Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In-depth conversation with author Jack Dann about alternate history and other things science fictional.

Discussed in the conversation:

1. Jack Dann's first publication, his 1974 Wandering Stars anthology amazon.com/dp/1580230059/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 and how Paul Levinson discovered it back in 1974 https://vocal.media/futurism/shout-out-to-jack-dann-and-joseph-f-patrouch

2. Jack Dann's The Fiction Writer's Guide to Alternate History amazon.com/Fiction-Writers-Guide-Alternate-History-ebook/dp/B0C3V6DT93/ref=nosim/?tag=dexter2a-20 and Paul Levinson's review of this book https://vocal.media/futurism/review-of-jack-dann-s-the-fiction-writer-s-guide-to-alternate-history

3. Paul Levinson's alternate history story about The Beatles, "It's Real Life" https://vocal.media/fiction/it-s-real-life, and reaction to The Beatles' "Now and Then" https://vocal.media/beat/thoughts-about-the-beatles-now-and-then

And this might also be of interest: Chuck Todd interviews Paul Levinson about alternate histories https://player.fm/series/the-chuck-toddcast-1789849/alternative-history-beatles-putin-and-supreme-court