In the 22nd century, the scars of time and colonization still linger. The Kikuyu people have remade their god-given land in out in the vastness of space, and returned to the old ways of conducting their communities. At least, that's what Koriba seems to be doing, to the displeasure of those looking down from above. What is tradition and what is control? Did the good ol' days ever really exist? And why does that message of a glorious return to the past always seem to be coming from the man on top?

Recommendations:

Shogun by James Clavell

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

Next Episode: 1959's "That Hell-Bound Train" by Robert Bloch

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Welcome back to Every Hugo Ever! Sam and Jack are excited to return to seven decades of science fiction stories, and Will McIntosh delivers a doozy. Deep underground in a cryogenic facility, women are trapped between life and death as decades pass by. One named Mira dreams of her mother, her lover, and how she can convince her visitors to release her from this frozen purgatory.

Recommendations:

"My Funny Valentine" from Cowboy Bebop

SOMA by Frictional Games

Next Episode: 1989's "Kirinyaga" by Mike Resnick

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11 stories have been read and reviewed. Now is the Day of Judgement. This episode marks the creation of the list that all future Hugo Award winning shirt stories shall be ranked upon! Listen if you dare!

Oh, and if listening before August 11, you can still register and vote for in the 2024 Hugos! Give yourself one of those classic "I voted!" stickers if you do so. Rare to spot them in the summer.

Next time: 2010's "Bridesicle"

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Originally recorded November 18, 2023

In the final story of the season, we return to the 21st century. Two women from old fables find comradery (and more) in each other as they share their pasts and pain on a summit made of glass. Jack and Sam enjoy Amal El-Mohtar's take on classic fairy tale tropes and get ready to fulfill what the show is all about: ranking the dang Hugos.

Recommendations:

Uprooted by Naomi Novik

Circe by Madeline Miller

Dracula, Motherf**ker by Alex de Campi

Fables by Bill Willingham's

Next Episode: Jack and Sam rank the first 10 stories!

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Originally recorded October 17, 2023

A suspicious man lingers around a playground, watching. A worrisome start to a story of a man called Ian. Jack and Sam try to figure out his goals and his "interesting" rationale behind them in a tale where time keeps on slipping, slipping, slipping into the future.

Recommendations:

Gravity Rush developed by Japan Studio

Hardspace: Shipbreaker developed by Blackbird Interactive

"The Long Morrow" episode from The Twilight Zone

To Your Eternity by Yoshitoki Oima

Next Episode: 2017's "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar

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Originally recorded September 4, 2023

Puberty is a difficult time for everyone, but some have it worse than others. One of those is a girl named Kelsey who's early blooming causes endless bullying from her classmates. Fortunately, another discovery she's made about her body is that it can turn into a wolf. The bullies (and neighborhoods dogs) will not be so lucky.

Closed Systems Kill: An Interview with Suzy McKee Charnas by Joan Gordon

Recommendations:

Eight Grade directed by Bo Burnham

Jennifer's Body directed by Karyn Kusama

The art and comics of E.M Carroll

Next Episode: 1982’s “The Pusher” by John Varley

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Originally recorded July 25, 2023

We REALLY recommend you read the story first.

When we first looked over the list of stories we had to read, Jack was thrilled at the chance to eventually talk about honorary friend of the pod Ursala K. Le Guin and her utopia of Omelas. Since then Sam has also gotten aboard the Le Guin train and the two gush over one of the best stories we've read so far. This is EHE at its finest: politics, philosophy, morality, tangents from the past and present, and Sam annoying Jack by agreeing with him. All wrapped up in some beautifully written words. Oh, and the boys get to talk about wrestling! This is a good one, folks.

Spoilers for The Last of Us at 1:02:00

The essay Jack mention by Micheal Moorcock criticizing Tolkien and praising Le Guin among other authors

Recommendations:

The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Next Episode: 1990’s “Boobs” by Suzy McKee Charnas

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Originally recorded June 27, 2023

Content Warning for descriptions and discussions regarding sexual assault after the break.

Apologies for the rough audio. These files have been through the virtual wringer over the months.

From Romulus and Remus to Washington epically crossing the Delaware River, empires and nations throughout history have used stories of their founding to be the bedrock of their society, Many are fabrications, others leave out critical details, and more have an uglier side. Geoffrey Landis takes us to the Martian penal colony, and how the few survivors murdered and pillaged their way into building a home on the red planet.

Recommendations:

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller

Next Episode: 1974’s “Those Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin

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