A suspicious penal colony, inappropriate workplace romances, and dreadful fashion. Glenn and Valerie had a great time discussing yet another episode of Star Trek that takes its title from Macbeth.

Thanks to our Patreon supporters we reached our first crowd-funding goal. The result is three extra bonus episodes, and this sci-fi comedy short-story by Douglas Adams is the third. Join Valerie and Brandon for a funny exploration of environmentalism, 1980s political discourse, and lobsters.

Loss, grief, and a mystical vision. Join Brandon and Glenn as they explore this rich weird-fiction story by one of Gene Wolfe's major influences.

What would humanity do if it were faced with a perilous shortage of water? More importantly, what will the Martians do? Brandon and Glenn read this classic from Amazing Stories, published in 1927. Glenn and Brandon loved this story and had a great time comparing Harris (the first woman to publish in the science fiction and weird fiction magazines) to figures like H.P. Lovecraft and Robert E. Howard.

It's an SF Christmas rom-com! Connie Willis LOVES Christmas stories, so we're starting a new Claytemple tradition of reading one of hers each December. Join Brandon and Glenn as they learn how to properly choose a gift for someone, discuss self-examination, and take a trip through 90s nostalgia.

Gene Wolfe's very first professional publication found only in the rare collection Young Wolfe, this is a fantastic story about humanity's future on Mars. Published in 1966, it bears many of the trademarks of Wolfe's most beloved works including The Book of the New Sun and The Fifth Head of Cerberus. This story won the special vote we took to celebrate reaching our first crowd-funding goal. Thank you to all our patrons for making this possible and for having us read this awesome story.

Glenn and Valerie try to find the Martian in a diner in this classic episode. It's Valerie's first time watching a Twilight Zone episode. Spoiler: she loved it!

To celebrate Halloween, we're giving patrons a preview of our upcoming podcast about all things horrorific, strange, and ghostly. Elder Sign: A Weird Fiction Podcast will debut in February.

Join Glenn and Valerie as they make weird claw hands at each other and encounter the Borg for the very first time. This story episode won the special vote we took to celebrate reaching our first crowd-funding goal. Thank you to all our patrons for making this possible and for having us watch this classic episode.

This is the runner-up to the Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast's first Patreon poll. Join Brandon and Glenn as they go searching for all the missing miles of the United States.

Mysterious hostile aliens, no means of defense, and a very important birthday meal. Join Valerie and Glenn for the first-season Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Silent Enemy."

Magical origami, grief, regret, and nostalgia. Join us for a discussion of Ken Liu's beautiful story "The Paper Menagerie," the only story to complete the SF hat-trick by winning Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards.

Evil Captain Picard? Yes, please! Join Glenn and Valerie as they discuss the Star Trek: The Next Generation Mirror Universe comic book, Mirror Broken.

​Nearly everyone is dead. But is this disaster a new covenant from God? Is it the creation of a new world without oppression, a new start for humanity? Find out as Glenn and Brandon discuss "The Comet" by W.E.B. DuBois.