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In this week's behavior, we discuss how seeking prestige can be dangerous for writers, specifically in the form of MFA degrees and literary agents. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Sword of the Squire, Book #1 in the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store: SQUIRE50 The coupon code is valid through March 14, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook for spring, we've got you covered! 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates   Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 240 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is February the 20th, 2025, and today we are discussing how to escape the trap of prestige that can sometimes catch writers, specifically in the form of MFA degrees and literary agents. Before we get into greater detail with that, we will start with Coupon of the Week and then an update on my current writing projects and then also a Question of the Week before we get to the main topic.   But first, let's start with Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Sword of the Squire, Book One of the Dragonskull series (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills), at my Payhip store. And that coupon code is SQUIRE50. The coupon code is valid through March 14th, 2025. So if you need a new audiobook as we head into spring, we have got you covered.   Now let's have an update on current writing projects. I am 94,000 words into Ghost in the Assembly. I had two 10,000 word days this week, which really moved the needle forward. We'll talk about those a little bit more later. I'm on Chapter 18 of 21, I believe, and if all goes well, I should hopefully finish the rough draft before the end of the month because I would like to get editing on that as soon as possible. For my next book, that will be Shield of Battle and I am 8,000 words into that and I'm hoping that'll come out in April. Ghost in the Assembly will be in March, if all goes well.   In audiobook news, recording for Cloak of Dragonfire (as excellently narrated by Hollis McCarthy) is finished and also recording on Orc-Hoard, the fourth book of the Half-Elven Thief series (as excellently narrated by Leanne Woodward). Both of those should be coming out sometime in March, if all goes well. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects.   00:01:45 Question of the Week   And now let's move on to Question of the Week. Question of the Week is intended to inspire interesting discussions of enjoyable topics. This week's question, if you have off work or school because of a snow day or extreme cold or other intense weather, what do you do with the day? No wrong answers. We had a number of responses to this.   Surabhi says: Ha, jokes on you! It never snows where I live. We do sometimes bunk school on rainy days, though. What I mostly do then is catching up on homework or listening to the rain.   Justin says: We're having a snow day here; schools and many businesses are closed. So Lord of the Rings Extended Edition movie marathon! Popcorn popped, hot cocoa and cold soda prepped. I have to admit, that seems like a very good idea.   Mary says: Read, write, watch the snow fall, try to exercise inside.   Michael says: That hasn't happened to me since about 1985, but I seem to recall it was on my birthday and boy was I happy to miss school on my birthday! I think I read fantasy books, drank tea, and played video games.   Juana says: curl up with a book and hot chocolate or tea.   John says: Haven't had a snow day since I was a child, but I did either play in the snow or read a book (at that age, Andre Norton, Lester del Rey, or Ben Bova). I'm relocating later this year back to colder climes, but since I now only work remotely and have for the past six years, sadly my days change very little.   Jenny says: Usually shovel snow, make a pot of warm food, more snow removal, watch movies or shows. Bob says: I'm retired now, so probably not much different than any other day, but when I was working, I'd probably be out shoveling snow so I can get to work whenever the roads were clear. Of course, that necessitated more shoveling when the snowplow dumped its load across the end of my driveway and that's why I moved south, where I rarely see snow.   Yes, if you live in a colder climes and you have a driveway, you know that you'll shovel the driveway and then immediately when you're done, these snowplow will come and block up the end of the driveway.   Finally, Dan says: For myself, I enjoy a free day. However, soon the home duties encroach on this free time.   For myself, the answer is clearly that I write 10,000 words on the first snow day and then again on the second day because I just had two days in a row where it was too cold to leave the house. So what I did was stay home and wrote 20,000 words of Ghost in the Assembly.   00:03:54 Main Topic: Escaping the Trap of Prestige, Part I   Now onto our main topic of the week, Escaping the Trap of Prestige, Part I-as it pertains to MFA (Master of Fine Arts) degrees and agents. I'd like to preface this by saying that I'm not looking to knock anyone who has a MFA or who has a literary agent, especially if it's working out for you and you're happy with it. What I'm trying to do here is warn younger writers who are just starting out about the potential consequences of these things, which can be very severe if you choose wrongly. So that is my goal with this episode, to help writers escape the potentially bad consequences of the prestige trap because newer writers in particular want validation. I mean, we all want validation, but writers especially want validation and new writers are very vulnerable to wanting validation to the point where it's been well known for years that there's a large scam industry of various things that take advantage of newer writers looking for validation such as vanity publishers, scammy agents, and a wide variety of other online publishing scams. This isn't to say that MFAs and literary agents are scams, though some literary agents have committed serious crimes (as we'll discuss later), but again, to warn against the danger of wanting prestige too badly and the bad decisions that can lead you to make. And some of this comes from the idea of success in life, especially in the United States and large parts of the Western world, is hitting certain milestones in a specific order. Like you graduate from college, you get a good job, you get married, you buy a house, you have your first kid, and if you don't do these things in the right order, there's something wrong with you and you have made mistakes in life, which isn't necessarily true, but is something that people can fall fall prey to and use to make destructive decisions. In the writing world, some of those measures of success have until fairly recently been getting a Master of Fine Arts degree, finding an agent, getting traditionally published, and hitting the New York Times list. As of this recording, I have sold well over 2 million books without following that normal route to writing success. In fact, I think it's closer to 2.25 million now, and I mention that not to toot my own horn, but to say that there are routes outside of the potentially dangerous prestige paths I'm talking about. And despite that, many aspiring writers feel they must follow that specific route to writer success, otherwise they aren't real writers. They've got to get the MFA, the agent, traditionally published, and then the New York Times list. The quest for prestige can keep writers from succeeding in two ways that are more significant, getting their work in front of readers who want to read it and deriving income from writing. So today in the first part of this two part episode series, we're going to talk about two of those writing markers of prestige, MFAs and literary agents. Why are they no longer as important? What should you devote your energy and focus to instead?   So number one, the Master of Fine Arts trap. The Master of Fine Arts in writing has often been seen as a marker of writing ability, especially in the world of literary fiction. And I think the big problem, one of the big problems with MFA, first of all is cost. Getting a Master of Fine Arts degree is expensive, especially if you are not fortunate enough to receive scholarships or assistantships and so have to rely on student loans. The average cost of an MFA program is in the mid five figures when all is said and done, not even counting living expenses and textbooks and so forth. If you have to take out student loans to pay for that, that is a considerable loan burden, especially if you already have loans from your undergraduate degree.   Even the people who get their MFA paid for (usually in exchange for teaching introductory writing classes to first year university students), the opportunity cost of taking two to three years to get this degree means you're sacrificing other things in your personal and professional life in order to get this MFA. It's a huge outlay of time and energy, especially if you're moving across the country for a residential program. And what are you getting in exchange for this massive outlay of time, money, and effort?   You probably aren't going to learn the practical non-writing skills that you need in the modern writing world like marketing, data collection and analysis, and publication strategies (all of which I do on a fairly regular basis in addition to writing). All of these skills are important for writers now, even if they are traditionally published. The problem with many MFA programs is that they rarely, if ever teach these skills. It seems that what MFAs train their students to do is to become adjunct faculty professors with semester to semester contracts, which can pay around $2,000 to $4,000 USD per writing or literature course at most small to mid-size colleges and universities in the United States. Being an adjunct professor does not confer any benefits like health insurance or retirement funds.   I was talking about this episode with my podcast transcriptionist and she mentioned once she was at a faculty meeting where an adjunct professor in English with an MFA did the math and realized based on her hourly wage (based on all the actual hours she put into a semester), if she worked at the local gas station chain, she would be making $7 per hour more at the local gas chain and she would be only working 40 hours a week. That can be a very dismaying realization, especially after all the work you have put into getting an MFA and teaching. Many defenders of the MFA degree will say that the real value of the degree is learning how to take criticism and learning to edit. But if you're writing in a genre outside of literary fiction, poetry, and memoirs, you are not likely to find a lot of useful advice. To return to my transcriptionist's tales from her time inside academia, she once told me of meeting a faculty member who confessed that he never read a fantasy book and had no idea how to critique or help these students, and he was a writing professor. He meant well, but he's not even remotely an outlier in terms of MFA instructors and their familiarity with mysteries, romance, and science fiction works and fantasy, which is what most genre fiction is nowadays. Also, the quality of advice and help you receive varies wildly based on the quality of your cohort and instructors and their willingness to help others. It's a steep investment with very, very uncertain returns.   So in short, an MFA takes a huge outlay of time and money with very few tangible benefits, especially with genre writers. In all frankness I would say an MFA is the kind of degree you should not go into debt to get and you should only get if you can have it paid for through scholarships or assistantships or so forth. So what should you do, in my opinion, other than an MFA degree? I think you should write as much as possible. You get better by practicing. You should read extensively. You will learn about writing by reading extensively, ideally in more than one genre. If you read enough and write enough, eventually you get to the moment where you read something and think, hey, I could do a better job than this. This is a major boost in confidence for any writer.   It might be a good idea to join a local or online writing group if you'd like critique from other writers. A warning that writing groups can vary wildly in quality and some of them have a bad case of crab bucket syndrome, so you may have to try more than one group to find one that works for you.   Another thing to do would be to listen to advice from successful writers. I saw a brief video from an author who recently pointed out that many people online giving writing advice aren't current or successful writers. One of the downsides of the Internet is that anyone can brand themselves an expert, whip together a course, and sell it online for a ridiculous fee. And people like this, their successes in creating methods or courses that turn writing into something more complicated to make aspiring writers reliant upon that process. Aspiring writers may end up spinning their wheels following all of these steps instead of getting to the actual work of churning out drafts. They may be spending money they can't afford in order to learn ineffective or even damaging strategies.   Many successful writers offer sensible advice for free, such as Brandon Sanderson posting his writing lectures for free on his YouTube channel. If you're looking for writing advice, you could do a lot worse than watching those lectures. And if you're going to take advice from anyone you read on the internet, it's probably better to take advice from successful writers who have demonstrated that they know what they are doing.   And finally, this may be more general advice, but it's a good idea to be open to learning and observing new experiences. It's probably a good idea to go to museums and cultural events, read about the latest developments in science and history, go on a hike in a new place, and observe the world around you. New writers often ask where writers get their ideas come from, and they very often come from just serendipitous things you can observe in the world around you. And that is also a good way to get out of your own head. If you're worried too much about writing, it's probably time to go for a long walk.   So why are agents potentially dangerous to writers? For a long time (for a couple decades, in fact), from I'd say from maybe the ‘80s and the ‘90s to the rise of the Kindle in the 2010s, the only realistic way to get published for most writers in terms of fiction was to get a literary agent. Publishers did not take unsolicited submissions (most of them did not), and you had to go through an agent to send your manuscript to a publisher. The agents were very selective for a variety of reasons. Because of that, a lot of newer writers still idealize the process of getting agents. You'll see this on Twitter and other social media platforms where new writers will talk constantly about getting agents and what they have to do. And the ones who do get a request from an agent to send in the full manuscript after sending a few query chapters are just besides themselves with joy. And those who do get agents can sometimes sound like they're showing off their new boyfriend or girlfriend, like my agent says they like my book, or my agent says this or that. And as you can probably imagine from my description, this is an arrangement that has a lot of potential danger for the writer.   The traditional first step in this time period I was mentioning after finishing a book has been to get as prestigious of an agent as possible to contact publishers and negotiate deals on their behalf. The agent takes 10 to 20% of what a publisher pays a writer, but in theory can get a writer a better deal and are acting in their best business interests. And as I mentioned before, most significantly, most publishers are not willing to read submissions that are not submitted by an agent. If getting traditionally published is the goal, an agent is the crucial first step. I mean, that's the ideal that we've been talking about. In reality, traditional publishing is as cautious and risk averse as it has ever been. Agents have followed suit. It takes industry connections and/or a significant social media presence to even get an agent to look at your book.   Writing query letters and trying to get an agent also takes away from writing and is a completely separate skillset, as is the networking and social media work that is part of this process. Some people have spent months or even years working on query letters and getting an agent when they could have finished another book or more in the same time. Alright, so that is the practical and logistical reasons it's a bad idea for a writer to seek out an agent, and I frankly think you'd be better off. And now we get to the potentially criminal ones.   The thing about literary agents is there's no licensing or requirement or anything of that nature. You can set up a website and call yourself a literary agent. If you consider something like a lawyer, by contrast, I'm sure those of you who are lawyers in the United States will have many complaints and stories about your state bar, which is in charge of licensing lawyers. But the point is that the state bar exists, and if a lawyer is behaving in an unethical or unscrupulous matter, that can be brought as complaint to the state bar. Nothing like that exists for literary agents at all. And because of that, scammy agents are everywhere. Some try to get writers to pay a fee upfront or other made up fees, or they get cuts from scammy book publishers or book packaging services. Or in general, they just try to squeeze every penny possible from aspiring writers. And this is often sadly very easy to do because as we've mentioned, many newer writers still think getting an agent is a major mark of prestige and humans crave prestige. And even if you get a prestigious and seemingly legitimate agent, that can potentially lead to life ruining problems because many of the legitimate agents are very sticky fingered.   Several years ago, the firm of Donadio and Olson, which represented Fight Club author Chuck Palahniuk, Godfather author Mario Puzo, and Catch 22 author Joseph Heller found out that one of their accountants had been stealing millions from their authors for many years. Although the accountant was sentenced to two years of prison, it's unlikely those authors will receive the money back fully. As Palahniuk put it in a blog post, “the legal process will be long and offers an iffy reward.” Mr. Palahniuk also lost out on money from touring to promote his books because of this crisis and said he was unable to support himself financially as a result of these stolen royalties.   By not filtering your royalties and earning statements through a literary agency that can falsify reports about these documents (as the accountant in question did), you have a full sense of what you are earning and what amounts you should be receiving. Amazon is open to many criticisms because of its decisions, but they pay monthly and they send a very detailed spreadsheet monthly to any Kindle authors of what books sold and what they expect to earn. It's sometimes almost too much data to process. The traditional publishing world would never even consider showing that to writers and agents often keep that from their writers. Palahniuk trusted his agency and accepted the explanations that rampant piracy and financial difficulties in the publishing world were keeping over a million dollars in royalties from him. He even later found out that this accountant was keeping non-financial correspondence from him. Returning to the topic of Brandon Sanderson, I recently saw an interview between him and a podcaster Tim Ferris. He made the interesting point that the power centers in publishing have shifted from traditional publishing agents to the platform holders and the writers, the platform holders being people like Amazon, Apple, and Google who have the platforms that sell the books and the writers who bring the books to those platforms. The power is shifted away from agents and publishers to the platforms and writers. And because of that, in my frank opinion, literary agents are obsolete for those wishing to publish independently.   And my frank opinion is also that you should be independently publishing and not trying to get an agent or go with a traditional publisher. There's no reason to give someone 15% when you can upload the files to a service like KDP yourself. An agent will not be able to get you a better royalty from KDP. Amazon does not negotiate royalty rates at the agent level, and you have to be a writer on the scale of J.K. Rowling or maybe Dean Koontz to get any kind of special deal from Amazon.   So what should you do instead of seeking out an agent? Publish independently or self-publish. Be wary of excuses and explanations that prey upon emotional responses or a sense of loyalty to individuals, such as the case of Chuck Palahniuk, where they preyed on his fears of piracy and the instability of the publishing industry, as well as sympathy for someone who claimed to be taking care of a family member with a terminal disease. That was one of the excuses they used for why the records weren't right. Ask for facts and verify everything regularly. Publishers and agents are not your friends and not your family, and do not accept that approach in your business relationship with them. Learn how to read and interpret any financial statements you receive. Don't trust a third party to do this for you, or if you must do that, make sure they're being audited regularly by a third party, not from just someone else at their firm.   So the conclusion is that in my opinion, the prestige of getting an MFA and an agent are currently not worth the trade-off and there are considerable risks that you take if your main goals are to build a following and sell books. Prestige is not going to put food on the table. And in fact, if you have five figures of student loan debt from an MFA, it may be keeping you from putting food on the table. So if you want to be a writer, I think both seeking out an MFA and seeking out an agent would be a waste of your time and possibly counterproductive.   Next week in Part Two, we'll discuss two more prestige traps in writing: getting traditionally published and hitting the New York Times Bestseller List.   That is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the backup episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave a review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

From 2003 - renowned science-fiction author Ben Bova talks about his novel "Saturn," which was part of his Grant Tour series, which depicted the human colonization of the solar system in the late 21st century.

Share shawarma with the award-winning Eric Choi as we discuss what William Shatner's Captain Kirk might sound like dubbed into Cantonese, the wonders of fan-run science fiction conventions, how the Asimov competition gave him the courage to make his first submission, what it was like co-editing an anthology with the great Ben Bova, the accident that gave birth to his first short story collection, why his claim never to have experienced writer's block comes with a footnote, his moving memories of the Columbia accident as experienced at the Kennedy Space Center, the Richard Feynman quote he shared throughout the pandemic, why the first Harry Turtledove story he read wasn't written by Harry Turtledove, his unfortunate introduction to The Lord of the Rings, and much more.

In time-honored tradition, for our December episode we go hurtling back in time to review a science fiction magazine from the past. Get your flares, platform shoes and ghettoblasters ready as we head back to...November 1974. We're picking on Analog magazine, just because we've never reviewed it before. And it's only the longest-continuously-running SF magazine in existence. It started in 1930 as Astounding Stories, was renamed Analog in the 1960s, and continues under that name to this day. As we join it in 1974, it's in the early years of the editorship of Ben Bova, and is beginning to modernise. If you'd like to browse through the issue with us, you can download it as a PDF from this link. And don't forget the shownotes, which you can find at 101sf.blogspot.com

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Dr. Charles E. Gannon on writing hard science fiction. He is a Distinguished Professor of English (St. Bonaventure University) and was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in American Literature & Culture from 2004-2009. His series includes hard-sf interstellar epic (the Caine Riordan series, set in his Terran Republic universe, nominated for three Nebulas, two Dragons, and winner of the Compton Crook Award) Along with about 50 other SF writers (such as Larry Niven, Ben Bova, John Hemry/Jack Armstrong, and Greg Bear), he is a member of SIGMA, the "SF think-tank" that advises intelligence and defense agencies (www.sigmaforum.org). In his role as a subject matter expert on advanced military/defense/intel concepts, he has been featured on the Discovery Channel, NPR, Fox, and a wide variety of other national media outlets.

Dr. Charles E. Gannon on writing hard science fiction. He is a Distinguished Professor of English (St. Bonaventure University) and was a Fulbright Senior Specialist in American Literature & Culture from 2004-2009. His series includes hard-sf interstellar epic (the Caine Riordan series, set in his Terran Republic universe, nominated for three Nebulas, two Dragons, and winner of the Compton Crook Award) Along with about 50 other SF writers (such as Larry Niven, Ben Bova, John Hemry/Jack Armstrong, and Greg Bear), he is a member of SIGMA, the "SF think-tank" that advises intelligence and defense agencies (www.sigmaforum.org). In his role as a subject matter expert on advanced military/defense/intel concepts, he has been featured on the Discovery Channel, NPR, Fox, and a wide variety of other national media outlets.

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This was meant to be an SFBRP Short, but Luke got into various rants about Mars by Ben Bova. So turn your frown upside down, and then back the right way again, because this book made Luke frown. Luke on Mastodon: @lukeburrage@masto.nu Juliane on Mastodon: @JuKuBerlin@mastodon.social Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Discuss this […]

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From 2008, this noted author and I discuss his novel, Mars Life and our fascination with the angry red planet.

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The TV show "Future Cop" came and went without much fanfare, but on this day in 1980, a jury decided who, ultimately, should get the credit for the story. Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova took Paramount to court, and we have the story on today's Sci-Fi 5. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

The TV show "Future Cop" came and went without much fanfare, but on this day in 1980, a jury decided who, ultimately, should get the credit for the story. Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova took Paramount to court, and we have the story on today's Sci-Fi 5. Follow Sci-Fi 5 for your daily dose of science-fiction history. Written by Earl Green Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi Music by Devin Curry

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Just in time for New Year's, the IMMP Holiday in Space ends with a saga starring Keir Dullea as an adventurous young man navigating physical and existential perils aboard a dangerous spacecraft with a faulty computer. So sure, it's kind of like 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY. But it's not. It's the 1973 Canadian TV series THE STARLOST.

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Interviewing Shahid was really fun. Shahid is a man with a lot of passion for publishing. He is a man who has been married for 30 years or more with 3 children. He decided he wanted to be happy in his mid-life crisis. Shahid quits his job in finance and decides that he wanted to do something that keeps him going and a career that would make him excited every day, books and publishing makes Shahid happy. SHOUT OUT TO HIS WIFE FOR SUPPORTING SHAHID DREAMS TO REALITY. Shahid company Arc Manor Publishing is now the Award Winning Small Press based in Rockville, Maryland. Shahid grow up in Pakistan which he had a great life. He now is living in Washington. Shahid always been into Sci-Fi all of his life. We talked about his best projects and what a publisher does. He explained that a publisher should never ask an Author for money. You should never have to pay a publisher. We go further in detail during the interview. I didn't have to ask why he loves being a publisher because he express to me as we were talking how much he loves his life. He has great projects upcoming and I am super excited for Shahid. LETS KNOW A LITTLE MORE ABOUT SHAHID: Shahid Mahmud created Arc Manor Publishers in 2006, with an SF/Fantasy imprint called Phoenix Pick, specializing in republishing out-of-print books by established authors using the latest publishing technologies emerging in the industry. Within a few years the company was publishing older books by some iconic authors including L. Sprague de Camp, Jack Chalker, Leigh Brackett and Daniel Galouye. In 2012 Phoenix Pick reprinted a title by, Robert A. Heinlein starting a long partnership with the Heinlein estate. In 2013 the company introduced Galaxy's Edge magazine, which was created and edited by 5-time Hugo winner Mike Resnick who edited it till his death last year. Arc Manor created a new imprint, CEAZIK SF & Fantasy in 2020 publishing titles on a traditional distribution basis. The first book they published under the new imprint in March 2020 was a new work by Robert A. Heinlein called the Pursuit of the Pankera based on a rediscovered manscript. The book became a Locus Magazine bestseller. Since then CAEZIK has published new works by authors like Robert Sawyer, Harry Turtledove, James Morrow and Ben Bova who's last work, Power Challenges was published by CAEZIK posthumously. Arc Manor's Galaxy's Edge magazine has also partnered with Dragon Con to create an annual award called the Mike Resnick Memorial Award for Short Fiction which attempts to carry on Mike's passion of encouraging newer writers in the field The first award was given out last month. Prior to becoming a publisher, Shahid was a bond portfolio manager working for the City of San Diego. The acting mayor of San Diego declared November 7th, 2005, to be “Shahid Mahmud” day for services rendered to the City. If you would like to book Shahid for interviews you can contact Shahid by his Publicist Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge https://creativeedgepublicity.com/ 403.464.6925 or you can email Shahid at Admin@ArcManor.com if you need assistance or looking for a publisher go to Shahid's website at www.arcmanorbooks.com Shahid is a man of his word. He does not give you broken promises. He is a small publishing company who will have an one and one connection. BOOK SHAHID TODAY!!! THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!!

Luke and Juliane discuss the reasons Venus by Ben Bova feels so dated, despite being written in 2000. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: https://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at , or discuss this book at Goodreads.com Luke blogs at: https://www.lukeburrage.com/blog […]

Orson Scott Card and the late Ben Bova are two giants of the science fiction literary world. Bova has long been one of my favorite authors and his Grand Tour books have been an enormous influence on me. I recently dug up some solid advice from established professionals in the SF writing world and I found Card and Bova had both written books on writing SF. In this episode, I explore some of the connecting big themes both authors discuss in their books about what makes science fiction a challenging but worthwhile genre. I break down some examples of where some stories fail and others succeed. But this is not just an episode for writers. This is a look at why the genre matters, and why it may be the most fundamental human activity at this point in our evolution. If you want to check out my books, please visit www.mikelwisler.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/mikeljwisler/support

Author Eric LaRocca joins us in the Abyss to discuss Clive Barker's short story, "Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament," from The Books of Blood Volume 2! We also discuss the Shudder films Anything for Jackson and the Castlefreak remake, the sci-fi novel Space Station Down by Ben Bova and Doug Beason, Nocturnal Blood by Villimey Mist, and Steve Stred's The Future in the Sky. (Recorded Dec. 6, 2020) The theme music, "Insidious," was created by Purple Planet Music and is used here under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution License 3.0. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow Staring Into The Abyss on Twitter: @intostaring 

Luke talks with Juliane about the authors that form the basis of his science fiction enjoyment, anthen they discuss New Earth by Ben Bova. Get this audiobook for free, or any of 100,000 other titles, as part of a free trial by visiting this link: https://www.audibletrial.com/sfbrp. Buy this book at , or discuss this book […]

Orson Scott Card and Les Johnson discuss the late Ben Bova, legend of science fiction writing and editing, in a special retrospective interview; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor Part 45.

Orson Scott Card and Les Johnson discuss the late Ben Bova, legend of science fiction writing and editing, in a special retrospective interview; and David Weber's Uncompromising Honor Part 45.

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Janice Hardy and Special Guest Joanna Penn. (Due to time differences, the interview portion with Joanna will be pre-recorded) Janice Hardy http://www.janicehardy.com/ https://twitter.com/Janice_Hardy https://www.facebook.com/janice.hardy.184 Joanna Penn https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ https://twitter.com/thecreativepenn https://www.instagram.com/jfpennauthor/ http://thecreativepenn.com/moneybooks Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: www.sarahnicolas.com @sarah_nicolas on Twitter @presidentSarah on Instagram Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/lNZpJVuALvo PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- BookExpo and BookCon no more: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3878 Draft2Digital announces payment splitting: https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/announcing-d2d-payment-splitting/ The Association of Authors' Representatives is now the Association of American Literary Agents: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3021 Changes in lockdown reading habits: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reading-habits-changed-coronavirus-lockdown-b882662.html The Bad Sex in Fiction awards cancelled for 2020: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/08/bad-sex-award-cancelled-as-public-exposed-to-too-many-bad-things-in-2020 Ben Bova has passed: https://www.tor.com/2020/11/30/legendary-science-fiction-author-ben-bova-has-passed-at-the-age-of-88/ The Tattered Cover changes hands: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85096-denver-s-tattered-cover-bookstore-is-sold-to-two-entrepreneurs.html https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85106-black-booksellers-denounce-tattered-cover-announcement.html JRR Tolkien's House for Sale: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/03/campaign-to-buy-jrr-tolkien-house-backed-by-lord-of-the-rings-actors-ian-mckellen-martin-freeman Amazon ebooks & libraries: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/528280-amazon-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-e-book-library-sales --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Since we're as anxious as everyone else to finally escape 2020, this one is likely to be Jonathan and Gary's final episode of the year, unless we think of something irresistible. We start by reminding long-time listeners (or explaining to some for the first time) where the Coode Street name comes from, then honouring major figures we've lost in the last couple of weeks, including Ben Bova, Richard Corben, and Phyllis Eisenstein. Then, as usual at this time of year, we reflect on some of the important and/or overlooked books we've read, the continually widening diversity of the field, some of the major works from major writers that appeared in 2020, and the most pleasant surprises of the year. We wish you the best of holidays and hope to see you in 2021 when everything will be magically all better all at once. (Hey, we're talking about SF here!)

Welcome to Episode TWELVE of our ongoing Pop Culture discussion, THE GEEKING SQUAD PODCAST! On this show, the three hosts (Larry, Megan, and Vito) discuss topics that are currently in the news or being discussed by the folks over in the Geeking Squad group on Facebook. Topics covered are always things appealing to geeks like us! From Star Wars to Star Trek, superhero movies and comics, sci-fi, horror, and action/adventure, as well as weird and funny stories in the news dealing with UFOs, ghosts, mysteries and conspiracies and much more! All for fun and always with a laugh! In this episode we discuss: - The recent passing of legends like actor David Prowse, writer Ben Bova and creator Ken Spears. - The rumored new PREDATOR movie sequel coming soon. - Keanu Reeves reportedly on board for a new CONSTANTINE film. - MALLRATS 2 confirmed and in the works with original cast. - Author Joe Hill is lobbying for a reboot of MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE. - Robert Englund to appear on Netflix STRANGER THINGS series. - Nabisco has created a Doomsday vault for OREO COOKIES! - A family finds a large stash of Prohibition-era Whiskey stashed in their house! - Strange appearances of 2001 style MONOLITHS showing up in various locations around the world?? - Vito recommends checking out "MARS" and other books by author BEN BOVA - Megan recommends checking out the "THRILL OF THE HUNT" group on Facebook for collectors of toys, antiques and other fun things.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/thrillofthehuntofficial - Larry recommends checking out the new AC/DC album, "PWR-UP", just released last month. - They recommend people check out the awesome YouTube channel GEEKLY GOODS for more awesome content about pop culture stuff from action to sci-fi to all sorts of other awesome nerdy content like we do! https://www.youtube.com/geeklygoods - Come follow us on social media to keep up to date with all of our shenanigans. All the links are posted on our website - https://www.geekingpoeticpodcast.com If you'd like to help support the show, visit our Patreon page for info - https://www.patreon.com/Geekingpoetic We are a part of the Prescribed Films Podcast Network! Check out their website to get links to our show, as well as all the other great shows they have to offer - https://www.thepfpn.com Facebook - @geekingpoetic Instagram - @geekingpoetic Twitter - @geeking_poetic #PopCulture #GeekCulture #GeekingPoeticPodcast #thePFPN

Dans cet épisode de 3d8plus4 nous parlons de DOOM Eternal (et de Witcher 3) sur la Switch; des aventures de Luis dans Unity of Command 2 et dans Shadowlands; on parle du magnifique nouveau projet de règles 'universelles' incarnées par 'Warsurge' avant de nous souvenir de feu Ben Bova et de parler du livre d'aventures 'Thousand Deaths of Ardor Denn' - heureux mélange d'Arsène Lupin, Mission Impossible et Topkapi. Côté visuel, Luis a beaucoup aimé Tenet, a apprécié 'Boss LeveL' et a détesté 'Été 85' alors que Dan a trouvé 'The Beast' douteux mais a bien aimé 'We Are the Champions'. Dan est mitigé sur le dernier album des Smashing Pumpkins ('Cyr')...mais il crie victoire avec sa nouvelle recette de pain keto!Nouvelles:Windows sur le M1 vs SurfaceXJeux Vidéo:DOOM Eternal et The Witcher sur la SwitchUnity of Command 2 : BlitzkriegWoW : ShadowlandsJeux de Table:WarsurgeLivres:'Thousand Lives of Ardor Denn' - Tyler WhitesidesBen Bova (1932-2020)TV/Cinéma:TenetBoss LevelÉté  85The BeastWe Are the ChampionsMusique:Smashing Pumpkins - CyrBouffe:Dan's Wonder Keto bread, c'est tout à propos du yogourt...Questions, commentaires: 3d8plus4@gmail.comSuivez-nous sur Twitter: @3d8plus4

This week we start getting the hang of this remote recording thing as we talk about the ALL NEW Saved by the Bell, Area 15, Priest, Titans, The Good Place, Where Torgo's been, Whedon leaves The Nevers, Rohde leaves Disney, Gellar leaves Pokémon, The Star Wars Holiday Special gets a Special, Malcolm Marmorstein, Daria Nicolodi, David Prowse, Ben Bova, The Last of Us goes to HBO, Hunt For Atlantis, Jaws goes home, and Our Flag Means Death. So warm up the brass, it's time for a Geek Shock!

This week, Liberty and Kelly discuss The Death of Vivek Oji, The Black Kids, True Story, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, the digital hangout spot for the Book Riot community; Henry Holt and Co. and The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi; and Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood. Pick up an All the Books! 200th episode commemorative item here. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, iTunes, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession A Mind Spread Out on the Ground by Alicia Elliott Lobizona: A Novel (Wolves of No World Book 1) by Romina Garber The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, Lizzie Buehler (translator) Life of a Klansman: A Family History with White Supremacy by Edward Ball Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy  The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi Fangirls: Scenes from Modern Music Culture by Hannah Ewens True Story by Kate Reed Petty Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Luster: A Novel by Raven Leilani  A Furious Sky: The Five-Hundred-Year History of America’s Hurricanes by Eric Jay Dolin WHAT WE’RE READING: Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall Camp Murderface by Saundra Mitchell and Josh Berk The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: Prelude for Lost Souls by Helene Dunbar The Last Lie (The List) by Patricia Forde It Came from the Sky by Chelsea Sedoti And Then I Turned Into a Mermaid by Laura Kirkpatrick Tomboyland by Melissa Faliveno Defacing the Monument by Susan Briante The Comeback by Ella Berman Rules for Being Dead by Kim Powers Talking Animals: A Novel by Joni Murphy The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis Grasping Mysteries: Girls Who Loved Math by Jeannine Atkins Toybox Americana: Characters Met Along the Way by Tim Lane Dance on Saturday: Stories by Elwin Cotman Imperfect Women: A Novel by Araminta Hall A Journey Toward Hope by Victor Hinojosa, Coert Voorhees, Susan Guevara  Nymph by Leila Marzocchi The Silent Wife: A Novel (Will Trent Book 10) by Karin Slaughter The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts Bookish and the Beast (Once Upon A Con) by Ashley Poston Ellie’s Voice, or Trööömmmpffff! by Piret Raud, Adam Cullen (translator) The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan They Wish They Were Us by Jessica Goodman Creating Anna Karenina: Tolstoy and the Birth of Literature’s Most Enigmatic Heroine by Bob Blaisdell The Tunnel by A. B. Yehoshua, Stuart Schoffman (translator) Auntie Poldi and the Handsome Antonio by Mario Giordano, John Brownjohn (translator) The Devil’s Harvest: A Ruthless Killer, a Terrorized Community, and the Search for Justice in California’s Central Valley by Jessica Garrison  Salvation by Caryn Lix The Finisher (A Detective Peter Diamond Mystery) by Peter Lovesey  Beetle & the Hollowbones by Aliza Layne Weird Women: Classic Supernatural Fiction by Groundbreaking Female Writers: 1852-1923 by Leslie S. Klinger, Lisa Morton Personal Writings by Albert Camus Committed Writings by Albert Camus Poetic License: A Memoir by Gretchen Cherington  Double Lives: A History of Working Motherhood by Helen McCarthy Dead West (Nils Shapiro Book 4) by Matt Goldman Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure by Jeff Kinney  The Magic in Changing Your Stars by Leah Henderson Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia The End of Everything: (Astrophysically Speaking) by Katie Mack The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo, Louise Heal Kawai (translator) The Infographic Guide to Grammar: A Visual Reference for Everything You Need to Know by Jara Kern All Together Now (Eagle Rock Series) by Hope Larson How to Live on the Edge by Sarah Lynn Scheerger The Buddhist on Death Row: How One Man Found Light in the Darkest Place by David Sheff My Life as a Villainess by Laura Lippman Universe of Two: A Novel by Stephen P. Kiernan Maenam: A Fresh Approach to Thai Cooking by Angus An I Am Here Now by Barbara Bottner Sometimes I Never Suffered: Poems by Shane McCrae Great Demon Kings: A Memoir of Poetry, Sex, Art, Death, and Enlightenment by John Giorno What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women by Marisa Porges Court of Lions: A Mirage Novel by Somaiya Daud Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer The World Aflame: A New History of War and Revolution: 1914-1945 by Dan Jones and Marina Amaral The Secret of You and Me: A Novel by Melissa Lenhardt You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria Crash Course: If You Want to Get Away with Murder Buy a Car by Woodrow Phoenix Lies Lies Lies by Adele Parks  Three Apples Fell from the Sky by Narine Abgaryan, Lisa C. Hayden (Translator) You Have to Make Your Own Fun Around Here by Frances Macken Tales of Two Planets: Stories of Climate Change and Inequality in a Divided World by John Freeman After the Last Border: Two Families and the Story of Refuge in America by Jessica Goudea Paris Never Leaves You: A Novel by Ellen Feldman The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan The Friendship List by Susan Mallery 12 Seconds of Silence: How a Team of Inventors, Tinkerers, and Spies Took Down a Nazi Superweapon by Jamie Holmes The Southland by Johnny Shaw  Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World’s Largest Owl by Jonathan C. Slaght  Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls Horse Crazy: The Story of a Woman and a World in Love with an Animal by Sarah Maslin Nir Star Settlers: The Billionaires, Geniuses, and Crazed Visionaries Out to Conquer the Universe by Fred Nadis All the Right Mistakes: A Novel by Laura Jamison  In the Clearing by JP Pomare Love After Love: A Novel by Ingrid Persaud  The Cabinets of Barnaby Mayne: A Mystery by Elsa Hart All Stirred Up: Suffrage Cookbooks, Food, and the Battle for Women’s Right to Vote by Laura Kumin A Lab of One’s Own : One Woman’s Personal Journey Through Sexism in Science by Rita Colwell, Sharon Bertsch McGrayne A Saint from Texas by Edmund White The Likely World by Melanie Conroy-Goldman The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus  Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World by Lesley M.M. Blume The Beggar’s Pawn: A Novel by John L’Heureux Our Lady of Perpetual Hunger: A Memoir by Lisa Donovan  The Revenge of the Werepenguin by Allan Woodrow The Silence: A Novel by Luca Veste Louisiana Lucky: A Novel by Julie Pennell Why Visit America by Matthew Baker The Good for Nothings by Danielle Banas Bear Necessity: A Novel by James Gould-Bourn What Happens at Night by Peter Cameron The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson The First Sister (The First Sister trilogy) by Linden A. Lewis The Bitch by Pilar Quintana, Lisa Dillman (translator) Tender Is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica, Sarah Moses (translator) Two Trees Make a Forest: Travels Among Taiwan’s Mountains and Coasts in Search of My Family’s Past by Jessica J. Lee Looking for Miss America:A Pageant’s 100-Year Quest to Define Womanhood by Margot Mifflin The River Home: A Novel by Hannah Richell Vanishing Falls: A Novel by Poppy Gee Orientation (Marvel: Avengers Assembly #1) (1) by Preeti Chhibber and James Lancett No Fuzzball! by Isabella Kung Addis Ababa Noir (Akashic Noir) by Maaza Mengiste Radical Hamilton: Economic Lessons from a Misunderstood Founder  by Christian Parenti Your Brain on Food: An Indispensable Guide to the Surprising Foods that Fight Depression, Anxiety, PTSD, OCD, ADHD, and More by Uma Naidoo In the Valley: Stories and a Novella Based on Serena by Ron Rash  Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World by Carl Bergstrom, Jevin West Tampa Bay Noir (Akashic Noir) by Colette Bancroft Eva Evergreen, Semi-Magical Witch by Julie Abe With or Without You: A Novel by Caroline Leavitt  Lost Souls at the Neptune Inn by Betsy Carter Bronte’s Mistress: A Novel by Finola Austin  The Woman in Red by Diana Giovinazzo The Weekend by Charlotte Wood  Hobbit Virtues: Rediscovering Virtue Ethics Through J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings by Christopher A. Snyder Set Fire to the Gods by Sara Raasch and Kristen Simmons Inferno: A Memoir of Motherhood and Madness by Catherine Cho The Book of Atlantis Black by Betsy Bonner  Every Bone a Prayer by Ashley Blooms The Love Scam by MaryJanice Davidson My Captain America: A Memoir by Megan Margulies The Last Stargazers: The Enduring Story of Astronomy’s Vanishing Explorers by Emily Levesque The Mystery of Charles Dickens by A.N. Wilson Behind the Red Door: A Novel by Megan Collins  More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed M. Masood  Space Station Down by Ben Bova, Doug Beason The Heirs of Locksley by Carrie Vaughn The Wicked Sister by Karen Dionne The Forest of Stars by Heather Kassner In Case of Emergency: A Novel by E. G. Scott Out of This World #1 by Chris Wooding Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood Moms by Yeong-shin Ma and Janet Hong  Six Days in August: The Story of Stockholm Syndrome by David King Here Is the Sweet Hand: Poems by francine j. harris Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo Some Kind of Animal by Maria Romasco Moore Inventory: A Memoir by Darran Anderson Seven Devils by Laura Lam and Elizabeth May Vanessa Yu’s Magical Paris Tea Shop by Roselle Lim The Night Swim: A Novel by Megan Goldin Convince Me: A Novel by Nina Sadowsky The Lost Jewels: A Novel by Kirsty Manning The Boys’ Club: A Novel by Erica Katz To the Lake: A Balkan Journey of War and Peace by Kapka Kassabova  The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals: A Novel by Becky Mandelbaum If I Had Two Wings: Stories by Randall Kenan Guillotine: Poems by Eduardo C. Corral Queen of the Court: The Extraordinary Life of Tennis Legend Alice Marble by Madeleine Blais  A Map to the Sun by Sloane Leong Thread Doodling: Over 20 modern designs for stitching in the moment by Carina Envoldsen-Harris The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi Asylum: A personal, historical, natural inquiry in 103 lyric sections by Jill Bialosky Why I Don’t Write: And Other Stories by Susan Minot

From 2008, this noted author and I discuss his novel, Mars Life and our fascination with the angry red planet.

Author of Mars Life talks about our fascination with the Red Planet.

Isaac Asimov no fue sólo una persona que dedico su vida a la ciencia ficción, mucho de su trabajo se dedico directamente a la divulgación científico y eso es lo que rescata en este escrito Ben Bova, quien siguió el mismo camino, dedico mucho de su vida a la divulgación y un poco a la ciencia ficción, pero nos hace recordar la importancia que en mucas ocasiones no se le da a la buena divulgación (sí sabemos que hay periodistas que solo hacen clickbait, pero todavía hay gente que si dedica su vida a enseñar a otros) - -- Sí quieres apoyarme económicamente, ser parte de los mejores unicornios puedes hacerlo a través de https://patreon.com/ernestodelavega https://PayPal.me/ernestodelavega https://www.ernestodelavega.com Playera y taza: https://www.tienditadelmomento.com/MLM-695719119-unicornio-kaede-playera-deportiva-taza-_JM?quantity=1 --- El estudio unicornio: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCejyrZx8J9dkYx4N3d7ZjrQ Pobrepodcast El podcast que hago con Carlos Arizpe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNEUvCdzFCzbi2OKHyU-oqw --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ernestodelavega/message

Author of Mars Life talks about our fascination with the Red Planet.

It was Ben Bova who said that “Science Fiction is simply history that hasn’t happened yet”. In this edition, we get a true glimpse of that as we talk with our old friend Peter Vinton Jr. Artist, writer, historian and bibliophile, Peter joins the ‘Cast to talk about Volume two of his social allegory passion […]

Jordan talks with a favorite guest who appeared several times, a true man of science and imagination, Ben Bova who has written over 120 books, both sci-fi and non-fiction. Ben has taken us to the stars and beyond. Here from 2015 we talked about his recent book about Jupiter.

On this time we have six folks to help us out. Jackie has a question. Jeremy, Rita, and Killa all sent in creepy stories for us to enjoy. Then we have a cold war story with Ben Bova’s The Next Logical Step, and we end the show with Rosen and Cody teaming up with a tale about a dangerous ride in a 1956 Packard Sedan. Sound good? Featured Story - The Next Logical Step Our featured story this week comes from the pen of science fiction author Ben Bova and his story The Next Logical Step. It was written in 1962 during the heart of the cold war, and it appeared in the May edition of Analog Science Fact & Fiction. Ordinarily, the military would not want to have the others know the final details of their war plans. But logically, there might be a time where it could save the world.   Program Note: Killadollxx sent in a story this week where he/she references a picture of the West Lawn Pavilion. You can see that photo . Sponsored by: This podcast is brought to you by Audible. You can get a free audiobook and a 30 day free trial at Ron’s Amazing Stories is produced and hosted by Ronald Hood: Email: Blog Page: Facebook: Twitter: Helpful Links: - Help the podcast by taking this survey.  - Use this link to submit your stories to the show. - Looking for the first 100 episodes of the podcast?

Stefan Rudnicki is honored as a Golden Voice, AudioFile's lifetime achievement honor for audiobook narrators. Stefan’s deep baritone voice is distinctive and engaging. His many performances of literary work have a classic feel informed by his scholarship, yet are still approachable for listeners. His confident world-building in many fantasy and sci-fi audiobooks—from Ben Bova to BATTLEFIELD EARTH—is legendary. Browse his full audiography, and explore his AudioFile profile page. Essential Listens: THE WINDS OF ALTAIR REVOLUTIONARY SUMMER SPEAK, MEMORY For more free audiobook recommendations, sign up for AudioFile Magazine’s newsletter. On today’s episode are host Jo Reed and AudioFile Magazine Publisher Michele Cobb. Support for AudioFile’s Sound Reviews comes from Oasis Audio, home to The Good Neighbor: The Life and Work of Fred Rogers, read by LeVar Burton and nominated for the 2019 Audie Awards Audiobook of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello!   This is actually my 500th episode if I were to number the “special” ones but I don't so it isn't...   Episode #488 Segmented Thusly:   Movie Monologue = Cocoon, AlphaGo, Prospect and Studio 54.   Television Talk = I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson.   Book Banter = Orion and the Conqueror (Orion #4) by Ben Bova.   Game Gabbin' = Double TV Talk = Ozark (Season #2).   Internet Intercourse = Funhuas Office Tour & Comments, Though Spiral with Andy Kindler & J. Elivs Weinstein and Beautiful Anonymous D&D Episode Week...

Hello!   The year 484 was a leap year but don't LEAP over this episode!.... Please end my suffering...   Episode #484 Segmented Thusly:   Movie Monologue = Gilbert and Star Trek Discovery (Such Sweet Sorrow & My "Fan Theory")   Television Talk = The Twilight Zone (The Comedian) and Last Week Tonight (WWE, Public Shaming, Robo-Calls)   Book Banter = Orion (Orion #1) by Ben Bova    Game Gabbin' = Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age and Ultimate Epic Battle Simulator     Internet Intercourse = Geek & Sundry; Roundtable and Game Masters Hall, Dr. Gameshow is Back!, In Voorhees we Trust and Inside Conan.

Ben Bova is the author of over a hundred science fiction books, and also served as editor for the legendary magazines Analog and Omni. In his short story “Bloodless Victory,” which appears in his recent collection New Frontiers, he depicts a future in which dueling makes a comeback thanks to sophisticated virtual reality technology.

ABOUT BIOMASS REWIND For fans of Ben Bova, Robert Silverberg, and Greg Bear, BIOMASS REWIND follows a group of “made” humans manufactured and trained by a sapient ship to colonize a new Earth-like planet. Once on the surface, the squad must evade gruesome death at the claws, leaves and wings of the hostile native wildlife--if they don't end up killing each other first. But when they find evidence that they aren't the first humans to walk the planet, their mission becomes suspect. If this is not their first visit to “Beauty”, then what is their ship's motive, and how could they survive what other versions of themselves could not? Asking the big questions plaguing our society today and always, BIOMASS REWIND is a thrilling deep-space ride that stays with you long after you've finished reading. ABOUT SCIFI AUTHOR TERRY PERSUN Terry Persun's books have taken readers to the uncharted worlds near the edge of the galaxy in "Hear No Evil", to lands where shape shifters battle humans in the "Doublesight" series, to the near future in both technology in "The Killing Machine" and "Revision 7:DNA", and shamanism in "The NSA Files" and "The Voodoo Case". All stories keep pace with thriller novels. He's also writes historical fictiton, contemporary crime, and mainstream novels. Persun lives in Washington state with his wife, seven horses, dozen or so chickens (at any one time), and several cats (a few strays). There's no telling what animals will come to live with them next. When he's not writing or with the animals...well, you probably won't see him--except here: www.TerryPersun.com

Ruiz Tremello & Marguerite discuss Ben Bova's 1976 short story, Orion, first published in Weird Heroes Vol. 6, Published 1977, Byron PreissAll content and images are used under the terms of Fair Use for the purposes of Review and Satire.

It's COPS WITH ROBOT PARTNERS month on CANCELED TOO SOON, and we're starting with a doozy. Oscar-winner Ernest Borgnine stars in FUTURE COP as a shabby beat cop whose new partner is a powerful android who can solve any crime, but doesn't understand the inner workings of the human soul. In FUTURE COP, Ernest Borgnine and a robot cancel criminals' plans to commit murder, steal cars and rig boxing matches. But was this show... CANCELED TOO SOON? Film critics William Bibbiani delve into every episode of FUTURE COP to find out what works, what's broken, and why the show was successfully sued by sci-fi legends Harlan Ellison and Ben Bova for plagiarism. Subscribe on Patreon for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, exclusive videos, Google Hangouts and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy CANCELED TOO SOON shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  Follow us on Twitter at @CanceledCast, "Like" us at Facebook.com/CanceledTooSoon, follow Bibbs at @WilliamBibbiani and follow Witney at @WitneySeibold!  Do you have a suggestion for a TV show that was "canceled too soon" (i.e. lasted only one season or less)? You can email us at canceledtoosoon@gmail.com, or you can head over to our Amazon Wish List to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show! Theme Song: "The C2S Team" by Andy Hentz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary (as in mega-award-winning) horror, science fiction and fantasy editor Ellen Datlow joins the show to talk about her career. We get into defining horror (and its subset, the conte cruel), how the business has changed and hasn't, the proper care and feeding of writers, dealing with diversity and representation in the anthologies she edits, finding good stories in translation, the pros and cons of blurring genre boundaries, keeping up with new voices, her preference for editing short fiction over novels, the writers she wishes she solicited stories from, running the monthly Fantastic Fiction reading series at the KGB Bar, the editing lesson she got from Ben Bova, and why it's never good when an author says, "This is the best thing I've ever written"! • More info at our site • Support The Virtual Memories Show via Patreon or Paypal

Idiots... in... spaaaace! We review and discuss "Colony" by Ben Bova. We also attempt to cast the 70s TV miniseries it was truly meant to be.

Signed Books By the Author: Link Similar Authors: Greg Bear, David Brin, Stephen Baxter His Website: www.BenBova.com Follow him on Twitter: Link Like his Facebook: Link About "Apes and Angels" By Ben Bova: Humankind headed out to the stars not for conquest, nor exploration, nor even for curiosity. Humans went to the stars in a desperate crusade to save intelligent life wherever they found it. A wave of death is spreading through the Milky Way galaxy, an expanding sphere of lethal gamma radiation that erupted from the galaxy's core twenty-eight thousand years ago and now is approaching Earth's vicinity at the speed of light. Every world it touched was wiped clean of all life. But it’s possible to protect a planet from gamma radiation. Earth is safe. Now, guided by the ancient intelligent machines called the Predecessors, men and women from Earth seek out those precious, rare worlds that harbor intelligent species, determined to save them from the doom that is hurtling toward them. The crew of the Odysseus has arrived at Mithra Gamma, the third planet of the star Mithra, to protect the stone-age inhabitants from the Death Wave. But they’ll also have to protect themselves.

EPISODE 85-- Cruz and James get back to the basics (ie: John Carpenter) with the film "THEY LIVE." The film features show favorite Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David (David Keith?). It's exciting. They also pine about vagrants and the squatting of said vagrants. They're a little more knowledgable about this than they are of East Coast gang culture. . . But, barely. Follow us on Twitter @goldenagecruz and @kislingtwits. You can follow James on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can read James' ramblings at Gildedterror.blogspot.com. Check out Cruz' pilot on You Tube. It's called "They Live Together." E-mail us at AQualityInterruption@gmail.com. Donate to us at Patreon.com/Quality. Review us on iTunes. Tell a friend. Warn an enemy.

Ben Bova, legendary SF editor and author, on The Best of Bova Volume One, the first of three collections of Bova's award-winning short fiction; also part 36 of the complete audiobook serialization of John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky.

Hello! Voted number one by the podcasters association of Canada! (would be a joke that I think Todd Glass would appreciate...)  Episode #319 Segmented Thusly: Movie Monologue = Misery Loves Comedy, Gremlins 2: The New Batch and To Be Takei. Television Talk = Skins (Episodes 1 and 2) Book Banter = Isle of Woman by Piers Anthony and Orion by Ben Bova. Game Gabbin' = Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. Internet Intercourse = V-Sauce 3: Could You Live Forever?, The Gist: Episodic Gaming and The Chive.

Ben Bova and Les Johnson discuss their exciting new novel Rescue Mode, where Mars-bound astronauts deal with an unexpected and devastating strike by space debris, and Bronson Pinchot reads Larry Correia's Hard Magic, Part 10

SF legend Ben Bova discusses his new novel Mars, Inc., and the future of manned space exploration, and David Weber's Shadow of Freedom Part 38

Stephen Euin Cobb (your host) is today's speaker. Topic: Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds is a careful and thorough estimation of what the future holds for us all on a global scale. This document is created every four years and presented to the President of the United States of America in the weeks before he is sworn into office. Your host reads snippets from its pages and summarises some of its predictions. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the January 9, 2013 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 38 minutes] News Item #1: Newsweek has ceased publication as a print magazine and is now strictly an online magazine. December 31, 2012 was the last print issue of the magazine. If you didn't get a copy, check for it on eBay. It's bound to be a collectors item. News Item #2: The entire run of Omni magazine is online and readable for free. Omni was a big beautiful glossy print magazine covering both science and science fiction which ran from 1978 to 1995. I used to subscribe to it myself--it was excellent. Its editor was the legendary science fiction author Ben Bova. I had the pleasure of interviewing him several times for past episodes of this show, as well as for a magazine feature article about his career. (You can listen to my interviews with Ben Bova in the following four episodes: August 26, 2009; September 2, 2009; October 20, 2010; October 27, 2010.) Listener Email: Robert D. Edmonds, Jr. describes, in an unusually heartfelt email, why he is against autonomous cars: he enjoys driving at a fundamental level.

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Jim Craig (planetarium director), James Maxey(author), Chris Berman(author), Justin Chung(artist), Emlee Vassilos(actress), Terry W. Erwin II(author), and me: Stephen Euin Cobb (author, futurist and your host) are our featured guests.  Topic:  When Did Science Become a Bad Word? (Part 2)  Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the January 4, 2012 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 31 minutes]. This is the second halfof a panel recorded on June 4, 2011 in Charlotte NC at the SF&F conventionConCarolinas. Jim Craig is the director of the James H. Lynn Planetarium at the Schiele Museum in Gastonia NC. He is a lifelong science fiction fan and has given presentations on the history of science fiction. He is an outspoken activist for science education, critical thinking, skepticism and free thought. In 2006 he was allowed to name a crater on Mars. James Maxey is the author of the superhero novel Nobody Gets the Girl as well as the Dragon Age fantasy series which includes the novels Bitterwood,Dragonforge, and Dragonseed. Set a thousand years in the future, after the fall of our modern civilization, in a world dominated by the intelligent dragons we created through genetic engineering. Humans are reduced to slaves, and the remnants of long forgotten nanotechnology make the world a wondrous place of magic. Chris Berman is the author of Red Moon and Star Pirates. Justin Chung is an artist, illustrator, and creative consultant. He was Artsit Guest of Honor for 2011 at ConCarolinas. Emlee Vassilos is an actress who is co-staring (as Lily) in the soon to be released zombie horror movie A Few Brains More, which is the sequel to Fist Full of Brains. She has also performed in Destiny Road, Renee, and the TV movie Trinity Goodheart. Terry W. Erwin II writes novels, short stories and articles. His novels include: Blood Swordand Flank Hawk.    Stephen Euin Cobb is an author, futurist, magazine writer and host of the award-winning podcast The Future And You. He is also an artist, essayist, game designer, transhumanist, and is on the Advisory Board of the Lifeboat Foundation. Three years a columnist and contributing editor for Jim Baen's Universe Magazine; he is a Contributing Editor at Space and Time Magazine; has become a regular contributor at Robot Magazine and H+ Magazine; and has written for Digit, Grim Couture and Port Iris magazines. His novels include: Bones Burnt Black, Plague at Redhook andSkinbrain. News Items:  [1] PhysOrg.com reports that transistors made from cotton fibers are being explored at the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University for use as clothing to collect, monitor and relay information.  [2] Your host, Stephen Euin Cobb, has been promoted to Contributing Editor at Space and Time Magazine. During the last two years Stephen has contributed feature articles to Space and Time in which he interviewed Harry Turtledove, Ben Bova, Peter S. Beagle, and Frederik Pohl. This month he will turn in a feature interview with Kevin J. Anderson, which will appear in an upcoming issue. Hildy Silverman, editor-in-chief of Space and Time Magazine, was especially pleased Stephen got this interview because--back in 1982, long before he became a best selling author with an international fan base--Kevin J. Anderson made his very first professional sale to Space and Time Magazine.

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Dr. Ben Bova has written more than 120 futuristic novels and nonfiction books, and has been involved in science and high technology since the very beginnings of the space age. President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of Science Fiction Writers of America, Dr. Bova received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation in 2005, "for fueling mankind's imagination regarding the wonders of outer space." His 2006 novel TITAN received the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year. In 2008 he won the Robert A. Heinlein Award "for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature."

In this interview, Spider and the entire cast hit on a range of topics. Ever the consummate gentleman, we discuss his beginnings and relationship with Ben Bova and Isaac Asimov, remember his wife Jeanne, how Mike Callahan was born, the state of politics, writing, music and whatever else wandered into the conversation. Join us as […]

Isaac Asimov’s Letter to a new Library Tonight Ben Bova talks to us about his relationship with the legendary Isaac Asimov (and his limericks). He also tells us about his book Leviathans of Jupiter.

Brent Hartinger, 'Shadow Walkers' ; Steven Pressfield, 'The Profession' ; Ben Bova, 'The Leviathans of Jupiter'

Dr. Ben Bova (author of more than 115 books about science and science fiction) is today's featured guest. Topics: (Second of two parts) radical new medical treatments based on stem cell research; examples of what can go wrong when politics and science mix; a controversial revelation as to why the Russian Sputnik satellite beat the US Vanguard rocket into earth orbit; as well as: global climate change, ozone depletion, the International Geophysical Year, and the army verses the navy verses Dr. Wernher von Braun. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 27, 2010 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 34 minutes] This was recorded in front of a live audience at LibertyCon in Chattanooga on July 10, 2010. (This means it was recorded before the recent layoff of 1200 NASA employees.) Dr. Ben Bova is an award-winning author of more than 115 books of fiction and nonfiction. He has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was editor of Analog Science Fiction magazine for seven years.  After leaving Analog, he went on to edit Omni Magazine. He has been the science analyst on CBS Morning News, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America and the Today show.  

Dr. Ben Bova (author of more than 115 books about science and science fiction) is today's featured guest. Topics: Government bureaucracies; government funded science and engineering projects; NASA; space exploration; and The Sigma Corporation (an organization created to provide a way for Science Fiction authors to give advice to government officials). (This is the first of two parts.) Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the October 20, 2010 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 30 minutes] This was recorded in front of a live audience at LibertyCon in Chattanooga on July 10, 2010. (This means it was recorded before the recent layoff of 1200 NASA employees.) Dr. Ben Bova is an award-winning author of more than 115 books of fiction and nonfiction. He has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was editor of Analog Science Fiction magazine for seven years.  After leaving Analog, he went on to edit Omni Magazine. He has been the science analyst on CBS Morning News, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America and the Today show.

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Dr. Ben Bova (author of more than 115 books about science and science fiction) is today's featured guest. Topics: his work advising Woody Allen for the movie Sleeper; anecdotes about his friends Arthur C. Clarke, Harlan Ellison, and Gene Roddenberry; his writing an episode of Land of the Lost; his work with George Lucas; and the time he was on Good Morning America with Jim Henson, Kermit the frog and (first baseman for the Dodgers) Steve Garvey. He also describes Joseph Stalin's insistence on building the world's first big rockets (big enough to carry the early nuclear weapons to the other side of the world); how this prompted John F. Kennedy to proclaim the famous Missile Gap; and lead to General Bernard Schriever's involvement in space, and the growing renown of Wernher von Braun. He also talks about high-powered gas dynamic lasers as defencive weapons against incoming nuclear missiles; how solar power satellites can solve humanity's energy needs; his own expectations of robots in war and in peace; the polarization of American politics; the future of space business, tourism and colonization; and the 1973 TV show The Starlost. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the September 2, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 48 minutes] This is the second half of the interview with Dr. Bova recorded on July 12, 2009. Ben Bova is an award-winning author of more than 115 books of fiction and nonfiction. He has been involved in science and technology since the birth if the space age, and has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was editor of Analog Science Fiction magazine for seven years.  After leaving Analog, he went on to edit Omni Magazine. He has been the science analyst on CBS Morning News, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America and The Today Show.  

Dr. Ben Bova (author of more than 115 books about science and science fiction) is today's featured guest. Topics: extreme human longevity, which Dr. Bova expects and endorses; why lasers are the ultimate weapon of defense against incoming missiles, and why the U.S. won't be defended by them until after the Obama Administration is out of office. He also describes his participation in the Vanguard Rocket program just before and just after the Russians shocked the United States out of complacency by placing humanity's first satellite into earth orbit; his work popularizing science and science fiction while at Omni and Analog Magazines, as well as in his Grand Tour series of novels about human civilization spreading out from earth and colonizing our solar system; and some of the now-famous authors he discovered in the slush pile while they were yet unpublished, such as Orson Scott Card and Spider Robinson. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the August 26, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 40 minutes] (This interview was recorded on July 12, 2009 at LiberyCon in Chattanooga Tennessee where Dr. Bova was the convention's Literary Guest of Honor.) Ben Bova is an award-winning author of more than 115 books of fiction and nonfiction. He has been involved in science and technology since the birth if the space age, and has worked with film makers and television producers such as Woody Allen, George Lucas, and Gene Roddenberry. He is President Emeritus of the National Space Society and a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He was editor of Analog Science Fiction magazine for seven years.  After leaving Analog, he went on to edit Omni Magazine. He has been the science analyst on CBS Morning News, and has appeared frequently on Good Morning America and the Today show.  

The interview will feature distinguished and very charming science fiction and nonfiction author, the much-honored Ben Bova, an unbeliever. The hosts talk about FFRF's exciting new lawsuit filed this week, challenging Congressional mandates to engrave "In God We Trust" and the religious Pledge of Allegiance at the new Capitol Visitor's Center (through which everyone visiting the Capitol or their members of Congress must pass). They also talk about the Christian fundamentalist prayer delivered on behalf of the United States at the D-Day commemoration last month in France, and complaints made to Secretary of Defense Gates and President Obama.

Dr. Ben Bova is a six-time winner of science fiction's Hugo Award and author of the recently published 'The Immortality Factor'. 'The Immortality Factor' is a novel about stem cell research, scientists, politics, and human immortality. Dr. Bova has received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation for fueling mankind's imagination regarding the wonders of outer space and the Robert A. Heinlein Award for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature. He has published 120 futuristic novels and nonfiction books.

Dr. Ben Bova is a six-time winner of science fiction's Hugo Award and author of the recently published 'The Immortality Factor'. 'The Immortality Factor' is a novel about stem cell research, scientists, politics, and human immortality. Dr. Bova has received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation for fueling mankind's imagination regarding the wonders of outer space and the Robert A. Heinlein Award for his outstanding body of work in the field of literature. He has published 120 futuristic novels and nonfiction books.

Jerry Pournelle (author, journalist, editor, technology columnist, and military textbook writer) is today's featured guest. (This is the second portion of our two-hour interview. The third and final portion will be provided next week.) Topics today include: How he contributed to President Ronald Reagan's State of the Union Address in 1980, and became part of Reagan's group of advisers concerning the Strategic Defence Initiative (which Ted Kennedy, by the way, dubbed Star Wars because he did not believe it would ever be possible to shoot down an incoming missile with one of our own missiles). And how this lead directly to the Patriot Missile and other missiles which routinely do the impossible by routinely shooting down incoming missiles. Laser-based warfare: including one proposal that would turn Grand Coulee Dam into a space-based weapon of immense power and very nearly global reach. A weapon so powerful that only one would be needed in a war. Pournelle's Iron Law of Bureaucracy, which states that, 'In any bureaucracy, the people devoted to the benefit of the bureaucracy itself always get in control and those dedicated to the goals which the bureaucracy is supposed to accomplish have less and less influence, and sometimes are eliminated entirely.' Doctor Pournelle explains and gives examples. He also mentions working with: Buzz Aldrin, Robert Heinlein, Greg Bear, Jim Baen, Larry Niven, Poul Anderson, Ben Bova, and Dean Ing. He describes a fundamental problem he sees with today's space suits; and talks of Patton and MacArthur, military theory, teacher's unions, and NASA. Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the February 4, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 47 minutes] Doctor Jerry Pournelle has written more than thirty novels and at least thirteen books of non-fiction. More than a dozen of his novels, he coauthored with his friend Larry Niven, including The Mote in God's Eye, Lucifer's Hammer, Footfall, Inferno; and their new sequel to Inferno: Escape From Hell. Novels, however, have been only a portion of Jerry Pournelle's work. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he acquired Master's degrees in both experimental statistics and systems engineering, and Doctorates in both psychology and political science. He co-wrote a military textbook called The Strategy of Technology which became required reading at West Point and the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He worked in operations research at Boeing, The Aerospace Corporation, and North American Rockwell Space Division. He was founding President of the Pepperdine Research Institute. He was campaign manager for Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr., as well as for Mayor Sam Yorty. And he was a columnist for Byte Magazine beginning in 1982. News Note: Last week, in the January 28 2009 episode of this show, Jerry Pournelle mentioned his battle with a brain tumor, described the annoyances of his radiation treatment, and reported that he is now cancer-free.  

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Podcast 6:A six-time winner of science fiction’s Hugo award, Arthur C. Clarke Award for lifetime achievement. and past president of the SF Writers of America and the National Space Society, Ben Bova lives in Florida. Ben is considered a GrandMaster of Current Science Fiction and our hour with him was one of the most interesting […]