Today’s episode brings you an interview with Science Fiction author Lee Schneider!
His Utopia Engine trilogy certainly sounds interesting, but check out his website at futurex.studio and you’ll see he does a lot more than that, including multiple podcasts of his own.
Today, Lee shares his journey as a writer, starting with short stories and progressing through careers in playwriting, film, television, and now speculative fiction. The Utopia Engine explores a future dominated by AI controlling climate, banking, and daily life, juxtaposed with a rebellion of human-led communities. Lee emphasizes themes of optimism within dystopian settings, highlighting humanity’s resilience and adaptability.
We also delve into writing challenges, the role of hope in storytelling, the societal impacts of AI, and the necessity of environmental stewardship.
The author’s website: www.futurex.studio
You can connect with Lee Schneider at:
https://www.instagram.com/docuguy
https://x.com/docuguy
https://mastodon.social/@docuguy@scicomm.xyz
https://bsky.app/profile/opennotes.blog
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➤COME SEE ME IN PERSON BEFORE CHRISTMAS! I am doing signing events at branches in the Rappahannock Regional Library System over the next few weeks. The first few events will be:
–>Monday Dec 9th: Montross Branch Library, 12:30-3:30pm
–>Tuesday Dec 10: Cooper Branch Library, 2:30-5:30pm
–>Wednesday Dec 11: Howell Branch Library, 11:00am-2:00pm
–>Thursday Dec 12
To see more times/dates/locations, jump in my Discord server and go to the “announcements” channel. (https://discord.gg/GDQVVjQF)
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