About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the book 'Equations of Life' by Simon Morden, focusing on its themes and characters.

It's another book episode, which means we are joined by Geoff from Astronomica to use our mushy little brains and read words on paper (or listen to someone else read them at us) and this time we are reading Equations of Life by Simon Morden. The book follows a Russian refugee living in the London Metrozone and the punishment he receives for doing one good deed. The High Tech Low Life Podcast is a retrospective of cyberpunk fiction across all forms of media. Film, Television, Literature, Games, and Music are all on the table. In each episode we will revisit the property, it's influences, it's prescience, and enshrine it in the chrome and neon halls of Neo Valhalla. Astronomica: http://www.astronomicapodcast.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/johnny60seconds Patreon: http://patreon.com/hightechlowlife Theme music by http://www.nihilore.com

People in this episode

Host: High Tech Low Life

Guest: Geoff

Topics covered

• cyberpunk
• literature
• book discussion
• refugee experience
• London Metrozone
• science fiction

Keywords

• Equations of Life
• Simon Morden
• cyberpunk fiction
• London Metrozone
• refugee
• book podcast
• literature analysis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Astronomica

Books & works: Equations of Life

More episodes of The High Tech Low Life Podcast: A Cyberpunk Media Retrospective

• Episode 126 - The Machine Girl · April 22, 2026 · 1h 36m
• Episode 125 - Repo Man · April 15, 2026 · 2h 0m
• Episode 124 - Equations of Life Part 2 · April 8, 2026 · 1h 47m
• Episode 122 - Equilibrium · March 25, 2026 · 2h 12m
• Episode 121 - Blade Runner: Black Lotus · March 18, 2026 · 1h 53m
• Episode 120 - Surrogates · March 11, 2026 · 1h 56m

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