<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contents&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;(00:00) Robert Heinlein pushes the trope of recursive progeny to its absurd extremes in the 1959 short story "All You Zombies" (note: &lt;em&gt;not&lt;/em&gt; about zombies). Brian and Ken discuss the story and the subsequent 2014 film adaptation &lt;em&gt;Predestination&lt;/em&gt; and even kick around a few real world (!) examples.&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;(29:45) Spoiler-free recommendations: Charles Burns' &lt;em&gt;Black Hole&lt;/em&gt;, Neill Blomkamp's &lt;em&gt;"Alive in Joburg"&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;District 9&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>

Constellary Tales Podcast

Brian Hirt and Ken Gerber

Constellary Tales #5

JAN 29, 201939 MIN
Constellary Tales Podcast

Constellary Tales #5

JAN 29, 201939 MIN

Description

Contents (00:00) Robert Heinlein pushes the trope of recursive progeny to its absurd extremes in the 1959 short story "All You Zombies" (note: not about zombies). Brian and Ken discuss the story and the subsequent 2014 film adaptation Predestination and even kick around a few real world (!) examples. (29:45) Spoiler-free recommendations: Charles Burns' Black Hole, Neill Blomkamp's "Alive in Joburg" and District 9