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Chrononauts

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Chrononauts
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    Katherine MacLean - "Contagion" (1950) | Chrononauts Episode 53.1

    06/03/2026 | 1h 15 mins.
    Containing Matters of Manhood

    Timestamps:
    introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00)
    Galaxy magazine background (16:46)
    Katherine MacLean biography, non-spoiler discussion (35:07)
    plot summary, spoiler discussion (56:36)

    Bibliography:

    Ashley, Mike - "Transformations; The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1950 to 1970" (2005)
    Delaney, Samuel - interview with Katherine Maclean at Readercon 2011 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9swcMDVSYpY
    Gold, Horace Leonard - "What Will They Think of Last - SF for Fun and Profit From the Inside" (1976)
    MacLean, Katherine - "The Expanding Mind" from "Fantastic Lives - Autobiographical Essays by Notable Science Fiction Writers" (1981)
    Pohl, Frederik - "The Way the Future Was" (1978)
    Rosheim, David - "Galaxy Magazine: The Dark and the Light Years" (1986)
    Schweitzer, Darrell - "An Interview with Katherine MacLean", The New York Review of Science Fiction, July 2013
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    Suzette Haden Elgin - "Native Tongue" (1984) | Chrononauts Episode 52

    28/01/2026 | 2h 44 mins.
    Containing Matters of Talks, Trips, and Tubies

    Timestamps:
    introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00)
    Elgin biography, non-spoiler discussion (12:49)
    spoiler summary (46:56)
    spoiler discussion (1:58:13)

    Bibliography:
    Elgin, Suzette Haden - "Song at the Ready" https://youtu.be/SlElFLJqW_0 (1984)
    Elgin, Suzette Haden - "Suzette Haden Elgin's Verbal Self Defense Home Page" - https://www.adrr.com/aa/
    Encyclopedia of Arkansas - "Suzette Haden Elgin (1936–2015)" https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/suzette-haden-elgin-3403/
    Láadan Language homepage - https://laadanlanguage.com/
    Marsh, Stephen R. - "An update on Suzette Haden Elgin from her husband" (2012) https://ethesis.blogspot.com/2012/02/update-on-suzette-haden-elgin-from-her.html?m=1
    Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America - "Suzette Haden Elgin biography" https://www.sfwa.org/members/elgin/index.html#Biography
    Wells, Kim - "An Interview with Suzette Haden Elgin" (1999) https://web.archive.org/web/20170302034339/http://womenwriters.net/editorials/hadenelgin.htm
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    Karel Čapek - "War with the Newts" (1936) | Chrononauts Episode 51

    23/11/2025 | 2h 13 mins.
    Containing Matters of Continental Drift

    timestamps:
    introductions, non-podcast reads (0:00)
    "War with the Newts" background, non-spoiler discussion (13:41)
    spoiler summary and discussion (34:35)
    general spoiler summary and audio adaptations (1:48:11)

    Music:
    German, Edward - "In Praise of Neptune" (1912) https://imslp.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Neptune_(German%2C_Edward)
    A. C. B., Miss - "Sea Nymph Polka" (1855) https://imslp.org/wiki/Sea_Nymph_Polka_(Miss_A._C._B.)
    Sousa, John Philip - "The Triton March" (1892) https://www.marineband.marines.mil/Audio-Resources/The-Complete-Marches-of-John-Philip-Sousa/The-Triton-March/

    Bibliography:
    Klima, Ivan - introduction to "War with the Newts"
    Rieder, John - "On Karel Čapek’s Prophetic Science Fiction Novel ‘War With the Newts’" in "Uneven Futures: Strategies for Community Survival From Speculative Fiction" (2022)
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    Leigh Brackett - "Enchantress of Venus" (1949) | Chrononauts Episode 50.3

    17/10/2025 | 1h 9 mins.
    Containing Matters of Falconry

    Timestamps:
    Planet Stories background, non-spoiler discussion (0:00)
    spoiler summary and discussion (33:39)

    Bibliography:
    Brackett, Leigh - introduction to "Enchantress of Venus" from "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006)
    Hartwell, David G. and Cramer, Kathryn - introduction to "The Space Opera Renaissance" (2006)
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    C.L. Moore - "Shambleau" (1933) | Chrononauts Episode 50.2

    12/10/2025 | 36 mins.
    Containing Matters of Medusas

    Timestamps:
    non-spoiler discussion (0:00)
    spoiler summary and discussion (18:14)

    Bibliography:
    Luminist "Weird Tales" archive https://www.luminist.org/archives/SF/WT.htm

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A science fiction literature history podcast, covering popular and obscure works. Contains spoilers for all works discussed. Texts and translations: https://chrononautspodcast.blogspot.com/ Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1093395-chrononauts Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrononautspodcast Twitter: @ChrononautsSF email: [email protected] Music and readings: https://chrononautspodcast.bandcamp.com Opening theme music by Ionas von Zezswitz Sounds and effects by Nate AI thumbnail art by DALL-E-2 and Stable Diffusion
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