Torture Cinema Poll #11 Results: Our Holiday Special Film is…
And it’s all because of you. The episode will drop on 12/24/12. Prepare yourself. The Mayans were wrong. The world ends because of us…
Torture Cinema Polls
The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts
122. SF’s Golden Age Problem (and Pre-Hobbit Reactions) w/ Myke Cole (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode122–SfsGoldenAgeProblem/Sandf–Episode122–TheHobbitAndGoldenAgeProblemsWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDoes SF have a Golden Age Problem? We discuss SF’s constant reference to older works and offer our preliminary concerns about Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit. And our guest this week? Myke Cole. Sergeant Tibbs himself! We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like. Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode too much.) 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! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 122 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 45:43) Myke’s Website (buy his books!) 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.
Torture Cinema Polls
Torture Cinema Poll #11: The Holiday Special? You Decide…
It’s that time of year again! And that means we’re going to have to review another holiday-themed genre flick. Call it “Deck the Halls with Bows of Awful” or “Torture Bells” or “Torture the Red-Tinged Brainsmear.” Whatever you want to call our once-a-year Torture Cinema special, the most important thing you need to know is that you get to choose what we watch. So take your little clicker thing and vote! Links to films: The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006) Elves (1989) The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978) Santa’s Slay (2005)
The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts
121. Zardoz — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode121–TortureCinemaMeets/Sandf–Episode121–TortureCinemaMeetsZardoz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSean Connery in a super special mansuit! Julia Rios and Keffy join us to talk about this 1974 science fiction wonder-child. If the cover doesn’t tell you all you need to know about Zardoz, then you’ll just have to listen for our in-depth, slightly raunchy, slightly wrong analysis. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like. Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode too much.) 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! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 121 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:36:22) Zardoz (IMDB) Julia’s Website Keffy’s Website 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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120. Chaz Brenchley (a.k.a. The Freybug) — Pandaemonium (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode120–AnInterviewWChaz/Sandf–Episode120–InterviewWChazBrenchley.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMythology, immigration, and complicated women, oh my! Chaz Brenchley (a.k.a. Ben Macallan) joins us to discuss his new book, Pandaemonium, life as an expatriate, traveling, female heroines, writing, politics, and much more. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: The episode cuts off somewhat abruptly at the end. You aren’t actually missing anything but a terribly awkward attempt to close out the episode, but I thought I’d mention it just in case.) 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! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 120 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:11:35) Chaz’s Website 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.
The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts
119. British vs. American SF (w/ Gareth Powell and Jason Sanford) — (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode119–BritishVs.AmericanSf/Sandf–Episode119–BritishVsAmericanSfWGarethPowellAndJasonSanford.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWhy so serious? Is British SF more serious than American SF? Are the markets different? We try to hash out the answers with Gareth Powell and Jason Sanford in this special discussion episode. Feel free to offer your opinion in the comments! 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! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 119 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:01:36) Jason Sanford’s Website Gareth Powell’s Website Iain Banks on The Guardian Books Podcast 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.