The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

128. Nir Yaniv (a.k.a. The Pacifier) — The Love Machine and Other Contraptions (An Interview)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode128–AnInterviewWNir/Sandf–Episode128–InterviewWNirYaniv.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTechnology, time travel, and religion, oh my!  Nir Yaniv joins me for to talk about his new collection, The Love Machine and Other Contraptions, out now from infinity plus.  We cover everything from his interest in technologies to fundamentalist religion to time travel, music, 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 128 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:12:08) Nir’s Website Buy Nir’s book!  It’s good stuff. And here’s the little video Nir told me about in the interview: 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.

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The Great Lake Conspiracy — A Mustache and the Mutt Mystery (Audio Drama for Jay Lake)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFour–TheGreatLakeConspiracy–A/TheGreatLakeConspiracy–AMustacheAndTheMuttMystery.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIn honor of Jay Lake, we’ve put together this miniature audio drama featuring our “classic” celebrity impressions, some new impressions, a whole lot of Jay lore, and much more.  If you have no idea why we’re doing it, then all you’ve got to do is listen to the beginning and then go over here and donate a billion dollars.  We hope you all enjoy it, including Jay, who will probably listen to it because he’s nice to us… (kidding, of course). Special thanks to everyone involved in making this episode, including my wonderful co-hosts — Jen, Paul, and Julia.  You guys rock! 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: The Great Lake Conspiracy — A Mustache and the Mutt Mystery — Download (MP3) 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. The intro music: “There It Is” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 3.0) That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

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127. Christopher Barzak (a.k.a. Don Surrealismo) — Birds and Birthdays (An Interview)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode127–AnInterviewW/Sandf–Episode127–InterviewWChristopherBarzak.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSurrealism, mythology, and fantasy, oh my!  Christopher Barzak, acclaimed author of One For Sorrow, The Love That We Share Without Knowing, and the new collection, Birds and Birthdays, joins me to discuss how surrealism has influenced his work, mythic and fairytale narratives, human identity, and much more.  It’s definitely worth a listen. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI:  Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like.  Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode 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 127 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:12:58) Christopher’s Website Shaun’s Review of Birds and Birthdays Buy Christopher’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.

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126. Myke Cole (a.k.a. Sergeant Tibbs) — Fortress Frontier (An Interview)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode126–AnInterviewWMyke/Sandf–Episode126–InterviewWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMagic, the military, ethics, and more, oh my!  Myke Cole joins us to talk about his new book, Shadow Ops:  Fortress Frontier, the sequel to his excellent Shadow Ops:  Control Point (we interviewed him about that book here).  We discuss everything from book trailers to superhero ethics to worldbuilding and narrative development.  Plus, Myke and Shaun give us something really disturbing to think about involving a giant salad bowl… We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI:  Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like.  Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode 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 126 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:21:37) Myke Cole’s Website Top 10 Cats in Science Fiction (Shaun’s magic cat post) Buy Myke’s book!  It’s good stuff. The Book Trailer: Note:  There’s a point in the podcast when the audio cut out, changing what Shaun said from “I’m unlikely to dodge the draft” to “I’m likely to dodge the draft.”  A weird audio flub… 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.

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125. Gareth L. Powell (a.k.a. The Baron) — Ack-Ack Macaque (An Interview)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode125–AnInterviewWGareth/Sandf–Episode125–InterviewWGarethLPowell.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlying, cigar-smoking monkeys, Spitfires, and cyberpunk, oh my!  Author Gareth L. Powell talks to us about his new novel, Ack Ack Macaque, his writing career, cyberpunk, history and narrative, and much more. We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI:  Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like.  Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode 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 125 — Download (MP3)  Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 54:32) Gareth’s Website Buy Gareth’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.

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#124. Anticipating 2013 — What We’re Looking Forward To (w/ Stina Leicht)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode124–Anticipating2013–/Sandf–Episode124–WhatWereLookingForwardToIn2013.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSScience fiction and fantasy galore!  For our first episode of the year, author Stina Leicht joins us to talk about the movies, television shows, and books we’re looking forward to this year.  There’s some bickering, the giggling, and a whole lot of SF/F 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 124 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:01:20) 2013 Movies Mentioned: The Host Ender’s Game World War Z Warm Bodies Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters Odd Thomas This is the End Epic Gravity Elysium Oblivion After Earth Pacific Rim Oz, the Great and Powerful Iron Man 3 Star Trek Into Darkness Monsters University Percy Jackson:  Sea of Monsters Riddick Thor:  The Dark World The Hobbit:  The Desolation of Smaug Upside Down The Last Stand A Good Day to Die Hard The Great Gatsby Mad Max:  Fury Road (comes out in 2014) The Forever War (supposedly coming out this year) The Mortal Instruments:  City of Bones The Hunger Games:  Catching Fire 2013 Television Shows Mentioned: Doctor Who The Newsroom Castle Bones Downton Abbey Games of Thrones Once Upon a Time Fringe Defiance Sherlock Warehouse 13 S.H.I.E.L.D. The Following The Americans Ripper Street Orphan Black Hemlock Grove Arrested Development 2013 Books Mentioned: Great North Road by Peter Hamilton The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord London Falling by Paul Cornell Wolf in Shadow by John Lambshead Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey The Ocean At the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Neptune’s Brood by Charlie Stross The Woken Gods by Gwenda Bond ID by Madeline Ashby The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes The Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson On the Razor’s Edge by Michael Flynn Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell The Childhood of Jesus by J. M. Coetzee Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Bio-Punk:  Stories from the Far Side of Research edited by Ra Page The Curve of the Earth by Simon Morden Unknown Book by Paolo Bacigalupi Unknown Book by Charles Stross Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 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.

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