#527 - I'm Starting to Worry This Book Isn't Sci-Fi

About this episode

Andrew Heaton joins the hosts to discuss a book that raises questions about its sci-fi classification.

Andrew Heaton from the Political Orphanage stops by to talk about "I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom" by Jason Pargin. Also, Veronica drinks in reverse. You'll understand if you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Veronica Belmont, Tom Merritt

Guest: Andrew Heaton

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• book discussion
• guest interview
• literature
• politics

Keywords

• sci-fi
• book
• Andrew Heaton
• Jason Pargin
• literature
• Political Orphanage
• discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: I'm Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom

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