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Episode 41 — Colonialism and Science Fiction

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow2.9–ColonialismAndScienceFiction/Sandf–Episode2.9–ColonialismAndScienceFiction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThere has been some interesting discussion lately about the intersection of colonialism and science fiction.  We thought it would be a good topic to take on this month and spend a good amount of time talking about how the two intersect, what’s wrong with phrases like “colonizing space,” and examples of colonialism in science fiction (largely in the form of critique).  It’s an interesting topic and we hope you enjoy it. Feel free to shoot us an email at skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com, leave a comment, or follow us on Twitter.  We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 41 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 40:22): “‘Colonizing Space’ is a Dirty Phrase:  Stop Using It” (Shaun’s original post) “Interesting Article on ‘Colonization’” (Larry’s Response) “An Addendum:  ‘Colonizing Space’ — It Really is That Bad” (Shaun’s Response) “A Brief Bit More on That Colonization Discussion” (Larry’s Response x2) io9’s Facebook Question (Clearly plagiarized :P) Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction by John Rieder (Read it!) The End:  Reading and Writing (40:23 – 45:48) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.