The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

Episode 52 — Schizophrenic Computers, Weird News, and Bad Movies

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow4.0a–SchizophrenicComputersWeirdNewsAndBad/Sandf–Episode4.0a–News–SchizophrenicComputersWeirdNewsAndBadMovies.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSOur super special episode is here.  Half of it, anyway.  Jason Sanford, John Ottinger, and Adam join us for a discussion about the SF/F/H movies coming out in June, some really weird science news, and film adaptations of SF/F books.  A few jokes are had at Shaun’s expense and Inception gets what’s coming to it… (This episode is half of a much larger recording.  The second half is discussion oriented and is focused on religion in SF/F and our thoughts on why fantasy literature fairs better than science fiction.  I expect that episode to go up on Monday, if not earlier.) 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 52 — Download (MP3) Intro, Upcoming Movies, and News (0:00 – 56:16) Yellow Brick Road (at Bloody Disgusting) (We’ll ruin the movie for you:  the bad guy is foot fungus contracted in the woods.)  X-men:  First Class (IMDB) (Somewhere Stan Lee is wiping his butt with $100 bills.) Super 8 (IMDB) (In which J. J. Abrams ruins some trains and childhood innocence…) Trollhunter (IMDB) (UV lights also work on Newt Gingrich.) Green Lantern (IMDB) (Ab porn.  That’s all this is.  Two hours of a hot guy’s abs.) Transformers:  Dark of the Moon (IMDB) (Whatever…) Bradley Cooper Anxious to Adapt Dan Simmons’ Hyperion (Which will come out right after The Hangover:  Alcoholics Anonymous Edition.) Adolf Hitler Had an Army of Talking Dogs ($10 says they learned by watching re-runs of Mickey Mouse…) Pyramids (Possibly) Discovered in Tanis, Egypt Using Satellites (We’ll find the Ark and start melting Nazi brains…) Scientists Inflict Computers with Schizophrenia (Isaac Asimov wakes up and says, “WTF?  Did nobody read my frakking 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.

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Episode 51 — Torture Cinema Meets Batman & Robin

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow3.9–TortureCinemaMeetsBatmanRobin/Sandf–Episode3.9–TortureCinemaMeetsBatmanAndRobin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back and pissed off.  Why?  Because our listeners chose Batman & Robin in our Torture Cinema poll and forced us to watch it.  Thanks a lot, jerks! The good news is I’ve “hidden” Arnold Schwarzenegger in the episode, which should bring you all some joy while we die of asphyxiation. The other good news is that next week is all about our special edition episode of the show!  It won’t be live, unfortunately. Technology seems to hate us. But it will be filled with our friends:  Jason Sanford, John Ottinger, Adam, and your lovely host regulars! 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 51 — Download (MP3) Main Segment:  Torture Cinema Meets Batman & Robin (0:00 – 38:15) Batman and Robin (IMDB) (Again, we hate you all.  May you burn in the fiery pit of Stephenie Meyers’ stomach!) 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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Episode 50 — NebulaFail 2010

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow3.8–NebulaAwardsFail2011/Sandf–Episode3.8–NebulaFail2011.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Nebulas have been announced, and we’re not very happy.  For this episode, Adam returns for a testosterone-filled rant about the nominees and the winners, our preferred candidates, and the things we actually enjoyed this time around.  Our episode might be a tad on the controversial side, but that’s the way (uh huh, uh huh) we like it. (Episode 3.8 was originally schedules to be an episode of Torture Cinema, but we forgot about the Nebulas and decided we needed to talk about them.  Torture Cinema will be next week.) 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 50 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion:  NebulaFail 2010 (0:00 – 34:51) Publisher’s Weekly Coverage of the Nebulas Adam’s Editorial on the Nebulas 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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Episode 49 — Interview w/ Alex Bledsoe

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow3.7–InterviewWAlexBledsoe/Sandf–Episode3.7–InterviewWithAlexBledsoe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAlex Bledsoe joins us on the show to talk about his latest Eddie LaCrosse novel (Dark Jenny), the fantasy genre, movies, the writing process, and much more.  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 49 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 39:03) Alex Bledsoe’s Website (For his books, ramblings, and specially tailored hamster mittens!) Shaun’s review of Dark Jenny (Look!  It’s Baltar!) Oh, and don’t forget to vote on our next Torture Cinema flick!   The vote is almost done, and we need to know what you want to torture us with next! 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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Episode 48 — Science Fiction: Entertainment or Pretentious Art?

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow3.6–ScienceFictionEntertainmentOrPretentious/Sandf–Episode3.6–ScienceFiction–EntertainmentOrPretentiousArt.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAdam returns for an off-the-cuff discussion of the purpose of science fiction (based on an SF Signal post by Jaimie Todd Rubin).  Is reading science fiction about its entertainment value?  Do non-genre writers or readers torment themselves with their reading/writing, unlike science fiction readers and writers?  We also tackle the infamous term “speculative fiction.” Tune in to hear our take on the topic and feel free to leave a comment on this page or send us an email to let us know what you think! 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 48 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 28:53) The Wayward Time-Traveler: Living and Loving Life in the Gutter of Science Fiction (SF Signal) Oh, and don’t forget to vote on our next Torture Cinema flick!   The vote is almost done, and we need to know what you want to torture us with next! 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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Episode 47 — The Hugos, Complaints, and GRRM

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow3.5–TheHugosComplaintsAndGrrm/Sandf–Episode3.5–TheHugosComplaintsAndGrrm.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe Hugo Award nominees have been announced, and we’ve got something to say about it.  By “we” I mean Adam and myself, because Jen is off in the abyss somewhere being consumed by alien worm monsters.  Oh, and we talk about some really exciting George R. R. Martin news, in case you’re wondering.  So download the episode or stream it and let us know what you think! 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 47 — Download (MP3) Intro, News, and the Hugos (0:00 – 35:47) A Dance With Dragons is done!  And it won’t be split. (We’ve only been waiting for 2,884 years.  Or was it five?  I don’t know.  George R. R. Martin isn’t my bitch…) The Hugo Award nominees have been announced! (To thunderously quiet applause.  The Council of Ectheris declares war…) Adam’s first pro story has been published! (Somewhere a baby elephant cries out in agony…) Oh, and don’t forget to vote on our next Torture Cinema flick!   The vote is almost done, and we need to know what you want to torture us with next! 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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