Every Hugo Ever

Every Hugo Ever is the show exploring the history and legacy of the science fiction genre through the illustrious Hugo Awards! Each week co-hosts Jack Alexander and Samael Johnson will read and discuss the winner of the Hugo Short Story Award, ranking them one by one to discover the best of the best. With over 50 years of history, there's plenty to discover. Join us to read fascinating stories, find your new favorite author, get a fun recommendation, and figure out if we can find the through line across decades of robots, rockets, and ringworlds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every Hugo Ever is a arts podcast hosted by Sam Johnson & Jack Alexander, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Sam Johnson & Jack Alexander hosts Every Hugo Ever, a arts show with 23 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  20 - "Allamagoosa (1955)

  Mar 7, 20251h 2mS2

  <p>In 1955, the first ever Hugo for a Short Story was awarded to Eric Frank Russell. Now at the end of Season 2, Jack and Sam read this inaugural winner. A military spaceship's crew is preparing for a routine inspection, when one item on the list is unknown to everyone. Captain McNaught is not losing his chance of getting a promotion over this and devises a plan. A fun story on how it feels both of its time. but pokes fun at some bureaucratic nonsense you can find in any large organization. </p><br><p>Support Us on Ko-fi</p><p>...

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  Episode #9

  20 - The 2023 Chengdu Worldcon

  Feb 20, 202543 minS2

  <p>In 2023, Worldcon took place in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the first time the event had been hosted in the country. The announcement was already met</p><p>with criticism from writers and sci-fi fans, but the event seemed to go smoothly and the Hugos were awarded as they had been for decades. Then a few months later it was discovered that the Chengdu committee has disqualified and flagged works they preemptively deemed anti-People's Republic of China, leading to botched nominees and winners. The author of Short Story Award publicly rejected her status as a winner, and so Jack...

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  Episode #9

  20 - The 2023 Chengdu Worldcon

  Feb 19, 20251h 24mS2

  <p>In 2023, Worldcon took place in the Chinese city of Chengdu, the first time the event had been hosted in the country. The announcement was already met</p><p>with criticism from writers and sci-fi fans, but the event seemed to go smoothly and the Hugos were awarded as they had been for decades. Then a few months later it was discovered that the Chengdu committee has disqualified and flagged works they preemptively deemed anti-People's Republic of China, leading to botched nominees and winners. The author of Short Story Award publicly rejected her status as a winner, and so Jack...

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  Episode #8

  19 - "The Very Pulse of the Machine" (1999)

  Feb 5, 20251h 12mS2

  <p>Michael Swanwick successfully used his strategy of taking over the nominee slates to win the 1999 Hugo Short Story Award (where Michael Jordan was the Toastmaster?). After discussions on puppets and the necessary need to fund the arts and, you know, the government, Sam and Jack read into the story of a pair of astronauts, one very dead and the other close to being so. Stranded on the sulfuric moon of Io around Jupiter, Martha walks, hikes, and crawls to her space shuttle and safety as her air supply drains. Luckily, she has some company when her dead partner's corpse...

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  Episode #7

  18 - "The 43 Antarean Dynasties" (1998)

  Jan 22, 20251h 24mS2

  <p>Discussions of abuse and assault allegations against Neil Gaiman from 8:00-15:45</p><br><p>Our first repeat author episode is Mike Resnick, who wrote a story that feels right at home next to "Kirinyaga". But first, Jack and Sam have a lot to get to,</p><p>from dealing with the latest revelations from a once admired writer to the works of John Steinbeck. After that, it's time for a tour of Antares III, a planet full</p><p>of incredible architecture and a fascinating history. It's a shame that the human tourists care so little for it.</p><...

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