At the Movies #68: Annihilation (2018) w/ Zin E. Rocklyn
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFAtTheMovies68Annihilation/Sandf–AtTheMovies68–Annihilation.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS A biologist, a geologist, and some other awesome people walk into a podcast… In today’s episode of At the Movies, Alex, Paul, Mike, and Daniel are joined by the lovely Teri (a.k.a. Zin E. Rocklyn) to discuss Alex Garland’s adaptation of the Jeff Vandermeer novel of the same name, Annihilation. They mostly talk about how truly terrifying imagery, but they also try to suss out exactly what Garland was trying to do with a certain biological premise. This is rife with spoilers, so make sure you’re ready for it before diving into the the surreal storytelling of Annihilation. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Speculative Fiction in Translation #3: Ken Liu, Croatia, Catalonia
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SFiTEpisode3KenLiuCroatiaAndCatalonia/Sfit–Episode3–KenLiuCroatiaAndCatalonia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIn today’s episode, Rachel brings you some SFT updates from March AND an interview with the wonderful author/translator/editor Ken Liu! Rachel discusses all of the Catalan, Japanese, Polish, Chinese and Indonesian novels, short stories, and collections that dropped in March. Plus, she fills you in on some upcoming anthologies and some excellent essays about SFT around the web, what she has been reading lately, and what she should be translating despite life getting in the way. With new stories and books coming to our attention each week, make sure to check the SFT website for updates. Enjoy, and keep reading! A bientôt!
Signal Boost #37 — At ICFA — Keffy R.M. Kehrli (GlitterShip) and Bryan Camp (The City of Lost Fortunes)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFSignalBoost37KehrliCamp/Sandf–SignalBoost37–KehrliCamp.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSS In today’s episode of Signal Boost, we’re coming at you from the International Convention on the Fantastic in the Arts! Yay! First, Shaun and Joyce are joined by Keffy R.M. Kehrli to talk about GlitterShip SF, a queer speculative fiction short story magazine, including the challenges, the highlights, and the benefits of having a queer focused publishing venue, Keffy’s precocious pups, and the most recent issue of GlitterShip! Then Shaun is joined by Bryan Camp, debut author of The City of Lost Fortunes to talk about being a debut author, how he managed to get there, the effect of Katrina on his life and writing, how the history of New Orleans as a port city inspired the world-building, and the proper way (or at least one of them) to pronounce New Orleans. We hope you enjoy the episode! (This is a live recording, so please excuse the audio!)
Signal Boost #35 — Tonya Moore (Becoming) and R.S.A. Garcia (Lex Talionis)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFSignalBoost35MooreGarcia/Sandf–SignalBoost35–MooreGarcia.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIn today’s episode of Signal Boost, Elizabeth talks to Tonya R. Moore about her collection of short stories (Becoming), how her Jamaican heritage affects her writing, her love of anime and how it influences her work, her upcoming zine on Yaoi anime, and juggling lots of projects. Then Paul is joined by R.S.A. Garcia to talk about being a Caribbean author, her science fiction short story, “The Bois,” and its roots in Caribbean mythology, the Sunspot Jungle Anthology, being a member of the global science fiction community, and the importance of exploring different viewpoints. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Tonya R. Moore (00:53 – 14:32) Tonya’s Website Tonya on Twitter Becoming RSA Garcia (14:48 – 29:35) RSA’s Website RSA on Twitter Lex Talionis If you have a question you’d like us to answer, feel free to shoot us a message on our contact page. Our new intro and outro music comes “Dimension” by Creo (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.
Reading Rangers #5: Cetaganda by Lois McMaster Bujold
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ReadingRangers5CetagandaByLoisMcMasterBujold/ReadingRangers5–CetagandaByLoisMcmasterBujold.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSHello, Rangers! We’re back from our break to tackle the 5th book (chronologically) in Lois McMaster Bujold’s The Vorkosigan Saga — the unfortunately somewhat disappointing Cetaganda. Our newbie, Kate, is joined by Vorkosigan Veterans, Paul and Alex, to discuss the somewhat transhumanist Cetagandan empire, how Miles is still woefully caught up in the patriarchy, why Cetaganda could have really used a Cetagandan POV character, and, of course, why Ivan killed a kitten. Next time, we’ve decided to tackle the novella omnibus, Borders of Infinity, utterly bypassing Ethan of Athos (because everyone hates it). 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):
Speculative Fiction in Translation #2: Biohorror and Dwarves
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SFiTEpisode2BiohorrorAndDwarves/Sfit-Episode2-BiohorrorAndDwarves.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIn which Rachel fills you in on all of the SFT-related goodness since last month, including stories and novels out in February and March (February 14 – March 15), what Rachel’s currently reading and translating, and more. While February offered us slim-pickins, March gives us some great reads to look forward to, including Japanese biohorror from Haikasoru and Catalan science fiction from Wesleyan University Press. And with new stories and books coming to our attention each week, check the SFT website for updates. Enjoy, and keep reading! A bientôt!
