Around the Podosphere #9: Podcasts of Note for 4/20/15
What fantastic podcast shenanigans have we been enjoying lately? Here are just a few: On Movies: The fine folks at We Hate Movies discuss the classic Travolta/Cage action flick, Face/Off. What do the Incomparable folks think about the new Star Wars VII trailer? Find out here! Also discussing the Star Wars VII trailer: The Fangirl Happy Hour! Cary Elwes discusses his Princess Bride book at Planet Comicon (recorded and presented by Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing). Shaun and David’s new podcast, Totally Pretentious, recently covered It Follows (2014/5). Rachael Acks was a special guest! The Qt3 Movie Podcast discusses Ex Machina, which has been getting a lot of buzz lately. On Literature: The Coode Street Podcast covers awards, sf politics, and other classic Coode Street topics. Sword and Laser discuss the infamous Hugo Awards. On Books: Is the novelization of Superman III better than the movie? The folks at The Book Was Better discuss.
#33. Alien (1979) and Aliens (1986) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast w/ Damien Angelica Walters
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB33AlienAndAliens/ShootTheWisb33–AlienAndAliens.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFacehuggers, flamethrowers, and angry momma aliens, oh my! Damien Angelica Walters brings her squee to this special Alien-centric episode! We discuss the legacy of Alien and Aliens, the evocative design of the films, their underlying metaphors, and so much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later.
My Superpower: Tsana Dolichva (Defying Doomsday)
My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Tsana Dolichva to talk about how the power of dislocating her joints relates to Defying Doomsday. My superpower is being able to mildly dislocate my joints in my sleep. My genetic medical condition makes me double jointed — not enough to ever become a contortionist, alas — and some of my joints are a bit unstable. Let me tell you a funny story. A couple of months ago, when I was feeling tense for work-related reasons, I went to bed and woke up with a sore shoulder. Waking up in pain is pretty normal for me, and it usually fades (eventually) as I move around a bit. This time it didn’t, and, furthermore, I couldn’t actually lift my arm forwards and upwards (this doesn’t usually happen). When it didn’t go away by itself in a couple of days (or with me trying to push it back into place against the wall), I made a physio appointment. Unfortunately, I had to wait a week and a half to get a time. In the meantime, I just had to put up with using my other arm to reach high shelves and holding the hair-dryer at a very awkward angle … it was fine.
