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Torture Cinema Polls

Torture Cinema Poll #8 Results

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The results are in, but to make things interesting, we’ve decided to launch a preemptive strike:  we’re going to record two Torture Cinema episodes at the same time, but post them during different weeks. “What’s the big deal about that?” you might say.  Well, we’re going to drink through the whole thing.  From start to finish.  And that means we’re probably going to be so plastered that the hilarity of our normal drunkenness will be enhanced by the wonder of complete alcoholic bliss.  That also means we will have two skits to perform, one while mildly intoxicated and one while completely plastered.  Imagine what that will do to our acting abilities! But which two movies are we going to review? The #1 pick from the 8th Torture Cinema Poll: And its sequel: So there you have it.  What do you think?

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

Episode 86 — An Interview w/ Michael Sullivan (a.k.a. the Dwarf Lord)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow86seasonThree–AnInterviewWMichael/Sandf–Episode86–AnInterviewWMichaelSullivan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’ve been on an epic fantasy track since the start of the year, which means we’ve been living vicariously through the lives of fictional characters!  This episode continues the trend! Michael Sullivan, author of The Riyria Revelations series, joins us to talk about fantasy, anti-heroes, publishing, reviews, and his books (Theft of Swords in particular).  Plus, there’s also a little talk about dwarves — why they’re untrustworthy and what you can do to stop them from destroying the kingdom (this last part is clearly false, though dwarves do get mentioned quite a bit). Listen away! 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 86 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:10:32) Michael J. Sullivan’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.

Announcements and Errata

Bleedover Contest Winner

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Guess who won a copy of Bleedover by Curtis Hox? Mia! That’s right.  Little Mia from the far away land of the United Kingdom, from whence the Morlocks descend! An email will go out shortly, which will be followed by another email in which Mr. Hox forwards his book to Madam Mia. Hooray!

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Episode 85 — An Interview w/ Myke Cole (a.k.a. Sergeant Tibbs)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow85seasonThree–AnInterviewWMykeCole/Sandf–Episode85–AnInterviewWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIf we had known that the military would play such a prominent role in our recent episodes, we probably would have made January “Military Month.”  But sometimes things are hard to predict. In any case, this week’s episode involves a little fellow named Myke Cole, who joins us to talk about Shadow Ops:  Control Point, the military and genre fiction, and so much more.  There’s a lot of tasty in this episode! Listen away! 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 85 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:19:24) Myke Cole’s Website Myke’s Twitter 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.

Announcements and Errata

The Hugos: Nominate Us; Nominate Others (Share Away)

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In case you didn’t know, we’re eligible for a Hugo Award this year.  You can nominate us for Best Fancast, which seems to be the temporary place for podcasts this year.  You can also probably get away with nominating us for Best Fanzine (which we wouldn’t mind, since the Chicon 7 page says Best Fancast is a “one time” deal; it’s up to you).  Nominations close on March 11th, 2012. You should also check out Adam’s page for his eligible fiction works.  He’s had a few short stories published that, if we’re being honest, deserve some awards recognition. But this post isn’t just about us.  We’d also recommend nominating the following podcasts: The Coode Street Podcast (Jonathan Strahan and Gary Wolfe) The Agony Column (Rick Kleffel) Writing Excuses (Brandon Sanderson, Mary Robinette Kowal, Howard Taylor, and Dan Wells) There are, of course, many other podcasts worth nominating, including some we probably don’t know. And we’d also suggest nominating these wonderful novels: Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht (our interview) Low Town by Daniel Polansky (our interview) Osama by Lavie Tidhar (our interview) But here’s where you come in: What would you like to see on the ballot for the Hugos?  Let us know in the comments!

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Episode 84 — Women in Military SF (or The Kratman Rule is B.S.)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow84seasonThree–WomenInMilitarySforThe_384/Sandf–Episode84–WomenInMilitarySforTheKratmanRuleIsB.s..mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSOur first hard-hitting episode of the year is finally here.  This week, we talk about the recent controversy at Tor.com over Liz Bourke’s post about women in military SF, sexism, Joe Haldeman, David Weber, how science fiction might look at the “gender” question in the military, and much more.  We’re a little less PC, a whole lot more opinionated, and altogether our cheery selves. 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 84 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 51:23) “Admirals and Amazons:  Women in Military Science Fiction” by Liz Bourke (Where crazy people take over the comments thread to spout nonsense in order to appease Zuul…) Her review of Michael Sullivan’s Theft of Swords might also be of interest. (You know, because people having a fit over a negative review is always amusing…) There’s also this. 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. P.S.:  No, we’re not going to “block you” or “delete your comments” on principle alone.  We don’t have a comments policy.  That doesn’t mean we won’t ever delete a comment or block someone, just that is unlikely that we’re going to do block/delete just because you vehemently disagree with us.  All people have tolerance limits, but ours are reasonably higher than most.  It takes quite a lot of button pushing to get on the black list.  Spammers are the exception, of course. P.S.S.:  Alright, everyone, we’re moving on now.  The comments are sort of circling around the drain, drowning out a lot of other discussions worth having about gender and gender things.  So we’re going to move on and save some of the good stuff for another time (such as when we have Liz Bourke on the show to talk about stuffs).  Thanks to all those who have thrown in their voices, dissenting or otherwise.

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