In this episode, I chat with J.J. Green about her travels to southeast asia, a possible galactic community, and magic as an alternative to technology. We also discuss the past, present, and future of colonization. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Book Series of hers we discuss are: Carrie Hatchet, Space Colony One, Shadows of the Void, Star Legend, and the Star Mage Saga Further info on this and other episodes, as well as author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at  ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Barry Kirwan about the psychological effects of the pandemic, the experience of writing in the early hours of the morning, and predicting existential threats. We also discuss aliens (first contact and arriving too late into the galactic community), what Artificial Intelligence does and does not mean, and the demotion of robots. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of his we discuss are: The Eden Paradox Quadrilogy, The Children of the Eye Trilogy Further info on this and other episodes, as well as author info and content ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Tim Attewell about film making, working with a small press, and the importance of music. We also discuss monsters and aliens, multi-dimensional travel, and the unspoken existential crisis. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of his we discuss are: Midnight Anthem, Marathon, Satellites Gone Further info on this and other episodes, as well as author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at alternatefuturespodcast.wordpress.com Finally, you ..read more

In this episode, I chat with AM Scott about her experiences in the US Air Force Space Operations, how GPS and time-keeping satellites influenced her novels, and human expansion into space. We also discuss artificial intelligence, alien life forms, and Firefly. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of hers we discuss are: The Folding Space series, and the Quantum Fold series Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow t ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Jinwoo Chong about his upcoming book FLUX (available March 21 this year!), published by independent press Melville House. Some themes from the book we discuss are 80s nostaligia and larger-than-life characters, Silicon Valley bubbles, indentity boxes, and childhood trauma. Oh, and there's also some time travel :) As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of his we discuss are: Flux (currently available for pre-order on Amazon UK and Amazon US ) Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and conte ..read more

In this episode, I chat with N  John Williams about his experience researching AI systems with DARPA, working in a tech start-up, and the person in the machine. We also discuss artificial intelligence, the metaverse, the end of human development, and the nature of values. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of his we discuss are: In the Shadow of Humanity Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at alt ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Susan Kaye Quinn about her engineering background, AI-generated 'art', and her passion for the new genre of hope punk. We also discuss possible versions of the singularity, aspects of humanity we might be sacrificing to technology, and the desperate need for an ethical system to inform technological development. As usual, there's also The Lightning Round and The Big Questions. Books of hers we discuss are: The Legacy Human (Singularity Series), Mindjack, The Debt Collector, and the Nothing is Promised series. Further info on this and other episodes, as well as stor ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Julia Huni about her military career, including working with NASA and NATO, her writing routine, and her thoughts on aliens. We also discuss cozy mysteries in space, cylindrical space stations, and space janitors. There's also The Lightning Round and the Big Questions. Books of hers we discuss are: The Space Janitor series, Tales of a Former Space Janitor, Colonial Explorer Corp, and  Krimson Empire. Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Roy Huff all the way from Hawaii about working with NASA on the GOES-R satellite project, his interest in cryopreservation and how he started writing. We also talk about the many ideas around time travel. There's also The Lightning Round and the Big Questions. Books of his we discuss are: Everville and The Seven Rules of Time Travel series. Further info on this and other episodes, as well as story cube images, author info and content, can be found at AlternateFutures.co.uk If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at alternatefuturespodcast.wordpr ..read more

In this episode, Tony Bertauski visits me again and we take a deep dive into his Claus-verse: the stories, the science fiction -- science fact! -- and the future. There's a Christmas-sized Lightning Round, two big questions and Revenge of the Muse-inspired character development. Books of Tony's we discuss: Claus, Jack, Flurry, Humbug, Claus: The Heat Miser, Ronin, Toyland, Gingerman, Toymaker, Toyworld. If you're in the UK, Tony still has audible codes for free audiobooks for all of the Claus-verse and other books. Check them out at: Bertauski.com and use the link on his website. Revenge of th ..read more