610. Megan McArdle, host of Reasonably Optimistic

Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle joins us to discuss her favorite science fiction and her new podcast Reasonably Optimistic. Topics discussed: Robert Heinlein and libertarianism, working in book publishing, Lord of the Rings and Rendezvous with Rama, Peter Suderman and video games, Dungeons & Dragons and Call of Cthulhu, Megan’s science fiction novel, the state of book publishing, explaining science fiction to women, Dune and artificial intelligence, Megan’s podcast and optimism. Ad-free episodes are available to our paid supporters over at patreon.com/geeks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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610. Megan McArdle, host of Reasonably Optimistic is an episode from Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast by David Barr Kirtley.

This episode is 63:14 long.

This episode was published on Jan 8, 2026.

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