Hugo History
Episodes
Way Station
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the tenth Hugo Award winner: Clifford D. Simak's Way Station, also known as "Here Gather the Stars." Host: Christine D. Baker...
Man in the High Castle
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the ninth Hugo Award winner: Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle. Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives in Van...
Stranger in a Strange Land
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the eighth Hugo Award winner: Robert A. Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land. Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives...
Canticle for Leibowitz
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the seventh Hugo Award winner: Robert A. Miller's Canticle for Leibowitz. Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives in V...
Starship Troopers
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the sixth Hugo Award winner: Robert A. Heinlein's Starship Troopers! Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who lives in Vanco...
A Case of Conscience
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the Hugo Award winner for 1959: James Blish's A Case of Conscience. You can find the book on the Internet Archive here. Host: ...
The Big Time
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the Hugo Award winner for 1958: Fritz Lieber's The Big Time: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_Time_(novel) You can find the...
Episode 3 - Double Star
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the third Hugo Award winner: Robert A Heinlein's Double Star, which won in 1956. Host: Christine D. Baker, a historian who live...
Episode 2 - They'd Rather Be Right
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the second Hugo Award winner: Frank Riley and Mark Clifton's They'd Rather Be Right, which is often called 'the worst book to e...
Episode 1 - The Demolished Man
10 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we discuss the first ever book to win a Hugo Award: Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Demolished_Man H...