141. Final Hugo Thoughts + the Hugh Howey Fiasco w/ Justin Landon and Jonathan McCalmont

13 Apr

Awards, angry men, and the Internet, oh my!  And our final discussion of the Hugos, featuring Justin Landon (who started it all) and Jonathan McCalmont (who offers his insight into the whole situation), has arrived.  We talk Hugo history, the fan categories, the culture of the Hugos and more.  Plus, we offer our thoughts on Hugh Howey’s controversial comments (and behavior) and the cultural responses found in the comments.  In other words:  this week is one heck of a monster…

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Episode 141 — Download (MP3)

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:37:10)

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140. New Pulp, Reviews, and Amazon w/ Tim Pratt and Adam Christopher (A Discussion)

9 Apr

Pulp sensibilities, Amazonian acquisitions, and authorship, oh my!  Authors Adam Christopher and Tim Pratt take a little time out of their evenings to talk to us about review etiquette for published authors, Amazon’s recent acquisition of Goodreads, their new books, and much more.

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 140 — Download (MP3)

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:19:26)

Check out their books.  Tis good stuff!

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139. Hugo/Clarke Award Roundtable w/ Stina Leicht and Liz Bourke

5 Apr

Award “controversy,” fiascos, and discussions, oh my!  In this special episode of SandF, we invited Stina Leicht and Liz Bourke to talk about the Hugo and Clarke Award shortlists.  We cover the controversies surrounding this year’s finalists, our own thoughts about the lists, and the rhetoric that has kept the fires burning (and more, of course).

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Note:  Some of the audio is not as clean as normal.  I did my best to fix the problem.  I hope it does not annoy too much.

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 139 — Download (MP3)

Hugo Award

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:48:06)

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Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

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138. King Arthur (2004) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”

4 Apr

Anachronisms, vampiric Arthurian ladies, and more anachronisms, oh my!  If you couldn’t tell from the title, the SandF crew takes on the infamous mythological monster, King Arthur.  And boy do we have a lot to say about this one!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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King Arthur

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:45:09)

Watch the movie at your own risk!

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Torture Cinema Poll #15: The Fourth Torture of 2013 (You Decide!)

28 Mar

You know the drill, right?  You vote.  We watch.  Then we record a podcast review while consuming copious amounts of alcohol…

Vote away!

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137. Nalo Hopkinson (a.k.a. The Robber Queen) — Sister Mine (An Interview)

25 Mar

Twisted sisters, a Orisha pantheon, and magic, oh my!  Nalo Hopkinson joins me to discuss her new novel, Sister Mine.  We discuss everything from the nature of gods, Caribbean folklore, language, the twisted history of twins (and “Goblin Market”), culture, genre fiction, and so much more (there’s not much we didn’t cover).

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:44:39)

Check out Nalo’s book(s).  Tis good stuff!

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Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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136. Linda Nagata (a.k.a. the Drone Samurai) — The Red: First Light (An Interview)

15 Mar

Drones, mechanized soldiers, and culture, oh my!  Linda Nagata, author of The Red:  First Light, joins us to talk about her new book.  We wander amazingly through discussions about the future of the military, the military industrial complex, future weapons, cultures and interactions, and so much more (really, we cover a lot of stuff).

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 136 — Download (MP3)

The Red -- First Light by Linda Nagata

Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:31:01)

Check out Linda’s book(s).  Tis good stuff!

You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible.  Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone.

Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0).

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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