The Unreliable Narrators
Episodes
Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part Two
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and Th...
Gene Wolfe's Mountains Like Mice Part One
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mountains Like Mice. First published in Worlds of If, 1966 and also collected in Young Wolfe in 1992, and Th...
Gene Wolfe's "Breakthrough"
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Breakthrough". (1987) Breakthrough, Frontier Crossings, ed. Robert Jackson, 1987. Publis...
Gene Wolfe's A Cabin on the Coast
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "A Cabin on the Coast" collected in Endangered Species and The Best of Gene Wolfe...
Thoughts on WorldCon 2025
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their visit to WorldCon 2025 in Seattle.
Gene Wolfe's "Wolfer"
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story "Wolfer." First Published in the anthology Wild Women and later collected in Innoce...
Achilles in Vietnam
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Achilles in Vietnam by Jonathan Shay and the connections between combat trauma and Gene Wolfe's work. Suppor...
Gene Wolfe's Straw
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's short story Straw, first published in Galaxy in 1975 and collected in Storeys from the Old H...
Gene Wolfe's The Flag
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "The Flag" first published in 1988's Storeys from the Old Hotel. Support us at Patreon.
Book Collecting Madness
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss their own and others' obsession with collecting books. Support us at Patreon.
The Boy Who Hooked the Sun by Gene Wolfe
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's The Boy Who Hooked the Sun: originally published as a chapbook and then collected in Starwater...
C-Side: The Worst Werewolf Story
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss two stories that Gene Wolfe declared the "Worst Werewolf Story" and "The Worst Miracle Story".
Date Due - Gene Wolfe's Hidden Story
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Date Due" a hidden short story contained in the Introduction to Gene Wolfe's Book of Days and in the compi...
The Hero as Werwolf 2 of 2
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators continue discussing Gene Wolfe's short story "The Hero as Werwolf.
The Hero as Werwolf 1 of 2
10 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's The Hero as Werwolf.
End of Year Recap
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators talk about a year's worth of podcasting.
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen 9 of 9
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the bonus characters included in the paperback printing of Bibliomen.
Bibliomen 8 of 9
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the final chapters of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen (Cheapstreet edition).
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen 7 of 9
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss characters from Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen.
Robert Borski's In the Crowded Part of Heaven
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Robert Borski's short story In the Crowded Part of Heaven.
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen - 6 of 9
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss yet more characters from Gene Wolfe's delightful and strange Bibliomen.
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 5 of 9
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss three more characters from Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/detai...
Ada Palmer's "New Gray to Join the Olympic Five"
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Ada Palmer's sort-of short story "New Gray to Join the Olympic Five" which first appeared in Shoreline of In...
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 4 of 9
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss three more characters from Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://archive.org/detai...
Dan Knight's Justice
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the short story "Justice" by Dan Knight, founder of United Mythologies Press, author, recording artist, and ...
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 3 of 9
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Mary Beatrice Smoot Friarly, SPV.
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 2 of 9
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the third and fourth "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://archive...
Filipina Baby (possibly) by Gene Wolfe
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the short story "Filipina Baby" and try to determine whether or not it is actually by "our" Gene Wolfe. P...
Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen: 1 of 9
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the foreword and first two "characters" of Gene Wolfe's Bibliomen. In case you want to read along: https://a...
Gene Wolfe's The Monday Man
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss "The Monday Man" which appeared in Readercon in 1990 and also in 2004's Innocents Aboard.
Volksweapon by Gene Wolfe
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's "Volksweapon." Originally published in Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, September 1967, then colle...
Eaters of the Dead an Essay by Gene Wolfe
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators Discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "Eaters of the Dead" which was published in Fantasy Newsletter #46 in March of 1982.
Why Private War: A Poem
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Why Private War" a poem from the collection Now We Are Sick edited by Neil Gaiman and Stephen Jones. It al...
From the Cradle Part 2
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrrators continue to discuss Gene Wolfe's From the Cradle which first appeared in Shelf Life in 2002 and is also collected ...
From the Cradle Part 1
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrrators discuss Gene Wolfe's From the Cradle which first appeared in Shelf Life in 2002 and is also collected in Starwate...
Meditations On Middle Earth B-Side
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss the collection Meditations on Middle Earth and determine the precise degree of foolishness demonstrated in r...
Gene Wolfe’s ”The Best Introduction to the Mountains”
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Gene Wolfe's essay "The Best Introduction to the Mountains." an essay on Tolkien, which appeared in Interzo...
Leaf by Niggle by J.R.R. Tolkien (not Gene Wolfe)
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Tolkien's short story Leaf by Niggle for Gene Wolfe related purposes.
Gene Wolfe’s Letter to the Editor from Alien Critic #9
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss a letter to the editor in the fanzine Alien Critic from Gene Wolfe about his experiences as an editor of P...
Gene Wolfe’s First: ”The Dead Man”
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrator's discuss Gene Wolfe's first professional sale: "The Dead Man," which appeared in Sir Magazine in 1965 and was later ...
Gene Wolfe (and Brian Hopkins) Rattler
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Rattler," which first appeared in Realms of Fantasy in 2004.
Gene Wolfe’s ”Westwind”
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Westwind," originally appearing in Worlds of IF, 1973.
Gene Wolfe’s ”Dumpster World”
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss "Dumpster World" which appeared in the fanzine The Alliterative Argentus, issue 5, in 2005.