Podcast appearances and mentions of Richard Kadrey

Tech Bro NonsenseFormer Google CEO Tells Congress That 99 Percent of All Electricity Will Be Used to Power Superintelligent AIbillionaire tech tycoon and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt comments to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce: "What we need from you is we need the energy in all forms, renewable, non-renewable, whatever. It needs to be there, and it needs to be there quickly.""Many people project demand for our industry will go from 3 percent to 99 percent of total generation... an additional 29 gigawatts by 2027 and 67 more gigawatts by 2030. If [China] comes to superintelligence first, it changes the dynamic of power globally, in ways that we have no way of understanding or predicting.”Meta Says It's Okay to Feed Copyrighted Books Into Its AI Model Because They Have No "Economic Value"In the ongoing suit Richard Kadrey et al v. Meta Platforms, led by a group of authors including Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates, the Mark Zuckerberg-led company has argued that its alleged scraping of over seven million books from the pirated library LibGen constituted "fair use" of the material, and was therefore not illegal.Meta's attorneys are also arguing that the countless books that the company used to train its multibillion-dollar language models and springboard itself into the headspinningly buzzy AI race are actually worthless. Meta cited an expert witness who downplayed the books' individual importance, averring that a single book adjusted its LLM's performance "by less than 0.06 percent on industry standard benchmarks, a meaningless change no different from noise." Thus there's no market in paying authors to use their copyrighted works, Meta says, because "for there to be a market, there must be something of value to exchange," as quoted by Vanity Fair — "but none of [the authors'] works has economic value, individually, as training data." Other communications showed that Meta employees stripped the copyright pages from the downloaded books.Tellingly, the unofficial policy seems to be to not speak about it at all: "In no case would we disclose publicly that we had trained on LibGen, however there is practical risk external parties could deduce our use of this dataset," an internal Meta slide deck read. The deck noted that "if there is media coverage suggesting we have used a dataset we know to be pirated, such as LibGen, this may undermine our negotiating position with regulators on these issues."Lauren Sánchez in Space Was Marie Antoinette in a Penis-Shaped RocketKaty Perry Boasts About Ridiculous Rocket Launch While NASA Is Scrubbing History of Women in Space“It's about a collective energy and making space for future women. It's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth.”Last month, the Orlando Sentinel first reported, NASA scrubbed language from a webpage about the agency's Artemis missions declaring that a goal of the mission was to put the first woman and first person of color on the Moon; just a few days later, NASA Watch reported that comic books imagining the first woman on the Moon had been deleted from NASA's website.A webpage for "Women at NASA" is still standing, but pictures of women and people of color — astronauts, engineers, scientists — have reportedly been removed from NASA's real-world hallways amid the so-called "DEI" purge. Per Scientific American, the word "inclusion" has been removed as one of NASA's core pillars. And as 404 Media reported in February, NASA personnel were directed to remove mentions of women in leadership positions from its website.OpenAI NonsenseOpenAI Is Secretly Building a Social NetworkOpenAI has been secretly building its own social media platform, which The Verge reports is intended to resemble X-formerly-Twitter — the social media middleweight owned by CEO Sam Altman's arch-nemesis, Elon MuskOpenAI updated its safety framework—but no longer sees mass manipulation and disinformation as a critical riskOpenAI said it will stop assessing its AI models prior to releasing them for the risk that they could persuade or manipulate people, possibly helping to swing elections or create highly effective propaganda campaigns.The company said it would now address those risks through its terms of service, restricting the use of its AI models in political campaigns and lobbying, and monitoring how people are using the models once they are released for signs of violations.OpenAI also said it would consider releasing AI models that it judged to be “high risk” as long as it has taken appropriate steps to reduce those dangers—and would even consider releasing a model that presented what it called “critical risk” if a rival AI lab had already released a similar model. Previously, OpenAI had said it would not release any AI model that presented more than a “medium risk.”Saying 'please' and 'thank you' to ChatGPT costs OpenAI millions, Sam Altman saysBeing nice to your AI chatbot requires computational power that raises electricity and water costsAltman responded to a user on X (formerly Twitter) who asked how much the company has lost in electricity costs from people being polite to their models: “Tens of millions of dollars well spent — you never know,” the CEO wrote.AI models rely heavily on energy stored in global data centers — which already accounts for about 2% of the global electricity consumption. Polite responses also add to OpenAI's water bill. AI uses water to cool the servers that generate the data. A study from the University of California, Riverside, said that using GPT-4 to generate 100 words consumes up to three bottles of water — and even a three-word response such as “You are welcome” uses about 1.5 ounces of water.Antitrust NonsenseTrump DOJ's plan to restructure Google hurts consumers, national security, says exec: 'Wildly overbroad'Kent Walker, Google's president of global affairs: "We're very concerned about DOJ's proposal. We think it would hurt American consumers, our economy, our tech leadership, even national security. The proposed reform from DOJ "would result in unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses — and jeopardize America's global economic and technological leadership at precisely the moment it's needed most."8 revelations from Mark Zuckerberg's 3 days on the witness stand in Meta's antitrust trialThe FTC alleges Meta "helped cement" its illegal monopoly in the social media market with its acquisition of Instagram and the messaging app WhatsApp more than a decade ago.8 revelations:Antitrust worries surfaced years agoTwo years before the FTC initially sued Meta over allegations that it violated US competition laws, Zuckerberg considered breaking Instagram out into its own company to avoid potential antitrust scrutiny, according to a 2018 internal email revealed by the government at trial."I wonder if we should consider the extreme step of spinning Instagram out as a separate company," Zuckerberg wrote in the email to company executives. "As calls to break up the big tech companies grow, there is a non-trivial chance that we will be forced to spin out Instagram and perhaps WhatsApp in the next 5-10 years anyway." If a break up were to happen, Zuckerberg wrote, history showed that companies could end up better off.Asked about this view at trial, Zuckerberg said, "I'm not sure exactly what I had in mind then."A 'crazy idea' to boost Facebook's relevanceZuckerberg's "crazy idea" for Facebook in 2022 involved purging all users' friends. The CEO — fearful that Facebook was losing cultural relevance — made the proposal in a 2022 email to the social network's top brass."Option 1. Double down on Friending," Zuckerberg wrote in the message. "One potentially crazy idea is to consider wiping everyone's graphs and having them start again."Sheryl Sandberg wanted to play Settlers of CatanZuckerberg once offered to give Sheryl Sandberg, the former COO of Meta, a tutorial in the board game Settlers of Catan.The lesson offer came up in 2012 messages in which the two discussed the fresh $1 billion purchase of Instagram, partially redacted missives presented by the FTC during Zuckerberg's testimony showed."We would love it. I want to learn Settlers of Catan too so we can play," Sandberg told Zuckerberg in the message. He responded: "I can definitely teach you Settlers of Catan. It's very easy to learn."Meta's rivalry with TikTok has only just begunDuring his testimony, Zuckerberg hammered home Meta's argument that the tech giant faces massive competition from other apps, especially TikTok."TikTok is still bigger than either Facebook or Instagram," Zuckerberg testified. "I don't like it when our competitors do better than us. You can sort of bet that I'm not going to rest until we are doing quite a bit better than we are doing now.”Facebook Camera app struggles were a source of worryInstagram's early rise shook Zuckerberg. As his company struggled to mount its response with the Facebook Camera app, the CEO began to lose his patience."What is going on with our photos team?" Zuckerberg wrote in a 2011 message to top executives, as revealed by the FTC in court. Zuckerberg then described a number of individuals, whose names were redacted, as being "checked out." He added another person didn't want "to work with this team because he thinks this team sucks."In May 2012, Facebook launched a photo-sharing app called Facebook Camera, which aims to make it simpler for the social network's users to upload and browse photos on smartphones. Only weeks after Facebook spent $1 billion on a similar photo-sharing app called Instagram. Zuckerberg tried to buy Snapchat for $6 billionZuckerberg's failed bid to buy Snapchat was highlighted by the government to bolster its argument that Meta sought to maintain its dominance in the social media market through acquisitions rather than competition.Facebook isn't really for friends anymoreWhile under questioning by the FTC, Zuckerberg said that Facebook had greatly evolved since he launched the platform more than 20 years ago and that its main purpose wasn't really to connect with friends anymore.The FTC argues that Meta monopolizes the market for "personal social networking services.""The friend part has gone down quite a bit," Zuckerberg testified. He said the Facebook feed has "turned into more of a broad discovery and entertainment space."Not impressed by WhatsApp cofounderZuckerberg wasn't too impressed with one of WhatsApp's cofounders after a 2012 meeting he had with company leadership."I found him fairly impressive although disappointingly (or maybe positive for us) unambitious," Zuckerberg wrote in an email to colleagues after the meeting, it was revealed at trial.Jan Koum and Brian Acton cofounded WhatsApp in 2009. Zuckerberg said in his testimony that he thinks he was referring to Koum. Asked about his email, Zuckerberg seemed uneasy. He said that Koum was clearly smart but that he and Acton were staunchly opposed to growing their messaging app enough to be a real threat to Facebook. Zuckerberg would go on to buy WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion.Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Platforms adds former Trump advisor to the board days before an antitrust showdown with the FTCMeta Platforms is further boosting its lineup of heavy hitters with the additions of Stripe CEO Patrick Collison and Dina Powell McCormick to the mix. Powell McCormick was the former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Donald Trump during his first term. Married to Republican Senator Dave McCormick, former CEO of Bridgewater Associates, one of the world's largest hedge fundsStakeholder/shareholder activism NonsenseBP suffers investor rebellion at first AGM since climate strategy U-turnBP suffered an investor rebellion on Thursday after facing shareholders for the first time since abandoning its climate strategy at a meeting marred by protest.About a quarter of shareholders (24.3%) voted against the chair, Helge Lund, which marked the first time in at least a decade that more than 10% of BP's shareholders voted against the re-election of the chair.The outgoing chair told shareholders that the company had “pursued too much while looking to build new low-carbon businesses” but that “lessons have been learned”.BP's CEO Murray Auchincloss (2.7% against), repeated his previous claim that BP's optimism in the global green energy transition was “misplaced”, and that the board's “one simple goal” was to “grow the long-term value of your investment”.Mark Van Baal, the founder of the green activist investor group Follow This, said shareholders had “made it clear that weakening climate commitments is unacceptable”. He added: “This historical result serves as a wake-up call to BP's board and emphasises investor expectation for robust governance mechanisms and genuine leadership on ESG issues.”Starbucks CEO faces major backlash after details of his work routine are revealed: 'Ill-conceived decision'A press release from the National Center for Public Policy Research reported on the hypocrisy of Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol's transportation practices when considering the company's public commitment to eco-friendly practices.Niccol travels regularly from his home in Newport Beach, California, to Starbucks' headquarters in Seattle, Washington, via private jet. Each 2,000-mile round-trip commute releases nearly nine tons of carbon dioxide.The National Center for Public Policy Research's Free Enterprise Project's director Stefan Padfield pointed out the discrepancy of policy and practice during his presentation of Proposal 8 requesting an annual report on emissions congruency. He noted that each round trip made by Niccol "is roughly the annual energy-consumption footprint of the typical American household."This analogy paints a vivid picture of the hypocrisy between Starbucks' public environmental commitments and the practices of the CEO. Gaps are apparent. Target CEO Cornell meets with Sharpton to discuss DEI rollback as civil rights leader considers boycottCEO Brian Cornell met with the Rev. Al Sharpton in New York on Thursday as the retailer faces calls for a boycott and a slowdown in foot traffic that began after it walked back key diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the civil rights leader told CNBC Wednesday.The meeting, which Target asked for, comes after some civil rights groups urged consumers not to shop at Target in response to the retailer's decision to cut back on DEI. While Sharpton has not yet called for a boycott of Target, he has supported efforts from others to stop shopping at the retailer's stores.“You can't have an election come and all of a sudden, change your old positions,” Sharpton told CNBC in a Wednesday interview ahead of the meeting. “If an election determines your commitment to fairness then fine, you have a right to withdraw from us, but then we have a right to withdraw from you.”IBM Informs Staff of DEI Retreat as Trump-Era Scrutiny GrowsEmployees were told of the changes earlier this week, in a memo that cited “inherent tensions in practicing inclusion.” Legal considerations and shifting attitudes to DEI were among the factors for the company. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna discussed the changes in his monthly video update to employees Thursday.Anti-DEI activist Robby Starbuck said he first contacted the company in February to question its policies. IBM confirmed it discussed its changes with Starbuck.The company (-10% gender influence gap) also disbanded a diversity council that represents the views of employee groups as part of its reevaluation.Exxon Faces No Shareholder Proposals for First Time in 25 YearsThe absence of requests in Exxon's proxy statement comes a year after the company sued two climate-focused investors to remove what it described as their “extreme agenda.” It also tracks with the US Securities and Exchange Commission's decision to back guidelines that make it easier for corporations to block votes on shareholder resolutions at their annual meetings.Exxon said in a statement late Monday that it received only one proposal this year and the SEC agreed it should be discarded because “it tried to micromanage the company.”Occidental Petroleum Corp., Valero Energy Corp. and Dow Inc. are other companies with no shareholder proposals up for vote at this year's annual meetings.Exxon said this year marks “the first time in recent history that our proxy includes zero proposals from activists.” It was just four years ago that a small fund scored a victory over Exxon, placing three directors on the company's board.Climate activist shareholder group Follow This pauses big oil campaignClimate activist shareholder group Follow This said on Thursday a lack of investor appetite has forced it to suspend its nearly decade-long campaign seeking stronger commitments from major oil and gas producers to emission cutsHarley-Davidson slams activist investor, saying its campaign is messing up its CEO searchIn early April, H Partners' Jared Dourdeville, who had been a Harley director since 2022, abruptly resigned from the board, saying among other things that Harley had “cultural depletion” because of its work-from-home policies and the exit of several senior leaders. And that was not his only point of contention with the rest of the board.Investment firm H Partners, a major investor with 9.1% of Harley's shares, in an open letter filed on Wednesday, urged fellow shareholders to remove three longtime directors from Harley's eight-member board at its annual meeting in mid-May by withholding votes for them. H Partners said the board had not held Harley CEO Jochen Zeitz accountable for what it called his repeated “strategic execution failures” and “severe underperformance.”CEO/Chair Zeitz (2007, 30%)Lead DIrector Norman Thomas Linebarger (2008, 13%)Sara Levinson (1996, 20%)"We believe Mr. Zeitz, Mr. Linebarger, and Ms. Levinson should be held accountable for the destruction of shareholder value,"Harley's bylaws stipulate that directors who win less than 50% of votes in an election must tender their resignations.Harley announced last week that Zeitz, CEO since 2020 and board member for 18 years, would resign but stay in his role until a successor is found. H Partners wants him out now.That followed a letter issued a day earlier by Harley-Davidson, which accused H Partners of “publicly campaigning” against it and saying that those efforts are also “adversely impacting the CEO search process and ongoing execution of the Hardwire strategic plan,” referring to a turnaround plan it launched in 2021.Harley said that it began a CEO search late last year after Zeitz expressed interest in retiring and has interviewed three potential CEOs, including one supported by Dourdeville, but declined to offer any the job. The company has also said that Dourdeville had cast only one vote against the majority during his time as a director and that as recently as November 2024 he had expressed support for Zeitz.Harley-Davidson faces board fight from H Partners amid calls for CEO to exit soon

Hey Time Travelers, we're diving back in time with the help of author Sacha Coward to talk about the intertwined history of queerness, monsters, and mythology!    Content Warning: This episode contains conversations about or mentions of homophobia/queerphobia, death, the AIDs epidemic, religious persecution, sex, misgendering, pregnancy, and murder.    Guest Sacha Coward has worked in museums and heritage for over 10 years. For the past three years, he has been freelancing as an historian, public speaker, and researcher. He has run LGBTQ+ focused tours for museums, cemeteries, archives, and cities around the world. He has written articles for a huge number of publications, including Metro, Gay Star News, National Theatre, Art UK, Queer Bible, Royal Museums Greenwich, and Dig It Scotland, with a focus on LGBTQ+ history, underrepresented audiences in heritage and mythology and folklore. His new book, Queer as Folklore, is available for pre-order now!   Housekeeping - Recommendation: This week, Julia recommends The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw - Books: Check out our previous book recommendations, guests' books, and more at https://spiritspodcast.com/books - Call to Action: Join the MultiCrew for even more Multitude shows like Head Heart Gut and MultiCrew Review!   Sponsors - Shaker & Spoon is a subscription cocktail service that helps you learn how to make hand-crafted cocktails right at home. Get $20 off your first box at shakerandspoon.com/cool   Find Us Online - Website & Transcripts: https://spiritspodcast.com - Patreon: https://patreon.com/spiritspodcast - Merch: https://spiritspodcast.com/merch - Instagram: https://instagram.com/spiritspodcast - Twitter: https://twitter.com/spiritspodcast - Tumblr: https://spiritspodcast.tumblr.com - Goodreads: https://goodreads.com/group/show/205387   Cast & Crew - Co-Hosts: Julia Schifini and Amanda McLoughlin - Editor: Bren Frederick - Music: Brandon Grugle, based on "Danger Storm" by Kevin MacLeod - Artwork: Allyson Wakeman - Multitude: https://multitude.productions   About Us Spirits is a boozy podcast about mythology, legends, and folklore. Every episode, co-hosts Julia and Amanda mix a drink and discuss a new story or character from a wide range of places, eras, and cultures. Learn brand-new stories and enjoy retellings of your favorite myths, served over ice every week, on Spirits.

Main fiction: "Trembling Blue Stars" by Richard KadreyRichard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon's “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime.” Some of Kadrey's other books include The Dead Take the A Train (with Cassandra Khaw), The Pale House Devil, and Butcher Bird. His work has been nominated for both the BSFA and Locus awards, and appeared in Best Horror of the Year. Aside from books, Kadrey has written for film, games, and comics. Kadrey also makes music with his band, A Demon in Fun City.This story first appeared in Flurb #7, 2009.Narrated by: Randal L. SchwartzRandal L. Schwartz is perhaps best known for his seminal books on the Perl programming language that helped make the world wide web possible and popular. He produced a weekly audio and video podcast on open source software, but has given that up after 13 years to get those five hours per week back again. As a featured conference speaker for his new passion of Dart and Flutter, he's no stranger to the limelight. He enjoys pulling out his gear to record yet another narration, and likens it to “getting to read bedtime stories to the kids I never had”, and looks forward to future assignmentsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dark Side of the Library Minisode #114: "The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, 1)" by Richard Kadrey + Cassandra Khaw (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City, 1) https://amzn.to/4bhUlOL   Richard Kadrey: https://www.richardkadrey.me/ https://www.instagram.com/rkadrey/ https://www.facebook.com/richard.kadrey/ https://twitter.com/Richard_Kadrey   Cassandra Khaw: https://casskhaw.carrd.co/ https://www.instagram.com/casskhaw/ https://www.facebook.com/casskhaw/ https://twitter.com/casskhaw   Dark Side of the Library Amazon Live Channel: https://www.amazon.com/live/darksideofthelibrary/ Dark Side of the Library Podcast:  https://www.darksideofthelibrary.com/ Dark Side of the Library on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/darksideofthelibrary Dark Side of the Library on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/darksideofthelibrary

Amberlee and Kim return one more time to discuss two holiday stories on Christmas day. Host by Kiran Milwood Halgrave and Ghosts of Christmases Past by Richard Kadrey.

Richard Kadrey discusses The Pale House Devil, The Dead Take the A Train co-written with Cassandra Khaw and his music.

Geek-O-Rama Meets… Tananarive Due and Richard Kadrey. In which the suaver half of the Middle Age crew meets authors extraordinaire Tananarive Due and Richard Kadrey and talks to both about their latest books, The Reformatory and The Pale House Devil, and life the universe and everything in between. Tune in, turn it up and geek out. This one's a doozy…

Cassandra Khaw – author of THE ALL-CONSUMING WORLD, BREAKABLE THINGS, and FINE PRINT, a VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE novella – and Richard Kadrey – author of the SANDMAN SLIM novel series, THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL, and THE SECRETS OF INSECTS – came on the show and talked about THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN (Tor Nightfire/Titan, 2023), their brilliant new novel about Julie Crews, a ‘drugged up, punked out psychic operative running wild in New York.' They also talked about collaborating, dropped some hints about good things on the horizon, and recommended some excellent Halloween books, tv shows, and films. THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN is available now wherever books are sold. // Support Interzone at Patreon to get issues packed with mind- and genre-bending fiction and non-fiction, and visit IZ Digital, IZ's free online sister zine, for even more amazing stories. // https://interzone.press / https://interzone.digital

Cassandra Khaw is an award-winning game writer, and USA Today bestseller. Khaw's work can be found in places like Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Tor.com. Khaw's first original novella, Hammers on Bone, was a British Fantasy award and Locus award finalist.Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon's “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in development as a feature film. Some of Kadrey's other books include King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird, and The Dead Take the A Train (with Cassandra Khaw). He's written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. Kadrey also makes music with his band, A Demon in Fun City.It was great having the chance to speak to both of them and hear about their very different routes into the writing world, and how they came to collaborate on The Dead Take The A Train. We also discuss why authors shouldn't be shy about asking for proper payment for their work and why it's always good to have more than one project on the go.Links:Buy The Dead Take The A Train nowFollow Cassandra on Twitter/XFollow Richard on Twitter/XVisit Cassandra's websiteVisit Richard's websitePage One - The Writer's Podcast is brought to you by Write Gear, creators of Page One - the Writer's Notebook. Learn more and order yours now: https://www.writegear.co.uk/page-oneFollow us on Twitter/XFollow us on FacebookFollow us on InstagramFollow us on MastodonFollow us on BlueskyFollow us on Threads Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us as we discuss the allure of blending noir, horror, and urban fantasy and the spellbinding effect it has on readers who dare to ride "The Dead Take The A Train." Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey's creative synergy is nothing short of spectacular, and this is an episode that promises to be a must-listen for fans of speculative fiction and dark urban fantasy.

Join us as we discuss the allure of blending noir, horror, and urban fantasy and the spellbinding effect it has on readers who dare to ride "The Dead Take The A Train." Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey's creative synergy is nothing short of spectacular, and this is an episode that promises to be a must-listen for fans of speculative fiction and dark urban fantasy.

In this episode, we're excited about two new books: The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey and Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and The Washington Post by Martin Baron. Then Anne Bogel from the What Should I Read Next? podcast shares a delicious reading habit. Links The Pale House Devil by Richard Kadrey The Dead Take the A Train by Richard Kadrey Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey The Pale House Devil: Excerpt and Cover Reveal Collision of Power: Trump, Bezos, and the Washington Post by Martin Baron What Should I Read Next? podcast with Anne Bogel Anne's Modern Mrs. Darcy website Anne Bogel on Instagram and Twitter What Should I Read Next? on Instagram and Twitter Alison Roman's cookbooks and Substack The Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer Well Fed: Paleo Recipes for People Who Love To Eat by Melissa Joulwan Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew by Michael W. Twitty Jerusalem: A Cookbook by Yotam Ottolenghi Thai Street Food: Authentic Recipes, Vibrant Traditions by David Thompson Turkey and The Wolf: Flavor Trippin' in New Orleans by Mason Hereford 12 Inspiring Cookbooks That Will Transport You Around the World Transcript of this episode. The Library of Lost Time is a Strong Sense of Place Production! https://strongsenseofplace.com Do you enjoy our show? Want access to fun bonus content? Please support our work on Patreon. Every little bit helps us keep the show going and makes us feel warm and fuzzy inside - https://www.patreon.com/strongsenseofplace As always, you can find us at: Our site Instagram Facebook Twitter Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he delves into a mini-masterclass on Co-Writing A Novel with authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. During the episode, Cassandra and Richard tackle the chaotic business of writing with another person, including how they co-wrote The Dead Take the A Train, why you might consider (or not) co-writing a novel, merging writing styles and authorial voices, dealing with the challenges of evolving co-writing processes, deadlines and editors, co-writing virtually, collaborative ideation and storytelling, avoiding ego, trusting your partner and more. NOTE: Cassandra had to leave the conversation 30 minutes in due to a sick cat. Also, this is part two of a two-part chat with Cassandra and Richard. Click ⁠⁠here⁠⁠ to check out part one. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Cassandra Khaw is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of The Salt Grows Heavy, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Hammers on Bone and more. They also write and create video games and tabletop games. Their latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Richard Kadrey. Find Cassandra on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠their personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠.  Richard Kadrey is the NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series, along with King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird and more. He's also written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. His latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Cassandra Khaw. Find Richard on ⁠Twitter⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, her debut novel, and its sequel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick as Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey are both powerhouse bestselling authors in their own rights. Now, they've merged their considerable talents in cosmic horror and urban fantasy to create the new novel, THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN. In a New York City absolutely filthy with magic—monsters and the mundane intermingle. When that cohabitation breeds horrific problems—and it always does—you need people like Julie Crews to clean up the mess. But being a coked-out, broke ass, pig-pen disaster of a magician like Julie creates as many issues as it solves. Struggling to make rent and constantly getting screwed by her clients, Julie is desperate to score some real paying work. Complicating matters is the arrival of her childhood friend Sarah, the prim and pretty opposite to Julie's deadbeat, mage-punk lifestyle. Sarah's brightness is just what she needs, and the vibes are way more than platonic. But Sarah brought her own baggage to the big city. When Julie's pompous Wall Street ex-boyfriend Tyler calls, offering big money for a highly suspicious job, she can't refuse. Getting tangled up in his lies, and the innumerable arms of a dream-eating demon, will be least of their issues, though. Because Tyler's corporate job serves some seriously eldritch monstrosities, big ugly elder god-things on a schedule to consume their workforce. And maybe the world. This, of course, is all about to become Julie's giant mess to solve—and make infinitely worse along the way. THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN is a visceral, violent, wickedly fun urban fantasy available now from Tor Nightfire: Amazon »  Bookshop »  About Cassandra Khaw Cassandra Khaw is an award-winning game writer and former scriptwriter at Ubisoft Montreal. Khaw's work can be found in places like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Lightspeed, and Tor.com. Khaw's first original novella, HAMMERS ON BONE, was a British Fantasy Award and Locus Award finalist, and their latest novella, NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH, was a USA Today bestseller; Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, World Fantasy, and British Fantasy Award nominee; and an Indie Next Pick. In 2023, they won the Bram Stoker Awards Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for BREAKABLE THINGS, a collection of short stories. Instagram  Twitter  Amazon Profile »  Goodreads Profile  About Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the SANDMAN SLIM supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon's “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in production as a feature film. Some of Kadrey's other books include THE GRAND DARK, THE EVERYTHING BOX, and BUTCHERBIRD. In comics, he's written for Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. He's currently partnered with Winterlight Productions for his original horror screenplay, Dark West. Website  BlueSky  Instagram  Twitter  Amazon Profile »  Goodreads Profile   

This week, Liberty and Danika discuss How to Say Babylon, A Haunting on the Hill, In the Form of a Question, and more great books! Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Autumn is here, which means it's time to curl up with a great read and get cozy — whatever your version of cozy looks like. Whether it's romance, creepy reads, modern classics, or escapist reads you crave, TBR can help you find the perfect books for your fall reading, with options curated to your specific reading tastes. Visit mytbr.co to find out more and sign up — it only takes a few minutes! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Books Discussed On the Show: How to Say Babylon: A Memoir by Safiya Sinclair A Haunting on the Hill by Elizabeth Hand Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror edited by Jordan Peele The Dead Take the A Train (Carrion City Book 1) by Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw In the Form of a Question: The Joys and Rewards of a Curious Life by Amy Schneider The Forest Demands Its Due by Kosoko Jackson The List by Yomi Adegoke Edenville by Sam Rebelein  Making It So: A Memoir by Patrick Stewart A Man of Two Faces: A Memoir, A History, A Memorial by Viet Thanh Nguyen Starling House by Alix E. Harrow The Rabbit Back Literature Society by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Lola M. Rogers (translator) Company: Stories by Shannon Sanders Death Valley by Melissa Broder For a complete list of books discussed in this episode, visit our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join host Adrian M. Gibson as he chats with bestselling authors Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey about their new novel The Dead Take the A Train, how they got into publishing, storytelling trends and the weird nature of the internet, writing for video games and comic books, the beauty of horror and the human psyche, New York City's deep history and the experiences it offers, music journalism, stealing cars, busking, tattoos and much more. NOTE: This is part one of a two-part chat with Cassandra and Richard. Stayed tuned next week for their mini-masterclass on Co-Writing A Novel. SUPPORT THE SHOW: - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for exclusive bonus episodes, author readings, book giveaways and more) - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Merch shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (for a selection of tees, tote bags, mugs, notebooks and more) - Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict YouTube channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, where this and every other episode of the show is available in full video - Rate and review SFF Addicts on your platform of choice, and share us with your friends EMAIL US WITH YOUR QUESTIONS & COMMENTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠sffaddictspod@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ABOUT OUR GUESTS: Cassandra Khaw is the award-winning, USA Today bestselling author of The Salt Grows Heavy, Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Hammers on Bone and more. They also write and create video games and tabletop games. Their latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Richard Kadrey. Find Cassandra on Twitter, ⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠their personal website⁠⁠⁠.  Richard Kadrey is the NYT bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series, along with King Bullet, The Grand Dark, Butcher Bird and more. He's also written for film and comics, including Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. His latest novel is The Dead Take the A Train, co-written with Cassandra Khaw. Find Richard on Twitter, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ABOUT OUR HOSTS: Adrian M. Gibson is a podcaster, writer and illustrator, and is currently working on his debut novel. Find Adrian on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠his personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. M.J. Kuhn is the author of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Among Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, her debut novel, and its sequel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thick as Thieves⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find M.J. on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠X⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠her personal website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. FOLLOW SFF ADDICTS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FanFiAddict Book Blog⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MUSIC: Intro: "⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Into The Grid⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" by MellauSFX Outro: “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Galactic Synthwave⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠” by Divion --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sff-addicts/message

Ron and Jake welcome Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey to the podcast! They chat about their collaboration, the urban horror novel, The Dead Take The A Train.You'd be hard-pressed to find a more impressive horror co-writing team than Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey. A British Fantasy Award, Bram Stoker Award, and Locus Award finalist, Cassandra won a Stoker last year for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for Breakable Things. Widely published, their short fiction may be found in such venues as Fantasy Science Fiction, Lightspeed, Tor. com, and Nature. Cassandra is also a game writer, with credits on She Remembered Caterpillars, Wasteland 3, and Falcon Age, and projects for Magic the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, World of Darkness, and Warhammer 40k.Richard Kadrey is the author of the acclaimed New York Times best-selling Sandman Slim series, the first volume of which William Gibson called "a dirty ass masterpiece," and which Amazon included in its 100 science fiction and fantasy books to read in a lifetime. Kadrey's other books include King Bullet, The Grand Dark, and Butcher Bird.Richard and Cassandra joined us to discuss their first collaboration, the urban fantasy horror novel The Dead Take the A Train, part of the Carrion City duology published by Tor Nightfire. For fans of Hellblazer, Angel, The Magicians, and yes, Sandman Slim, this is a must-read. The Dead Take The A Train by Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey (Tor Nightfire)https://tornightfire.com/catalog/the-dead-take-the-a-train-cassandra-khaw-richard-kadrey/Cassandra Khawhttps://casskhaw.carrd.co/Richard Kadeyhttps://www.richardkadrey.me/The Wrath of the iOtiansEmail: thewrathoftheiotians@gmail.comInstagram: thewrathoftheiotiansTwitter:  @OfiOtiansLinktree: https://linktr.ee/wrathoftheiotianspodcastWebsite: https://thewrathoftheiotians.buzzsprout.com/

Pre-order THE DEAD TAKE THE A TRAIN on bookshop.org and grab more books from Cassandra Khaw and Richard Kadrey!I've been stoked about The Dead Take The A Train for what feels like EVER. Before I read THE SALT GROWS HEAVY, before I had Cassandra on earlier in the year. The moment I saw this frickin cover, and read the frickin synopsis, I knew I'd be getting an ARC, reading the shit out of it, and cajoling these lovely and talented authors onto the podcast to answer my clunky-yet-enthusiastic questions. And I did all of that. And it was great. I have read something like 23 books in 2023, and I'd say that this is high in the running for most enjoyable. It's fun, it's gross, it's shocking, and it's endearingly sweet. It is only made better by the knowledge that a lot of the book is drawn from the authors' own personal, sometimes very bad, life experiences. The characters are easy to grow attached to, the story is as compelling as it is vast, and maybe best of all, it's only the first of a two book set! So once you're done falling in love with the book and its' characters, you can immediately look forward to spending more time in the future in this bananas world. But that's not all! The legendary Richard Kadrey has another book dropping a mere week later, and it sounds like a total banger. THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL gets some time in this episode, so make sure you give Richard's summary of it a good listen, then head immediately out to pre-order it. What can I say? The book was great, the authors were SO great, and you, my listeners/viewers are great. It's all great. So give it a listen, and treat yourself to some books by these incredibly talented authors. For the folks that like the YOUs and the TUBEs: Get full access to The ARC Party at www.thearcparty.com/subscribe

Tonight we're chatting with New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey, whose Sandman Slim was included in Amazon's “100 Science Fiction & Fantasy Books to Read in a Lifetime,” and is in production as a feature film. Some of Kadrey's other books include The Grand Dark, The Everything Box, King Bullet, and Butcher Bird. In comics, he's written for Heavy Metal, Lucifer, and Hellblazer. On October 3rd he has a new release co-written with USA Today bestselling author Cassandra Khaw called The Dead Take the A Train from Macmillan books. The same day will also see the release of his novella The Pale House Devil, which he discusses as well. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

OpenAI Maker of ChatGPT hit with class action copyright lawsuit by Sarah Silverman as well as authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, A groundbreaking climate change trial by Montana residents bring climate change case to court for first time ever.

This week's episode spotlights an emerging, contentious legal battle. Three high-profile figures - comedian Sarah Silverman, and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey, have filed lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta. The plaintiffs accuse both companies of copyright infringement, alleging their respective AI models were trained on illicit datasets containing their copyrighted works. In other news, we delve into the world of social media surveillance, featuring the story of Jack Sweeney, a college student whose controversial activity of tracking Elon Musk's private jet led to his Twitter suspension. Undeterred, Sweeney has moved his plane-tracking operation to Threads, a social media platform owned by Meta. We'll be unpacking these events and discussing their potential implications for copyright law and privacy in the era of AI. Buckle up for a deep dive into these riveting stories!

Good Monday morning! We are blessed by the voice of Michael Cirillo on the pod this week. Today we are following the continuing story of Tesla's NACS chargers, celebrating the Automotive News 40 under 40 list, and checking in on an AI lawsuit by some famous authors.Show Notes with links:Another domino has fallen in Tesla's favor as Mercedes-Benz announced that they will integrate the NACS charging connector in their EVs, beginning in 2024.The 2024 models will include a NACS adapter to the CCS connector. In 2025 and beyond, the vehicles will have a NACS port.Mercedes is also planning a charging network of more than 2500 high-power chargers in North America with some sites opening in late 2023.Volkswagen, BMW, Hyundai, Toyota, Honda, Stellantis and Jaguar Land Rover are the remaining major North American OEMs who haven't adopted the new standard.The 12th 40 Under 40 Retail class has been announced by Automotive News, honoring executives, sales and service managers, a general counsel and more.Editor Dan Shine said he was struck by how much More Than Cars reminded him of the 40 Under 40 awards. “[More Than Cars] reminded me of the special stories behind so many of the people we cover… People who were born into it and those who took circuitous routes to the automotive retail industry.”Some recognizable faces for the ASOTU-verse: Dayna Kleve, Director of diversity, engagement & foundation at Walser Automotive Group, Felicia Rey, Owner loyalty manager at Lynnes Nissan CityThe list also includes Tristan Topps, a former Ms. United States, Kristina Perez-Cubas who performed at the 2007 Super Bowl Halftime Show, Keri Lanzavecchia who took 3 attempts to pass her written learner's permit and Ronnie Lowenfield who has a collection of over 2500 bottles of bourbon.Sarah Silverman and authors Christopher Golden and Richard Kadrey are suing OpenAI and Meta, alleging copyright infringement as their AI chatbots, trained on illegally obtained datasets, have been summarizing the authors' books without permission.The authors argue that the datasets used by Meta have illicit origins, pointing out that one of the sources for its training datasets, ThePile, was assembled by a company called EleutherAI, which allegedly used content from the Bibliotik private tracker.Lawyers in the case have heard from other writers, authors, and publishers who are concerned about ChatGPT's ability to generate text similar to that found in copyrighted materials.Get the Daily Push Back email at https://www.asotu.com/ JOIN the conversation on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asotu/ Read our most recent email at: https://www.asotu.com/media/push-back-email ASOTU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/automotivestateoftheunion

Infracción de Derechos AutorSarah Silverman, conocida comediante y escritora, y los autores Richard Kadrey y Christopher Golden, han presentado demandas por infracción de derechos de autor contra Meta Platforms y OpenAI. Argumentan que su contenido protegido fue usado sin permiso para entrenar los modelos de lenguaje de inteligencia artificial de estas compañías. Tanto Meta, con sus modelos de IA llamados LLaMA (Large Language Models with Attention), como OpenAI con su ChatGPT, presuntamente usaron sus obras en los conjuntos de datos de entrenamiento.¿Están las reglas del juego cambiando para los gigantes de la IA?En el centro de esta controversia legal se encuentra la capacidad de los modelos de lenguaje IA para generar texto similar al contenido original protegido por derechos de autor. Sarah Silverman, además de su trabajo en comedia y actuación, ha publicado una autobiografía llamada 'The Bedwetter'. Junto a los autores Kadrey y Golden, sostienen que las compañías usaron sus obras sin autorización, evidenciado por los resúmenes generados por ChatGPT de OpenAI y los modelos LLaMA de Meta.La demanda contra Meta sugiere que los libros de los demandantes estaban accesibles en conjuntos de datos que Meta utilizó para entrenar sus modelos LLaMA, un conjunto de modelos de IA de código abierto que la empresa introdujo en febrero. Para OpenAI, las pruebas se centran en las respuestas de su chatbot, que demuestran conocimiento de las obras protegidas por derechos de autor. Estos casos resaltan los desafíos legales que las empresas de IA podrían enfrentar al utilizar conjuntos de datos para sus desarrollos.Las implicaciones de esta demanda podrían extenderse a toda la industria de la IA. Si los demandantes tienen éxito, podrían desencadenarse regulaciones más estrictas sobre el uso de contenido con derechos de autor en el entrenamiento de modelos de IA, y las empresas podrían verse obligadas a obtener permisos explícitos antes de utilizar dicho contenido.

Richard Kadrey discusses his writing, the short story collection The Secrets of Insects and his art.

Richard Kadrey discusses his writing, the short story collection The Secrets of Insects and his art.

It's party time! This episode, we're celebrating the carnage a mermaid and her young wreak. Cassandra Khaw was generous to spend about an hour chatting with me about their upcoming book THE SALT GROWS HEAVY. It's a splendidly grim fairy tale that I highly recommend. We talk about lots of themes that I pulled out of the book, including exploitation, a violent reaction to that exploitation, and love. Specifically, and this tickles me, we got to talk about what I've termed “friendship as relationship” storytelling, where love is a component but not necessarily in a romantic context. Additionally, we get into topics like language, upcoming books, and Richard Kadrey punching a horse. THE SALT GROWS HEAVY releases 5/2, and you can pre-order it now. Here's my affiliate link at bookshop.org, for convenience. THE SALT GROWS HEAVY by Cassandra Khaw Get full access to The ARC Party at www.thearcparty.com/subscribe

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Nach einem nicht ganz unanstrengenden Jahr braucht das geschundene Leserinnenhirn ästhetisch Angenehmes oder wenigstens was, was knallt.Für letzteres stellt Herr Falschgold zum Erwerb anheim:* die “Sandman Slim” Reihe von Richard Kadrey erschienen auf deutsch unter ungefähr dem gleichen Titel* die “The Laundry Files” Serie von Charles Stross auf deutsch genannt “Die mysteriösen Fälle des Bob Howard”* die “The Ark” Reihe, auf deutsch zum Beispiel mit dem ersten Band “Die letzte Reise der Menschheit” veröffentlichtAnne Findeisen empfiehlt:* Lisa Jewell mit “Der Fremde am Strand”* Ottessa Moshfegh mit “Eileen”* Claire Keegan mit “Kleine Dinge wie diese”Irmgard Lumpini ist überzeugt von:* Stacey Abrams “While Justice Sleeps” * den Leinengebundenen Klassikern von Penguin (Achtung: nicht direkt bei Penguin UK bestellen, durch Brexit entsteht hoher Zoll und die Bücher kommen nicht an; geht zur Buchhändlerin eures Vertrauens), zum Beispiel Virginia Woolfs “Orlando” oder H. G. Wells' “Krieg der Welten”* alles von Philip K. Dick (eine sehr schöne Reihe von Heyne ist leider nur noch antiquarisch zu erwerben), aber der Inhalt zählt. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lobundverriss.substack.com

I must admit, there was an element of selfishness involved in this podcast. I'm currently doing a creative writing course in my spare time (rather than in my news stories, ho ho) and one of the things I'm struggling with, weird as it is to admit, is the idea that I can write anything. I don't have to be bound by the rules of this world, or any world, or any rules. I can conceive of something totally and utterly new. And that's... I still can't quite wrap my head around it.   But my guest on the podcast today, Cassandra Khaw, has long made their peace with this, producing works of - usually - pitch black horror that I'm not sure I'd have the nerve to imagine. The most famous of their pieces is probably the novella Nothing But Blackened Teeth, which was a USA Today bestseller when it came out roughly a year ago.    So I wanted to find out from Cassandra, who seems to imagine new stories at the speed other people think of things to eat for dinner, where their ideas came from and how to shape them from there. I also wanted to find out where their life-long love of horror came from - and I was treated to a wonderful real-life Malaysian horror story when I asked.   Cassandra isn't only a horror writer, though. They've written for Eurogamer and now they help write games. They've contributed to games like Fallen London and Sunless Skies and Falcon Age, and more recently were working at Ubisoft Montreal on Hyperspace (and some undisclosed projects) and, to get us right up to date, Gotham Knights. Cassandra's already gone on to two new game projects they're not able to talk about yet.   They sound busy, right? Well, let's not forget their debut collection Breakable Things, coming out on 8th November. We talk about it in this podcast and it sounds great; it revolves around a theme of people pushing back against the world, like a werewolf out for revenge, or mermaids - who were pulled out of the ocean by humans, and impregnated - doing the same. There are some quieter explorations of grief too, including one tale that's personal and close to Cassandra's heart.   They have two other books coming out next year, too. One is a twisted mermaid novella called The Salt Grows Heavy, due May 2023, and the other is a collaboration with Richard Kadrey called The Dead Take the A Train, due March.   "Pathologic workaholic" is how they'd describe themselves, and on this evidence, I'd have to agree! Incidentally, the scary Malaysian film Cassandra mentions at the beginning is Impetigore, and the book recommendation is The Least of My Scars, by Stephen Graham Jones. Oh and apologies for a bit of keyboard clacking at the beginning of the recording - we relocate quickly to a quieter area. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The mystery unravels as The Murderous Marlyse May reaches its thrilling conclusion. Immediately following the end of the story, stay tuned for Zevon's engaging, irreverent and moving conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author of The Sandman Slim series, Richard Kadrey!

Guess who's back?! Staring into the friggin Abyss crew that's who! This week the gang begins celebrating Halloween with returning guest Sean M. Thompson and his short story The Last Halloween Above Ground. Before they start putting out candy, they discuss Rings of Power, Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes, Richard Kadrey's Sandman Slim, Only Murders in the Building, Thor: Love & Thunder, Hell Followed With Us by Andrew Joseph White, The Wire, Eric LaRocca's We Will Never Leave This Place, Stephen King's Song of Susannah, and Barbarian.  CW: Suicide discussion Buy The Last Halloween Above Ground

Dark Side of the Library Podcast Episode #76: Dark Adult Fiction Coming Out September 2022 Part 1 (Disclosure: Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. This means if you click on the link and purchase the item, we will receive an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you)   A Death in Door County, by Annelise Ryan (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3ACcc2z   Angelika Frankenstein Meets Her Match, by Sally Thorne (Sept 6) https://amzn.to/3MMo1pE   Autumn of the Grimoire (Sisters Solstice series 1) by JL Vampa (Sep 22) https://amzn.to/3ACcc2z   The Ballad of Black Tom, by Victor LaValle  (Sep 6) https://amzn.to/3v1UORI   Big Bad, by Lily Anderson (Sep 27) https://amzn.to/3oc4pkX   Bindle Punk Bruja, by Desideria Mesa (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3pAVTfZ   The Butcher and the Wren, by Alaina Urquhart (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3QSTtFg   The City Beneath the Hidden Stars, by Sonya Kudei (Sep 27 https://amzn.to/3cTuoew   The Classified Dossier - Sherlock Holmes and Mr Hyde (Classified Dossier, 2) by Christian Klaver (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3zV7fBD   Damnable Tales: A Folk Horror Anthology, by Richard Wells (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3JqOx89   Daphne: A Novel, by Josh Malerman (Sep 20) https://amzn.to/3v34hYP   The Dead Take the A Train, by Richard Kadrey and Cassandra Khaw (Sep 27 https://amzn.to/3PI3PXm   Fairy Tale, by Stephen King (Sept 6) https://amzn.to/3QIoYlP   Fellstones, by Ramsey Campbell (Sep 13) https://amzn.to/3Ol1T6q   Follow Dark Side of the Library on Facebook and on Instagram! And our Amazon Live Channel! Dark Side of the Library Website

Christopher Ernst and super_inframan to an Ask Me Anything episode. Topics include Gef the Talking Mongoose, "Archive 81", "No One Gets Out Alive", a ritual to induce paranormal activity, egregores and tulpas, poltergeists and imaginary friends, visualization leading to manifestation, "Hellier", Allen Greenfield, synchronicities vs. coincidences, some personal experiences, the Fibonacci number, Indrid Cold, Woodrow Derenberger, Gray Barker, contactee experiences, the posible influence of involuntary dosing with psychedelic's, Second Order Cybernetics, Nathan Isaac, Paul Kimball, synchronistic weather, Stephanie Quick, "Tik-Tok Synchromystics", technology in mystical practice, Randonautica, UFO abduction experiences, Terry Lovelace, "Incident at Devil's Den", Milabs, abduction as shamanic awakening, "Witness to Another World", Betty Andreasson, ancient Greys, Betty and Barney Hill, Whitley Strieber, Anjali Schultz, Travis Walton, channeled material from Seth through Jane Roberts, time as an illusion, retro-causality, simulation theory, "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, "Dust" audio-drama podcast, "Behind the Hatch", written by Jamie Killen, "Mirrors" audio-drama, "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey, today's world as a cyberpunk dystopia.

Seriah welcomes Christopher Ernst and super_inframan to an Ask Me Anything episode. Topics include Gef the Talking Mongoose, "Archive 81", "No One Gets Out Alive", a ritual to induce paranormal activity, egregores and tulpas, poltergeists and imaginary friends, visualization leading to manifestation, "Hellier", Allen Greenfield, synchronicities vs. coincidences, some personal experiences, the Fibonacci number, Indrid Cold, Woodrow Derenberger, Gray Barker, contactee experiences, the posible influence of involuntary dosing with psychedelic's, Second Order Cybernetics, Nathan Isaac, Paul Kimball, synchronistic weather, Stephanie Quick, "Tik-Tok Synchromystics", technology in mystical practice, Randonautica, UFO abduction experiences, Terry Lovelace, "Incident at Devil's Den", Milabs, abduction as shamanic awakening, "Witness to Another World", Betty Andreasson, ancient Greys, Betty and Barney Hill, Whitley Strieber, Anjali Schultz, Travis Walton, channeled material from Seth through Jane Roberts, time as an illusion, retro-causality, simulation theory, "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, "Dust" audio-drama podcast, "Behind the Hatch", written by Jamie Killen, "Mirrors" audio-drama, "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey, today's world as a cyberpunk dystopia, J.G. Ballard, "Demolition Man", "Idiocracy", "Don't Look Up", psychic impressions and alcohol use, sex and chi/life-energy, kundalini, puritanical beliefs, 3 types of sex, "The Magus of Java", Mo-Pai, and much more! This is fascinating, wide-ranging discussion! - Vincent Treewell Outro Music is All the Miles by Fifty Dollar Dynasty Download

Seriah welcomes Christopher Ernst and super_inframan to an Ask Me Anything episode. Topics include Gef the Talking Mongoose, "Archive 81", "No One Gets Out Alive", a ritual to induce paranormal activity, egregores and tulpas, poltergeists and imaginary friends, visualization leading to manifestation, "Hellier", Allen Greenfield, synchronicities vs. coincidences, some personal experiences, the Fibonacci number, Indrid Cold, Woodrow Derenberger, Gray Barker, contactee experiences, the posible influence of involuntary dosing with psychedelic's, Second Order Cybernetics, Nathan Isaac, Paul Kimball, synchronistic weather, Stephanie Quick, "Tik-Tok Synchromystics", technology in mystical practice, Randonautica, UFO abduction experiences, Terry Lovelace, "Incident at Devil's Den", Milabs, abduction as shamanic awakening, "Witness to Another World", Betty Andreasson, ancient Greys, Betty and Barney Hill, Whitley Strieber, Anjali Schultz, Travis Walton, channeled material from Seth through Jane Roberts, time as an illusion, retro-causality, simulation theory, "The Holographic Universe" by Michael Talbot, "Dust" audio-drama podcast, "Behind the Hatch", written by Jamie Killen, "Mirrors" audio-drama, "Sandman Slim" by Richard Kadrey, today's world as a cyberpunk dystopia, J.G. Ballard, "Demolition Man", "Idiocracy", "Don't Look Up", psychic impressions and alcohol use, sex and chi/life-energy, kundalini, puritanical beliefs, 3 types of sex, "The Magus of Java", Mo-Pai, and much more! This is fascinating, wide-ranging discussion! - Vincent Treewell Outro Music is All the Miles by Fifty Dollar Dynasty Download

In this podcast Richard Kadrey talks about comic book writing, the Coop Heist novels, Angel Scene, and much more. About Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey has written fifteen novels, including The New York Times Best Seller list, Devil Said Bang. Other works include collaborative graphic novels and over 50 published short stories. Show notes Click the … Continue reading

In this podcast Richard Kadrey talks about Sandman Slim, story ideas, fighting horses, and much more.  About Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey has written fifteen novels, including The New York Times Best Seller list, Devil Said Bang. Other works include collaborative graphic novels and over 50 published short stories. Show notes Click the timestamps to jump … Continue reading

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Body Shocks: Extreme Tales of Body Horror, is an anthology edited by Ellen Datlow, with over 20 stories that tackle the sub-genre "body horror" in an interesting way. Ellen Datlow is an American anthologist and editor of short fiction. Four of the contributors also join in this episode. Those four are Richard Kadrey, Llivia Llewellyn, Kaaron Warren, and Nathan Ballingrud. Richard Kadrey is an American photographer and writer. Livia Llewellyn is an American short story writer. Kaaron Warren is an Australian writer. Nathan Ballingrud is an American writer.

An interview with International Youth and Author Lisa Czarina Michaud, who brings the music of words to youth romance (is it romance? Is it love? It is a time of difficulties, both in age and in the United States.) It is a memoir of her youth in New York, and we're glad she didn't wait any longer to write it, because it's wonderful. … Continue...Episode 117 – Interview with Lisa Czarina Michaud

Mark interviews Kerrie Flanagan and Chuck Harrelson about collaborating on multiple genres under two shared pseudonyms, growing global sales, increasing author newsletter subscribers, and experimenting with marketing through Twitch. Prior to the interview, Mark welcomes new patron Malcolm Coon, shares a personal update, and a word about this episode's sponsor. This episode is sponsored by Findaway Voices. You can learn more about how you can get your work distributed to retailers and library systems around the world at starkreflections.ca/Findaway.   During their conversation, Mark, Kerrie, and Chuck talk about: The origin of how Kerrie and Chuck started writing together under multiple pseudonyms The books that they are working on under the names C.G. Harris (The Judas Files - Urban Fantasy; The Rax - Science Fiction) and C.K. Wiles (Romance) Their experimentation with going exclusive on their eBooks with KDP Select and how it failed and they returned to publishing wide Dedication to getting more subscribers and moving from 55 to over 3000 people on their list How focusing on Facebook ads was helpful in the newsletter subscription Apple success that came from Apple putting The Nine (book one in The Judas Files) on their "Free First in Series" page Using ScribeCount to measure their wide sales and the difference that a few months made How they work together in terms of the writing process as well as the logistics of publishing and handling the finances The way they are budgeting out their ad spend The experimentation they did with sponsoring a Twitch stream to talk about their The Judas Files books Learning about the unsustainable nature of rapid releases And more...   Mark then reflects on the experimentation and iteration that Kerrie and Chuck continue to do, trying new things, changing their approach, exploring new marketing opportunities, and not giving up.   Links of Interest: C.G. Harris Website Judas Files The Rax C.K. Wiles Website Twitch Stream Content from Fellowship of Awesome: Full Stream (Starts about 11 minutes in) Talking about The Nine Reading excerpt in Canadian accent Reading excerpt in sexy romance voice Episode 31 - Kerrie Flanagan on Writing and Selling Magazine Articles Episode 45 - Co-authoring with the Writers Behind C.K. Wiles Episode 117 - Multi-Layered Collaboration with Kerrie Flanagan, Chuck Harrelson, and Macleod Andrews The Relaxed Author Publishing Pitfalls for Authors Patreon for Stark Reflections An Author's Guide to Working with Libraries & Bookstores Wide for the Win Mark's Canadian Werewolf Books This Time Around (Short Story) A Canadian Werewolf in New York Stowe Away (Novella) Fear and Longing in Los Angeles Fright Nights, Big City   C.G. Harris is an award winning science-fiction and fantasy author from Colorado who draws inspiration from favorites, Jim Butcher, Richard Kadrey and Brandon Sanderson. For nearly a decade, Harris has escaped the humdrum of the real world by creating fictional characters and made-up realities. When not writing, Harris spends time collecting the illusive arcade token, from the golden age when Dig Dug and Frogger were king. Harris knows the value of such a collection will only be seen in the confused faces of those family members left behind long after C.G. Harris is gone. ​ C.G. Harris is the combined persona of writers Kerrie Flanagan and Chuck Harrelson.   The introductory, end, and bumper music for this podcast (“Laser Groove”) was composed and produced by Kevin MacLeod of www.incompetech.com and is Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

SPOILERS! The Clap Gang get together and talk Suicide Squad, all of the new shows, Doug's video games, and Richard Kadrey's King Bullet!

Anyone can get blocked in writing. It can be agonizing over an opening and how much exposition to put in, plotting how to take over the world, or even just herding cats to give you time to write. Jeannie invited Madeleine Robins and Cliff Winnig back to talk about their individual blocks in an attempt to crowdsource ideas about building plot events as a demonstration of how you might be able to get past blocks of your own with friends. … Continue...Episode 114 – The Block Party

Urban fantasy author Richard Kadrey stops by to talk about King Bullet, the final volume in the Sandman Slim series Source

[Warning] This episode contains explicit language and explicit themes. Listener discretion is advised. Well if zombies weren't enough maybe Hellions are? Richard Kadrey puts his protagonist through a lot, but maybe none so dangerous as a trip back to Hell to stop his mortal enemy from using Hell's soldiers to invade Heaven. Can you do that while juggling all the new relationships he's built on Earth. Danny has a lot to say about the third instalment of this insane urban fantasy novel. He covers the development of the lore, the characters, and Kadrey's style of prose. He looks at the not so good which may or may not include new and old characters. He also takes a closer work at the biggest fault of the novel and why it may be hard for others to see it otherwise. However, not matter what, Danny has a few laughs because this franchise is insane. ~Follow all the Legionaries on Twitter~ Danny: twitter.com/legionsarchive The Tsar: twitter.com/TsarAlexander6 Allen: twitter.com/blkydpease Spangar: twitter.com/LSFspangar ~Credits~ Original Sound Cloud image taken from Richard Kadrey's website at: https://www.richardkadrey.com/aloha-from-hell Original cover art owned by Richard Kadrey, Paula Russell Szfranski, and HarperCollins. Original "The Broken Shelf" symbol created and published by Danny Archive. New "The Broken Shelf" symbol created by CMart Graphics - follow IG @cmartgraphics Music - "Loitering" Artist - Riot Provided free from YouTube Audio Library Podcast edited by Danny Archive using Audacity. Download Audacity here: www.audacityteam.org/ This podcast is fair use under U.S. copyright law because it is (1) transformative in nature, the audio is a journalistic commentary on popular media (2) uses no more of the original work than necessary for the podcast's purpose, the claimed duration is an edited clip for rhetoric, and (3) does not compete with the original work and could have no negative affect on its market. DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the materials (music/artworks). All rights belong to the original artists. If you are the content owner and want to remove it, please contact me at legionssoulfood@gmail.com. Thank you! - Follow Richard Kadrey - Facebook: www.facebook.com/richard.kadrey Twitter: twitter.com/Richard_Kadrey IG: www.instagram.com/rkadrey/ Website: www.richardkadrey.com/ ~Do Us A Favor~ Hey! At the time of publishing episode eighty of The Broken Shelf, the podcast became available on TuneIn, Stitcher, Google Play, and iTunes. That said, if you downloaded the podcast via anything else other than Sound Cloud, maybe check out our Sound Cloud, give us a follow, and listen to a few more of our other tracks. Sound Cloud was there from the beginning for us and no matter what the others provide it was and is our host. Thanks! Sound Cloud: @user-377177156

In today's gigantic episode 50% of Trading pages meets with 66.6% of N.E.R.D. Bronwyn, with special guests Andrew and Amanda discuss Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Discussion topics: Concrete sprinklers. Nipples have how many holes? Donald Trump jump scares. The swiss army knife of murder sticks. When ke$ha attacks. ADAM! Adam I'm talking about your butt! Adam! Notice me! Stick around after the credits for bloopers! As always, we do talk about spoilers for the plot! So if you have not read the books, then listen at your own risk! Check out our facebook page and instagram for behind the scenes footage and bonus content. Send us an email at tradingpagespodcast@gmail.com because we really want to hear from you! Or leave us a voicemail at https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/message You can also become a patron at www.patreon.com/pantspending and help us continue to make these amazing shows for you! If we get 20 new patrons then Ali and Bron will release their most embarassing childhood photos. Join our reader group on Goodreads where you can join in on the book discussion! This is a copyrighted internet broadcast. Any reproduction or rebroadcast without express permission of its creators is strictly prohibited. For more information visit http://tradingpages.pantspending.com Find us on Facebook at Facebook.com/tradingpagespod, on Instagram @tradingpagespod or on Twitter @tradingpagespod. Trading Pages is a Pants Pending Studios podcast, for more information on the network visit PantsPending.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tradingpages/support

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to announced on-line and streaming local theatre & book events   Bookwaves Novelist and essayist Jonathan Safran Foer discusses his book, “We Are The Weather: Saving the Planet Begins at Breakfast,” just out in trade paperback, with host Richard Wolinsky. The author of three acclaimed novels, Jonathan Safran Foer has also written “Eating Animals,” a treatise on the evils of factory farming. This new book talks about changing one's diet, cutting one's carnivore diet, as a personal step in limiting your carbon footprint, i.e. removing meat, fish and dairy products from breakfast and lunch. Complete interview   Artwaves Hershey Felder, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, 2013. George Gershwin Alone will be performed live from Florence, Italy on Sunday September 13, 2020 at 5 pm Pacific. For tickets and information, go to Berkeley Rep or TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Hershey Felder has made a career of creating solo shows in which he portrays different composers performing their work on piano. His first show, George Gershwin Alone, began in 1999 at a Los Angeles workshop. He later went on to portray Leonard Bernstein, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Frederic Chopin, Claude Debussy, and Ludwig Beethoven. This interview was recorded in the offices of Berkeley Rep on April 12, 2013, during the run of George Gershwin Alone. Photos: Hershey Felder Presents.     Announcement Links Book Passage. Conversations with authors, all at 4 pm Pacific: mystery writer Rhys Bowen, today, Bill Petrocelli, author of Electoral Bait and Switch: How the Electoral College Hurts Voters, Saturday September 12, Clarissa Ward Sunday September 13, Dr. David D. Burns on depression Tuesday September 14 and Sue Miller Wednesday September 15, again all at 4 pm Pacific. And Chasten Buttegieg in conversation with Andrew Sean Greer Tuesday September 15, 5:30 pm The Booksmith features tonight Tom Phillpot tonight at 6 pm and Chuck Palahniuk (Palanik) in conversation with Richard Kadrey on Wednesday September 16 at 7 pm Books Inc presents Adrienne Young, Adalyn Grace and Maggie Tokuda-Hall, later today at 5 pm and Kevin C. O'Leary Tuesday September 15 at 5 pm . Bay Area Book Festival Sunday, October 4, the Bay Area Book Festival presents Berkeley #UNBOUND, an all-day, free, virtual mini-festival — kicked off with a ticketed keynote program on Saturday night, October 3. Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required. San Francisco Playhouse Tonight at 7 pm: Fireside chat with playwright Cleavon Smith, The Zoomlet play Monday September 14 at 7 pm is A Broken String by Lynn Kauffman Custom Made Theatre Sarah Ruhl's How to Transcend a Happy Marriage, recorded during its Jan/Feb run, streams September 18-20, On Demand 10 am-11 pm. Theatre Rhino Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursday September 10 is The Drinker. American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) In Love and Warcraft by Madhuri Shekar, a live production on Zoom, this Friday and Saturday September 11-12 at 8 pm, and On Demand recording Sept 18-25. 42nd Street Moon. 8 pm Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Fridays at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia. A new subscription series, Moonbeams, begins streaming on October 1. Shotgun Players.  Josh Kornbluth's Citizen Brain, live-streamed October 16 to November 8. Berkeley Rep Another live performance by Hershey Felder, George Gershwin Alone, airs on Sunday September 13 at 5 pm. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Another live performance by Hershey Felder, George Gershwin Alone, airs on Sunday September 13 at 5 pm. Tickets on sale on the website. TheatreWorks' production of the musical Pride and Prejudice is now streaming with an Amazon Prime subscription. Pandora by Laurel Ollstein streams September 24 to September 28, free. California Shakepeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) Direct Address: Allyship and Anti-Racism, Where Are We Now? Is available streaming. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more. SFBATCO Live with Rod and Marce on Twitch TV, every Thursday at 6 pm. Aurora Theatre's A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, will stream this fall, date to be announced. Aurora Connects conversations every Friday, 4 pm. Marin Theatre Company Lauren Gunderson's play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. Central Works The Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The September script is Strange Ladies by Susan Sobeloff. A podcast will be posted to the Central Works website on September 29. New Conservatory Theatre Center presents In Good Company, a podcast about life when it goes off script. The first four episodes are now available streaming. The Marsh: International Solo Fest, October 7-11. Josh Kornbluth hosts bingo every Friday at 7:30 pm. Pear Theater. Lysistrata, October 8 – November 9, filmed live outdoors. Contra Costa Civic Theatre The Reading Stage: I and You by Lauren Gunderson, Monday September 14, at 7 pm on Zoom. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write bookwaves@hotmail.com.   . The post Bookwaves/Artwaves – Sept. 10, 2020: Jonathan Safran Foer – Hershey Felder appeared first on KPFA.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to announced on-line and streaming local theatre & book events   Bookwaves Tony Horwitz (1958 – May 27, 2019) discusses his most recent book, “Spying on the South,” now out in trade paperback, with host Richard Wolinsky. Recorded May 17, 2019. The author of several books that combine scholarship, history and travel, Tony Horwitz was a one of a kind author. In “Confederates in the Attic,” he looked at Civil War re-enactors in the Deep South. In “Blue Latitudes,” he followed the path of explorer James Cook, visiting islands in the Pacific Ocean. And in “Spying on the South,” now his final book, he follows the path of the young Frederick Law Olmstead, later to design Central Park, as he went down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers all the way to the Mexican border, seeing how a century and a half has changed the landscape and the people. Ten days after this interview was conducted, Tony Horwitz died of a heart attack in Washington D.C., in the middle of his book tour. An extended 49-minute version of this interview can be found as a Radio Wolinsky podcast. Photos: Richard Wolinsky. Artwaves Mavis Gallant, who died in 2014 at the age of 91, was a Canadian short story writer who spent most of her life in France. During her lifetime, she had 118 stories in the New Yorker, which made her one of that magazine's most published writers. Along the way she did write two novels, but it was because of her shorter fiction that she was very much a writers' writer. A very private person, she only rarely gave interviews – but she did go on a book tour for her short story collection, Across the Bridge, and it's then, on October 6, 1993, that Richard A. Lupoff and Richard Wolinsky had a chance to speak with her. Wikipedia notes that her subject was frequently fascism, in particular about what she called “the small possibilities in people” which leaned them toward fascism. In a roundabout way, she discusses that in this interview. New York Review Books Classics has published several volumes of her stories, most notably The Collected Stories, which features fifty two examples of her best work, and Paris Stories, curated by Michael Ondaatje. Across the Bridge is available in an e-book edition from Amazon. Digitized, remastered and re-edited in August, 2020 by Richard Wolinsky Extended 51-minute Radio Wolinsky podcast.Transcript of a 1999 Paris Review interview with Mavis Gallant.     Announcement Links Book Passage. Conversations with Authors features Susan Minot on Saturday August 22, David Sibley on Sunday August 23, and Akwaeki Emezi on Wednesday August 26, all at 4 pm Pacific. The Booksmith features Eric Hatton at 11 am and Richard Kadrey and Christopher Moore at 6 pm Pacific on Monday August 24, and poets Michael Warr and Chun Yu on Wednesday August 26 at 7 pm Pacific. Bay Area Book Festival features Michael Pollan and Merlin Sheldrake on Entangled Life and the world of Fungi, on Wednesday August 26 at 7 pm. Kepler's Books presents Refresh the Page, on line interviews and talks. Registration required.   Theatre Rhino Live Thursday performance conceived and performed by John Fisher on Facebook Live and Zoom at 8 pm Thursday August 20 is Dickens. San Francisco Playhouse fireside chat Thursday August 20 at 7 pm is Louis Parnell with Susi Damilano, and Monday August 24's Zoomlet play is The Bacchae by Euripedes at 7 pm. American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) begins a series of live then streamed ticketed productions, titled InterAct, starting on September 4 with In Love and Warcraft by Madhuri Shekar. 42nd Street Moon. 8 pm Tuesdays: Tuesday Talks Over the Moon. Fridays at 8 pm: Full Moon Fridays Cabaret. Sundays at 8 pm: Quiz Me Kate: Musical Theatre Trivia. Shotgun Players.  A live stream performance of Quack by Eliza Clark, through August 26 Registration required. Berkeley Rep is having a script discussion starting on Monday August 24, with Bright Half Life by Tanya Barfield, and you can purchase and read the script in advance. Another live performance by Hershey Felder, George Gershwin Alone, airs on Sunday September 13 at 5 pm. Theatreworks Silicon Valley is presenting on Women's Equality Day at 5:30 pm live streamed excerpts from the musical Perfect 36 with book and lyrics by Laura Harrington and music by Mel Marvin. California Shakepeare Theatre (Cal Shakes) has various offerings on its You Tube channel. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts new on-line programming series featuring classes, concerts, poetry sessions and more.. Aurora Theatre's A new ticketed audio drama, The Flats, written by Lauren Gunderson, Cleaven Smith and Jonathan Spector, with Lauren English, Anthony Fusco and Khary L. Moye, directed by Josh Costello, will stream this fall, date to be announced. Marin Theatre Company Lauren Gunderson's play Natural Shocks streams through Soundcloud on the Marin Theatre website. Central Works The Script Club, where you read the script of a new play and send comments to the playwright. The August script is Bamboozled by Patricia Milton. A podcast will be posted to the Central Works website on August 25. Lincoln Center Live Through September 8, 2020: Carousel, with Kelli O'Hara & Nathan Gunn. Public Theatre: The Line streams through the website. A radio recording of Richard II is also available through the website. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theatre venue to this list, please write bookwaves@hotmail.com.   . 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On the April 8, 2019 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor in chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film managing editor Jacob Hall, weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson, and writers Hoai-Tran Bui and Chris Evangelista to discuss what they've been up to at the Water Cooler.   You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (here is the RSS URL if you need it). At The Water Cooler: What we've been Doing:Peter went to WonderCon in Anaheim and visited Disneyland and had a cheat day reminding him that overeating and eating shitty food makes him feel horrible. And covered the Avengers: Endgame junket. Brad bought a PlayStation 4 with Red Dead Redemption and Spider-Man, but hasn't played them yet because life is cruel. Hoai-Tran saw Church the Cat at Pet Sematary advanced screening, attended the Missing Link NYC premiere, went to an Epik High concert. Jacob bought a white board after learning the dark secret of staying on track with his exercise. What we've been Reading:Jacob has started reading Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey. Ben read The Mysterious Affair at Styles What we've been Watching:Jacob and Brad watched Shazam! And HT rewatched it. HT and Chris watched Pet Sematary. Jacob and Chris watched The Legend of Cocaine Island. Jacob and HT watched The Twilight Zone, Jacob began an MCU re-watch and Brad is half-assing it. Peter saw 6 minutes of Avengers: Endgame, watched The Act on Hulu, The Boy Band Con, The Lou Pearlman documentary on YouTube Premium, and tried watching the Netflix reality series Selling Sunset. Ben watched Shrill, Midnight Run, and The Bad and the Beautiful Jacob watched Mercy Black, Await Further Instructions, The Bye Bye Man, Terminator Salvation, and lots of Jeopardy!. Brad watched Whitney, Queer Eye Season 3, Christopher Robin, Stan & Ollie Hoai-Tran watched The Beach Bum, Cold War, The Burial of Kojo, Lady J, One-Punch Man, Missing Link, the series finale of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. What we've been Eating:Peter has been eating High Key Snacks mini cookies, and made a few recipes out of Southern Keto: 100+ Traditional Food Favorites for a Low-Carb Lifestyle including Cheeseburger “mac” helper and drop biscuits. Jacob wants to sing the praises of Deep Eddy Ruby Red Vodka. Brad tried four new kinds of M&M's: Hazelnut Spread, Thai Coconut, English Toffee and Mexican Jalapeno, and Starburst Duos. What we've been Playing:Jacob has been playing Baba is You and Ape Out on the Nintendo Switch. Hoai-Tran is in a post-Kingdom Hearts 3 funk.   Other Articles Mentioned: ‘Shazam!' May be the the Most Positive Superhero Movie Ever Made – But It Has One Serious Failing ‘Shazam!' Director David F. Sandberg on How His Horror Roots Prepared Him for a Superhero Movie [Interview] Pet Sematary spoiler review All the other stuff you need to know: You can find more about all the stories we mentioned on today's show at slashfilm.com, and linked inside the show notes. /Film Daily is published every weekday, bringing you the most exciting news from the world of movies and television as well as deeper dives into the great features from slashfilm.com. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the popular podcast apps (RSS). Send your feedback, questions, comments and concerns to us at peter@slashfilm.com. Please leave your name and general geographic location in case we mention the e-mail on the air. Please rate and review the podcast on iTunes, tell your friends and spread the word! Thanks to Sam Hume for our logo.

Best selling supernatural fiction author RICHARD KADREY'S new book, his first for a young adult audience, is DEAD SET.After her father's funeral, Zoe moved to the big city with her mother to start over. But change always brings trials, and life in the city is not so easy. Money is tight, and Zoe's only escape is in her dreams—a world apart from her troubled real life where can spend time with her closest companion: her lost brother, Valentine.But something or someone has entered their dreamworld uninvited. And a chance encounter in a used record store, where the vinyl holds not music but lost souls, has opened up a portal to the world of the restless dead. It's here that the shop's strange proprietor offers Zoe the chance to commune with her dead father.RICHARD KADREY is the author of dozens of stories, plus ten novels, including the wildly popularSANDMAN SLIM series; and his Wired magazine cover story, "Carbon Copy," was made into a movie in 2001.Kadrey created and wrote the Vertigo comics mini-series ACCELERATE, which was illustrated by the Pander Brothers. He plans to do more comic work in the near future.He has written and spoken about art, culture and technology for Wired, The San Francisco Chronicle, Discovery Online, The Site, SXSW and Wired For Sex on the G4 cable network.