Pagenerd

About Pagenerd

Pagenerd is a sci-fi book club for people who suck at book clubs. You can read along if you want, but we’ll tell you what happens and have some fun figuring out the science, plot and characters along the way. In each episode we pick a sci-fi novel — current or classic — and explore its world and characters, discussing what it would be like to exist in that novel and how well it's realised on the page. If you do want to read along then you'll find a full list of what we're reading for upcoming episodes at pagenerd.com. Pagenerd is Sarah Stockdale, Tommy Guy, Richard Vieweg and Andrew Corway. Jay Cockburn is the producer.

Publisher

by the pagenerds

Category

arts · fiction

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

24 Nov 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

11 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   with Emily St. John Mandel

   Host Sarah and Tommy interview acclaimed author Emily St. John Mandel about her new novel, writing, and existential dread.

2. 

   29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Exit Party, by Emily St. John Mandel

   Host Alex Smith interviews author Emily St. John Mandel about her dystopian novel "Exit Party," exploring themes of surveillance, societal collapse, and finding hope.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Three Body Problem, by Liu Cixin (Part 2 of 2)

   The Pagenerds explore alien nanotech, human computers, and the chaotic implications of Liu Cixin's "The Three Body Problem" in this interview.

Inside a recent episode

with Emily St. John Mandel

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, I know that I talked about this endlessly differently. when I was promoting Station Eleven. But as a species, we will do things like throw parties in refugee camps and put on plays in war zones and host concerts in the aftermath of national disasters where nobody has a home. We do seek out joy and communion at the end of the world, in these apocalyptic moments. We are still us. We still want stories. We still want friendships. We still love our families. So there's a lot of hope in that. And I do feel like Exit Party is a hopeful book where, you know, it's hard to like spell it out completely about spoilers. […]

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.7 / 5

55 ratings

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.

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