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Around the Podosphere #4: Podcasts of Note for 1/19/15

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The holidays are long over, but there’s still time to catch up on some of your favorite podcasts!  Here are some of our favorites from the last week or so: On Genre: The latest Coode Street Podcast features legendary author Guy Gavriel Kay as a special guest to talk about writing and genre history. The first episode of a brand new podcast entitled The Adventures of Yellow Peril and the Magical Negro just dropped. It’s all about representation and sf/f media, so it’s sure to provide the fix you’ve been craving. Interviews: The fine folks at Sword and Laser talk to Daniel H. Wilson about his new story/app, Mayday: Deep Space. Lev Grossman joins the Speculate! podcast to talk about his trilogy of novels and writing genre. Susan Jane Bigelow joins Julia on The Outer Alliance Podcast to talk about her latest novel, The Seeker Star. Justin Landon uses his magic to interview Brian Staveley on Rocket Talk. The latest episode of Midnight in Karachi features an interview with Megan Abbott, the Queen of Noir. On Movies: The latest episode of We Hate Movies tackles the film adaptation of Winter’s Tale. On Games: The Incomparable dedicates an entire episode to a discussion about Portal.  A whole friggin’ episode! On Comics:  Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men have as a guest G Willow Wilson, creator of the Ms. Marvel comic. And there you have it.  What are you listening to?

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My Superpower: Nicholas Kaufmann (Die and Stay Dead)

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My Superpower is a regular guest column on the Skiffy and Fanty blog where authors and creators tell us about one weird skill, neat trick, highly specialized cybernetic upgrade, or other superpower they have, and how it helped (or hindered!) their creative process as they built their project. Today we welcome Nicholas Kaufmann to talk about how the power of patience relates to Die and Stay Dead. It’s hard for me to pinpoint exactly which of my innate mutant abilities is my true superpower. Is it my unerring talent for arriving on the subway platform at the exact moment the train I need is pulling away? Is it my almost creepy aptitude in recalling all manner of trivia related to Doctor Who, the classic series? (Go on, ask me who knit the Fourth Doctor’s scarf, or why the Fifth Doctor keeps a stalk of celery on his lapel, or how Davros lost his only remaining functioning hand. I dare you. How many hours do you have?) Or perhaps my superpower is actually a curse in the form of a last name that is almost constantly misspelled, sometimes even in print by professional publications.

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244. Martha Wells (a.k.a. The Raksura Amanuensis) — The Books of the Raksura (An Interview at CONvergence)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode244MarthaWellsAtCONvergence/SandF%20–%20Episode%20244%20–%20Martha%20Wells%20at%20CONvergence.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSFlying critters, fancy worlds, and super fan Paul, oh my!  In one of our last remaining recordings from CONvergence, Paul lets Shaun tag along for an interview with Martha Wells.  We discuss the Raksura series, her upcoming work, writing fan and tie-in fiction, Harrison Ford’s leg issues, 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 24 — Download (MP3)   Show Notes: Martha Wells’ Website Martha’s Twitter Go buy her books! 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.

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242. Charles Gannon (a.k.a. the Space Merchant) — Fire with Fire (An Interview at LonCon3)

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode242CharlesGannonAtLonCon3/SandF%20–%20Episode%20242%20–%20Charles%20Gannon%20at%20LonCon3.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSSpace battles, academia, and lorry beeps, oh my!  Charles E. Gannon joins Shaun at LonCon3 / Worldcon to discuss his work, politics and art, postcolonialism and hegemony, his novel, Fire with Fire, and a whole host of other fascinating topics.  What more could you ask for? 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 242 — Download (MP3)   Show Notes: Charles Gannon’s Website Charles’ Twitter Fire with Fire by Charles Gannon Trial by Fire by Charles Gannon (the sequel!) 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.

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Around the Podosphere #2: Podcasts of Note for 12/17/2014

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Here’s what we’ve been listening to in the podcast world.  What about you? On Writing: Tina Connolly and Brad Beaulieu guest star on Tor.com’s Rocket Talk podcast and discuss writing and selling short fiction. Speculate! also discusses writing short fiction (with special guests Brenda Cooper and Martha Wells). On Books: The folks at The Three Hoarsemen discuss William Hope Hodgson’s The House on the Borderland with Karen Burnham. Episode 61 of Galactic Chat is an interview with Kameron Hurley. The first episode of Midnight in Karachi interviews Audrey Neffenegger about her work. The Incomparable crew look at Ben Winters’ The Last Policeman. On Movies: The Incomparable podcast discuss the parody classic, Galaxy Quest. Do you need a fix of nostalgia?  Read It and Weep tackles Duck Tales for all you old enough to remember watching it on the tube! Super Mario Bros.  The folks at We Hate Movies talk about it.  What else is there to say? In traditional holiday fashion, The Book Was Better takes a bite out of Jack Frost. On Conspiracies: The 18th episode of Doorway to the Hidden World takes a second stab at the mysteries of Atlantis. On Gaming: Episode 119 of Ken and Robin Talk about Stuff covers Salvador Dali and creating supporting characters for games (useful for writers, too)

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240. José Iriarte (a.k.a. the Goblin King) — An Interview at ICFA w/ Special Guest, Keffy!

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http://media.blubrry.com/skiffyandfanty/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/archive.org/download/SandFEpisode240JoseIriarteLeveledAndEdited/Sandf–Episode240–AnInterviewWJoseIriarte.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Android | iHeartRadio | Podchaser | Podcast Index | Email | TuneIn | Deezer | RSSMad houses, magical realism, and diasporas, oh my!  José Iriarte joins Shaun, Julia, and special interviewer guest robogoblin, Keffy, to discuss his short fiction, Cuban literature, diasporas and immigration, language and translation, 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 240 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: José’s Website José’s Twitter José’s Fiction “Yuca and Dominoes” (Strange Horizons) Our new intro music is “Time Flux” by Revolution Void (CC BY 3.0). Additional music from “Lost Frontier” and “Thunder Dreams” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

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