Tales From The Bridge
Tales From The Bridge discusses science fiction books & films, and talks to the people that create them.
Join Kevin, James, Sam, Hannah, Ryan & Tristan as they cover the best in science fiction, from books 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
152 episodes
The 150th Episode Special
Tales From The Bridge is now 150 episodes old! From humble beginnings at the start of the pandemic when a local bookclub was forced to go online, to a titan of the Science Fiction literature world! Boldly going where no other sci-fi podcast has...
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TFTB Film Club: Looper (2012)
On the latest episode of TFTB, our film club hosts time travel way back to 2012 to rewatch Looper. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, Looper brought an all star cast together that ...
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A Chat with P.A. Cornell
Every so often we’re able to bring an up-and-coming author on the show. P.A. Cornell is an award-winning speculative fiction author. In 2024, she became the first ever Chilean writer to be nominated for ...
TFTB Book Club: A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle
On this episode of TFTB we dive into a science fiction (science fantasy?) classic; A Wrinkle in Time by
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TFTB Film Club: Kin (2018) - What Went Wrong?
Once again on TFTB Film Club, our intrepid viewers inflict a terrible movie upon themselves and then inflict it upon you, our loyal listeners. The film is Kin (2018)<...
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TFTB Book Club: House of Suns by Alastair Reynolds
On this episode of TFTB, we'll discuss Alastair Reynolds' House of Suns. It's acid-trip science fiction, and we had a lot of fun chatting about it. On
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Hugh Howey is back on the Bridge!
Hugh Howey is back on The Bridge, and you’re going to enjoy this one. Naturally we have the latest on Silo as t...
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TFTB Film Club: Jupiter Ascending (2015)
TFTB Film Club is back, and apologies in advance. Our Film Clubbers decided to review the much maligned, Jupiter Ascending from 2015. When this came out, the un...
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TFTB Book Club: The Humans by Matt Haig
Is the human race redeemable? On this episode of TFTB we dive into our book of the month; The Humans, by <...
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A Chat with M.R. Carey
On the latest episode of TFTB, Mike Carey joins us on the Bridge to talk about his new book, Outlaw Plan...
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TFTB Book Club: Neuromancer by William Gibson
On this episode of TFTB, we dig into a science fiction, and cyberpunk classic. Neuromancer was written by
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TFTB Film Club: Interstellar (2014)
On this episode of TFTB Film club we’re talking all things Interstellar. Directed by Christopher Nolan and boasting an all star cast back in 2014. This is one of those films that was both extremely ambitious, and successful, which...
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Claire North is back on the Bridge!
We’re thrilled to have Claire North back on the program. The last time we spoke with Claire we were talking about her (fantastic) novel
TFTB Book Club: A Fate Inked In Blood by Danielle L Jensen
This week on TFTB we leave our customary position in orbit, and land on virgin (for us) territory. Romantasy is having a moment, and we've put down our rockets to try and get i...
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Selected Interview Highlights
On this episode of TFTB we pay the price for sleeping through the alarms and missing our studio time. Although, it has been suggested that we may have experienced ‘lost time’ and may find an unexpected result in a future x-ray. Until then, we’v...
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A Chat with Chris Hadfield
We’re kicking off our 5th season in style. On this episode of TFTB we sit down with Astronaut and Best Selling Author, Chris Hadfield. Among his many accomplishments he was the first Canadian to command t...
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TFTB Film Club: Her (2013)
Take a deep dive into Her, the Spike Jonze film from 2013. We chat about the themes, performances, writing, and more. Has the concept of...
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Another Chat with Elizabeth Bear!
On this episode, we welcome Hugo Award winning author, Elizabeth Bear back to the Bridge. We dig into the latest instalment of the White ...
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TFTB Book Club: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi
On this episode we discuss what might happen if the moon turned to cheese. It’s a serious question, and we use John Scalzi’s novel, ‘
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TFTB Film Club: Gattaca (1997)
In this episode of Film Club, we talk about Gattaca, the debut film from director/writer Andrew Niccol. We discuss the performances, the cri...
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TFTB Book Club: Infinity Gate by M.R. Carey
On this episode of TFTB we dive into the Infinity Gate, by M.R. Carey. This book has it all, a mul...
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TFTB Film Club: The Fifth Element (1997)
On this episode of TFTB film club we talk about The Fifth Element. It’s been 28 years since this movie came out, does it still hold up? We’re going to let you know. We’ll also chat ab...
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A Chat with Arkady Martine
Joining us on TFTB is author, Arkady Martine. Her Texi-calon duology, "A Memory Called Empire" and "
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