Every Hugo Ever

In 1955, the first ever Hugo for a Short Story was awarded to Eric Frank Russell. Now at the end of Season 2, Jack and Sam read this inaugural winner. A military spaceship's crew is preparing for a r…

In 2023, Worldcon took place in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the first time the event had been hosted in the country. The announcement was already met

with criticism from writers and sci-fi fans, but …

Michael Swanwick successfully used his strategy of taking over the nominee slates to win the 1999 Hugo Short Story Award (where Michael Jordan was the Toastmaster?). After discussions on puppets and …

Discussions of abuse and assault allegations against Neil Gaiman from 8:00-15:45

Our first repeat author episode is Mike Resnick, who wrote a story that feels right at home next to "Kirinyaga". But fi…

At the end of this episode, Sam says "Thank you for watching" despite a podcast being something you listen to, not view. A tragic mistake if there ever was one.

The legendary Connie Willis presents wh…

This is not a short story! The 1960s saw the Hugos group all the non-novel writing awards under "short fiction" and at a whopping 56 pages, Gordon R. Dickson delivers "Soldier, Ask Not", a tale that …

Content Warning for discussions of child abuse from 18:00-22:30

Hades game spoilers at 3:10

Scientific studies and organized religion have both benefited from each other and butted heads over the centu…

There's always a devil, a man, a deal to be made. For how sacred a soul is supposed to be, many don't seem to have issues with signing away their eternal fate for a bit of mortal pleasure. Martin is …

In the 22nd century, the scars of time and colonization still linger. The Kikuyu people have remade their god-given land in out in the vastness of space, and returned to the old ways of conducting th…

Welcome back to Every Hugo Ever! Sam and Jack are excited to return to seven decades of science fiction stories, and Will McIntosh delivers a doozy. Deep underground in a cryogenic facility, women ar…

11 stories have been read and reviewed. Now is the Day of Judgement. This episode marks the creation of the list that all future Hugo Award winning shirt stories shall be ranked upon! Listen if you d…

Originally recorded November 18, 2023

In the final story of the season, we return to the 21st century. Two women from old fables find comradery (and more) in each other as they share their pasts and p…

Originally recorded October 17, 2023

A suspicious man lingers around a playground, watching. A worrisome start to a story of a man called Ian. Jack and Sam try to figure out his goals and his "interes…

Originally recorded September 4, 2023

Puberty is a difficult time for everyone, but some have it worse than others. One of those is a girl named Kelsey who's early blooming causes endless bullying fro…

Originally recorded July 25, 2023

We REALLY recommend you read the story first.

When we first looked over the list of stories we had to read, Jack was thrilled at the chance to eventually talk about ho…

Originally recorded June 27, 2023

Content Warning for descriptions and discussions regarding sexual assault after the break.

Apologies for the rough audio. These files have been through the virtual wri…

Originally recorded June 20, 2023

Back in my day you had to go to a store, in person, to pick up a DVD or VHS tape if you wanted to watch a specific movie at home. Ok, Sam and Jack aren't that old but…

Originally recorded June 6, 2023

Harlan Ellison is a legendary name in the sci-fi world with numerous award winning novels and stories attributed to him. He is was also an author with a lot of baggage…

Originally recorded May 11, 2023

1973 had two winners. Listen to 3a - "The Meeting" if you haven't yet!

With over 70 stories to discuss, it was inevitable that one would disappoint. That story is Eurem…

Originally recorded May 10, 2023

1973 had two winners. The other episode will be uploaded one day after this one!

The Worldcon attendance in 1973 ended in tie for the top spot. The first is "The Meetin…