Science Fiction 101

About Science Fiction 101

Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present and the future! We cover science fiction books, film, TV and other media. And we talk about classic or "golden age" SF alongside modern SF, using our "past/present/future" angles. Your hosts: Phil Nichols of the Bradburymedia website, who is also know for the Bradbury 100 podcast and the Bradbury 101 Youtube channel; and Colin Kuskie of the Take Me To Your Reader podcast. Both Phil and Colin love adapted science fiction, so you can be sure we'll always be talking about film versions of books.

Publisher

Phil Nichols

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2021

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

70 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   A Year Can Do a Lot to a Person (episode 70)

   Triumph or disaster? Vintage or trainwreck? These are some of the questions we ask ourselves as we consider the year 1983 in science fiction film - prompted by a contemporary review which suggested it might have been particularly terrible. You see, on the one the one hand, there's WarGames. But on the other, there's Krull. And somewhere in between sits Brainstorm. As well as mulling over these cinematic masterpieces, we have a science fiction transport quiz courtesy of friend of the show Andy Parry, and our usual round-up of past, present and future SF. For more information, check out the show notes on our blog at https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-year-can-do-lot-to-person-episode-70.html (https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/09/a-year-can-do-lot-to-person-episode-70.html)

2. 

   3 Sept 2026

   That's So Dated (episode 69)

   Colin and Phil consider the significance of dates in science fiction. ...1984, 1999, 2001... all years that carry heavy connotations for the SF connoisseur. And we've got plenty more. Which ones will you recognise? We also have a women-in-science fiction quiz, and our usual recommendations of SF old and new. For more information, check out the shownotes at https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/09/thats-so-dated-episode-69.html (https://101sf.blogspot.com/2026/09/thats-so-dated-episode-69.html)

3. 

   7 Aug 2026

   Climate of Here (episode 68)

   In the midst of a long, hot summer, Colin and Phil turn their sci-fi attentions to the treatment of climate change in science fiction. Naturally, science fiction was there first: before human-caused climate change was recognised, science fiction had been considering what would happen if our planet became hotter. Or colder. To explore this topic, we discuss two films from earlier times - David Twohy's The Arrival (1996) and Val Guest's The Day The Earth Caught Fire (1961). We also have a Cli-Fi Quiz, and our usual round-up of past, present and future recommendations. For more information, check out the show notes at 101sf.blogspot.com (101sf.blogspot.com)

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

7 ratings

Spotify

4.8 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 55 / 100

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Quality

75

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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