207. David Edison (a.k.a. Kahlua Engine) — The Waking Engine (An Interview at ICFA)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode207InterviewWDavidEdisonAtICFA/SandF%20–%20Episode%20207%20–%20Interview%20w%20David%20Edison%20at%20ICFA.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSCities of the dead, sass, and New Yorkers, oh my! Shaun and Julia have a little fun with David Edison in a hotel room. We talk about words, David’s new book, The Waking Engine, the after life, urban fantasy, his publishing journey, Torchwood, and a whole lot of random, silly stuff, and sass. 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 207 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: David’s Website David’s Book David’s Twitter 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.
Top 10 Episodes and Blog Posts for May 2014
May was a busy month. Here’s what you were all enjoying! Top 10 Episodes: #20. Captain America: the Winter Soldier (2014) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast 204. Caribbean SF w/ Karen Lord, Tobias Buckell, and Stephanie Saulter — #WorldSFTour Episode 4.2 — Torture Cinema Meets The Wicker Man 205. Mary Anne Mohanraj & Cecilia Tan at ICFA (An Interview) #WorldSFTour 203. Stephanie Saulter (a.k.a. The Jeweler) — Gemsigns (An Interview) #worldsftour 201. The Hugo Awards (A Discussion w/ Justin Landon and Natalie Luhrs) #19. Babylon 5 (S1D5&6: Eps 17-22) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast #22. Godzilla (2014) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast w/ Rachael Acks 199. Sofia Samatar (a.k.a. Malkia wa Ndoto) at ICFA (An Interview) #WorldSFTour 141. Final Hugo Thoughts + the Hugh Howey Fiasco w/ Justin Landon and Jonathan McCalmont Top 10 Blog Posts: Book Review: Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards (by Paul Weimer) Language in the Written Word by Charles Tan Thoughts on the Hugo Nominated Short Stories by Adam Callaway Book Review: The Best Fantasy and Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 8 (by Paul Weimer) 2014 Hugo Award Episode Pack: Download away! On Recent South(east) Asian SF/F by Benjanun Sriduangkaew (Guest Post) My Superpower: James L. Sutter My Superpower: Cassandra Rose Clarke Business Time – Many Paths up the Mountain by Mike Underwood Mining the Genre Asteroid: The Dictionary of the Khazars by Milorad Pavic (by Paul Weimer) Enjoy!
#22. Godzilla (2014) — A Shoot the WISB Subcast w/ Alex Acks
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB22Godzilla2014/ShootTheWisb22–Godzilla2014.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGiant monsters, nukes, and sad skyscrapers, oh my! Shaun, David, and Paul are joined by Rachael Acks to take on the brand new Godzilla movie. Prepare to be stomped! 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/ShootTheWISB22Godzilla2014/ShootTheWisb22–Godzilla2014.mp3] Show notes (info about our contributors can be found on the about page): Godzilla (2014)(IMDB) Rachael’s Website “Godzilla 2014 (Oh look, another movie about white men)” (Rachael’s review) Comment away!
2014 Hugo Award Episode Pack: Download away!
If you’re a Hugo Voter, you’ll have seen the little document in the Fancast category from us which includes recommended episodes from 2013 — one from each of our episode types. To make it a little easier for folks to download these episodes, we’ve put up a .zip file containing all four mp3 files, which should be easy enough to load up into your player of choice. The file can be downloaded here. If there are issues, please don’t hesitate to leave a comment here or contact us at skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com! Enjoy!
Languages Matter: Some Thoughts on Language and Dialect
I want to expand on what I have written in my essay, “Languages, Dialects and Accents: Why Our Voices Matter.” Much has been said about the use of dialect in science fiction and the outcry that follows. I would like to see more of such discussions because we have been shying away from issues that really matter to us. Perhaps, it is the shift from white Anglo science fiction to a more international/world science fiction that has started the ball rolling. For a long time, the world has been white, male and painfully Anglo-centric, not to mention US-centric. Now we have new voices coming into the song, and some are naturally reacting rather angrily, I would say. Why are we fixating on English – and for that matter, proper grammatical English English? Let’s not bring in the American versus British spelling argument. Let’s talk about English. Why do we insist SFF writers write in English? Probably because science fiction, at the moment, is dominated by the Americans and the British? Bear in mind that science fiction is also written in Mandarin Chinese, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Bahasa. Why does English have so much hegemony in the SFF-sphere?
Have Online Dictionary, Will Travel: AMC’s Turn (2014)
At the moment, I’m in Houston for Comicpalooza. It’s been a wonderful convention, but I’m short on sleep, so I’ll apologise ahead of time if I’m not making much sense. 🙂 Anyway, there’s a new show I’ve been watching, and it’s on AMC. If you like American Revolutionary War era history (like me,) you might give it a try. It’s called TURN, and it’s based on the true story of America’s first spy ring.
