Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans

About Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans

Mary Anne Mohanraj and Benjamin Rosenbaum planned an epic Summer 2020 US Road Trip to publicize their new books. Now it's coronapocalypse time, and that road trip is going to have to be a podcast. Join two old friends as they talk about science fiction, community, the writing life, teaching, parenting, and a whole lot more. Does Ben really think you should let your kids touch the stove, and did he really burn his son's homework? Why did he write a novel with no men or women in it? What exactly did a young Mary Anne do to appall her aunts in college, and how did it lead circuitously to her founding science fiction's longest-running webzine? Mohanraj and Rosenbaum… Are Humans? Yes, yes they are.

Publisher

Mary Anne Mohanraj and Benjamin Rosenbaum

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Mar 2021

Latest episode

1 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

79 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Jun 2026

   Ep. 75 "Fireside Chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan"

   Hey Humans! In this episode of Mohanraj and Rosenbaum are Humans, Mary Anne and Ben sit down for a chat with V.V. Ganeshananthan. They talk about her novel "Brotherless Night", her life and larger body of work, and the differences in literary processes between the three of them. Episode Show Notes: https://speculativeliterature.org/ep-75-show-notes/ You can find Ganeshananthan on: Twitter: @V_V_G Instagram: @v_v_ganeshananthan Facebook: V.V. Ganeshananthan Website: vvganeshananthan.com

2. 

   4 May 2026

   Ep. 74 "Writing in a Time of Turmoil"

   Hey Humans, welcome back to another episode of the Mohanraj and Rosenbaum are Humans podcast! In this episode, Mary Anne and Ben discuss being a writer in chaos. From the chaos of the mind to chaos in the world. Episode show notes: https://speculativeliterature.org/ep-74-show-notes/ Interest Form for the 2027 Writing SFF Workshop and Retreat: https://forms.gle/aipgHsFgv1HoyJAc7

3. 

   31 Mar 2026

   Ep. 73 "The Anxiety of Influence"

   Hey Humans, welcome back to the MRAH podcast! In this episode, Mary Anne and Benjamin discuss the anxiety that comes with influence in our modern world, fan and cozy fiction, and the struggle of getting words on the page. Episode show notes: https://speculativeliterature.org/ep-73-show-notes/ Learn more about our workshop: https://speculativeliterature.org/register/writing-sf-and-fantasy/

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

4,576

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

56

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

32