Every Hugo Ever

By: Sam Johnson & Jack Alexander
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  • Every Hugo Ever is the show exploring the history and legacy of the science fiction genre through the illustrious Hugo Awards! Each week co-hosts Jack Alexander and Samael Johnson will read and discuss the winner of the Hugo Short Story Award, ranking them one by one to discover the best of the best. With over 50 years of history, there's plenty to discover. Join us to read fascinating stories, find your new favorite author, get a fun recommendation, and figure out if we can find the through line across decades of robots, rockets, and ringworlds.

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  • 13- "Kirinyaga" (1989)

    13- "Kirinyaga" (1989)
    Oct 23 2024

    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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    This podcast is not affiliated with the Hugo Awards or Worldcon. Music provided by HookSounds.com, Pixabay.com, and Joel Steudler


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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • 12 - "Bridesicle" (2010)

    12 - "Bridesicle" (2010)
    Oct 9 2024

    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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    This podcast is not affiliated with the Hugo Awards or Worldcon. Music provided by HookSounds.com, Pixabay.com, and Joel Steudler


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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 11 - Ranking Time

    11 - Ranking Time
    Aug 7 2024

    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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    This podcast is not affiliated with the Hugo Awards or Worldcon. Music provided by HookSounds.com, Pixabay.com, and Joel Steudler




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    1 hr and 34 mins

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