The Not-So-Silent Planet Podcast
1) PHILIP K. DICK: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 23 with Jeff Henry
One of the many aspects of the consciousness of Jeff Henry descends upon the podcast, to discuss programmable brains in the work of Philip K. Dick; he then confronts his and our and everyone’s mortali...Show More
2) JAMES KNAPP: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 22 with Matt Allex
We’re joined once more by comedian and podcaster Matt Allex to pop the zombie popcorn of James Knapp (while arguing over the seasoning), before using more of his Black Lagoon fanfiction to discuss the...Show More
3) PHILLIP ANDREW BENNETT LOW: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 21 with phillip andrew bennett low
We kick off our second season with a reversal, in which regular host phillip andrew bennett low becomes the guest to talk about his latest comic fantasy novella! Beginning with much discussion of the ...Show More
4) JOSEPH SCRIMSHAW: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 20 with Joseph Scrimshaw
The season finale comes with a pair of firsts: our first live recording, and our first guest discussing their own work! Comedian and author Joseph Scrimshaw talks about world-building in parody, then ...Show More
5) SUSANNA CLARKE: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 19 with Joe Bozic
Poet and improv comic Joe Bozic joins us to talk about world-building and the rules of magic in the alternative history of Susanna Clarke, before poking at comedy, fantasy, and metaphor with a strange...Show More
6) JONATHAN LETHEM: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 18 with Matt Allex
Comedian and podcaster Matt Allex returns to discuss the intersection of hard-boiled detective fiction and mind-altering substances in Jonathan Lethem, then continues digging at memory and identity in...Show More
7) STEVEN BRUST: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 17 with Michael Merriam
Sci-fi author Michael Merriam introduces us the metaphysical frippery of Steven Brust — then gives us the whimsical tale of a small-town cop having a Strange Encounter, which we immediately hijack int...Show More
8) L. NEIL SMITH: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 16 with Joshua English Scrimshaw
Comedy writer Joshua English Scrimshaw returns, stealthily using an L. Neil Smith novel to springboard into a dissection of Star Wars, before continuing to talk about his work on the podcast’s ongoing...Show More
L. NEIL SMITH: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 16 with Joshua English Scrimshaw
1:25:48 | Jul 25th, 2017
9) JIM LOVELL and JEFFREY KLUGER: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 15 with Tim Wick
Skeptic and comedy writer Tim Wick returns to the Planet with our first non-fiction recommendation — a memoir of the Apollo 13 mission by Jim Lovell (astronaut) and Jeffrey Kluger (journalist) — then ...Show More
JIM LOVELL and JEFFREY KLUGER: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 15 with Tim Wick
1:41:57 | Jul 24th, 2017
10) KIM NEWMAN: The Not-So-Silent Planet Ep 14 with Pat Harrigan
Sci-fi author Pat Harrigan returns to discuss the alternate histories of Kim Newman, before spinning a lecture that leads us to reflect on the nature of epistolary horror.