CONvergence Ho! Call for Interviewees (Fans, Creators, Everyone!)
In less than a month, Paul Weimer, Mike Underwood, and Shaun Duke will be at CONvergence in Minneapolis, the City of Flower and Sawdust, the City of Lakes, the Mini Apple, one half of the Twin Cities. Woo! A few years ago, we conducted over a dozen interviews and discussions at CONvergence using a handy portable recorder and a partially reconstituted talking gerbil. We’d like to do something similar again in 2016! That’s where you come in. If you’re a fan, a creator (author, comic artist, whatever), or something else entirely, we’d like to talk to you! And that means you have to send us an email (skiffyandfanty[at]gmail[dot]com) with the subject line “CONvergence Podcast.” Here’s what we’re planning to record:
2016 Season Begins: Expectations and Suggestions!
The new year is upon us. Oh, heck, who am I kidding? It’s been upon us for weeks, and boy is 2016 turning out to be a SF/F tornado of emotion! The good news is that we’re going to have new episodes soon. That means more interviews, more discussions, more movies, and more torturous adventures full of drinking, grumpy debate, and merriment! So, with that in mind, here are a few things to expect from us in 2016:
Around the Podosphere #10: Podcasts of Note for 8/2/15
Around the Podosphere is back! Here’s what we’ve been enjoying in the last couple weeks:
Around the Podosphere #6: Podcasts of Note for 2/23/15
As always, a lot of nifty stuff is going on in the podcasting world. Below, you’ll find some of the things our crew has been enjoying in the last few weeks! On Television: In the latest episode of StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Leighann Lord answer questions about Star Trek. Previously, Tyson had talked to Travis S. Taylor about the Rocket City Rednecks! On Movies: What did the Sci-Guys think about Gattaca (1997)? Well, their 170th episode is all about it! Have you seen Seventh Son (2015)? You may not have to if you listen to the We Hate Movies crew discuss it. Then again… The Incomparable crew are on a movie binge, too, it seems. First, they covered the absurdist disaster comedy, The Core (2003). Then they talked about Hitchcock’s “Shadow of a Doubt” and “Rope.” Enjoy! How Did This Get Made takes a stab at Zardoz (1974). Of course, we covered that one a long time ago… On Writing: The last two Coode Street Podcast episodes have featured discussions on writing inside and outside genre w/ Eileen Gunn, William Gibson, and Chris Brown and on writing for young readers w/ Joe Abercrombie and Sean Williams. The Outer Alliance Podcast talks to Cat Rambo about being Vice President of the SFWA, her new novel, and more. On Literature: Terminator: Salvation (2009) may not have been a great movie, but was the book adaptation worth reading? Find out in the latest The Book was Better podcast. The fine folks at Sword and Laser Podcast talk to Brian McClellan about his latest novel, The Autumn Republic. Justin Landon of Rocket Talk interviewed Myke Cole, Daniel Polansky, and Elizabeth Bear about their most recent work. Two of these amazing people will be on our show, too! On Conspiracies: Kevin Lux is at again. This time, he’s got a lot to say about population control conspiracies. Tune in to find out more! The New: There’s one really cool new podcast in town: The Fangirl Happy Hour. Go on, subscribe! What have you been enjoying? Let us know in the comments!
Around the Podosphere #5: Podcasts of Note for 1/25/15
As always, the podcast world is full of interesting things. Here are some episodes we’ve enjoyed last week: On Writing: The Coode Street Podcast brings together Bill Schafer of Subterranean Press and the infamous Harlan Ellison to talk about small presses and writing things. Jeanne Cavelos joins the folks on Speculate! to talk about the Odyssey Writing Workshop. Mahvesh Murad’s excellent podcast, Midnight in Karachi, brings on Adam Roberts to talk about his various novels, including some of his recent satirical work. On Books: The fine folks at Sword & Laser wrap up their discussion of The Sparrow and talk about some exciting book-related news. On Movies: Curious about Dracula Untold? We Hate Movies covers it in their latest episode. You may or may not have second thoughts… On Conspiracies: The latest episode of The Doorway to the Hidden World exposes the totally unknown secrets of the Pyramids.
