Episodes

  • SFBRP #554 – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky – Roadside Picnic

    SFBRP #554 – Arkady and Boris Strugatsky – Roadside Picnic
    Nov 9 2024
    Luke reviews a new (to him) translation of Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky and discusses with Juliane if it should make it onto the SFBRP Must-Read List. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Read List here: https://www.sfbrp.com/must-read Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu […]
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    50 mins
  • SFBRP #553 – Robert A Heinlein – Starship Troopers

    SFBRP #553 – Robert A Heinlein – Starship Troopers
    Nov 3 2024
    Luke revisits Starship Troopers by Robert A Heinlein and shares his thoughts on the political ideas it contains with Juliane. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Read List here: https://www.sfbrp.com/must-read Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Discuss this book at Goodreads.com […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • SFBRP #552 – Mary Doria Russell – The Sparrow – The Sparrow #1

    SFBRP #552 – Mary Doria Russell – The Sparrow – The Sparrow #1
    Oct 26 2024
    Juliane read The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell for the first time, and Luke for the second time, and they talk through how the book impacted their emotions. See every book/episode of the SFBRP here: https://www.sfbrp.com/episode-lists-3 See the SFBRP Must-Read List here: https://www.sfbrp.com/must-read Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane […]
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    53 mins
  • SFBRP #551 – Joe Haldeman – The Forever War – Forever War #1

    SFBRP #551 – Joe Haldeman – The Forever War – Forever War #1
    Sep 9 2024
    Luke re-reads The Forever War by Joe Haldeman to see if it could make it onto the SFBRP Must-Read List, but discovers there are more versions of the novel than he knew, and he read a version that didn’t win the Hugo or Nebula awards. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke […]
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • SFBRP #550 – The SFBRP Must-Read Science Fiction List

    SFBRP #550 – The SFBRP Must-Read Science Fiction List
    Sep 2 2024
    Where is the best place to start for new readers of science fiction? Which books are the best examples of science fiction available to read today? Which old books stand the test of time, and which new books will we still be thinking about in decades to come? For episode #550 of the SFBRP, Luke […]
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    1 hr and 31 mins
  • SFBRP #549 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Left Hand of Darkness – Hainish Cycle #4

    SFBRP #549 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Left Hand of Darkness – Hainish Cycle #4
    Aug 31 2024
    Luke re-reads The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K LeGuin to see if it is worthy of inclusion on the SFBRP Must-Reads Science Fiction Novels list. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, […]
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    36 mins
  • SFBRP #548 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Eye of the Heron

    SFBRP #548 – Ursula K LeGuin – The Eye of the Heron
    Aug 29 2024
    Luke tells Juliane about a minor Ursula K LeGuin novel he read weeks ago: The Eye of the Heron. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and […]
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    18 mins
  • SFBRP #547 – David Brin – Sundiver – Uplift Saga #1

    SFBRP #547 – David Brin – Sundiver – Uplift Saga #1
    Jul 29 2024
    Luke dips into the first book in the Uplift Saga to see if Sundiver by David Brin is worthy of a place among the greats. Spoilers: it isn’t. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding […]
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    40 mins