Originally recorded June 27, 2023

Content Warning for descriptions and discussions regarding sexual assault after the break.

Apologies for the rough audio. These files have been through the virtual wringer over the months.

From Romulus and Remus to Washington epically crossing the Delaware River, empires and nations throughout history have used stories of their founding to be the bedrock of their society, Many are fabrications, others leave out critical details, and more have an uglier side. Geoffrey Landis takes us to the Martian penal colony, and how the few survivors murdered and pillaged their way into building a home on the red planet.

Recommendations:

Akira by Katsuhiro Otomo

Mad Max: Fury Road directed by George Miller

Next Episode: 1974’s “Those Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin

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Originally recorded June 20, 2023

Back in my day you had to go to a store, in person, to pick up a DVD or VHS tape if you wanted to watch a specific movie at home. Ok, Sam and Jack aren't that old but they do remember when Netflix delivered discs in the mail. Tim Pratt writes about the old magic of browsing the shelves at the local video rental store in the 2007 Hugo Short Story winner "Impossible Dreams", and how stories on screen enrapture us just as much as those in text. Romance ensues.

Mentioned in this episode:

Superman Lives script (written by Kevin Smith!) and some more behind the scenes info

Quick read on how indie bookstores have survived corporation and digitization

An Oral History of Kingdom of the Sun (not Empire) and Yzma's song "Snuff Out The Light"

Short Film adaption by Shir Comay

Recommendations:

Ready Player One directed by Steven Spielberg

Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai

I Met a Traveler in an Antique Land by Connie Willis

F for Fake directed by Orson Welles

Next Episode: 2003’s “Falling Onto Mars” by Geoffrey A. Landis

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Originally recorded June 6, 2023

Harlan Ellison is a legendary name in the sci-fi world with numerous award winning novels and stories attributed to him. He is was also an author with a lot of baggage as a quick glance at his Wikipedia page can tell you. Sam and Jack read a very 1960s story about fighting against the Man and freeing society while musing on art done by not very nice people. You'll not waste any time listening to this one.

Recommendations:

Abbie Hoffman on Yippie Tactics - 1968

A Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra Rowland

Next Episode: 2007’s “Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt

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Originally recorded May 11, 2023

1973 had two winners. Listen to 3a - "The Meeting" if you haven't yet!

With over 70 stories to discuss, it was inevitable that one would disappoint. That story is Eurema's Dam. Albert the brilliant but dumb machinist rants and raves and invents, and in the end his words are lost to his audience and readers alike. Sam and Jack try and figure out what the Worldcon crowd in Toronto saw in this while arguing over whether the narrator also dislikes this story. With two stories about intelligence and Lafferty a... tad bitter about tying with "The Meeting", it is only natural to see which of the two stories has the edge. Ready Player One is mentioned for the first (and unfortunately not the last) time on the show.

Recommendations:

The Social Network directed by David Fincher

"Why No Roman Industrial Revolution?" by Bret Devereaux @ A Collection of Unmitigated Pedantry

Next Episode: 1966’s “'Repent, Harlequin!' Said the Ticktockman” by Harlan Ellison

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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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Originally recorded May 3, 2023

Discussions of Sexual Coercion at 19:21-19:45 and 46:42:-49:57

The first Hugo’s of the new millennium have us going back in time with a classic science fiction scenario and a twist that will leave the reader wondering what their decision would be. Jack and Sam discuss the morality and capital capture of time travel while indulging in the ways the rich deal with boredom.

Recommendations:

Piano Quintet in G minor by Dmitri Shostakovitch

Looper directed by Rian Johnson

Bioshock Infinite developed by Irrational Games

“After His Burial and Before His Death” by Arnold Kemp

Next Episode: 1973’s “The Meeting” by Frederick Pohl & Cyril M. Kornbluth, and “Eurema’s Dam” by R.A. Lafferty

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Originally recorded April 16, 2023

Our first story in our journey is a more recent one. Listen in as Jack and I (yes it is I, Sam, who writes the show notes) discuss our first story and gush over an excellent tale of American poverty and the power of storytelling.

Recommendations: 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan

The Tatami Galaxy produced by Madhouse and directed by Masaaki Yuasa 

References in the Episode:

The Increase in Book Bannings in the United States

Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld and the Institute for Sexual Research

Donate to Little Free Library to support book sharing across the globe

Next Time: 2000's "Scherzo with Tyrannosaur" by Micheal Swanwick

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Welcome to Every Hugo Ever! This is a podcast hosted by Jack Alexander and Samael Johnson as they go through each and every winner of the Hugo Short Story Award in a randomly selected order. This is an introduction episode to give you a taste of who Jack and Sam are, how the show will be working, and all that jazz. We are happy to have you along for the ride as we discover the weird and wild world of stories most of us haven't dipped into since middle school.

Next Episode: 2009’s “A Witch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Compendium of Portal Fantasies”: by Alix E. Harrow

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