The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Tang, overbites, and gratuitous boob shots, oh my! In this special Holiday edition of Torture Cinema, Shaun, Paul, Jen, Alex, and Becca mix too much alcohol with a really, truly terrible movie. This one definitely comes with some language and content warnings, because the team is just so very angry that they have to watch this. They discuss how a potentially interesting premise is utterly destroyed by an awful, convoluted script, terrible production values, and some of the worst acting that the state of Arizona has ever produced. The only reason we can come up with that anyone should ever watch this film is so they know how NOT to make a movie. Happy Holidays! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 344 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Krampus: The Reckoning (2015)(IMDB) Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Becca talks to Michelle Kan about her book, No More Heroes. They discuss what it meant for Michelle to write an #OwnVoices gender-fluid aro-ace character that included her ethnic heritage, issues with anxiety, and parkour! They also talk about how Michelle wrote No More Heroes during NaNoWriMo and how her film-making education helps her write. Then Rachel Cordasco, founder of SFinTranslation.com, joins Jen to talk about what she does at SF in Translation, what inspired her to create the site. They also discuss how much speculative fiction there really is in translation, what makes a good translation, and some of Rachel’s favorite translated works of 2017. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Signal Boost #30 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Michelle Kan (00:55 – 12:49) Michelle’s Website Michelle’s Twitter Fish & Swallow No More Heroes (Buy the book!) Rachel Cordasco (13:11 – 28:02) SF in Translation Rachel’s Twitter Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Space heroism, Porgs, and grumpy Jedi, oh my! In our last Shoot the WISB episode of the year, Shaun, Jen, Alex, Mike, and Daniel join forces for the most anticipated movie of the year, Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi. We talk about Rian Johnson’s direction, the film’s tribute to Carrie Fisher, the core themes of heroism and seeing the world for what it actually is, and much MUCH more. You won’t want to miss this one! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Shoot the WISB #65 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Star Wars VIII: The Last Jedi (IMDB) The 2017 Listener/Reader Survey Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

On today’s Signal Boosts, Shaun and Jen share some exciting news about the Skiffy and Fanty website, our RSS feeds, the future of our funding sources, and our 2017 Reader/Listener Survey! Even though we’re pissed about what Patreon just did, our patron support has allowed us to do some really big things that will help us grow and provide you more control over what you listen to. It’s pretty gosh darn amazing. And please make sure you go take the survey so we can get even more awesome than we are now! And then we get to our VERY IMPORTANT mini-boosts! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Signal Boost #29 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: “Funny Money, Patreon Style” by Natalie Luhrs Mini-Boosts Shaun’s Boosts: Jady Ivy Monet of Alt Jade Designs – Web Designer Extraordinaire GO VOTE FOR DOUG JONES, ALABAMA! Like, right this minute. Stop reading this and go vote. Jen’s Boosts: Get Joyce Chng to ICFA! #TheDarkisReading – The Dark is Rising read-along! Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Shelley, trifles, and rap, oh my! Shaun and Jen have a talk with Jeannette Ng about her debut novel, Under the Pendulum Sun! Jeannette shares what inspired her to write a Gothic romance fantasy novel about Missionaries — specifically one that tackles such heavy theological subjects such as the soul and sin — why she constructed Arcadia as a purposeful, artificial thing, and how the narrative structure hints at the biblical story it contains. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 343 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Jeannette Ng’s Things: Jeannette’s Website Jeannette’s Twitter Under the Pendulum Sun (GO BUY IT!) Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Jen talks to Claudie Arseneault about her work, including the recently released second book of the City of Spires trilogy, City of Betrayal. They discuss the mosaic narrative of City of Spires, found families, the solar punk genre and her first book, Viral Airwaves, and what inspired Claudie to create the Aromantic and Asexual Speculative Fiction Database. Then Brandon O’Brien, speculative poet and poetry editor, joins Shaun to talk about what draws him to poetry as a medium, his classical and local influences, how he explores the African diaspora from a Caribbean perspective in his work, and about FIYAH Magazine and what he looks for in a good speculative fiction poem. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Signal Boost #28 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Claudie Arseneault (00:55 – 16:25) Claudie’s Website Claudie’s Twitter The Aromantic and Asexual Speculative Fiction Database City of Betrayal (GO BUY IT!) Brandon O’Brien (16:47 – 39:14) Brandon’s Website Brandon’s Twitter Brandon’s Patreon FIYAH Magazine of Black Speculative Fiction Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Dino Olympics, Jurassic Park, and bikinis, oh my! For this episode of Torture Cinema, Shaun and Julia are joined by our intern, Becca, and special guest, Adam Callaway, to drunkenly review Cowboys vs Dinosaurs, an absolutely terrible movie about rampant sexism, one totally awesome guy (not the main character), and, you guessed it, cowboys fighting dinosaurs. Sadly, even Quaid couldn’t save this movie despite his massive arsenal of weapons. We have to say, Patreon supporters, you picked a truly torturous movie this time. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 342 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Cowboys vs Dinosaurs (2015)(IMDB) Adam Callaway’s Stuff: Adam’s Website Adam’s Twitter Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Hello, Rangers! In this installment of Reading Rangers, Paul, Trish, Kate and special guest, Anne Lyle, tackle the fourth book (internal chronology) of the Vorkosigan Saga — The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold. Kate’s the only new one this time, so the old hats do their best not to spoil anything for her! They discuss Gregor’s responsibilities and the concept of noblesse oblige, the disappointment of the two dimensional femme fatale character, and why the original novella, Weatherman (otherwise known as the first six chapters of The Vor Game), is so good compared to the novel as a whole. They also ponder the very real possibility that George R.R. Martin found quite a bit of inspiration in Miles. Next time, we’ll be discussing Cetaganda. Miles has defeated them once, but will he be able to navigate their world? Find out next time! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Reading Rangers #4 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: The Vor Game Chronological Reading Order of The Vorkosigan Saga (though we’re not totally using this) Cetaganda Anne Lyle’s Things: Anne’s Website Anne’s Books Anne’s Twitter Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week

In today’s episode of Signal Boost, Jen talks K. Arsenault Rivera about her debut novel, The Tiger’s Daughter. K talks about the narrative structure of the novel, the importance of queer representation, how her Kung Fu film obsession helped her write the action sequences, and gives us a great break down of the important characters. Then Stacey Berg, author of Dissension and Regeneration, joins Paul to tell us about her character driven, post-apocalyptic Echo Hunter 367 Duology, how they were shaped by a very specific scene and what inspired the post-apocalyptic secular society she created. We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Signal Boost #27 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: K Arsenault Rivera (00:54 – 15:32) K’s Website K’s Twitter The Tiger’s Daughter (GO BUY IT!) Stacey Berg (15:54 – 29:39) Stacey’s Website Stacey’s Twitter Echo Hunter 367 Novels (GO BUY THEM!) Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Chaos, crap, and community, oh my! Paul is joined by Elizabeth Fitzgerald, the newest member of the Skiffy and Fanty Team, to talk to the wonderful Cat Rambo, Nicky Drayden, and C.B. Lee about National Novel Writing Month! The group discuss their experiences with NaNoWriMo, including how they first got involved, what processes they use to stay focused on the goal, and how accessible NaNoWriMo is for diverse communities. Make sure you stay to the end for their pep talks! You can do this! We hope you enjoy the episode! Note:  If you have iTunes and like this show, please give us a review on our iTunes page, or feel free to email us with your thoughts about the show! Here’s the episode (show notes are below): Episode 341 — Download (MP3) Show Notes: Cat Rambo’s Things: Cat’s Website Cat’s Fiction The Rambo Academy for Wayward Writer’s Cat’s Patreon Cat’s Twitter SFWA Nicky Drayden’s Things: Nicky on Twitter Nicky’s Website The Prey of Gods (GO BUY IT!) C.B. Lee’s Things: C.B.’s Website C.B.’s Twitter Not Your Villain (GO BUY IT!) Our new intro music comes “The Launch” by Chronox (CC BY 4.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes. That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.