Announcement: The World SF Tour Begins in 2014 (Here We Come!)
(Note: if you’re just arriving to this post, you can find episodes for the World SF Tour under the Interviews tab; additionally, posts and other materials will be listed under the World SF Tour label.) For those who hung out with us over the course of this year’s Worldcon, you’ll have heard us talk about our 2014 schedule or seen our magic “We’re All About World SF in 2014” super special t-shirts (pics coming soon). But all of you at home missed the big announcement: The Skiffy and Fanty Show is proud to announced our 2014 World SF Tour. What does this mean? One of the things we care a great deal about on this show is diversity in SF/F. But we’re all based in the U.S., which means it is easy for the show to get stuck on what’s going on here. Since 2014 is the same year of the World Cup (Brazil!), a huge international competition, we decided to celebrate SF/F from all over the world at the same time. The World SF Tour will consist of discussions about World SF, the SF/F literary traditions in non-U.S. spaces, and related topics, along with interviews with SF/F authors from as many places as we can fit on a single season of the show. So far, we know we’re going to talk to South African, Japanese, Irish, Canadian, and Israeli authors, critics, translators, and publishers. That list of countries will get much longer (we’re working on authors and fans from the Middle East, Central and South America, other parts of the African continent, the Caribbean, and so much more)! How can you help? Share this news with the community. The biggest challenge will be reaching writers, editors, translators, and fans from other parts of the world. Let’s face it: the Earth is actually quite a big place, with over two hundred individual countries and more languages than we can count on our figures. So if you know somebody from Nigeria, South Korea, New Zealand, Qatar, American Samoa, etc. (or someone who knows a lot about the SF/F in X country), let them know about what we’re doing! Authors, publishers, editors, filmmakers, and translators from all over the world should contact us at skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com and tell us about yourself. Do you have a book coming out next year? A movie? Do you work with translators to or from a language? Contact us! We’re going to try to cover as many topics, peoples, and countries as we can, but we can’t do that without people to talk to! So that’s the big announcement. Long live World SF! ————————————————————- Note: We’ll still have American guests; when we say “the world,” we mean “the world” and not some essentialized version where there’s the “United States” and “Everyone Else.” The U.S. isn’t the center of the universe, so a true World SF tour has to acknowledge the contributions of writers from as many places as we can possibly fit in a year.
161. Science Fiction Film Conventions and a Kickstarter w/ Adrian Reynolds & Tristan Ofield (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode161ScienceFictionFilmWAdrianReynoldsAndTristanOfield/Sandf–Episode161–ScienceFictionFilmWAdrianReynoldsAndTristanOfield.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSEpic narratives, quirky flicks, and independent films, oh my! Shaun and David are joined by screenwriter Adrian Reynolds and director Tristan Ofield to talk about the conventions and pathways of science fiction film since the 1960s and their new SF short film project, White Lily (now on Kickstarter). This is probably the first extended discussion of SF film (generally) we’ve had in a while. 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 161 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:07:08) White Lily Kickstarter Adrian’s Website Tristan’s Website Making Sparks Please support their Kickstarter campaign. This movie must get made! You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. 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.
159. The Hugo Final Ballot and Our Votes w/ Justin Landon & Renay
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode159TheHugoFinalBallotAndOurVotes/SandF%20–%20Episode%20159%20–%20The%20Hugo%20Final%20Ballot%20and%20Our%20Votes.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSHugos, categories, and trouble, oh my! The final ballots for the Hugos have been submitted, and since some of our hosts and friends have been involved in the “controversy” surrounding the entire event, we figured it would be a great time to have a discussion about our individual ballots and final thoughts. Needless to say, nobody will agree across the board… 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 159 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 2:03:13) Speculative Fiction 2012 (The Collection) Justin’s Website Justin’s Twitter Renay’s Website (Lady Business) Renay’s Twitter You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. 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.
#06 — Elysium (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB6Elysium2013Reviewed/ShootTheWisb6–Elysium2013Reviewed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSocial allegories, exoskeletons, and wetware! For this episode of Shoot the WISB, we discuss Elysium, Neill Blomkamp’s followup to District 9. As usual, nobody can seem to agree! Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments. Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes: Elysium (2013)(IMDB) Shaun’s Post About His Movie Experience Paul’s Website Paul’s Twitter Functional Nerds David’s Website David’s Twitter David’s Books Note: We’re shifting over the Shoot the WISB segments from my personal blog to The Skiffy and Fanty Show. Why? It just makes more sense, I suppose. If you’ve never listened to the Shoot the WISB casts, you’ll likely see them pop up in your iTunes or RSS feeds over the next few weeks.
158. Transformers (2007) — A Torture Cinema “Adventure”
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode158TortureCinemaMeetsTransformers/SandF%20–%20Episode%20158%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Meets%20Transformers.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGiant robots, men in sexy underwear, and science fiction horror, oh my! We’re back with yet another Torture Cinema episode, skit and all. You may be shocked to know that at least one of us hated this movie more than Birdemic… 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 158 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 2:39:13) Transformers (IMDB) You can also support this podcast by signing up for a one month free trial at Audible. Doing so helps us, gives you a change to try out Audible’s service, and brings joy to everyone. Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). Additional music from “There It Is” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 3.0) That’s all, folks! Thanks for listening. See you next week.
#05 — Pacific Rim (2013) — A Shoot the WISB Discussion w/ Michael R. Underwood
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/ShootTheWISB5PacificRim2013Reviewed/Shoot%20the%20WISB%20%235%20–%20Pacific%20Rim%20%282013%29%20Reviewed.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGiant robots, giant monsters, and city-smashing goodness! For this episode of Shoot the WISB, Mike Underwood returns once more to join Paul, David, and I to discuss Pacific Rim. Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comments. Spoiler Alert: the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later. Download the episode here. Show notes: Pacific Rim (IMDB) Shaun’s Post About His Movie Experience Paul’s Website Paul’s Twitter Functional Nerds David’s Website David’s Twitter David’s Books Michael’s Website Michael’s Twitter Michael’s Books Note: We’re shifting over the Shoot the WISB segments from my personal blog to The Skiffy and Fanty Show. Why? It just makes more sense, I suppose. If you’ve never listened to the Shoot the WISB casts, you’ll likely see them pop up in your iTunes or RSS feeds over the next few weeks.
