Interviews & Articles
Alan, and Radiant Sky, were featured on John Scalzi's Big Idea in November:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2024/11/18/the-big-idea-alan-smale-4/
(November 18, 2024)
Alan, talking about hit space alternate-history TV show "For All Mankind" fellow authors Randee Dawn, J.L.
Gribble, and Russ Colchamiro on Russ's Rockin' Rollercoaster, Ep.#107
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbNYv2uYdzs
(February 7, 2024)
“What I write, why I write, how I write …” Check out the Worldshapers podcast, in which Alan
chats with Ed Willett about Life, Writing, and Everything:
https://theworldshapers.com/2022/12/11/episode-123-alan-smale/
(December 11, 2022)
Writes of the Future Podcast #198: “From science to science fiction: Jeffrey A. Carver, Edward
M. Lerner, Alan Smale, Edward Willett discuss their journey[s] from aspiring writers to award-
winning and bestselling authors”
https://soundcloud.com/writersofthefuture/198-science-to-science-fiction-jeffrey-a-carver-
edward-m-lerner-alan-smale-edward-willett
(November 5, 2022)
Chris Rose runs a great speculative fiction reading series in Baltimore called Charm City Spec.
Alan had the honor of reading there, along with Randee Dawn, Amy L. Bernstein, and Searby
Gray. A video of his reading (courtesy of Scott Edelman) can be found at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI4hBZc-RUE
(September 21, 2022)
Alan, and Hot Moon, were featured on John Scalzi’s The Whatever in July:
https://whatever.scalzi.com/2022/07/29/the-big-idea-alan-smale-3/
(July 29, 2022)
Check out Paul Semel’s exclusive interview with Alan at:
https://paulsemel.com/exclusive-interview-hot-moon-author-alan-smale/
(July 28, 2022)
Alan, featured on Walter Day’s Science Fiction Trading Card Spotlight, at
https://thewalterdaycollection.com/articles/trading-card-spotlight/510-science-fiction-trading-
card-spotlight-alan-smale
(July 15, 2022)
A two-part interview with “Astrophysicist and Author, Alan Smale” on Signals from the Edge:
https://signalsfromtheedge.org/interview-alan-smale
https://signalsfromtheedge.org/interview-alan-smale-part-2
(July 12 and 14, 2022)
In which Alan talks about “The best books on the human and technical excellence behind the
Apollo Moon missions” on Shepherd.com:
https://shepherd.com/best-books/the-excellence-behind-the-apollo-moon-missions
(July 5, 2022)
Authority Magazine: “Author Alan Smale on how to create compelling science fiction and
fantasy stories”:
https://medium.com/authority-magazine/author-alan-smale-on-how-to-create-compelling-
science-fiction-and-fantasy-stories-38f06f6b887f
(May 29, 2022)
Alan on Russ’s Rockin’ Rollercoaster, Ep#56:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNst1tdCTqY
(2/19/2022)
Writers of the Future Podcast #99: “Alan Smale is a NASA [scientist] and award-winning
alternate history author” …:
https://soundcloud.com/writersofthefuture/99-alan-smale-is-a-nasa-engineer-and-award-
winning-alternate-history-author
(9/29/2020)
