142. Brian McClellan (a.k.a. Das Schwarzpulver) — Promise of Blood (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode142InterviewWBrianMcClellan/SandF%20–%20Episode%20142%20–%20Interview%20w%20Brian%20McClellan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMuskets, magic, and books, oh my! Brian McClellan, author of Promise of Blood, joins us to talk about his new novel, writing fantasy set in industrializing cultures, cultural changes, and 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 142 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:15:07) Brian’s Website Check out Brian’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.
141. Final Hugo Thoughts + the Hugh Howey Fiasco w/ Justin Landon and Jonathan McCalmont
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode141FinalHugoThoughtsAndTheHughHoweyFiasco/SandF%20–%20Episode%20141%20–%20Final%20Hugo%20Thoughts%20and%20the%20Hugh%20Howey%20Fiasco.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAwards, angry men, and the Internet, oh my! And our final discussion of the Hugos, featuring Justin Landon (who started it all) and Jonathan McCalmont (who offers his insight into the whole situation), has arrived. We talk Hugo history, the fan categories, the culture of the Hugos and more. Plus, we offer our thoughts on Hugh Howey’s controversial comments (and behavior) and the cultural responses found in the comments. In other words: this week is one heck of a monster… 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 141 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:37:10) Justin’s Website Jonathan’s Website The SpecFic ’12 (SF/F criticism) Project Hugh Howey’s Post (hosted elsewhere, since the original was taken down) Howey’s New “Apology” 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.
140. New Pulp, Reviews, and Amazon w/ Tim Pratt and Adam Christopher (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode140NewPulpGoodreadsWTimPrattAndAdamChristopher/Sandf–Episode140–NewPulpGoodreadsWTimPrattAndAdamChristopher.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPulp sensibilities, Amazonian acquisitions, and authorship, oh my! Authors Adam Christopher and Tim Pratt take a little time out of their evenings to talk to us about review etiquette for published authors, Amazon’s recent acquisition of Goodreads, their new books, and 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 140 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:19:26) Tim’s Website Adam’s Website Tim’s Twitter Adam’s Twitter Paizo Publishing Angry Robot Books “Amazon buys Goodreads — and then goes totally hip” (Washington Post) “New pulp fictioneers are ready to rock’n’roll” (The Guardian) Check out their books. Tis 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.
139. Hugo/Clarke Award Roundtable w/ Stina Leicht and Liz Bourke
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode139AHugoClarkeAwardRoundtable/SandF%20–%20Episode%20139%20–%20A%20Hugo%20%252B%20Clarke%20Award%20Roundtable.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAward “controversy,” fiascos, and discussions, oh my! In this special episode of SandF, we invited Stina Leicht and Liz Bourke to talk about the Hugo and Clarke Award shortlists. We cover the controversies surrounding this year’s finalists, our own thoughts about the lists, and the rhetoric that has kept the fires burning (and more, of course). We hope you enjoy the episode! Note: Some of the audio is not as clean as normal. I did my best to fix the problem. I hope it does not annoy too much. 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 139 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:48:06) Liz Bourke’s Website Clarke Award Shortlist Hugo Award Finalists “Can we stop talking about the Hugos now?” by Staffer’s Book Review 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.
138. King Arthur (2004) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode138TortureCinemaMeetsKingArthur/SandF%20–%20Episode%20138%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20King%20Arthur.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAnachronisms, vampiric Arthurian ladies, and more anachronisms, oh my! If you couldn’t tell from the title, the SandF crew takes on the infamous mythological monster, King Arthur. And boy do we have a lot to say about this one! 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 138 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:45:09) King Arthur (IMDB) Watch the movie at your own risk! 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.
137. Nalo Hopkinson (a.k.a. The Robber Queen) — Sister Mine (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode137InterviewWNaloHopkinson/SandF%20–%20Episode%20137%20–%20Interview%20w%20Nalo%20Hopkinson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTwisted sisters, a Orisha pantheon, and magic, oh my! Nalo Hopkinson joins me to discuss her new novel, Sister Mine. We discuss everything from the nature of gods, Caribbean folklore, language, the twisted history of twins (and “Goblin Market”), culture, genre fiction, and so much more (there’s not much we didn’t cover). 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 137 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:44:39) Nalo’s Website Nalo’s Twitter Check out Nalo’s book(s). Tis 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.
