Join us as we reflect on a few of the novels we've read for the podcast so far, and imagine what they might look like as on-screen adaptations. Matt & Adrian play executive producers, coming up with concepts for the adaptations & directors, writers, and actors who might work on them.
Time stamps for each:
Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (Matt): 2m33s
The Ballad of Black Tom by Victor LaValle (Adrian): 13m05s
Player of Games (a Culture novel) by Iain M. Banks (Matt): 25m26s
Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (Adrian): 31m19s
This was a fun & somewhat silly episode, we hope you enjoy! If you have your own fancasting for these or any other books we've read, let us know by tweeting @spectologypod or emailing us at mailbox@spectology.com, we'd love to hear them.
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Join us for our in-depth discussion of Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks. Content warning for violence, torture, and spoilers.
Come for the rousing discussion on the place of violencein utopia, stay for the long-winded arguments over whether free will exists and how to define AI. How does Use of Weapons stack up to the rest of the Culture books? How do we feel about tech moguls obsession with the Culture? Listen to find out.
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Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.
This month we're reading Use of Weapons by Iain M Banks.
In our innagural pre-read episode, we discuss the Space Opera and Mil SciFi subgenres, Iain M. Banks' socialism, how his Culture novels work, and our relationship to his work.
This is our first episode! There are a few sound issues, which we have already worked out for future eps.
Follow us at @spectologypod on twitter, or email us at mailbox@spectology.com.
Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.
