Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago

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JOIN THE BOOK CLUB: patreon.com/ellecordova

NEXT BOOK (for August): Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
BUY: bookshop.org/p/books/klara-and-the-sun-kazuo-ishiguro/18514778?aid=110350&ean=9780593311295&listref=elle-s-sci-fi-book-club

BBC RADIO 4 BROADCAST: archive.org/details/hhgttg-radio

HGTTG LP: discogs.com/master/924788-Douglas-Adams-The-Hitch-Hikers-Guide-To-The-Galaxy-The-Primary-Phase?srsltid=AfmBOopFZcMvrJR_GRmPA5cg_aNvd9xMsmK5xesmkS72eSggQE4gFkj5
discogs.com/release/12456103-Douglas-Adams-The-Hitchhikers-Guide-To-The-Galaxy-Primary-Phase

HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GLAXY (2005): hulu.com/movie/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-03ec9063-3d95-4fe8-b97e-fa6552405d41

00:00:00 Introduction
00:03:08 History of Radio Show
00:08:00 Second Impressions
00:09:18 Uncanny Valley
00:12:50 Other Characters & Trilian
00:15:05 Irony
00:16:15 Sketch Comedy & Seriality
00:23:40 Dark Moments
00:26:55 Plot
00:29:45 Resistance is Useless
00:31:05 Babel Fish
00:34:30 Observation Deck
00:35:23 Magrathea
00:36:35 Androids & Mice
00:40:10 Douglas Adams
00:42:40 Manic Pixie Dream Girl
00:50:00 Wrap Up & August Book

PREVIOUS BOOK: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
youtube.com/watch?v=8xxGSzXua1g

Full sci-fi book club playlist:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsCM0X-Md8pO70yQCSyHzN3Fwb3Gftsvb

Video edited by Toni Lindgren and Lindsay Brunger