464. Flowers for the Sea by Zin E. Rocklyn (2021) — Reading Rangers
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-464-flowers-for-the-sea/SandF_464_Flowers_for_the_Sea.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRazor teeth, strange babies, and arks, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Trish E. Matson join forces to discuss Zin E. Rocklyn’s Flowers for the Sea. Together, they discuss the book’s approach to the horrific, pregnancy, and prejudice, what we should make of its central themes, and why babies are sometimes a little creepy…and much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
450. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2022)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-450-looking-back-moving-forward/SandF_450_Looking_Back_Moving_Forward.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGreat experiences, bonkers good literature, and media wonders, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, Iori Kusano, and Paul Weimer open up 2022 with a look back at what brought us joy in 2021 and a look forward to the things we’re excited about in 2022. Plus, we give a quick look into what to expect for the show this year. Make sure to tune in! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
445. Cadwell Turnbull (a.k.a. The One and Only) — No Gods, No Monsters
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-episode-445-cadwell-turnbull/SandF_Episode_445_Cadwell_Turnbull.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSManipulated memory, cults, and monstrous friends, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien join forces for a brand new interview with Cadwell Turnbull! Together, they explore Cadwell’s approach to the monstrous, the inspiration for the novel’s major events, the meaning of cultural memory, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
420. Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson (Reading Rangers)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-420-brown-girl-in-the-ring/SandF_420_Brown_Girl_in_the_Ring.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSInvisible men, sexy moss, and gymnastics, oh my! Shaun Duke and Alex Acks join forces for the first ever A Book and Its Adaptation pairing. April 2021’s selection includes Nalo Hopkinson’s Brown Girl in the Ring and the prequel adaptation, Brown Girl Begins (2017; dir. Sharon Lewis)! In this episode, Shaun and Alex discuss Hopkinson’s novel, diving into the book’s themes, its treatment of white flight and Caribbean culture, its exploration of medical and cultural power, and its significance, among other amazing subjects. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
419. Captives of the Flame by Samuel R. Delany (Reading Rangers)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-419-captives-of-the-flame/SandF_419_Captives_of_the_Flame.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSInvisible men, sexy moss, and gymnastics, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson take a page out of the 60s to discuss Samuel R. Delany’s Captives of the Flame! Together, they discuss Delany’s approach to plotting, the novel’s themes of the other and war, the strange ending, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Book Review: ESCAPE POD Edited by Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya
The eponymous Escape Pod represents a ‘best-of’ anthology of sorts, celebrating the fifteenth anniversary of the audio short fiction podcast. Edited by Mur Lafferty and S.B. Divya, the book features some of the biggest names in speculative fiction published through the podcast’s history. While I don’t have interest in listening to stories, I adore them in print form, and this collection from Titan Books offers a diverse selection of high-quality writing. With the current exclusive focus of Skiffy & Fanty on writers/works by the BIPOC community, I’ll highlight here that this collection features superb stories by Maurice Broaddus and N.K. Jemisin. In what follows, I’ll briefly review the stories in this collection.
