Episode 96 — An Interview w/ Sherwood Smith (a.k.a. Scribbles and Cream)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow–Episode96–AnInterviewWSherwoodSmith/Sandf–Episode96–InterviewWSherwoodSmith.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAuthor Sherwood Smiths joins us for an in-depth discussion about her writing life, her new book, Banner of the Damned, and much more. We cover everything from language to history to sexuality to the finer points of the fantasy genre. 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 96 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:07:36) Sherwood Smith’s Website (Psst: Buy her book!) 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.
Episode 94a — An Interview w/ Stina Leicht (a.k.a. Mrs. Irish Cream) (On Urban Fantasy)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow94aseasonThreeEpisode94a–AnInterviewW/Sandf–Episode94a–InterviewWStinaLeichtonUrbanFantasy.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAs promised, Stina Leicht returns to SandF! In this episode, we discuss her work in relation to the urban fantasy genre, answering some questions we raised in Episode 93. Stina, of course, does something very strange on air, but you’ll have to listen to discover what it is… 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! Note 2: This is part one of our interview with Stina Leicht. The proper interview will go up later this week. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 94a — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 21:23) Stina Leicht’s Website 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.
Episode 88 — An Interview w/ Tobias Buckell (a.k.a. Captain Planet)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow88seasonThree–AnInterviewWTobiasBuckell/Sandf–Episode88–AnInterviewWTobiasBuckell.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSThe always fascinating Tobias Buckell joins us for an extensive discussion about his latest book, Arctic Rising, technology and its effects on how we interact with the world (crowd sourcing!), the environment (and what that means for extrapolating in science fiction through things like green technology, innovative transportation, etc.), and all kinds of fascinating issues surrounding these topics. You definitely don’t want to miss this one! Listen away! 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 88 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:11:25) Tobias Buckell’s Website Buy his book or Jen will break your legs with an AI-controlled reflective atmospheric orb. It’s on Amazon, B&N, and just about everywhere else (do support your local bookstores if you can!). 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.
Episode 86 — An Interview w/ Michael Sullivan (a.k.a. the Dwarf Lord)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow86seasonThree–AnInterviewWMichael/Sandf–Episode86–AnInterviewWMichaelSullivan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’ve been on an epic fantasy track since the start of the year, which means we’ve been living vicariously through the lives of fictional characters! This episode continues the trend! Michael Sullivan, author of The Riyria Revelations series, joins us to talk about fantasy, anti-heroes, publishing, reviews, and his books (Theft of Swords in particular). Plus, there’s also a little talk about dwarves — why they’re untrustworthy and what you can do to stop them from destroying the kingdom (this last part is clearly false, though dwarves do get mentioned quite a bit). Listen away! 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 86 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:10:32) Michael J. Sullivan’s Website 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.
Episode 85 — An Interview w/ Myke Cole (a.k.a. Sergeant Tibbs)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow85seasonThree–AnInterviewWMykeCole/Sandf–Episode85–AnInterviewWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSIf we had known that the military would play such a prominent role in our recent episodes, we probably would have made January “Military Month.” But sometimes things are hard to predict. In any case, this week’s episode involves a little fellow named Myke Cole, who joins us to talk about Shadow Ops: Control Point, the military and genre fiction, and so much more. There’s a lot of tasty in this episode! Listen away! 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 85 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:19:24) Myke Cole’s Website Myke’s Twitter 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.
Episode 83 — An Interview w/ James L. Sutter (a.k.a. the Soul Man)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow83seasonThree–AnInterviewWJamesL.Sutter/Sandf–Episode83–InterviewWJamesLSutter.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSJames L. Sutter, author and editor at Paizo, joins us for a brilliant discussion about media tie-in fiction, Middle Eastern settings, the after life, atheism/theism in fiction, his debut novel, Death’s Heretic, and many more fascinating topics. But before we devolve into lackluster puns about death, ghosts, souls, and so on, we’ll just direct you to the episode! We hope you enjoy the interview! (You’ll notice that the numbers changed again. This will be the last time. There’s a little note at the beginning of the episode that explains everything.) 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 83 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview w/ James L. Sutter (0:00 – 1:19:02) James’ Website James’ Twitter Paizo Publishing “The Gray Zone: Moral Ambiguity in Fantasy” by James L. Sutter “Fantasy and Moral Ambiguity: Repetition Rears its Ugly Head” by Shaun Duke 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.
