Subplot A Course Podcast
1) The Gods of Mars, A Book with a Twist!- Subplot a Course Podcast
The guys attempt to guess the ending to The Gods of Mars, only to fail horribly. See if you can do better!
2) 5 Nobodies Solve a 3 Body Problem- Subplot A Course Podcast
5 guys try to guess what is going on in Cixin Liu's, "The Three Body Problem."
3) Raising AI-brows - Ancillary Justice
In the last episode of the season, we talk gender identity, the unique parallel structure, AI and more with the Hugo Award-winning novel Ancillary Justice. 0:00 Intro 1:39 Plot synopsis 4:06 Gender i...Show More
4) Space Psychology - Ad Astra [SPECIAL FILM EPISODE]
In a special extra episode of Subplot a Course, the crew looks at a feature film instead of a novel, the Brad Pitt-headlined film Ad Astra! The plausibility of this future, John's reaction to the vari...Show More
5) Squirrel Uploads - Accelerando
We accelerate toward the singularity with some language hardships, the plausibility of the post-singularity future, and argue about what would have made a better first upload instead of the lobsters. ...Show More
6) Functional Bicycle Seat - The Time Machine
With the full might of 5, the group looks at our oldest novel to date, H.G. Wells' classic, The Time Machine... with mixed results! 0:00 Intro 2:37 Plot summary 4:39 Telling the story by telling the ...Show More
7) Nice to Metcha Tieryas - Mecha Samurai Empire
In this special episode for July, we take a look at Mecha Samurai Empire together with the author, Peter Tieryas! We discuss the pronounciation of "mechas," resemblance to anime, food and even have an...Show More
8) Palm Trees on Segways - A Fire Upon the Deep
The crew loves the epic sci fi space opera but has mixed feelings on the pack-mind aliens in their look at A Fire Upon the Deep. 0:00 Intro 1:58 Plot synopsis 3:38 The two stories 17:33 The zones of ...Show More
9) Short story, long episode - The Wandering Earth
We take a look at The Wandering Earth, the short novella that's spawned a film in China that has made a whole lot of money! 0:00 Intro 1:26 Synopsis and actually reading! 4:26 Popularity in China, mo...Show More
10) The Beatty BBQ - Fahrenheit 451
The team looks at the Ray Bradbury classic with the help of an actual firefighter. How much is here besides Bradbury's "get off my lawn" attitude toward fast cars and TV? 0:00 Intro 1:50 Plot 3:37 Re...Show More