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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Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 43m. Bisher sind 166 Folge(n) erschienen. Alle zwei Wochen gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

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An Exclusive Sneak Peek at Victories Greater Than Death!


Just for our amazing subscribers, here's an exclusive sneak peek at the audiobook of Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders, read by Hynden Walch. Coming on April 13, 2021, available wherever audiobooks are sold!


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 April 1, 2021  19m
 
 

Encore Episode: Let's Obsess Over the Politics of Dune!


The long-awaited movie of Frank Herbert's Dune is arriving in theaters this weekend. To celebrate, we're resurfacing one of our favorite episodes. Is Dune a white savior fantasy? A subversive eco-parable? To find out, we talk to Haris Durrani, author...


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 October 21, 2021  44m
 
 

Encore Episode: Social Media Must Die!


Social media has become one of the biggest problems of our time, so we decided to re-up one of our favorite episodes from the past. How does science fiction deal with the rise of social networks---and how is this different from the way the real-life...


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 December 2, 2021  45m
 
 

Bonus episode: The future of cities with Sarah Parcak


This week we're bringing you an episode of Deep Futures, a podcast hosted by Annalee and produced by Campside Media and Mailchimp. In this episode, Annalee talks to archaeologist Sarah Parcak about the deep history of Egyptian urbanism and the future...


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 December 9, 2021  23m
 
 

Bonus Episode: The future of forensics with Dr. Raychelle Burks


This week we're bringing you an episode of Deep Futures, a podcast hosted by Annalee and produced by Campside Media and Mailchimp. In this episode, Annalee talks to chemistry professor Raychelle Burks about forensics -- and how we'll use chemistry to...


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 December 23, 2021  20m
 
 
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 December 30, 2021  42m
 
 

Bonus Episode: The future of farming with Armando Elenes


This week we're bringing you an episode of Deep Futures, a podcast hosted by Annalee and produced by Campside Media and Mailchimp. In this episode, Annalee talks to United Farm Workers organizer Armando Elenes about unionizing essential workers -- and...


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 January 6, 2022  17m
 
 

Encore Episode: The Bomb is Back (Again)


Fears of nuclear war are in the news again. We revisit a 2019 episode about how science fiction has dealt with atomic weapons, and how twenty-first century writers will represent the dangers of nuclear war.  Shownotes:...


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 October 20, 2022  37m
 
 

Encore Episode: Gender Essentialism


Gender essentialism is the idea that there is something eternal and innate about people's gender identities, and nothing can change that. Popularized during the 1970s, it affected how science fiction stories represented gender -- and it spawned new...


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 February 9, 2023  48m
 
 

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