Quick Note for Blog Subscribers
If you subscribe to the blog itself via the original feed (the one intended for podcasts rather than blog posts), you will need to update your subscription in the RSS reader to this feed. Make sure to do so ASAP, as we’ll start redirecting the podcast feed to the new Full Experience feed starting on Friday. This feed will also give you podcasts as blog posts, but it doesn’t operate like a normal podcast feed. Use the Full Experience feed (see Podcasts) for podcasts and the above linked feed for the blog proper. We forgot to mention this in the Welcome to 2018 post. Sorry about that!
Top 10 Posts and Episodes for June 2017
June was an interesting month for us. Our Twitter account was abuzz with activity, we released some awesome podcasts, and the world survived one more month of…well, never mind that. Now that we’re firmly ensconced in July, it’s time for another statistics post! Here’s what readers and listeners loved on our blog or podcast throughout June 2017: Top Posts: Movie Review: “Wonder Woman” (See it!) by Trish Matson Breaking News: Peter Jackson to turn The Silmarillion into a 14-movie epic by Michael J. Martinez Guest Post: Growing up in Fandom in the 1970s by LJ Cohen Guest Post: Religions on Mars, According to Me by Mary Turzillo Guest Post: Writing the Monster by Scott Oden Metropolis (1927), Feminism, and Influence by Stina Leicht Star Trek: Discovery and the Clueless by Stina Leicht Retro Childhood Review: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander (reviewed by Jen Zink) Book Review: Wothwood by Natania Barron (reviewed by Paul Weimer) Okay, the princess rescued herself. Now What?! by Stephen Geigen-Miller Top Episodes: Signal Boost #4: Gideon Marcus (GalacticJourney.org) and Andrew Barton (Tailings of the Golden Age) 153. Birdemic (2010) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” 326. Joyce Chng (a.k.a. — Starfang: Rise of the Clan (An Interview) 304. Scott Lynch and Elizabeth Bear (a.k.a. The Rakish Rogue and the Sky Marshall) — An Interview #59. Alien: Covenant (2017) w/ Jeannette Ng — A Shoot the WISB Subcast Signal Boost #8: A Conversation about the Importance of Wonder Woman Signal Boost #7: Ashlee Blackwell (Graveyard Shift Sisters) and Carrie Patel (Pillars of Eternity/Recolleta Series) 327. Fiend Without a Face (1958) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” 198. Brazilian SF w/ Fabio Fernandes, Cesar Alcázar, Libby Ginway, and Jacques Barcia #WorldSFTour 325. Queen of the Damned (2002) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” w/ Megan O’Keefe What did you enjoy the most? Let us know in the comments!
Top 10 Posts and Episodes for December 2013 and 2013 Overall
2013 has been an interesting year for us. We went to Worldcon, we added new people to the show and the blog, and we commandeered a rocket from Space X, stole Patrick Hester’s Hugo Award, and send it to the sun. Basically, it was an awesome year. Here’s what you all loved about us in December and throughout 2013! Top 10 Episodes for December: 181. SF/F and Music w/ Peter Orullian and John Anealio Episode 4.2 — Torture Cinema Meets The Wicker Man 183. Douglas Lain (a.k.a. Le Révolutionnaire) — Billy Moon (An Interview) 182. Wesley Chu (a.k.a. Spymaster 1000) — The Lives of Tao (An Interview) 179. Ann Leckie (a.k.a. Singularitrix) — Ancillary Justice (An Interview + Giveaway) 180. Reign of Fire (2002) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” #11 — Catching Fire (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion 185. J.R. Vogt at Worldcon (an Interview of Sorts) 116. Season of the Witch — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” 178. Emma Newman (a.k.a. Tea & Cake) — The Split Worlds Trilogy Top 10 Posts for December: Mining the Genre Asteroid: The World of Tiers series by Philip José Farmer by Paul Weimer Mining the Genre Asteroid: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague De Camp by Paul Weimer My Superpower: Daniel Ionson Guest Post: “Tackling Other Cultures in Fiction” by Stina Leicht Book Review: A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan by Paul Weimer Business Time: Handselling Part One – The Chain of Selling by Mike Underwood Confessions of a Comics Junkie: Identity, Obsessions, and Everything by Shaun Duke Mining the Genre Asteroid: Ringworld by Paul Weimer The Disquieting Guest — Hannibal, Horror and Television by David Annandale Update: Blog and Podcast Feed Changes! Top 10 Episodes for the Year: 141. Final Hugo Thoughts + the Hugh Howey Fiasco w/ Justin Landon and Jonathan McCalmont 139. Hugo/Clarke Award Roundtable w/ Stina Leicht and Liz Bourke 170. Nick Mamatas at Worldcon — A Discussion of Sorts #05 — Pacific Rim (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion w/ Michael R. Underwood #03 — Man of Steel — A Shoot the WISB Discussion w/ David Annandale and Michael R. Underwood Episode 4.2 — Torture Cinema Meets The Wicker Man Episode 84 — Women in Military SF (or The Kratman Rule is B.S.) 142. Brian McClellan (a.k.a. Das Schwarzpulver) — Promise of Blood (An Interview) 116. Season of the Witch — A Torture Cinema “Adventure” 146. Artificial Intelligence and You w/ Mary Robinette Kowal (A Discussion) Top 10 Posts for the Year: Announcement: The World SF Tour Begins in 2014 (Here We Come!) Out-Brutalling the Last Guy: “Grim and gritty, yes … but make sure it’s doing some honest work” by K.V. Johansen The Sound of Thunder (On Young Adult SF/F) by Stina Leicht Worldbuilding: Why It Ain’t So Easy by Stina Leicht Mining the Genre Asteroid: Ringworld by Paul Weimer Interview with Zachary Jernigan (conducted by Paul Weimer) SFFTV: Falling Skies — Another Monumental Disappointment by Shaun Duke Worldcon Announcement #1 Announcement: Skiffy and Fanty 3.0 Begins Now! Book Review: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie by Paul Weimer
Announcement: Skiffy and Fanty 3.0 Begins Now!
A lot of things are happening around the Skiffy and Fanty compound. Big things. You’ve already heard about Stina Leicht joining the crew and the World SF Tour. Now it’s time to announce the next big step for the show: the 3.0 Upgrade. What is it? 3.0 is the next phase of The Skiffy and Fanty Show. It will involve a slightly revamped audio program and a complete content overhaul on the blog. We decided it was time to take this venture to the next level, and everyone who has contributed to this show in recent weeks jumped on board without much hesitation. When you have that many people enthusiastically jumping into the mixer, you just can’t ignore it! Here’s what you can expect from the podcast for the next few months (before the World SF Tour kicks off): 3-4 discussion/interview episodes of the podcast, including our Worldcon interviews and new interviews with Nick Mamatas, Emma Newman, Ann Leckie, Doug Lain, and more. The continuation of the Torture Cinema feature: September (Sharknado — recorded at Worldcon), October (The Gate — the Halloween Special), November (listener’s choice), and December (listener’s choice — the Christmas and Winter Holiday Special) 1-2 episodes of Shoot the WISB, featuring reviews of new movies and/or re-watches of movies (coming soon: The World’s End, the Riddick Trilogy, and a Babylon 5 re-watch) And here’s what you can expect from the blog: Almost daily posts, each one written by an S&F crew member. These will include discussions about recent SF/F-related events and reflections about genre fiction, geek parenting, the business world of SF/F, the wonders of horror, and much more. Our new “My Superpower” guest posts (Stina Leicht is the first victim)(authors are welcome to email us if they’d like to write one) A new monthly post: Recommend Reads (self-explanatory, I hope) A maybe, just maybe, a few more things! This is just the beginning for 3.0. Who is involved? The Skiffy and Fanty Crew’s contributions will be made by our regulars — Shaun Duke, Julia Rios, Paul Weimer, Jen Zink, and Adam Callaway — and by a whole bunch of new folks, including David Annandale, Stina Leicht, Mike R. Underwood, and Keffy Kehrli. Basically, Jen decided five people wasn’t enough for a single podcast, so she went ahead and added four more, bringing our total up to nine. We’re pretty sure it’ll turn out OK. How can you get involved? Join the Discussion! Leave a comment, email us your opinions about an episode, or share our stuff on Twitter, Facebook, Google+, and wherever else you feel like. S&F is an open door. If you’ve got something to say, then say it. And if you want to help contribute to the show or the blog, let us know. Nothing like a crowd to make a blog and a show, wouldn’t you say? There may be more announcements in the future. For now, enjoy the beginning of what we hope will be a really good thing indeed!
