Mohanraj and Rosenbaum Are Humans
Mary Anne Mohanraj and Benjamin Rosenbaum planned an epic Summer 2020 US Road Trip to publicize their new books. Now it’s coronapocalypse time, and that road trip is going to have to be a podcast. Join two old friends as they talk about science fiction, community, the writing life, teaching, parenting, and a whole lot more. Does Ben really think you should let your kids touch the stove, and did he really burn his son's homework? Why did he write a novel with no men or women in it? What exactly did a young Mary Anne do to appall her aunts in college, and how did it lead circuitously to her founding science fiction's longest-running webzine? Mohanraj and Rosenbaum… Are Humans? Yes, yes they are.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 87 minutes
- Episodes
- 70
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
"Attack Surface" (Bonus)
In the last episode, Mary Anne and Ben discussed Attack Surface with its celebrated author, Cory Doctorow. We wanted to share a special treat with our listeners in the form of the first ten minutes o…
Ep. 8 "Cory Doctorow"
Cory Doctorow — celebrated author, essayist, blogger-journalist, and human rights activist — visits the podcast to talk about privacy, security, monopoly power, the innate conservatism of AI, moral r…
Ep. 7 "Cons In a Time of Pandemic"
Bonding over their complex feelings on Star Trek, Mary Anne and Ben share their thoughts on how conventions have been forced to adapt and evolve in a time where large crowds and gatherings are largel…
Ep. 6 "Jed Hartman, Pt. 1: Conversational Cultures"
In his first appearance on the show, Jed Hartman converses with Mary Anne and Ben about the complexities of communication, which include everything from social mobility to ask/guess culture. As is th…
Ep. 5 "Two Months into the Pandemic: A Snapshot"
A historical episode of sorts, Mary Anne and Ben talk through the the personal effects that the pandemic and lockdown were having on them and their families, two months in. The two also ruminate on t…
Ep. 4 "What Are... Humans?"
What does it mean to be human? What do we mean when we call ourselves humanist? And what does secularism and the idea of God have to do with it all? This episode represents Mary Anne and Ben's attemp…
Ep. 3 "An Interview with Silvia Moreno-Garcia"
Mary Anne interviews Silvia Moreno-Garcia about her experiences with sci-fi and fantasy growing up in Mexico, and how it's shaped her own work.
For show notes visit: www.speclit.org/ep-3-show-notes/
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Ep. 2 "The Toilet Seat Con Hook-up"
How does examining the rules and structures of relationships help define genres such as magical realism and science fiction? In this episode, Mary Anne and Ben humorously discuss their romantic exper…
"The Capitol and the Cafe" (Bonus)
In this episode, the hosts of MRAH explore questions of violence, pacifism, ethics, and empathy while juxtaposing a hyper local incident against an event of national proportions.
Content note: This e…
Ep. 1 "Introductions"
In this inaugural episode, Mary Anne and Ben promise to introduce themselves in ten minutes, then immediately veer off into a tangle of tangents—parenting, religion, writing—setting a tone for the wi…