328. Stina Leicht (a.k.a. Mrs. Irish Cream) — Blackthorne (An Interview)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode328InterviewWStinaLeicht/Sandf–Episode328–InterviewWStinaLeicht.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSerial killers, writing in reverse order, and blind spymasters, oh my! Our very own Stina Leicht joins Jen and Paul to discuss Blackthorne, the second book of her flintlock fantasy series, The Malorum Gates. We get heavy into the world building of a nation based on the free market gone wild, cultural concerns of a post-war refugee kingdom, and the reasons for an intimate focus in an epic fantasy. Listen and then go buy the book! 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):
In the Duke’s Sights: Books of Note for 8/14/15
This week’s edition of In the Duke’s Sights is a small one because I didn’t wait so many darn weeks to post it. In this edition: flintlock fantasy, a steampunk collection from across the sea, a cantankerous writer’s writings, and a fantasy novel about fallen angels and alchemists waging war in Paris. If any of these strike your fancy, let us know in the comments!
168. Science Fiction, Then and Now w/ Sarah Zettel and Mike Reeves-McMillan
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode168SarahZettelAndMikeReevesMcMillan/SandF%20–%20Episode%20168%20–%20Sarah%20Zettel%20and%20Mike%20Reeves-McMillan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSScience fiction past, present, and future, oh my! Authors Sarah Zettel and Mike Reeves-McMillan join Stina Leicht and Shaun Duke to talk about how they perceive science fiction to have changed since their younger days. They talk zombies, narrative traditions, the cyclical nature of isms in SF/F, and mountains 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 168 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:17:06) Sarah’s Website Mike’s Website Indie Books Worth Reading Book View Cafe 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.
#124. Anticipating 2013 — What We’re Looking Forward To (w/ Stina Leicht)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShowseasonFourEpisode124–Anticipating2013–/Sandf–Episode124–WhatWereLookingForwardToIn2013.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSScience fiction and fantasy galore! For our first episode of the year, author Stina Leicht joins us to talk about the movies, television shows, and books we’re looking forward to this year. There’s some bickering, the giggling, and a whole lot of SF/F love. 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 124 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:01:20) 2013 Movies Mentioned: The Host Ender’s Game World War Z Warm Bodies Hansel and Gretel, Witch Hunters Odd Thomas This is the End Epic Gravity Elysium Oblivion After Earth Pacific Rim Oz, the Great and Powerful Iron Man 3 Star Trek Into Darkness Monsters University Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Riddick Thor: The Dark World The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Upside Down The Last Stand A Good Day to Die Hard The Great Gatsby Mad Max: Fury Road (comes out in 2014) The Forever War (supposedly coming out this year) The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 Television Shows Mentioned: Doctor Who The Newsroom Castle Bones Downton Abbey Games of Thrones Once Upon a Time Fringe Defiance Sherlock Warehouse 13 S.H.I.E.L.D. The Following The Americans Ripper Street Orphan Black Hemlock Grove Arrested Development 2013 Books Mentioned: Great North Road by Peter Hamilton The Best of All Possible Worlds by Karen Lord London Falling by Paul Cornell Wolf in Shadow by John Lambshead Tyrant’s Law by Daniel Abraham Abaddon’s Gate by James S. A. Corey The Ocean At the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman Neptune’s Brood by Charlie Stross The Woken Gods by Gwenda Bond ID by Madeline Ashby The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes The Fall of Arthur by J. R. R. Tolkien Ghost Spin by Chris Moriarty Sister Mine by Nalo Hopkinson On the Razor’s Edge by Michael Flynn Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell The Childhood of Jesus by J. M. Coetzee Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Bio-Punk: Stories from the Far Side of Research edited by Ra Page The Curve of the Earth by Simon Morden Unknown Book by Paolo Bacigalupi Unknown Book by Charles Stross Dead Ever After by Charlaine Harris 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.
#SkiffyandFanty Episode 109 — Top 5 SF/F Films w/ Stina Leicht and Charles Tan
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow–Episode109–Top5SffFilmsWStinaLeicht/Sandf–Episode109–Top5SffFilmsWStinaLeichtAndCharlesTan.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSAnother impromptu discussion! This week, author Stina Leicht and blogger/editor/superman Charles Tan join us to talk about our top 5 SF/F films, among other related topics. Expect Jen to annoy Shaun on more than one occasion… We hope you enjoy the episode! (Don’t read past this point if you want to be surprised by our lists in the show.) 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: Shaun needs a new laptop and could really use your help. See here for details and perks for donations. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 109 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:42:16) Jen’s List (Average Age: 1988.6): Field of Dreams (1998) The Neverending Story (1984) The Last Unicorn (1982) Starship Troopers (1997) The Secret of NIMH (1982) Stina’s List (Average Age: 1983.8)(Stina’s Website): Donnie Darko (2001) War of the Worlds (any version) Gattaca (1997) Aliens (1986) Blade Runner (1982) Charles’ List (Average Age: 2002.4)(Charles’ Website): The Gamers: Dorkness Rising (2008) The Nines (2007) Mononoke Hime (a.k.a. Princess Mononoke — 1997) Ringu (1998) Hero (2002) Shaun’s List (Average Age: 1998.4): Galaxy Quest (1999) Legend (1985) The Place Promised in Our Early Days (2004) The Postman (1997) Sunshine (2007) The Average Age of All Our Film Choices: 1993.3 Check out Stina’s books (Of Blood and Honey and And Blue Skies From Pain). They are delicious! Plus, you should also check out Lauriat, edited by Charles (it’s a collection of Filipinio-Chinese SF/F stories) (Jen may be making a list of all the films from our long lists. Maybe. We’ll see…) 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.
#SkiffyandFanty Episode 108 — Roundtable Discussion w/ Julia Rios and Stina Leicht
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/skiffyandfantyEpisode108–RoundtableDiscussionWJuliaRiosAndStina/Sandf–Episode108–RoundtableDiscussionWJuliaRiosAndStinaLeicht.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSJulia and Stina join us out the blue for a multi-topic discussion. In this episode, we discuss the recent announcement that The Hobbit will be three movies, female protagonists and the rise of YA genre fiction, whether American audiences are in the mood for Golden Age narratives, what happens to genre fiction when it becomes the dominant story form, and many other related topics. Plus, there’s a little silly left in the mix for your enjoyment. 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: Shaun needs a new laptop and could really use your help. See here for details and perks for donations. Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 108 — Download (MP3) Intro and Interview (0:00 – 1:06:38) “Peter Jackson reveals that two will become three when he shoots the further adventures of Bilbo Baggins” by Chris Tilly (IGN) Julia Rios’ Website Outer Alliance Outer Alliance Podcast Stina Leicht’s Website Check out Stina’s books. They are delicious! 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.
