155. Justin Landon & Jared Shurin (a.k.a. the Criticabal) — Speculative Fiction ’12 and SF Criticism (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode155JustinLandonAndJaredShurin/SandF%20–%20Episode%20155%20–%20Justin%20Landon%20and%20Jared%20Shurin.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSF criticism, fan culture, and books, oh my! This week, editors Justin Landon and Jared Shurin join me to talk about their new book, Speculative Fiction 2012: The Best Online Reviews, Essays, and Commentary, fan culture, some favorite books (*coughSLGREYcough*), blogging, 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 155 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 53:40) Jurassic London (Publisher) Speculative Fiction 2012 (The Collection) The Lowest Heaven (Another Amazing Collection) Justin’s Website Justin’s Twitter Jared’s Website Jared’s Twitter Book Smuggler’s post about Ben Aaronovitch’s work (listen to the episode for context) Check out their 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.
Episode 48 — Science Fiction: Entertainment or Pretentious Art?
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