Hugo, Girl!

Hugo Announcement

04 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

We're Hugo finalists again! We discuss while sipping something called Dirty Mountain Dew. Thank you so much to everyone who listens and supports us! B...

Episode 91 - Battleship: Boobish Behavior

01 Apr 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Listen, this movie isn't good, but if you like boats and Rihanna, it's a lot of fun! DM: Lori Music by Pets of Belonging Transcript library  LINKS S...

Episode 90 - Green Mars: Your Mom's a Mohole

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson, which won the Hugo for best novel in 1994 and definitely meets the technical definition of "a n...

Episode 89 - Endurance: Rotten Ice

06 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read a boat book!!! Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage, by Alfred Lansing. It's so cold! A lot happens! There is Dog Tragedy! The...

Episode 88 - The Gods Themselves: Rock Wank

07 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, in which girls just wanna have sun. (Unless they are moon separatist girls.) DM: Amy Music by ...

Episode 87 - Forever Peace: Telepathic Niceness

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman, a book that Jo Walton only deigned to read once (ouch).  DM: Lori, reluctantly Music by Pets of Bel...

Happy Treksgiving!

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We got together with friend of the show Ann Michelle Harris to review The Star Trek Cookbook by Chelsea Monroe-Cassel. Results varied, but it was fun...

Happy Hour 4

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Time for another happy hour! We got labubus, cross stitch, movies, and Maine lobster to share. Join us on Discord!

Episode 86 - The Tainted Cup: Parchment for Your Bunghole

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read the brand new Hugo winner, The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett! This episode is immediately spoilery, and this book is spoila...

Episode 85 - Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula - Is This Mamma Mia?

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tis the season for a spooky movie! The scariest thing about this film is probably a tie between Keanu's accent and Keanu's bowl cut, but we still love...

HGG LIVE - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2: The Saw is Family

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin, Amy, and Lori went to ArmadilloCon in Austin, TX and recorded our very first live show! We discussed The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2, which ...

Triple Con Report

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We went to cons - three of them! Seattle Worldcon, Dragon Con, and ArmadilloCon.  The episode art is Mary Robinette Kowal's talking cat, Elsie. Head ...

Episode 84 - Redshirts: All I Got Was This Stupid T-shirt

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Three boys said to themselves, "Podcasting - how hard can it be??" Then they decided to find out. Introducing the Hugo Bros - Kevin (maybe you've hear...

Episode 83 - The Diamond Age: Ending Needed

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson. It was long! DM: Lori Music by Pets of Belonging Links: Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce

Happy Hour 3

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A pickle lemonade tasting, hot sauces we have loved, and happy things. After you listen, head over to our Happy Hour story highlight on instagram to s...

Episode 82 - A Desolation Called Peace: Outright Feminism!

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. We had a ton of listener mail, so the book discussion starts around 10 minutes in. DM:...

After Hours

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Not exactly a Happy Hour (times are tough, y'all) but we kept recording after our Double Star episode. We tried a weird Capri Sun and talked about stu...

Episode 81 - Double Star: Barely Science Fiction

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Double Star by Robert Heinlein. Of all Heinlein's books, it was one of Connie Willis's three favorites! DM: Amy Music by Pets of Be...

A word of support for Locus Magazine

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Locus Magazine 2025 fundraiser has just a few days left! Friend of the show Billy explains why it's important to support Locus. Support Locus's 2...

Happy Hour 2

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More happy things!

Episode 80 - Stand on Zanzibar: Get Shiggy with It

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner. It was long! DM: Lori Music by Pets of Belonging Transcript library  Little Red Reviewer TV ...

Happy Hour

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A new thing we're trying - occasional episodes in which we share 5 things making us happy lately. No genre content, just chatting.

2025 Hugo Finalist Announcement

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're 2025 Hugo finalists! Thank you so much to everyone who nominated us. Check out our voter packet submission. See the full list of finalists her...

Episode 79 - Moby-Dick at the Opera

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We're an opera podcast now, and you get to come with us to New York to see Moby-Dick at the Met!  Bonus content: a Shamrock Shake tasting, boat fact...

Episode 78 - The Vor Game: Jackson's Whole Grimussy

05 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Miles is back at it.  DM: Haley Music by Pets of Belonging LINKS: Jo Walton's Review

Second Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show: Eight Monster

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Officially now a tradition, friend of the pod Anne joined us for another quiz on past episodes!

Episode 77 - The Wanderer: Horniest Hugo Winner

08 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you get to the end, you'll wander why you even read this. Terrible! DM: Amy Music by Pets of Belonging An unedited transcript is available in our...

Interview with Ann Michelle Harris

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast bestie Ann Michelle Harris joined us for a wide-ranging conversation about her debut novel North, and all things publishing and writing. If y...

Episode 76 - A Deepness in the Sky: That's Just Like, Your Opinion, Cobber

01 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Y2K Hugo winner A Deepness in the Sky sure is long! And oh hey, happy new year! Skip ahead about 9 minutes from the start if you want to avoid a discu...

Episode 75 - Red Mars: Other Effluvia

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey, you know what? This wasn't so bad! There's about 20 extra minutes of chitchat at the end, mostly about Endurance (the Shackleton Expedition). Fee...

Episode 74 - Better Living Through Algorithms

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's a(nother) stressful week, so you can have little an early episode, as a treat. Hang in there.  This month we read and discussed Naomi Kritzer's ...

Spooky Special: Beetlejuice/Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It's showtime! Happy Halloween, listeners!

Episode 73 - The Dispossessed: Stop Saying T1tties!

02 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin. We were joined by special guest and delightful person and ambitopia expert, author Redfern J...

Glasgow Worldcon Report

08 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It was fun! It was windy! Lori and Kevin tell all. Boring warning: at about 17:45, you're gonna hear like 5 minutes of voice notes about dogs. Feel fr...

Episode 72 - A Fire Upon the Deep: Scrotum Riders

04 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Well, what else were we supposed to call it? This month we read Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep, suggested by listener Raj. Thanks, Raj! Amy is DM...

Episode 71 - This is How You Lose the Time War: Blue & Red's Excellent Adventure

01 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being gay and doing crime, all across space and time! Our long-awaited, most cursed episode is finally here. Requested by Haley and Raj. Lori is DM. M...

Episode 70 - The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas: The Pilot

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over five years ago, we test drove this thing. It's rough, but we hope you'll enjoy it! For various reasons, we had to push back our planned schedule....

Episode 69 - Mirror Dance: Res-erection

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Another attack of the clones. We liked it! DM: Haley CW/TW: rape, sexual abuse, transphobia, intersexphobia, fatphobia Music by Pets of Belonging Link...

Episode 68 - The Fountains of Paradise: Battery Dingleberry

01 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Arthur C. Clarke's perfectly fine novel, The Fountains of Paradise. It is fine! And it has an admittedly banger ending, if you can ...

Episode 67: Hugo Girls Gone Wild: Twilight: OnlyFangs

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We discuss the hottest film romance in genre fiction: Twilight! We love it.  DM: Lori CW/TW: It's Twilight. Music by Pets of Belonging

Episode 66 - The Wind Whales of Ishmael: #NotMyIshmael

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Philip José Farmer's extended fart joke The Wind Whales of Ishmael. This episode is kinda ridiculous, which is fitting for a book ...

Episode 65 - The Sparrow: Trigger Warning

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Mary Doria Russell's divisive novel The Sparrow. It's got a bit of everything - Jesuits, space travel, food, friendship, sexual ass...

First Anne-ual Hugo Quiz Show

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Friend of the pod Anne joined us and quizzed us on past episodes! We also discussed our favorite reads of 2023 and what we're looking forward to readi...

Episode 64 - Spin: Eating Disorder Lawton

03 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Jason is a genius, Diane is a diamond, ED is a Lawton, and Carol is drunk. Our narrator - He's just Tyler. This month we read Spin by Robert Charles W...

Episode 63 - Lord of Light: We Get Slizzard

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Roger Zelazny's classic Lord of Light. We did not like it, and we are sorry.  DM: Haley References: The Nerantel Gem Episode Rea...

Episode 62 - Blood of the Dragon: Dugs Talk

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Blood of the Dragon, which won George RR Martin the Hugo Award for best novella in 1997. Blood of the Dragon consists of the D...

Your Feminist Favorite

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

WE WON A HUGO AWARD!

Episode 61 - Carrie: Dirtypillows Talk

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hold on to your dirtypillows and don't forget to plug it up - spooky season is here! We read Carrie, Stephen King's 1974 debut novel. Lori is DM. Tran...

Episode 60 - The Snow Queen: Kind of a Janet

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge. We liked it. No further analysis! DM: Haley NOTE: Sound quality is bad. Amy was sick so we recorde...

Episode 59 - The Moon is a Harsh Mistress: Funny-Once

02 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein, and boy howdy is it ever a Mojo Dojo Casa House up there on Luna. We'll stay here ...

Episode 58 - To Say Nothing of the Dog: Technical Difficulties

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

While we were discussing Connie Willis's 1999 Hugo winning novel To Say Nothing of the Dog, our memory card went kaput. We hope that you enjoy this so...

Scream warning! Also, the cake was shaped like a rocket!

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Turn down the volume because we're Hugo finalists again so it's about to get loud!! Hear us drink champagne and talk for 5 minutes about the special r...

Episode 57 - The Sword in the Stone: Cheeky Fantasy

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read T.H. White's retro Hugo winner for best novel, The Sword in the Stone. Digressions abound! Haley is DM. Transcript Library  Music ...

Halfway to Life Day: Star Wars Cookbook Special

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, we celebrate the midpoint between Life Day 2022 and Life Day 2023 (it's Halfway to Life Day!) with a review of the Star Wars...

Episode 56 - The Yiddish Policemen's Union: Too Much Pizza

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon. We swam in a sea of metaphors and similes so you don't have to. But you might...

Episode 55 - Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang: OH NO MAT PLAY

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Kate Wilhelm's 1977 Hugo winner, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. This is the second book in our accidental 2023 Clone Duology...

The Sounds of Sci Fi

01 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

BIG NEWS: We're dropping our very first ALBUM!! We've curated all your favorite Sci Fi hits in one exclusive mix: The Hugo, Girl! Sounds of Sci Fi!  ...

Episode 54 - Cyteen: Tape Worm

01 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed CJ Cherryh's hot em dash mess, Cyteen. Weighing in at 1 lb 10.7 ounces (or 757 grams), Cyteen is a whole lotta book, and we de...

Episode 53: Doomsday Book: Apocalyptic!

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Doomsday Book, Connie Willis's 1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel. We had no idea it was going to be an eerily prescient pandemic story...

Episode 52 - The Big Time: Maintainer Majora

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read Fritz Leiber's 1958 Hugo winner, The Big Time, which despite the cover art is not actually about a very tall lady. It was weird! DM...

Episode 51 - Neuromancer: Peppered with Breasts

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we jacked into cyberpunk classic Neuromancer, by noted orange cat owner William Gibson. Neuromancer won the Philip K. Dick Award and the Ne...

Episode 50 - The Emperor's Soul: Kuzco's Poison

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the fourth and final installment of Novella-vember! That was a lot! Phew! For our last episode, we read The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson, ...

Episode 49 - The Last of the Winnebagos: Spaceballs

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's week 3 of Novella-vember! This is the third installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Award...

Episode 48 - Houston, Houston, Do You Read?: Clone Wars

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's week 2 of Novella-vember! This is the second installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Awar...

Episode 47 - The Word for World is Forest: Little Green Men

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's Novella-vember! This is the first installment in our series. We'll be releasing four weekly episodes in November, covering a Hugo Award-winning n...

Episode 46 - Event Horizon: No Actual Boding

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for our Halloween Spooktacular Special! We watched and discussed the 1997 sci-fi/horror film Event Horizon, which has some incredible practi...

Episode 45- Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand: Taints & Feints

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read and discussed Samuel R. Delany's 1984 queer sci-fi masterpiece, Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand, chosen by our fundraiser wi...

Chicon 8 Report

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We debrief after attending Chicon 8! Nearly 4 weeks after the fact, so the focus is largely on pizza. Tl;dr - we didn't win the Hugo, had fun anyway! ...

Episode 44 - Jupiter Ascending: I Love Dogs!

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we watched and discussed the beloved camp classic, Jupiter Ascending. What makes a good movie, anyway? If it has great costumes, sweeping s...

Episode 43 - Among Others: Doing is Doing!

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Jo Walton's debatably fantastical novel Among Others, winner of the Hugo for best novel in 2012.  Your DM for this episode is...

Hugo Woman: A Whole Absence of Ladies

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Last month, we had the pleasure of appearing on City Lights, our local NPR station's arts and culture show, for an interview with senior producer Kim ...

Episode 42 - 2001: A Space Odyssey: Friends of Hal

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read and watched 2001: A Space Odyssey. The film won the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation in 1969. The poor book won no awards. This ...

Episode 41 - The Terror: Our Problematic Fave

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

At long last, we discussed our oft-referenced favorite tale of Terror (and Erebus), Dan Simmons' 2007 novel The Terror, a fictionalized and dubiously ...

Episode 40 - Kallocain: Fun with Fascism

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read and discussed Karin Boye's novel Kallocain, which was nominated for a Retro Hugo for 1941. This is an excellent, if bleak, book, wh...

Big announcement! With screaming, so turn your volume down!

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hey guess what!! We are nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fancast!! We're excited and screaming and don't want to hurt your ears, so turn down that ...

Episode 39 - Dreamsnake: An Endorsement Nonetheless

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read and discussed Vonda McIntyre's 1979 Hugo Award winning novel, Dreamsnake, which is beloved by everyone except a very vocal handful ...

Hugo Hotline

01 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, we're going live to the phones to answer urgent questions across space and time! Big thanks to special guest stars Kevin and ...

Station Eleven TV Series Special

21 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We watched and discussed the new HBO Max limited series adaptation of Station Eleven. We had a VARIETY of opinions, so if you loved it or you hated it...

Episode 38 - Ringworld: Tasp That Ass

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Larry Niven's Ringworld, which is verifiably a book that won the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1971. Even a truly fantastic tal...

Episode 37 - Barrayar: Vorld of Vorkraft

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month's read is Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold. Despite what Haley described as "an oppressive fantasy feeling," we all really enjoyed this cla...

Website Launch and Hugo Nominations Reminder

30 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! A couple of things - 1) We launched a website! It's a work in progress, but please check it out at https://www.hugogirlpodcast.com/ 2) The dead...

Hyperspace Special: Moby-Dick

17 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of the recent Moby-Dick Marathon, it's time for a special episode on one of our favorite books of all time. Have you ever wondered if Moby-D...

Episode 36 - Leviathan Wakes: Not Leviathan's Wake

05 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read 2012 Hugo nominee for best novel, Leviathan Wakes by James SA Corey. Spoiler alert for how many times you can deride sex workers in...

Worldcon 2021 Special

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin and Lori went to Worldcon in Washington, DC! It was fun! We'll tell you a little bit about the con itself, plus lots about dogs and food and mee...

Physics Special with Emily Duden

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode, we learn all of physics, courtesy of amazing physicist Emily Duden! Hear the answers to burning questions like "would a flash...

Episode 35 - The Forever War: The Turd Dimension

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What's not to love about 800 years of a straight man's discomfited rumination on "homolife?" This month we read Joe Haldeman's military sci-fi classic...

Episode 34 - Foundation: Tokyo Drift

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Isaac Asimov's groundbreaking novel about various pairs of dudes scheming in rooms for over a century. Your DM for Foundation ...

Movie Minisode - How Y'all Dune?

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We discussed Denis Villeneuve's new movie adaptation of Dune. We liked it a lot! Recommended reading: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/10/...

Episode 33 - The Uninvited: Shirt & Trousers

06 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's our Halloween Spooktacular! This month for spooky season we read and discussed Retro Hugo nominee The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle. Published in...

Episode 32 - The Three-Body Problem: Bottle, Bertle

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (translated by Ken Liu), winner of the 2015 Hugo Award for best novel. Did you know that w...

Episode 31 - Murderbot Diaries - All Systems Red: Jahoob Talk

04 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a short book so detours abound, but we did (mostly) love that Murderbot! After almost a year and a half of a whole pandemic, who can't identif...

Cookbook Minisode Part 2: The Eating

28 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's time to eat! Join us as we eat and discuss delicious dishes inspired by The Witcher, The Broken Earth Trilogy, The Legacy of Orïsha, and Lord of...

Cookbook Minisode Part 1: The Unboxing

27 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This minisode we open and peruse Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons, a fantasy-inspired collection of recipes, created by Hugo Award winner and...

Episode 30 - The City & the City: Earl Kerma

07 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read The City and the City by China Miéville, which was...fine? Maybe goodish? Is it "New Weird," or is it just weird? We don't know. B...

A Birthday Minisode - The Nerantel Gem, a fairy tale by Haley Zapal

07 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In honor of her birthday, please enjoy this reading of Haley's middle school Star Wars fanfiction. There are twins, a quest, an evil guy who definitel...

Episode 29 - Hyperion: A Maxisode!

02 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 29 is here, and now with 50% more podcast! This month we read Hyperion by Dan Simmons, winner of the 1990 Hugo for best novel, and we took a w...

Episode 28 - A Memory Called Empire: Emma Jo

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we read A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, winner of the 2020 Hugo for best novel! This was a fun, steampunky romp. Don't forget to ...

Episode 27 - Starship Troopers: 2 Bunner 2 Tuggles

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we went back into the bunner tuggles as we discussed Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein. Music by Eon: https:/www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVb...

Episode 26 - The Fellowship of the Ring: My Favorite Mordor

01 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

BIG NEWS! We're jumping on the true crime train. For our inaugural episode, we discussed the sensational jewelry heist of approximately 3,070 years ag...

Episode 25 - Dragonflight: Misogynist Moments

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This month we discussed Dragonflight by Anne McCaffrey. We didn't like it. CW: rape, intimate partner violence Music by Eon: https:/www.youtube.com/wa...