Our Opinions Are Correct podcast

Our Opinions Are Correct

Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life

Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life

 

#210

7 Years of Correct Opinions!

This is our last episode of Our Opinions Are Correct... but please stay subscribed to our ... more

27 Nov 2025

56 MINS

56:46

27 Nov 2025


#209

Frankenstein's Monster and the Bad Science Daddy

Frankenstein is back, baby. There are two new Frankenstein movies, plus tons of new fictio... more

13 Nov 2025

53 MINS

53:52

13 Nov 2025


#208

The Future of Science Fiction Conventions

We love science fiction and fantasy conventions — especially the ones that are run by fans... more

30 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:06

30 Oct 2025


#207

We're Still Traumatized By This Writing Debate

Not long ago, everybody was arguing about whether characters need to be "relatable". We ge... more

16 Oct 2025

55 MINS

55:08

16 Oct 2025


#206

Spooky Season Books and Hellbenders

It's time to light a fire and curl up with a cup of cocoa and a terrifying book full of cr... more

02 Oct 2025

56 MINS

56:11

02 Oct 2025


#205

Three Ways of Looking at Bruce Lee (with Jeff Chang)

Bruce Lee changed American pop culture forever, and his incredible legacy is more relevant... more

18 Sep 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:23

18 Sep 2025


#204

Encore Episode: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction: ChatGPT

For our summer vacation, we're re-upping the first in our "Silicon Valley vs. Science Fict... more

04 Sep 2025

56 MINS

56:25

04 Sep 2025


#203

Encore Episode: Obsessed with Battlestar Galactica

Charlie Jane and Annalee are on book tour(s), so we're re-upping one of our favorite episo... more

21 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:45

21 Aug 2025


#202

Robots! Witches! Annalee and Charlie Jane talk about their new books

It's a double book birthday! Annalee has just released Automatic Noodle, a wonderfully coz... more

07 Aug 2025

54 MINS

54:22

07 Aug 2025


#201

Murderbot and the Stories That Heal Us

It's scary out there — so thank goodness we're taking comfort in some wondrous books, TV s... more

24 Jul 2025

46 MINS

46:24

24 Jul 2025


#200

The Invisible Chain that Holds Us Together (w/ Alexis Madrigal)

We keep hearing about the supply chain lately... but what is it? And how do all these ship... more

10 Jul 2025

57 MINS

57:32

10 Jul 2025


#199

Cute Body Horror

We've got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that we're talking to Cirocco... more

26 Jun 2025

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:51

26 Jun 2025


#198

Public Health Is a Utopian Vision (with Naseem Jamnia and Natasha O'Brown)

Public health is a vital part of keeping all of us safe — but what does it mean, and where... more

12 Jun 2025

58 MINS

58:47

12 Jun 2025


#197

Simulating Earth and Politicizing Science

It's the end of science as we know it in America. As the U.S. government dismantles scienc... more

29 May 2025

42 MINS

42:38

29 May 2025


#196

The Power of Protest (w/ andré carrington)

It's time to rise up. That's why we're talking about the power of protest, in real life bu... more

15 May 2025

54 MINS

54:12

15 May 2025


#195

Too Bad About the Internet (with Anil Dash)

Where did the Internet go wrong, and how do we fix it? To find out more, we talk to entrep... more

01 May 2025

57 MINS

57:58

01 May 2025


#194

Some really weird shit you didn't know about taxes

Why are taxes the secret weapon in so many science fiction and fantasy stories? And why th... more

17 Apr 2025

41 MINS

41:56

17 Apr 2025


#193

Severance and the New Hellscape (w/ Carl Zimmer)

Welcome to the new dystopian era. The series Severance, which just finished its second sea... more

06 Apr 2025

54 MINS

54:46

06 Apr 2025


#192

Hip Hop x Cyberpunk (with clipping.)

Hip hop group clipping. has just released a brilliant new cyberpunk-inspired album, Dead C... more

20 Mar 2025

48 MINS

48:33

20 Mar 2025


#191

"Interior Chinatown" Just Became a Very Weird TV Show (with Charles Yu)

In his award-winning novel Interior Chinatown, Charles Yu took a scalpel to television's t... more

06 Mar 2025

45 MINS

45:18

06 Mar 2025


#190

Forced Feminization and Cute Robots

We're catching you up on all the movies we've been watching recently, from The Substance t... more

20 Feb 2025

46 MINS

46:31

20 Feb 2025


#189

No, We Don't Live in a F---ing Simulation!

It's a fun thought experiment: what if the universe is a simulation, and nothing around us... more

06 Feb 2025

43 MINS

43:37

06 Feb 2025


#188

Never Forget Where We Came From (with Tananarive Due and Nicola Griffith)

History is on our minds lately. In this episode, we talk to two incredible authors who rec... more

23 Jan 2025

59 MINS

59:42

23 Jan 2025


#187

The Truth About Gigantic Objects in Space (with Sarah Parcak)

From Ringworld to Rama, space is full of mysterious giant objects created by ancient civil... more

09 Jan 2025

50 MINS

50:25

09 Jan 2025


#186

Encore Episode: Fascism and Book Bans (with Maggie Tokuda-Hall)

Here's one of our favorite episodes from 2024 — it's about the mass psychology of fascism,... more

26 Dec 2024

57 MINS

57:48

26 Dec 2024


#185

Manufacturing loneliness

Are we getting toxic messages from speculative fiction about what it means to be alone? We... more

12 Dec 2024

59 MINS

59:14

12 Dec 2024


#184

These Books Will Help You Get Through the Cold, Cold Winter

The holidays are here once again, and that means one thing: time to stock up on books to h... more

27 Nov 2024

36 MINS

36:12

27 Nov 2024


#183

Why Fantasy Is Going To Extremes (With Nghi Vo)

Lately, it feels as though a lot of fantasy books come in two kinds: cozy, or extremely da... more

14 Nov 2024

50 MINS

50:41

14 Nov 2024


#182

10 Years After "Over the Garden Wall"

We're taking a cozy, autumnal trip back in time to "peak television," when animation was t... more

31 Oct 2024

48 MINS

48:15

31 Oct 2024


#181

Every Town Deserves a Library (with Ken Liu)

Science fiction and fantasy are full of wondrous libraries containing everything from powe... more

17 Oct 2024

47 MINS

47:23

17 Oct 2024