616. The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson Part 2 Review (with Anthony Ha)

About this episode

Anthony Ha joins to discuss the second half of 'The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson' and various stories within it.

Anthony Ha joins us to discuss the second half of the book The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson. Stories discussed: "The Translator" (1:38), "Glacier" (14:57), "The Lunatics" (27:34), "Zurich" (45:56), "Vinland the Dream" (58:34), "A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations" (1:07:12), "Muir on Shasta" (1:19:14), "Sexual Dimorphism" (1:28:54), "Discovering Life" (1:41:03), "Prometheus Unbound, At Last" (1:45:11), "The Timpanist of the Berlin Philharmonic, 1942" (1:50:22). Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Barr Kirtley

Guest: Anthony Ha

Topics covered

• Kim Stanley Robinson
• science fiction
• book review
• short stories
• literature

Keywords

• Kim Stanley Robinson
• Anthony Ha
• book review
• science fiction
• short stories

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson, The Translator, Glacier, The Lunatics, Zurich, Vinland the Dream, A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations, Muir on Shasta, Sexual Dimorphism, Discovering Life

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