Signal Boost #4: Gideon Marcus (GalacticJourney.org) and Phoebe Barton (Tailings of the Golden Age)
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323. Betsy Dornbusch (a.k.a. The God Sword) — Enemy (An Interview)
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Signal Boost #2: Feliza Casano (GirlsinCapes.com) and Sarah Gailey (River of Teeth)
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321. The Immigrant Experience in SFF w/ Sabrina Vourvoulias, Rose Lemberg, and Bogi Takács
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Signal Boost #1: George Sandison (2084) and Alexandra Pierce (Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia Butler)
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320. Alex Wells/Acks (a.k.a. Social Justice Biker Witch) — Hunger Makes the Wolf (An Interview)
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