At long last, our follow-up episode to Yoon Ha Lee's wonderful Ninefox Gambit has arrived! And Ellie is back to talk about her job & the book with us.
Unlike most post-read episodes, we start off with a longer, non-spoiler discussion with Ellie about what she does & how the US Government uses startegy war games in both education & decision-making. It's a fascinating half hour conversation, and worth listening to even if you haven't read the book.
Then of course we get into the meat of it! This episode, we talk about the details & themes of the book, and how they apply to the real world. Want to know more? You'll have to listen.
Our list of resources this time around (if the links don't show up, find them on spectology.com or our twitter, @spectologypod):
- Raven Strategem and Revenant Gun, the next two books in the series
- Yoon Ha Lee's own cheat sheet for the factions in the Hexarchate
- Five genre books about games recommended by Yoon Ha Lee
- The twitter thread about writing SF from different bodies
- Harpoon, a military strategy game available to the public
- WaPo profile of Volko Runhke, a CIA game designer
- Brian Train's Board Game Geek profile
- The Art of Wargaming (link to the Kindle edition, other editions availalbe on amazon with a search)
- A discussion of useful SF to read for military commanders
- Bombshell, a great national security podcast (they sometimes talk about books!)
---
We'd love to hear from you, either by chatting with us on twitter at @spectologypod, sending us an email at spectologypod@gmail.com, or submitting the episode to r/printSF on reddit. We'll reply, and shout you out in the next podcast when we talk about your comment.
And if you like the episode, subscribe at spectology.com or whever you listen to podcasts, and share it with your friends!
Many thanks to Dubby J and Noah Bradley for doing our music and art.
12.2: Semiosis post-read w/ Nate Spence: Budding Utopia or Mutualist Dystopia?
Things We Like March 2019: Podcasts, TV Shows, Music, and more
12.1: Semiosis pre-read w/ Nate Spence: Alaska, Survivalism, and Ecology in Science Fiction
11.2: Brown Girl in the Ring post-read w/ Mendez Hodes: Rituals, Fear, and Community in the Apocalypse
In Conversation: 2018 In Review
11.1: Brown Girl in the Ring pre-read w/ Mendez Hodes: The History of African Religion in Diaspora
10.2: Ten Billion Days & 100 Billion Nights post-read: Meditations on Death and Entropy
In Conversation: SF Movie Adaptations w/ Seth Heasley
10.1: Ten Billion Days & 100 Billion Nights pre-read: Disaster communities & transmission of ideas between cultures.
9.2: Rupetta post-read: Academic pursuits & feminist fantasy.
9.1: Rupetta pre-read w/ Charlotte Geater: Folk tales & feminist histories.
8.2: Children of Time post-read: Evolution, Language, Consciousness, and Empathy
8.1: The Children of Time pre-read: What is "Hard" Science Fiction?
Announcements: Adrian guest hosts a podcast + our November book
7.2: The Ballad of Black Tom post-read: When is it appropriate to destroy the world?
In Conversation: Books, Ebooks, & Audio Books; or, How Aesthetics Drive Reading Choices
7.1: The Ballad of Black Tom pre-read: Race & the History of Horror Fiction
Things We Like: September 18
6.1: Ninefox Gambit pre-read w/ Ellie Bartels: Strategy War Games in Science Fiction
Join Podbean Ads Marketplace and connect with engaged listeners.
Advertise Today
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Lit Society: Books and Drama
Ex Libris
Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
Fresh Air
Myths and Legends