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The Speculative Collective

The Speculative Collective

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A podcast about speculative fiction. Follow along with our panel, Steph, Brian, Ze’ev, Kami and Ash, as they discuss a broad range of topics and explore all that spec fic has to offer.

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Episodes
  • Episode 202 - AI Told You So (Pt 1)

    Episode 202 - AI Told You So (Pt 1)
    Jun 14 2026

    Welcome to the Season 2, Episode 2 - AI Told You So (Pt 1). The panel (with special guest Susan!) discusses the spec-fic works they were assigned on the topic of AI. Hear about the movies M3GAN and AFRAID, the radio play of R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), the video game The Talos Principle, as well as Ancillary Justice by Anne Leckie, and the comic Not All Robots by Mark Russell (writer), and Mike Deodato Jr (illustrator).

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    1 hr
  • Episode 201 - Magic the Systeming

    Episode 201 - Magic the Systeming
    Mar 15 2026

    Welcome to the first episode of Season 2 - Magic the Systeming! The panel discusses the spec-fic books with the most unique magic systems we've ever read about. Hear about The Black Prism by Brent Weeks, Into the Labyrinth by John Bierce, Book of Doors by Gareth Brown, and Myst: The Book of Atrus by David Wingrove, Rand Miller, and Robyn Miller.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 113 - The Creeps

    Episode 113 - The Creeps
    Nov 9 2025

    Next up is Episode 13 - The Creeps. The panel discusses the spec-fic books that creep them out and make their skin crawl. Hear about Sandkings by George RR Martin, We Used to Live Here by Marcus Kliewer, The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, and Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill.
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    1 hr and 21 mins
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