The new batch of my Bradbury 100 podcast kicks off today, with an interview with Orty Ortwein, author of the book The First Geeks.
The book tells the story of three young men in the 1930s - Ray Bradbury, Ray Harryhausen and Forrest J Ackerman - and how they joined the nascent Science Fiction League and went on to be professionals in their respective fields.
If you've listened to Bradbury 100 before, you will have heard much about Ray Bradbury the young fan, with his fanzine Futuria Fantasia. And in my "Chronological Bradbury" strand, you will have heard of his exploits as a fan writer who rapidly broke into writing professionally.
In my interview with Orty, you will hear more about this, and about how Orty conducted his research into the early science fiction world of the 1930s. And, of course, you can find out even more in his book - see the purchasing links below.
Among the things mentioned in this episode:
- The First Geeks by Orty Ortwein (at Amazon US, and at Amazon UK)
- FANAC, the free online archive of science fiction fandom
- The Waukegan History Museum at the (thanks to Ray) famous and now-renovated Carnegie Library
- Los Angeles' Clifton's Cafeteria, where science fiction fans of the 1930s hung out
- Hugo Gernsback, the man who coined the term "scientifiction", later replacing it with "science fiction"
Here's the new episode...and you can also get it wherever good pods are given away (see below for a list of selected podcast platforms).
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