This month we read Lois McMaster Bujold's 2004 Hugo winner, Paladin of Souls. Lori and Amy liked it. Haley persevered.

DM: Amy

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We're Hugo finalists again! We discuss while sipping something called Dirty Mountain Dew. Thank you so much to everyone who listens and supports us!

Big congrats to our co-finalists: Octothorpe, A Meal of Thorns, Worldbuilding for Masochists, The Coode Street Podcast, and Eating the Fantastic. We look forward to celebrating with you all in Anaheim!

Listen, this movie isn't good, but if you like boats and Rihanna, it's a lot of fun!

DM: Lori

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Sur by Ursula K. Le Guin

Take Me To Your Reader - Games to Film Episode

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The next 3 episodes will be -

May - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

June - Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryj

July - Rainbows End by Verner Vinge

This month we read Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, which won the Hugo for best novel in 1994 and definitely meets the technical definition of "a novel."

DM: Lori

Don't forget we're still running a fundraiser! Naomi Kritzer shared a roundup of options for folks from outside Minnesota. You could also support the ACLU or another organization or fundraiser that's meaningful to you.

Hugo Award nominations close Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 9:00am Pacific Time / 12:00pm Eastern Time / 4:00pm GMT. More info here.

The next 4 episodes will be - April - Battleship (the 2012 movie starring Rihanna) May - Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold June - Downbelow Station by CJ Cherryh July - Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge

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This month we read a boat book!!! Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing. It's so cold! A lot happens! There is Dog Tragedy! There's a lost foot! And a frozen butt! No cannibalism though, so that's good.

But you guys LOOK AT THE JAMES CAIRD, JUST LOOK AT HER! They took her from Elephant Island to the wrong side of South Georgia Island. Can you imagine?! No?? Well, you don't have to! We'll tell you about it, because Alfred Lansing told us.

DM: Haley

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We're doing a fundraiser to support people affected by and/or protesting the violent occupation of Minneapolis and other cities in the US. To participate, please make a donation to an organization of your choice that provides mutual aid, support for immigrants, or support for protesters in Minneapolis, your own community, or anywhere there is need.

Please EMAIL your donation receipt to [email protected], (please DO NOT send receipts via social media). We'll essentially treat your receipt as a raffle ticket. All donations received on or before March 31, 2026 will count. After that, we'll select one person at random to choose a MOVIE for us to watch and discuss on the show - yes, I said a movie because right now we have to get through Green Mars so we can't add an extra book. Thanks for your support!

This month we read The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, in which girls just wanna have sun. (Unless they are moon separatist girls.)

DM: Amy

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This month we read Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman, a book that Jo Walton only deigned to read once (ouch).

DM: Lori, reluctantly

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Review by Nathan Goldwag

Strange Horizons Interview with Joe Haldeman

The Universe podcast with Katie Mack & John Green (also available via your preferred podcast app)

We got together with friend of the show Ann Michelle Harris to review The Star Trek Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. Results varied, but it was fun as always!

WARNING for eating sounds and talking with mouths full of Gagh!

Starters: Porakan Cloud Eggs Seltin Pate Greenbread Quadrotriticale Salad Romulan Ale

The Red Course: Gagh Plomeek Soup Starfleet Rations Bloodwine

Dessert: Rippleberry Ice Cream Trixian Bubble Candy Raktajino

Ann Michelle Harris is the author of YA fantasy novel North, which is available everywhere! She most recently published her first science fiction short story, Blink, in Midnight & Indigo.

Time for another happy hour! We got labubus, cross stitch, movies, and Maine lobster to share.

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This month we read the brand new Hugo winner, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett!

This episode is immediately spoilery, and this book is spoilable, so proceed with caution if you haven't read it.

DM: Haley

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Hugonauts interview with Robert Jackson Bennett

Tis the season for a spooky movie! The scariest thing about this film is probably a tie between Keanu's accent and Keanu's bowl cut, but we still love it.

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DM: Amy

CW: SA

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