On this week's episode, we're talking about space operas.... IN SPAAAAACE. The tentpoles this week are The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard, the fanfic A Deeper Season by lightgetsin and sahiya, and the pilot episodes of Farscape and Killjoys.

 

What We’re Into Lately

The London Celebrities series by Lucy ParkerMonty Don’s Italian GardensDetective L"Quid Pro Quo" by Dira Sudis

Other Stuff We Mentioned

Ancillary Justice series by Ann LeckieNoel StreatfieldElementaryThe Space Opera Renaissance by David Hartwell and Kathryn CramerChilling Effect by Valerie ValdesDragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffreyPlanetary romanceJupiter AscendingVorkosigan SagaStargate: AtlantisThe Adventure ZoneFireflyBabylon 5The Goblin EmperorAncillary JusticeFireflyStargate: AtlantisSplendor & Misery by clippingShards of Honor“Right Answer” [second Deeper Season]Ender’s GameA Civil CampaignThe Expanse Cowboy BebopStar TrekStar WarsAcorna books by Anne McCaffreyNimisha’s Ship by Anne McCaffreyPhilip Pullman’s His Dark Materials seriesSpace Opera by Cat ValenteMobile Suit Gundam Wing

 

For Next Time

House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones

 

Transcription:The transcript for this episode is available here. Thanks as always to our brilliant scribal team!

On this episode, we're doing a deep-dive on a single tentpole, and we are extremely back on our bullshit. It's time to talk about astolat's Witcher fanfic, "Misethere"! 

What We’re Into Lately

Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnellyle CarréMiranda in Milan by Katharine DuckettNot for Use in Navigation by Iona Datt SharmaStrange Grace by Tessa GrattonA Taste of Honey by Kai Ashante Wilson“Dreaming of Sunshine”The MagiciansThe Natural History of DragonsKomarrA Civil CampaignThe Tropic of SerpentsLymond Chronicles

 

Other Stuff We Mentioned

“Drastically Redefining Protocol”“Miserere” (song)WitcherDragon AgeGundam WingPerson of InterestSmallvilleSweet Valley HighFantastic FourFast and FuriousVetinari/Vimes from Terry Pratchett’s Discworld seriesJ.Y. YangAnd I Alone Have Escaped To Tell You by astolat"A Year In Toussaint" by astolat“The War of Silver and Ash” by astolat“The Blooded Crown” by astolat [aka ‘the second one’]BtS Episode “Cross Your Stars and Hope to Bi” [aka ‘Disaster Bisexuals’]Xanatos Speed ChessVorkosigan SagaThe Warrior’s ApprenticeMaster and Commander by Patrick O’Brian“Duende” by astolatAvengers“Entanglements” by astolat

 

For Next TimeThe Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard

 

Transcription

The transcript for this episode can be found here. As always, thank you to our brilliant scribal team!

On this episode, we're discussing police procedurals! Who breaks the rules? Who goes by the book? Tentpoles this week are A Private Reason for This by femmequixoitc, Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch, and the first episode of the TV show Luther.

 

What We’re Into Lately

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan BraithwaiteMrs. Martin’s Incomparable Adventure by Courtney MilanRomance is a Bonus Book (2019)The Unspoken Name by AK Larkwood (forthcoming, 2020)Spectred Isle by KJ Charles“Signals That Sound in the Dark” by Dira SudisThe Warrior’s Apprentice by Lois McMaster Bujold  The Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan

 

Other Stuff We Mentioned

Brooklyn Nine-Nine!Bones.Criminal MindsThe Secret Casebook of Simon FeximalVorkosigan sagaTorchwoodWire in the BloodVal McDermid novels   Sherlock HolmesRobert Galbraith’s Cormoran Strike novelsPoirot novels by Agatha ChristieMiss Fisher’s Murder MysteriesElementaryGuards! Guards!  by Terry Pratchettthe shapeshifter character trope (mentioned on Story Grid podcast)HinterlandMiss MarplesThe KillingPushing DaisiesiZombieKomarrKilling EveWitcher (though really this is for next time! ;) )

For Next Time:Misethere by astolatTranscription:The transcript of the episode can be found here. Thank you once again to the scribes!!

In this week's Immigration Nerds podcast we throwback for a "fireside chat" between Rob Chestnut, Airbnb's general counsel and Erickson Immigration Group's first referral, and Jerry Erickson, EIG's President and Founder. Listen in to a conversation between old friends and colleagues as they talk about the early days of our business immigration reach, and the lessons learned along the way.

On this week's episode, we're talking about time travel fix-it fics! How sexy can a paradox get? Are there multiple timestreams or just one? Can anyone keep all of this straight?! The tentpoles are the fanfic World Without End by Sorted, the book To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis, and the TV show The Umbrella Academy.

What We’re Into Lately

The House of Binding Thorns by Aliette de BodardDocile by K.M. SzparaWelcome to the Goddamn Ice Cube by Blair BravermanBrianna Teintze’s Lord of SecretsEscape to River CottageA Lady Awakened by Cecilia GrantGideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

 

Other Stuff We Mentioned

Aliette de Bodard’s Dominion of the Fallen seriesThe Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodGossip GirlCaptive Prince series by C.S. PacatPretty WomanSuitsA Conspiracy of Truths by Alexandra RowlandThe Hugo AwardsEpisode 30: ExtravaganzaEpisode 22: Out of Cheese, Error, Redo from StartPermafrost by Alastair ReynoldsHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling"Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" by They Might Be GiantsHeroesfanfiction.netThe Harry Potter series by J.K. RowlingNarutoFinal Fantasy VIIGrey’s AnatomyDoctor WhoNight Watch by Terry PratchettAstolatAnd I Alone Have Escaped to Tell You by astolatBack to the FutureSheppard’s Law by SperanzaTime Traveller’s Wife by Audrey NiffenneggerGroundhog DayTime Flies Like an Arrow by Katlou303“Turn” by Saras_GirlFreya’s Captive Prince time travel ficlet“Outsider Perspective” by Neery (Person of Interest husbands amnesia fic)Person of InterestAmy Santiago from Brooklyn Nine-Nine

 

For Next Time

Midnight Riot (aka Rivers of London) by Ben Aaronovitch

TranscriptThe transcript for this episode can be found here. Thanks to our amazing supporters on Patreon, the scribes are now officially getting paid!! Hooray for the scribes!