764. Kacen Callender (a.k.a. The Alchemist) — Infinity Alchemist
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-764-kacen-callender/SandF_764_KacenCallender.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRoving hypocrisy, legacy admissions, and magical hierarchies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by Kacen Callender to discuss their newest novel, Infinity Alchemist. Together, they explore the novel’s treatment of magical schools, its themes of wealth and power, the weirdness of alchemy, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
763. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories — Reading Rangers
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-763-throughthe-night-likea-snake/SandF_763_ThroughtheNightLikeaSnake.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWeird Kermit, questionable friends, and terrifying dogs, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss Through the Night Like a Snake, a new collection of Latin American horror stories (in translation) from Two Lines Press. Together, they explore the collection’s themes, the ways the authors explore the concept of horror, serial killers and terrifying toys, and so much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
762. Science Fiction Empires (A Discussion)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-762-sfempires/SandF_762_SFEmpires.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBad hair days, broken systems, and anti-imperial struggle, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss science fiction empires! Together, they tease out some of the threads of this massive topic, exploring why empires are so common, what makes them collapse, and more. There may be more to this topic for another day, so let us know what you think! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Review: Multiverses: An anthology of alternate realities
I myself have been a fan and enthusiast, one might even say a connoisseur of multiversal fiction, since I got into a car with Prince Corwin and Prince Random and drove from Westchester all the way to Amber.
760. The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz (1968) — Mining the Genre Asteroid!
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-760-the-demon-breed/SandF_760_TheDemonBreed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSUplifted otters, competent women, and overconfident aliens, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces for our first ever Mining the Genre Asteroid subcast. In this special show, we’ll go back in time to lesser known or unfairly forgotten science fiction, fantasy, and horror from before 1980 to explore what wonders are buried in the annuls in time. In this episode, we look at James H. Schmitz’s The Demon Breed. (MGA is the brainchild of Paul Weimer, who, along with Trish, kindly demanded it be turned into a show!) Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
759. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2024)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-759-looking-back-moving-forward/SandF_759_LookingBackMovingForward.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe past, the future, and geek plans, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, Trish Matson, Paul Weimer, and Brandon O’Brien begin the new 2024 season with some announcements, some jokes, and a whole lotta of their favorite things from 2023 and the thing they’re looking forward to in 2024! The announcements are big ones, too! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
