About

The Skiffy and Fanty Show is a weekly podcast run by Shaun Duke and Jen Zink, two science fiction and fantasy nuts. The show covers anything and everything related to the science fiction and fantasy genres, with commentary on controversial topics and news in literature, film, and interviews with authors, scientists, and filmmakers.

The Hosts

Shaun Duke
A graduate student at the University of Florida, Shaun studies science fiction, postcolonialism, posthumanism, and fantasy. He is an avid reader of SF/F, a would-be writer who recently had his first story accepted for publication, and an all around SF/F lunatic. He can be found on his blog, The World in the Satin Bag, and on his Twitter account.

Jen Zink
A snarky mom, wife, and geek, Jen considers it her duty to keep Shaun amused so he doesn’t drift off into the black hole of academia and forget to have a social life. You can follow her on her blog, Random Acts of Mediocrity, or on her Twitter account.

We also have occasional guest hosting by the following individuals:

Jason Sanford
Description coming soon!  Check out his website.

Adam Callaway
A crazy viking who reads too many short stories, writes more than Jay Lake, and blogs at Sensawunda. You can follow him on Twitter if you so choose.

The Reviewers

Janet Hariett
Janet Harriett became a freelance editor after years of compulsively correcting grammar for friends, family and total strangers. She feeds science fiction stories to slush piles and dreams of engineering an internal coffee gland so she doesn’t need to depend on her six coffeemakers. Find her at www.JanetHarriett.com or on Twitter (@janetharriett).

Rachel Pearce
Description coming soon!

Ian Gilson (UK Correspondent)
In his words:  ”All singing, bad dancing, Dudeist who would grow the quiff of Khan if he could.”

Mia Gilson (UK Correspondent)
Mia went to University in her own hometown but compensated for the lack of distance by moving to the UK after she graduated. A decade (and some) on, she’s happily wormed her way into British society, eating Marmite, being droll and – reluctantly – adding unnecessary vowels to poor, unsuspecting words. She’s read everything that Stephen King has ever written (even the really bad stuff) and in this has found her true gift: a uniquely high tolerance for rubbish literature, making her extremely qualified to be a critic.