145. Teaching SF/F w/ David Annandale (A Discussion)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode145TeachingSFWDavidAnnandale/SandF%20–%20Episode%20145%20–%20Teaching%20SFF%20w%20David%20Annandale.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace, monsters, and wooden desks, oh my! Author David Annandale joins the crew to answer the following question: What SF/F properties do you think should be taught? We discuss books, short stories, film, and much more (plus, there’s a little discussion of some recent films, such as Oblivion). Feel free to leave a comment with your own suggestions! We hope you enjoy the episode! (I will make a list of all the stuff mentioned this weekend, along with lists of all the other stuff I’ve been meaning to make for previous episodes.) 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 145 — Download (MP3) Intro and Discussion (0:00 – 1:21:10) David’s Website David’s Twitter The Black Library Charles A Tan on teaching SF Check out David’s books! They are awesome! Here’s the list of stuff mentioned on the show (minus things we named as jokes): Books Robert Heinlein The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas” by Ursula K. Le Guin Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe The Female Man by Joanna Russ “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ One For Sorrow by Christopher Barzak “Harrison Bergeron” by Kurt Vonnegut Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke Gormenghast Series by Mervyn Peake Gravity’s Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon “Bloodchild” by Octavia Butler Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor “Hello Moto” by Nnedi Okorafor The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction by Justine Larbalestier Dauthers of Earth by Justine Larbalestier The Road to Science Fiction by James Gunn “The Girl Who was Plugged In” by “The Calorie Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi “The Paper Menagerie” by Ken Liu “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream” by Harlan Ellison “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin “Making the Woman” by Lucy Taylor “Lost in the Funhouse” by John Barth The Princess Bride by William Goldman Titus Andronicus The Tempest Movies 2001: A Space Odyssey A Clockwork Orange The Lord of the Rings 2081 Pumzi District 9 Metropolis Attack the Block Pans Labyrinth Tsotsi War of the Worlds (2005) Close Encounters of the Third Kind Harry Brown Enemy Mine The Haunting (1963) The Haunting (1999) Princess Mononoke Legend The Princess Bride The Neverending Story Blade Runner The Texas Chainsaw Massacre The Exorcist The Thing Dawn of the Dead The Celebration Titus Forbidden Planet Comics The Watchmen by Alan Moore 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.
Flick Bits: Game of Thrones DVD Sales Slash Record
Reuters reports through Yahoo AU that the DVD sales of Game of Thrones have crushed a previous sales record for HBO. From the article in question: Season one DVD sales reached about 350,000 units in the first seven days following its March 6 release, the network said on Thursday. That pace ranks ahead of other popular HBO series including “The Sopranos,” “Sex and the City” and “True Blood.” Cue a geek celebration of enormous magnitude. There is something deeply satisfying about this news. As a fan of the TV series (and, now, the books), I worry about things like ratings and sales. There is so much story left to tell. With so many TV shows coming and going, I’m always afraid that HBO will pull the plug after the second season, or the third, or, dare I think it, the season right before the final moments of George R. R. Martin’s enormous story! That would be awful. But we’ve got good news. Huge DVD sales. Good job, geeks! Now we just have to wait until April for Season Two…
Episode 81 (Season Three) — Anticipating 2012 in Our Rockets of Doom
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow1seasonThree–Anticipating2012InOurRockets/Sandf–Episode1–Anticipating2012InOurRocketsOfDoom.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSWe’re back after a very brief, but well-deserved vacation! Our first episode for Season Three is all about what SF/F/H movies, TV shows, and books we’re looking forward to this year. And boy is there a lot of stuff to look forward to… Feel free to leave a comment with your 2012 anticipations! 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 81 — Download (MP3) Intro and Our Lists (0:00 – 28:17) You’ll have to wait for our lists…because reading it would ruin listening to the awesomeness that is Episode 1! 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 79 — Favoritism (Our 2011 Besties)
http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/TheSkiffyAndFantyShow6.6–Favoritismour2011Besties/Sandf–Episode6.6–Favoritismour2011Besties.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSOur last non-interview, non-torture episode of the year is all about our favorite books, movies, TV shows, interviews, etc. for the 2011 year. You can see our lists below, but you’ll want to listen to hear our reasons. Plus: we spend a little time saying thank you to everyone who listened and appeared on the show. Why? Because we love you. Obviously. Show us a little love back by leaving a response to the following questions: What books, movies, and TV shows were your favorites for 2011 (whether published this year or not)? Which interviews, roundtables, and Torture Media episodes did you most enjoy? 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 79 — Download (MP3) Intro and Our Favorites (0:00 – 36:43) Jen’s List: Favorite Book: Of Blood and Honey by Stina Leicht (Episode 4.5) Favorite Non-Fiction Book: The Death and Life of the Great American School System by Diane Ravitch Favorite TV Show: Eureka (Soft) and Fringe (Hard) Favorite Movie (2011 Releases): Super 8 Favorite Movie (Viewed in 2011): Ip Man Favorite SandF Guest: Jason Sanford (See Episodes 14, 4.0a, 4.0b, 5.6, and 6.2) Favorite Interview: Celine Kiernan (Episodes 28a and 28b) (Yes, Jen is a moron for selecting something from last year…) Favorite Roundtable Discussion: Eaton Editions (Part One and Part Two) Favorite Torture Media Episode: Modelland (Episode 6.3) Shaun’s List: Favorite Book: Osama by Lavie Tidhar (Episode 5.7) Favorite Non-Fiction Book: Walking with the Comrades by Arundhati Roy Favorite TV Show: Game of Thrones (see my reviews starting here) Favorite Movie (2011 Releases): Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part Two) Favorite Movie (Viewed in 2011): Never Let Me Go Favorite SandF Guest: Jason Sanford (See Episodes 14, 4.0a, 4.0b, 5.6, and 6.2) Favorite Interview: Lauren Beukes (Episode 2.3) Favorite Roundtable Discussion: The Eaton Editions (Part One and Part Two) Favorite Torture Media Episode: Modelland (Episode 6.3) 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.
Winter Is Coming Again…
After the success of the first Game of Thrones TV series a second season is currently in production. For me this can’t come soon enough and I hope it is to the standard of the first. I think that the first series really captured the feel of the book, and while adapting it for TV they managed to keep the integrity of what the author was trying to do, while still making it entertaining for a widespread audience. I imagine this was not an easy thing to do with all the different character arcs and subtle nuisances within the novel. I hope the new series will do just as well for the second book. Don’t disappoint me HBO! Production Promo
