1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Why do so many successful science fiction and fantasy authors come from Utah? I get to the bottom of it as I speak with Dave Doering, one of the founders of LTUE (Life, The Universe, and Everything) a hugely successful yearly academic symposium on all aspects of science fiction and fantasy. We talk about the culture that he helped create back in the early 1980's while he was a student at BYU, a culture that has thrived and continually helped launch the careers of people like Dave Farland, Stephanie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, Brandon Mull, and many many more.&amp;nbsp; Calling All Nerds http://mike-thayer.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/7296911/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/24649823