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    <description>From the team behind STARLOG, a weekly podcast at the intersection of science fiction, science, and the stories shaping what comes next.

Host Jordan Hoffman talks to the writers, filmmakers, scientists, and creators imagining tomorrow.

Each week, expect:


  Archival deep-dives that unearth what made science fiction matter in the first place

  Exclusive interviews with the people building the future for real

  Conversations with the storytellers using genre to ask the questions our culture is afraid to ask out loud


If you grew up with the original STARLOG magazine, you know the territory: space-time, alternate worlds, the unknown. If you didn't, welcome. The podcast is part of STARLOG's 2026 relaunch as a modern media platform, the audio counterpart to STARLOG Magazine (returning fall 2026) and The Lodestar (the weekly newsletter from STARLOG's editorial team). STARLOG is the sister publication to horror magazine FANGORIA.

Produced by Dave Gonzales. New episodes every week.

Subscribe to The Lodestar at starlog.com.</description>
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Host Jordan Hoffman talks to the writers, filmmakers, scientists, and creators imagining tomorrow.

Each week, expect:


  Archival deep-dives that unearth what made science fiction matter in the first place

  Exclusive interviews with the people building the future for real

  Conversations with the storytellers using genre to ask the questions our culture is afraid to ask out loud


If you grew up with the original STARLOG magazine, you know the territory: space-time, alternate worlds, the unknown. If you didn't, welcome. The podcast is part of STARLOG's 2026 relaunch as a modern media platform, the audio counterpart to STARLOG Magazine (returning fall 2026) and The Lodestar (the weekly newsletter from STARLOG's editorial team). STARLOG is the sister publication to horror magazine FANGORIA.

Produced by Dave Gonzales. New episodes every week.

Subscribe to The Lodestar at starlog.com.</itunes:summary>
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<p>Host <strong>Jordan Hoffman</strong> talks to the writers, filmmakers, scientists, and creators imagining tomorrow.</p>
<p><strong>Each week, expect:</strong></p>
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  <li>Exclusive interviews with the people building the future for real</li>
  <li>Conversations with the storytellers using genre to ask the questions our culture is afraid to ask out loud</li>
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<p>If you grew up with the original STARLOG magazine, you know the territory: <em>space-time, alternate worlds, the unknown</em>. If you didn't, welcome. The podcast is part of STARLOG's 2026 relaunch as a modern media platform, the audio counterpart to STARLOG Magazine (returning fall 2026) and The Lodestar (the weekly newsletter from STARLOG's editorial team). STARLOG is the sister publication to horror magazine <a href="https://www.fangoria.com/">FANGORIA</a>.</p>
<p>Produced by <strong>Dave Gonzales</strong>. New episodes every week.</p>
<p>Subscribe to The Lodestar at <a href="https://starlog.com/">starlog.com</a>.</p>]]>
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      <description>Welcome to The STARLOG Podcast!

This week, your host Jordan Hoffman is proud to introduce himself and podcasting XO Dave Gonzales, reintroduce STARLOG and begin The STARLOG Podcast. 



In celebration of STARLOG's 50th Anniversary in 2026, the team behind FANGORIA is bringing STARLOG through a portal to our future. Later this year, STARLOG will be available as a print magazine in bookstores, on newsstands, and at the supermarket checkout.

This week, STARLOG Editor-in-Chief Annalee Newitz joins the podcast to talk about the contents of the upcoming STARLOG Magazine and how it's changed from the original publication. They also discuss founding the Gawker Media futurist blog io9, their non-fiction book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction, and how a train can love a cat in their fiction novel The Terraformers.



Next week, Disclosure Day's screenwriter David Koepp joins us to talk about aliens and Steven Spielberg.



WANT MORE?

Project Hail Mary is still in theaters!

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" | DUST | Starring Jasika Nicole

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

The Republic of Memory: A Novel By Mahmud El Sayed

Buy Annalee Newitz Books including The Terraformers and the new Automatic Noodle





FORMAT

00:00 - STARLOG is Back!

07:37 - What's Happening in Science Fiction

13:25 - What's Happening in Science Fact

18:01 - The STARLOG Archive

26:34 - Annalee Newitz!



The STARLOG Podcast is hosted by Jordan Hoffman, edited and produced by Dave Gonzales. The STARLOG Podcast Theme was composed and performed by Michael Tritter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
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      <itunes:summary>Welcome to The STARLOG Podcast!

This week, your host Jordan Hoffman is proud to introduce himself and podcasting XO Dave Gonzales, reintroduce STARLOG and begin The STARLOG Podcast. 



In celebration of STARLOG's 50th Anniversary in 2026, the team behind FANGORIA is bringing STARLOG through a portal to our future. Later this year, STARLOG will be available as a print magazine in bookstores, on newsstands, and at the supermarket checkout.

This week, STARLOG Editor-in-Chief Annalee Newitz joins the podcast to talk about the contents of the upcoming STARLOG Magazine and how it's changed from the original publication. They also discuss founding the Gawker Media futurist blog io9, their non-fiction book Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction, and how a train can love a cat in their fiction novel The Terraformers.



Next week, Disclosure Day's screenwriter David Koepp joins us to talk about aliens and Steven Spielberg.



WANT MORE?

Project Hail Mary is still in theaters!

There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm

Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" | DUST | Starring Jasika Nicole

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

The Republic of Memory: A Novel By Mahmud El Sayed

Buy Annalee Newitz Books including The Terraformers and the new Automatic Noodle





FORMAT

00:00 - STARLOG is Back!

07:37 - What's Happening in Science Fiction

13:25 - What's Happening in Science Fact

18:01 - The STARLOG Archive

26:34 - Annalee Newitz!



The STARLOG Podcast is hosted by Jordan Hoffman, edited and produced by Dave Gonzales. The STARLOG Podcast Theme was composed and performed by Michael Tritter.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
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        <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to<strong> The STARLOG Podcast!</strong></p>
<p><br>This week, your host Jordan Hoffman is proud to introduce himself and podcasting XO Dave Gonzales, reintroduce STARLOG and begin <strong>The STARLOG Podcast</strong>. </p>
<p><br></p>
<p>In celebration of STARLOG's 50th Anniversary in 2026, the team behind FANGORIA is bringing STARLOG through a portal to our future. Later this year, STARLOG will be available as a print magazine in bookstores, on newsstands, and at the supermarket checkout.</p>
<p><br>This week, STARLOG Editor-in-Chief Annalee Newitz joins the podcast to talk about the contents of the upcoming STARLOG Magazine and how it's changed from the original publication. They also discuss founding the Gawker Media futurist blog io9, their non-fiction book <em>Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction</em>, and how a train can love a cat in their fiction novel<em> The Terraformers</em>.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>Next week,<em> Disclosure Day</em>'s screenwriter David Koepp joins us to talk about aliens and Steven Spielberg.</p>
<p><br></p>
<p>WANT MORE?</p>
<p><em>Project Hail Mary</em> is still in theaters!</p>
<p><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/there-is-no-antimemetics-division-a-novel-qntm/62e1b65b6635badb?ean=9780593983751&amp;next=t"><em>There Is No Antimemetics Division</em> by qntm</a></p>
<p><a href="https://youtu.be/3v8AsTHfAG0?si=QAA7U2LcsKjEQDvO">Sci-Fi Short Film "There Is No Antimemetics Division" | DUST | Starring Jasika Nicole</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.sciencenews.org/article/robots-fingernails-grasp-thin-edges">Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Republic-of-Memory/Mahmud-El-Sayed/The-Song-of-the-Safina/9781668207192"><em>The Republic of Memory: A Novel </em>By Mahmud El Sayed</a></p>
<p><a href="https://noevalleybooks.com/annalee-newitz">Buy Annalee Newitz Books including <em>The Terraformers</em> and the new <em>Automatic Noodle</em></a></p>
<p><br></p>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>FORMAT</strong></p>
<p>00:00 - STARLOG is Back!</p>
<p>07:37 - What's Happening in Science Fiction</p>
<p>13:25 - What's Happening in Science Fact</p>
<p>18:01 - The STARLOG Archive</p>
<p>26:34 - Annalee Newitz!</p>
<p><br></p>
<p><strong>The STARLOG Podcast </strong>is hosted by Jordan Hoffman, edited and produced by Dave Gonzales. The STARLOG Podcast Theme was composed and performed by Michael Tritter.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
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      <description>STARLOG is back!

Join host Jordan Hoffman and producer Dave Gonzales on a weekly journey into the vastness of space time. Each Wednesday, The STARLOG Podcast will  cover the newest happenings in science fiction and science fact, delve into the 50 years of the STARLOG magazine archive, and interview a special guest from the realms of filmmaking, science, fiction, and fandom.



Blast off with the STARLOG Podcast by subscribing now on your podcast device.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</description>
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      <itunes:summary>STARLOG is back!

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Blast off with the STARLOG Podcast by subscribing now on your podcast device.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices</itunes:summary>
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<p><br></p>
<p>Blast off with the STARLOG Podcast by subscribing now on your podcast device.</p><p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a></p>]]>
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