Podcasts about WindSeeker

Fantastisk litteratur (også kalt undringslitteratur) fra Afrika har i mange tiår vevd sammen fortid og nåtid. Forfattere har kombinert afrikanske myter og legender med samfunnskritikk og reiser i verdensrommet, i en type fiksjon som utvider rammene for både fantastisk litteratur og litteratur fra det afrikanske kontinentet.I dette nyskrevne foredraget, bestilt av Litteraturhuset og fremført digitalt, presenterer den nigerianske forfatteren Wole Talabi en tidslinje for afrikansk fantastisk litteratur, fra spede begynnelser og frem til vår samtid. Her reflekterer han over sjangerens innflytelse og betydning og forteller om rekken sentrale verk som har definert sjangeren gjennom tiårene.Wole Talabi er en nigeriansk ingeniør og forfatter av fantastisk litteratur, bosatt i Perth, Australia. Han har blant annet utgitt novellesamlingene Incomplete Solutions (2019) og Convergence Problems (2024), samt romanen Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023), som vant den gjeve Nommo-prisen for beste roman innen fantastisk litteratur i 2024. Novellene hans har vært nominert til og vunnet en rekke priser, blant annet Sidewise-, Nommo- og Locus-prisen. Han har også mottatt Caine-prisen for afrikanske forfattere.Talabi har også satt sammen en database med utgitte verk innen afrikansk spekulativ fiksjon, som han var redaktør for fra 2015 til 2021. Han er også redaktør for flere antologier med afrikansk fantastisk litteratur, inkludert den sentrale utgivelsen Africanfuturism. An Anthology (2020), og er i dag en av sjangerens sentrale tenkere og pådrivere.Verk nevnt:Tidlige verk (1930-tallet – 1960-tallet):Jean-Louis Njemba Medou – Nnanga Kon (1932)Muhammadu Bello Kagara – Gandoki (1934)D.O. Fagunwa – Forest of a Thousand Daemons (1938)Amos Tutuola – The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952) Uavhengighetsblomstringen (1960-tallet – 2000-tallet):Sony Labou Tansi – Life and A Half (1979)Buchi Emecheta – The Rape of Shavi (1983)Kojo Laing – Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988)Ben Okri – The Famished Road (1991)Kojo Laing – Major Gentl and Achimota Wars (1992)Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o – The Wizard of the Crow (2004/2006) Internett-alderen og sjangerens anerkjennelse (tidlig 2000-tallet – tidlig 2010-tallet)Nnedi Okorafor – Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)Ahmed Khaled Towfik – Utopia (2008) Lauren Beukes – Moxyland (2008)Lauren Beukes – Zoo City (2010)Nnedi Okorafor – Who Fears Death (2010)Ivor Hartmann (ed.) – Afro SF (2012) Økene internaskonal anerkjennelse (2010-tallet – I dag):Deji Bryce Olukotun – Nigerians in Space (2014)Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – Kintu (2014) Tade Thompson – Rosewater (2016)Tochi Onyebuchi – Beasts Made of Night (2017)Akwaeke Emezi – Freshwater (2018)Namwali Serpell – The Old Drift (2019)Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki – Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon (2020) Andre nevnte verk: Chinua Achebe – Things Fall Apart (1958)Helen Oyeyemi – The Icarus Girl (2005)Wole Talabi – Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)Black Panther (dir. Ryan Coogler, 2018)«Afro-mythology and African futurism», essay av Pamela Phatsimo SunstrumNnedi Okorafor – «Spider the Artist»Chikodili Emelumadu – Dazzling (2023)Yvette Lisa Ndlovu – Drinking from Graveyard Wells (2023)Pemi Aguda – Ghostroots (2024)Tlotlo Tsamaase – Womb City (2024)Suyi Davies Okungbowa – Warrior of The Wind (2023)T. L. Huchu – The Library of The Dead (2021) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For decades, African speculative fiction has weaved together past and future, combining myths and legends with space exploration and social criticism and broadening the scope of both African and speculative literatures.In this original lecture, invited by The House of Literature and recorded digitally, Nigerian author Wole Talabi presents a timeline of African speculative fiction from its early beginnings and until the present day. Here, he reflects on the influence and importance of the genre, citing its central works and defining its distinguishing features.Wole Talabi is a Nigerian engineer and author of speculative fiction currently living in Perth, Australia. His published works include the short story collections Incomplete Solutions (2019) and Convergence Problems (2024), as well as the novel Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023), which won the Nommo award for best novel in 2024. His short stories have been nominated for and won several awards, including the Sidewise, Nommo and Locus awards, as well as being awarded the Caine Prize for African Writing.Talabi also compiled a database of published works of African speculative fiction, which he edited from 2015 to 2021. He is also the editor of several anthologies of African speculative fiction, including the landmark publication Africanfuturism. An Anthology (2020) and remains one of the field's chief advocates and central thinkers.Works mentioned:Early Works (1930s – 1960s):Jean-Louis Njemba Medou – Nnanga Kon (1932)Muhammadu Bello Kagara – Gandoki (1934)D.O. Fagunwa – Forest of a Thousand Daemons (1938)Amos Tutuola – The Palm-Wine Drinkard (1952)Post-Independence Flourish (1960s – early 2000s):Sony Labou Tansi – Life and A Half (1979)Buchi Emecheta – The Rape of Shavi (1983)Kojo Laing – Woman of the Aeroplanes (1988)Ben Okri – The Famished Road (1991)Kojo Laing – Major Gentl and Achimota Wars (1992)Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o – The Wizard of the Crow (2004/2006)The Internet Age and Genre Recognition (early 2000s – early 2010's)Nnedi Okorafor – Zahrah the Windseeker (2005)Ahmed Khaled Towfik – Utopia (2008) Lauren Beukes – Moxyland (2008)Lauren Beukes – Zoo City (2010)Nnedi Okorafor – Who Fears Death (2010)Ivor Hartmann (ed.) – Afro SF (2012)Increasing Global Recognition (2010s – present):Deji Bryce Olukotun – Nigerians in Space (2014)Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi – Kintu (2014) Tade Thompson – Rosewater (2016)Tochi Onyebuchi – Beasts Made of Night (2017)Akwaeke Emezi – Freshwater (2018)Namwali Serpell – The Old Drift (2019)Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki – Ife-Iyoku, the Tale of Imadeyunuagbon (2020)Other works mentioned:Chinua Achebe – Things Fall Apart (1958)Helen Oyeyemi – The Icarus Girl (2005)Wole Talabi – Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon (2023)Weird Tales, fantasy and horror magazineJungle Jim, bi-monthly African pulp fiction magazineOmenana Speculative fiction magazineBlack Panther (dir. Ryan Coogler, 2018)“Afro-mythology and African futurism”, essay by Pamela Phatsimo SunstrumNnedi Okorafor – “Spider the Artist”Phoenix, publishing imprint at Ouida BooksMother, publishing imprint by Jacana MediaChikodili Emelumadu – Dazzling (2023)Yvette Lisa Ndlovu – Drinking from Graveyard Wells (2023)Pemi Aguda – Ghostroots (2024)Tlotlo Tsamaase – Womb City (2024)Suyi Davies Okungbowa – Warrior of The Wind (2023)T. L. Huchu – The Library of The Dead (2021)The Sauúti collective Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Did someone say Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker?Yep, you guessed it! Today, somehow, we talk about WOW. Again. Is this some kind of WOW podcast? It probably should be. Mike's Hard WOW Cast. We have some brief non-WOW discussions (for all of you non-WOW kids) in the beginning & at the end. Otherwise, it's wall-to-wall-World-of-Warcraft!Check out all the geek-chic designs at our sponsor GetaThreads.com! Use promo code “MHGC25” for 25% off your next order!

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... NOOB is back, baby! The Galactic season has been extended The Entire galaxy is on red alert! FFXIV is at a crossroads And, we are talking amongst ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/J0sb-7jQ1Ns Open Welcome to episode #428 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mkallah: (hey folks, there will be pan au chocolate in the guild kitchen). This week we have a host show! Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into what we've been up to in and out of the game shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Sunday - Destiny 2 8:30 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Monday - STO 10:00 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9:00 pm Eastern Wednesday - HFO Mythic+ Mayhem (WoW) 8:00 pm Eastern Thursday- Board Game Night (1st and 3rd Thursdays) 7:00 pm Eastern/6:00 pm Central Friday - ESO 9:00 pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11:00 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- New Overlords Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS There are at least 2 dungeons and dragon ongoing campaigns currently one being run be Dproberts on some sundays and the other by Kraemer29 on saturdays we next meet on october 26th for both scheduling we both have to deal with the epic IRL monster Diablo IV - Vessel of Hatred launches on October 7th at 4 pm PDT with a new class, the Spiritborn, a reduction in base top level to 50, growing to 60 with the expansion, along with a multitude of new difficulty levels, and story. WoW Noob Raid resumed last week and since cross-faction LFR isn't a thing, decided to make an attempt at Normal difficulty. They managed the first boss, but still needed a lot of practice for the second one. Next week is time walking so they will be making another attempt at getting rare mounts with a full clear of Ulduar. WoW Classic With the launch of Season of Discovery Phase 5 on Thursday, September 26 at 22:00 CEST, Blackwing Lair will become available. Blackwing Lair is tuned and intended for ~20 players but the instance is capped at a maximum of 40 players. Blackwing Lair is on a 7-day raid reset timer. Zul'Gurub is tuned and intended for ~10 players, but the instance is capped at a maximum of 20 players. Zul'Gurub is on a twice-weekly raid reset timer. New Raid: The Crystal Vale Prince Thunderaan the Windseeker has broken free from his prison with the release of Phase 5 and will be available to all players as a newly reimagined raid encounter. Thunderaan is tuned and intended for ~20 players but the instance is capped at a maximum of 40 players. The Crystal Vale is on a twice-weekly reset timer. Old Raid: The Molten Core Available with weekly resets starting on September 24th, The Molten Core will become available to raid with an instance capped at a maximum of 40 players. It will remain tuned for 20 players. SWTOR We continue to work through Galactic Season 7, which has been extended 6 weeks.

Tara interviews author Sarah Raughley about her trilogy, The Bones of Ruin (The Bones of Ruin, The Song of Wrath, The Lady of Rapture), as well as her new novel, The Queen's Spade, out January 14, 2025.    Sarah grew up in southern Ontario writing stories about freakish little girls with powers because she secretly wanted to be one. She is a huge fangirl of anything from manga to sci/fi fantasy TV to Japanese role-playing games.   As a writer, Sarah has been nominated for the Aurora Award for Best Young Adult novel and works in the community doing writing workshops for youths and adults.   As an academic, Sarah has a PhD in English. She has taught at McMaster University and acted as a postdoctoral fellow at The University of Ottawa. She currently teaches creative writing at Lakehead University. Her research concerns representations of race and gender in popular media, youth culture and post colonialism.   Highlighted titles: Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor July's People by Nadine Gordimer Legendborn; Bloodmarked; Oathbound (3/2025) by Tracy Deonn  Tender Beasts by Liselle Sambury Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi Basara by Yumi Tamura Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi Sugar Sugar Rune by Moyoco Anno The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda Fushigi Yugi by Yuu Watase Bleach by Tite Kubo https://sarahraughley.com/ https://www.instagram.com/s_raughley/  

School is back and family routines are ramping up for fall. It's time for the real inhabitants of Waterloo Region to come out hunting. We're inspired by the founders of RIM and what lurks in the shadows in KW. If immortal bloodsuckers are not thrilling enough for you, perhaps give Windseeker a try? G, our resident thrill-seeker would advise working up to a ride like that. Perhaps, Iron Horse Trail after dark first? Muahahah Thanks for listening! JB & GW

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... We have an update on the Trial of Style! Congrats, Conquerors of Ossus Are you ready for the Jester's Festival LOTRO returns to Carn Dûm And, Hoots and Lanctharus are here to talk about ttRPGs in AIE! All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/IW9EFs9XcI4 Open Welcome to episode #401 of the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mkallah: To my left is Tetsemi: - (catch phrase here). And to my right is Mewkow: (catch phrase here). This week we are joined by special guests Hoots and Lanctharus who is here to talk to us about some of the ttRPG activities happening in AIE. Welcome! Ok, we'll be digging into the Table Talk shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Community Mandatory Fun Nights Where the fun is mandatory but the attendance is not. Please be aware, we have a change of schedule with STO Sunday - WoW Classic 2 pm Eastern Monday - GW2 9:30 pm Eastern Tuesday - SWTOR 9 pm Eastern Wednesday - Thursday- STO 11:00 pm Eastern Friday - ESO 9 pm Eastern Friday - FFXIV(Magical Misc Tour) 9pm Eastern Saturday - LotRO 8:30 pm Eastern Saturday - FFXIV (Maps) 9:30 pm Eastern Saturday - Noob Raid (WoW) 11 pm Eastern Streaming and Guild Podcast News We have a ton of AIE member podcasts! Want to know where to find them? Look no further than here- SWTOR Escape Podcast (Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com/category/listen/sepc/ Behind the Games Podcast (Jeff aka Max and Sema) https://www.newoverlords.com/category/listen/btg/ Working Class Nerds (Marcus and Nick) - NSFL https://workingclassnerdscom.wordpress.com Boards and Swords (Chris and Philip) https://boardsandswords.com/blog?category=Boards%20%26%20Swords Dr. Gameology ( Dr. Daniel Kaufmann ) https://drgameology.com/ STO - Fleet Action Report (Grebog and Nikodas) https://www.youtube.com/@fleetactionreport A Podcast Reborn: A FFXIV Community Podcast (Brandon aka Old Man Franks, Meagan, and Rho) - NSFL https://www.bonusroll.gg/directory/a-podcast-reborn/ NOMADS Just a note that the AIE Valheim hosted server is online and the IP has changed. The server info is pinned in the discord channel. WoW This week the Trial of Style event was live and lots of fun was had with guildies in this fast-paced fashion competition. There were new categories this year, such as Going Green, Profession Expression, Gothic Gala and Expedition: Catwalk. Sadly, we can't queue as mixed Horde and Alliance groups yet, but Pepe was there to support both factions. PS Is that Gustytail wielding Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker? Why yes, yes it is! Raid Team news: Noob Raid took down the first 3 bosses in Vault of the Incarnates and made good progress on a fourth - Dathea. Go Noob Raid! The Filthy Casuals defeated Normal Razza-geth and 2 bosses on Heroic. On Alliance side, Hell Froze Over downed Heroic Kurog (the coffee boss) and progression team So Let's Go Skating is working on Heroic Raz for their Ahead of the Curve Achievement. We're looking for DM's for a Week of One-Shots, Dungeons and Dragons guild event at the end of April. Visit the tabletop-rpg channel in AIE Discord for more info and tag Gustytail if you're interested. Our DM's will be receiving a hand-painted mini as a thank you gift, courtesy of Lanctharus. (Oh hey Lanc, maybe you can talk more about this later.) WoW Classic Still working on clearing Ulduar, been a busy few weeks for the team, but we are still around. Still waiting on word of when ToC is hitting, but we are still having fun! SWTOR In SWTOR, the guild won its Total Galactic War battle and now everyone who participated can display their new title of "Conqueror of Ossus". Additionally, as you zone into Ossus, you see a banner message stating that AIE is the current conqueror of the planet. 7.2.1,

In the year 2004, World of Warcraft released and changed gaming forever.  Robert and Pascal joined our group to chat about the classic version of the game (minus the Chuck Norris jokes).  Lok'tar Ogar!

In the fourth episode of Story on Stories, host Story Jean Brown returns to the fantasy genre, reviewing Nnedi Okorafor's 2005 novel, "Zahrah the Windseeker."

Hannah and Tirzah talk about exciting news from Disney-Hyperion and then dive into standalone high fantasy. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more YA news and recommendations, sign up for our What’s Up in YA newsletter! This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Show notes Disney-Hyperion news “Brown for No Reason” article Beauty by Robin McKinley Sunshine by Robin McKinley Cinderella is Dead by Kalynn Bayron This Poison Heart by Kalynn Bayron Girl, Serpent, Thorn by Melissa Bashardoust Girls Made of Glass and Snow by Melissa Bashardoust Zahrah the Windseeker by Nnedi Okorafor Belle Révolte by Linsey Miller Ash by Malinda Lo Huntress by Malinda Lo Sweet and Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley The Light Between Worlds by Laura E. Weymouth A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce In the Ravenous Dark by A.M. Strickland The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea by Maggie Tokuda-Hall Empress of All Seasons by Emiko Jean Don’t Call the Wolf by Aleksandra Ross Burn by Patrick Ness (mentioned by Hannah as “another book about dragons”) The Dark Tide by Alicia Jasinska The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea by Axie Oh (releases February 2022–sorrynotsorry!) Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. Share your thoughts with us on social media. For more Tirzah and Hannah, sign up for Book Riot Insiders and listen to the Read Harder podcast. Find Hannah on Twitter and Instagram @shgmclicious Find Tirzah on Twitter and Instagram @tirzahprice See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Come smoke with us! This week we discuss our irrational fears, the ins and outs of theme parks, our unique take on shoes, and we even manage to cover global warming along with so much more in just our first episode. That sounds pretty entertaining to us, listen for yourself and let us know! leave a review, love ya! INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/toomuch.thc/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/toomuchthc1 YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/ intro/outro music is Happy AF by SURCE: https://surcebeats.com/music/tracks?bpm=all&genre=all&mood=all&sort=popular&track_type=beats&search_keyword=happ&store_playlist_id=0

After weeks of thwarting the plans of the Elemental Lord of Air, we enter Skywall once again and take on Al'Akir!! Join me in learning how to support positive change and stand against racism. Here's a great link to help with that. Be sure to catch the fun times we had with an AMA on episode 160 of Frazlcast! To learn more about Thunderfury Blessed Blade of the Windseeker, check out episode 92 of The Tauren & The Goblin! You should probably also check out their April Fool's shenanigans! 

Nick and Katie are back to talk about the history of Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.

Nick and Katie take a special look at Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker.

BECAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD SOMEONE SAY THEY HAD A [THUNDERFURY, BLESSED BLADE OF THE WINDSEEKER] Games We Played: God of War Darksiders Genesis WoW Classic Destiny 2 Ocarina of Time Randomizer Tangent War Chest: "Gods" & "Cats: The Movie: The Game" Topic of the Show: GDC Postponed Due to Coronavirus Scare https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/28/21156431/gdc-2020-canceled-postponed-coronavirus-epic-games-unity-playstation-ea-activision-blizzard-covid-19 Game Releases: Granblue Fantasy Versus (Mar 3, PS4) Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX (Mar 6, NS) This day in gaming (March 2nd): Clash Royale (Mobile, 2016) Battlefield: Bad Company 2 (PS3, XB360, PC 2010) Freddi Fish 3 (PC, 1998) https://www.mobygames.com/stats/this-day/0302   https://casualmasterquest.podbean.com/e/casual-quest-masters-001/ DISCORD:https://discord.gg/DxGCgnd Tyler: Twitter @TwoTimesTyler Nik: twitch.tv/lreleven, Twitter and IG @lrwarrior11 & @LRTheEleventh Glenn: twitch.tv/raezeth, @GlennHuston Brandon: @Ziggsagoon CMQ: Twitter @CMQNetwork, Email casualmasterquest@gmail.com, https://www.facebook.com/CasualMasterQuest Like D&D? Check out our (other) favorite dungeons and dragons podcast! http://www.deathsavingbros.com/ Our music comes from https://soundcloud.com/revelriesmusic And don’t forget, to never stop the grind!

Discord: http://discord.worldofwarcast.com Twitch: http://twitch.tv/starmiketv Mount Up Add-on: https://wow.curseforge.com/projects/mount-up Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/starmike Ren Advanced Adulting last week Still very slow progress: 23 rogue Finished a few more guides: Cooking Ingredients A-Z, fishing location guide, travel guide -- have two more assignments to finish next week and several more backlogged Interesting travel facts - a stray 6.0 feature and travel times Mike Fun in Classic This Week in WoW Pirate's Day (today) Brewfest: starts Friday, Sep 20 - Sun, Oct 6 Nothing new for 2019, not running on Classic 2018 update: Coren Direbrew's trinkets are iLevel 335 Timewalking starts Tuesday, 24 Sep - Warlords of Draenor New 8.2 Snapback Scuttler mount now available for completing the Undersea Usurper achievement in Nazjatar 8.2.5 upcoming patch New items coming to the Black Market Auction House NA realms: free transfers start today - only to specific realms (eg. Pagle to Windseeker). EU realms start tomorrow (Sep 20). Free transfers will be available for 11 days. New servers: New PvP Classic Spanish server Mandokir, and free PvP character moves to the new Brazilian Portuguese PvP realm Sul'thraze and Latin American Spanish PvP realm Loatheb. Other news Blizzard announced that there has been an arrest in the case of the DDOS attacks that plagued the server on September 7-8. Several things available by 1.12 are not available in Phase 1, including Thorium Brotherhood reputation rewards Classic Sunken Temple Class quests Bug #1: Buffs falling off before the 32 buff cap - most observed issue was a loss in +hit bonuses. Bug #2, part 2: Some raids have been resetting prior to the weekly lockout, likely due to the layering issue. One streamer found that Molten Core had reset since the last visit less than a week ago, and actually checked with Blizzard before proceeding. Bug #3: No Summer Bass Bug #4: Feign Death not working properly

Did somebody call in about Thunderfury, Blessed Blade of the Windseeker?!? Countdown To Classic is back again as we inch another week closer to launch day, and we've got more topical issues and game related chatter for you. Callers from far and wide hit the show up to discuss the minutiae behind using Thunderfury, a pro-world buffs reply, and Twitch sensation Dr. Lupo stops by to talk about his history with WoW and give his thoughts on how well WoW Classic and streaming will mix. Then we hear from a couple of European players who have concerns over the recent news from Blizzard about EU servers, and finally, vanilla dungeon designer John Staats is back again to discuss the making of Wailing Caverns. Highlights Below: Calling Countdown #1 - The Ins & Outs of Swinging Thunderfury w/ Zorn - 3:00 Calling Countdown #2 - Leave World Buffs Alone w/ Fahq - 25:15 Calling Countdown #3 - Vanilla Memories & Streaming Classic w/ Dr. Lupo - 51:00 Calling Countdown #4 - EU Server Mayhem w/ Arun & Ghob - 1:31:00 Calling Countdown #5 - The Making of Wailing Caverns w/ John Staats, Ganorin, Kit, & NostalgiaDad - 1:49:15   Buy ‘The WoW Diary’ by John Staats on Amazon @ https://www.amazon.com/WoW-Diary-Journal-Computer-Development/dp/B07LB927QF Find John Staats on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/johnstaats_wir?lang=en   Also listen @ Spotify here (Spotify takes a couple of hours to upload after posting, check back later if not there): https://open.spotify.com/show/38mHWjscNorJr7OFeNu8X5?si=c6JKxJeSRCeLQPSIlKJL8w Or @ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/countdown-to-classic/id1352967778 Or @ Stitcher: http://stitcher.com/s?fid=174762&refid=stpr Join the Countdown To Classic Discord here: https://discord.gg/2xJAwNf Find Dr. Lupo on Twitch @ https://twitch.tv/drlupo Pick up awesome Countdown To Classic show rewards @ Patreon: patreon.com/countdowntoclassic Or grab some awesome Countdown To Classic merch @ Red Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/joshcorbo82?ref=artist_title_name&asc=u Or support the show with a tip @ Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/Y8Y3D2TT Or simply show your support by leaving the show a review at iTunes or by telling a friend! Write in to Josh at feedback@countdowntoclassic.com or get in touch on social media: Follow Josh on Twitter @ https://twitter.com/count2classic?lang=en And on FB @ https://www.facebook.com/countdowntoclassic/ Subscribe on YouTube @ https://www.youtube.com/countdowntoclassic Find Josh’s movie podcast, The Sinner Files @ https://www.sinnerfiles.com/

A young woman discovers her destiny as a Windseeker. Recorded on the LeVar Burton Reads LIVE! tour. With accompaniment by the legendary instrumentalist and kalimba player Kahil El'Zabar, and featuring a conversation with Nnedi Okorafor. This story appears in Okorafor's collection KABU KABU.

If you’d love to keep 88 Cups of Tea going strong, please consider supporting us through our Patreon membership. We added EARLY ACCESS TO INTERVIEWS for our Super Storyteller patrons in the $8.88 tier. Your kind support at any of our tiers is so helpful. A heartfelt thank you in advance. https://www.patreon.com/88cupsoftea --- Nnedi Okorafor is an international award-winning novelist of African-based science fiction, fantasy and magical realism for both children and adults. She’s most recognized for weaving African culture into creative evocative settings and memorable characters. Some of the titles she has authored are "Who Fears Death", the "Akata" series, the "Binti" novella trilogy, "Zahrah the Windseeker", and many more. Her novel “Who Fears Death” has been optioned by HBO and is in early development as a TV series with George RR Martin from the "Game of Thrones" series as executive producer. As if all these accolades and achievements weren’t enough, Nnedi is also currently writing a Black Panther series for Marvel. In describing Nnedi and her work, The New York Times wrote, “Nnedi Okorafor has made a name for herself with novels that combine politically complex science fiction and lyrical fantasy.“ In this episode, Nnedi walks us through her research process for the “Akata” series, and she also shares what her writing process was like for the books. We discuss the power of listening and how it helps you with your writing, how to find an ideal editor for your story, and why she encourages writers to have a messy first draft. We also touch on her thoughts about expanding one’s worldview, and how science fiction helps authors craft stories about cultures and politics. Nnedi also shares helpful advice on managing a storytelling career and motherhood.   Say 'Hi' to Nnedi on Twitter and check out the book mentioned in her episode by clicking here! I’ve been so excited to wrap up 2017 with Nnedi’s episode, happy listening! Xo, Yin PS. Do you know anyone who would love our conversation? Please share this episode to help spread the word! --- If you enjoyed this episode, I’d really love your support in growing our community by subscribing to us on iTunes, and leaving a rating and review. These specific steps help to increase our visibility on iTunes which really helps new listeners discover us. A huge heartfelt thank you for your time and support! You can click here to go directly to our iTunes page! --- For EXCLUSIVE EARLY ACCESS to our shop, meet fellow members in our community and check in about your work-in-progress, and join in on other bookish talks and 88 Cups of Tea related things, join our private Facebook group! You can really feel the love and support in our community. You also get the opportunity to submit your questions for upcoming guests on the show. Click here to join our private Facebook group! --- Warm welcome to our new listeners, be sure to check out our archive of episodes by clicking here! ---  “Science fiction is one of the most effective forms of political writing and it’s because it takes from science and it also takes from the art of storytelling.”  -Nnedi Okorafor (Click to tweet!) “Even if you only have time to write a paragraph a day, write a paragraph a day.” -Nnedi Okorafor (Click to tweet!) “If you are going to write from those points of view that are not natural to you, that are outside of yourself, sitting back and listening is one of the best ways to grab it.” -Nnedi Okorafor (Click to tweet!)  --- WHAT YOU'LL LEARN IN TODAY'S EPISODE:  Nnedi walks us through her research process for the “Akata” series  The power of listening and how it helps you with your writing How science fiction helps authors craft stories about cultures and politics A look into Nnedi’s writing process  Advice on managing a storytelling career and motherhood  Thoughts on expanding one’s worldview Why Nnedi encourages a messy first draft How to find an ideal editor for your story 

Main Fiction: "Spider the Artist" by Nnedi Okorafor Originally published in Robot Uprisings, edited by John Joseph Adams Nnedi Okorafor’s books include Lagoon, Who Fears Death, Kabu Kabu, Akata Witch, Zahrah the Windseeker, and The Shadow Speaker. Her adult novel The Book of Phoenix was released in May 2015; the New York Times called it a "triumph". Her novella Binti was released in late September 2015 and her young adult novel Akata Witch 2: Breaking Kola will be released in 2016. Nnedi holds a PhD in literature/creative writing and is an associate professor at the University at Buffalo, New York (SUNY). She splits her time between Buffalo and Chicago with her daughter Anyaugo and family. Learn more about Nnedi at Nnedi.com. Narrated by: Aminat Badara Aminat is a budding writer and aspiring On-Air-Personality. As a Jaycee, she believes strongly in active citizenship and service to humanity. She loves reading and has a weird penchant for collecting hardcover notebooks. When she's not writing or... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

09/19/13 - The team discusses this week’s Disneyland news, including a new home for Knott’s trouble-plagued WindSeeker, plus Ghirardelli comes to the El Capitan Theatre and ideas for touring Disneyland without kids.

*Subscribe @ iTunes*   Happy New Year!! This week we bring you the 2011 Year in Review Show with Lance Hart of Screamscape.com & Robb Alvey of ThemeParkReview.com.  Discussion on IAAPA, Harry Potter, Avatar, China, Universal, Disney, Matt Ouimet, LEGOLAND, Madagascar, Star Tours, Texas Giant, Cheetah Hunt, WindSeeker, Mermaid, Superman, Green Lantern, Knoebels, Ron Toomer, Rainbow Magicland, X-Raptor, Krake, Grona Lund, Florida, and More more MORE!!!  Enjoy. Links: Screamscape Theme Park Review Thrillride Season Pass Closing Song - Wheels by Enuff Z'nuff on iTunes  Check Out The Season Pass Podcast Website at: www.seasonpasspodcast.com Like the Season Pass Facebook Page and you can win a Season Pass to the Six Flags/Cedar Fair park of your choice. www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Every 1200 Likes - Someone wins a Summer of FUN! Follow Us On Twitter! - www.twitter.com/theseasonpass Like the TSPP Facebook page! - www.facebook.com/theseasonpass Contact us:  doug@seasonpasspodcast.com   brent.young@seasonpasspodcast.com   nick@seasonpasspodcast.com   Call the Hotline with Park Trip Reports, Podcast Comments, or Anything else you would like to announce. –1-916-248-5524   Thanks to each one of you for listening to the show.  Your support is extremely appreciated.   © 2011 Season Pass Podcas

Jeff, Carrie, Mike and Gonch review this week's news in the amusement industry. Coasting For Kids at the Cedar Fair parks was a big success! We raised more than $62,000 this year. Ouimet says all the right things, and Gonch is in "like" during this dating phase. Jeff gives Windseeker a big thumbs up, really enjoyed the ride. Ed Markey ups rhetoric as family of Darien Lake accident victim mourns. When will this guy go away? Lawsuit delivered to Darien Lake over the fatality, not surprisingly. Harry Potter bonus hours offered to people who see the midnight showing of the final film at Universal Orlando. Excellent marketing effort! LA Times writer visits Kennywood, one of our favorites. California Adventure rehab continues, the entrance is done. Mike was there last weekend, says there are a lot of workarounds to get to stuff. Little Mermaid is his favorite ride. Geauga Lake Big Dipper: Yes, there are still interested parties. Mother claims discrimination against her daughter with Down Syndrome at Dorney, who was prohibited riding. Couple gets stuck on a slingshot ride in Dallas. Jeff wouldn't ride it. Mike wouldn't because he's cheap. Bad Illinois cop gets busted at Michigan's Adventure for being a drunk idiot. Six Flags posts excellent gains. So where is the bad economy? Carrie hit Six Flags America and Great Adventure. "Marriage is so gay" shirt causes great controversy at Dollywood. You can still donate to the Coasting For Kids 2011 effort! Help us raise money for Give Kids The World. Donate today! The Fall Affair at Holiday World will be September 17, 2011. Also, BooBuzz is Friday, October 7. Get the details! You can get the latest headlines on CoasterBuzz from the Twitter. Follow us @coasterbuzz. You can also like us on Facebook. CoasterBuzz Club is $25 per year. You can join or renew today. Enjoy CoasterBuzz with no ads.

C4K for GKTW, Ouimet, Windseeker, Markey, Darien Lake lawsuit, Harry Potter, Kennywood, California Adventure, Geauga Lake, discrimination, stuck slingshot, bad cop, Six Flags results, "gay" shirt.

This past Tuesday marked the official start of Summer, 2011! For every summer we can remember, there has always been an unofficial "anthem" recorded by the biggest pop star of the day.  It's a song that EVERYONE listened to on their way to the beach or the theme park. In the 80's it was the Fresh Prince, in the 90's it was Ricky Martin and today, it might be Katy Perry or Cee Lo Green. But this week, we premiere what might be the #1 hit song for this summer! It's a once in a lifetime colloboration! We also get a live report from opening day of Windseeker at Kings Island.  Does the 300 foot tall spinning thrill machine live up to the hype?  We'll find out! Plus, we'll hear from listeners all over the world as they tell us about their favorite spots at their home parks.  We'll find out about the special places off the beaten path at parks where people can get away from the noise and crowds! 

Jeff and Gonch review this week's news in the amusement industry. Coaster season is officially upon us. Intimidator 305 opens with a reprofiled first turn. Gonch and Jeff discuss the ups and downs of the love child of Millennium Force and Maverick. Cedar Fair drama continues with Q, and one side or the other has to be lying about the circumstances of Jack Falfas' departure. Aside: Comcast, you suck. Try delivering the bandwidth Jeff pays for. Merlin Entertainments has a good year, and expects another. The Tokyo Disney parks reopen after the earthquake, with some debate about how important that is. Vancouver's Playland has a Star Flyer in its future. Disney World monorail accident lawsuit is settled. MouseZoom soft-launches for fans of Walt Disney World. The site features full-screen, detailed photographs, and a new forum. Go check it out! Tilikum returns to performing at SeaWorld Orlando. The reaction generally falls into one of three categories. Merchandise sales push up to 20% of revenue, helped by new rides. SeaWorld Parks being sued for allegedly ripping off park designs. We don't buy it. PointBuzz has some construction photos of Windseeker. Check them out! Disney breaks ground on Shanghai park, opening in 2014. Isner says it'll be the best of Disney and China, implying that they'll get the culture this time. Kentucky Kingdom denied funding by city, now asking for substantially less. Dorney gets approval for another recycled ride, but so what? It's a nice park, and the water park is the focus. We love Talon. Cedar Fair is doing a series of events with Guinness World Record organization. New rides to watch this year: Texas Giant and Cheetah Hunt. Jeff says the latter will be the surprise hit of the year. The Fall Affair at Holiday World will be September 17, 2011... save the date! You can get the latest headlines on CoasterBuzz from the Twitter. Follow us @coasterbuzz. You can also like us on Facebook. CoasterBuzz Club is $25 per year. You can join or renew today. Enjoy CoasterBuzz with no ads.

Breastfeeding, lawsuits, SeaWorld, toddler enthusiasts, WindSeeker mania, Funtime's suetime, Six Flags GM shuffle, Butterbeer for Harry Potter fans, Freestyle fail of the week, Legoland, Carowinds, Geauga Lake on eBay.