576. Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein Book Club

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  Hi, I'm David Barr Kirtley, author of the book save me, please and other stories.

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  And welcome to episode 576 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy.

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  Today on the show, well be discussing Robert Heinlein's classic novel Stranger in a strange Land about a human being raised by Martians.

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  And this will include spoilers for everything in the book, so just be aware of that.

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  And I'm joined by three guests.

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  So first up, we've got Lisa Yaszak making her 12th appearance on the show.

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  She's Regents professor of science fiction studies at Georgia Tech and author of the nonfiction books Galactic Suburbia, Sisters of Tomorrow and the Future is female.

• 00:55

  Her new book, the Future is female, volume two, the 1970s, is out now.

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  So, Lisa, welcome to the show.

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  Hi, Dave.

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  It's great to be back.

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  The next up, we've got John Kessel making his 9th appearance on the show.

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  He's the author of novels such as the Moon and the Other and Pride and Prometheus, and short story collections such as the Pure Product and the Bomb Plan for financial independence.

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  His collection the Dark Ride.

• 01:21

  The best short fiction of John Kessel is out now.

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  So, John, welcome to the show.

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  Thanks.

• 01:27

  Glad to be here.

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  And also joining us today is Rabi Suave, who you may remember from our feature interview back in episode 488 and from our panel on the Moon is the Harsh Mistress back in episode 516.

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  He's the senior editor at reason and author of the book's panic Attack, young radicals in the age of Trump and Tech, why we shouldn't fear Facebook and the future.

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