734. Fonda Lee (a.k.a. The Falconeer) — Untethered Sky (2023)
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-734-fonda-lee/SandF_734_Fonda_Lee.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSTerrible teeth, terrible nature, and very large birds, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by the incredible Fonda Lee for a discussion about her new book, Untethered Sky! Together, they discuss Lee’s approach to writing fantasy, what it’s like to try to be friends with a bird that can bite off your hand, the complexities of nature and myth, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
733. Kamen Rider Black Sun (2022-) — Righteous Kicks #9
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-733-righteous-kicks-9-black-sun/SandF_733_Righteous_Kicks_9_Black_Sun.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSGovernment experimentation, political death-cults, and 80s fashion, oh my! Brandon O’Brien and Iori Kusano are joined by cult expert Sarah Hightower to discuss Kamen Rider Black Sun, and its touchstones to both the history of Japanese politics and modern-day marginalizations! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
732. S&F Clacks #1: Borders, Fixing Books, and AI Art, Oh My!
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-732-clacks-1/SandF_732_Clacks_1.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBorder trouble, editing bad stuff out of books, and AI fiction run amok, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, Paul Weimer, and Trish Matson join forces for the 1st ever S&F Clacks, our brand new SF/F/H current events and listener questions live show! Together before a live audience on our Twitch channel, they discuss Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s recent visa struggles, the recent discussion about editing older works to remove offensive content, the wild world of AI-produced fiction, and much more. Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
731. Neptune Frost (2021) — At the Movies
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-731-neptune-frost/SandF_731_Neptune_Frost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSBanger songs, imagining better futures, and Saul Williams, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien listen to the folks at the Hugo Book Club Blog and discuss Neptune Frost! Together, they discuss the film’s creation, how it approaches the musical genre, what its story tells us about our world, and, frankly, so much more in much more specific terms. You really just need to listen to this. Watch the movie, too. Do those things in any order you like! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! P.S.: Thanks so much to Trish Matson for editing this episode! We appreciate you so VERY much!
730. Land of the Lost (2009) — Torture Cinema #129
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-730-land-of-the-lost/SandF_730_Land_of_the_Lost.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSHadrosaur urine, tricksy aliens, and horny monkey men, oh my! Shaun Duke, Becca Evans, and Alex Acks join forces to tackle Land of the Lost (2009)! They talk through what it’s like to watch a 1.5 hour series of vaguely connected skits, try to understand what Will Ferrell was doing, get lost in thought about Becca’s graduate studies, and so much more. And all of that in front of a live audience on our brand new Twitch channel! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
473. Macross 7 (Part 2; Eps. 13-24) — The Eyecatch
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/sand-f-473-macross-7-part-2/SandF_473_Macross7_Part2.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSPsychic vampires, military problems, and musical space chairs, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Iori Kusano join forces again for the continuation of our Macross 7 series for The Eyecatch! In this episode, our intrepid crew of anime misfits the show’s thematic development, Basara’s continued musical problems, what it’s like to be a psychic vampire, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! P.S.: Thanks to Trish Matson for helping edit this episode. You rock!
