Sisters of Sci-Fi

Dr. Monifa Phillips and I talk about her recent PhD research, and her current career as an electronics and engineering trainee patent attorney.

You can find her on twitter at @monifa_monifa

And her linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monifa-physicist/

Here is the article about the Anywayup Cup:

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2012/jun/08/a-working-life-the-inventor

Our next book will actually be two: a comparative study between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and her penultimate book, Lodore.

Frankenstein can be found online through the Project Gutenberg website:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

This episode is filled with SPOILERS, since we give specifics throughout our discussion.

Melissa Selzer and I both thoroughly enjoyed Devorah Major's short story, Trade Winds. The idea of home and being able to translate that idea to someone with a different context to the word really struck a chord with us.

Here is a link to videos of her performing her work: https://www.devorahmajor.com/?page_id=12

Our next book will actually be two: a comparative study between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and her penultimate book, Lodore (which I pronounce Lo-door-eh, but may just be Lo-Door).

Frankenstein can be found online through the Project Gutenberg website:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

I had the great honor and pleasure of talking with Dawn Sam Alden and Jen Albert about their experiences as both fight coordinators and acting in classic theatre, including their current production of a Klingon adaptation of Christopher Marlowe's Tamburlaine through the theatrical company, the School of Night.

See the show-notes on our website for photos from the production.

You can find Jen Albert on the following social media: Twitter:@thejenalbert Instagram:@thejenalbert Twitter: @SchoolofNightLA Instagram: @SchoolofNight FB: @schoolofnighttheatre

Dawn Sam Alden can be followed here: Twitter: @Vicarious_Films IG: @herpowmovies FB: https://www.facebook.com/VicariousFilms/ Website: www.vicariousfilms.com Twitter: @dawnsam13 IG: @bluebeardruidsister Website: www.dawnalden.com

Our next book review will be a comparative study of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and her penultimate book, Lodore.

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

This episode is filled with SPOILERS, since we give specifics throughout our discussion.

Quick amendment to this episode: Hera WAS mentioned in Rogue One and the Ghost is one of the rebel ships that shows up for the battle of Scarif.

Kate Motzenbacker and I cover Claudia Gray's Star Wars: Bloodline. It most likely can be found at your local library, as well as on Amazon and through Penguin Random House's website.

We both absolutely adored this book. I personally cannot recommend this book enough.

Our next book will actually be two: a comparative study between Mary Shelley's Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus and her penultimate book, Lodore (which I pronounce Lo-door-eh, but may just be Lo-Door).

Frankenstein can be found online through the Project Gutenberg website:

http://www.gutenberg.org/files/84/84-h/84-h.htm

Dr. Linh Anh Cat talks about her work on fungi, using her work in STEM to help inform public policy, her organization, Reclaiming STEM, and writing book reviews for the Book Riot Blog.

Twitter: @LinhAnhCat

https://linhanhcat.weebly.com/

Our next book will be Bloodline by Claudia Gray. It may be available at your local library, or it can be purchased on Amazon.

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

Melissa Selzer and I talked about We and Our Own by one of histories most incredible women, Magdalena Mouján Otaño.

The poem, of the same name, written by her grandfather, that inspired this short story is here:

Zer da Euskera, nor da euskaldunak, Zeiñ, will Nongotarrak say? Galdezka daude atzerritarrak Ontara Begira, mundu gustyan bere berdiñik Ez Duben Euskal will miss. Eziñ ikusi gaituste ondo, irten gautezen argira, iñork mantxarik sortu ez dezan Gure Jatorri Garbira.

- Pedro Mari Otaño

Our next book will be Bloodline by Claudia Gray. It may be available at your local library, or it can be purchased on Amazon.

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

Part two of a crossover with the Amphibian Press Podcast, V.S. Holmes talks about her experiences as a writer, publisher, and archaeologist in the private sector.

Part one can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CRdtAH5oxw&feature=youtu.be

Website: www.vsholmes.com Publishing site: www.amphibianpressbooks.com Box set pre-order/order: books2read.com/darkhorizons Start reading the archaeological sci-fi series (Starsedge: Nel Bently) for free: https://www.vsholmes.com/explorers

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/authorvsholmes Twitter: https://twitter.com/VS_Holmes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vs_holmes YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCthRhMtY9NSLpbCIMNd20tw

Our next story will be We and Our Own by Magdalena Moujan Otano. You can find it in the anthology Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain. It may be available at your local library, or it can be purchased on Amazon.

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

Neha Bawa joins me to talk about "Panopte's Eye" by Tamai Kobayashi.

A copy of the story is in So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy. It is more than likely available at your local library, as well as on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Been-Dreaming-Postcolonial/dp/155152158X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=So+Long+Been+Dreaming&qid=1557281170&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Our next story will be We and Our Own by Magdalena Moujan Otano. You can find it in the anthology Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain. It may be available at your local library, or it can be purchased on Amazon.

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

Dr. Steffi Diem joins us to discuss her fascinating work in Nuclear Fusion. She talks about how she got into the subject area during college, what she's working on now, and the important, positive impact Nuclear Fusion can have on the future of clean/green energy.

A link to the image of the reaction in process:

https://www.iter.org/fr/newsline/229/1229

Image of the Pegasus Toroidal Experiment at Princeton can be found in the show notes for this episode on the Sisters of Sci-Fi website.

Our next story will be Panopte's Eye by Tamai Kobayashi.

You can find it in the collection So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy. It is more than likely available at your local library, as well as on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Been-Dreaming-Postcolonial/dp/155152158X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=So+Long+Been+Dreaming&qid=1557281170&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Sisters of Sci-Fi is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play, and through the RSS Feed.

This episode is filled with SPOILERS, since we give specifics throughout our discussion.

Dr. Steffi Diem and I both adored the short story Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates by Pat Murphy.

It is available on iBooks, Kindle, and in the fantastic collection, Sisters of the Revolution: a Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer.

It is also available here: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Sex-Among-Invertebrates-Murphy-ebook/dp/B009KZ0ZV0

Our next story will be Panopte's Eye by Tamai Kobayashi.

CORRECTION: I say the anthology is called Post-colonial Dreaming, which is incorrect. The actual title is So Long Been Dreaming: Post-Colonial Science Fiction and Fantasy. It is more than likely available at your local library, as well as on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/So-Long-Been-Dreaming-Postcolonial/dp/155152158X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=So+Long+Been+Dreaming&qid=1557281170&s=gateway&sr=8-1

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