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Episode 94b — An Interview w/ Stina Leicht (a.k.a. Mrs. Irish Cream)(The Interview)

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And now for a real interview, in which we talk with Stina Leicht about And Blue Skies From Pain, the Irish, history, nationalism, 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! Note 2:  This is the second part of our interview with Stina Leicht.  You can check out the first part here. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 94b — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:05:23) Stina Leicht’s Website 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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Episode 94a — An Interview w/ Stina Leicht (a.k.a. Mrs. Irish Cream) (On Urban Fantasy)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow94aseasonThreeEpisode94a–AnInterviewW/Sandf–Episode94a–InterviewWStinaLeichtonUrbanFantasy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAs promised, Stina Leicht returns to SandF!  In this episode, we discuss her work in relation to the urban fantasy genre, answering some questions we raised in Episode 93.  Stina, of course, does something very strange on air, but you’ll have to listen to discover what it is… 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! Note 2:  This is part one of our interview with Stina Leicht.  The proper interview will go up later this week. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 94a — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 21:23) Stina Leicht’s Website 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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Episode 93 — Defining Urban Fantasy, Plus Doctor Who Companions and Dying American SF

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowEpisode93–DefiningUrbanFantasyPlusDoctorWho/Sandf–Episode93–DefiningUrbanFantasy–PlusDoctorWhoCompanionsAndDyingAmericanSf.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThis week’s episode is an impromptu discussion about some fantastic topics (thanks a lot, Stina Leicht, for making us ramble like buffoons).  On today’s show:  Paul Weimer forces us to attempt, albeit at the last minute, urban fantasy; Doctor Who finally has a new companion, about which we feel like bitching; and apparently science fiction in American TV is dying (yes, we’re not playing the “SF is dying” game; specificity is everything). 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! Note 2:  Because we only briefly covered defining urban fantasy in this episode, we are going to bring it into our interview this week with Stina Leicht.  Expect more discussion then! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 93 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 33:44) “New Doctor Who Companion is Jennifer-Louise Coleman” by Stubby the Rocket (Tor.com) “10 Better Choices for the Next Doctor Who Companion” by K. Tempest Bradford “The Death of American Sci-fi” by Russell Holly (Geek.com) 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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Episode 92 — The Amazing Amazon and the ‘Problem’ of Faith in Science Fiction

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow92seasonThree–TheAmazingAmazonAndThe/Sandf–Episode92–TheAmazingAmazonAndTheproblemOfFaithInScienceFiction.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWhen do we draw the line in Amazon’s publishing war?  Who really suffers from the battle?  And why is Faith so important in science fiction?  Is Faith necessary for realistic SFF?  These questions are our focus for this discussion episode.  If you have any opinions on these topics, leave a comment! 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 92 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 32:26) “Amazon Removes Kindle Versions of IPG Books After Distributor Declines to Change Selling Terms” by Michael Cader (Publishers Marketplace) “The Importance of Faith as an Element in Realistic SFF Worldbuilding” by Bryan Thomas Schmidt (AISFP) 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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Monthly Movie Madness #8 — March 2012

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow–MonthlyMovieMadness8–March2012/Sandf–MonthlyMovieMadness8–March2012.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe latest MMM feature is late.  That’s all my fault, because I am perpetually terrible at everything.  So, without further delay, here are our short, but sweet takes on this month’s SF/F movie releases! Tune in and enjoy! Here’s the episode: MMM #8 — Download (MP3) The Movies (from IMDB): The Lorax Shaun:  3 / Jen:  3 John Carter Shaun:  5 / Jen:  4 Silent House Shaun:  3 / Jen:  3 The Hunger Games Shaun:  3 / Jen:  4 Wrath of the Titans Shaun:  2 / Jen:  2 Mirror Mirror Shaun:  2 / Jen:  3 What do the scores mean? 1 — I’d rather kill myself! 2 — Probably Torture Cinema 3 — Eh, maybe… 4 — I’d like to see it! 5 — I’ll be there in costume! The big question:  which movies do you want to see and which would you rather throw in the dumpster?

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Episode 91 — Torture Cinema Meets Eclipse (Twilight)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow91seasonThree–TortureCinemaMeetsEclipse/Sandf–Episode91–TortureCinemaMeetsEclipse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back with the second half of our drunken review of the second and third installments of the Twilight series.  This week, we review Eclipse, which is marginally better than the others.  Of course, that’s not saying much, now is it? 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 91 — Download (MP3) Intro and Torture Cinema Meets New Moon (0:00 – 1:00:58) Eclipse (IMDB) 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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