#18. Summer Wars (2009) w/ Daniel Huddleston — #WorldSFTour

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB18SummerWars2009WDanielHuddlestonWorldSFTour/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2318%20–%20Summer%20Wars%20%282009%29%20w%20Daniel%20Huddleston%20–%20%23WorldSFTour.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRogue A.I., family troubles, and MMO-run civilizations, oh my! To celebrate Japanese cinema, we’re joined by translator Daniel Huddleston for a discussion of Mamoru Hosoda’s 2009 film, Summer Wars. You may be familiar with Hosoda’s other excellent work, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time; Summer Wars is also an excellent work. We hope you enjoy the episode! Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. [audio http://archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB18SummerWars2009WDanielHuddlestonWorldSFTour/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%2318%20–%20Summer%20Wars%20%282009%29%20w%20Daniel%20Huddleston%20–%20%23WorldSFTour.mp3] Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Summer Wars (IMDB) Mamoru Hosoda (IMDB) Daniel Huddleston’s translation work: Virus by Sakyo Komatsu Apparitions: Ghosts of Old Endo by Miyuki Miyabe Speculative Japan 3 Comment away!
200. We’re 200! (Hugos, World SF, and Trivia w/ the ENTIRE Crew)

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode200HugosWorldSFAndTrivia/SandF%20–%20Episode%20200%20–%20Hugos%2C%20World%20SF%2C%20and%20Trivia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS200 freaking episodes! Holy moly on toast! For our special 200th episode, the entire gang got together on Google+ to talk about being nominated for a Hugo Award, the importance of world sf, listener questions, and more. Plus, we break out the first ever Skiffy and Fanty Trivia Game! I’ve included the mp3 and a YouTube video of our recording in this post; choose your poison! We hope you enjoy the episode! (Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon! Every little bit helps.) 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 200 — Download (MP3) (The actual episode starts at 3:22 in the video.) 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.
199. Sofia Samatar (a.k.a. Malkia wa Ndoto) at ICFA (An Interview) #WorldSFTour

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode199SofiaSamatar/SandF%20–%20Episode%20199%20–%20Sofia%20Samatar.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSArabic fantasy, linguistic wonders, and strange worlds, oh my! Sofia Samatar joins Shaun, Julia, and Keffy to discuss her 2014 Crawford Award winning novel, A Stranger in Olondria. Also on the discussion table: Arabic fiction, fantastic and otherwise, academia, writing influences, and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode! (Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon! Every little bit helps.) 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 199 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Sofia’s Website Sofia’s Writing Sofia’s Twitter Small Beer Press 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.
198. Brazilian SF w/ Fabio Fernandes, Cesar Alcázar, Libby Ginway, and Jacques Barcia #WorldSFTour

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode198BrazilianSF/SandF%20–%20Episode%20198%20–%20Brazilian%20SF.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe books, the histories, and the translations, oh my! We’re joined by an all star cast to discuss the world of Brazilian SF. We cover Brazil’s generations of sf writers, fandom, the publishing world, and the influences on Brazil’s sf universe. You won’t want to miss this one. We hope you enjoy the episode! (Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon! Every little bit helps.) 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 198 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Fabio’s Twitter We See a Different Frontier Different Frontiers Blog Jacque’s Website Jacque’s Twitter Cesar’s Website Cesar’s Twitter Libby’s Website (go check out all her awesome academic work) 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.
197. Mannequin (1987): A Torture Cinema “Adventure”

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode197TortureCinemaMeetsMannequin/SandF%20–%20Episode%20197%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20Mannequin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSArtistic tomfoolery, Mannequin breasts, and 80s glory, oh my! Shaun, Julia, and Jen join forces to tackle a listener-selected movie from hell: Mannequin. You asked for it, and we delivered! We hope you enjoy the episode! (Please support our efforts to bring the Skiffy and Fanty Show and the World SF Tour to Worldcon! Every little bit helps.) 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 197 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Mannequin (IMDB) 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.
196. Fran Wilde (a.k.a. Chadwick’s Prodigy) — An Interview at ICFA

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode196InterviewWFranWildeAtICFA/SandF%20–%20Episode%20196%20–%20Interview%20w%20Fran%20Wilde%20at%20ICFA.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTowering cities, the history of death, and waste, oh my! Fran Wilde, author of the upcoming Bone Arrow from Tor (coming in 2015, which is far too long to wait), joins us to talk about such mundane things as waste management in cities built to the heavens, proper disposal of the dead, plagues, and writing words on websites. Needless to say, we had a blast! 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 196 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Fran’s Website Fran’s Twitter Cooking the Books Fran also has a story in the April/May 2014 issue of Asimov’s Science Fiction, which should still be available in print at your local newsstand or via various online retailers. The story is entitled “Like a Wasp to the Tongue.” Check it out! 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.