346. Myke Cole (a.k.a. Sergeant Tibbs): The Armored Saint
https://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode346MykeColeTheArmoredSaint/Sandf–Episode346–MykeColeTheArmoredSaint.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadMecha, the Nascent Church, and invented fears, oh my! Myke Cole, one of our most frequent guests over the years, joins Paul and Shaun to talk about his new fantasy novel, The Armored Saint. Over the course of the interview, Myke discusses what it meant to him to write and publish this book that allowed him, as a military SFF writer, to prove that he’s a “Writer” with a capital “W”, the challenge of writing in a voice that is the exact opposite of his own, and some of the influences on his Mecha. Bonus: We all learn how to properly pronounce Heloise. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Myke Cole at the Library of Congress on January 31st!
In our upcoming interview with Myke Cole, he mentioned that he will be giving a talk at the Pickford Theater at the Library Congress on Friday (Jan. 31st, 2014). Since the episode won’t be up in time for people to hear about this event, we wanted to make sure to mention it on the blog. The event takes place at noon in the Pickford Theater (LM-302, Madison Building, 101 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20559). Full details can be found on this File 770 post. We hope some of you can make it!
Myke Cole Wins Compton Crook Award!
We’re told by the Internet that our friend, Myke Cole, has snatched up a Compton Crook Award from the Baltimore Science Fiction Society this year for his novel Control Point. We’d like to say an enormous congratulations to Myke. He definitely deserves the award. Jen and I (and I’m sure Paul and Julia, too) have enjoyed both of his novels, and we’ve enjoyed every second he’s given to us for podcasts. I imagine this is just the beginning for Myke’s career. Soon, we’ll see his name on other awards lists. So congratulations, Myke. You rock! If you’d like to check out some of our interviews or discussions with Myke, you can do so here, here, here, and here.
126. Myke Cole (a.k.a. Sergeant Tibbs) — Fortress Frontier (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode126–AnInterviewWMyke/Sandf–Episode126–InterviewWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMagic, the military, ethics, and more, oh my! Myke Cole joins us to talk about his new book, Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier, the sequel to his excellent Shadow Ops: Control Point (we interviewed him about that book here). We discuss everything from book trailers to superhero ethics to worldbuilding and narrative development. Plus, Myke and Shaun give us something really disturbing to think about involving a giant salad bowl… We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like. Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode too much.) 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 126 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:21:37) Myke Cole’s Website Top 10 Cats in Science Fiction (Shaun’s magic cat post) Buy Myke’s book! It’s good stuff. The Book Trailer: Note: There’s a point in the podcast when the audio cut out, changing what Shaun said from “I’m unlikely to dodge the draft” to “I’m likely to dodge the draft.” A weird audio flub… 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.
122. SF’s Golden Age Problem (and Pre-Hobbit Reactions) w/ Myke Cole (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonThreeEpisode122–SfsGoldenAgeProblem/Sandf–Episode122–TheHobbitAndGoldenAgeProblemsWMykeCole.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSDoes SF have a Golden Age Problem? We discuss SF’s constant reference to older works and offer our preliminary concerns about Peter Jackson’s adaptation of The Hobbit. And our guest this week? Myke Cole. Sergeant Tibbs himself! We hope you enjoy the episode! (FYI: Some of the audio isn’t as strong as I would like. Hopefully it doesn’t hurt the episode too much.) 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 122 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 45:43) Myke’s Website (buy his books!) 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.
Episode 97 — Roundtable Discussion: Scifi and Your Worldview (w/ Myke Cole, Stina Leicht, and Paul Weimer)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow97seasonThree–RoundtableDiscussionScifi/Sandf–Episode97–RoundtableDiscussion–ScifiAndYourWorldview.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSA whole bunch of awesome folks (Myke Cole, Stina Leicht, and Paul Weimer) have decided to join us this week for an oddly personal discussion of how science fiction and fantasy influenced our lives, what it’s like to grow up geek, and other related topics. The humor meter is on high alert with this one, folks. We hope you enjoy the episode! Feel free to tell us how SF/F changed your worldview in the comments. 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 97 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:03:51) Myke Cole’s Website Our interview w/ Myke! Myke’s guest post: “Superhero Ethics“ Stina Leicht’s Website Our first interview w/ Stina! Our second interview w/ Stina! (Part One and Part Two) Stina’s guest post: “Tacking Other Cultures in Fiction“ Paul Weimer’s Website Paul’s Twitter Buy Myke’s and Stina’s book(s)! Trust me. They’re good. 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.
