Alan & Jeremy Vs Science Fiction

In this episode we discuss the story "Martian Raga" by Phillip Trippenbach & Blake Jessop with our guests Frank Oreto and Douglas Gwilym. We lock editors in the basement, get drunk, and talk about the importance of short fiction.

Here is where you can find everything:

• Douglas Gwilym: http://douglasgwilym.com/
• Frank Oreto: https://www.facebook.com/FrankisWriting/
• Blake Jessop: https://www.amazon.com/Blake-Jessop/e/B07BB7Z73N

"Martian Raga": https://www.amazon.com/Triangulation-Appetites-Frank-Oreto/dp/1548648116/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1510605554&sr=8-1

In this bonus episode we chat with author TJ Berry about going to WorldCon and the Hugo ceremony, George RR Martin's Loser's Party, and how she thinks they can improve WorldCon for next year. We also chat about her work in short fiction.

You can find TJ at:

https://tjberrywrites.com/

In this bonus episode we chat with author Sean Grigsby about going to WorldCon and the Hugo ceremony, what he expects, and what he is excited about. We also chat about his upcoming book The Daughters of the Forgotten Light.

You can find Sean at:

http://www.seangrigsby.com/

In this episode we change things up a bit. We discuss 5 poems by various poets including the US poet laureate Tracy K. Smith's poem "My God, It's Full of Stars" with our guest Professor John Wells. We also trash talk Bob Dylan, discuss the Dada movement, and also why people suck at reading poetry.

Here is where you can find everything:

Russell Edson— Counting Sheep: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/counting-sheep/

Frederick Seidel— (The Cosmos Poems) Into the Emptiness:  https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/seidel-cosmos.html?_r=1

W.H. Auden—The Unknown Citizen:  https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/unknown-citizen

Tracy K. Smith - My God, It's Full of Stars: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/55519/my-god-its-full-of-stars

In this episode we discuss "Cake Baby" by Charlie Jane Anders with our guests, authors TJ Berry and Cameron Johnston. Along with the story we discuss the nature of satire in SFF, religion, late stage capitalism, and the Cosmic Powers anthology edited by John Joseph Adams.

Here's where you can find everything:

Story: http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/cake-baby-kango-sharon-adventure/ 

Warp Drives Podcast: https://warpdrives.wordpress.com/

TJ Berry: https://tjberrywrites.com/

Cameron Johnston: http://www.cameronjohnston.net/

In this episode we release the second slate of interviews conducted during the 2018 Nebulas. This episode includes: Peter Beagle, James Patrick Kelly, Susan Forest, Mike Underwood, PJ Manney, and Pablo Vazquez.

We discuss SFF community and fandom, the publishing industry, the importance of short fiction, and many other topics.

You can find everything here:

Peter Beagle: http://www.peterbeagle.com/

James Patrick Kelly: http://www.jimkelly.net/ 

Susan Forest: http://speculative-fiction.ca/

Mike Underwood: http://michaelrunderwood.com/

PJ Manney: https://www.pjmanney.com/

Pablo Vazquez: https://about.me/pabloma

In this episode we release the first slate of themed interviews conducted during the 2018 Nebulas. This episode includes: Cat Rambo, Neil Clarke, Matt Kressel, Sam J. Miller, Ellis Bray, and JD Moyer.

We discuss SFF community and fandom, the publishing industry, the importance of short fiction, and many other topics.

You can find everything here:

Cat Rambo: http://www.kittywumpus.net/blog/

Sam Miller: http://samjmiller.com/

JD Moyer: http://www.jdmoyer.com/

Neil Clarke: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/

Matt Kressel:https://www.matthewkressel.net/ 

Ellis Bray: https://twitter.com/FlytingNWriting

In this bonus episode Alan documents his Fourth and final day at the 2018 Nebulas with Dave Robison of the Archivos Podcast Network. This is the first episode of several that will document our time at the Nebulas.

Where to find everything:

Archivos Podcast Network: http://www.roundtablepodcast.com/

SFWA: http://www.sfwa.org/ 

In this bonus episode Alan documents his third day at the 2018 Nebulas with Dave Robison of the Archivos Podcast Network. This is the first episode of several that will document our time at the Nebulas.

Where to find everything:

Archivos Podcast Network: http://www.roundtablepodcast.com/

SFWA: http://www.sfwa.org/ 

In this bonus episode Alan documents his second day at the 2018 Nebulas with Dave Robison of the Archivos Podcast Network. This is the first episode of several that will document our time at the Nebulas.

Where to find everything:

Archivos Podcast Network: http://www.roundtablepodcast.com/

SFWA: http://www.sfwa.org/