Sci-Fi Saturday Night

We start tonight with our dear friend Karen Gosslein, who chats with us about the My Peculiar Family Kickstarter, and about her story!

Then we find out: What Did Hope Nicholson Do When A Comic Con Cancelled On Her?

Hope is an author and editor who we found through the article above, but who’s got a lot more going on! We chat about the anthology she edited, The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, and the racy story that snuck it’s way in. She also tells us about Nelvana of the Northern Lights, a vintage Canadian comic that Hope is working to re-publish.

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This is an amazing podcast in which we speak with 2 wonderful creators.

Melinda Snodgrass is an author, screenwriter gamer and equestrian…sometimes at the same time. We talk about her writing days on Star Trek – The Next Generation, her work with George RR Martin and the Wild Cards Series. Her honest outspoken views are both wonderful and refreshing.

Tracy Hickman has an open invitation and came on to talk about two new projects. The Void is a 3-D immersion virtual reality facility (think Star Trek Holodeck) that has to be seen to be believed. Tracy now has an office job there and is slowly becoming used to it. Seriously, this project is a beautiful ongoing work that is just beginning.

His second announcement is that Wizards Of The Coast has asked him to revive and the return to Ravenloft in D&D’s latest adventure, Curse of Strahd, the updating of a RP project he began with Laura in 1983.

Towards the end of the interview, Tracy, Kriana and I talk about his participation in our Kickstarter project, My Peculiar Family and his wonderful challenge reward.

And, by the way, Happy Birthday to our dear friend, author Stacey Longo.

Join us for a remarkable hour.

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It’s a shortie but a goodie this week, folks! We’re talking to Aatmaja Pandya, a webcomic creator we met at Topatocon. Her most recent work is Travelouge, “a fantasy ‘diary’ comic with a focus on worldbuilding.” Tune in to hear about goat pupils, relaxed webcomic creation, and so much more.

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Rob from Serenity Valley Outfitters is your source for quality survival and emergency preparedness supplies, specializing in Zombie Apocalypse Survival Kits. Serenity Valley Outfitters uses the ZA model in the same way as the CDC: a catch point to help the public be prepared for whatever emergency may come along. 

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This week’s guest is Eric J Berry of Hole in the Ground Productions, a prop, costume, and set design company. We have a frank and respectful debate about 3-D printers and their place in propmaking, and he tells us about several of his exciting projects!

Then, to celebrate our 300th episode, we do exactly what we want and talk about the Dr. Who Christmas Special for a long time.

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Sockdolager means…a forceful blow, or an exceptional thing or person.

The Sockdolager is a very small publisher. They publish genre fiction that’s quite good and mostly short. We talk to them about the origins of the company name, their publishing philosophy, and their upcoming collection.  

And now, The News!

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And in the second half, as a tasty Thanksgiving treat, we have Kfir Mendel, the artist and craftsman behind Cave Geek. He tells us all about burning things, scooping eyeballs, and the beautiful artwork that results.

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Tonight’s guest is Mildred Louis, the author of Agents of the Realm and Bound Blades. Sarah met her at Topatocon, and got us all super excited about talking to her!

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Do you love puzzles? Video games? Spy movies? Hanging out with your friends? All of the above? Well you  should check out Granite State Escape. After hearing about the growing popularity of escape rooms, Pamela and her husband decided to create one for New Hampshire. We had a great time talking about the current escapes and the plans for the future. We also had a great time reminding everyone how well Dome did when he tried to escape the room!

After the guest, we had a short news segment that started with the forthcoming His Dark Materials Miniseries. Then we rambled for a bit, as we often do, into talking about Star Trek and Gotham.

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Madeleine Holly-Rosing drops by to discuss the Boston Metaphysical Society, “the story of an ex-Pinkerton detective and his spirit photographer partner who battle supernatural forces in late 1800′s Boston.” She also talks about her tips for Kickstarter campaigns and how YOU can support Chapter 6 of BMS.

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