Welcome to episode 510 of Geeks Guide to the Galaxy.

I'm David Barcurtley, author of the book Save Me Please and Other Stories, which is

available now on Amazon.com. We had a great conversation about the book back in

episode 500, so definitely check that out if you missed it. And so I want to

give a special thank you to Chip Houser, who just gave the book a five-star review

on Amazon.com. It says, this is an excellent collection, currently stories are

each unique, and each is exquisitely crafted. His plotting is clean and

intentional. He is familiar with the history of the genres and makes clever

plays on many tropes. He constantly surprises with unexpected turns and

resolutions, and his prose is infused throughout with thoughtful observations

and good humor. This book reads like a collection of classic science fiction

and fantasy and bonus horror that I've somehow missed for decades. Reading

them filled me with the joy of discovery, that sense of wonder that can be

hard to find in fiction. Each story drew me in and I didn't want to stop

reading. Save Me Please also manages to feel fresh, open-minded and hopeful.

It's masterful, and I can't recommend it highly enough. So big thanks again to

Chip Houser for that great review. And our guest today is Ben Burgess. His short

fiction appears in magazines such as Torra.com and Jai Kanata Sora's, on podcasts

such as Podcasts and Starship Sofa, and in books such as People of the Book, a

decade of Jewish science fiction and fantasy. He also teaches philosophy at

Rutgers University, hosts the podcast, give them an argument, and dreads a

regular column for Jacobin magazine. And we'll be speaking them today about his

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