Episode: Robin Bradford

As you’ll discover if you don’t already know, Robin Bradford is a very kind soul indeed, for she graciously accepted my invitation via DM! We laughed our way through this chat in November 2025. I’ve edited out wonky noises, extraneous repetition (that would be me), and some laugh tags, and kept the content as faithful to our lovely talk as …

Episode: Jennifer Chow

Jennifer and I chatted about her nerdy hobby in December 2025. As per usual, I’ve done my best to transcribe as faithfully as I could, but I have left off some of the reaction noises and redundancies. Honestly, nobody needs to read every single “Yeah” I say or every weird chuff I make. Show notes are included after this transcript. …

Episode: Erika Ensign

This episode with Erika is actually the first I ever recorded for the show. If you’re already a loyal listener, you’ll know that Erika is the show’s editrix extraordinaire, as well as a veteran podcaster whose lovely encouragement is a large part of why I was finally able to bring this show to life. So, of course, it felt natural …

Episode: Olivia Dade

We recorded this chat in December 2025. Once again, I did my best to be faithful to the conversation, but I did leave out some laughter tags and other vague reaction noises. It’s the longest interview yet—probably because there was so much laughing. Really! Show notes are included after this transcript. (If you somehow stumbled across this post without knowing …

Episode: Mary Robinette Kowal

This interview was recorded in November 2025. I didn’t include every instance of laughter, so please feel free to imagine us laughing whenever you find yourself chuckling, too. Also, whenever you read longer chunks of speech from Mary Robinette, please imagine me listening raptly and nodding earnestly. Show notes are included after this transcript. (If you somehow stumbled across this …

Episode: Premee Mohamed

This interview was recorded in November 2025. I did my best toward accuracy in this transcript, but I didn’t include every instance of laughter, so please just imagine that we were pretty much laughing every fourth or fifth exchange. Or more. Really. We had a lot of fun. Show notes are included after this transcript. (If you somehow stumbled across …