Dr. Beatrice Kondo of Johns Hopkins University was recently interviewed for a Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast discussing Biotechnology and Science Fiction. What you may not know is that Beatrice met Robert Heinlein at a young age through her father, noted astrophysicist and science fiction author, Dr. Yoji Kondo. Beatrice has been a Heinlein fan for most of her life and is currently serving as Secretary / Treasurer of The Heinlein Society. Beatrice does discuss Heinlein and THS around 22 minutes into this fascinating podcast. To listen to the Writers and Illustrators of the Future Podcast follow the link below.