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A podcast about fandom. Two men named Stephen attempt to understand the world of science fiction and fantasy conventions and fandom. They interview interesting people and try to explain the ways of fandom to the mundane world.

The Jackals


    • Sep 19, 2012 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 41m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    012: Reading In A World Of Slush

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2012 29:33


    The Stephens (and special guest Matt) discuss living in a world of electronic self-publishing. How do readers cope when the world is the slush pile? What role do bookstores play? They also tackle the problem of dealing with hard-to-pronounce names in science fiction and fantasy novels.

    011: Steven Brust Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2012 54:21


    Steven Brust worked as a musician and a computer programmer before coming to prominence as a writer in 1983 with Jhereg, the first of his novels about Vlad Taltos, a human professional assassin in a world dominated by long-lived, magically-empowered, humanlike “Dragaerans.” He is a guest of honor for Convolution 2012. Our first all-Stev/phen podcast!

    010: Westercon 66 Co-Chairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2012 35:52


    Kevin Roche and Andy Trembley are co-chairs of WesterCon 66, to be held July 4-7, 2013, in Sacramento, CA. We talk , amongst other things, about how a joke bid became a real one.

    009: Howard Tayler Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2012 45:48


    Steve L. treks to the Dragons Keep comic book shop in Provo, Utah to interview Howard Tayler, the creator of the award-winning web comic Schlock Mercenary. (Also, incidentally, the creator of our podcast logo!)  He has been nominated for his fourth consecutive Hugo award. He has also been nominated, in the “Best Related” category, for […]

    008: Interview Scott Sigler

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2012 39:58


    Scott Sigler is a New York Times best-selling author and award winning podcaster. His novel EarthCore was the first original podcast-only novel way back in 2005. Since then he has continued to release his novels as free podcasts.  He writes a blend of science-based horror, with an emphasis on biology. He also broke new ground […]

    007: Nerd Month

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2012 36:26


    January was Nerd Month at JackalCast Headquarters. The Stephens recount their astonishing adventures at CES, MacWorld/iWorld, FurCon, the Nerdist Podcast, and w00tstock, and make an exciting announcement about Convolution.

    006: Tim Powers Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2012 38:48


    Tim Powers writes secret histories– novels that take characters and situations from “real” history and give them a slight supernatural supernatural twist. He is the author of, among other things, The Drawing of the Dark, The Anubis Gates, On Stranger Tides, Declare, Three Days To Never, and his forthcoming novel Hide Me Among the Graves. Stephen interviewed […]

    005: Geeks Shall Inherit

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2012 27:10


    Is 2012 the year that being a geek goes mainstream? Was this the apocalypse predicted (or not) by the Mayans? The Stephens discuss the upcoming reality show “Fandom Rising” and the Nevada brothel Alien Cathouse.

    004: Christopher J Garcia Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2012 52:31


    Hugo award winning fanzine editor Christopher J Garcia joins the JackalCast for an often hilarious, occasionally surreal thing that vaguely resembles an interview. Major topics of conversation include AquaMan, the Computer History Museum, his second-worst idea ever, Sherlock Holmes, and things, for which he has a tremendous fondness. Links: Chris’ Hugo acceptance speech on BoingBoing […]

    003: Star Wars Holiday Special Exegesis

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2011 57:18


    The Star Wars Holiday Special– the 1978 holiday variety show that has the death sentence on twelve systems. What was it? Why was it made? Who was responsible? The two Stephens, with help from special guest Meredith Branstad, try to explain this terrifying anomaly. Our footnotes: The I-Mockery.Com Holiday Special summary, with pictures! Feast of […]

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