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Recommended Reads: 2013 Post-Holiday Reading List

Recommended Reads is a monthly feature in which the Skiffy and Fanty crew tell you about one thing they recently read that they think you might like too.  This month, we’re sharing our favorite reads for the year in order to convince you to buy a million books during the winter holidays. Here are their picks:

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185. J.R. Vogt at Worldcon (an Interview of Sorts)

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode185JRVogtAtWorldcon/SandF%20–%20Episode%20185%20–%20JR%20Vogt%20at%20Worldcon.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSRoleplaying, Pathfinders, and writers, oh my!  Author/blogger J.R. Vogt joins Jen and Shaun at Worldcon to talk about writing, media tie-ins, freelancing, roleplaying games, Worldcon, and much more! 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 185 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Josh’s Website Josh’s Fiction Josh’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).  Additional music from “Coffin Ships” by (Peter DiPhillips) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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184. Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) — A Torture Cinema Christmas “Adventure”

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode184TortureCinemaChristmasSpecialMeetsAlvinInTheChipmunks/SandF%20–%20Episode%20184%20–%20Torture%20Cinema%20Christmas%20Special%20Meets%20Alvin%20in%20the%20Chipmunks.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSChipmunks, evil executives, and childish humor, oh my!  Julia, Shaun, and Paul return for a very special Christmas-time edition of Torture Cinema.  It’s a very chipmunky episode, too! 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 183 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)(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 “Coffin Ships” by (Peter DiPhillips) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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183. Douglas Lain (a.k.a. Le Révolutionnaire) — Billy Moon (An Interview)

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode183AnInterviewWDouglasLain/SandF%20–%20Episode%20183%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Douglas%20Lain.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMagical realism, France, and revolutions, oh my!  Author Douglas Lain joins Shaun, Stina, and David to discuss his new magical realist novel, Billy Moon.  We cover 1968 France, the world of politics and genre, Winnie the Pooh, and so much more! 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 183 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Douglas Lain’s Website Doug’s Books and Fiction Doug’s Twitter Diet Soap Podcast 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 “Coffin Ships” by (Peter DiPhillips) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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181. SF/F and Music w/ Peter Orullian and John Anealio

http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode181PeterOrullianAndJohnAnealio/SandF%20–%20Episode%20181%20–%20Peter%20Orullian%20and%20John%20Anealio.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDeath metal, the fantastic, and ruuuurrrrrrrrr, oh my!  Author Peter Orullian and geekninja musician John Anealio join Paul and Shaun to discuss the intersection of music and science fiction and fantasy, recommendation politics, and much more. 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 181 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Peter Orullian’s Website Peter’s Twitter Peter’s Writing John Anealio’s Website John’s Twitter John’s Music 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 “Coffin Ships” by (Peter DiPhillips) / CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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My Superpower: Daniel Ionson

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 Daniel Ionson to talk about how his power of making nothing happen relates to After Life. In the game of Paper-Rock-Scissors, my superpower trumps all of the Supermen, X-Men, Whatever-Men, every time… in the most boring way possible. It’s the “Non-Event Sphere.” Wherever I go, there, nothing happens. How did I get such a plain cheese-sandwich superpower? Because the Universe and I made a pact: I decided that I was willing to forgo anything like an “adventurous life” so long as I can have an entire expanding series of multiverses in my head.

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