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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 12: The Rise of Fantasy, SyFy, and Other Craziness

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow12TheRiseOfFantasySyfyAndOtherCraziness/Sandk–EpisodeTwelve–TheRiseOfFantasySyfyAndOtherCraziness.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTime to spend another hour listening to us talk about science fiction, fantasy, and all things related.  This week we discuss why we think fantasy is so popular today, the newly announced shows coming to SyFy, and something nifty that Google did.  Tune in and enjoy! Question of the Week What is the worst science fiction or fantasy movie you have ever seen or heard of? Feel free to email your answers to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com or send us a voicemail at 206-203-1686!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode Twelve — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 27:10): Artifical Life Forms Evolve Basic Intelligence SyFy Announces Seven New Projects Google Discovers the Number of Books in the World The Main Event (27:11 – 53:30): Garth Nix on Fantasy The End (53:31 – 1:03:28) That’s all, folks!  See you next time! o What is the worst science fiction or fantasy movie you have ever seen or heard of?

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 11: Inception, Favorites Movies, and STDs, Oh My!

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow11InceptionFavoriteMoviesAndStdsOhMy/Sandk–EpisodeEleven–InceptionFavoriteMoviesAndStdsOhMy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSo far we’re keeping with the weekly schedule.  We’ll see how long that lasts before one of us explodes or becomes incredibly boring. This week we talk about a lot of movies, particularly Christopher Nolan’s Inception, the new Del Toro/Lovecraft vehicle, our favorite science fiction movies, Battlestar Galactica, and much more! Question of the Week What creative way would you kill someone in the future (think the Saw movies, but in the future)? Feel free to email your answers to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com or send us a voicemail at 206-203-1686!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode Eleven — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 21:52): Universal Dead to become feature length film! Universal Dead (webshow; three episodes available) The Crusader (webshow) The Legend of Neil (webshow) New Battlestar Galactica webshow coming! Del Toro to direct At the Mountains of Madness (Lovecraft) Gaiman completes the script for Anansi Boys The Main Event (21:53 – 1:04:03): Shaun’s Inception review (and his analysis of emotion in the film) The End (1:04:04 – 1:11:51) That’s all, folks!  See you next week!

Podcast Updates

Episode #10 Fixed

It was brought to my attention that Episode #10 was broken. It has now been fixed, as far as I can tell. Please let me know if there are any more difficulties streaming or downloading the episode. Thanks!

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 10: The Avengers Meet the Sea of Fails

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow10TheAvengersMeetTheSeaOfFails_50/Sandk–EpisodeTen–TheAvengersMeetTheSeaOfFails.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re still here. Surprising, no? This week we talk about the new Avengers movie, what constitutes ethical selection practices for editors, and an exciting list of attributes that make us crazed bibliophiles. If you enjoy the show, leave a comment here, let your friends know, or leave a review on our iTunes page (all of which are greatly appreciated). Question of the Week What science fiction or fantasy movie in theaters or upcoming are you most excited about? Feel free to email your answers to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com or send us a voicemail at 206-203-1686!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode Ten — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 40:24): The Raven to Become Full Length Picture (Possibly w/ Mark Walhberg) Joss Whedon to Direct The Avengers Movie 75 Signs That You Are a Bibliophile Main Event (40:25 – 1:00:40): The Never Again Anthology Fiasco:  “Blacklisting” Part; Race Part The End (1:00:41 – 1:07:15) That’s all, folks!  See you next time.

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 9: Literary Snobs, Star Wars Love, and Multitasking

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow9LiterarySnobsStarWarsLoveAndMultitasking/Sandk–EpisodeNine–LiterarySnobsStarWarsLoveAndMultitasking.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWell, we’re back and sexy-sounding as ever.  This week we talk about some literary snobs, space Nazis, robotic arms, the possibility of a Star Wars reboot (with an accompanying debate), and much more! Question of the Week How has science fiction influenced your life? Feel free to email your answers to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com or send us a voicemail at 206-203-1686!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode Nine — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 26:25): Tin House’s New Submission Policy Iron Sky Earns $8.5 Million By Donations (you know, that space Nazi movie) Solar-powered Vehicle Flies Successfully Through the Night The U.S. Army is Testing Hydrogen Fuel Cell-powered Tanks Human Trials for Mind-controlled Robotic Arm The Main Event (26:26 – 53:05): TotalFilm’s “How to Reboot Star Wars” The End (53:06 – 1:08:18): I Write Like Letter to Patrick Stewart And that’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.

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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 8: The Time Paradox of the Laser Beam Whales (and Libraries)

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow8TheTimeParadoxOfTheLaserBeamWhalesand/Sandk–episodeEight–theTimeParadoxOfTheLaserBeamWhalesandLibraries.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGuess what? Another episode! And it’s on time. Fancy that. This week we talk about crazy prehistoric whales, Doctor Who, Ray Bradbury, the new Spiderman, and the wonderful things that are our public libraries. So tune in and enjoy! Question of the Week: What is your fondest memory of the library? Feel free to email your answers to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com or send us a voicemail at 206-203-1686!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! And one more note: There will be no episode next week due to time constraints (i.e. Shaun will be traveling in another country). Don’t worry. We’ll be back the week following! We promise! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode Eight — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 34:05): Is Hollywood Heading to Mars? (The Martian Chronicles optioned for a film!) The New Spiderman Never Let Me Go (trailer) Depp to play Doctor Who in a U.S. movie version? The Mutant Sperm Whale:  The Guardian’s take; the BBC’s take. Main Segment (34:06 – 1:04:15): Neil Gaiman says closing libraries would be “a terrible mistake” (The Telegraph) The End (1:04:16 – 1:13:01): The Man Who Loved Books Too Much (a fantastic book!) And that’s all, folks!  See you next time.

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