City, by Clifford Simak, with Christine Baker

About this episode

The episode discusses Clifford Simak's City with guest Christine Baker, exploring its themes and significance.

Back to a regular episode this time with Clifford Simak’s City, winner of the International Fantasy Award in 1953, and I’m joined by the newest entry in what I call The Hugo Collective, Christine Baker from the excellent podcast, Hugo History! We go pretty much full spoilers right away, but this is a 70+ year … Continue reading "City, by Clifford Simak, with Christine Baker"

People in this episode

Host: Hugos There Podcast

Guest: Christine Baker

Topics covered

• science fiction
• literature
• Hugo Awards
• Clifford Simak
• City
• podcast discussion

Keywords

• Clifford Simak
• City
• science fiction
• Hugo Awards
• podcast
• literature
• Christine Baker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hugo History

Books & works: City

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