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My Superpower: Harry Connolly (The Way Into Chaos)

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My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Harry Connolly to talk about how the power of intense focus relates to The Way Into Chaos. My superpower is a little different from most. It’s not something I can do, and it’s not a way I can bend the universe to to what I need it to do. In fact, my superpower is a sort of invulnerability. It’s this: I’m not paying attention to you. That’s it. That’s my power. I’m not paying attention. A boring teacher in a boring class? Their lessons bounce right off. Trying to bend my ear about your favorite programming language/why Tom Bombadil should have been in the LOTR movies/why this season of Doctor Who sucks—again—but you still have hope for the next one? None of that even registers. The words just ricochet off me. I’m not listening. I’m probably not looking at you, either.

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250. Emily Jiang, John Chu, and E. Lily Yu at ICFA

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode250EmilyJiangJohnChuAndELilyYuAtICFA/SandF%20–%20Episode%20250%20–%20Emily%20Jiang%2C%20John%20Chu%2C%20and%20E%20Lily%20Yu%20at%20ICFA.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSScience Fiction World, secret phone calls, and written madness, oh my! Last year, we had the distinct pleasure of talking with Emily Jiang, John Chu, and E. Lily Yu about their work, award nominations, Chinese science fiction and Science Fiction World, translation, and much more.  This is the last of our recordings from the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts; we hope you’ve enjoyed all of them! 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 250 — Download (MP3) Show Notes:. The Guests and Some Links: Emily Jiang Emily’s Website Emily’s Books Emily’s Twitter Emily’s “Big Idea” post (at Scalzi’s “Whatever” blog) John Chu John’s Website John’s Twitter E. Lily Yu Lily’s Website “Children’s Books by and about People of Color Published in the United States” (study conducted by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center) Science Fiction World Note:  I mention something about English-language authors who translate from English to Chinese and sell primarily in the Chinese market. I can’t seem to find anything about that, so either I was mistaken in hearing it on Adventures in Sci Fi Publishing or it is incredibly uncommon. If you have any information that might help, please let me know. Otherwise, forget I said it. 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.

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My Superpower: E.L. Tettensor (Master of Plagues)

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My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome E.L. Tettensor to talk about how the power of teleportation relates to Master of Plagues. My superpower is teleportation. Cool, right? In the blink of an eye – bamf! – I’m somewhere completely different. Not physically, of course. That wouldn’t work. I get motion sickness. Mentally, though, I can transport myself anywhere, anytime. Even better, I can be in two places at once. One version of me might be sitting across from you at brunch, listening politely as you recount your latest misadventures with Tinder, while another me – the one enjoying herself – is planning an epic battle, deciding whether that flanking manoeuvre is going to be enough to save our heroes, or whether they’ll need more siege engines.

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249. Introductions: Our Theme and Our Most Anticipated Things in 2015 w/ Renay and Natalie Luhrs

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode249OurThemeAndOurAnticipatedThingsIn2015/SandF%20–%20Episode%20249%20–%20Our%20Theme%20and%20Our%20Anticipated%20Things%20in%202015.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWomen, non-binary, and far too many things to love in 2015, oh my!  Natalie Luhrs and Renay join us to talk about our 2015 theme and all the movies, books, TV shows, and comics we’re looking forward to this year.  Well, not all of the things, but certainly a few of them.  Feel free to add your own anticipated things in the comments! This is just the beginning… 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 249 — Download (MP3) Show Notes:

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Around the Podosphere #5: Podcasts of Note for 1/25/15

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As always, the podcast world is full of interesting things.  Here are some episodes we’ve enjoyed last week: On Writing: The Coode Street Podcast brings together Bill Schafer of Subterranean Press and the infamous Harlan Ellison to talk about small presses and writing things. Jeanne Cavelos joins the folks on Speculate! to talk about the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Mahvesh Murad’s excellent podcast, Midnight in Karachi, brings on Adam Roberts to talk about his various novels, including some of his recent satirical work. On Books: The fine folks at Sword & Laser wrap up their discussion of The Sparrow and talk about some exciting book-related news. On Movies: Curious about Dracula Untold?  We Hate Movies covers it in their latest episode.  You may or may not have second thoughts… On Conspiracies: The latest episode of The Doorway to the Hidden World exposes the totally unknown secrets of the Pyramids.

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Around the Podosphere #4: Podcasts of Note for 1/19/15

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The holidays are long over, but there’s still time to catch up on some of your favorite podcasts!  Here are some of our favorites from the last week or so: On Genre: The latest Coode Street Podcast features legendary author Guy Gavriel Kay as a special guest to talk about writing and genre history. The first episode of a brand new podcast entitled The Adventures of Yellow Peril and the Magical Negro just dropped. It’s all about representation and sf/f media, so it’s sure to provide the fix you’ve been craving. Interviews: The fine folks at Sword and Laser talk to Daniel H. Wilson about his new story/app, Mayday: Deep Space. Lev Grossman joins the Speculate! podcast to talk about his trilogy of novels and writing genre. Susan Jane Bigelow joins Julia on The Outer Alliance Podcast to talk about her latest novel, The Seeker Star. Justin Landon uses his magic to interview Brian Staveley on Rocket Talk. The latest episode of Midnight in Karachi features an interview with Megan Abbott, the Queen of Noir. On Movies: The latest episode of We Hate Movies tackles the film adaptation of Winter’s Tale. On Games: The Incomparable dedicates an entire episode to a discussion about Portal.  A whole friggin’ episode! On Comics:  Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men have as a guest G Willow Wilson, creator of the Ms. Marvel comic. And there you have it.  What are you listening to?

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