S3E5: Modern Sci-Fi Television – A Reader's History of Science Fiction

In this episode, I review the recent history and current status of science fiction on television during the streaming era. TV recommendation: The Orville

1. S3E5: Modern Sci-Fi Television 27:11
2. S3E4: Larry Niven Interview 32:39
3. S3E3: Cameron Kunzelman Discusses Sci-Fi Video Games 01:04:50
4. S3E2: Robert Silverberg Interview 42:21
5. S3E1: Jim Harris Discusses the Classics of Sci-Fi 01:03:58

Hard sci-fi stories about the exploration of our solar system became more popular beginning in the 1990s. In this episode, we explore how these ideas rose to prominence and have developed over the years.

Book recommendation: The Martian by Andy Weir.

The Mundane Manifesto by Geoff Ryman et al.
Kim Stanley Robinson on the Mars Trilogy.

Other works mentioned:
The Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson
The Grand Tour Series by Ben Bova
The Expanse by James S. A. Corey
Artemis by Andy Weir
Gravity
Interstellar
Ad Astra

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