Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast

About Atoz: A Speculative Fiction Book Club Podcast

College-level conversations about sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and weird fiction with writer G.L. McDorman.

Publisher

Claytemple Media

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Jun 2020

Latest episode

28 May 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 93 episodes have a transcript.

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   28 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Ep. 94: Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin

   Hosts Alex and Emily explore the steamboat vampires of George R.R. Martin's Fevre Dream in this interview episode.

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   30 Apr 2026

   Ep. 93: In Hollow Houses by Gary A. Braunbeck

   More RPG fun! Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on ⁠Patreon⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/ClaytempleMedia). Want more science fiction in your life? Check out ⁠The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/the-gene-wolfe-literary-podcast). Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on ⁠Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/neilgaiman). Lovecraft? Poe? Check out ⁠Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/eldersign). Trekker? Join us on ⁠Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/lower-decks). Want to know more about the Middle Ages? Subscribe to ⁠Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/agnus).

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   26 Mar 2026

   Ep. 92: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

   The labyrinth between worlds. Support the network and gain access to over fifty bonus episodes by becoming a patron on ⁠Patreon⁠ (https://www.patreon.com/ClaytempleMedia). Want more science fiction in your life? Check out ⁠The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/the-gene-wolfe-literary-podcast). Love Neil Gaiman? Join us on ⁠Hanging Out With the Dream King: A Neil Gaiman Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/neilgaiman). Lovecraft? Poe? Check out ⁠Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/eldersign). Trekker? Join us on ⁠Lower Decks: A Star Trek Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/lower-decks). Want to know more about the Middle Ages? Subscribe to ⁠Agnus: The Late Antique, Medieval, and Byzantine Podcast⁠ (https://www.claytemplemedia.com/agnus).

Inside a recent episode

Ep. 94: Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin

Published 28 May 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And on that cheek and o'er that brow, so soft, so calm, yet eloquent, the smiles that win, the tints that glow, but tell of days and goodness spent, a mind at peace with all below, a heart whose love is innocent. Not a great reading. I hope it suffices. If not, I'm sure that you can Google that and find, you know, Patrick Stewart, Kenneth Branagh, somebody reading that poem on YouTube, I'm sure. Martin goes on to employ several other poems throughout the novel, including The Destruction of Sennacherib and Darkness by Byron, also Ozymandias by Shelley. These are all great. I really hope someday that we will be able somewhere on the network to do an episode on English romantic poetry. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

23 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

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Quality

59

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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