Ursula K. Le Guin

Mentioned in 12 analyzed podcast episodes across 10 shows

Appears On

The Rest Is Science Selected Shorts A Beginner's Guide to AI It Could Happen Here Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry Just the Zoo of Us The AI XR Podcast So True with Caleb Hearon

Episode Appearances

The Rest Is Science · May 17, 2026

DARK vs LIGHT

“Fantasy author cited extensively for Earthsea trilogy's exploration of shadow integration and duality themes”

Color psychology and behavioral influenceDark genome and non-coding DNA researchEntropy and heat death of the universe

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Selected Shorts · May 7, 2026

Fork in the Road

“Speculative fiction legend whose story 'Direction of the Road' opens the episode; won major sci-fi awards”

Speculative Fiction and Magical RealismMoral Agency and Ethical ResponsibilityHuman-Nature Relationships

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A Beginner's Guide to AI · May 5, 2026

Human vs. Machine or: Why still play Chess if AI is Better at it?

“Quoted for her definition of technology as 'the active human interface with the material world'”

AI capabilities in chess, photography, and content creationOutput value vs. process value in human activitiesHuman judgment and taste in the age of AI

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It Could Happen Here · Apr 12, 2026

CZM Book Club: Selected Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre

“Author of 'The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas' and 'The Day Before the Revolution', to be discussed in upcoming book club episode”

Anarchist feminism and women's liberation movements19th-century radical print media and journalismHaymarket Affair and labor movement history

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Cool People Who Did Cool Stuff · Apr 12, 2026

CZM Book Club: Selected Poems of Voltairine de Cleyre

“Science fiction author whose stories 'The Ones Who Walked Away from Omelas' and 'The Day Before the Revolution' will be discussed in upcoming book club episode”

Voltairine de Cleyre biography and anarchist philosophy19th-century anarchist movement history and figuresHaymarket affair and labor movement martyrdom

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In Your Spare Time: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin · Apr 8, 2026

David Mitchell reads "A Note at the Beginning"

“Subject of the podcast; blog author whose work is being read and discussed across the series”

Blog as literary form and creative mediumScience fiction worldbuilding and Earthsea universeGender fluidity in speculative fiction

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Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry · Apr 8, 2026

Lily Brooks-Dalton : Ruins

“Author of Always Coming Home; referenced for innovative approach to archaeology and future world-building.”

Narrative Structure and Plot ArchitectureSlow Reveals and Spoiler Management in FictionCharacter Development Without Redemption Arcs

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Just the Zoo of Us · Apr 2, 2026

330: Cryptids w/ the Cryptonaturalist, Jarod K. Anderson!

“Cited as influence on Anderson's approach to universe-building and narrative consistency”

Cryptids and cryptozoology as metaphor and imaginationNature writing and science communicationPoetry and literary fiction blending science with whimsy

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The AI XR Podcast · Dec 23, 2025

Digital Wellbeing Is The Path To Reclaim Agency In An AI Post-Capitalist World - Caitlin Krause

“Science fiction author; recommended by Krause for exploring alternative social structures and values”

Digital Addiction and Engagement MechanicsXR and Immersive Technology Design EthicsPost-Capitalist Economics and Universal Basic Income

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So True with Caleb Hearon · Dec 11, 2025

Yedoye Travis is Stretching

“Science fiction author recommended for anarchist-influenced speculative fiction exploring alternative societies”

Stand-up Comedy Economics and Artist SustainabilityStretching and Athletic Recovery MethodologyCharacter Judgment and Social Circle Curation

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StarTalk Radio · Nov 28, 2025

AGI, Immortality, & Visions of the Future with Adam Becker

“Science fiction author; example of using speculative fiction to examine poverty, capitalism, and gender”

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) feasibility and timelinesMars colonization technical and biological barriersMoore's Law plateau and semiconductor advancement limits

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Worlds Beyond Number · Aug 26, 2025

Fireside Chat for Chapter Four and All of Book One

“Referenced for concept of revolutionary imagination and the necessity of imagining change before enacting it”

Character Development and TransformationNarrative Branching and Consequence SimulationGame Mechanics as Storytelling Tools

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