The Skiffy and Fanty Show Podcasts

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow27AnInterviewWAldenBell/Sandf–Episode27–InterviewWAldenBell.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSNothing like a good interview before Christmas, right?  This week Alden Bell joins us to talk about his new book, The Reapers Are the Angels. (Warning:  At around the 20 minute mark, there are some spoilers, so if you haven’t read the book and can’t stand having a few details spoiled for you, I would suggest stopping there.  That said, I don’t think the spoiler ruins the book, since what we talk about is pretty much expected to happen, but I didn’t want anyone being pissed at us for not letting you know that some details are given out during the interview.  Either way, you should check out the book, because it’s really good.) Question of the Week: What is your favorite science fiction or fantasy comic book or novel (excluding mutant stuff)? If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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 27 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ Alden Bell (0:00 – 39:06): Alden Bell’s/Joshua Gaylord’s website. (Where you can buy his books, which you should do immediately, even if you can’t afford it.  If you don’t, a baby loses its soul.) Shaun’s review of The Reapers Are the Angels (In which he says some stuff that might be interesting, but probably isn’t.) The End:  Reading and Writing (39:07 – 42:41) Bonus Content:  An Intro Blooper From Episode #27 Episode 27 Intro Blooper — Download (MP3) That’s all, folks!  See you next week.

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow26ZombiesTheUndeadAndJamesKnapp/Sandf–Episode26–ZombiesTheUndeadAndJamesKnapp.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWelcome to our special post-Thanksgiving special!  Okay, so it’s not really special, per se, but it does involve a semi-roundtable-esque discussion about zombies with author James Knapp!  So tune in for some zombie goodness and have a great week! Question of the Week: Which fictional universe would you like to live in and why? If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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 26 — Download (MP3) Intro and the Zombie Roundtable (0:00 – 39:42): James Knapp’s website! Website for State of Decay! Mr. Knapp’s Books!  Buy’em or the zombies will get you! The End:  Reading, Writing, and the Question of the Week (39:43 – 47:09) That’s all, folks!  See you next week. P.S.:  We are working on shortening the show.  This is hopefully one of the last longer episodes.

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow25BadParentsWizardsAndDangerousExperiments/Sandf–Episode25–BadParentsWizardsAndDangerousExperiments.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBig things are happening in the world, and we’re a few days late in getting to it.  Go figure.  This week is all about news.  Good news.  Bad news.  Crazy news.  Even a little bit of awesome news.  If you read the title, you’ll know what this episode is about, and you might even be able to guess which stories we’ve picked.  So tune in and enjoy! Question of the Week: What is a good length for a weekly podcast? If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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 25 — Download (MP3) Intro and News (0:00 – 23:51): CERN Observes Antimatter For the First Time (and the crazy guy in Hawaii gets sued) Tetris Helps People w/ PTSD (anti-gaming idiots decide to drink the special Koolaid) Quidditch World Cup Winner Announced (geeks everywhere have a collective joygasm) Reader’s Digest Poll Proves That Parents Suck (book lovers make plans to adopt a new parental licensing program that prevents illiterate idiots from having children) The End:  Reading, Writing, and the Question of the Week (23:52 – 28:50) That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  We’ll see you next week!

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow24TortureCinemaMeetsCreep/Sandf–Episode24–TortureCinemaMeetsCreep.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTorture Cinema is back and it’s switched genres.  This week we review Creep, a British horror film that is, by our account (and apparently by the account of the folks who recommended it to us) a rather terrible film.  Tune in to hear what we have to say about it. Question of the Week: What is your favorite zombie movie and why? If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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 24 — Download (MP3) Intro and Torture Cinema:  the Fourth Torture — Creep (2004)  (0:00 – 49:49): Creep (IMDB) The End:  Reading and the Question of the Week (49:50 – 54:36) That’s all, folks!  See you next week.

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow23SilentHillACloverfieldCloneTheMilitary/Sandf–Episode23–SilentHillACloverfieldCloneTheMilitaryAndStupidPlagiarists.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSJen has returned after mutant plankton destroyed her computer. This week is shorter than usual for the simple fact that it’s news and rant heavy, leaving little room for silly things like main segments. Still, the episode packed! We talk about the upcoming Silent Hill sequel, a really bad movie idea, the military and its love affair with Batman, and possibly one of the stupidest plagiarists in history. Tune in and enjoy! Question of the Week: Which science fiction or fantasy show is your favorite and why? If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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 23 — Download (MP3) Intro, News, and Rants (0:00 – 33:45): The Science of Battlestar Galactica (BSG fans let loose a collective joygasm, which is very similar to a sigh, but a little messier) Roland Emmerich to Make a Cloverfield Ripoff (Somewhere an angel has lost its wings.) Silent Hill 2 is Coming! (And gamers cry with joy because Uwe Boll is nowhere near it.) The U.S. Military Contracts with Bruce Wayne…I mean Batman! (The Joker, of course, ran away, and Michael Keaton simply repeated “I am Batman” until the sun went down…) The Main Rant:  the Dumbest Plagiarist in History — see here and here. (This is why it’s important that your children eat their vegetables.) The End:  Reading, Writing, and 2081 (33:46 – 44:08): Shaun’s review of 2081 (you can find out more about the movie here) That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week!

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowInterjectionATheWorldFantasyAwardsAndOther/Sandf–InterjectionA–TheWorldFantasyAwardAndOtherThings.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe have a short episode this week due to computer problems (namely, with Jen’s).  So instead of a full episode, I present to you sixteen minutes of zombies, fantasy awards, digital piracy nonsense, and silly things political talk show hosts say about science fiction books.  Tune in and enjoy! Question of the Week: This week we have a poll: If you’d like to send us your answer to the question, you can email it to skiffyandfanty [at] gmail [dot] com!  You can also leave a comment here or follow us on twitter.  We’d love to hear your creative responses! 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): Interjection A — Download (MP3) Intro and Episode (0:00 – 16:10): Indie Comic is Pirated, Puts Everything Online For Free, and Makes Money Ebook Piracy Google Trends Are Massively Down Realms of Fantasy Closes Down (Again) The World Fantasy Awards Have Been Announced! Zombie Virus Possible (according to science; booyah suckers)! Indie Science Fiction Anthology Incurs Glenn Beck’s Wrath! That’s all, folks!  See you next week!