Yesterday’s Tomorrows- Traversing the Hugos From Past to Present

By: The Aberration Foundation
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  • Salutations! Join 2 sci-fi veterans and a sci-fi newbie as they speedrun scifi history through the lens of the Hugo award for best novel. We’ll be reading and discussing every book to win the award, from the very first book (1953’s Demolished Man) to whatever wins the year we finish this. Arthur, Christina, and David, along with various guests, will discuss each book from beginning to end giving their thoughts, opinions, and observations as they go. Along the way, please plan for terrible old understandings of space, puns, Robert Heinlein, and incredulity. This is a spoiler-heavy podcast.
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Episodes
  • Double Star - Robert A. Heinlein (1956)

    Double Star - Robert A. Heinlein (1956)
    Jan 2 2024

    Arthur, Christina, and David return to discuss the third Hugo winner, "Double Star", by Robert A. Heinlein. This book won the 1956 Hugo Award and is the first of Heinlein's several Hugo winners. The story follows the down-and-out actor Lawrence Smythe as he is recruited for a secret acting job on Mars. The job? To double for the kidnapped and missing politician Joseph A. Bonforte in his induction into a Martian hive. The catch? He must perform so perfectly that no one knows that Bonforte is missing in the first place. With a phobia of the Martian species complicating things, Lorenzo, and Bonforte's team of friends and confidants, must avoid detection, navigate interplanetary politics, and somehow manage not to offend Martian rules of propriety. Join Arthur, Christina, and David as they explore interspecies racism, hypnotism, and what makes a person themselves.


    Read Arthur's WordPress blog here - https://papermachemephistopheles.com/ Questions? Comments? Concerns? Greetings from a galaxy far far away? Drop us a comment down below or email us at yesterdaystomorrowspodcast@gmail.com Thanks so much John for our awesome theme music!

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    1 hr and 58 mins
  • They'd Rather Be Right - Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (1955)

    They'd Rather Be Right - Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (1955)
    Nov 2 2023
    Our intrepid host are back at it again with the second Hugo winner "They'd Rather Be Right" by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley which won the Hugo in 1955. Considered the worst novel to ever win the Hugo, this story follows the psychic Joe Carter, and his friends Dr. Johnathan Billings, and Dr. Duane Hoskins on their quest to protect and save their all understanding AI robot, Bossy, from those who would misuse, or worse destroy, her. Meanwhile, Bossy must show the world her worth with the help of Maybel and Carney, two down and out citizens of skid row. Join Arthur, Christina, and David as they discuss and attempt to understand biases, therapy, multi value physics, and this book. Read Arthur's WordPress blog here - https://papermachemephistopheles.com/ Questions? Comments? Concerns? Greetings from a galaxy far far away? Drop us a comment down below or email us at yesterdaystomorrowspodcast@gmail.com Thanks so much John for our awesome theme music!
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The First Hugo - The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester (1953)

    The First Hugo - The Demolished Man - Alfred Bester (1953)
    Oct 6 2023
    Our intrepid hosts begin at the beginning with The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester which won the first Hugo award in 1953. This Sci-Fi police procedural set in New York City follows Ben Reich, excessively rich owner of Monarch Utilities and Resources, as he finds himself in a position where he must kill his competitor, Craye D'Courtney, spurred on by his disturbing dreams of The Man With No Face. The only problem? There hasn't been a premeditated murder in the past 70 years. Why? The world is full of telepaths, Espers, that now work in every industry and fill every part of society and if any of them hear his murderous thoughts he will be reported and dealt with. Reich must figure out a way to keep his intentions a secret and hide the evidence or else face Demolition. Join the hosts, Arthur, Christina, and David as they dissect and discuss this intriguing story and explore what it says about the fragility and potentials of the human mind and psyche. Read Arthur's WordPress blog here - https://papermachemephistopheles.com/ Questions? Comments? Concerns? Greetings from a galaxy far far away? Drop us a comment down below or email us at yesterdaystomorrowspodcast@gmail.com Thanks so much John for our awesome theme music!
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    1 hr and 42 mins

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