Podcasts about world science fiction convention

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   China Mieville China Mieville, author of the Hugo Award winning novel, “The City and the City,” and the classic “Perdido Street Station,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in this archive interview recorded September 1, 2002. China Mieville is a British author of weird fantasy and science fiction, and a leftist political activist in Britain. Born in 1972, he began his literary career with an urban fantasy novel, King Rat, and followed it up with a novel considered now one of best fantasy works of the 20th Century, Perdido Street Station in 2000. This interview with China Mieville at the 60th World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose on September 1, 2002, shortly after the publication of his follow-up to Perdido Street Station, The Scar. Since then, China Mieville wrote a third novel set in that same Bas Lag universe as Perdido Street Station, Iron Council, published in 2004, and then moved on to other worlds with six stand alone novels, the most recent being a collaboration with Keanu Reaves titled The Book of Elsewhere, set in the BRZRKR comic book universe, published in 2024. A new novel is expected some time in 2025. his novel, The City and the City, which tied for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2010, was adapted for television by the BBC in 2018 and is now available streaming on Amazon Prime. Remastered and edited in January 2025 by Richard Wolinsky. Complete Interview   Eddie Muller: “Native Son” and International Film Noir Eddie Muller, dubbed the “Czar of Noir” has written three books on film noir and hosts a weekly Noir film festival on Turner Classic Movies every weekend. He discusses 1951 film version of Richard Wright's classic novel, “Native Son,” fllmed in Argentina and recently restored, which is now available to stream on the Criterion app as well as the free library apps, Kanopy and Hoopla, and can be rented via Apple+. In this interview with host Richard Wolinsky, he discusses the film, as well as noir film and international noir, with sidetracks into the French New Wave and other topics. Complete Interview.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. See website for specific days and times, and for staged readings at LaVal's Subterranean Theater. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).   See website for upcoming productions. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre Nobody Loves You, a musical, Feb. 28 – March 30, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre  The Heart-Sellers by Lloyd Suh, February 9 – March 9, 2025. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. The Thing About Jellyfish, based on the novel by Ali Benjamin, adapted by Keith Bunin, January 31 – March 9, World Premiere, Roda Theatre. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Conor McPherson, February 14 – March 23, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Supergalza: A Shakespeare Cabaret, spring 2025. Boxcar Theatre. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: Annie, Feb. 6-9, Orpheum, Back to the Future: The Musical, Feb 12 – March 9. Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  The Cher Show. March 18 – 23. Center Rep: Froggy, Feb. 9 – March 7. Lesher Center. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works  Push/Pull by Harry Davis, March 1 – 30, 2025. Cinnabar Theatre. Steel Magnolias by Robert Harling, February 14-23, 2025, Warren Theatre, Sonoma State University. Club Fugazi. SF Sketchfest, Jan. 16 – Feb. 2. Dear San Francisco resumes Feb. 7.. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury. February 1 – 16, 2025. 42nd Street Moon. See website for upcoming productions. Golden Thread  AZAD (The Rabbit and the Wolf) by Sona Tatoyan in collaboration with Jared Mezzocchi, April 11 – May 3. See website for other events. Hillbarn Theatre: Daisy by Sean Devine, January 23 – February  9. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Jan. 23 – Feb. 16. Lower Bottom Playaz  See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. the boiling by Sunui Chang  April 3 -20, 2025. See website for additional events. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for calendar. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend by Nathan Tylutkis, February 6-16. Wild with Happy by Colman Domingo, March 7 – April 6. New Performance Traditions. Both Eyes Open, a chamber opera on the Japanese American WWII incarceration, February 15-16, Zellerbach Hall. Oakland Theater Project.  See website for upcoming schedule. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. The Gods of Comedy by Ken Ludwig,  Feb. 21 – March 16. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions and events. Presidio Theatre. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: Next to Normal. June 2025. San Francisco Playhouse. Exotic Deadly, or the MSG Play by Keiko Green, January 30 – March 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. Cuckoo Edible Magic by Reed Flores, at the Magic in Fort Mason, Feb. 13 – March 8. San Jose Stage Company: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, Feb. 5 – March 2.. Shotgun Players.  Heart Wrench, Feb 14 – 15. Art by Yazmina Reza, starts March 8. South Bay Musical Theatre: Urinetown,  January 15 – February 15, 2025. Saratoga Civic Theater. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions. Theatre Rhino  Doodler, conceived and directed by John Fisher, February 8- March 2. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Rachmaninoff and the Tsar with Hershey Felder and Jonathan Silvestri, Jan. 8 – Feb. 9, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Fort Mason Center. Events calendar. Crushing, live monologue show, Feb. 27-28. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus. Signs of Life? written and performed by Cheyenne Jackson, 2 performances February 14, Chan National Queer Arts Center. See schedule for upcoming SFGMC performances. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org                                   .   . The post February 6, 2025: China Mieville – Eddie Muller appeared first on KPFA.

China Mieville, author of the Hugo Award winning novel, “The City and the City,” and the classic “Perdido Street Station,” in conversation with Richard Wolinsky in this archive interview recorded September 1, 2002. China Mieville is a British author of weird fantasy and science fiction, and a leftist political activist in Britain. Born in 1972, he began his literary career with an urban fantasy novel, King Rat, and followed it up with a novel considered now one of best fantasy works of the 20th Century, Perdido Street Station in 2000. This interview with China Mieville at the 60th World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose on September 1, 2002, shortly after the publication of his follow-up to Perdido Street Station, The Scar. Since then, China Mieville wrote a third novel set in that same Bas Lag universe as Perdido Street Station, Iron Council, published in 2004, and then moved on to other worlds with six stand alone novels, the most recent being a collaboration with Keanu Reaves titled The Book of Elsewhere, set in the BRZRKR comic book universe, published in 2024. A new novel is expected some time in 2025. his novel, The City and the City, which tied for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2010, was adapted for television by the BBC in 2018 and is now available streaming on Amazon Prime. This interview has previously never been heard in its entirety. Remastered and edited in January 2025 by Richard Wolinsky. The post China Mieville, “Perdido Street Station,” 2002 appeared first on KPFA.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Susanna Clarke: “Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.” Susanna Clarke in 2006 Susanna Clarke, author of the classic fantasy novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, interviewed September 12, 2005 in the KPFA studios. ​​​​​Back in the fall of 2004, a new fantasy novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by a newcomer, Susannah Clarke, became an instant classic, finding its way to best-seller lists in the U.K. and United.States, and winning the Hugo Award for 2004's best novel at the 2005  World Science Fiction Convention. This interview with Susannah Clarke was recorded while on tour for the paperback edition of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and has not aired in two decades. Both Christopher Hampton and Julian Fellowes took stabs at writing a film adaptation of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, but both were unable to translate the very long novel into a screenplay, and then New Line cancelled the project. It was eventually developed into a seven -part miniseries for the BBC, and aired in both the United States and Britain in 2015. It is now streaming on Amazon Prime. After the publication of Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, and the awards, Susannah Clarke continued to work on the sequel, set in the same universe a few years later, but became bogged down, almost sentence by sentence, as chronic fatigue syndrome took its toll. By 2015, after visiting the set of the BBC production, she decided to go another route, and went back to another manuscript that likely pre-dated her best-seller. That novel, Piranesi, was published to mostly favorable reviews in 2020. She is now working on a third novel. Complete Interview.   Dawn Porter Dawn Porter, documentary filmmaker, in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky, recorded September 11, 2023. Dawn Porter's work has appeared on ESPN, HBO, Netflix, PBS and other streamers. Her film Trapped, focusing on abortion clinics in the South, won a special prize at Sundance in 2016 along with a Peabody Award. Her 2013 documentary, Gideon's Army, her first film, focusing on public defender attorneys in the South, is now part of the US Deparment of State's American Film Showcase. She is also the director of John Lewis: Good Trouble, which focuses on the late Congressman and activist. Her recent projects are The Lady Bird Diaries, which was shown at SXSW Film Festival and the four part documentary series, Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court, both of which can be found streaming on various platforms. Other recent projects include the short film Bree Wayy, about the life of Brionna Taylor, Luther: Never Too Much, about the late singer/songwriter Luther Vandross, and The Sing Sing Chronicles, about men wrongly incarcerated in Sing Sing prison. Special thanks to A.J. Fox and Berkeley Art Museum Pacific Film Archives. Complete Interview.   Review of Hershey Felder's “Rachmaninoff and the Tsar” at TheatreWorks Mountain Viow Center for the Performing Arts through February 9, 2025.   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. See website for specific days and times, and for staged readings at LaVal's Subterranean Theater. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).   See website for upcoming productions. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre Nobody Loves You, a musical, Feb. 28 – March 30, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre  The Heart-Sellers by Lloyd Suh, February 9 – March 9, 2025. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. The Thing About Jellyfish, based on the novel by Ali Benjamin, adapted by Keith Bunin, January 31 – March 9, World Premiere, Roda Theatre. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Conor McPherson, February 14 – March 23, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Supergalza: A Shakespeare Cabaret, spring 2025. Boxcar Theatre. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: Some Like It Hot, January 7-26, Orpheum. Annie, Feb. 6-9, Orpheum, Back to the Future: The Musical, Feb 12 – March 9. Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  The Cher Show. March 18 – 23. Center Rep: Froggy, Feb. 9 – March 7. Lesher Center. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works  Push/Pull by Harry Davis, March 1 – 30, 2025. Cinnabar Theatre. Gutenberg! The Musical, January 17 – 26, 2025, Warren Theatre, Sonoma State University. Club Fugazi. SF Sketchfest, Jan. 16 – Feb. 2. Dear San Francisco resumes Feb. 7.. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury. February 1 – 16, 2025. 42nd Street Moon. See website for upcoming productions. Golden Thread  AZAD (The Rabbit and the Wolf) by Sona Tatoyan in collaboration with Jared Mezzocchi, April 11 – May 3. See website for other events. Hillbarn Theatre: Daisy by Sean Devine, January 23 – February  9. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Jan. 23 – Feb. 16. Lower Bottom Playaz  See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. the boiling by Sunui Chang  April 3 -20, 2025. See website for additional events. Marin Shakespeare Company: See website for calendar. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend by Nathan Tylutkis, February 6-16. Wild with Happy by Colman Domingo, March 7 – April 6. New Performance Traditions. Both Eyes Open, a chamber opera on the Japanese American WWII incarceration, February 15-16, Zellerbach Hall. Oakland Theater Project.  See website for upcoming schedule. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for event listings. Pear Theater. The Gods of Comedy by Ken Ludwig,  Feb. 21 – March 16. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions and events. Presidio Theatre. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko and upcoming productions.. San Francisco Playhouse. Exotic Deadly, or the MSG Play by Keiko Green, January 30 – March 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, Feb. 5 – March 2.. Shotgun Players.  Heart Wrench, Feb 14 – 15. Art by Yazmina Reza, starts March 8. South Bay Musical Theatre: Urinetown,  January 15 – February 15, 2025. Saratoga Civic Theater. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions. Theatre Rhino  Doodler, conceived and directed by John Fisher, February 8- March 2. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Rachmaninoff and the Tsar with Hershey Felder and Jonathan Silvestri, Jan. 8 – Feb. 9, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2025 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org                                   .   The post January 23, 2025: Susanna Clarke – Dawn Porter appeared first on KPFA.

Bookwaves/Artwaves is produced and hosted by Richard Wolinsky. Links to assorted local theater & book venues   Vernor Vinge (1944-2024) Vernor Vinge (1944-2024), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in the KPFA studios, May 7, 1992 while on tour for his novel, “Fire Upon the Deep,” which would be a co-winner of the Huge Award for Best Novel at the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention. ​​​​​Vernor Vinge, who died on March 20th, 2024 at the age of 79 was one of the masters of late twentieth century and early 21st century science fiction. He won five Hugo Awards, three for Best Novel and two for best novella, and is credited as the first science fiction writer to offer a fictional cyberspace, a few years before William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. Over all, Vernor Vinge wrote eight novels and had five published collections of his writings. His final novel, The Children of the Sky, was published in 2011. A prequel to Fire Upon the Deep titled A Deepness in the Sky, was published in 1999, and a sequel, The Children of the Sky, his last novel, was published in 2011. To date, none of his stories have been adapted for either television or film. Vernor Vince retired from teaching in 2000 to become a full-time writer. In this interview, he goes into detail about what are now the early days of life on the internet, and discusses his early writing about cyberspace, and about singularities. There are also comments about what the future holds, a future we now are experiencing. This interview has not aired in over thirty years, and was digitized, remastered and edited in January 2025 by Richard Wolinsky. Complete Interview.   Margaret Atwood Margaret Atwood 2013. Photo: Jean Malek Margaret Atwood, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, recorded in the KPFA studios June 10, 2003 while on tour for the novel “Oryx and Crake.” One of the most distinguished authors writing today, Margaret Atwood is best known for her novel “The Handmaid's Tale,” and well as several other novels, short stories, poems, essays and political commentary. In this interview from 2003, she discusses her science fiction novel “Oryx and Crake,” first of what later became a trilogy including ‘Year of the Flood” and “Maddadam,” along with her work on a collection of speeches and essays, “Negotiating with the Dead: A Writer on Writing.” This is the fifth of eight interviews with Margaret Atwood conducted between the years 1989 and 2013. Complete Interview   Review of the national touring company production of “Some Like It Hot” at BroadwaySF Orpheum Theatre   Book Interview/Events and Theatre Links Note: Shows may unexpectedly close early or be postponed due to actors' positive COVID tests. Check the venue for closures, ticket refunds, and vaccination and mask requirements before arrival. Dates are in-theater performances unless otherwise noted. Some venues operate Tuesday – Sunday; others Wednesday or Thursday through Sunday. All times Pacific Time. Closing dates are sometimes extended. Book Stores Bay Area Book Festival  See website for highlights from the 10th Annual Bay Area Book Festival, June 1-2, 2024. Book Passage.  Monthly Calendar. Mix of on-line and in-store events. Books Inc.  Mix of on-line and in-store events. The Booksmith.  Monthly Event Calendar. BookShop West Portal. Monthly Event Calendar. Center for Literary Arts, San Jose. See website for Book Club guests in upcoming months. Green Apple Books. Events calendar. Kepler's Books  On-line Refresh the Page program listings. Live Theater Companies Actors Ensemble of Berkeley. See website for specific days and times, and for staged readings at LaVal's Subterranean Theater. Actor's Reading Collective (ARC).   See website for upcoming productions. African American Art & Culture Complex. See website for calendar. Alter Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. American Conservatory Theatre Nobody Loves You, a musical, Feb. 28 – March 30, Toni Rembe Theatre. Aurora Theatre  The Heart-Sellers by Lloyd Suh, February 9 – March 9, 2025. Awesome Theatre Company. See website for information. Berkeley Rep. The Thing About Jellyfish, based on the novel by Ali Benjamin, adapted by Keith Bunin, January 31 – March 9, World Premiere, Roda Theatre. Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Conor McPherson, February 14 – March 23, Peets Theatre. Berkeley Shakespeare Company. See website for upcoming shows. Supergalza: A Shakespeare Cabaret, spring 2025. Boxcar Theatre. Magic Man, Jan 3 – June 2, Palace Theatre. Brava Theatre Center: See calendar for current and upcoming productions. BroadwaySF: Some Like It Hot, January 7-26, Orpheum. Annie, Feb. 6-9, Orpheum, Back to the Future: The Musical, Feb 12 – March 9. Orpheum. See website for complete listings for the Orpheum, Golden Gate and Curran Theaters. Broadway San Jose:  The Cher Show. March 18 – 23. Center Rep: Froggy, Feb. 9 – March 7. Lesher Center. Central Stage. See website for upcoming productions, 5221 Central Avenue, Richmond Central Works  Push/Pull by Harry Davis, March 1 – 30, 2025. Cinnabar Theatre. Gutenberg! The Musical, January 17 – 26, 2025, Warren Theatre, Sonoma State University. Club Fugazi. SF Sketchfest, Jan. 16 – Feb. 2. Dear San Francisco resumes Feb. 7.. Check website for Music Mondays listings. Contra Costa Civic Theatre Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury. February 1 – 16, 2025. 42nd Street Moon. See website for upcoming productions. Golden Thread  AZAD (The Rabbit and the Wolf) by Sona Tatoyan in collaboration with Jared Mezzocchi, April 11 – May 3. See website for other events. Hillbarn Theatre: Daisy by Sean Devine, January 23 – February  9. Lorraine Hansberry Theatre. See website for upcoming productions. Los Altos Stage Company. The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Jan. 23 – Feb. 16. Lower Bottom Playaz  See website for upcoming productions. Magic Theatre. the boiling by Sunui Chang  April 3 -20, 2025. See website for additional events. Marin Shakespeare Company: Josh-A-Palooza with Josh Kornbluth, January 16 -19 Marin Theatre  Waste by Harley Granville-Barker,  Feb. 6 – March 2, 2025. Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts Upcoming Events Page. New Conservatory Theatre Center (NCTC) Francis Grey and the Case of His Dead Boyfriend by Nathan Tylutkis, February 6-16. Wild with Happy by Colman Domingo, March 7 – April 6. Oakland Theater Project.  See website for upcoming schedule. Odd Salon: Upcoming events in San Francisco & New York, and streaming. Palace of Fine Arts Theater.  See website for one day/night events. Pear Theater. The Gods of Comedy by Ken Ludwig,  Feb. 21 – March 16. See website for staged readings and other events. Playful People Productions. See website for upcoming productions and events. Presidio Theatre. See website for complete schedule of events and performances. Ray of Light: See website for Spotlight Cabaret Series at Feinstein's at the Nikko and upcoming productions.. San Francisco Playhouse. Waitress, November 21, 2024 – January 18, 2025. Exotic Deadly, or the MSG Play by Keiko Green, January 30 – March 8. SFBATCO.  See website for upcoming streaming and in- theater shows. San Jose Stage Company: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, Feb. 5 – March 2.. Shotgun Players.  Heart Wrench, Feb 14 – 15. Art by Yazmina Reza, starts March 8. South Bay Musical Theatre: Urinetown,  January 15 – February 15, 2025. Saratoga Civic Theater. Stagebridge: See website for events and productions. Storytime every 4th Saturday. The Breath Project. Streaming archive. The Marsh: Calendar listings for Berkeley, San Francisco and Marshstream. Theatre Lunatico  See website for upcoming productions. Theatre Rhino  Doodler, conceived and directed by John Fisher, February 8- March 2. Streaming: Essential Services Project, conceived and performed by John Fisher, all weekly performances now available on demand. TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Rachmaninoff and the Czar with Hershey Felder and Jonathan Silvestri, Jan. 8 – Feb. 9, Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. Word for Word.  See website for upcoming productions. Misc. Listings: BAM/PFA: On View calendar for BAM/PFA. Berkeley Symphony: See website for listings. Chamber Music San Francisco: Calendar, 2023 Season. Dance Mission Theatre. On stage events calendar. Oregon Shakespeare Festival: Calendar listings and upcoming shows. San Francisco Opera. Calendar listings. San Francisco Symphony. Calendar listings. Filmed Live Musicals: Searchable database of all filmed live musicals, podcast, blog. If you'd like to add your bookstore or theater venue to this list, please write Richard@kpfa.org                                   . The post January 16, 2025: Vernor Vinge – Margaret Atwood appeared first on KPFA.

Vernor Vinge (1944-2024), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky and Richard A. Lupoff, recorded in the KPFA studios, May 7, 1992 while on tour for his novel, “Fire Upon the Deep,” which would be a co-winner of the Huge Award for Best Novel at the 1993 World Science Fiction Convention. ​​​​​Vernor Vinge, who died on March 20th, 2024 at the age of 79 was one of the masters of late twentieth century and early 21st century science fiction. He won five Hugo Awards, three for Best Novel and two for best novella, and is credited as the first science fiction writer to offer a fictional cyberspace, a few years before William Gibson and Neal Stephenson. Over all, Vernor Vinge wrote eight novels and had five published collections of his writings. His final novel, The Children of the Sky, was published in 2011. A prequel to Fire Upon the Deep titled A Deepness in the Sky, was published in 1999, and a sequel, The Children of the Sky, his last novel, was published in 2011. To date, none of his stories have been adapted for either television or film. Vernor Vince retired from teaching in 2000 to become a full-time writer. In this interview, he discusses university-level mathematics, and goes into detail about what are now the early days of life on the internet, and ways in which communications are shared using minimal bytes, and discusses his early writing about cyberspace, and about singularities. There are also comments about what the future holds, a future we now are experiencing. This interview has not aired in over thirty years, and was digitized, remastered and edited in January 2025 by Richard Wolinsky. The post Vernor Vinge (1944-2024), Science Fiction Master, 1992 appeared first on KPFA.

August 2024 saw the World Science Fiction Convention, held in Glasgow, Scotland. Phil stayed at home, but intrepid traveller Colin crossed a continent and an ocean to experience his first Worldcon. Find out how he got on - and how Phil and Colin somehow managed not to meet, despite both being in England at the same time... Also in today's show, a special quiz from friend of the podcast Peter Kuskie (last seen in episode 11), and our usual round up of all good things science fictional. For more details, and links to items mentioned in the pod, look for the shownotes at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

This year's WorldCon - the World Science Fiction Convention - took place in Glasgow and pop culture critic Gavia Baker-Whitelaw reports on the international gathering where the winners of the Hugo Awards 2024 were announced last night.Emily Tesh on winning the Best Novel prize at this year's Hugo Awards with her debut novel, Some Desperate Glory.Young playwright Kelly Jones discusses her Edinburgh Fringe debut play My Mother's Funeral: The Show, a play-within-a-play about a young playwright whose mother has just died and who has to turn her death into a play in order to afford to pay for her mum's funeral.And a look at whether the latest crop of TV dating shows are really breaking the mould with Scott Bryan and Olivia Petter. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ruth Watts

We're back - and it's the time to review this year's Hugo-nominated short stories! The Hugos are the awards given by members of the annual World Science Fiction Convention (whose numbers this year will include our very own Colin, who will be attending the worldcon in Glasgow). Also in today's episode, we have a quiz. Sort of. See if you can get it before Phil has a clue what's going on... And there's our usual round up of SF past, present and future. For the full show notes, check out our blog: https://101sf.blogspot.com/2024/07/hugos-where-i-goes-episode-44-of-podcast.html

And just liked that, our end of year hiatus is over and the Coode Street Podcast is back! Gary and Jonathan return from their annual break and kick off a brand new year with discussions of recent news events in science fiction, how our thoughts about books and ideas change over time, 50th anniversaries, the delightfully happy news that Gary got married(!!!), and the sad news about the passing of several friends of the podcast, including Howard Waldrop, Terry Bisson, and Rick Bowes. As it always is at the start of a new year, it's great to be back and we're filled with optimism for the year ahead. We hope to get at least our scheduled 26 episodes out this year, to do some special episodes, and to travel to Scotland for the 2024 World Science Fiction Convention in Glasgow. For now, though, we hope you enjoy the new episode!

In this new episode of Bradbury 100, I explore FUTURIA FANTASIA - the fanzine that Ray Bradbury produced when he was a teenage science fiction fan. The first issue of Futuria Fantasia, published when Ray was eighteen years old, catches him just before he heads off to New York for the first-ever World Science Fiction Convention. In that first issue, he is very much focused on "Tecnhnocracy", a movement which promised to turn science fiction into political reality. For more information, check out the shownotes at www.bradburymedia.co.uk

Colin and Phil review the short stories nominated for this year's Hugo Awards. As the World Science Fiction Convention is in China, this year's shortlist includes a number of Chinese stories! We also have our usual run through of past, present and future science fiction. Check out the full show notes on our blog - 101sf.blogspot.com - and check us out on Facebook.

Chengdu is China's science fiction capital and there's no better way to experience this futuristic reality than at the 81st World Science Fiction Convention. Join China Daily hosts Nathan and Stephanie to explore the intersection of science, technology and art in this future-forward city! #Chengdu #WorldCon #PotsideChats

All eyes of science fiction enthusiasts worldwide are now focused on Chengdu. As the 2023 World Science Fiction Convention or Worldcon kicks off on October 18th in the southwest Chinese city. Get ready for the scoop on Chengdu Worldcon and a deep dive into the buzz around the Chinese Science Fiction Boom. On the show: Heyang, Yushun & Josh Cotterill

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome long-time friend of the podcast and attendee of WorldCon, The World Science Fiction Convention, Cannoli Joe Karpierz. What are we talking with goof ol' Cannoli Joe about? Why, WorldCon, of course – and the Hugo Awards, the nomination and voting process, his opinions on the Chicago Style Hot Dog, […] The post Episode 569-With Cannoli Joe Karpierz appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

We discuss "The Little Man Who Wasn't There" from the 1945 season of The Shadow, written by Alfred Bester.Opening clip: Alfred Bester at the MidAmeriCon 74th World Science Fiction Convention, 1976.Outro music: "The Little Man Who Wasn't There," by the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Bluebird Records, 1939

Hi, everybody.  Disneyland castmember Rob Shade and astronomy professor Amy Fredericks return to the show to talk about their experiences at this year's World Science Fiction Convention, The Hugo Awards, and D23. We know that sounds like a lot but, believe us, we squeezed in even more! Follow Rob on Twitter @TempusFutile Follow Amy on Twitter @etacar11 Don't forget Rob appears on the Libertalia and Toxicology episodes of Twelfth Doctor Fan Audios. Follow them on Twitter @DWFanAudios and subscribe to Twelfth Doctor Fan Audios on your podcast apps and subcribe to their YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDV9oun8Uvxxq7RLDPXVp2A Rob was randomly recorded on the Adventurez With David YouTube channel in his castmember role at Avengers Campus in Disney California Adventure Park demonstrating the Doctor Strange WEB Tech Enhancement for WEB Slingers. The episode posted May 9, 2022 and you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9neo6AwfHBc Thank you for listening. Connect with Meanwhile At The Podcast on social media. We love it when you #livetweet. Share the show, subscribe so you don't miss an episode, and rate us on your podcast apps. Those much coveted five stars are always appreciated. Stay safe out there. https://twitter.com/@MeanwhileATP https://www.instagram.com/meanwhileatp http://www.meanwhileatthepodcast.libsyn.com  https://www.facebook.com/meanwhileatthepodcast Rodney (AKA Art Nerrd): https://www.instagram.com/theartnerrd https://twitter.com/@artnerrd https://www.facebook.com/artnerrd https://shop.spreadshirt.com/artnerrd Kristin: https://www.instagram.com/klu4973 https://twitter.com/@klu4973 Rich: https://twitter.com/@doctorstaypuft

With Gary just back from ICFA in Florida, he discussed whether this will really be the year of re-emergence, with both the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago and World Fantasy Convention in New Orleans in the offing. This led, as it does, to discussion of the Hugos, whether small categories with few nominations should be dropped, whether other categories should be added, and whether major historical studies such as Mike Ashley's five-volume The History of the Science-Fiction Magazines really have a chance of being seen because of availability issues, as compared to the increasingly broad definition of “related work.” Inevitably, we chatted about new or forthcoming books we're excited about. We both liked Guy Gavriel Kay's All the Seas of the World, Alix E. Harrow's A Mirror Mended, and Christopher Rowe's These Prisoning Hills, while Jonathan is tempted by Karen Joy Fowler's new novel Booth and Gary's about to start Samit Basu's The City Inside.  Of course, there are lots of digressions in between, including the nature of historical fiction and nostalgia for printed books in the age of e-books (at least for reviewers and critics).

The Coode Street Podcast kicked off in May 2010.  Over the next 568 episodes Jonathan and Gary, and far too many friends of the podcast to be named here individually, talked about a shared love of science fiction, fantasy, and horror in all of their many forms.  Just a week ago, the members of the World Science Fiction Convention awarded the Coode Street Podcast with the Hugo Award for Best Fancast.  This time out we take a moment, on the very edge of the holidays, to say thank you. Thank you to everyone out there involved, no matter how small or how large your contribution to our ongoing conversation. We will ever be in deeply in your debt for your support. We'll be back in 2022, but for now we'd like to wish you a safe, happy, and healthy holiday season and a thoroughly magical New Year. See you again soon!

This recording from December 18th, 2021 If the answer is always reading good Science Fiction and fantasy, then the question must always be “How can I best spend my time and escape the normal confines of our day?” Join us at 6pm Eastern on December 18th for our non-affiliated Hugo Awards evening, when a panel of Science-fiction and Fantasy readers will each talk about one of the shortlisted titles in the Best Novel category of the 2021 Hugo Awards! The Relentless Moon, by Mary Robinette Kowal (Macmillan) – reviewed by Trevor Brierly The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit) – reviewed by Sparrow Alden Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir (Tor.com) – reviewed by Kris Swank Piranesi by Susanna Clark (Bloomsberry) – reviewed by Brenton Dickieson Black sun by Rebecca Roanhorse (Simon and Shuster) – reviewed by Kat Sas Network Effect by Martha Wells (Tor.com) – reviewed by Laurel Stevens Each reviewer will take five minutes to introduce their novel and talk about what they liked or didn't like about it. We will then open up for a wider discussion, taking questions and comments from the audience. The audience will then vote on which novel they most want to read, and which they think should win the prestigious Best Novel Hugo Award. The actual winner will be announced at DisCon III, shortly after our event! It will be a journey of discovery, exploration, mind expansion and just plain good fun. About the Hugo Award: The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. It was first delivered in 1953. For more information about Signum University and our degree program, please visit: https://signumuniversity.org/ We are open for Spring 2022 registration! The semester begins January 10th. To view our upcoming courses: https://signumuniversity.org/classes/... Learn about Signum University's mission, leadership and more: https://signumuniversity.org/about/ Want to enjoy Signum's educational offerings? Start here! https://signumuniversity.org/start/

Cora Buhlert joins us to discuss Clark Ashton Smith's "Xiccarph", German science fiction, pulp magazines, morbid beauty, vampire flower women, Jirel of Joiry, the Dark Eye, foreshadowing, Gary Gygax's exclusion of Clark Ashton Smith from the Appendix N, Alphonse Mucha, doomed protagonists, the 2022 World Science Fiction Convention, and much more!

WorldCon, AKA the World Science Fiction Convention, is one of the oldest and most storied conventions anywhere, the home of the Hugo Awards and the source of much fandom lore. The 79th annual WorldCon will be in Washington D.C. at DisCon III, August 25-29, 2021. DisCon III Co-Chair Bill Lawhorn joins Rob & Jesse to talk about the history & meaning of WorldCon, what to expect in 2021 (Sheree Renée Thomas & Malka Older hosting the Hugos, yes please!), and how DisCon is addressing certain *ahem* issues that previous WorldCons have faced. Listen in & get all the details!WorldCon 2021 (DisCon III): https://discon3.org/Follow them on Twitter @worldcon2021Subscribe to Glitchy Pancakes on your favorite podcast app, and please leave a review if you like what we're doing. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook @GlitchyPancakes. Email questions or comments to CakesPod@gmail.com, and thanks for listening!

Were it not for the pandemic, the luminaries of the science fiction world would have been jetting in to Wellington for the World Science Fiction Convention, which kicks off today - albeit online. The event, more casually known as Worldcon, has been held each year since 1939 - except for during World War II. This is the first time New Zealand has hosted the event. Norman Cates is co-chair of this year's Worldcon.

It reads like a classic sci-fi scenario. A deadly pandemic strikes just as an massive international convention is about to open, throwing everything into chaos. Ten years of planning have gone into New Zealand's first time hosting the World Science Fiction Convention. Several thousand ardent fans, guests and speakers were due to come to Wellington - about now, as it happens. The show must go on - and now it will, with more than 750 events planned, including the presentation of the Julius Vogel Awards for best New Zealand sci fi.. The talks, sessions and workshops will now be beamed out around the world virtually, including planned sessions for the 78th WorldCon's guest of honour - Game of Thrones author, George R R Martin. Lynelle Howells is Vice-Chair Experience for ConZealand, which is what we're calling the event. She tells Lynn Freeman what to expect.

This month we discuss Ancillary Justice, winner of the 2014 Hugo for best novel, and the first book in Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch trilogy. It's got sentient ships, zombie soldiers, tons of tea, and no he/him pronouns, which threatens a lot of men on Goodreads, apparently! We were also thrilled to have special guest Colette Fozard, co-chair of DisCon III, the 79th World Science Fiction Convention, join us for this episode! Find out more about the 2021 convention in Washington, DC here: https://discon3.org/ or @worldcon2021 on social. Music by Eon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVbvE0PJyss

You know those infomercials that keep upping the ante over the course of their pitch? You've heard the phrase, “But wait, there's more!” Interestingly, they do keep adding stuff on in a real way, and the trained watcher will know to wait until the end of the ad to order.The same limerick of “wait, there's more” easily applies with today's guest, Dr. Alan Koslow, on this episode of The Delicious Story. As you listen, you'll get:A peek into what it's like to be a physician on the frontlines during natural disaster.The inside story as to how Alan and a handful of young people helped save Star Trek.A look at how a group of youths including Alan created the most successful walk-a-thon campaign ever deployed by March of Dimes, which later became the template for other organizations. Be assured that as you listen to Alan, you'll be personally invigorated to get out there and learn something new, yourself, and stretch beyond your preconceived limits. SEVEN MINUTES AND 20 SLIDESI “met” Alan when I heard him speak about his medical mission experience in Haiti at a Pecha Kucha event in Des Moines a few years ago. In the space of about seven minutes and 20 slides, Alan provided details of what it was like to go into Haiti after the earthquake of 2010 and provide medical support in an overwhelming situation of human suffering. It was a riveting presentation, in part because of how unfathomable disaster events can be. But I was especially intrigued by Alan's attitude, this sense of optimism he exuded as he spoke of the people and the work. Soon after, thanks to a Facebook algorithm, Alan popped up as a friend suggestion. I made the request, which was accepted, and have been a vicarious follower ever since. Several months ago, it occurred to me Alan would be a great guest, and I'm thankful he was game. A QUICK SUCCESSION OF LEARNING AWAITS YOUDuring the interview, you'll probably learn a litany of things (I certainly did), so I've ticked off highlights to help you as you listen to Alan share stories. Early on as we visit, Alan concedes that some of his friends consider him to be akin to the movie character Zelig. However, unlike Zelig “who was a nondescript enigma that took on the strong characteristics of the personalities around him,” Koslow is a dynamic guy all his own (as you'll discover).Here are some major points to assist as you listen: •See if you can almost smell the food which Alan describes when he visited his immigrant grandmother's home in New York.•Do you know which country serves the best MREs (Meals Ready to Eat)? Hint: there is wine involved. •Alan speaks fondly of Gefilte fish. I've never had it, but New York Times provides a well-rated recipe for the dish here. •March of Dimes Walk-a-thon is considered one of the most successful money-making programs for the organization ever. Alan explains how he worked with other youths to create the first prototype, a model used by organizations for their “thon” events as well. •Sir. Patrick Stewart, if you're listening there's still time to thank Alan and a handful of other teenagers for keeping Star Trek alive. It turns out the knighted actor wasn't too chivalrous with our younger man Alan. •Alan's memorable meals story has little to do with food and a great deal to do with his love of science fiction. You'll learn a bit about World Science Fiction Convention and Dragon Conventions in this anecdote. •And along the same topic of science fiction, I had not heard of the Dragonriders series or Anne McCaffrey, you'll learn about those here. •Alan's comfort food is an interesting take on a classic. •Look for Alan to be a published children's book author in the future. His story of his first effort to write a book for children is fascinating. Alan became a man of intrigue for me a few years ago because, ironically, he is a guy who is curious and enthusiastic about new ideas and people in general. It's an inspiring model. At the time, this interview was recorded we were only a month out from realizing we would all soon experience a worldwide pandemic. So now, most especially, Alan's thoughts at the close of the interview resonate beautifully. There is hope. There is always hope.

This week, The Leftscape revisits the featured interview from one of its most popular episodes, "Blossoming (Episode 13)."  Wendy Sheridan visits Worldcon 76 in San Jose, CA in August 2018 and talks with an old friend, Joy Denebiem. The two speak frankly about Joy's MTF transition, including coming out, physical and brain chemistry changes, and stepping into life as a middle aged woman. It is a freewheeling, educational conversation of the whys and hows of gender confirmation, and Joy's partner, Cheryl Martin, adds her insight and perspective. The Leftscape will be back with a brand new show in two weeks. Thanks for listening! Things to do: Learn about and support transgender advocacy organizations. Find out more about Worldcon, the World Science Fiction Convention. Support us on Patreon! Listen to exclusive content and grab some cool Leftscape swag.  

The Invasion takes us back to Dublin for the second Voice of the Fans episode recorded at the 2019 World Science Fiction Convention! Joining us to share their stories about their first loves in sf are: Performer and artist Galina Rin of Death Ingloria www.deathingloria.com www.Facebook.com/deathingloria Author D. A. Lascelles https://dalascelles.co.uk Author Kim ten Tusscher www.kimtentusscher.com Author J. Sharpe www.jsharpebooks.com and Author and narrator R. B. Watkinson https://rbwatkinson.wordpress.com   Stay tuned for more regular-length interviews and Voice of the Fans episodes in the weeks ahead. To listen to Invaders From Planet 3, or to subscribe, visit Libsyn, iTunes, or your other favourite podcatching service. Be sure to rate and review us while you're there!  

Ever wonder what kids in other countries are reading? This week, we take you to Dublin, Ireland which hosted WORLDCON, the World Science Fiction Convention. While the adults were attending panels, the kids were creating fabulous costumes for the masquerade parade...and taking the time to tell host Kitty Felde the name of their favorite books. 

Welcome to Warp My Tardis Podcast on the Geek Culturecast network. This episode: KJ, and Chulak talk Pot-Luck on all the Sci-Fi they are watching/Reading and talking about.Are you looking for new ideas and adventures for your RPG Group? How about a monthly magazine filled with plot twists, one shots and side quests? Look no further, DM Dave brings you Broadsword magazine. Broadsword is a monthly digital and printed magazine that provides DMs with ideas, tidbits and even complete side quests that can be fit into almost any campaign. Check out Broadswords magazine at http://dmdave.com/broadsword-magazine-preorder-1/The show started off with some teasing about Mr Chulak and his time on a boat last week, followed by conversations about SpaceX and everything we can’t possibly miss on YouTube, especially they returns on their solid boosters. KJ raised the upcoming preparations for the next Mars Lander. JPL has had a ton of streaming coverage. Watch live as it is happening and that is a great thing as part of our modern world.Chulak introduced a documentary created by one man and his telescope, about how he went out and recorded the reactions of average people rediscovering the moon by telescope. A New Way to look at the moon is 3 minutes and change and is available on YouTube (Link at the end of the show notes) and has already begun to receive awards in the short film and documentary categories.This week in Dublin Ireland is WorldCon, the World Science Fiction Convention. The increasing world of robotics, integrated AI’s and the possibility of robots with empathy being your perfect partner… in every way. This lead into a conversation about the differences between the World’s Fair and todays massive glut of conventions. There are so many conventions that it isn’t a unique experience anymore.On another topic, Mattel and their Barbie brand are now embracing the world of Cosplay through a new series of dolls. This first set are iconic Star Wars characters reimagined in the world of cosplay, like R2-D2 dress, and a very interesting take on Darth Vader. These are definitely not your little sister’s Barbies!Onto video and series being watched, KJ and Chulak also waxed on about Netflix and how they now spend much more time on Amazon Prime and other streaming services rather than on Netflix.The big mentions to watch are:•Amazon Prime : Good Omens – Neil Gaimon and Terry Pratchett’s book on good and evil•Amazon Prime: Quiet Earth – When an experiment goes wrong, a scientist is the last man on earth and we journey with him as his mind breaks down•Amazon Prime: Eureka – Sheriff takes a job in a bubble world where everyone deals with the secret world of Science Fiction•Netflix: Another Life – Katie Sackoff leads a CW all-star team in a deep space missionAlso on the show we talked about several KickStarter Projects. If you act soon you may still be able to be a part of these exciting projects:Chosen – A Sword and Fantasy tribute from the creative mind of Chris Campana. The story follows a young elf named Brynn, who is forced to leave her family and homeland behind, and set off on a quest, so that she may somehow, save those she loves from an evil on the verge of destroying the entire realm. It’s a story of fate… gone wrong?Cozmo's Thirsty Tentacle Bar and Grill is the galaxy's not-so-local watering hole - unless, of course, you live on an asteroid, then it would be a hop and a skip away. Stop by and have a drink with the myriad lifeforms, who have come to party or to wallow in their Rygelian ale. They may become your best buddies, or you may suddenly find your wallet missing. It's hard to say what will happen when you set through the hissing door at Cozmo's, but one thing's for certain. You'll never be bored.Support small and independent publishers!: C.H. Duryea – The Heisenberg Corollary the first novel in the Slagmaster series. Find it on Amazon https://amzn.to/2HfQfKGBlake Northcott – The North Valley Grimoire (part 2 coming soon to Kickstarter) Available on Amazon (including Kindle format) https://amzn.to/2ZfTKL2Jeremy Flagg – Nighthawks (book 1) – the Children of Nostradamus Series Available on Amazon and both Audible and Kindle https://amzn.to/2P0kGL7Thank you for downloading, subscribing, listening and supporting Warp My Tardis here on the Geek Culturecast network. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to each episode. For more information about the network go to www.geekculturecastnetwork.com, and look for Legends of the Panel on your podcast service for even more Mr. Chulak, The Lady Archer and KJ the Comic Guy, another show here on the Geek Culturecast network.A New Way to Look at the Moon (documentary) https://youtu.be/XCrJ3NflOpEKickstarter Links from this episode:Chosen by Chris Campana: http://kck.st/2yprjLPCozmo's goes out of this world: http://kck.st/2YBvNyuFollow us:Instagram @warpmytardis and @legendsofthepanelEmail: warpmytardis@gmail.comKJ the ComicGuy @kjweir1970 on instagramMr. Chulak @geekculturecast on instagramThe Lady Archer @whatthefraq on InstagramDiscord Server: GCCN - https://discord.gg/6XtXkGy

Welcome to Warp My Tardis Podcast on the Geek Culturecast network. This episode: KJ, and Chulak talk Pot-Luck on all the Sci-Fi they are watching/Reading and talking about.Are you looking for new ideas and adventures for your RPG Group? How about a monthly magazine filled with plot twists, one shots and side quests? Look no further, DM Dave brings you Broadsword magazine. Broadsword is a monthly digital and printed magazine that provides DMs with ideas, tidbits and even complete side quests that can be fit into almost any campaign. Check out Broadswords magazine at http://dmdave.com/broadsword-magazine-preorder-1/The show started off with some teasing about Mr Chulak and his time on a boat last week, followed by conversations about SpaceX and everything we can’t possibly miss on YouTube, especially they returns on their solid boosters. KJ raised the upcoming preparations for the next Mars Lander. JPL has had a ton of streaming coverage. Watch live as it is happening and that is a great thing as part of our modern world.Chulak introduced a documentary created by one man and his telescope, about how he went out and recorded the reactions of average people rediscovering the moon by telescope. A New Way to look at the moon is 3 minutes and change and is available on YouTube (Link at the end of the show notes) and has already begun to receive awards in the short film and documentary categories.This week in Dublin Ireland is WorldCon, the World Science Fiction Convention. The increasing world of robotics, integrated AI’s and the possibility of robots with empathy being your perfect partner… in every way. This lead into a conversation about the differences between the World’s Fair and todays massive glut of conventions. There are so many conventions that it isn’t a unique experience anymore.On another topic, Mattel and their Barbie brand are now embracing the world of Cosplay through a new series of dolls. This first set are iconic Star Wars characters reimagined in the world of cosplay, like R2-D2 dress, and a very interesting take on Darth Vader. These are definitely not your little sister’s Barbies!Onto video and series being watched, KJ and Chulak also waxed on about Netflix and how they now spend much more time on Amazon Prime and other streaming services rather than on Netflix.The big mentions to watch are:•Amazon Prime : Good Omens – Neil Gaimon and Terry Pratchett’s book on good and evil•Amazon Prime: Quiet Earth – When an experiment goes wrong, a scientist is the last man on earth and we journey with him as his mind breaks down•Amazon Prime: Eureka – Sheriff takes a job in a bubble world where everyone deals with the secret world of Science Fiction•Netflix: Another Life – Katie Sackoff leads a CW all-star team in a deep space missionAlso on the show we talked about several KickStarter Projects. If you act soon you may still be able to be a part of these exciting projects:Chosen – A Sword and Fantasy tribute from the creative mind of Chris Campana. The story follows a young elf named Brynn, who is forced to leave her family and homeland behind, and set off on a quest, so that she may somehow, save those she loves from an evil on the verge of destroying the entire realm. It’s a story of fate… gone wrong?Cozmo's Thirsty Tentacle Bar and Grill is the galaxy's not-so-local watering hole - unless, of course, you live on an asteroid, then it would be a hop and a skip away. Stop by and have a drink with the myriad lifeforms, who have come to party or to wallow in their Rygelian ale. They may become your best buddies, or you may suddenly find your wallet missing. It's hard to say what will happen when you set through the hissing door at Cozmo's, but one thing's for certain. You'll never be bored.Support small and independent publishers!: C.H. Duryea – The Heisenberg Corollary the first novel in the Slagmaster series. Find it on Amazon https://amzn.to/2HfQfKGBlake Northcott – The North Valley Grimoire (part 2 coming soon to Kickstarter) Available on Amazon (including Kindle format) https://amzn.to/2ZfTKL2Jeremy Flagg – Nighthawks (book 1) – the Children of Nostradamus Series Available on Amazon and both Audible and Kindle https://amzn.to/2P0kGL7Thank you for downloading, subscribing, listening and supporting Warp My Tardis here on the Geek Culturecast network. We appreciate you taking the time to listen to each episode. For more information about the network go to www.geekculturecastnetwork.com, and look for Legends of the Panel on your podcast service for even more Mr. Chulak, The Lady Archer and KJ the Comic Guy, another show here on the Geek Culturecast network.A New Way to Look at the Moon (documentary) https://youtu.be/XCrJ3NflOpEKickstarter Links from this episode:Chosen by Chris Campana: http://kck.st/2yprjLPCozmo's goes out of this world: http://kck.st/2YBvNyuFollow us:Instagram @warpmytardis and @legendsofthepanelEmail: warpmytardis@gmail.comKJ the ComicGuy @kjweir1970 on instagramMr. Chulak @geekculturecast on instagramThe Lady Archer @whatthefraq on InstagramDiscord Server: GCCN - https://discord.gg/6XtXkGy

It’s a fifth Wednesday minisode! In this shorter episode we talk about conventions! Content warnings for strong language and embarrassing childhood stories. We reference: International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions conferences, World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon, Return to Oz, and Readercon The transcript will be available soon on nostoryissacred.com

After meeting Gene Roddenberry at the World Science Fiction Convention, John and Bjo Trimble found themselves at the center of Star Trek fandom. They organized the letter-writing campaign that secured a third season, and they were also handling fan mail, photo and merchandise requests. The Trek Files welcomes John and Bjo to talk about the earliest days of Trek fandom plus a look at the very first Star Trek merchandise catalog. See the document: facebook.com/thetrekfiles

After meeting Gene Roddenberry at the World Science Fiction Convention, John and Bjo Trimble found themselves at the center of Star Trek fandom. They organized the letter-writing campaign that secured a third season, and they were also handling fan mail, photo and merchandise requests. The Trek Files welcomes John and Bjo to talk about the earliest days of Trek fandom plus a look at the very first Star Trek merchandise catalog. See the document: facebook.com/thetrekfiles

After meeting Gene Roddenberry at the World Science Fiction Convention, John and Bjo Trimble found themselves at the center of Star Trek fandom. They organized the letter-writing campaign that secured a third season, and they were also handling fan mail, photo and merchandise requests. The Trek Files welcomes John and Bjo to talk about the earliest days of Trek fandom plus a look at the very first Star Trek merchandise catalog. See the document: facebook.com/thetrekfiles

Secret Life of Bots, by Suzanne Palmer. 2018 Hugo award for best novelette, 2018 finalist for Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award, 2018 finalist for WFSA Small Press Award. There is audio and text to the story at the end of this link: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/palmer_09_17/ Suzanne's website is: http://zanzjan.net

[Video and photos available at https://cmswm.it/bendis-mit] MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing is thrilled to welcome award-winning comics creator Brian Michael Bendis, a New York Times bestseller and one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics, for the 2018 Julius Schwartz lecture, in conversation with fellow comics writer Marjorie Liu. For the last eighteen years, Brian’s books have consistently sat on the top of the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts. Now with DC Comics, he is the co-creator and consulting producer of the Peabody Award-winning Jessica Jones on Netflix from Marvel TV. For Marvel entertainment, Bendis was the monthly writer of the bestselling Defenders, Jessica Jones, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Guardians of the Galaxy series. The introduction of the multiracial Spider-Man, Miles Morales, made the front page of USA Today and went on to become an international hotbed political topic featured on Fox News, CNN, The Daily Show, Conan O’Brien, Howard Stern and many others. The news of a new ‘Iron man’ character in the form of 15-year-old Riri Williams made massive international headlines when the story broke in Time magazine. Her solo debut as Invincible Iron man debuted in the top five nationwide. Before that, Brian completed a 100 issue run on the X-Men franchise with the debut of ALL NEW X-MEN and UNCANNY X-MEN and 9 years helming Marvel’s popular AVENGERS franchise by writing every issue of the NEW AVENGERS plus debuting the hit books AVENGERS, MIGHTY AVENGERS and DARK AVENGERS along with the wildly successful ‘event’ projects AVENGERS VERSUS X-MEN, HOUSE OF M, SECRET WAR, SPIDER-MEN, SECRET INVASION, AGE OF ULTRON, SIEGE and CIVIL WAR 2. In delivering the 2018 Julius Schwartz Lecture, Brian follows comics and science fiction legends Neil Gaiman (https://youtu.be/KU-tncC7qIw) and J. Michael Straczynski (https://youtu.be/OMNtVURpLzM?t=2m55s). ======= The Julius Schwartz Lecture, produced with generous support by the Gaiman Foundation (http://www.gaimanfoundation.org/), is hosted by the Comparative Media Studies/Writing program (https://cmsw.mit.edu) at MIT and was founded to honor the memory of longtime DC Comics editor Julius “Julie” Schwartz, whose contributions to our culture include co-founding the first science fiction fanzine in 1932, the first science fiction literary agency in 1934, and the first World Science Fiction Convention in 1939. Schwartz went on to launch a career in comics that would last for 42 years, during which time he helped launch the Silver Age of Comics, introduced the idea of parallel universes, and had a hand in the reinvention of such characters as Batman, Superman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, and the Atom.

Our podcast returns after its summer hiatus with an episode focused on science fiction as a way of understanding and re-imagining the world. We reassembled a panel of science fiction scholars fresh from the World Science Fiction Convention (in San Jose) and eager to dig deeper into the history of the genre, its social and political impact, and in particular, the forms of thought which were enabled and sustained by the emergence of speculative fiction. Our guests are: Michael Saler, author of As If: Modern Enchantment and the Literary Prehistory of Virtual Reality; Sherryl Vint, author of Science Fiction: A Guide for the Perplexed; and Minsoo Kang, author of Sublime Dreams of Living Machines: The Automaton in the European Imagination.

We've been away for a long time. A very long time. We're sorry and we'll try not to do that again. While we were away, we went to San Jose, California for the 76th World Science Fiction Convention. During the convention, we recorded four new episodes that we will be sending out over the coming weeks. The first is a discussion with Hugo Award winner and friend of the podcast, Jo Walton. Jo has a new book out, An Informal History of the Hugo Awards, which expands on a series of posts on Tor.com looking at the Hugos from 1953-2000. The book is wonderful and the conversation is interesting. As always, our thanks to Jo and we hope you enjoy the episode. Oh, we recorded this in Jonathan's hotel room in San Jose. Every effort has been made to filter out the damned airconditioning unit that was rumbling away outside.

Inconceivable! Episode 22 - Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For this episode, recorded live at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, CA, it’s a North American face-off, as Team USA takes on Team Canada. The panelists must identify fictional foods, figure out what character a group of actors have in common, and play a little game of musical mash-ups. Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, and Navah Wolfe represent the U.S. while Warren Frey, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky fly the Canadian flag. Host Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, Navah Wolfe, Warren Frey, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For this episode, recorded live at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, CA, it’s a North American face-off, as Team USA takes on Team Canada. The panelists must identify fictional foods, figure out what character a group of actors have in common, and play a little game of musical mash-ups. Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, and Navah Wolfe represent the U.S. while Warren Frey, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky fly the Canadian flag. Host Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, Navah Wolfe, Warren Frey, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

If you want to hear more music from Tim, he does a lot of shows for kids at schools and libraries around Southern California. He will be performing and teaching songwriting workshops for grownups at the upcoming World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, California; and will be the featured music guest at FenCon in Dallas, Texas in September.  You can also hear and buy his music on his website, GriffinEd.Org and he has a youtube channel. Thanks to Tim for giving me permission to include his song "Leonardo's Mother" at the end of the podcast. Ukulele Is The New Black is produced by me, Meredith Harper and I also wrote and performed the theme tune. Graphic design is by Seb Carraro.  Episodes are released every second Monday and you can subscribe on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Stitcher, Tumblr or your podcatcher of choice.  Our YouTube channel has a playlist of songs relating to each podcast episode.  Want to support the show? Please subscribe to the podcast, give us a review on iTunes, and go to the website, ukuleleisthenewblack.com to donate or buy merch.  And follow the show on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The music played in this episode is licenced under a Podcasts (Featured Music) agreement with APRA AMCOS.

In this week's Independence Day episode Ben and Josh are joined by Steve Jackson of Steve Jackson Games! Not only has Steve Jackson been in the board games industry for over 40 years, he is also the creator of some little known games such as Munchkin and GURPS.  Together they chat about the changes in the tabletop gaming industry over the past 40 years, Steve's design process and the importance of theme in game design. They also talk about Steve's next Kickstarter release, The Fantasy Trip, a re-release of his 1970's RPG, the other Steve Jackson and squid rabbits! Happy listening, The Unlucky Frog Team     Links Steve Jackson Games Fantasy Trip - The Fantasy Trip.com 2019 World Science Fiction Convention in Dublin

In this episode, recorded earlier this year at the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, we talk to Fiona Moore all about The Prisoner. Fiona Moore is an author of guidebooks to SF television series, plays, audio dramas, and stories. She is also a Professor of Business Anthropology at Royal Holloway, University of London. She is the co-author, with Alan Stevens of Fall Out: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to The Prisoner. Be seeing you!Part of the Time for Cakes and Ale podcast. If you enjoy it, please subscribe!Follow us on Twitter @TFCAALike us on FacebookVisit our Website See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host Elizabeth Andersen is thrilled to have an interview with author Heather Rose Jones who was in Kansas City this past August for the The 74th World Science Fiction Convention. The post Sandra Moran Book Bonus-Heather Rose Jones appeared first on KKFI.

It's a brand new day. A dark, scary depressing day, maybe, but a brand new one. With the 45th president of the United States of America sworn in, Gary and Jonathan turned their attention to more typical things in the first rambling chat of the year. This week they start by chatting about recent trends in science fiction, most notably science fiction influenced by man-made climate change like Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 and Cat Sparks' Lotus Blue, before talking at length about the upcoming World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, nominating for the Hugo awards (with some nomination suggestions), and finishing up talking about the recently released ballot for the Philip K. Dick Award. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast. And if you do, please consider mentioning it to a friend!  

In the final of our conversations recorded during MidAmericon 2, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention, in Kansas City, we sit down with Hugo and Nebula winner Jo Walton and Tiptree Award winner Eugene Fischer for a wide-ranging and insightful discussion that touches not only upon their own fiction, but of the kind of reading that helped shape it, from Victorian literature to the SF of the ‘70s and ‘80s. We'd like to the Jo and Eugene for making time to talk to us. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode!

When Gary and I were in Kansas City for MidAmericon 2, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention last month, we were fortunate enough to sit down with a handful of really interesting people.  One of the highlights was getting to chat with the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, and Sturgeon award nomination author of “Waters of Versailles”, Kelly Robson. In what was a really enjoyable conversation, we discussed Kelly's work, starting a writing career a little later in life, and a lot more. We'd like to thank Kelly for making time to join us and, as always, hope you enjoy the episode!

The World Science Fiction Convention has come and gone this year, and you may have heard about this thing that we did — showing up with cameras and lights and microphones and our really spiffy metal sign Ray made, and broadcasting live from the event. It was unprecedented coverage, and we use that word a lot, but it's absolutely true — no one has ever done this in the history of Worldcon. Were there hiccups? Of course. Were there mistakes? Yes, a few. Were there tons of authors and editors and publicists wanting to talk to us on camera after they figured out what we were doing there? Absolutely. It was an experience we've never had before, and unless we find a way to expand our resources, we may never get a chance to do it again. At least, not at a Worldcon. To those who were asking about our next excursion into live-streaming from a convention: we're figuring that out now.

Over the past several years we've been fortunate to record episodes of the Coode Street Podcast in front of a live audience. One of the highlights of MidAmericon 2, the 74th World Science Fiction Convention was when we got to sit down with convention Guest of Honor Michael Swanwick and award-winning author Kij Johnson to discuss the craft of short fiction. Our discussion focusses entirely on the writing of James Tiptree Jr's classic novelette "The Women Men Don't See". We think, modestly, that it's one of our very best episodes yet.  We hope you agree. The episode was recorded live on Friday 29 August 2016 in front of a terrific audience and was recorded by Kathi Overton and the MidAmericon 2 team. We'd like to sincerely thank Michael and Kij for their time and the effort that went into making this a success, Kathi and her team for their hard work, and everyone at MidAmericon 2 for making this possible. We would love to do more episodes on the craft of short fiction like this one, and are seriously considering it. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode. Photo by Kate Savage. Used with permission. (c) 2016 Coode St Productions & Gary K. Wolfe. This may not be copied or transcribed without written permission.

It's just one month away: the World Science Fiction Convention, known more colloquially as Worldcon. The 74th Annual event will be hosted by the MidAmericon II convention in Kansas City this year, and SciFi4Me will be front and center with unprecedented coverage from the floor of the event. The Hugo Awards. The Campbell Conference. Award-winning authors and editors. Plenty of panels and workshops. And we can't forget about the Masquerade -- plus: this year, a special anniversary for Charley Lippincott and Star Wars. Don't forget to check out the latest cool merchandise at SuperHeroStuff.com!

The Mad Writers keep referring to building your community and this week they are putting their money where their mouth is. They are joined by Crystal Huff who has been involved in ALL THE CONS. She also fights the kyriarchy professionally through giving workshops and for example consulting companies on creating a welcoming environment as well as dealing with Impostor Syndrome. The panelists cover how to deal with horrible situations, how to get new people without losing all of the old ones and how to make sure the community doesn't die because the people who started it are tired. The entire episode is full of amazing content, you may want to have a notepad handy!Notable NotesReadercon 2012 incident summary Crystal's consultation and training Wiscon Readercon Arisia 4th Street Fantasy Worldcon 75Crystal Huff is the Executive Director of Inclusion Through Innovation and former Executive Director of The Ada Initiative. She has a long history of professional and volunteer efforts in technology and geek culture, with a particular commitment to anti-harassment and impostor syndrome work. Crystal runs science fiction conventions in her spare time, most notably the 75th World Science Fiction Convention in Helsinki, Finland. She speaks fluent English, rusty American Sign Language, and beginner Finnish cussing.Crystal can be found online at crystalhuff.com and on Twitter as @arisiacrystal and @CrystalMHuffRecommended Reading Crystal's recommendation: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu    Tim's recommendation: Air Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries by G. Willow Wilson and M.K.Perker    Jay's recommendation: The Noble Approach: Maurice Noble and the Zen of Animation Design   Nina's recommendation: Alif the Unseen by G. Willow WilsonPlease support Mad Writers Union by reviewing it on iTunes or Stitcher! You can subscribe to this show on iTunes or via RSS.Intro and outro music comes from “Cephalopod” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Ajani Brown is a professor of Africana Studies at San Diego State University where he earned his Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He proposed and developed the AfroFuturism curriculum for the university. He is a comic book studies scholar and has been on a continuous lecture tour since 2014 speaking at globally recognized conferences such as Comic Con International and The World Science Fiction Convention. Additionally, he has a published essay appearing in the WisCon Chronicles #10 Social Justice (Redux) anthology on the topic of female protagonists in science fiction comics, from the Golden Age of Comics (1938-1950). Still further, Brown's debut science fiction short story, "Providence," will appear in the Unveiling Visions: The Alchemy of the Black Imagination anthology due for release Fall 2016. Afrofuturism is the philosophical and artistic expression of alternative realities relating to people of African decent. Afrofuturist theory seeks to insert Africana culture into conversations of humanity's place in the future, how the past is inherently linked to those conversations in ways that may not be familiar to western culture. Afrofuturism discusses historical origins, the re-imaging of identity, the portrayal of people of color in comics and uses science fiction to encourage social justice dialogue.   africana.sdsu.edu/our-faculty/brown @iamajanibrown   foshoenergywork.com   opening music: vanark.bandcamp.com/track/2-late-night-lights arkteknologies.wordpress.com/

This is Special English. I am Sam Duckett in Beijing. Here is the news. China is open to space cooperation with all nations including the United States. The heavyweight of China's space program, China's first astronaut Yang Liwei, made the remark recently on the occasion of the anniversary of China's first satellite launch 46 years ago. Yang said China does not rule out cooperating with any country, including the United States. The senior astronaut said payload has been reserved in the Chinese space station for international projects and foreign astronauts. The space station is due to enter service around 2022. China marked its first Space Day, which was newly designated by the government to commemorate China's first satellite launch on April 24, 1970. Upon request, China will also train astronauts for other countries, and jointly train astronauts with the European space station. Yang said the future of space exploration lies in international cooperation, and it's true for China as well as for the United States. Citing security reasons, the United States Congress passed a law in 2011 to prohibit NASA from hosting Chinese visitors at its facilities or working with researchers affiliated to any Chinese government entity or enterprise. The ban remains in effect. The US-dominated International Space Station, which unsurprisingly blocks China, is scheduled to end its service in 2024. China's space station will be the only operational one in outer space, at least for a while. This is Special English. Five domestic airlines have agreed to tackle air rage by blacklisting passengers who misbehave. The five airlines, including Air China and China Southern, are the country&`&s major carriers. They will collectively keep records of those who are not behaved. Improper behaviors include attacking on check-in counters, forcibly occupying airplanes and fighting on board an airplane. Passenger records will be shared throughout the country's civil aviation and tourism industries. Those who are blacklisted will face penalties including being denied special seats, ticket discounts, or even service. However, an official from the Civil Aviation University of China said airlines do not have the right to limit passengers&`& travel rights. The official said that although air passenger blacklists have been adopted overseas, there is no legal provision for them in China, adding that this may lead to disputes. Others say that the provisions for the blacklist should be decided by a third party rather than just the airlines. It is the first time that a blacklist has covered most of the domestic civil aviation industry. The five airlines and their subsidiaries handle more than 80 percent of China&`&s air traffic. The decision comes after the China Air Transport Association adopted a new management policy to record uncivilized behavior by air passengers. You are listening to Special English. I am Sam Duckett in Beijing. The authorities are trying to restore public confidence in vaccines after a nationwide scandal struck fear into the hearts of parents. China banned drug wholesalers from selling vaccines, according to a decision publicized on the nation&`&s Vaccination Day, which fell on April 25th. The decision requires B-class, or non-compulsory, vaccines to be distributed in the same way as A-class, which are covered by the national compulsory immunization program. It also requires disease control departments, hospitals and clinics to keep records of purchases and received inventory. According to the decision, China will establish a system to track vaccines. Enterprises and user agencies must record circulation and use, so all vaccines can be tracked across their life cycle. The public were shocked and appalled in March when the news that improperly stored vaccines worth millions of dollars were sold nationwide. More than 300 officials implicated in cases concerning the event will be penalized. In the eastern city of Ningbo, the number of vaccinated children decreased by around one fourth from March 18 to 31. Local authorities are trying to quell public unease. This is Special English. Individuals and organizations that conduct medically inessential prenatal sex discernment or sex-selective abortions will be fined up to 30,000 yuan, roughly 4,600 U.S. dollars. Under a revised regulation taking effect recently, besides a fine, the government will confiscate the income from such screenings and abortions, which are illegal in China. Those who introduce expectant parents to take up illegal prenatal sex discernment and selective abortion will also face the same punishment. The regulation has been jointly issued by the National Health and Family Planning Commission, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce and the China Food and Drug Administration. The revision to the law aims to tackle China&`&s high gender imbalance, a direct result of pre-birth sex discernment and sex-selective abortions driven by cultural preference for boys. The birth sex ratio stood at almost 114 in 2015, much higher than a normal ratio between 103 and 107, though it has decreased from 121 in 2004. In China, legitimate reasons for a hospital conducting a sex-selective abortion include serious genetic disease or deadly threat to the mother's health. It requires at least three senior doctors with a genetics background and clinical experience to decide whether prenatal sex discernment is necessary. If an abortion is necessary, the hospital must report the case to the local health department. You are listening to Special English. I&`&m Sam Duckett in Beijing. The State Council has published its major health care reform tasks for the year, with a general practitioner pilot program, and reduced reliance on drug revenue for health centers. This year, 200 cities will trial GP practices, making the service available to 15 percent of urban citizens and 30 percent of key groups. According to the statement from the State Council, China's Cabinet, GPs will open their practices to residents, providing them with basic, consistent medical services. The plan is part of a tiered health system being rolled out across the country. To improve local-level medical institutions, the government will allow physicians in public hospitals to practice or establish their own practices. Another health reform task this year will be the establishment of a pricing mechanism for medicine to reduce the cost born by patients. Patients will be given the choice of buying drugs from hospitals or retail pharmacies. The public hospital reform will be further advanced, as 100 more cities will carry out pilot public hospital reform this year. According to the pilot reform, revenues of public hospitals will not rely on drugs but medical service charges. This is Special English. Chinese scientists are working on new projects inspired by the documented case of a man who was cured of AIDS. They hope eventually find a way to ensure that humans are born with immunity to the condition. Nine years ago, a 41-year-old man, who has since been dubbed the "Berlin patient", was close to death and in the advanced stages of both AIDS and leukemia. Doctors gave him a stem cell transplant from an HIV-resistant donor, and miraculously cured both conditions. The event made him arguably the first person ever to be cured of AIDS. The remarkable case shed light on CCR5, a receptor in humans that helps HIV enter cells. The bone-marrow transplant had changed the Berlin patient&`&s gene to a mutation called CCR5-delta32, which blocks HIV. With new gene technology now available, Chinese scientists have recently moved forward with attempts to modify the CCR5 gene in embryos, advancing their drive to ensure humans are born already immune to HIV. In the latest case, researchers from the Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University used a gene editing technique to attempt to replace the CCR5 gene in 26 human embryos. The researchers tried to give the embryos the HIV-resistant mutation. Four embryos were successfully edited, while the other 22 cases failed to produce the desired results. You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Sam Duckett in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to newsplusradio.cn. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. If you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know by e-mailing us at mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. That&`&s mansuyingyu@cri.com.cn. Now the news continues. Chinese science fiction writer Hao Jingfang was shortlisted for the Hugo Award for her book "Folding Beijing". According to Tsinghua University, where she is pursuing her doctorate, the news was posted on the official website of the World Science Fiction Convention. "Folding Beijing", one of five candidates, is listed under the "Best Novelette" category. Hao said on her Sina Weibo microblog that she is so excited to be shortlisted. The story was first published in a new electronic magazine. She didn&`&t expect to have this result. Hao graduated from the department of physics at Tsinghua University in 2006. The story follows the protagonist, Lao Dao, as he tries to navigate the complicated class barriers of a futuristic Beijing in order to send his daughter to school. She said she used to live in suburban Beijing. Near her apartment building there were noisy alleys, small restaurants and an open-air market. The experience inspired her to write the story. Hao said she regretted that the second volume of "The Three-Body Problem" by Liu Cixin, who won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel, was not shortlisted. Established in 1953, the Hugo Awards are given annually to the best works of science fiction or fantasy and are seen as the "highest honor bestowed in science fiction and fantasy writing. Fifth-three-year old Liu was the first writer in Asia to win the honor. This is Special English. A university in northwest China's Qinghai Province plans to offer international students Master&`&s degrees in traditional Tibetan medicine. Tibetan Medical College of Qinghai University has said that it planned to recruit five foreign postgraduates this autumn. The Master&`&s program will last three years, with students taught in both English and Tibetan. Established in 1987, the college is one of the two higher educational institutes in China which train traditional Tibetan medicine practitioners. The other is in Tibet. The college's honorary president said the school had exchange programs with universities in the United States, Russia, South Korea and Japan since 2007. So far, almost 100 overseas students have come for short-term training in Tibetan medicine. Traditional Tibetan medicine was also listed as optional course at University of Virginia medical school last July. The president said the core of development of Tibetan medicine lies in training. Helping it go global will be beneficial to more people. Tibetan medicine is at least 2,300 years old. It has absorbed the influences of traditional Chinese, Indian and Arab medicines and is mainly practiced in Tibet and the Himalayan region. Tibetan medicine uses herbs, minerals and sometimes insects and animal parts. It was put on the list of China's national intangible cultural heritage in 2006. You're listening to Special English. I&`&m Sam Duckett in Beijing. Disney's "The Jungle Book" continued to lead the box office in its second week after release. （全文见周六微信。）

Author and editor Melinda Snodgrass joins us in this episode, telling us how she began her journey into speculative fiction with 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. She'll talk about how Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom books, Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and Heinlein's juveniles were important to her as a smart kid who wanted adventure and escapism, why she's still fond of them as an adult, and the influence the stories of her youth have had on her own writing. Melinda will share her thoughts on what it's like to read the works of friends versus books written by people she doesn't know. She'll talk about some of the business aspects of writing, such as the cross-pollination that takes place between different types of media. And she has some words of wisdom for older fans about the next generation of science fiction and fantasy lovers who have come to the genre by different paths. Our interview took place in August 2015 at Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington (in a lounge area near a hallway in the convention centre, which is why you'll hear some background noise). Find out more about Melinda and her works at: melindasnodgrass.com   Visit iTunes to subscribe to Invaders From Planet 3 and download episodes, and be sure to rate the show while you're there!    

In this episode, author & editor Robert J. Sawyer tells us about getting an early start in adult-level science fiction reading books by David Gerrold and Isaac Asimov. He'll talk about why the original Star Trek was such a great TV series, and share his opinions about how science fiction has evolved and sometimes taken steps backward over the years. We'll also chat with Rob about how well old sf novels hold up, specifically some of the works of Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke. Reflecting on his own writing, Rob will tell us about what he learned from interviewing some of the giants in the field back in the 1980s, how he's tried to synthesize the approaches of Larry Niven and Mike Resnick, and  his reputation for being an optimist. He'll also give us some hints about what to expect from his newest novel, Quantum Night. Our interview took place in August 2015 at Sasquan, the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention in Spokane, Washington. Find out more about Rob and his works at: sfwriter.com  

Charlie N. Holmberg, who was recently signed by Amazon's 47 North imprint, joined us in front of a live audience it Sasquan (the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention) to talk about breaking in to the industry. Brandon and Dan broke in a decade ago, and Howard never actually bothered breaking in. This episode is brought to you by David Farland's writing workshops at mystorydoctor.com, whose URL completely escaped Howard during the episode. Here are two coupon codes: August50 gets $50 off any course regularly priced $399 August100 gets $100 off any course regularly priced $749  

Charlie N. Holmberg, who was recently signed by Amazon’s 47 North imprint, joined us in front of a live audience it Sasquan (the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention) to talk about breaking in to the industry. Brandon and Dan broke in a decade ago, and Howard never actually bothered breaking in. This episode is brought … Continue reading Writing Excuses 10.35: Breaking In, With Charlie N. Holmberg →

With Gary only just returned from Spokane and the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention, we sit down to discuss the success of Sasquan, the successful site selection for Helsinki in 2017, congratulate our friends at Galactic Suburbia for their big win, and touch on some of the many and varied issues surrounding the 2015 Hugo Awards. During the podcast we:encourage you to join both MidAmerican II (Kansas City) and WorldCon 75 (Helsinki); mention io9s list of alternate Hugo Awards nominees; and discuss Jay Maynard's article at Black Gate about conservatives in the SF field . This episode was recorded the day after Sasquan and is being sent out early. We expect to return to our usual schedule this coming weekend. Till then, we hope you enjoy the episode!

This week saw the release of Nebula Award winning author Aliette de Bodard's  powerful and engaging fourth novel, The House of Shattered Wings.  Aliette was in Spokane, Washington for Sasquan: the 73rd World Science Fiction Convention when she made to time to sit down and discuss the novel; using the real world in world buildin; urban fantasy; combining work, family and writing; and much more with Gary and Jonathan. “Paris has survived the Great Houses War – just. Its streets are lined with haunted ruins, Notre-Dame is a burnt-out shell, and the Seine runs black with ashes and rubble. Yet life continues among the wreckage. The citizens continue to live, love, fight and survive in their war-torn city, and The Great Houses still vie for dominion over the once grand capital. House Silverspires, previously the leader of those power games, lies in disarray. Its magic is ailing; its founder, Morningstar, has been missing for decades; and now something from the shadows stalks its people inside their very own walls. Within the House, three very different people must come together: a naive but powerful Fallen, an alchemist with a self-destructive addiction, and a resentful young man wielding spells from the Far East. They may be Silverspires' salvation. They may be the architects of its last, irreversible fall…” As always, we would like to thank Aliette for making time to appear on the podcast. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Den här gången tar vi med er till World Science Fiction Convention 2014: Loncon 3. Världskongressen, som vi brukar säga på svenska. Äntligen har vi tagit tag i att göra något med det material vi spelade in när vi var där. Vi vill ge en känsla av hur det var att vara där. Det varvas […]

The first episode of the three time Hugo Award nominated Coode Street Podcast went out to the world on Saturday 8 May 2010. There was no intention to start a regular podcast, or an ongoing conversation with and about science fiction, but that's what happened.  In the four years since we recorded that first episode little has changed except, we hope, a tendency to ramble a little less. The recording is still rough and ready (alas), and the conversation is still off the cuff and unprepared (happily).   To celebrate the extremely unlikely event that we were recording our 200th episode, we decided to do something special. We invited our good friends Kim Stanley Robinson, Robert Silverberg and Jo Walton to join us in conversation at Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention.  A lively and interesting conversation was had, in what we think is one of our best ever episodes. Our sincere thanks to Stan, Bob and Jo for making their time available and being a part of our celebrations.  Our special thanks to Liz Batty, Niall Harrison and the Loncon3 tech team who provided the space for nearly 200 listeners to watch the event, and who recorded it far better than we ever could.  And an extra thanks to Sophie (aka Miss 12), who helped me to introduce this episode.  Finally, a deep and heartfelt thanks to you, our listeners, who keep us recording this crazy thing ever week. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast. More next week! On to episode 300!

Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, has announced the nominees for the 2014 Hugo and Campbell Awards. As is our practice, this week we have a special episode of the podcast devoted to discussing the awards and all of the wonderful nominees. We are very grateful to John De Nardo (of SF Signal) and Tansy Rayner Roberts (Galactic Suburbia and Verity) for joining us for what we think is an interesting conversation.  We would also like to thank all of our listeners for nominating Coode Street for our third consecutive Best Fancast Hugo Award. We could not be happier, or more grateful. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast and we'll be back next week with more! Other links: Larry Correia and the Sad Puppy Hugo slate.

This weekend in San Antonio, Texas the 71st World Science Fiction Convention is in full swing. Parties are being held, discussions had, panels attended and science fiction celebrated. In amongst it all, Ellen Datlow is being toasted as Guest of Honour, a richly deserved recognition of the amazing contribution this nine-time World Fantasy and five time Hugo Award winner has made to the science fiction and fantasy field. As a run-up to the weekend, Gary and Jonathan sat down with Ellen to discuss editing, anthologies, her career, and many other things in a frank conversation. The connection to Ellen's Manhattan pied-à-terre was erratic, so much editing was necessary. The sound quality is fine, but there are one or two spots where the editing may be noticeable. Our apologies for that, and our sincere thanks to Ellen for being part of the podcast.   Next week, most likely, a podcast from WorldCon. Till then, we hope you enjoy the episode.

This morning Lonestarcon, the 71st World Science Fiction Convention, released the 2013 Hugo Awards Ballots.  The Coode Street Podcast was nominated for Best Fancast, and we would like to thank everyone who nominated us. As part of the Hugo Awards discussions, we invited fellow nominee and Coode Street regular Kij Johnson, to join us in the Waldorf Room once more to chat about the ballot, the nominees, and all things Hugo. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Insert embarassment glyph here.  I don't know how I screwed up, but I did.  Here's the real Part Two.  And I know I've fallen behind, but I am off at the World Science Fiction Convention in Chicago and some writing and life stuff happened right before I left, which kept me from posting.  Fear not!  This is not podfade.  More episodes are forthcoming.Sincerely,The Management

At the recent World Science Fiction Convention held in Reno, Nevada we sat down with Kim Stanley Robinson to discuss his new novel 2312.

At the recent World Science Fiction Convention held in Reno, Nevada we sat down with Alastair Reynolds to discuss his new novel Blue Remembered Earth and other things. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast!

At the recent World Science Fiction Convention held in Reno, Nevada we sat down with Ian McDonald to discuss his new novel, Planesrunner.

Gary and I travelled to Reno, Nevada to attend Renovation, the World Science Fiction Convention for 2011.  Over the weekend we recorded a handful of podcasts with friends, old and new, that we see to seldom. We'll be publishing these over the coming month.  The first in the series is with Jo Walton, author of Among Others and Farthing, where we discussed that novel, science fiction, her Hugo blogging and many other things. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Last weekend Gary and I were in the slightly surreal space station environment of the Atlantis Casino in Reno, Nevada for the World Science Fiction Convention, where we recorded upcoming podcasts with Ian McDonald, Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Jo Walton. This weekend we're home and discuss the con (briefly), vow to avoid discussing awards too much, look at the work of Caitlin R. Kiernan and discuss the use of language in SF. As always, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

"Angela's Wisdom" is a short story by Lynda Williams and daughter Angela Lott. It deals with the value of literacy and the experience of learning to read. It was written when Angela was 8 years old and given to Reading for the Future(rff-reflections.blogspot.com) a few years ago. Now it has been given to RFF, Inc. It will be used on the educational CD/DVD that will be given to the first 70 participants of the educator's workshop at Renovation, the 2011 World Science Fiction Convention to be held in Reno, Nevada from Wed. Aug 17th to Sunday, Aug. 21st. At Renovation, RFF will present "Teaching SF", a workshop for teachers, librarians and parents on how to use science fiction as a teaching tool. The workshop is a collaborative effort, organized and presented by Reading for the Future, Inc, from a proposal by AboutSF at the University of Kansas (www.aboutsf.com). Information on how to register for the "Teaching SF" workshop can be found at www.renovationsf.org/teachingsf.php Sign-up for the workshop ends on June 30, 2011.

Dieses Kapitel ist der Universitätsbuchhandlung an der Universität von Washington gewidmet, deren Science-Fiction-Abteilung dank dem scharfen Blick und der Hingabe des Science-Fiction-Einkäufers Duane Wilkins derjenigen vieler spezialisierter Geschäfte ebenbürtig ist. Duane ist ein echter Science- Fiction-Fan – ich habe ihn das erste Mal bei der World Science Fiction Convention in Toronto 2003 getroffen –, und […]

Last week we discussed what kinds of events that you, the aspiring author, should be attending. This week we cover what you should and shouldn't be doing there. And we start with some don'ts. The word of the day? "Booth Barnacle." If last week's 'cast was a little long-winded, this one is downright rambling, coming in at a hefty nineteen minutes and thirty-eight seconds. Oh, the anecdotes! If you thought we were name-dropping last week (Phil Foglio, Kevin J. Anderson, and Lawrence Schoen) this week we throw around names like Larry Niven, Steve Jackson, John Ringo, and Tom Doherty. We sure hope you can learn from our meandering, celebrity-brushing reminiscences. And speaking of celebrity-brushing, brush up against us this week in Montreal at the World Science Fiction Convention! The Writing Excuses Panel is on Friday from 2:00pm to 3:30pm in P-513C, and will feature all three of your Writing Excuses hosts with as-yet-unnannounced special guests from the world of publishing, editing, and of course authoring genre fiction. And again, on the topic of celebrity-brushing and networking in general: one piece of linkage you introverts (and you untrained extroverts) absolutely MUST have - "Networking 201: How to Work a Room," by Diana Rowland. The long-awaited writing prompt (last week we just gave you the first half) is... a man arrives at a convention with something important in his pocket. It is an entire universe... and it has not been peace-bonded. This week's episode of Writing Excuses is brought to you by the bad accents of Dan and Howard as they pitch Dungeon Crawlers Radio.

Kim Stanley Robinson, the best selling and award-winning science fiction author is today's featured guest. Topics include: Kim Stanley Robinson describes his reaction to being chosen as Guest of Honor for the 2010 World Science Fiction Convention in Melbourne Australia. He also describes the benefits and challenges of the January 17, 2009 personal appearance he did in Second Life. He also explains his conviction that we will never develop artificial intelligence, or the singularity, or mind-uploading. But he enthusiastically agrees with the desirability of increasing human longevity as much as possible, even if that means centuries, and even if it throws a monkey wrench into population control. He equates increasing longevity with decreasing human suffering. However, he doubts that an indefinate lifespan will come soon enough for anyone alive today. Earth's current population, he says, may be the result of an Oil Bubble, and may be unsustainable after we run out of oil. He also explains why some people may be disappointed concerning the relationship they have with their robots in the future, since they will watch their machine for some glimmer of personality but will not find it. He also talks about his involvement with the Clarion Writer's Workshop. About his teaching there this summer; about his teaching there once before in 1988; about being a student there in 1975; about the teaching methods used at Clarion; and about how, when it was forced to relocate, he helped Clarion find a new home at his alma mater (UCSD). Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the February 18, 2009 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 80 minutes] Kim Stanley Robinson's writings have won the Hugo, the Nebula, the Asimov, the John W. Campbell, the Locus, and the World Fantasy Awards. He has a Bachelors degree in literature, a Masters in English, and a PhD. also in English. He considers science fiction to be one of the most powerful of all literary forms, which explains why his doctoral thesis was titled The Novels of Philip K. Dick. Probably best known for his Mars trilogy (Red Mars, Green Mars and Blue Mars); his other novels include: Fifty Degrees Below, Forty Signs of Rain, The Years of Rice and Salt, and most recently, Sixty Days and Counting (which describes the first year of a new and innovative environmentalist president, and may be becoming historical fiction). His newest novel is called Galileo's Dream but will not be released in the US until January of 2010. News in this episode: As many as 50 planets like the Earth are expected to be discovered during the next three years. They will be discovered by the Kepler orbiting telescope, which will begin it's search a few days after NASA launches it on March 5, 2009. As a side result it will also locate many thousands, or even tens of thousands, of planets not like the earth.  

Neal Barrett Jr., the award-winning author of over fifty novels of science fiction, fantasy, mystery/suspense, and historical novels, as well as 'off-the-wall' mainstream fiction, is today's featured guest.  In today's interview Neal Barrett Jr. provides us with his assessment of the future. 'I have seen entirely too much of what's going on; of the good and the bad and the indifferent.' he said. He also said, 'Every emperor and king and president and governor and mayor promises you what they are going to do. And how many of those things are still undone? The Pharaoh of 3000 BC hasn't kept his promises yet; so we're pretty far behind.' Hosted by Stephen Euin Cobb, this is the September 3, 2008 episode of The Future And You. [Running time: 41 minutes] Neal Barrett Jr.'s novel Through Darkest America, was reviewed with the phrase, 'A book of astonishing power.' The Washington Post gave his novel The Hereafter Gang an even more enviable review which ended with the sentence, 'It is one of the great American novels.'  He did the novelization of the motion picture Dungeons & Dragons, and his novel Pink Vodka Blues was optioned and purchased by Paramount Pictures. He followed that with Dead Dog Blues, Skinny Annie Blues and Bad Eye Blues. Reviewers have defined Neal Barrett Jr.'s work as 'Stories that defy any category or convention.' He is the author of Perpetuity Blues, Interstate Dreams, and Ginny Sweethips' Flying Circus. He was Guest of Honor and Toastmaster at the 55th World Science Fiction Convention in 1997, and this interview was recorded the day before his 77th birthday while he and this show's host were both at the 2006 World Fantasy Convention in Austin Texas.