Rudy Rucker writes a running archive of 117 podcast episodes spanning 2005 to 2026, documenting story readings, academic talks, interviews, and conversations with figures including Stephen Wolfram, Bruce Sterling, Kim Stanley Robinson, and V. Vale. The episodes cover his novels (the Ware Tetralogy, The Hollow Earth, Turing & Burroughs, The Big Aha, All the Visions), his concept of transrealism, computational theory, consciousness, and digital immortality.
- Episodes #17', #29 and #56 are lost to bit rot and unreliable hosting
- He taught a full "Philosophy and Computers" course at San Jose State, with recorded lectures based on his book *The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul*
- Several episodes feature readings of stories co-written with Bruce Sterling, later collected in their 2016 anthology *Transreal Cyberpunk*
- The most recent (2026) episode tackles writer bots and proposes transrealism as a way to rise above generated text
- Episodes #17', #29 and #56 are lost to bit rot and unreliable hosting
- He taught a full "Philosophy and Computers" course at San Jose State, with recorded lectures based on his book *The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul*
- Several episodes feature readings of stories co-written with Bruce Sterling, later collected in their 2016 anthology *Transreal Cyberpunk*
- The most recent (2026) episode tackles writer bots and proposes transrealism as a way to rise above generated text
Rudy Rucker writes about his podcast series, offering readings, interviews, talks, and Q&A sessions on topics ranging from cyberpunk and science fiction to math, infinity, and immortality. The archive is free with no ads and available across most platforms or via RSS feed.
- Rucker identifies as a "cyberpunk" and "transrealist"'' writing SF about real life
- He has published 37 books
- Additional topics include beatniks, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, telepathy, drugs, and revolution
- Rucker identifies as a "cyberpunk" and "transrealist"'' writing SF about real life
- He has published 37 books
- Additional topics include beatniks, Philip K. Dick, Robert Sheckley, telepathy, drugs, and revolution
