03a - "The Meeting" (1973)

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Every Hugo Ever

Sam Johnson & Jack Alexander

23 episodes

8 months ago

Every Hugo Ever is the show exploring the history and legacy of the science fiction genre through the illustrious Hugo Awards! Each week co-hosts Jack Alexander and Samael Johnson will read and discuss the winner of the Hugo Short Story Award, ranking them one by one to discover the best of the best. With over 50 years of history, there's plenty to discover. Join us to read fascinating stories, find your new favorite author, get a fun recommendation, and figure out if we can find the through line across decades of robots, rockets, and ringworlds.

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03a - "The Meeting" (1973)

Every Hugo Ever

1 hour 19 minutes 56 seconds

1 year ago

03a - "The Meeting" (1973)

Originally recorded May 10, 2023

1973 had two winners. The other episode will be uploaded one day after this one!

The Worldcon attendance in 1973 ended in tie for the top spot. The first is "The Meeting", where a father attends a PTO meeting at his son's school before receiving a dreaded phone call. Jack and Sam ponder the definition(s) of intelligence, an individual's act of evil versus society's, and making all the wrong decisions.

Recommendations:

Head Transplants and the Non-Existence of the Soul by Jacob Geller

"Symbols and Signs" by Vladimir Nabokov

Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction! Uncanny Magazine Issue 24

Next Episode (Tomorrow!): 1973’s “Eurema’s Dam” by R.A. Lafferty

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