Our Opinions Are Correct

Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life

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episode 133: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: Ayn Rand


One science fiction author has influenced the leaders of the tech industry more than any other: Ayn Rand, who preached radical selfishness in Atlas Shrugged and the Fountainhead. How has Rand's vision shaped the technology we use today? To find out...


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 June 29, 2023  53m
 
 

episode 132: A Sense of Place with Jessica Johns


Sometimes, a story is set in a place that isn't just a location. It's a character. How do places come alive? We discuss hauntings, homelands, and what it means to write a landscape that is more than backdrop. Joining us is Jesscia Johns, author of Bad...


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 June 15, 2023  54m
 
 

episode 131: The State of Star Trek, with Mike McMahan


Star Trek is back in a big way: we've had three live-action TV shows and two animated shows recently, with more stuff on the way. But what does Star Trek mean to us now? And what do we want from Star Trek today? To get deeper into these questions, we...


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 June 1, 2023  59m
 
 

episode 130: Episode 130: What to Watch and Read This Summer!


Summer is almost here, and there's no shortage of amazing books, movies and TV shows to read by the pool. (Or wherever you consume your entertainment. We don't judge.) How can you make sense of all these options? We have you covered. Here's our...


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 May 18, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 129: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: Smart Home Nightmares


Ten years ago, Silicon Valley promised us smart houses that would light rooms as we walked into them, turn on the music, and do our shopping. And it never happened. We talk about how the smart home has its roots in Charlie Chaplin movies, sewing...


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 May 4, 2023  51m
 
 

episode 128: Dungeons & Dragons Gets Cozy


Games are packed with astounding worldbuilding, and Dungeons & Dragons is perhaps the worldbuildiest of all. We take a deep dive into the game’s transformation from from a Satanic threat in the 1980s, to a wholesome, cozy world that has inspired a...


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 April 20, 2023  48m
 
 

episode 127: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: "Difficult Geniuses"


When tech whizkids are caught behaving badly, they're just being "brilliant jerks." And the figure of the charismatic-but-bratty genius inventor is everywhere these days. We look at how the isolated, tormented mad scientist in science fiction evolved...


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 April 6, 2023  41m
 
 

episode 126: It's a Great Time to Read (and Write) Short Stories!


If you haven't read any short stories in a while, it's a great time to get back into them. A ton of truly excellent books of short speculative fiction came out recently, and wondrous new tales are appearing in magazines all the time. We talk about...


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 March 23, 2023  45m
 
 

episode 125: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: ChatGPT


This is the first in a series of monthly episodes we’ll be doing about how Silicon Valley appropriates and misinterprets science fiction. Silicon Valley executives claim to be inspired by SF, but mostly they use it retroactively to justify their...


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 March 9, 2023  55m
 
 

Encore Episode: Four Technologies That Nobody Realizes Will Change the Future


Everybody obsesses about A.I., nanotech, space travel and robots. But the technologies nobody pays much attention to could have an equally significant impact on our world. Like artificial wombs, smart toilets, new forms of public transportation, and...


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 February 23, 2023  42m