Tales From The Bridge
Tales From the Bridge is a podcast that discusses all things science fiction. Join Tristan, Kevin, James, and Sam as they chat with your favourite science fiction authors and filmmakers. We cover the best in sci-fi, from books and graphic novels - to television and film. We also geek out on cutting-edge concepts in our news segment, Science Fiction-Science Fact.
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Episodes
112 episodes
A Chat with Claire North
You may have already listened to our episode where we talk about The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. We liked the book so much… we wanted ...
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Season 4
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Episode 111
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44:57
TFTB Book Club: Recursion by Blake Crouch
In this episode we discuss our book of the month, Recursion by best selling author, Blake Crouch. We also get into some science news, and sh...
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Season 4
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Episode 110
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34:52
TFTB Film Club: Blade Runner (1982)
In this episode of TFTB Film Club we look at Ridley Scott’s, Blade Runner! It’s not all fun and games though, it’s a dark film and so was our discussion. There is also a controversial o...
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Season 4
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Episode 109
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38:33
TFTB Book Club: The First 15 Lives of Harry August by Claire North
In this episode we cover our book of the month: The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North. This book was was a critically acclaimed success, and has become...
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Season 4
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Episode 108
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37:25
A Chat with Peter Watts & Richard K. Morgan - Part Two
Back on the bridge this week with hope, sunshine, and rainbows, are fan favourites; Peter Watts and Richard K. Morgan. In Part Two of our conversation we are informed of our pending doom in the most delightful manner. Either way, here a...
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Season 4
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Episode 107
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52:06
TFTB Film Club: Alien (1979)
Here at TFTB, we find ourselves talking about Science Fiction movies almost as much as we talk about Science Fiction books. So as a companion to our Book Club episodes, we are going to start a Film Club. For our first discussion, we've decided ...
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Season 4
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Episode 106
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40:48
A Chat with Peter Watts & Richard K. Morgan - Part One
Joining us on the bridge this week are fan favourites; Peter Watts and Richard K. Morgan. It’s not everyday that you get this kind of twofer, and this conversation goes there. So much so, that we had to break it into two parts. So lots of doubl...
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Season 4
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Episode 105
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54:30
A Chat with R.R. Virdi
In this episode, we sit down with Fantasy author, R.R. Virdi. We discuss The First Binding, along with his latest work. We get into comparative fi...
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Season 4
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Episode 104
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41:12
TFTB Book Club: The Three Body Problem by Liu Cixin
In this episode, we discuss The Three Body Problem, by Liu Cixin, and things get grim. In Science Fiction - Science Fact we also look at alien life, the
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Season 4
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Episode 103
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38:02
A Chat with Robert Silverberg
In this episode, we chat with Science Fiction literary icon, Robert Silverberg. Named to the
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Season 3
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Episode 102
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42:53
A Chat with Wes Ball, Director of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
We're excited to have Wes Ball join us on the bridge. Wes is the director of newest addition to the
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Season 3
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Episode 101
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44:04
100th Episode Special
We have somehow managed to hit 100 episodes! It's been such a fun journey, and we're going to celebrate with a feature-length show covering our favourite moments, and a few of...
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Season 3
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Episode 100
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1:05:27
A Chat with Kate Trefry, writer of Stranger Things: The First Shadow
In this episode, we sit down with Kate Trefry, one of the writers who worked closely with the Duffer Brothers ...
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Season 3
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Episode 99
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48:15
A Chat with Rebecca Thorne
In this episode, we sit down with fantasy and sci-fi author, Rebecca Thorne. We cover a lot of fun stuff and dive into topics like 'Cozy Fantasy', and her
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Season 3
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Episode 98
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45:01
TFTB Book Club: The Expanse series by James S.A. Corey
On this episode of TFTB we review
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Season 3
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Episode 97
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38:18
A Chat with BH Panhuyzen
BH (Brian Henri) Panhuyzen has published four works of fiction a collection of short stories and three novels, along with stories in literary and s...
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Season 3
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Episode 96
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38:31
TFTB Extra: Highlights from Toronto ComiCon Sci-Fi/Fantasy Pop Quiz
"Do you know who the 8th Doctor was? Or how many miles it is from Hobbiton to Mordor? Join us for this interactive panel as we ask the audience fun questions of all kinds. Prizes to be handed out to the highest scoring nerds!"This...
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Season 3
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Episode 96
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15:12
A Chat with Richard K. Morgan
Kevin and Tristan sit down with multi-award winning author, Richard Morgan. Richard wrote the cyberpunk thriller novel, Altered Carbon, that was a...
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Season 3
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Episode 95
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55:40
TFTB Book Club: The Thousand Earths by Stephen Baxter
In this episode we review The Thousand Earths, by Stephen Baxter. This was an interesting book, but we're ...
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Season 3
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Episode 94
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32:23
Emerging Authors: Adrian M. Gibson
This month we begin our long-awaited 'Emerging Author Series.' Adrian Gibson will introduce us to fungal punk, and we will chat about his new self published book, Mushroom Blues, which will be available March 19th 2024. Plea...
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Season 3
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Episode 93
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34:40
A Chat with Joe Haldeman
On the show this week is science fiction legend, Joe Haldeman. If you read sci-fi, you've probably read, or at least heard of
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Season 3
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Episode 92
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33:35
TFTB Book Club: Take Us To Your Chief by Drew Hayden Taylor
In this episode we look at brain hacking on ‘Science Fiction - Science Fact’, and ask the critical question: If you’re holding in a
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Season 3
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Episode 91
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36:44
A Chat with Drew Hayden Taylor
Joining us on the Bridge is award-winning playwright, author, columnist, film maker, and lecturer,
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Season 3
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Episode 90
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37:17