Shaun's Rambles 004: Interviewing the Fans -- Paul Weimer

(Note:  I'm starting to move things over to my new website.  This shouldn't affect current feed subscribers, but do expect more announcements about the shift in the future.  For now, I'm crossposting so nobody misses anything.)

...in which I continue this podcast thing on my new website by talking to Paul Weimer about how he became an sf/f fan. In this episode:

• I interview Paul Weimer about his first books, his genre influences, and his development as a reader.

Enjoy the episode!  You can download the MP3 here or stream the file below.

Shaun's Rambles 002: The Value of Book Reviews and Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman

...in which I continue a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work.

In this edition:

• What is the value of book reviews (to me)?  Suggested by Jonah Sutton-Morse (Twitter / Cabbages and Kings Podcast)
• Some thoughts on Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman

Enjoy the rambles.

You can download the mp3 directly from this link or stream the episode below.

Shaun's Rambles 001: The Gallo Conspiracy and Trial By Fire

...in which I begin a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work.

In this edition:

• Some thoughts on the controversy over Irene Gallo's statements about the Sad / Rabid Puppies
• Some thoughts on Trial By Fire by Charles Gannon and the absence of sf/f awards for adventure fiction

Enjoy the rambles.

You can download the mp3 directly from this link or stream the episode below.

Around the Podosphere: Shoot the WISB Review of Elysium

I've been wildly anticipating the next Neill Blomkamp film for a long while.  Now it's finally here, and I've joined David Annandale and Paul Weimer to talk about it in the current episode of Shoot the WISB.  Go check it out after you see the movie yourself!

You might also like to check out some other episodes over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show, including these:

• An Interview w/ Michael J. Martinez (author of The Daedalus Incident)
• Torture Cinema Meets Transformers (2007)

Around the Pod-o-Sphere: Shoot the WISB on Pacific Rim

Over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show, I'm joined by David Annandale, Paul Weimer, and Michael R. Underwood to discuss Guillermo Del Toro's wonderful giant robit epic, Pacific Rim.  The podcast is not spoiler free, so if you want to see the movie before you hear what we think about it, save the podcast for later.  In short, we all really liked the movie and recommend everyone see it in theaters as soon as possible.

Anywhoodles!

Things Happening Now: World War Z, Shoot the WISB, and Women Authors

What's going on over at the Skiffy and Fanty compound?  Quite a lot, actually!

First up, authors Emma Newman and Susan Bigelow joined the S&F crew to talk about science fiction and fantasy by women.  I quite enjoyed the direction we went after listing some of our favorite female authors, especially since we covered things like how reading influences writing and so on.

Lastly, the most recent episode of Shoot the WISB has hit the web.  This time, I'm joined by David Annandale and Jen Bosier for a discussion of World War Z.  The episode contains a lot of spoilers, so save it for later if you intend to see the movie.

And that's what's going on over at the S&F compound.  Go DL the episodes and enjoy!

Shoot the WISB #02: Star Trek Into Darkness (2013) Reviewed w/ Paul Weimer and Jay Garmon

Spoiler Alert:  the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; if you wish to see the film without having it ruined for you, download this podcast and save it for later.

Paul Weimer (website / twitter) and Jay Garmon (website / twitter) join me to discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of J.J. Abrams' second installment in the Star Trek film reboot.  Feel free to offer your thoughts in the comments below.

You can download or stream the mp3 from this link.

Shoot the WISB #01: Prometheus (2012) Reviewed w/ Paul Weimer

Spoiler Alert:  the following podcast contains spoilers for the film being reviewed; enjoy at your own risk (or something like that).


Paul Weimer was kind enough to spend a little time with me talking about the release of Ridley Scott's long-anticipated Alien prequel, Prometheus.  If you've seen the film and want to offer your two cents, feel free to do so in the comments.

You can download or stream the mp3 from this link.

Weekly Roundup #4: The Skiffy and Fanty Show / Duke and Zink Do America

Here's everything going on with me on my other sites of note:

We've just released our double-slam Torture Cinema feature, in which Jen and I reviewed New Moon and Eclipse one after another...while drinking.  The second piece of that, Torture Cinema Meets Eclipse, can be found here.  Lots to listen to, no?

I've had one more column over at Duke and Zink Do America entitled "LGBT Shuffle:  Kirk Cameron's Sad Little Feelings."  Feel free to head over and leave a comment of your own.

Anywho!

Weekly Roundup #3: The Skiffy and Fanty Show / Duke and Zink Do America

Yet another roundup of all the things I've got going on elsewhere.  Enjoy!

Over at The Skiffy and Fanty Show, we cover the hype surrounding J. K. Rowling's new adult novel, the abuse of Seanan McGuire by readers (and the stupid things publishers do that hurt authors), the power of science fiction, plus a few silly related topics (including an embarrassing moment for Duke, who lives in an alternate universe of plurals).  You can check out that episode here.

You should also check out the latest Torture Cinema episode, in which Jen and I review Twilight:  New Moon while drinking alcohol.  In short:  it should be amusing!

We've also got a random ? of the Week, in which we ask you about SF/F books that made you cry. Go leave your answer on the blog.

And:

Over at Duke and Zink Do America I have a few articles up about various topics.  There won't be a third episode of the podcast until I return, but you should be able to enjoy the following:

• "The Right to Women:  Your Body Are Belong to Us"
• "Dear GOP:  Keep Your Hands Off My Penis (or, What Do You Think About All This Crap?)"
• "Feminist Corner:  Rush Limbaugh's Non-Apology"
• "Episode Delay:  #3 to Come Next Week Due to Vacation"

Enjoy!

Weekly Roundup #2: The Skiffy and Fanty Show / Duke and Zink Do America

This week, Tobias S. Buckell joins us on the show to talk about his latest book, Arctic Rising, the environment, technology (green and otherwise), and a load of other fantastic stuff.

You can check out the episode here.

And...

Over at Duke and Zink Do America there's a new column asking whether Star Trek is conservative, liberal, or progressive.  I know, right?  Who would have thought that my genre interests would bleed over into my political world?  Ha!  In any case, go leave a comment with your opinions!

There's also a brand new episode of the podcast.  The Agenda:

Syrians are still getting screwed, Gingrich writes a wiki, Arizona is rated G for GOP, Trotta expects to get raped, and Santorum smears. Plus: Jen goes on a rant about naughty things and we cover two funny moments in the political landscape.

 You can check out that episode here!

Weekly Roundup: The Skiffy and Fanty Show / Duke and Zink Do America

This is the first in my weekly roundups of stuff I'm doing elsewhere.  Here goes:

In last week's episode, Jen and I interviewed Michael Sullivan, author of The Riyria Revelations series.  The conversation wandered from publishing to reviews to fantasy to anti-heroes to the wickedness of dwarves (and, of course, the novels).  You can check out the episode here.

This week's episode is a long discussion with Liz Bourke about LGBT discrimination in publishing, SF/F books for the ladyfolk (whatever that means), history from the classical period (with a little medieval history for good measure), and SF/F in the global sphere (and the women on the margins therein).  You can check out that episode here.

And:

The first Duke and Zink Do America column is a dialogue between Jen and I on the subject of the U.N. security council and the recent veto by China and Russia of its proposed public condemnation of Syria.  Feel free to head over, read what we have to say, and offer your two cents!

SandF #85 (Interview w/ Myke Cole) is Live!

The latest episode of The Skiffy and Fanty Show is yet another reason why we're totally awesome.  No, we don't have an ego.  Promise.

#85 should be fairly obvious based on the title.  Myke Cole comes on the show to talk about Shadow Ops:  Control Point, his latest novel, and topics such as:  the military, the fantasy genre, sexy romances, random pop-culture references, and much more!

Here it is.  Listen or nothing bad will happen to you.

SandF #84 (Women in Military SF (or The Kratman Rule is B.S.)) is Live!

I don't think we've had a potentially controversial episode on The Skiffy and Fanty Show in a while.  But I think we've just solved that with #84.  Here's the description:

Our first hard-hitting episode of the year is finally here. This week, we talk about the recent controversy at Tor.com over Liz Bourke's post about women in military SF, sexism, Joe Haldeman, David Weber, how science fiction might look at the "gender" question in the military, and much more. We're a little less PC, a whole lot more opinionated, and altogether our cheery selves.

Feel free to give it a listen and leave a comment with your thoughts.  Really.  Even if it's hate mail...

SandF Ep. 83 (An Interview w/ James L. Sutter) is Live!

You'll notice that the darned numbers changed again.  This is the last time.  Seriously.  From this point on, the bloody numbers will only get bigger.  No more decimals.  No more starting over.  Just...growth.

In any case, this episode is obviously an interview with James L. Sutter, author of Death's Heretic and editor at Paizo Publishing.  We cover a wide range of topics, some of them of interest to you writer-ly types, and others of interest to those who appreciate our "digging to the heart" method for interviews.

Feel free to give the episode a listen here.

SandF Season Three, Ep. 1 (Anticipating 2012 in Our Rockets of Doom) is Live!

The first episode of the third season takes us back to a normal numbering system and a long and arduous discussion of our most anticipated 2012 SF/F/H movies, TV shows, and books.

You can check out the episode here, and you're more than welcome to leave a comment below or at The Skiffy and Fanty Show webpage with your 2012 selections too!

SandF Ep. 6.7 (Torture Cinema Meets Rare Exports) is Live!

The last episode of the year!  That means alcohol, a supposedly bad movie, and good old Christmas fun.

Download it and take a listen!

SandF Episode 6.6 (Favoritism -- Our 2011 Besties) is Live!

I'll let the description on the episode page do the talking:

Our 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? 

Head on over and take a listen!

 

SandF Ep. #6.5 (Nihilism in Genre Fiction w/ Paul Genesse) is Live!

We're back with another roundtable discussion!  Here's the description:

Fantasy author Paul Genesse joins us for a lively discussion about darkness and nihilism in science fiction and fantasy. We cover everything from the good vs. evil dichotomy, war, Game of Thrones, Steven Pinker, and much more! 

Plus, Paul tells us a bit about his upcoming novel, the Crimson Pact series, and his deepest…darkest…secrets! Only two of those things are true…

Download the episode and enjoy!

SandF Ep. 6.4 (LGBT SpecFic w/ JoSelle Vanderhooft) is Live!

I'll let the episode description do the talking for me:

This week's roundtable is a monster. JoSelle Vanderhooft, renowned editor of Steam Powered, Steam Powered 2, and many other fascinating collections, joins us for an extensive discussion about LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) speculative fiction, the reception of LGBT people in the community (and publishing), the political side of things, and, of course, JoSelle's work!

What are you waiting for?  Go listen!