# hugos podcast (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover hugos podcast. Page: Feed: --- ## [2026 Hugo Award for Best Short Story nominees panel!](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/2026-hugo-award-for-best-short-story-nominees-panel/) _2026-08-06 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ It’s the Hugo shortlist time of year! I’m doing my part (a very small part) by hosting some of my Internet Friends to discuss the 2026 finalists for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story! This was a super quick edit, so it’s perhaps not quite a tight or clean as a typical episode. But … Continue reading "2026 Hugo Award for Best Short Story nominees panel!" [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/bonus-2026-short-story-nominees.mp3) ## [Foundational Fantasy: Beauty, by Robin McKinley, with guest Megan Cutter](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/foundational-fantasy-beauty-by-robin-mckinley-with-guest-megan-cutter/) _2026-08-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ My sister Megan joins me for a discussion of the much-loved book she’s had since the early 80s, Beauty, by Robin McKinley, a retelling of “Beauty and the Beast.” Megan’s copy of the book, held together by a hair tie. [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/htp115-foundational-fantasy-beauty-by-robin-mckinley-with-megan-cutter.mp3) ## [Hothouse, by Brian Aldiss (Hot Ones challenge), with Mythius, Sophia, and Sarah](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/hothouse-by-brian-aldiss-hot-ones-challenge-with-mythius-sophia-and-sarah/) _2026-07-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ A few of us from the Portland (and broader Pacific NW) chapter of the Nebulugo Book Club Discord got together in Portland to do a Hot Ones style challenge, with the questions done Book Club style as the sauces got hotter (well, that was the intent, but our sauces were all over the place). Audio … Continue reading "Hothouse, by Brian Aldiss (Hot Ones challenge), with Mythius, Sophia, and Sarah" [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/htp114-hothouse-by-brian-aldiss-with-mythius-sophia-sarah.mp3) ## [Foundational Fantasy: Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake, with guest Dan Harris](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/foundational-fantasy-titas-groan-by-mervyn-peake-with-guest-dan-harris/) _2026-06-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ “Fantasy is when we are presenting a world that isn’t our world, even if it’s just slightly off from our world.” Dan Harris from the Nebulugo Book Club Discord joins me for a Foundational Fantasy about Mervyn Peake’s Gormenghast series, starting with Titas Groan. I highly recommend the print or ebook for this one, as … Continue reading "Foundational Fantasy: Titus Groan, by Mervyn Peake, with… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/htp113-foundational-fantasy-titas-groan-with-dan-harris.mp3) ## [Interview with Ray Jamison, author of The Madcaps (and a sprinkling of Foundational Fantasy)](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/interview-with-ray-jamison-author-of-the-madcaps-and-a-sprinkling-of-foundational-fantasy/) _2026-05-09 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ “Fantasy reflects…a simpler lifestyle and…an exaggeration of physical ability…and many different types of people.” Ray Jamison joins me for a quick Foundational Fantasy discussion about Fantasy Films, but is mostly here to plug his cool fantasy comic project, The Madcaps, currently running a Kickstarter campaign. I thought the project looked cool, so I invited him … Continue reading "Interview… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/htp112-foundational-fantasy-the-madcaps-with-ray-jamison.mp3) ## [City, by Clifford Simak, with Christine Baker](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/city-by-clifford-simak-with-christine-baker/) _2026-05-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ 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" [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/htp111-city-by-clifford-simak-with-christine-baker.mp3) ## [Foundational Fantasy: Magician, by Raymond E. Feist, with guest James Ralston](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/foundational-fantasy-magician-by-raymond-e-feist-with-guest-james-ralston/) _2026-04-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ “It’s fantastical, it’s awe-inspiring, it’s extraordinary, it’s something that really doesn’t exist, hence the name fiction…you know, it inspires you.” – James Ralston It’s another Foundational Fantasy episode!Returning guest James (also my Take Me To Your Reader co-host) joins me for a discussion of Raymond E. Feist’s Magician, the first book (or is it two … Continue reading "Foundational… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/htp110-foundational-fantasy-magician-by-raymond-e-feist-with-james-ralston.mp3) ## [Foundational Fantasy: Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazny, with guest Paul Weimer](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/foundational-fantasy-nine-princes-in-amber-by-roger-zelazny-with-guest-paul-weimer/) _2026-03-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ “Fantasy is a comfort, an escape, a way to imagine other sorts of realities other than the one I’m in.” – Paul Weimer It’s another Foundational Fantasy episode!Returning guest Paul Weimer joins me for a discussion of Roger Zelazny’s Nine Princes in Amber, the first book of the Chronicles of Amber. And we chip away, … Continue reading "Foundational Fantasy: Nine Princes in Amber, by Roger Zelazny,… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/htp109-foundational-fantasy-nine-princes-in-amber-by-roger-zelazny-with-paul-weimer.mp3) ## [Foundational Fantasy: Redwall, by Brian Jacques, with guest Colin Kuskie](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/foundational-fantasy-redwall-by-brian-jacques-with-guest-colin-kuskie/) _2026-02-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ This is the first in a series I hope to do for much of 2026, called Foundational Fantasy.What does that mean? Tune in to find out. Also find a fun discussion of Brian Jacques’s excellent Redwall, the first in a long-running series of children’s fantasy books. My close friend and podcast co-host Colin joins me … Continue reading "Foundational Fantasy: Redwall, by Brian Jacques, with guest Colin… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/htp108-foundational-fantasy-redwall-by-brian-jacques-with-colin-kuskie.mp3) ## [Finnish Seedboxes — Up to 20Gbps (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zz2iUeRUJGDS) _2026-02-01 · **Sponsored**_ Private Finnish seedboxes with 1–20Gbps speeds, RAID storage and 14‑day refund ## [Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny, with Bob Morrell](https://hugospodcast.com/podcast/doorways-in-the-sand-by-roger-zelazny-with-bob-morrell/) _2026-01-01 · Hugos There Podcast · Hugos There Podcast_ Bob Morrell joins me again for a brief discussion of the short but hilarious Hugo and Nebula finalist Doorways in the Sand, by Roger Zelazny Notes & Links: https://sites.google.com/site/bbbmorrell/bobs-writing-page https://magazine.trollbreath.com Ways to support the podcast: Buy Me a Book/Coffee!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sethheasled Support Me on Patreon!:… [Listen](https://hugospodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/htp107-doorways-in-the-sand-by-roger-zelazny-with-bob-morrell.mp3)