148. Rhiannon Held (a.k.a. The Beastmaster) — Tarnished (An Interview + Giveaway!)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode148InterviewWRhiannonHeld/SandF%20–%20Episode%20148%20–%20Interview%20w%20Rhiannon%20Held.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWerewolves, anthropology, and pack sociology, oh my! Rhiannon Held joins us again to talk about her new book, Tarnished (sequel to Silver, which we interviewed her about here). We dig into the growing wealth of anthropological and sociological information about her werewolf “universe,” urban fantasy and urban fantasy series, writing, and so much more. We hope you enjoy the episode! To make things interesting, we’ve got an extra copy of Tarnished up for grabs! All you have to do is leave a comment below. I will ship the book anywhere (though tossing in $3 would be nice for international folks). Leave a comment! 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 148 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:23:12) Rhiannon’s Website Check out Rhiannon’s books! They are awesome! 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.
147. Stargate (1994) — The Third Anniversary Special
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode147TheThirdAnniversaryStargateSpecial/SandF%20–%20Episode%20147%20–%20The%20Third%20Anniversary%20Stargate%20Special.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSStargates, anniversaries, and laughter, oh my! To celebrate our third podcast anniversary, we decided to review a film we might actually enjoy! And if it’s not already obvious, we chose Roland Emmerich’s 1994 blockbuster, Stargate. This episode is stuffed with all the stuff you’ve come to expect from Torture Cinema, and much more: our 5-by-5s, a humorous (slightly perverted) skit featuring some of our favorite impressions, and a secret blooper reel (not so secrete really, since I just told you about it). Thanks to all of you who have been listening, whether since the beginning or fairly recently. We hope we continue to entertain you for years to come! 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 147 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 2:25:40) Stargate (IMDB) 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.
146. Artificial Intelligence and You w/ Mary Robinette Kowal (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode146ArtificialIntelligenceAndYouWMaryRobinetteKowal/SandF%20–%20Episode%20146%20–%20Artificial%20Intelligence%20and%20You%20w%20Mary%20Robinette%20Kowal.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRunaway robots, evil computers, and automatons, oh my! Mary Robinette Kowal, author of the recently released Without a Summer, joins us to discuss one of science fiction’s longest-lived concepts: artificial intelligence. We explore the motivations behind their prevalence in SF, early examples of AI (pre-Victorian Era), and more. Plus, we talk a little bit about Mary’s new book, which we’re sure a lot of you will love! 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 146 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:28:58) Mary’s Website Mary’s Twitter The Year Without a Summer (Wikipedia) Shades of Milk and Honey (UK Edition) The (Mechanical) Turk (Wikipedia) Eerie, Indiana (IMDB) Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam (Wikipedia) The Future Eve by Auguste Villiers de l’Isle-Adam (Wikipedia) de l’Isle-Adam on Project Gutenberg (all in French, I’m afraid) Check out Mary’s books! They are awesome! 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.
145. Teaching SF/F w/ David Annandale (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode145TeachingSFWDavidAnnandale/SandF%20–%20Episode%20145%20–%20Teaching%20SFF%20w%20David%20Annandale.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace, monsters, and wooden desks, oh my! Author David Annandale joins the crew to answer the following question: What SF/F properties do you think should be taught? We discuss books, short stories, film, and much more (plus, there’s a little discussion of some recent films, such as Oblivion). Feel free to leave a comment with your own suggestions! We hope you enjoy the episode! (I will make a list of all the stuff mentioned this weekend, along with lists of all the other stuff I’ve been meaning to make for previous episodes.) 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 145 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:21:10) David’s Website David’s Twitter The Black Library Charles A Tan on teaching SF Check out David’s books! They are awesome! Here’s the list of stuff mentioned on the show (minus things we named as jokes): Books Robert Heinlein The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Female Man by Joanna Russ “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ One For Sorrow by Christopher Barzak “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke Gormenghast Series by Mervyn Peake Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor “Hello Moto” by Nnedi Okorafor The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier Dauthers of Earth by Justine Larbalestier The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn “The Girl Who was Plugged In” by “The Calorie Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin “Making the Woman” by Lucy Taylor “Lost in the Funhouse” by John Barth The Princess Bride by William Goldman Titus Andronicus The Tempest Movies 2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange The Lord of the Rings 2081 Pumzi District 9 Metropolis Attack the Block Pans Labyrinth Tsotsi War of the Worlds (2005) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Harry Brown Enemy Mine The Haunting (1963) The Haunting (1999) Princess Mononoke Legend The Princess Bride The Neverending Story Blade Runner The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Exorcist The Thing Dawn of the Dead The Celebration Titus Forbidden Planet Comics The Watchmen by Alan Moore 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.
144. Eragon (2006) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode144TortureCinemaMeetsEragon/SandF%20–%20Episode%20144%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20Eragon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDragons, cliches, and bad acting, oh my! Our next Torture Cinema feature is finally here, and this time we’re looking at the 2006 film adaptation of Christopher Paolini’s Eragon, in all its terrible glory. So sit back and enjoy the ride (we sure didn’t). 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 144 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:38:16) Eragon (IMDB) 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.
143. Paul Cornell (a.k.a. The Cricket Whisperer) — London Falling (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode143InterviewWPaulCornell/SandF%20–%20Episode%20143%20–%20Interview%20w%20Paul%20Cornell.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCoppers, monsters, and blood blisters, oh my! This week, the multi-talented Paul Cornell joins us to talk about his latest fantasy novel, London Falling, the power of London for fantasy writers, the supernatural vs. the real world, Doctor Who, 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! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 143 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:19:21) Paul’s Website The SF Squeecast Check out Paul’s book! It’s good stuff! 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.
