Hugo, Girl!
Three space feminists read, dissect, and rant at Hugo Award-winning pieces of fiction.
- Update frequency
- every 19 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 116
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 84 - Redshirts: All I Got Was This Stupid T-shirt
Three boys said to themselves, "Podcasting - how hard can it be??" Then they decided to find out.
Introducing the Hugo Bros - Kevin (maybe you've heard of him), Stephen (Amy's brother), and Erik (co-…
Episode 83 - The Diamond Age: Ending Needed
This month we read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. It was long!
DM: Lori
Music by Pets of Belonging
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Happy Hour 3
A pickle lemonade tasting, hot sauces we have loved, and happy things.
After you listen, head over to our Happy Hour story highlight on instagram to see video of Petey romping around his shop!
Episode 82 - A Desolation Called Peace: Outright Feminism!
This month we read A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. We had a ton of listener mail, so the book discussion starts around 10 minutes in.
DM: Haley
Music by Pets of Belonging
After Hours
Not exactly a Happy Hour (times are tough, y'all) but we kept recording after our Double Star episode. We tried a weird Capri Sun and talked about stuff.
Thanks to Raj for sending us his list of hap…
Episode 81 - Double Star: Barely Science Fiction
This month we read Double Star by Robert Heinlein. Of all Heinlein's books, it was one of Connie Willis's three favorites!
DM: Amy
Music by Pets of Belonging
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A word of support for Locus Magazine
The Locus Magazine 2025 fundraiser has just a few days left! Friend of the show Billy explains why it's important to support Locus.
Support Locus's 2025 Indiegogo campaign or donate any time!
Episode 80 - Stand on Zanzibar: Get Shiggy with It
This month we read Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. It was long!
DM: Lori
Music by Pets of Belonging
Happy Hour
A new thing we're trying - occasional episodes in which we share 5 things making us happy lately. No genre content, just chatting.
2025 Hugo Finalist Announcement
We’re 2025 Hugo finalists! Thank you so much to everyone who nominated us. Check out our voter packet submission. See the full list of finalists here.
Hope to see you in Seattle!!
Episode 79 - Moby-Dick at the Opera
We're an opera podcast now, and you get to come with us to New York to see Moby-Dick at the Met!
Bonus content: a Shamrock Shake tasting, boat facts at the South Street Seaport Museum, and documenta…
Second Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show: Eight Monster
Officially now a tradition, friend of the pod Anne joined us for another quiz on past episodes!
Episode 77 - The Wanderer: Horniest Hugo Winner
When you get to the end, you'll wander why you even read this. Terrible!
DM: Amy
Music by Pets of Belonging
An unedited transcript is available in our transcript library. Anyone can edit it and make…
Interview with Ann Michelle Harris
Podcast bestie Ann Michelle Harris joined us for a wide-ranging conversation about her debut novel North, and all things publishing and writing. If you've ever wondered how stray thoughts can become…
Episode 76 - A Deepness in the Sky: That's Just Like, Your Opinion, Cobber
Y2K Hugo winner A Deepness in the Sky sure is long! And oh hey, happy new year!
Skip ahead about 9 minutes from the start if you want to avoid a discussion of neighbor parking drama.
DM: Lori
CW/TW: …
Episode 75 - Red Mars: Other Effluvia
Hey, you know what? This wasn't so bad!
There's about 20 extra minutes of chitchat at the end, mostly about Endurance (the Shackleton Expedition). Feel free to ignore it!
DM: Haley
CW/TW: we discuss …
Episode 74 - Better Living Through Algorithms
It's a(nother) stressful week, so you can have little an early episode, as a treat. Hang in there.
This month we read and discussed Naomi Kritzer's Hugo-winning short story, Better Living Through Al…
Spooky Special: Beetlejuice/Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
It's showtime! Happy Halloween, listeners!