Social Science Fiction

Social Science Fiction

24 episodes

A weekly podcast that examines the politics of nerd fiction. What can political science teach us about our favorite sci-fi settings? Listen to find out. New episodes every Tuesday morning.

Podcasts

The Politics of Star Wars with Stephen Kent

Published: April 16, 2021, 8 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 6 seconds

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Analyzing the Empire: Authoritarianism in Star Wars

Published: Jan. 14, 2021, 8:31 p.m.
Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds

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More Thoughts on Cyberpunk

Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 3:35 p.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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Cyberpunk 2077: Is This Our Political Future?

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 1:09 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 27 seconds

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Avatar: The Last Airbender, V for Vendetta, The Dark Knight and More: The Fiction of the Bush-era

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 9:33 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 11 seconds

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Game of Thrones and Political Legitimacy

Published: Dec. 4, 2020, 12:42 a.m.
Duration: 34 minutes 9 seconds

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Thanksgiving Episode

Published: Nov. 25, 2020, 8:47 p.m.
Duration: 51 minutes 5 seconds

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Lord of the Rings and World War II (Featuring Adam Robertson)

Published: Nov. 18, 2020, 9:14 p.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 24 seconds

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Examining Black Mirror

Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 3:25 a.m.
Duration: 42 minutes 54 seconds

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The Politics of Mass Effect

Published: Nov. 4, 2020, 8:36 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 29 seconds

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The X-Files (Featuring Jon LoChiatto)

Published: Oct. 28, 2020, 5 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 1 minute 55 seconds

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Aliens and Alien Invasions

Published: Oct. 21, 2020, 3:57 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 3 seconds

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Zombies! The Many Meanings of the Zombie in Fiction

Published: Oct. 13, 2020, 11:08 p.m.
Duration: 33 minutes 30 seconds

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Buffy Shrugged (or didn't)

Published: Oct. 6, 2020, 3:31 p.m.
Duration: 32 minutes 4 seconds

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Celebrating Banned Books Week

Published: Sept. 29, 2020, 12:47 p.m.
Duration: 50 minutes 56 seconds

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The Politics of Robert Heinlein: For Us the Living

Published: Sept. 22, 2020, 1:13 p.m.
Duration: 45 minutes 40 seconds

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The Politics of Robert Heinlein: Stranger in a Strange Land

Published: Sept. 15, 2020, 11:38 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 28 seconds

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Judging the Jedi: Feudalism and State-Building

Published: Sept. 8, 2020, 10:17 a.m.
Duration: 43 minutes 18 seconds

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The Politics of Robert Heinlein: Starship Troopers

Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 10:56 a.m.
Duration: 54 minutes 33 seconds

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Are Vampires Marxists? Examining Vampire: The Masquerade

Published: Aug. 25, 2020, 9:53 a.m.
Duration: 38 minutes 26 seconds

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Warhammer 40K: Judging the Factions

Published: Aug. 22, 2020, 2:25 a.m.
Duration: 40 minutes 32 seconds

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Warhammer 40K: Judging the Emperor

Published: Aug. 18, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 49 minutes 20 seconds

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Is Harry Potter a Secret Libertarian?

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 12:54 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds

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The Prime Directive vs. the Spider-Man Doctrine

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 12:53 a.m.
Duration: 35 minutes

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Introducing Social Science Fiction

Published: Aug. 14, 2020, 12:32 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 10 seconds

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