This is How the World Ends: Apocalypse in Science Fiction

About this episode

The episode discusses various apocalyptic scenarios in science fiction with guest Josh Jennings.

Science fiction tackles the end of the world again and again, sometimes hopefully and sometimes utterly devoid of it. Josh Jennings joins in this expensive episode to discuss the many, many fates of mankind which come to a close across the worlds of science fiction. Space Tractor: And Other Science Fiction Short Stories https://www.amazon.com/SPACE-TRACTOR-Science-Fiction-Stories-ebook/dp/B0FJPDYMH8/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15MARPN6Y4DM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cFEATJSsQLnfuO9Y2RkgnmYoIvRwTMvIuk0R6Z6ZAp8NsR2mn5D9ml79QeygyBBR4c8Fxvw2jBUe8IGSYGo9x4iQnr3qkIF2HGcmvBRt5p4.HqB3rkgkSY53a9bxfAiHB24WIjWObnR9Rz0eWsJDaCo&dib_tag=se&keywords=josh+jennings+books&qid=1762223518&sprefix=josh+jennings%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-1

People in this episode

Host: Andrew Heaton

Guest: Josh Jennings

Topics covered

• apocalypse
• science fiction
• end of the world
• fates of mankind
• hope
• despair

Keywords

• apocalypse
• science fiction
• end of the world
• Josh Jennings
• Space Tractor
• fates of mankind
• hope
• despair

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Space Tractor: And Other Science Fiction Short Stories

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