Galactic Suburbia

In which we eat cake, celebrate our tenth birthday, and say goodbye. Cake Reminiscences & Podcast recs   The Guilty Feminist The Good Place, The Podcast Be The Serpent As my Wimsey Takes Me Antimatter Pod: https://antimatterpod.podbean.com  NEWS   Nebula finalists https://www.tor.com/2020/02/20/announcing-the-2019-nebula-awards-finalists/  Hugo noms are closing Tansy’s Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castlecharming/castle-charming CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: Wrong Turn at the Office of Unmade Lists, Jane Rawson; The City We Became, N K Jemisin (also her short story The City Born Great in How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?); Zoe’s Extraordinary Playlist   Tansy: Birds of Prey (& Harley Quinn), Six the Musical (Sydney), Future culture: https://www.serialbox.com/serials/jessica-jones, Black Friday (StarKid)   Alex: For All Mankind, on Apple TV; Altered Carbon S2; Elysium, Jennifer Marie Brissett; Amelia Peabody (Elizabeth Peters) and Mary Russe

In which Galactic Suburbia has a sad announcement, and the word ‘penultimate’ is used... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Nominating for the Hugos CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: The Good Place; Picard S1 Ep 1-2. Tansy: Moontangled, by Stephanie Burgis, The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite, Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, Supernatural Season 15 (first 5 eps) Alex: many books over the holidays. Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E Harrow; Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir; A Memory Called Empire, Arkady Martine; Come Tumbling Down, Seanan McGuire. Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which we finally complete the Joanna Russ book club in our final ep for 2019!   Tansy - Terror Australis   Alex goes to Broadside, The Wheeler Centre’s festival of feminist ideas, and is confronted by whiteness. (https://broadside.wheelercentre.com)   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Rebuilding Tomorrow crowdfunded - postponed JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Author’s Note and Afterword CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: the great Twelfth Planet Press move (again)   Tansy: The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, Theodora Goss; The Crown; Big Finish: Cicero; Dead Media by John Richards;    Alex: Infomocracy, Malka Older; The Name of the Rose (tv series); White Tears/ Brown Scars, Ruby Hamad   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!

In which an Epilogue is not always the end of the book…   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Rebuilding Tomorrow https://www.pozible.com/project/rebuilding-tomorrow/   “Otherwise” Award: https://tiptree.org/2019/10/from-tiptree-to-otherwise  JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Epilogue (BUT STILL NOT THE END) 38:20 to 58:45 CULTURE CONSUMED:   Alisa: Good Omens; The Good Place   Tansy: Romances: Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals & Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities, The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter & The Gilded Cage by KJ Charles. Killjoys & Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Jane the Virgin.    Alex: Orphan Black; The Light Brigade, Kameron Hurley; The Old Lie, Claire G Coleman; Dolly Parton’s America: https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partons-america    Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to

In which we tackle aesthetics, astounding name changes, and leave you the Danger Mouse theme tune.   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:   Winter’s Tale Kickstarter fully funded!   Hugo winners: https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/  The Campbell Award/Astounding Award, Codes of Conduct, and such: http://file770.com/storm-over-campbell-award/    https://theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2019/08/27/a-statement-from-the-editor/ JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: 1:21:15 to 1:49:05   How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 11   PSA for Australians: Glitch season 3 is on ABC iView, completely.    No culture this week, too much talking!    Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!   In light of recent discussions, Julie Phillip

In which we struggle with responses, and Winter’s Tale is coming… WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: World Fantasy Finalists https://www.tor.com/2019/07/25/announcing-the-2019-world-fantasy-award-finalists/ CSFG Kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/csfg/unnatural-order Coming this week: the next Twelfth Planet Press Kickstarter! Winter’s Tale by Nike Sulway & Shauna O’Meara   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses:  CULTURE CONSUMED:  Alisa:  The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers Wayfarers series;  Geek Actually S1 (Serial Box) Alex: Machineries of Empire (inc Hexarchate Stories), Yoon Ha Lee; New Suns, ed. Nisi Shawl; Good Omens Tansy: This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone, Spider-Man,The Spy who Dumped Me, Good Omens Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon  - whi

In which we consider renaming our podcast to Houston, We Have A Podcast, but someone else got in first... FEEDBACK: From Rachel & Phillip WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Ditmars: https://locusmag.com/2019/06/2019-ditmar-awards-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org No Joanna Russ Book Club this week, but read How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses for next episode! CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (Princess Theatre, Melbourne), Last Pen Standing by Vivian Conroy, Big Finish blitz (Torchwood: Ghost Mission, Goodbye Piccadilly, Broken, The Green Life), Evelina, Frances Burney Alex: The Meg;  all of Haven; most of my Hugo reading; Robots vs Fairies, ed. Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a revie

In which we consider our role models and lost history, plus awards season is hotting up!   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET:  Hugos: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-finalists/ BSFA: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2018-bsfa-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB:  How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 9, Models (38:30)   CULTURE CONSUMED:  Alisa: Santa Clarita Diet S3; Discovery!; Sabrina S2; Your Favourite Band Cannot Save You, Scotto Moore; Dread Nation, Justina Ireland Tansy: Five Unicorn Flush by TJ Berry, The Women’s War by Jenna Glass, The Royals Alex: Invisible Women, Caroline Criado Perez; a lot of Marvel; Perihelion Summer, Greg Egan; The City, not long after, Pat Murphy   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a r

In which we are not an anomaly, because there are three of us. FEEDBACK: Dave & Clara   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Tiptree winner and shortlist: https://tiptree.org/news   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: (time stamp 21:25 to 58:15) How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 8: Anomalousness   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Wingspan Alex: three seasons of Lucifer; Captain Marvel; The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie; Alastair Reynolds: Shadow Captain, and “Zima Blue” and “Beyond the Aquila Rift” on Love, Death and Robots (Netflix) Tansy: Captain Marvel, The Custard Protocol by Gail Carriger, The Magpie Lord, KJ Charles, Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufman, The Atraea Conspiracy, Village Pillage   Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at http://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love

It’s our 200th episode! Let there be cake. This month: CAKE What deliciousness are you pairing with this month’s episode?   WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET Aurealis noms: https://aurealisawards.org Nebula noms: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2018-nebula-finalists-announced/ Tansy news: Creature Court release, and Nullus Anxietas Discworld Convention April 12-14. Jennifer Kent’s Tiptree TV series in development https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/guillermo-del-toro-jennifer-kent-working-horror-film-together-1181685.html Also a Tiptree documentary https://roxannesamer.com/tip-alli/ Antimatter Pod: https://antimatterpod.podbean.com   JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: (starts around 36:00) How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 7, Isolation CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Russian Doll; The Umbrella Academy; I Met a Traveler, Connie Willis. Tansy: ATA Girls, Team Starkid: The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals, Misrule by Jodi McAlister Alex: Tides of the Titans, Thoraiya Dyer; a lot of Ben Aaronovitch (Peter Gr

We're making some changes, but we're still here! Check out our Patreon. [https://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia ] WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Hugo Award nomination period! JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 6, False Categorizing   CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Twelfth Planet Press news Tansy: Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis, The Favourite, David Tennant Does A Podcast With Olivia Colman, Who Is Mary Sue by Sophie Collins Alex: Radio Lab, October 30 episode; How long Til Black Future Month?, NK Jemisin; John Scalzi’s Collapsing Empire and Consuming Fire; The Mental Load, by Emma: https://english.emmaclit.com/2017/05/20/you-shouldve-asked/   Next episode is our 200th AND OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY, and we’ll be reading chapter 7 of How to Suppress Women’s Writing (Isolation)… and we’d love feedback! (Celia, are you still there?) Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@gmail.com, follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook,