The Skiffy and Fanty Show

Alien planets, comedy, and cheeseheads oh my!  In our 303rd episode, Patrick Tomlinson joins Paul and Shaun at Convergence to talk about his stand-up, his Ark series, and much more.

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 303 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

* Patrick’s Works:

* Trident’s Forge 

* The Ark

* Patrick’s Things:

* Website

* Blog

* Twitter

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Ghosts, witches, and doctors, oh my! The multi-talented, and exceedingly productive, Paul Cornell joins us live at CONvergence to talk about his latest projects, including Who Killed Sherlock Holmes?, The Lost Child of Lychford, his forthcoming semi-autobiographical novel from Tor, Chalk, Doctor Who comics, and his new podcast, The Cornell Collective. Does this guy ever sleep?

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 302 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

* Paul’s Website

* The Cornell Collective

Check out Paul’s work!  It’s jolly good!

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Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

So, I’m about to see Rogue One.  In this totally random and very short episode of Shaun’s Rambles, I talk about why I’m looking forward to the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise!

Let me know what you thought of the movie in the comments!

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You can download the MP3 here or stream the file below.

Show Notes:

* Rogue One (IMDB)

 

Intro and outro music comes from “Pyro Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Enjoy the episode!

Will Smith, mallets, and boomerang weirdos, oh my!  Shaun, Rachael, and Paul join forces to discuss the latest addition to the DC Cinematic Universe, Suicide Squad.  We offer our thoughts about the film’s plot, Jared Leto’s Joker, the new characters in the cinematic universe, and even the kinds of music we think each character would listen to!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Shoot the WISB #51 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Suicide Squad (2016)(IMDB)

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You can click the “pop out” icon in the top right OR click over to the main page to download the transcript in PDF format.

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Dancing Hemsworths, ghostly manbabies, and science-y ladies, oh my!  It’s finally here!  Our Ghostbusters special!  We discuss the film’s major themes, the new characters, WOMEN, ghosts, just who this Rowan North character is, and so much more!

(As mentioned in the episode, we re-recorded our review due to a software failure.  That also explains the reason it took so long to get to you!)

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Shoot the WISB #50 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Ghostbusters (2016)(IMDB)

For those that cannot listen to podcasts or prefer a written format, you can read the transcript below:

You can click the “pop out” icon in the top right OR click over to the main page to download the transcript in PDF format.

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Stubborn military dads, dying emperors, and galactic mistakes, oh my! The Babylon 5 (Season 2) re-watch sessions really heat up with episodes 9 through 12. Mike, Paul, and Shaun discuss Centauri politics, Babylon 5 worldbuilding, the secrets of the coming shadows (thus far), SINCLAIR, and much more!  As always, feel free to email us or leave a comment if you want to contribute to the conversation!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Shoot the WISB #49 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Bablyon 5 (Season 2)(IMDB)

“The Coming of Shadows” (S2E9)

“GROPOS” (S2E10)

“All Alone in the Night” (S2E11)

“Acts of Sacrifice” (S2E12)

For those that cannot listen to podcasts or prefer a written format, you can read the transcript below:

You can click the “pop out” icon in the top right OR click over to the main page to download the transcript in PDF format.

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

The Last Unicorn and the fairytales of the natural world!

In our second edition of Into the Wardrobe, Jen and Shaun discuss the adaptation of Peter S. Beagle’s The Last Unicorn, directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin, Jr.  We discuss the film’s major themes, including the underlying meaning of its emotional narrative, the nature of good and evil and bravery, and much more!

Enjoy!

Download Episode 016 (The Last Unicorn)(MP3)

Show Notes:

* The Last Unicorn (1982)(IMDB)

* The Wiki Page (Film)

* The Wiki Page (Book)

* Rotten Tomatoes

* Our next film is Succubus (1968).  Here’s how you can watch them:

* Succubus:

* YouTube (Free)

* iTunes ($13.99 to buy)

* Amazon ($2.00 to $4.99 to rent)

* Our intro/outro music comes from “Sundancer” by Wild Shores. Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0

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AT-ATs, Donnie Yen, and Star Wars awesomeness, oh my!  In this very special, very sudden episode, Mike, Rachael, and Shaun discuss the second trailer for Star Wars:  Rogue One.  We squee, we babble about predictions, and we generally have a joyful time discussing this very exciting upcoming movie!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Shoot the WISB #48 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Rogue One (IMDB)

Rogue One (Wookieepedia)

For those that cannot listen to podcasts or prefer a written format, you can read the transcript below:

You can click the “pop out” icon in the top right OR click over to the main page to download the transcript in PDF format.

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.

Space pirates, Martians, and youthful adventures, oh my!  In our 301st episode, David D. Levine joins us to discuss his new novel, Arabella of Mars.  We talk about the physics of his alternate history, his choice to write a young female protagonist, the culture of the early 1800s, Martians, and much more!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 301 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

David’s Works:

Arabella of Mars (Tor Books)

“Discards” (Tor.com)

“Damage” (Tor.com)

“How to Sell a Novel in Only Fifteen Years” (The Usual Path to Publication)

David’s Things:

Website

Blog

Twitter

For those that cannot listen to podcasts or prefer a written format, you can read the transcript below:

You can click the “pop out” icon in the top right OR click over to the main page to download the transcript in PDF format.

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next time.

Wicked unicorns, short fiction gnomes, and Year Three, oh my!  Lynne Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas, and Michi Trota return to discuss another year of Uncanny Magazine.  We discuss the future of the magazine, the latest Kickstarter campaign, editing, and much more!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Here’s the episode (show notes are below):

Episode 300 — Download (MP3)

Show Notes:

Uncanny Magazine (read it)

Uncanny Magazine Year Three Kickstarter!  It’s fully funded, but there are so many cool stretch goals!

Michael Damian Thomas’ Stuff:

Website

Twitter

Lynne Thomas’ Stuff

Website

Twitter

Michi Trota’s Stuff:

Website

Twitter

Our new intro music comes “Nocturnia” by Psychadelik Pedestrian (CC BY 3.0), which has been slightly modified to include sound effects and for length purposes.

That’s all, folks!  Thanks for listening.  See you next week.