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Science Fiction 101
Trivia Travails. Or, It's a Con! (episode 59)

Science Fiction 101

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2025 72:07


Join us for a trivia quiz bonanza! Joining the show today is Colin's co-host-from-another-podcast, Seth Heasley. Seth administers a deadly science fictional quiz! Phil is quaking in his sci-fi Moon boots.At the time of recording, Colin and Seth had just returned from this year's World Science Fiction Convention, held in Seattle. So in this episode, they give their behind-the-scenes perspectives of what went on at the con: Colin as a volunteer camera operator and video director, and Seth as a Hugo Award nominee and panel moderator.For more information on the items discussed in today's show, check out the shownotes at: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2025/09/trivia-travails-or-its-con-episode-59.html

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe – Season 5, Episode 12 “El Vilvoy de las Islas"

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 81:37


Send us a text In this episode, we listen to El Vilvoy de las Islas, originally published in Asimov's (August 1988) and later collected in The Other Nineteenth Century. A follow-up discussion will be led by Virgil and Bob in the next episode.

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe – Season 5, Episode 13 “El Vilvoy de las Islas" discussion.

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 34:20


Send us a text  In this episode, Bob & Virgil discuss El Vilvoy de las Islas, originally published in Asimov's (August 1988) and later collected in The Other Nineteenth Century. 

The Avram Davidson Universe
The many genres of Avram Davidson!

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 16:16


Send us a text In this episode, Bob & Virgil discuss the many genres of Avram Davidson. 

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
Poor Little Warrior! by Brian W. Aldiss

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2025 22:30


A man flees his tedious modern life by traveling back to the age of dinosaurs, convinced he'll find freedom in prehistoric adventure. But his dream of escape soon reveals just how small—and fragile—he truly is. Poor Little Warrior! By Brian W. Aldiss. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.Because of your support, The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast continues to grow in amazing ways across the globe. We're now ranked #2 in Japan and India, we've hit the #1 or #2 spot in 60 countries, and have broken into the top 10 in 79 countries. On Spotify alone, we've received 349 ratings with an incredible 4.9 average out of 5. None of this would be possible without you—thank you for helping us share these classic stories with the world!Brian W. Aldiss makes his debut on the podcast today. Aldiss was one of the most celebrated science fiction authors of the 20th century. Born in England, he grew up surrounded by books and began publishing stories in the 1950s. Over his long career, he wrote more than 40 novels and around 400 short stories.Aldiss won the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.In 2005 he was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to literature.He passed away in 2017 one day after his 92nd birthday.From the pages of Fantasy & Science Fiction in April 1958 let's go to the last story on page 125, Poor Little Warrior! By Brian W. Aldiss…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, An ancient intelligence stirs, locked in a struggle for survival against forces both familiar and alien. But when outsiders arrive with their own secret agenda, the battle takes an unexpected and perilous turn. Process by A. E. Van Vogt.Survey - https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlkRise - http://bit.ly/45So7Yr☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsVDiscord - https://discord.gg/EXrY7UHTFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcastTwitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod❤️ ❤️ Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee$200 Someone$100 Tony from the Future$75 James Van Maanenberg$50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener$25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener$15 Every Month Someone$15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener$10 Anonymous Listener$5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue$5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous ListenerPlease participate in our podcast survey https://podcastsurvey.typeform.com/to/gNLcxQlk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

United Public Radio
The Authors Quill Illustrators Roddy Taylor 2nd hour Kara Richardson

United Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2025 120:28


Roddy Taylor is a former high school science teacher, who decided to become a full-time artist and illustrator. He and his wife moved to Ellensburg six years ago after his son was born and fell in love with the place. Since deciding to go full-time with his art, he has developed his previous love for mythology, nature, and fantasy themes. His most recent accolades involve winning Best of Show at the Kittitas County Fair twice. His work has shown often at Gallery One in Ellensburg, including a solo show in the Fall of 2024. It was a fairly short wordcount bio. Find out more about Roddy at,… RoddyTaylorArt.com The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. HOLLYWOOD, CA - Tooele, Utah artist Ms. Karah Richardson is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest earning her a trip to Hollywood for a week-long master-class workshop, an awards event and her illustration will be published in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 42. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast
Stars End S6E11 - The Darkpodcastness

Stars End: A Foundation Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 80:30


Hoo boy! That was one hell of a season finale, wasn't it? You may have noticed that none of us were exactly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed as we remonstrated about Foundation's Season 3, Episode 10, "The Darkness."Spoiler Alert, as usual. Of course, you can listen without watching first, but this one needs to be seen to be believed.But there were small photons of light trying to break through the shroud; we were joined for our conversation by Cora Buhlert, the 2022 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. Cora has an incandescent and extensive collection of commentary and fiction. Want to check it out? Start at her blog, CoraBuhlert.com! Her latest foray into fiction is "Queen of the Communist Cannibals," published in Cliffhanger Magazine.And speaking of cannibals, how about that David Goyer? Okay, "cannibal" might not be entirely fair, but he recently said that one of the reasons he's stepping away from the show is that he "was having a hard time figuring out how to keep doing my vision of the show on a smaller budget." Is that what this is? Full Metal Belt-Tightening? Who needs to send out pink slips when you're writing the script?

World Building for Masochists
Episode 163: Gryphons and Dragons and Owlbears, Oh My!

World Building for Masochists

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 69:09


Mythical and magical creatures are a staple of the fantasy genre, sometimes as obstacles for heroes to face, sometimes as healers and dispensers of wisdom, sometimes fulfilling roles both stranger and more mundane. If you decide to include such beasties in your world, what are they doing there? And how deep you delve into the biology and ecology of these creatures? Do you need to make them make some sort of scientific sense, or can everything be covered by "it's magic"? We also recap our Seattle WorldCon experience! So listen to hear about our panels, our amazing outfits, and losing a Hugo Award, again. [Transcript for Episode 163 -- With thanks to our scribes!]

Starship Fonzie Podcast
Starship Fonzie #50

Starship Fonzie Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2025 37:42


NASFiC is gone, and with it, any hopes for the Milwaukee Falcon to ever host it. Montreal wins bid for 2027, Chesley Awards delayed, Zardoz stunt for Edmonton in 2030 bid succeeds. Milwaukee flooding hits the Milwaukee Timelords, Sci Fi Writers group keeps growing, and ARGREN FAIRE is coming up! The Familiar Place is opening soon. Also GalaxyCon is looking for volunteers. The Stupid Files examines AI vendors getting kicked out of cons. Hugo Award predictions wrap-up.

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time
Interview with Robert Jackson Bennett - Author of The Tainted Cup!

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 32:55


We got to interview Robert fresh from his Hugo win for The Tainted Cup - by far the best SFF book of last year! We couldn't be more excited to talk about it with him and get our burning questions answered - will there be more about the leviathans in the rest of the series?! Join the Hugonauts book club on discordOr you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoNext episode we'll be discussing the classic dystopia I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman - subscribe so you don't miss it. We talked with Robert about: 00:00 Intro 1:07 Winning the Hugo for best novel 3:04 Brent the hat-eater 4:22 Why plant life as technology? 7:58 Bringing modernity into fantasy 10:49 A fantasy empire that's the good guys 16:05 Ana Dolabra's origins 19:26 Will we learn more about the titans? 21:07 Teasers about the 3rd book 22:08 RJB's other fantasy series 23:53 Mild spoilers - Din and Ana's quirks

Binary System Podcast Archive
Binary System Podcast #470 – Station Eleven Series Finale

Binary System Podcast Archive

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2025 41:39


This episode originally broadcast on August 21, 2025. The original podcast post is here: https://pixelatedgeek.com/2025/08/binary-system-podcast-470-station-eleven-series-finale/We watched the series finale of Station Eleven this week, only three and a half years late, that's a record for us! (Except for when we watched Mayor of Kingstown season three the same month it was released. Or Love Death and Robots the same week it came out. We're bad at TV except when we're not. Don't try to logic the bit. Shoo.)Massive great big spoiler warnings of course, because we can't talk about the final episode without going over every bit that kicked us right in the heart and surprised the hell out of us. Seriously, we had our guesses where things were going to go and we were wrong every time and we loved every bit of it. (Except Alex. Could you just PICK A SIDE. ALEX.)After that we touched briefly on the Hugo Award winners, most of which were also a surprise, including Star Trek: Lower Decks getting best Graphic Story AND best Dramatic Short Form. (Listen in for Elizabeth trying to correct Kathryn that of COURSE she got that wrong because they didn't get both OH NO WAIT THEY DID.)And then of course we've gotta tangent some tangents, and discuss the upcoming season of Mayor of Kingstown, and why it's probably good it's the last one, and how they darn well better give us some angst-ridden Mike because that's what we LIKE.This week's outro is a clip from Acoustic Blues Solo Guitar by Musinova.You can see Elizabeth's new Soundwave model on Instagram.Looking for a present for that hard-to-shop-for person? Want to buy them (or yourself) a square foot of a castle in Scotland? Look no further! You can support the restoration of Dunan's castle, legally call yourself Lady or Laird, AND if you use this link to get there, you can support this podcast too! ScottishLaird.co.uk.For updates, fan art, and other randomness, come follow us on Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, and Instagram!

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)
GRRM, BwB, HoW & Other Acronyms: WorldCon 2025 Seattle

History of Westeros (Game of Thrones)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 121:32


Ashaya and Aziz describe their adventures at WorldCon, including time with GRRM, panels with him and others such as Brandon Sanderson, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Robin Hobb. Capped off with the Hugo Awards and more!LA WorldCon - https://www.lacon.org/register/Bonus Eps & More -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.patreon.com/historyofwesteros⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shirts & Stickers -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠historyofwesteros.threadless.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.historyofwesteros.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro/Maps - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://klaradox.de⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://bit.ly/howfb⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord -⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://bit.ly/howdiscord⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Nina - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠goodqueenaly.tumblr.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

The Avram Davidson Universe
Virgil & Bob's 5 Most Anticipated Avram Davidson Stories!

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 20:53


Send us a textVirgil & Bob Discuss Their Five Most Anticipated Avram Davidson Stories! 

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe – Season 5, Episode 11 Virgil & “The Caravan to Illiel"

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2025 131:45


Send us a textIn this episode, Robert from The Wheel of Genre podcast sits down with Virgil from Literally Books for a deep dive into “The Caravan to Illiel,” originally published in Flashing Swords #3 : Warriors and Wizards, Ed. Lin Carter (Dell, 1976)They explore the story—plus a shoutout to Orbis, which came up in the discussion. https://www.youtube.com/@wheelofgenrepodcast/videos https://www.youtube.com/@UCW1FScyVs3JjysB9wiBb3Gw https://orbis.stanford.edu/ 

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe Podcast— Meet Virgil and Bob!

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2025 28:43


Send us a textWe are Super excited to have new hosts for the Avram Davidson Universe Podcast. We love where they're taking us.

Octothorpe
142: A Lot of Double-Sided Bra Tape

Octothorpe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2025 71:18


John is going to have lunch, Lori is going to brunch, and Liz is not hungry? An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Mispronounced names (chapter 4), class structures (chapter 7) Worldcon 2025: Seattle Hugo Awards The ceremony Pronunciations Grigory Lukin Nisi Shawl on Bluesky: first, second K Tempest Bradford on X in 2020: first, second K Tempest Bradford on Bluesky The winners Billy on the Street “For a dollar, name a woman!” Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes Worldcon 2030: Edmonton bid Picks John: The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia The Wall and The Horizon Andrew Openshaw's review Lori: The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson Liz: The Friend Zone Experiment by Zen Cho Credits Cover art: “Ceremony Script Revealed” by Alison Scott Alt text: A picture of a book entitled “Hugo Award Pronunciation Guide” written by George R R Martin. The cover design is in the style of the A Song of Ice and Fire series, with an Iron Throne made of Hugo Awards. The words “Octothorpe 142” are at the top in a Game of Thrones-y typeface. Theme music: “Surf Shimmy” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Spockcast - a Star Trek Discovery podcast

In this episode we review Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S03E07 What Is Starlet? We also review Alien Earth S01E03 Metamorphosis and Foundation S0306 The Shape of TimePinewood Toronto Studios - WikipediaLee Pace on His Juicy Role in Foundation and Starring in the Practical Magic Sequel‘Star Trek: Lower Decks' Wins 2 Hugo Awards, First Franchise Wins Since TNG Finale – TrekMovie.com‘Stranger Things' Creators Matt and Ross Duffer Negotiating Netflix Exit for Massive Paramount Overall DealActor Terence Stamp, who starred as Superman villain General Zod, dies aged 87Fallout season two has a teaser trailer and a December 17 release dateWatch Prime Video's official trailer for Upload's final seasonKaren Gillan Joins Henry Cavill in ‘Highlander' Remake (Exclusive)Wreck it Ralph 2 - Princess Scene - MeridaSee How BACK TO THE FUTURE On Broadway Creates Thrilling EffectsF1 | Official TrailerSquid Game Season 3Peacemaker | Official Trailer | HBO MaxSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/spockcast-a-star-trek-discovery-picard-and-lower-decks-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro
Radio Free Skaro #1029 - Mission to Magnus

Doctor Who: Radio Free Skaro

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 113:03


This week, we have a bonus Sarah Murphy of Is It Camp!? fame to cogitate on the week's news, including the BBC content chief claiming “The TARDIS is going nowhere – with or without Disney”, The War Between the Land and the Sea is coming out in 2026(!), an exciting new web game involving everyone's favourite vacuum Scoot, some fictitious awards, and Part the Third of our Miniscope on Doctor Who director Jamie Magnus Stone, covering “The Halloween Apocalypse”, “War of the Sontarans”, and “Village of the Angels”!  Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon BBC Content Chief On ‘Doctor Who' Future: “The Tardis Is Going Nowhere — With Or Without Disney” The War Between the Land and the Sea to air in 2026 Polish Polish with Scoot Some Season 12 episodes of Doctor Who disappearing from iPlayer in 2 months? Big Finish The Death and Life of River Song: The Dissolution of Time released Big Finish The War Doctor Rises: Cybergene due Dec 2025 Doctor Who: One Night Only (A Fela Kuti Story) is available now 2025 Hugo Award winners include Steven & Erika with Uncanny, Lower Decks beats Doctor Who Doctor Who won the TCA award for Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming, second year running Catherine Tate no longer appearing at Edmonton Expo Guest: Sarah Murphy Is It Camp?! Podcast Miniscope: Jamie Magnus Stone, Part 3 The Halloween Apocalypse War of the Sontarans Village of the Angels The Confused Adipose Radio Free Skaro #892 Directing Doctor Who Clara and the TARDIS

WeeklyTrek: The Tricorder Transmissions News
WeeklyTrek #283: Star Trek Lower Decks Wins Two Hugo Awards

WeeklyTrek: The Tricorder Transmissions News

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2025 42:48


On this week's episode of WeeklyTrek, TrekCore's news podcast, host Alex Perry is joined by Nathan Hanson to discuss all the latest Star Trek news. This week, Alex and his guest discuss the following stories from around the web: TrekCore: STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS Wins Two Hugo Awards, Celebrating Series Finale and ‘Warp Your Own Way' Graphic Novel (05:05) EW: Star Trek: Year One series with Paul Wesley's Kirk is '100 percent' the dream post–Strange New Worlds plan (exclusive) (13:06) TrekMovie: Interview: ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Director Talks Challenges Of Shooting Kirk's First Time In The Big Chair (19:51) TrekCore: New STAR TREK: VOYAGER — ACROSS THE UNKNOWN Strategy Game Coming from Daedalic Entertainment (26:56) In addition, stick around to hear Nathan wish for the Scott Bakula-led Star Trek: United pitch we covered last week to come to fruition, and Alex's hope that Paramount+ has got fun things planned for us for the 60th anniversary – the first anniversary celebration of Star Trek since the 30th anniversary in 1996 that new Star Trek TV episodes will broadcast. *** Do you have a wish or theory you'd like to share on the show? Tweet to Alex at @WeeklyTrek, or email us with your thoughts about wishes, theories, or anything else about the latest in Star Trek news!

Science Faction Podcast
Episode 571: Boy Band Calculus

Science Faction Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 73:12


Real Life  Devon has been knee-deep in yard work, prepping and installing artificial grass and fixing up fences. But the real highlight was his trip to Milwaukee for some baseball—and of course, some Alice Cooper trivia because apparently Milwaukee and Alice Cooper are forever linked thanks to Wayne's World. Ben gave us an update on Orion. He's starting to lose his appetite, which is always tough. What do you do when your dog doesn't want to eat? It's something a lot of pet owners face, and Ben's in the thick of it. On a lighter note, he's been living in a world of Clue. Playing the board game, rewatching Clue: The Movie, and even checking out Cal Poly's recent stage production where the ending changes each night depending on which solution the cast performs. (Yes, that's as fun as it sounds)—here's a behind-the-scenes look Steven has been getting some gaming in. He had a Shatterpoint rematch with Christina's husband—this time Steven lost, but it was extremely close. He also got to dive into This Is Not A Test, a post-apocalyptic skirmish game from Worlds End Publishing. Future or Now  Devon started watching Dark on Netflix. It's a time travel show, and while the subtitles/dubs can get a little weird, the slow-burn mystery is “pretty good.” Each character has a younger/older actor because of the show's 33-year cycle, and by Season 3 it's seriously complex. But the real question: is it a slow burn, or is it just a slog? Devon says it's not hard to follow, but your memory has to do some heavy lifting. Devon and Steven circled back to Alien Earth. Their verdict: just alright. Some weird editing choices, decent acting, solid effects. The first episode had promise, but the second one dragged. Jury's still out. Ben came in with a much happier update: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is back with “The Sehlat Who Ate Its Tail.” Yes, Spock had a Sehlat—a giant bear-cat pet—and the episode absolutely nailed it. Even better, Star Trek finally won another Hugo Award for the first time since The Next Generation's finale. (Lower Decks took home two Hugos!) Here's the news And because Ben can't help himself, he also reminded us that Ryan North (yes, Dinosaur Comics Ryan North) had a hand in B to the F. Book Club  This week we read “2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut. It's a short satirical story set in a future where humanity has solved aging and disease—but keeps population at a strict 40 million. The catch? For every new baby, someone has to voluntarily die. Vonnegut being Vonnegut, it's absurd, bleak, and a little too close to home. You can read it free on Project Gutenberg or even watch a short film adaptation Next week we'll be reading “When It Changed” by Joanna Russ. It's the Nebula Award-winning 1972 short story about a colony called Whileaway where all the men died off 30 generations ago. When a ship of men finally arrives, they announce their intentions to “restore balance”—but the women of Whileaway have no interest in being “fixed.” It's sharp, powerful, and still incredibly relevant. You can read it here or check out this reading on YouTube.

Tales From The Bridge: All Things Sci-Fi
Another Chat with Elizabeth Bear!

Tales From The Bridge: All Things Sci-Fi

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2025 35:50


On this episode, we welcome Hugo Award winning author, Elizabeth Bear back to the Bridge. We dig into the latest instalment of the White Space novels, Folded Sky. We also get the latest on the long awaited sequel to Karen Memory. It's called Angel Maker and (as of this recording), is currently available for preorder. Check the link below. Any opportunity to chat with Elizabeth is just time well spent, and we know you'll enjoy this one. Check out her website below, lots of cool things are happening there, and we look forward to seeing what's next!Website:https://www.elizabethbear.com/https://books2read.com/b/mvzzjqPre-orderhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/221407331-angel-makerhttps://www.indigo.ca/en-ca/angel-maker-karen-memory-3/c1138cc8-ef86-3723-8be3-8038401ebac7.htmlPlease let us know if there is a book that you want us to review on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com Elizabeth Bear photo credit: Sharona JacobsLink tree https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebridge

Strange New Pod
Star Trek Lower Decks: "Warp Your Own Way" Review

Strange New Pod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2025 43:37


Join Julian, Girafe, and Emcee for this bonus episode diving into Star Trek: Lower Decks - Warp Your Own Way, the franchise's first interactive graphic novel. Penned by Ryan North and illustrated by Chris Fenoglio, this groundbreaking adventure lets readers navigate Lieutenant Mariner through a series of choices, each leading to unique outcomes.We'll explore the novel's innovative "choose your own adventure" format, its impact on the Lower Decks universe, and share our favorite paths and surprises. Available for the first time to our entire collective of listeners in honor of Lower Decks' two Hugo Award wins!Send us a textSupport the show

Soundside
Worldcon celebrates Sci-Fi in Seattle for the first time since 1961

Soundside

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2025 13:52


If there’s a sci-fi movie or TV show that you enjoy, there’s a good chance it’s based on a book, and there’s an even better chance that book has won a HUGO AWARD. From Afrofuturist Octavia E Butler to Sci-Fi legends Frank Herbert and Ursula Le Guin, the Pacific Northwest has been home to several winners of one of the most prestigious honors in speculative fiction, fantasy and sci-fi. What you may not realize is that the Hugo Award Ceremony happens each year at a gathering called “Worldcon.” And this year, the convention is being held right here at the Seattle Convention Center. Worldcon is the is the official convention of the World Science Fiction Society. Events and programming began Wednesday and festivities run through Sunday. GUEST: Kathy Bond, Chair of WorldCon 2025 RELATED LINKS: Seattle Worldcon 2025 Worldcon 2025 celebrates the past and future of science fiction — and the part Seattle has played - GeekWire Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/soundsidenotes Soundside is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

GREY Journal Daily News Podcast
Can Worldcon 2025 Revive Seattle's Sci-Fi Legacy?

GREY Journal Daily News Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2025 3:32


Seattle hosts Worldcon 2025 at the Seattle Convention Center, featuring a five-day program with panels, workshops, and the Hugo Awards. Headliners include Martha Wells, Donato Giancola, Bridget Landry, Alexander James Adams, and George R.R. Martin. The event addresses controversy over the use of generative AI in speaker vetting, leading to an apology and process changes. An alternative event, ConCurrent Seattle, is organized in response, rejecting generative AI in programming. The convention highlights Seattle's historical influence on science fiction and its connection to the tech industry, while aiming to foster community and innovation.Learn more on this news by visiting us at: https://greyjournal.net/news/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Poured Over
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith on A CITY ON MARS

Poured Over

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 62:03


A City on Mars by Hugo Award-winning duo Kelly and Zach Weinersmith is a gripping take on one of humanity's biggest questions. The Weinersmiths join us for an out-of-this-world conversation about space settlements, planet colonization, science fiction vs reality, Space Law and more with guest host Chris Gillespie. This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Chris Gillespie and mixed by Harry Liang.                     New episodes land Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays) here and on your favorite podcast app. Featured Books (Episode): A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith The Expanse by James S.A. Corey The Martian by Andy Weir Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Featured Books (TBR Top Off): A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith Packing for Mars by Mary Roach Dinner with King Tut by Sam Kean

Great Audiobooks
This Crowded Earth, by Robert Bloch. Part I.

Great Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 76:53


Robert Bloch (1917–1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Published in Amazing Stories in 1958, This Crowded Earth is a thriller set on an overpopulated Earth of the future.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Great Audiobooks
This Crowded Earth, by Robert Bloch. Part II.

Great Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 75:33


Robert Bloch (1917–1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Published in Amazing Stories in 1958, This Crowded Earth is a thriller set on an overpopulated Earth of the future.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Great Audiobooks
This Crowded Earth, by Robert Bloch. Part III.

Great Audiobooks

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2025 62:59


Robert Bloch (1917–1994) was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president of the Mystery Writers of America. Published in Amazing Stories in 1958, This Crowded Earth is a thriller set on an overpopulated Earth of the future.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe – Season 5, Episode 10 Virgil from Literally Books & “And Don't Forget the One Red Rose"

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2025 71:14


Send us a textIn this episode, Robert from The Wheel of Genre podcast sits down with Virgil from Literally Books for a deep dive into “And Don't Forget the One Red Rose,” originally published in Playboy (September 1975).Also worth checking out: The Price (1989), a short independent film adaptation of And Don't Forget the One Red Rose, directed by Fareed Al-Mashat. Highly recommended for fans of the story.

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time
Ranking the 2025 Hugo nominees plus 4 more of the best sci-fi and fantasy books of the year!

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2025 32:19


In addition to ranking the six nominees, we also talk about four more amazing books that deserve to be in contention for the best speculative fiction novels of the year.Join the Hugonauts book club on discordOr you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoThis episode is sponsored by Doppelgänger: An Orphan, A Prodigy, and a Murder by Chip Walter. A computer scientist awakens in a robotic body—next to his own murdered corpse, with only 72 hours to stop a conspiracy that threatens the human race. William Shatner calls it “quite a ride.” Learn more at chipwalter.com/If you want to jump around, here are the timestamps for all the books we talked about: 00:00 Intro1:26 Episode Sponsor - Doppelgänger by Chip Walter2:03 6 - A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher4:58 5 - The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley7:51 4 - Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell9:12 3 - Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky12:49 - Four more great books that deserved a nomination22:36 2 - Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky27:15 1 - The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett

The Delingpod: The James Delingpole Podcast

Vox Day is the Lead Editor of Castalia House and the author of the Sigma Game blog. He has been nominated for 7 Hugo Awards and is an Award-winning Cruelty Artist. In this terrifyingly erudite podcast, the publisher, polymath and provocateur - and far-right white supremacist misogynist, per Wikipedia - tries to persuade James that AI isn't totally evil. Also on the menu: what's really happening with the Iran thing; comic books; why Milo and Owen Benjamin get more hate than Vox; composing film scores; and why James's ‘we're all going to die soon' pension plan may not work. https://aicentral.substack.com/ https://sigmagame.substack.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCr6til66R6SKg2Dy5gdjvQ ↓ ↓ ↓ Brand Zero is a small skincare and wellbeing business based in Nailsworth in the heart of Gloucestershire, with a strong eco-friendly, zero-waste, cruelty-free ethos. Brand Zero sells a range of wonderfully soothing natural skincare, haircare, toothcare and wellbeing products, mostly hand made, with no plastic packaging or harsh chemicals. All our products are 100% natural and packaged in recyclable or compostable tin, paper or glass. Discount code: JAMES10 www.brandzeronaturals.co.uk ↓ ↓ How environmentalists are killing the planet, destroying the economy and stealing your children's future. In Watermelons, an updated edition of his ground-breaking 2011 book, James tells the shocking true story of how a handful of political activists, green campaigners, voodoo scientists and psychopathic billionaires teamed up to invent a fake crisis called ‘global warming'. This updated edition includes two new chapters which, like a geo-engineered flood, pour cold water on some of the original's sunny optimism and provide new insights into the diabolical nature of the climate alarmists' sinister master plan. Purchase Watermelons by James Delingpole here: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk/Shop/ ↓ ↓ ↓ Buy James a Coffee at: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/jamesdelingpole The official website of James Delingpole: https://jamesdelingpole.co.uk x

The Science in The Fiction
Adrian Tchaikovsky on Dark Ecology in 'Shroud'

The Science in The Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2025 59:55


Send us a textAdrian Tchaikovsky is a bestselling British author whose work has taken the science fiction world by storm since his seminal sci-fi novel Children of Time, which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2016.  Its sequel Children of Ruin won the equally prestigious British Science Fiction Association or BSFA award in 2019, and after the publication of the third book in the series Children of Memory, those books won the Hugo Award for Best Series in 2023.  He's also won 4 other BSFA awards for his novels and short fiction, and this year 2 of his books Alien Clay and Service Model are up for both the Hugo Award and the Locus Award!In this conversation we discuss his latest book Shroud, which happens to dovetail nicely along the theme of Dark Ecology that we've been discussing since our interviews with Chris Becket and Julius Csotonyi about Dark Eden.  We talk about the exotic planetary environment and the aliens he's invented in Shroud, whose neural architecture and sensorium share the same electromagnetic modality, making for the kind of collective intelligence and consciousness that Adrian often creates and wrestles with in his work. We also discuss theory of mind in hedgehogs, the social relations of mantis shrimp, bird intelligence and a few other things that have come to be signature topics in Adrian's science fiction.Email: thescienceinthefiction@gmail.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/743522660965257/

feliciabaxter
F.A.A.F.O. Has A Fro...Age of Aquarius Nah, Wild Wild West and Crypto, Who is going to tell Donnie and Bugger Sugar Rob that Octavia Butler Clocked them in 1998?

feliciabaxter

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2025 75:49


The Age of Aquarius is associated with themes of technological innovation, freedom, humanitarianism, and a shift from individual identity to a more collective focus. President Obama was the response and the beginning, but Donnie and the Obstructionists, because they are super villains and the conservative response to this age. The reaction is the leftward swing Zohran Mamdani, who is more African American than I...the drama coming out of NYC is refreshing! Stack your money and not FOMO. Crypto and NFTs are your way to financial freedom, and the topic of the upcoming bonus episode is available via NFT. (Yeah, pay to play baby!)   Parable of the Talents A writer who darkly imagined the future we have destined for ourselves in book after book, and also one who has shown us the way toward improving on that dismal fate, OCTAVIA E. BUTLER (1947–2006) is recognized as among the bravest and smartest of contemporary fiction writers. A 1995 MacArthur Award winner, Butler transcended the science fiction category even as she was awarded that community's top prizes, the Nebula and Hugo Awards. She reached readers of all ages, all races, and all religious and sexual persuasions. For years the only African-American woman writing science fiction, Butler has encouraged many others to follow in her path. Reviews "This work stands out as a testament to the author's enormous talent, and to the human spirit." —Publishers Weekly "Butler sets the imagination free, blending the real and the possible." —United Press International    Beyoncé brought fun and artistry to ATL. #RHOC, #RHOM, The Valley...Injected underfed pretending to eat reality stars...I am so tired of ya'll, do better. A lot of side-eye and shade at the #RHOA reunion... not holding the episode to watch # ShameAmorton side-eye # PorshaWilliams and not correct her. And listen to fake fairy Phae Phae lie about the jump off and how she moves. But the Lerwks stunning for the most part. Support ourselves with shelter, safe food,  and money all legally. Giving thanks always keeps concern and arrogance away Blessings will flow easier Contact Us on: https://linktr.ee/tnfroisreading Blue Sky: @tvfoodwinegirl.bsky.social Threads: www.threads.net/@tnfroisreading Instagram: @tnfroisreading Facebook: TNFroIsReading Bookclub   You know your girl is on her hustle, support the show by navigating to: Yes, I can...Create my coin...Our rituals involve burning zeroes. Read about the financial revolution #AfroDruids $ROOTS    #CryptoTrading #CryptoAirdrop #CryptoAlert  @akrapheal   

The Functional Nerds Podcast
Episode 669-With Uncanny Magazine’s Michael Damian Thomas

The Functional Nerds Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2025 49:45


This week on the podcast, Patrick and Tracy welcome Michael Damian Thomas, to talk about Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns!. About Uncanny Magazine Year 12: Fly Forever, Space Unicorns!: Editor-in-Chief/Publisher Michael Damian Thomas and Team Uncanny Magazine have run successful Kickstarters for the seven-time Hugo Award-winning, 2024 World Fantasy Award-winning, and 2024 […] The post Episode 669-With Uncanny Magazine's Michael Damian Thomas appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

The Avram Davidson Universe
The Avram Davidson Universe – Season 5, Episode 9 S. T. Joshi & “Death of a Damned Good Man”

The Avram Davidson Universe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2025 47:26


Send us a textIn this episode, we sit down with S.T. Joshi. S.T. is an American literary critic whose work has largely focused on weird and fantastic fiction, especially the life and work of H. P. Lovecraft. We listen to “Death of a Damned Good Man,” originally published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine (January 1991), and an excerpt of Avram Davidson on H.P. Lovecraft from his book review column in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (January 1963).To be honest, the story had a much greater impact when read alongside the narration. I also suspect that, although it was published in 1991, it may have been written earlier.

United Public Radio
The Authors Quill author Andrew Jackson Guest Heather Anne Lee

United Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2025 101:20


Andrew Jackson started writing and illustrating since age twelve and never gave up the former but (thankfully for his readers) has stopped the latter! One of his earliest memories is of watching Star Trek with his dad and falling in love with the speeding ships, bizarre aliens, and the diamond glitter of myriad stars in that eternal blackness. Even now, as he explores the strange new worlds of family, fatherhood, and a career in retail, he's never lost his love for the stars. Counting authors such as Stephen King, Iain M. Banks, and Alastair Reynolds amongst his literary influences, he revels both in reading and writing rich, tangible worlds other than our own. Born too late to watch the Apollo missions but too early for interstellar travel he must content himself with dreams and the sad knowledge that he may never know what's out there. Is there anybody out there? Why aren't they talking? On walks down leafy lanes of his native Surrey, Andrew examines these questions. He likes to think he looked at a particular tree one time and pondered its age and almost otherworldly summer greenness and so was born his winning short story, Code L1. The story itself is an exploration of the Fermi Paradox –- the hypothesis that, if we have galactic neighbours, they should have called by now. Perhaps they've seen the darker sides of humanity and they're afraid of us coming out into the stars. Or perhaps, if they could, they'd tell us why they've been so quiet. Perhaps, it's best not to know… The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 42nd year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction HOLLYWOOD - Mullica Hill, New Jersey author Sandra Skalski is a winner in Sandra lives with her husband in suburban New Jersey. She recently retired from a career in chemical engineering, leaving her with actual time to write. When she's not writing, you can find her in the butterfly garden or traveling with her husband. Her greatest joy is spending time with her daughter, son-in-law, and her two beautiful grandchildren. HOLLYWOOD - Savannah, Georgia artist and Savannah College of Art and Design student Ms. HeatherAnne Lee is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest and was honored along with ten other artists and twelve writers at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 10th. Her art is published along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41 which was officially released on April 22nd 2025. HeatherAnne Lee was born in 2004 in Federal Way, Washington, and has lived across the US from Hawaii to New York and Vermont. HeatherAnne, or “Heather” to her friends, now resides in Savannah, Georgia, pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration at the Savannah College of Art and Design. Heather started drawing as soon as she could hold a crayon and never stopped, graduating from crayon to graphite to paint, and now primarily works digitally. Despite working on a screen, Heather holds to her painting knowledge, layering colors and textures on her drawing tablet, emulating traditional painting techniques in a digital medium. Heather takes much of her inspiration from the world around her, translating reality into epics and stories of dragons and knights. Heather always strives to push her work to the limit, working with clients to bring their stories to life through her illustrations. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book).

The Film Cult Podcast
Chuck Tingle

The Film Cult Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2025 35:06


Bram Stoker and Hugo Award nominated literary powerhouse Chuck Tingle joins Robert on this edition of The Film Cult Podcast.  intro: The Smalls outro: Zak Pashak and Chrome Chomsky 

Octothorpe
137: My Brain Automatically Goes to Sandwiches

Octothorpe

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 61:16


John is well-read, Alison played a game, and Liz needs an Allen key. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on Bluesky or on Mastodon) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: None One hour of Mon Mothma dancing Letters of comment Andreas Davour (Mastodon and Mastodon) Andy Openshaw Jez Lowe Ang Rosin David Bamford (Bluesky) Ed Morland (Bluesky) Farah Mendlesohn (Facebook) Jake Casella Brookins Nuala Fahey (Bluesky) Raj (Mastodon) Roseanna Pendlebury (Bluesky) and replies by Niall Harrison Shi Lala (Facebook) Tammy Coxen (Facebook) “The Evolution of the Art Hugo Categories” on File 770 British Fantasy Society One-day convention called “BFS Online: World Fantasy Convention 2025” Saturday 21 June, 10:00–18:00 BST Free for BFS members, £5 otherwise World Fantasy Convention 2025: Brighton British Science Fiction Association/Science Fiction Foundation AGM Sunday 22 June SFF's “Latest News” page has some details It's also in the BSFA newsletter if you are a member Jake Casella Brookins suggests a Hugo Award for Best Translated Work at Ancillary Review of Books Hugo Award statistics from LAcon IV in 2006 William Weaver Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky Picks John: A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall Sylvie Cathrall's website Alison: Sci-Fi London Blue Prince Liz: Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand Credits Cover art: “Ahmon Kwasson Incorporates” by Alison Scott Alt text: An image of the well-known fantasy hero Ahmon Kwasson, holding his trusty croissant-shaped sword and his trusty croissant-adorned shield, with his trusty croissant-coloured hair, which obscures the words “Octothorpe 137”. At the bottom is text: “Ahmon's Quest: Your perfect cosy breakfast listen”. Theme music: “Fanfare for Space” by Kevin MacLeod (CC BY 4.0)

Science Fiction 101
Reviewing the Hugo Short Stories (episode 55)

Science Fiction 101

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2025 64:26


Every year, we review the short stories shortlisted for the famous Hugo Awards. It's our way of keep abreast of trends in the field of science fiction without having to read a ton of longer works!All of the shortlisted stories are available online for free - for links to all of them, checkout the shownotes:https://101sf.blogspot.com/2025/06/reviewing-hugo-short-stories-episode-55.htmlSo why not take a look at the stories for yourself, and see if you agree with Colin's and Phil's assessment?Also in the episode we have our usual features: a quiz (about SF movies), and our recommendations of past/present/future science fiction.

United Public Radio
The Authors Quill Illustrators David Hoffrichter second hour author Jefferson Snow _

United Public Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2025 78:50


HOLLYWOOD - Broomall, Pennsylvania artist David Hoffrichter is a winner in the L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest and was honored along with ten other artists and twelve writers at the Taglyan Complex in Hollywood, California on April 10th. His art is published along with the other writers' and illustrators' stories and art in the international bestselling anthology, L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 41 which will be officially released on April 22nd 2025. David grew up in Broomall PA, right outside of Philadelphia and not too far from several museums that would direct his love of illustration for the rest of his life. David was raised on adventure stories, magical tales of Lions, Dwarves, Elves, and heroes of all ages. The one thing these stories had in common were amazing pictures illustrated by artists who lived very close to where David first learned to love art. From N.C. Wyeth, Howard Pyle, and Jessie Wilcox Smith, to the artistic legends who are alive today. Still brightening the world with every brushstroke they make, David revels in his appreciation of art and how it has shaped his foundation from an early age. David loves to create narrative paintings that tell the stories between the lines. There is a mystery to be found in his works, that represents who he is as an artist, and how he sees the world. He cannot wait to share his world with you. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). devil can ever be justified. “The Rune Witch” is Jefferson's first sale. He hopes you enjoy it. The Contest, one of the most prestigious writing and illustrating competitions in the world, is currently in its 42nd year and is judged by some of the premier names in speculative fiction. The Writers of the Future Contest judges include, Tim Powers (author of On Stranger Tides), Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert (Dune prequel series), Robert J. Sawyer (The Oppenheimer Alternative), Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn series, The Stormlight Archive), Larry Niven (Ringworld), Orson Scott Card (Ender's Game), Nnedi Okorafor (Who Fears Death), Hugh Howey (Wool), and Katherine Kurtz (Deryni series) to name a few. The Illustrators of the Future Contest judges include, Bob Eggleton (11 Chesley Awards and 9 Hugo Awards), Larry Elmore (Dungeons & Dragons book covers), Echo Chernik (graphic designs for major corporations including Celestial Seasonings tea packaging), Rob Prior (art for Spawn, Heavy Metal comics and Buffy the Vampire Slayer), Ciruelo (Eragon Coloring Book). Following the 1982 release of his internationally acclaimed bestselling science fiction novel, Battlefield Earth, written in celebration of 50 years as a professional writer, L. Ron Hubbard created the Writers of the Future (writersofthefuture.com) in 1983 to provide a means for aspiring writers of speculative fiction to get that much-needed break. Due to the success of the Writers of the Future Contest, the companion Illustrators of the Future Contest was inaugurated five years later. In the 41 years of the Writers of the Future Contest, there have been 571 winners and published finalists. The past winners of the Writing Contest have published 2,000 novels and nearly 6,300 short stories. They have produced 36 New York Times bestsellers, and their works have sold over 60 million copies. In the 36 years of the Illustrators of the Future Contest, there have been 418 winners. T

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast
Science Friday and The Future of Science Reporting

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 65:18


Radio and TV journalist Ira Flatow produced his first science stories back in 1970 during the inaugural Earth Day. Since then, he has worked for Emmy Award-winning science programs and covered science for a number of high-profile news organizations, and has hosted the popular public radio program “Science Friday” for more than three decades. In his career, Flatow has interviewed countless scientists, journalists and other experts about the most exciting developments in science. Now the Club welcomes Flatow in conversation with local journalists to speak about the role of science writing in the current cultural climate. About the Speakers Ira Flatow is an award-winning science correspondent, TV journalist, and the host of "Science Friday," heard on public radio stations across the country and distributed by WNYC Studios. He brings radio and podcast listeners worldwide a lively, informative discussion on science, technology, health, space, the environment and more. Flatow describes his work as the challenge “to make science and technology a topic for discussion around the dinner table.” Annalee Newitz writes science fiction and nonfiction. Most recently, as a science journalist, they are the author of Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind, about the history of psychological warfare, from Sun Tzu to Benjamin Franklin and beyond. They have published in The Washington Post, Slate, Scientific American, Ars Technica, The New Yorker, and Technology Review, among others. Newitz is the co-host of the Hugo Award-winning podcast "Our Opinions Are Correct," and has contributed to the public radio shows "Science Friday," "On the Media," KQED "Forum," and "Here and Now." Ezra David Romero is a climate reporter for KQED News. He covers the absence and excess of water in the Bay Area—think sea level rise, flooding and drought. For 12 years he's covered how warming temperatures are altering the lives of Californians. He's reported on farmers worried their pistachio trees aren't getting enough sleep, families desperate for water, scientists studying dying giant sequoias, and alongside firefighters containing wildfires. His work has appeared on local stations across California and nationally on public radio shows such as "Morning Edition," "Here and Now," "All Things Considered" and "Science Friday." Naveena Sadasivam is a writer and editor at Grist covering the oil and gas industry and climate change. She previously worked at the Texas Observer, Inside Climate News, and ProPublica, and is based in Oakland, California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

World Building for Masochists
Episode 155: The Rule of Cool, ft. JIM C. HINES

World Building for Masochists

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 63:09


We often think about "making things make sense" in worldbuilding and building internal consistency, scientific realism, and other logic-based considerations into our fiction -- But what happens when your worldbuilding principle is “What would be awesome?" Jim C. Hines, who embraced this principle for a forthcoming book, joins us to explore the possibilities! The Rule of Cool, credit to, is defined thusly: "The limit of the Willing Suspension of Disbelief for a given element is directly proportional to its awesomeness." In other words, if it's cool enough, you can get away with it. This often applies to sci-fi tech and fantasy magic. Let's be real, things like faster-than-light travel, lightsabers, and starfighters will always be "rule of cool", in one way or another (so far as we currently understand physics), and magic doesn't have to be something you break down and quantify and explain perfectly. So what can we play with? And where do those decisions intersect with narrative tone, genre standards, and reader expectations? [Transcript TK] Our Guest: Jim C. Hines is the author of the Magic ex Libris series, the Princess series of fairy tale retellings, the humorous Goblin Quest trilogy, and the Fable Legends tie-in Blood of Heroes. He also won the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer. His latest novel is Terminal Peace, book three in the humorous science fiction Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse trilogy. He lives in mid-Michigan with his family.

Slice of SciFi Radio
“Parable of the Talents”: On adapting science fiction classics

Slice of SciFi Radio

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2025 50:37


Eisner and Hugo Award winning comics writer Damian Duffy talks about the challenges of adapting the works of Octavia Butler to graphic novels. Parable of the Talents is the newest adaptation, following Kindred (2017) and and the Hugo Award-winning Parable of the Sower (2020).

World Building for Masochists
Episode 153: A Long, Skilled, Satisfying Cunning Linguist Session

World Building for Masochists

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 89:28


How can language help shape your worldbuilding? We're not necessarily talking about conlang here -- that can certainly be part of worldbuilding, but it doesn't have to be, and many works of speculative fiction manage perfectly fine without invented languages. But the words you choose in description and dialogue will also communicate something to your reader. There are so many ways that words can create the vibes for your world: the aural quality of different languages, choosing character and place names, the cadence and flow of sentences, and the conscious emulation of other genres or eras. We also explore what the conceptual availability of certain ideas, technologies, or worldviews may mean for the vocabulary, idioms, and metaphors of a culture. Being very intentional about word choice can help a writer communicate a location's aesthetic, let a reader know what to expect from a book's tone, help reveal character through dialogue, and even drop information about all your other worldbuilding in quick and subtle ways. And since we are huge word nerds, we delight in examining all of it! The episode begins, however, with a 15-minute diversion into how much we love Shakespeare, so -- enjoy that! And happy birthday, Bill! We are also delighted to announce that we are, for the fifth year in a row, a Finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Fancast! Anyone who has a WSFS membership for this year can vote, and we would love your consideration. Membership costs $50 and gets you access to the voters' packet, digital versions of almost everything you'll find on the Finalists lists -- novels, novellas, novelettes, short stories, poetry, and even audio and video. [Transcript for Episode 153 -- Thank you, Scribes!]

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories
The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker - Humanity's Last Days Before the Freeze

The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast - Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 46:31


Alone in a world buried by endless snow and ice the last man on Earth drifts through a twilight of silence and memory. Time has lost all meaning... The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker. That's next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.The year was 1926 and although there had been science fiction stories in magazines, there had never been an entire magazine devoted to science fiction. Hugo Gernsback was the man who would change the course of science fiction with the birth of Amazing Stories magazine which began publishing in April 1926. In case you were wondering the Hugo Award is named after this sci-fi pioneer. The first two magazines were filled with reprints, stories that had already been published, by Jules Verne, H. G. Wells and Edgar Allen Poe among others. G. Peyton Wertenbaker's short story The Man From the Atom appeared in that first issue but it too was a reprint, having been previously published 8 months earlier in Science and Invention magazine which was also published by Gernsback.Wertenbaker was born in New Castle, Delaware in 1907, he wrote a handful of sci-fi stories and then turned his attention to other pursuits, literary and otherwise. He served on the editorial board of Fortune magazine from 1933 to 1938, and became a contributing editor to Time Magazine in 1939. During World War Two he served as an air combat intelligence officer in the Pacific. In 1958 he joined NASA as a speechwriter, eventually becoming chief historian of the Aerospace Medical Division. The story you are about to hear was the first original paid story to appear in Amazing Stories in June 1926 on page 232, The Coming of the Ice by G. Peyton Wertenbaker…Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Of all the irksome, frustrating, maddening discoveries—was there no way of keeping it discovered? Forever by Robert Sheckley.☕ Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV===========================

Re: Dracula
Bonus 13: YOU Are the World's Greatest Author

Re: Dracula

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 53:08


Tal sits down with author Chuck Tingle to talk about all things horror and more. Chuck Tingle is an anonymous author of romance, horror, and fantasy. He's a USA Today bestselling author, as well as a two time Hugo Award finalist and a Bram Stoker Award nominee. Transcript here! Questions include: Where do the spheres of writing erotica and horror intersect? Where are they most different? Are you getting out of Dracula's castle alive? What advice would you give to aspiring writers? Does having a level of anonymity make creating easier?  What does it take to be the world's greatest author?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Black History Gives Me Life
How Black Horror Helps Us Face American History with Professor John Jennings

Black History Gives Me Life

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2025 59:31


This week, we're diving into the real revolution happening in Black horror, from its roots in resistance folklore to today's groundbreaking films. Joined by Hugo Award-winning and NYTimes best-selling writer and graphic novelist John Jennings, we'll explore how scary stories expose systemic fears, why horror can be unexpectedly therapeutic, and how classic films like Night of the Living Dead, Get Out, and Beloved flip the script on the real monsters. Whether you love horror or avoid it completely, this conversation will change how you see the genre—and maybe even help you reframe your own fears. To check out John Jennings' incredible work, visit https://www.johnjenningsstudio.com/. — Explore what it means to adapt and evolve together. Check out Say More with Tulaine Montgomery wherever you find podcasts — This podcast is brought to you by PushBlack, the nation's largest non-profit Black media company. You make PushBlack happen with your contributions at BlackHistoryYear.com. Most folks do 5 or 10 bucks a month, but truly, anything helps. Thanks for supporting the work. With production support from Leslie Taylor-Grover and Brooke Brown, Black History Year is produced by Cydney Smith, Darren Wallace, and Len Webb, who also edits the show. Lilly Workneh is our Executive Producer and Black History Year's host is Darren Wallace. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Currently Reading
Season 7, Episode 33: The Perfect Reading Ambiance + Finding Hidden Gems

Currently Reading

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 62:33


On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: the perfect reading experience and hearing others talk about books Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: how we find those hidden gem books The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  1:43 - Our Bookish Moments Of The Week 3:24 - The Talking Scared Podcast 3:44 - Victorian Psycho by Virginia Feito 3:57 - Talking Scared Podcast episode 226 5:38 - Our Current Reads 5:52 - The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon (Roxanna) 15:06 - Agatha of Little Neon by Claire Luchette (Meredith) 20:02 - Hotline by Dimitri Nasrallah 20:29 - Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery 22:29 - Ruin Road by Lamar Giles (Roxanna) 25:49 - The Getaway by Lamar Giles 26:32 - When The Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi (Meredith) 26:37 - Starter Villain by John Scalzi 26:44 - The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi 32:45 - The Baddest B*tch in the Room by Sophia Chang (Roxanna) 36:47 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore (Meredith) 37:45 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore 44:38 - Finding Hidden Gems 44:56 - The Unseen World by Liz Moore 46:56 - Get Booked Podcast 47:07 - Currently Reading website 47:27 - From the Front Porch podcast 48:08 - Canada Reads 48:12 - Australian Fiction Prize 48:14 - Nebula Awards 48:15 - Hugo Awards 48:34 - Baillie Gifford prize for non-fiction 50:03 - Ruin Road by Lamar Giles 52:40 - KJ Charles on Goodreads 55:26 - The Seven Sisters by Lucinda Riley 57:31 - Meet Us At The Fountain 57:40 - I wish there was a site that categorized books by places around the world. (Roxanna) 58:08 - Tripfiction.com 58:18 - Around the World in 80 books group on Goodreads 58:32 - Strong Sense of Place podcast 58:49 - Shepherd.com 59:40 - If you haven't yet, read God of the Woods by Liz Moore. (Meredith) 59:43 - God of the Woods by Liz Moore Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. March's IPL comes to you from our tried and true partner, An Unlikely Story in Plainville, MA. Love and Chili Peppers with Kaytee and Rebekah - romance lovers get their due with this special episode focused entirely on the best selling genre fiction in the business.  All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the behind-the-scenes insights of an independent bookseller From the Editor's Desk with Kaytee and Bunmi Ishola - a quarterly peek behind the curtain at the publishing industry The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Production and Editing: Megan Phouthavong Evans Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
Writing Motivation Hacks, with Mary Robinette Kowal

Grammar Girl Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 28:00


1058. If you struggle to sit down and write, you'll love this conversation with award-winning author and podcaster Mary Robinette Kowal. Learn how to conquer writing obstacles with tips on managing distractions, handling research rabbit holes, and making time to write — even when life gets in the way.Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of The Spare Man, Ghost Talkers, The Glamourist Histories series, and the Lady Astronaut Universe. She is part of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses and a four-time Hugo Award winner. Her short fiction appears in Uncanny, Tor.com, and Asimov's. Mary Robinette, a professional puppeteer, lives in Denver. Visit at maryrobinettekowal.com.

The Tim Ferriss Show
#794: Brandon Sanderson on Building a Fiction Empire, Creating $40M+ Kickstarter Campaigns, Unbreakable Habits, The Art of World-Building, and The Science of Magic Systems

The Tim Ferriss Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2025 203:00


Brandon Sanderson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Stormlight Archive series and the Mistborn saga; the middle-grade series Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians; and the young-adult novels The Rithmatist, the Reckoners trilogy, and the Skyward series. He has sold more than 40 million books in 35 languages, and he is a four-time nominee for the Hugo Awards, winning in 2013 for his novella The Emperor's Soul.Sponsors:Cresset prestigious family office for CEOs, founders, and entrepreneurs: https://cressetcapital.com/tim (book a call today)Seed's DS-01® Daily Synbiotic broad spectrum 24-strain probiotic + prebiotic: https://Seed.com/Tim (Use code 25TIM for 25% off your first month's supply)Wealthfront high-yield cash account: https://Wealthfront.com/Tim (Start earning 4.00% APY on your short-term cash until you're ready to invest. And when new clients open an account today, you can get an extra fifty-dollar bonus with a deposit of five hundred dollars or more.) Terms apply. Tim Ferriss receives cash compensation from Wealthfront Brokerage, LLC for advertising and holds a non-controlling equity interest in the corporate parent of Wealthfront Brokerage. See full disclosures here.Timestamps:00:00 Meet Brandon Sanderson07:10 Soundcheck Fun and Memory Skills11:21 Brandon's Writing Journey and Creative Process25:35 Teaching Creative Writing and Publishing Insights38:08 Brandon's Early Reading Experience44:18 Discovering the Magic of Storytelling45:32 A Journey from C Student to A Student47:02 The Influence of a Great Teacher48:51 Understanding Narrative and Plot56:42 The Art of Character Development01:09:42 Balancing Writing and Personal Life01:24:04 Meeting Editors and Early Struggles01:24:30 First Book Sale and Financial Realities01:25:28 The Danger of the Second Book01:25:49 Hitting the Bestseller List01:26:34 Amazon and the Changing Market01:29:03 Entrepreneurial Shift and Direct Sales01:36:45 Building a Team and Crowdfunding01:42:50 Kickstarter Success and Lessons Learned01:52:22 COVID and Creative Freedom02:02:53 Brandon Sanderson's Colbert Report Cameo02:03:48 Kickstarter Success and Subscription Boxes02:09:01 Test Readers and Feedback Process02:14:16 Warbreaker and Creative Commons Experiment02:22:50 Navigating Publishing Deals and Platforms02:33:26 The Wheel of Time Opportunity02:42:36 The Call to Finish The Wheel of Time02:43:10 Negotiating the Deal02:43:56 The Struggles of Mistborn02:45:02 The Cosmere and Building an Audience02:48:25 The Death Spiral in Publishing02:52:29 Magic Systems and Their Importance03:00:39 Sanderson's Three Laws of Magic03:14:35 The Zero Law and Final Thoughts*For show notes and past guests on The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast.For deals from sponsors of The Tim Ferriss Show, please visit tim.blog/podcast-sponsorsSign up for Tim's email newsletter (5-Bullet Friday) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim's books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissYouTube: youtube.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, Margaret Atwood, Mark Zuckerberg, Peter Thiel, Dr. Gabor Maté, Anne Lamott, Sarah Silverman, Dr. Andrew Huberman, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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