The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

756. Samit Basu (a.k.a. The Palimpsest) — The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-756-sami-basu/SandF_756_SamiBasu.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMonkey bots, revolutionary polities, and robot gladiators, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the phenomenal Samit Basu for a discussion of his latest novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport! Together, they discuss Basu’s approach to worldbuilding and storytelling, the difficulties of writing about revolutionary change, the novel’s unique POV, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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S1m0ne, or another predictive movie about AI

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Niccol’s films, almost universally, are obsessed with the idea of artificial realities. This can be a mundane sort of affair … Or it can be something like S1m0ne, where an actress and her whole career and presence, are digital creations. It is notable that Niccol is a cautionary tale sort of director. In each of these, the artificial realities break or are broken, showing the cogs and the gears of what is behind them.

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

755. S&F Clacks #6: Writing Events, Tangents, and Q&A!

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-755-sfclacks-6/SandF_755_SFClacks6.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWriting seminars, strange tangents, and NanoNonsense, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss online writing seminars, Orbit’s NaNo events, NanoWriMo’s history, and live audience questions! We promise that we stayed on target the entire time *wink*! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

754. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — Abeni’s Song

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-754-pdjeli-clark/SandF_754_PDjeliClark.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSLost family, fabulous worldbuilding, and salamanders, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the wondrous P. Djèlí Clark for a fabulous interview about Abeni’s Song! Together, they discuss Clark’s turn to middle grade fantasy, his approach to worldbuilding, the complexities in using historical analogs, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

753. The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Torture Cinema #135

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https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-753-da-vinci-code/SandF_753_DaVinciCode.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCults, pontificating academics, and not eidetic memory, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Julia Rios join forces to take down The Da Vinci Code (2006). Together, they untangle the film’s nonsensical plot, question whether Langdon knows what words mean, get deep into religious folklore, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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