It’s stardate 99040.01 and lead producer Jay Cockburn is temporarily taking over command ofDarts and Lettersfor an episode. For this episode, as part of the week’s theme of “ideas in strange places” we boldly go into the strange new worlds of science fiction, revealing how it’s long been a vehicle for radical thought. We dig into post-scarcity, Afrofuturism, and feminist speculative fiction as we set our phasers to fun and go where no podcast has gone before. This episode is a rebroadcast from our catalogue. We’re revisiting some of our favourites until the new season of Darts and Letters launches on September 18th. First (@10:54),Cory Doctorowis a journalist, activist, blogger, and author of many books including the post-scarcity speculative fiction novelWalkaway. He takes us through the idea of a post-scarcity world as he breaks down the idea of abundance and what we might do with it, or not. Then, (@34:52),Nalo Hopkinsonis a science fiction writer, editor, professor, and author ofBrown Girl in the Ring. She talks to us about Afrofuturism as a critical lens and different ways of seeing the future for different communities — and re-imagining the present. Plus, be sure to read her own recommendation:Sister Mine. Finally, (@49:43), Batya Weinbaum is a poet, artist, professor, and the editor ofFemSpec, an academic journal of feminist speculative fiction. She charts the history of feminism in science fiction and how art, including novels, helps drive social, political, and economic change. —————————-CONTACT US————————- To stay up to date, follow us onTwitterandInstagram. If you’d like to write to us, email darts@citedmedia.ca or tweetGordondirectly. —————————-SUPPORT THE SHOW—————————- You can support the show for free by following or subscribing onSpotify,Apple Podcasts, or whichever app you use. This is the best way to help us out and it costs nothing so we’d really appreciate you clicking that button. If you want to do a little more we would love if you chip in. You can find us onpatreon.com/dartsandletters. Patrons get content early, and occasionally there’s bonus material on there too. —————————-CREDITS—————————- Darts and Letters is hosted and edited byGordon Katic; this episode our guest host and lead producer isJay Cockburn.Gordon Katicis our editor. Our managing producer isMarc Apollonio. Our research assistants for this episode wereAddye SusnickandDavid Moscrop. Our theme song was created byMike Barber. Our graphic design was created byDakota Koop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction