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.
162. Worldcon Walk-by Session #1: Keffy Kehrli, Rachael Acks, Michael J. Martinez, Karen Burnham, & Kyell Gold
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode162WorldconWalkbySession1/SandF%20–%20Episode%20162%20–%20Worldcon%20Walkby%20Session%20%231.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWSFS, geekery, and Worldcon ninjas, oh my! In our first ever Worldcon walk-by recording session, a whole host of wonderful folks came by to talk to us about the WSFS meetings, our perceptions of Worldcon (the first days), movie remakes, SF nostalgia, and much more. Thanks for everyone who dropped by! You all rocked! 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 162 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 54:59) Rachael Acks’ Page Rachael’s posts on the WSFS meetings can be found here. Rachael Acks’ Twitter Karen Burnham’s Page Karen Burnham’s Twitter SF Crossing the Gulf Keffy Kehrli’s Page Keffy Kehrli’s Twitter Kyell Gold’s Page Kyell Gold’s Twitter Michael J. Martinez’ Page Michael J. Martinez’ Twitter Supernatural (IMDB) Buffy (IMDB) Eerie, Indiana (IMDB) Carrie (2013) (IMDB) John Kessel’s Essay on Ender’s Game Ender’s Game (Wiki) 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.
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.
160. Ruth Frances Long (a.k.a. The Fairy Queen) — The Treachery of Beautiful Things (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode160AnInterviewWRuthFrancesLong/SandF%20–%20Episode%20160%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Ruth%20Frances%20Long.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFairies, vampiric redcaps, and mythology, oh my! This week, author Ruth Frances Long joins Shaun Duke and Julia Rios to talk about her new book, The Treachery of Beautiful Things. We cover myths and folklore, the world of the fae, narrative, traditions, 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 160 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:12:38) Ruth’s Website Check out Ruth’s books! They’re awesome! 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.
Worldcon Cometh: Interviews Anyone?
Almost all of the Skiffy and Fanty crew will be at Worldcon this year, and we’ll have magic recording devices with which we will steal your voices to use against vampires in Canada… Or not. Anywho. Since we’re going to be in attendance as a podcasting crew of doom, we’d like to set up some interviews and discussions with authors, critics, and related parties! If you’re one of those folks and would like to be on the show, get in touch with us and we’ll make it happen! You can leave a comment below or send an email to skiffyandfanty@gmail.com 🙂 So who wants to have a microphone shoved in their face? P.S.: Yes, you can totally hock your book or soul-destroying robot to our audience. 🙂
157. Michael J Martinez (a.k.a. Master and Commander) — The Daedalus Incident (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode157AnInterviewWMichaelJMartinez/SandF%20–%20Episode%20157%20–%20An%20Interview%20w%20Michael%20J%20Martinez.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMars, sailboats in space, and strange timey wimey stuff, oh my! Author Michael J. Martinez joins us to talk about his new book, The Daedalus Incident. We talk about RPGs, writing 3D space battles, the British Empire, 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 157 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:07:53) Mike’s Website Mike’s Twitter Check out Mike’s books! They’re awesome! 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.
