&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Langhorne's Patreon ►► www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here: www.amazon.com/Valis-ANNE-BOGDEN…EMA/dp/B000003GI2 FIND US: Twitter ►► twitter.com/Dickheadspod Facebook ►► www.facebook.com/Dickheadspodcast/ Soundcloud ►► @dickheadspodcast Instagram ►► www.instagram.com/dickheadspodcast --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/support

Dick Adjacent is back. And it's a good one too. The story goes that after David finished reading some of Judith Merril's stories, he found a scathing review she wrote of PKD's story Roog, and with that connection made, it seemed only appropriate to gather a panel of experts together and discuss her place in the science fiction universe. Considered a feminist force, she had to bully her way through a male-dominated business to make her voice heard. Incredible person. Incredible story. And a truly accredited panel. So listen in on David, Lisa Yazek, Gideon Marcus, Ritchie Calvin, and Kathryn Heffner as they discuss the legacy of Judith Merril. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed •Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329 •David's YouTube Channel ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/Veganrevwithzombies/ Find Lisa Yaszek: Goodreads ►► https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/956896.Lisa_Yaszek The Future Is Female! ►► www.amazon.com/gp/product/159853…_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Find Gideon Marcus: Galactic Journey ►► https://galacticjourney.org/places-to-visit/ Journey Press►► https://journeypress.com/ Find Ritchie Calvin: SUNY Stony Brook Faculty Page ►► https://www.sunysb.edu/commcms/wgss/people/ritchcalvin Find Kathryn Heffner: Women Make SF Podcast ►► https://www.stitcher.com/show/women-make-sf/episode/fan-grrling-76666873 Note(s): •Judith Merril on Roog ►► https://www.sffaudio.com/tag/judith-merrill/ Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Valis-ANNE-BOGDEN…EMA/dp/B000003GI2 FIND US: Twitter ►► https://twitter.com/Dickheadspod Facebook ►► https://www.facebook.com/Dickheadspodcast/ Soundcloud ►► https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/dickheadspodcast/ YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5…UlAAoWtLiCg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pkdheadsbonus/support

Hello DickHeads. We've invited fellow Dickhead David Gill on the show to discuss that Abraham Lincoln robot book. You know the one - We Can Build You, published in 1972. Is it a book only a devout Dickhead can enjoy? Or can a casual reader pick up what PKD is putting down? Let's find out. Plus: Horrible taste exposed. Elon Musk's SciFi ignorance. And Yahoo Serious. •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed •Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329 •David's YouTube Channel ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/Veganrevwithzombies/ Dicklike Suggestions: David's A. Pick(s) •The Best of Judith Merril ►► https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/587609.The_Best_of_Judith_Merril?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=2myEsH0OMp&rank=1 •The Glassy, Burning Floor of Hell ►► https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55405181-the-glassy-burning-floor-of-hell?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=CY5AfLZybq&rank=1 Langhorne's Pick(s) •Come True ►► https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7026488/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 •Bo Burnham: Inside ►► https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14544192/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Anthony's Pick(s) •The Revelations of Dr. Modesto ►► https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8146754/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 David Gill's Pick(s) •Infinity Train ►► https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49203415-we-have-been-harmonized •The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit ►► https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/90886.The_Man_in_the_Gray_Flannel_Suit?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=ihlbQQUdMt&rank=1 Find David Gill: •Total Dick-Head Blog ►► http://totaldickhead.blogspot.com/ Note(s): •Judith Merril on Roog ►► https://www.sffaudio.com/tag/judith-merrill/ Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Valis-ANNE-BOGDEN…EMA/dp/B000003GI2 FIND US: Twitter ►► https://twitter.com/Dickheadspod Facebook ►► https://www.facebook.com/Dickheadspodcast/ Soundcloud ►► https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/dickheadspodcast/ YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5…UlAAoWtLiCg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dickheadspodcast/message

If reading takes too long to consume my book reviews every month I gather up my book reviews and do a digest based on what I read over the month. Books covered this month: The Best of Judith Merril by Judith Merril, Sleeping Beauties, Vol. 1 Based on the novel by Stephen King and Owen King Alison Sampson (Illustrations), Adapted by Rio Youers, A Master of Djinn by P.Djeli Clark, The Compleat Werewolf by Anthony Boucher, and Foe by Iain Reid. •You can find my books here: https://bookshop.org/contributors/david-agranoff Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

In this episode, host Oliver Brackenbury wanders the stacks of the Merril Collection with Services Specialist Annette Mocek and learns how acclaimed sci-fi writer Judith Merril transformed a small "Spaced Out Library" into one of the world's largest collections of genre fiction. Links to some of the things mentioned in this episode: The Merril Collection! Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter) Merril Collection at 50: Stories from the Spaced Out Library The Works of Cyril Judd, Judith's Nom De Plume Shadow on the Hearth by Judith Merril Pulp artist Virgil Finley The Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books Friends of the Osborne Collection Lillian H. Smith Library Academic Conference on Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Phyllis Gotlieb The Little Green Man Sept 1954 issue of Astounding Martians Go Home by Frederick Brown Frank Kelly Freas

The Hero's Way, by Judith Merri. General Alex Haider informs the newest graduates of the Spaceways Academy what it really means to take the Hero's way. Originally published in the November 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction. Read by Jonathan Pezza. Follow us at https://twitter.com/pulpthepodcast (https://twitter.com/pulpthepodcast) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author, editor, blogger and activist Cory Doctor joins us for this episode. Cory shares his thoughts on speculative fiction that made an impression on him at an early age, including Doctor Who — and specifically, TV Ontario's presentation of Doctor Who episodes along with introductions by sf legend Judith Merril (who, along with Tanya Huff, would later become one of Cory's mentors) — and Star Wars. He also discusses his ongoing love of the works of Stephen Brust. We also talk politics, from current affairs in Ontario, to his father's repurposing of Conan stories into "sword and socialism" tales for Cory's daughter. Cory also tells us about how his politics and activism inform his writing. From there, we get into a discussion about his writing process, including his current effort to enhance his ability to revise his work. And we talk about his professional balancing act and how he allocates time to writing, activism, journalism, and other endeavours. And Cory gives us a look at some of his upcoming stories, including a new Little Brother novel, and a children's picture book called Poesy the Monster Slayer. Our conversation took place in July, 2019 via a Skype call between Cory's home, and my studio, currently located in an abandoned Ewok treetops play set on the Island of Misfit Toys. You can read Cory's editorials and find out about his stories and other work on his websites: craphound.com and boingboing.net   To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or to subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, or your other favourite podcatching service. Be sure to rate and review us while you're there!  

Author, editor and professor Nalo Hopkinson joins us for our first episode of 2019. Nalo talks about her first loves in speculative fiction, including Harlan Ellison's "Shattered Like a Glass Goblin", Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain, and Kurt Vonnegut's "Welcome to the Monkey House". And she shares what it was like having the freedom to read what she wanted when she was growing up, with her library technician mother loaning Nalo her library card and letting her explore the stacks at work; and her mother and actor/poet/playwright/high school English teacher father letting her choose from their collection of books at home. We also talk about an early reading experience that didn't work out so well: her encounter with an Alfred Hitchcock anthology. And she tells us how her desire to become a writer was first sparked by a collection of Clarion short stories. Our conversation then turns to the subject of diversity, with Nalo reflecting on Caribbean voices in the stories she encountered growing up. She talks about representation in speculative fiction, and the importance of seeing herself (or the effect of the absence of people like her) in the sf she was reading. She then discusses how this affected her own writing and her choices of how she populates her stories. Next, we talk about Nalo's experiences working with publishers and artists to get the look of her book covers — and specifically the characters on them — right. She then goes into detail about what this has been like recently in her role as a writer contributing to the expansion of Neil Gaiman's Sandman universe at DC-Vertigo Comics. This leads to an examination of what it's like to step into a world created by another author and to make parts of it her own. From there we move back to a discussion of what it was like to move from the Caribbean to the US and Canada, and how that shaped Nalo's writing. Here, she also reflects on her time working at Bakka-Phoenix Books, Toronto's sf specialty bookstore. Nalo talks about meeting sf legend Judith Merril during her time in Toronto as well. We also discuss what it's like in her current role teaching sf writing at the University of California Riverside. Our discussion wraps up with a look at what Nalo's working on for 2019, including more House of Whispers stories for the Sandman comics, and her new novel that's in progress, Blackheart Man. Our interview took place in October 2018 at the Surrey International Writers' Conference. You can learn more about Nalo Hopkinson and her stories on her website: https://nalohopkinson.com/index.html To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, Stitcher, Overcast and Spotify. Be sure to rate and review the show while you're there!  

In this episode I read two short stories by Judith Merril, on Buxom Blondes with Ray Guns. I read "The Lonely" from Worlds of Tomorrow's October 1963 issue and "Woman's Work is Never Done!" from Future Science Fiction's March 1951 issue. I also play some avant-garde music from 1963. BBWRG is a radio show highlighting science fiction short stories by women, contextualized with related science and contemporaneous experimental music.

You find yourself in the not so distant future; it's a place just a bit different, but in ways you hadn't imagined, and its where you will spend the REST OF YOUR LIFE. ... Alright, we're not all speculative fiction writers, but we do have a special guest, Jen Frankel, to join us to talk about the fandom around it! Next week, we were born to make history... and talk about fans of Yuri!!! on ICE (with special guest, Nikola, of YOI Wednesdays). Where can I learn more about Jen Frankel? If you want to hear more about Jen Frankel and the work she does, why not check out some of the following: Her website: jenkfrankel.com Her podcast: JFRRS Her twitter: @jenfrankel Episode outline Fandom Facts History and Origins: > Judith Merril, Canadian author, editor, and activist, defined speculative fiction in 1966: “… stories whose objective is to explore, to discover, to learn, by means of projection, extrapolation, analogue, hypothesis-and-paper-experimentation, something about the nature of the universe, of man, or ‘reality’…” > > — DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction > Speculative fiction is an umbrella genre encompassing narrative fiction with supernatural or futuristic elements. This includes, but not limited to, science fiction, fantasy, superhero fiction, science fantasy, horror, utopian and dystopian fiction, supernatural fiction as well as combinations thereof. > ... > In its English-language usage in arts and literature since the mid 20th century, "speculative fiction" as a genre term is often attributed to Robert A. Heinlein. In his first known use of the term, in ... 1947, Heinlein used it specifically as a synonym for "science fiction"; in a later piece, he explicitly stated that his use of the term did not include fantasy. However, though Heinlein may have come up with the term on his own, there are earlier citations ... > ... > In the 2000s, the term came into wider use as a convenient collective term for a set of genres. However, some writers, such as Margaret Atwood, continue to distinguish "speculative fiction" specifically as a "no Martians" type of science fiction, "about things that really could happen." > > — Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction Search Data: Based on google trends data since 2004, speculative fiction is on the rise! Around 2008, interest seems to have picked up until about 2015 where interest levels off and follows an oddly periodic pattern. (Interest in Science Fiction dwarfs interest in speculative fiction, but, interestingly enough, is on the decline, by comparison.) The top ten countries for Speculative Fiction, by search volume, are as follows: Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan (Canada is 26th, United States is 28th). Fan Demographics: We couldn't find any demographics about fans, but we did come across some data from Tor UK's author submissions: Out of 503 submissions, 32% came from female writers Historical / Epic / High-Fantasy: 33% Women, 67% Men Urban Fantasy / Paranormal Romance: 57% Women, 43% Men Horror: 17% Women, 83% Men Science-Fiction: 22% Women, 78% Men YA: 68% Women, 32% Men Other: 27% Women, 73% Men Last Episode's Famous Last Words T Is the distinction between speculative fiction and genre fiction substantial? Z Is speculative fiction a label from authors, publisher, fans...? G I speculative fiction meant to be cautionary? Is it all black mirror? Matt "Avenge me" Where does speculative fiction tow the line; when does something stop qualifying as speculative fiction? This week's spotlight Speculative Literature Foundation Grants > The SLF currently offers four grants: The Older Writers’ Grant, the Travel Grant, the Working Class Writers Grant, and the Diversite Writers/Worlds Grant. All of our grants are free to apply, and are designed as ‘gateway’ grants, with easy and straightforward applications that should be quick to complete. We hope that they will both serve the community directly, and also encourage genre writers to explore the wide variety of grants, awards, and residencies available in the larger writing community. Race Against Time IV > Now in its fourth year running, the Race Against Time is an annual charity marathon to raise money for the Alzheimer Society of Canada by beating the SNES classic, Chrono Trigger, as many times as possible in 24 hours. This year, the event is running every week until August 11 and 12 for the main event (see website for detailed schedule). > > Alzheimer's is a terrible disease that slowly robs those afflicted of their memories, and, eventually, their very sense of being. We are racing to help preserve those memories of loved ones and for a cure to stop it once and for all! > > All donations go directly to the Alzheimer Society of Canada. Famous Last Words This week's famous last words around next week's fandom, Yuri!!! On ICE. T What is it that got people in, given the repeated video, audio, short season, etc.? Z Who is the oldest fan inspired by Yuri On Ice to get into figure skating? G Was it's integration with social media any part of people being fans of it (e.g. Instagram being featured in the show)? Jen Will Tanya Harding be participating? Where can you find us online? We are everywhere! Most notably though, we like to hang out in a few places on social media: If you want to be part of our podcast (or just want to check us out), we record our podcast LIVE on twitch.tv every Monday at 20:00 Eastern Time! 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We also try to highlight good causes related to that fandom, and find interesting things that fans have created to share those to the world. Each episode is about an hour. Ish. Who is "The Nickscast"? We are the Nickscast! Three products of late-80s / early-90s pop culture who love exploring fandom and everything geek ... who also happen to have been best buddies since high school, and all happen to be named Nick. Yes, we are super creative (dare we say, the most creative). Ahem We are Nick Green, Nick Terwoord, and Nick Zacharewicz: We started the Nickscast as a labour of love, and as a place to entertain and to discuss our love of fans and fandom, and all that is shiny and interesting in that realm. It's what lead us to start our first podcast, our satellite podcasts, Fanthropological, and so much more. We want to help others learn more about different fandoms, and to create empathy with other fans: We dream of a world where other fans aren't "those Weird-o's", but just folks with different tastes. A world where fandom is full of discourse and analysis, and there are plenty of tools and resources to help. Fans building communities to do good in the world. Because everyone's a fan. Credits Sources Google Trends - Speculative Fiction io9 - Why "Speculative Fiction" Is The Coolest Genre Of Them All Wikipedia - Speculative Fiction Pan MacMillan - Sexism in Genre Publishing: A Publisher’s Perspective Jen Frankel - Fanfic to Fiction Writer TV Tropes - Speculative Fiction Fanlore - Science Fiction Fanlore - Spec DIYMFA - Defining Speculative Fiction Jen Frankel - Fanfic to Fiction Writer r/SciFi - Why Has Science Fiction (Or Speculative Fiction in Genral) Always Been The Exception Rather Than Rule in Prose Fiction? r/SciFi - Why Do You Like SciFi? 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Judith Merril's short story That Only a Mother was first published in the June 1948 issue of Astounding magazine. The version I read was in the anthology Science Fiction Hall of Fame Volume One (1929-1964). That Only a Mother tells the story of mother who gives birth to a child against a background of fear about radiation, nuclear weapons and genetic mutation. Have you read this story? Let me know what you think. You can follow me on Twitter @jlcronshaw and follow the show @shortsfreview. You can subscribe to the Short Science Fiction Review on iTunes. #scifi #mutation #1940s

More scientists, more Gods, more space. All new, all again. “Survival Ship,” is read by the author, Judith Merril. Also, “Knocking On Heaven's Door” by Lisa Andrews continues, as well as Richard Dawkins on the nature of the physics of time and space. 3 Hours.   The post Over the Edge – Universe pt. 66 appeared first on KPFA.