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The I-Ching is a 5000 year old book of wisdom…which I think qualifies as “ancient”.

Around 17 years ago I made a reading from the I-Ching (by tossing coins to generate one of the 64 hexagrams of the I-Ching). The reading had a dramatic effect on my life. In fact it’s fair to say I would’t be leading the life I am today if I hadn’t stuck my nose into this weird old book.

The latest episode of the Science Fiction podcast tells the story of that reading, and delves into why the I-Ching has such a powerful hold on the human imagination for over five millennia.

Warning – it’s possible that none of this is true.

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The full 1:43 episode of PKD and narrative warfare for members of the Science Fiction community.

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2022 has been an AMAZING year for scifi & fantasy storytelling.

But mid-way through the year looked like a disaster.

Streaming television has delivered both the best and the worst of scifi and fantasy this year. The struggle to dominate streaming tv saw literally BILLIONS of $$$$ spent on scifi shows. But while much of that money was wasted on disasters like Fake Tolkien, it was smaller shows that crept in and stole our hearts and minds.

My review of the year lists my top 22 SFF stories…of 2022…and also my 7 worst, and the themes driving our storytelling at this moment in time.

And a MERRY CHRISTMAS to all of you on this journey, it’s a great time to be a scifi fan, and I’m honored so many of you are listening to the Science Fiction podcast and participating in this community.

Thank you.

00:00 22 best (and 7 worst) of 2022
04:36 Big trouble for the little novel – 22 to 17
16:09 Enter the Unreal – 16 to 9
30:47 The 7 worst
41:57 Mythopathos – 8 to 1

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This episode represents the essay “Andor is a Marxist Story” from the Science Fiction youtube channel in audio format, with a LONG introduction elaborating on the politics of Star Wars.

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Extended thoughts on Andor and the age clash of Star Wars fandoms, with audio from the short video essay on the same topic.

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A brief update on the Science Fiction podcast during our season break and a short analysis of The Peripheral episode 1

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