Hugo, Girl!

At long last, we discussed our oft-referenced favorite tale of Terror (and Erebus), Dan Simmons' 2007 novel The Terror, a fictionalized and dubiously supernatural account of the Franklin Expedition. …

This month we read and discussed Karin Boye’s novel Kallocain, which was nominated for a Retro Hugo for 1941. This is an excellent, if bleak, book, which we think should be taught in US classrooms al…

Hey guess what!! We are nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fancast!! We're excited and screaming and don't want to hurt your ears, so turn down that volume! 

Thank you so much to everyone who nomina…

This month we read and discussed Vonda McIntyre's 1979 Hugo Award winning novel, Dreamsnake, which is beloved by everyone except a very vocal handful of men on the internet. Even Orson Scott Card sai…

In this special episode, we're going live to the phones to answer urgent questions across space and time!

Big thanks to special guest stars Kevin and Emmanuel!

Episode transcript available via: https…

We watched and discussed the new HBO Max limited series adaptation of Station Eleven. We had a VARIETY of opinions, so if you loved it or you hated it, you'll find something to agree with/be mad abou…

This month we discussed Larry Niven's Ringworld, which is verifiably a book that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1971. Even a truly fantastic talking warrior cat couldn't save this litany of Mis…

This month's read is Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold.

Despite what Haley described as “an oppressive fantasy feeling,” we all really enjoyed this classic novel in which all the women are strong, all…

Hello! A couple of things -

1) We launched a website! It's a work in progress, but please check it out at https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/

2) The deadline to purchase a membership so that you can nom…

In honor of the recent Moby-Dick Marathon, it's time for a special episode on one of our favorite books of all time. Have you ever wondered if Moby-Dick was Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? It's time…

This month we read 2012 Hugo nominee for best novel, Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey. Spoiler alert for how many times you can deride sex workers in one novel! Despite that, we all basically liked …

Kevin and Lori went to Worldcon in Washington, DC! It was fun! We'll tell you a little bit about the con itself, plus lots about dogs and food and meeting new friends.

We were very excited to find ou…

In this special episode, we learn all of physics, courtesy of amazing physicist Emily Duden! Hear the answers to burning questions like "would a flashlight be useless for a person traveling at the sp…

What’s not to love about 800 years of a straight man’s discomfited rumination on “homolife?”

This month we read Joe Haldeman's military sci-fi classic, The Forever War. Your DM for this episode is Lo…

This month we discussed Isaac Asimov's groundbreaking novel about various pairs of dudes scheming in rooms for over a century.

Your DM for Foundation is Amy!

CW/TW: sexual harassment/assault at cons …

We discussed Denis Villeneuve's new movie adaptation of Dune. We liked it a lot!

Recommended reading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/28/dune-muslim-influences-erased/

Recommended lis…

It's our Halloween Spooktacular! This month for spooky season we read and discussed Retro Hugo nominee The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle. Published in 1941 under the dubious title Uneasy Freehold, th…

This month we discussed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu), winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for best novel. Did you know that we are in fact three bodies? And by the end of thi…

This is a short book so detours abound, but we did (mostly) love that Murderbot! After almost a year and a half of a whole pandemic, who can't identify with wanting to shut your helmet faceplate and …

It's time to eat! Join us as we eat and discuss delicious dishes inspired by The Witcher, The Broken Earth Trilogy, The Legacy of Orïsha, and Lord of the Rings from Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and …