The Jason Sanford Nomination Gateway
Remember that fellow we had on the show for episode fourteen? Well, he’s been kind enough to add us to his list of nominations for the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus awards. I have no idea if we’re eligible for every award, but it’s really awesome to be considered by someone other than ourselves (you know, because saying “yeah, we so deserve an award” is a tad egotistical, don’t you think?). But this post isn’t just about us. It’s also about the stuff he has on his list, which includes numerous novels, short stories, and so on. You should check it out and let him know what you think of his selections. P.S.: We’re very please to see GUD, Interzone, and works by Ted Chiang, Lavie Tidhar, Hannu Rajaniemi, Catherynne Valente, N. K. Jemisin, Nnedi Okorafor, and others on Sanford’s list. Best of luck to them when the awards come rolling in! Hopefully Andy Cox will win best editor this year!
The Skiffy and Fanty Show 32 — The Beauty of SF and Her Sisters (or "How to Ask SF on a Date")(Part One)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow2.2a–TheBeautyOfSfAndHerSistersorhowTo/Sandf2.0–Episode2.2a–TheBeautyOfSfAndHerSistersorhowToAskSfOnADatepartOne.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re diving right into the meat of genre discussion with our second episode of SandF 2.0! This week we discuss the recent Locus Magazine round table on the aesthetics of science fiction and what we think makes science fiction a “beautiful” genre. Tune in, share, and enjoy! Note: This episode is part one of our discussion. We really got into the discussion and ran longer than we had intended. The second half will go up next weekend. Question of the Week: What do you think makes science fiction (or other genres) beautiful? 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 32 — Download (MP3) Intro and Main Segment — Part One (0:00 – 24:07): The Aesthetics of Science Fiction (Round Table) (Because it really is a sexy genre…) The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction by Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr. (Academia shows SF a little love once in a while. We promise.) Nominate us for a Hugo Award! We’re eligible in the Best Fanzine category! (Because you love us, right? Right?!) 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.
