It's official! I'll be a guest speaker/program participant at the following science fiction cons this spring/summer:
RavenCon,
ConCarolinas, and
MidAmeriCon II/The 74th Worldcon.
My most recent "Looking Back on Genre History" segment is my third (and last for now) discussion of Star Wars inspirations. This is a stand-alone segment discussing the inspirations behind the Republic's transformation into the Empire, and you can find it
here on Episode 419 of StarShipSofa. (My two-part look into the science fictional and historical inspirations behind the Jedi of Star Wars include
Part 1 here and
Part 2 here.) This is my 80th "Looking Back" segment! If you listen, I hope you enjoy!