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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318. Catherine Lundoff (a.k.a. The Fantastic Wolf) — An Interview (Out of This World)
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315. Foz Meadows (a.k.a. The Portalist) — An Accident of Stars (An Interview)
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312. Max Gladstone (a.k.a. The Soul Banker) — Four Roads Cross (An Interview)
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311. Melissa F Olson (a.k.a. The Shade Stalker) — Nightshades (An Interview)
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