Containing Matters of Madeira, Meteors, and Mediums Timestamps: "Damnation Morning" (1959) (0:00) "Try and Change the Past" (1958) (19:07) "A Deskful of Girls" (1958) (33:10 ..read more

Containing Matters of Performance and the Transmissions of Such. Timestamps: "No Great Magic" (1963) (0:00) "The Oldest Soldier" (1960) (29:58) "Knight to Move" (1965) (43:43 ..read more

Containing Matters of an Inversion of Introversion. introductions, recent reads (0:00) Fritz Leiber background (9:55) non-spoiler discussion (41:28) plot summary, spoiler discussion (1:01:47) Bibliography: Scrolls of Lankhmar https://scrollsoflankhmar.com/ Leiber, Fritz - "The Book of Fritz Leiber" (1975) Leiber, Fritz - "Second Book of Fritz Leiber" (1976) Leiber, Fritz - "The Ghost Light" (1984 ..read more

Containing Matters In which the Captain goes Once more unto the Breach. Timestamps: a brief overview and recommenations of non-literature SF media before 1965 (0:00) personal backgrounds with Star Trek (25:58) Diane Duane background, Star Trek novel history, non-spoiler discussion (47:51) spoiler summary and spoiler discussion (1:20:36) Bibliography: Ayers, Jeff - "Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion" (2006) Bacon-Smith, Camille - "Enterprising women: television fandom and the creation of popular myth" (1992) Benson, Michael - "Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 ..read more

Containing Matters of Indecision Timestamps: non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler plot summary and spoiler discussion (8:08) Astounding July 1939 story ranking, general issue discussion (51:34) Music: Hirsch, Louis A. - "Sweet Kentucky Lady" (1914) https://www.loc.gov/resource/music.musihas-100006686/?sp=1&st=image Dodge, Mr. & Mrs John Wilson - "Moon, Moon, Moon" (1910) https://www.loc.gov/resource/musm1508.10020387.0 ..read more

Containing Matters of Idolatry and Interventionism Timestamps: Amelia Reynolds Long biography, non-spoiler summary (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion, "Geography for Time Travelers" non-fiction article (21:56) Bibliography: Science Fiction Encyclopedia - "Amelia Reynolds Long" https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/long_amelia_reynolds Simms, Richard - "A Tribute to Amelia Reynolds Long" amelialong.tripod.com Yaszek, Lisa - "Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction" (2016 ..read more

Containing Matters of Chromatic Death Timestamps: Rocklynne background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary, discussion (9:48) "Brass Tacks" letters section (26:37) Bibliography: Ellison, Harlan - "Dangerous Visions" (1967) Rocklynne, Ross - "Introducing the Author", Fantastic Adventures, May 1939 Rocklynne, Ross - "Meet the Author", Startling Stories, November 1942 Rocklynne, Ross - "PS's Feature Flash", Planet Stories, May 1943 Rocklynne, Ross - "Introducing the Author", Imagination, January 1954 ..read more

Containing Matters of Perpetual Cooking Timestamps: Nelson Bond background, "Lightship, Ho!" non-spoiler discussion (0:00) "Lightship, Ho!" spoiler summary and discussion (12:40) "Tools for Brains" non-fiction article (30:02) Bibliography: Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author" Fantastic Adventures, July 1939 Bond, Nelson - "Introducing the Author" Fantastic Adventures, November 1939 Locus Magazine - "Nelson S. Bond: Looking Way Back" https://www.locusmag.com/1998/Issues/10/Bond.html Reed, Betsy - "Nelson S. Bond Obituary", The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/nov/21/guardiano ..read more

Containing Matters of Harg and Rockets. Timestamps: Nat Schachner background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (35:31) Bibliography: Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974) Moskowitz, Sam - "The Science-Fiction of Nat Schachner", Fantasy Commentator, #43, #44, #45/46 (1992) https://fanac.org/fanzines/Fantasy_Comment/ Schachner, Nat - "Introducing the Author", Fantastic Adventures, September 1939 ..read more

Containing Matters of Divine Disagreement Timestamps: Asimov background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00) spoiler summary and discussion (54:06) Bibliography: Asimov, Isaac - "The Early Asimov" (1972) Asimov, Isaac - "Before the Golden Age" (1974) Asimov, Isaac - "In Memory Yet Green" (1979) Nevala-Lee, Alec - "Astounding" (2018) Music: Hoffman, F - "Ouverture 'Jupiter'" (1883) https://www.loc.gov/item/2023850031 ..read more