Signal Boost #1: George Sandison (2084) and Alexandra Pierce (Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler)
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320. Alex Wells/Acks (a.k.a. Social Justice Biker Witch) — Hunger Makes the Wolf (An Interview)
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319. The Core (2003) — A Torture Cinema "Adventure"
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318. Catherine Lundoff (a.k.a. The Fantastic Wolf) — An Interview (Out of This World)
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#55. Attack the Block (2011) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast w/ Tiara W.
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317. Disability in SF/F — A Discussion w/ Sarah Chorn and Elsa Sjunneson-Henry
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