Episode 61 — An Interview w/ Philippa Ballantine (the Geistbuster)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.8–AnInterviewWPhilippaBallantine/Sandf–Episode4.8–InterviewWPhilippaBallantine.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPhilippa Ballantine, author of Geist, Spectyr, and many other fun novels, joins us to discuss her Books of the Order series, the Internet, podcasting, urban fantasy, religion, and much more. We had a blast talking to her and hope you enjoy the interview. 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! Note #2: There’s something very special about episode 4.8. It may involve singing. It may involve a classic SF/F movie from the 80s. It most definitely will be funny. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 61 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Philippa Ballantine (0:00 – 58:02) Philippa’s Website (which links you to everything she’s done and is still doing) Philippa’s Twitter (follow her or her geist will get you) Oh, and don’t forget to check out her books, like the one above (Geist) and the one below (Spectyr). You should also check out our friends at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. The end of episode 4.6 has the new promo for their show, which you should listen to! Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). (We also borrowed a clip from the Ghostbusters Theme by Ray Parker, Jr.) That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
Episode 60 — Science Fiction is Science Fiction (Period)!
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.7–ScienceFictionIsScienceFictionperiod/Sandf–Episode4.7–ScienceFictionIsScienceFictionperiod.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSOur first proper episode of August is part squee, part bitter rant, and part cringe-inducing horror. It’s like a Shaun and Jen cocktail laced with acid inside a Philip K. Dick pie…topped with whip cream, of course. (Don’t try to imagine what that would look like…) In 4.7, we talk about why Another Earth is science fiction (and why the person who says it isn’t is a moron), Adam’s nifty news, the SF Gateway, and a few other fun things, such as how scientists are ruining science fiction and Jen’s slurpie habit. Tune in and enjoy! 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 60 — Download (MP3) News and Discussion (0:00 – 29:53) Adam’s Fantabulous News (Because Adam sometimes does something worth remembering…) Scientists Ruin Science Fiction By Proving Time Travel is Impossible (Thanks, jackasses.) Another Earth: It May Look Like Science Fiction, But It Isn’t (Oh, how silly of me. I thought maybe that whole other Earth thing was a scifi thing. Guess I should go back to college…) Gollancz Opens the SF Gateway (Where all your science fiction and fantasy crack can be bought wholesale, digitally injected into your metaphorical veins…) You should also check out our friends at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. The end of episode 4.6 has the new promo for their show, which you should listen to! 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.
Monthly Movie Madness #2 — August 2011
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow–MonthlyMovieMadness2–August2011/Sandf–MonthlyMovieMadness–August2011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSHere it is, folks — the latest edition on our MMM feature. This weeks movies are a mixed bag of highly anticipated titles and utter drivel. Well, that’s what Shaun thinks anyway… Here’s the episode: MMM #2 — Download (MP3) The Movies: Rise of the Planet of the Apes (IMDB) Final Destination 5 (IMDB) Conan (IMDB) Fright Night (IMDB) Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (IMDB) Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (IMDB) The big question: which movies do you want to see and which would you rather throw in the dumpster?
Episode 59 — Torture Cinema Meets War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.6–TortureCinemaMeetsWarOfTheWorlds2The/Sandf–Episode4.6–TortureCinemaMeetsWarOfTheWorlds2theNextWave.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWhat could be worse than a remake of a remake of a remake of a remake of an adaptation of a remade adapted adaptation remake based on a book? A sequel… The title says it all. We spend the whole episode trying to desperately to make it through our 5-by-5s. Tune in to see if we succeeded. (We have Eoghann Irving to thank for this month’s awful movie selection. Thanks, jerk.) 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 59 — Download (MP3) Torture Cinema Meets War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (0:00 – 47:05) War of the Worlds 2: The Next Wave (IMDB) (Burn in hell, mutant movie!) You should also check out our friends at Adventures in Scifi Publishing. The end of episode 4.6 has the new promo for their show, which you should listen to! 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.
Episode 58 — Interview w/ Stina Leicht
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.5–InterviewWStinaLeicht/Sandf–Episode4.5–InterviewWStinaLeicht.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back with an awesome interview with Stina Leicht, author of Of Blood and Honey, a brilliant urban fantasy novel set in 1970s Ireland. Feel free to let us know what you think. Your hate mail is always appreciated! 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 58 — Download (MP3) Interview w/ Stina Leicht (0:00 – 1:05:00) Stina’s website Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht (at Night Shade Books) 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.
Episode 57 — Books Will Take Over the Universe
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.4–BooksWillDestroyTheUniverse/Sandf–Episode4.4–BooksWillDestroyTheUniverse.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIt’s time for some book love! When you think about it, it’s been a while since we dedicated an episode almost exclusively to talking about book things. But we’ve done it in Episode 57, so tune in and enjoy! 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 57 — Download (MP3) Discussion (0:00 – 35:23) Spotlight Publishing picks up Jason Sanford’s Never Never Stories and the Million Writers Award (And we have decided to be his first official stalkers) Secret Service Confiscates Young Man’s Stuff (You know, because taking pictures of this guy is a threat to national security) Should we alter classic works of literature to make them easier? (Alternatively: should we reduce the number of laws we have to observe while driving so we don’t have to think too much while doing it?) Seattle Mystery Bookshop Sticks to Amazon (Meanwhile, Borders tries to sell its body to anyone who will pay for it…) 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.
