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Fantastic Fiction at KGB is a monthly speculative fiction reading series held at the famous KGB bar in NYC, and hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel. Some of our past readers include N.K. Jemisin, Joe Hill, Jeffrey Ford, Scott Westerfeld, Kelly Link, China Miéville, Nancy Kress, Paul Tremblay, Joyce Carol Oates, Samuel R. Delany, Holly Black, Michael Swanwick, Kit Reed, Peter Straub, Catherynne M. Valente, Jeff VanderMeer, Scott Lynch, Elizabeth Bear and many other talented authors.
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Throwing forks and shouting obscenities at a potential franchisee don't usually close a deal, but Cassidy Ford is anything but usual. Cassidy has Tourette Syndrome and a nerd-level love for the franchise world. Over the years, she has encountered the collision between her personal and professional worlds and learned to live a life of joy and vulnerability amidst the blurred lines. Join Cassidy in a conversation about franchising, the challenges of Tourette's, and becoming comfortable with th ...
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There's a lot on the line for developers. Writing clean code, tracking down and removing bugs, AND shipping features to millions of customers? It's a lot—and devs are people too! The Dev Morning Show (At Night) shares the human side of software development with interviews that start lighthearted but get to the heart of what it takes to perform in the delightfully weird world of software. Join us on the journey!
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The Commission is the home of financial capability in New Zealand, helping Kiwis build wealthy lives. Our main focus is increasing the number of New Zealanders who are financially capable, putting them in the best possible position to reach their life goals and reach retirement in good financial health. Our work is community-based and we collaborate with other government agencies, non-government organisations, the commercial sector and the education sector. We also work with international or ...
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Here’s the audio from the July 10, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Nat Cassidy & A.T. Sayre. Hot night, hot crowd, hot readings! We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​ Nat Cassidy Nat Cassidy’s horror novels Mary and Nestlings were featured on best-of lists from Esquire, Harper…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on June 12, 2024, with guests Grady Hendrix & Bracken MacLeod. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​​​ Grady Hendrix Grady Hendrix is the New York Times-bestselling author of How To Sell a Haunted House, The Final Girl Support Group, My Best Friend’s…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 8, 2024, with guests John Wiswell & Anya Johanna DeNiro. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​​ John Wiswell John Wiswell’s novel Someone You Can Build A Nest In was published by DAW Books in April and received starred reviews in Library Journ…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on April 10, 2024, with guests Robert Levy & Jennifer Marie Brissett. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​ Robert Levy Robert Levy’s novel The Glittering World was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award and the Lambda Literary Award. His collectio…
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Here’s the audio from the March 13, 2024 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests Richard Butner & Moses Ose Utomi. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​ Richard Butner Richard Butner’s short fiction has appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative Literatu…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on February 14, 2024, with guests Isabel Yap & Randee Dawn. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ Isabel Yap Isabel Yap is the author of Never Have I Ever: Stories, which was published by Small Beer Press in 2021, and was named one of the 2021 Best Boo…
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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, with guests P. Djéli Clark & Eric Schaller. A full house with great readings from both authors and some nice words for recently passed authors Richard Bowes and Terry Bisson (Terry was the co-founder of the Fantastic Fiction reading series in the late 90s).​​​ P. Djéli Clar…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on December 13, 2023, with guests Holly Black & S.L. Coney. Only S.L. Coney’s audio is included in this recording. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ ​ Holly Black Holly Black is the #1 New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of fantasy …
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on November 8th, 2023, with guests Cadwell Turnbull & Victor Manibo. Hosted by Matthew Kressel and Mercurio D. Rivera, who was subbing for Ellen Datlow. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ Cadwell Turnbull Cadwell Turnbull is the award-winning author…
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Here’s the audio from the October 11th, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests David D. Levine & Matthew Kressel. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​​ David D. Levine David D. Levine is the author of Andre Norton Nebula Award winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on September 13, 2023, with guests Benjamin Percy & Josh Rountree. Hosted by Ellen Datlow and Matthew Kressel.​​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​ ​ Benjamin Percy Benjamin Percy is the author of seven novels — including The Sky Vault, published thi…
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The following audio was recorded August 9th, 2023, with guests C. S. E. Cooney & Steve Berman, like at the KGB Bar. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​ ​ C.S.E. Cooney C. S. E. Cooney is the World Fantasy Award-winning author of Bone Swans: Stories. Other books include The Twice-Drowned Saint, Saint Dea…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on July 12th, 2023, with guests Michael Cisco & Farah Rose Smith. We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​​​ Michael Cisco Michael Cisco is the author of several novels, including The Divinity Student, The Great Lover, The Narrator, and Pest, as well as the …
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The following audio was recorded live on June 14, 2023 at the KGB Bar with guests Nathan Ballingrud & Dale Bailey.​​ Nathan Ballingrud Nathan Ballingrud is the author of The Strange, Wounds: Six Stories from the Border of Hell, and North American Lake Monsters, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. A novella, Crypt of the Moon Spider, will appear in…
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The following audio was recorded live at the KGB Bar on May 10th, 2023, with guests Paul Tremblay & John Langan. A super crowded night reminiscent of pre-Covid times!​ ​ Paul Tremblay Paul Tremblay has won the Bram Stoker, British Fantasy, and Massachusetts Book awards and is the author of The Pallbearers Club, Growing Things, Disappearance at Devi…
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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Peng Shepherd & Paul Park. Rajan Khanna guest co-hosted for Matt Kressel, who was traveling.​ Peng Shepherd Peng Shepherd is the nationally bestselling, award-winning author of The Book of M and The Cartographers. Her novels have been named Best Book of 2022 by The Wash…
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Here’s the audio from the March 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading with guests Scott Lynch & Elizabeth Bear.​​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​ ​​​ ​ Scott Lynch Scott Lynch’s debut novel The Lies of Locke Lamora was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and is now in its 36th US printing, sixteen …
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It’s the finale episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! We’re finishing out the season by looking back at the coolest old tech we saw, most memorable guest quotes, and funny moments that you may not have seen before! ------------------- Episode Timestamps: (01:04): Cassidy and Zach discuss their favorite part of The Dev Morning Show (At Night) …
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This episode features an interview with Munnawar Hashim, a Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly. Munnawar joined the dev community in 2020 after a successful career as an English language teacher. He is passionate about diversity, comedy, and exploring integrations and plug-ins. In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Munnawar to discuss step…
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This episode features an interview with Suz Hinton, Senior Software Engineer at CrowdStrike, where she develops advanced threat hunting technologies. Suz has been in the industry for over 15 years holding positions at Microsoft, Stripe, and Kickstarter. She’s also an advocate for accessibility, privacy, security, and prioritizing the user experienc…
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This episode features an interview with Eve Porcello, software engineer, instructor, author, and co-founder of Moon Highway. Since starting her company in 2012, Eve has created video content for egghead.io, O'Reilly Media, and LinkedIn Learning. She has taught JavaScript, GraphQL, and React workshops to tech professionals for nearly a decade and is…
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Here’s the audio from the February 8, 2023 Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading, with guests Jeffrey Ford & Marie Vibbert. ​​​ Jeffrey Ford Jeffrey Ford is a New York Times Notable author for his novel The Physiognomy. In addition, his eleven novels and eight collections of stories have garnered multiple genre awards. His short stories have appeared in…
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This episode features an interview with Ceora Ford, Developer Advocate at Auth0. Ceora began her career in 2020 during the height of the global pandemic. Because of the unusual timing, she focused on learning in public and getting her name out in the industry. Ceora’s career revolves around creating education content that makes the tech industry mo…
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This episode features an interview with Alexis Morin, a Design System Lead. Alexis has over 15 years of experience collaborating with teams and organizations to create and ship digital experiences, working with brands like Google, Meta, and Audi. In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Alexis to discuss what a design system is, removing bia…
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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB, with guests Christopher M. Cevasco & A. T. Greenblatt, recorded live at the KGB Bar on Jan 11th, 2023.​ We need your help to stay funded! Support the reading series by clicking here!​ ​​​ Christopher M. Cevasco Christopher M. Cevasco’s debut novel Beheld: Godiva’s Story (Lethe) was releas…
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This episode features an interview with Jeri Ellsworth, CEO and Co-founder of Tilt Five, a modern-day tabletop gaming kit powered by augmented reality technology. Jeri is a lifelong gamer, inventor, creator, and one of the world’s leading AR experts. Her love of invention began with building race cars before transitioning to hardware design. In thi…
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This episode features an interview with Anjana Vakil, Software Engineer, Educator, and Freelance DevRel Consultant. Anjana’s passion for computational linguistics and software development led her to engineering and developer advocate roles at companies such as Mapbox, Observable, and Hasura. She also travels the world to speak about the joy of prog…
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This episode features an interview with Charlyn Gonda, Senior Software Engineer at Pave. Charlyn’s impressive career journey saw her take on roles at Google and Uber as both a developer advocate and engineer. She believes that technology is made better when people collaborate in open platforms and diverse communities. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach…
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This episode features an interview with Julie Yang, Vice President of Product at Spec. Julie’s extensive career took her to companies like Bloomberg, Bain & Company, and Bestow Life Insurance where she served as a software developer, management consultant, and product manager. In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Julie to discuss priorit…
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Here’s the audio from the Dec 14, 2022 Fantastic Fiction at KGB with guests Richard Kadrey & Cassandra Khaw.​​ We need your help! We’re running out of money. Can you donate?​ ​​ Richard Kadrey Richard Kadrey is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sandman Slim supernatural noir series. Sandman Slim was included in Amazon’s “100 Science Fict…
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Dust off your ugly sweaters because we’re getting into the holiday spirit on this episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! Cassidy and Zach are looking back at their favorite moments from the show; discussing the best guest advice, answers that stuck with them, and their plans for the holiday season. ------------------- Episode Timestamps: (01:3…
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This episode features an interview with Michael Chan, creator, podcaster, and Developer Experience Engineer at Chromatic. With over a decade of experience, Michael’s career saw him work with companies like Ministry Centered Technologies, The Pocket Group, and Sonic Boom Wellness. He’s also the host of the React Podcast and he built lunch.dev, the f…
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This episode features an interview with Chloe Shih, Product Manager and Communities Engagement Lead at Discord. Chloe specializes in building products for the creator industry like moderation tools, community engagement features, and safety mechanisms tackling harassment and bullying. She has previously worked for large tech companies like Google, …
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This episode features an interview with Salma Alam-Naylor, Developer Experience Engineer at Netlify. Originally beginning her career as a music teacher, Salma transitioned to technology in 2014, working as a front end developer and tech lead. She also writes code live on Twitch to bring inclusive and accessible technology to people around the world…
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Here’s the audio from November 9th, 2022, with guests Eileen Gunn & Stephanie Feldman, recorded live at the KGB Bar. ​​ Eileen Gunn Eileen Gunn writes short stories. Her fiction has received the Nebula Award in the US and the Sense of Gender Award in Japan, and has been nominated for the Hugo, Philip K. Dick, World Fantasy and James Tiptree, Jr. aw…
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This episode features an interview with Dalia Abo Sheasha, Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. Dalia has spent a decade of her career developing application servers and developer tools in the Java ecosystem and has contributed to open source projects like Open Liberty and EclipseLink (JPA). Dalia’s passions lie in teaching, mentoring, and making t…
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Grab an Uncrustable and settle in for the newest episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! This episode features an interview with Christina Zhu, Software Engineer at Square. Christina is a conference speaker, tech enthusiast, and she founded her university’s hackathon, HackDavis. In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Christina to discu…
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This episode features an interview with Brian Rinaldi, Developer Experience Engineer at LaunchDarkly. With over 20 years of developer experience under his belt, Brian has worked with front-end and back-end technologies focusing on the web. He also serves as the editor for the JAMstacked and Mobile Dev Weekly newsletters, co-author of The Jamstack B…
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Grab a whiskey and tuck in for the latest episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! This episode features an interview with Taylor Poindexter, Software Engineering Manager at Spotify. In this episode, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Taylor to discuss Black Code Collective, being an empathetic manager, and Taylor’s favorite whiskey. ---------------…
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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series with Meg Elison & Clay McLeod Chapman, recorded live on October 12th, 2022, 7pm ET.​​ If you’d like to support our Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series, you can do so here.​ ​​ Meg Elison Meg Elison is a Philip K. Dick and Locus award winning author, as well as a Hugo, Ne…
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It’s a family affair episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! This episode features an interview with Cami Williams, Cassidy’s sister and Zach’s friend since high school! Cami is an Engineering Manager for Platform Advocacy at Meta, where she supports the Metaverse ecosystem. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Cami take a trip down memory lane,…
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This episode features an interview with Sara Vieira, Founding Engineer at axo. At the time of this recording, Sara was working at Remote as a Senior Frontend Developer. As a developer with nearly a decade of experience, Sara has formed a few controversial opinions over the years. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Sara discuss QueerJS (a meetup se…
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Leaving your legacy is all about putting in hard work and paving the way for others who come after you. As a Senior Software Engineer at Netflix, this is something that Shaundai Person strives for every day. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Shaundai discuss leaving a legacy, Netflix’s culture code, and navigating the dev world without a blueprin…
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Lily Chen’s past experiences as a professional gamer and monk have given her powerful insight into running a successful and empathetic company. As the founder of Contenda, Lilly is ensuring her employees feel seen and valued. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Lilly discuss communicating your feelings, why being on call is overrated, and the great…
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Here’s the audio from this month’s Fantastic Fiction with Nicholas Kaufmann & Naseem Jamnia, Sept 14, 2022​. ​ Nicholas Kaufmann Nicholas Kaufmann is a Bram Stoker Award-nominated, Thriller Award-nominated, Shirley Jackson Award-nominated, and Dragon Award-nominated author. He’s written numerous works of horror and fantasy, including the bestseller…
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As a Principal System Architect at Wikimedia, Moriel Schottlender’s career has taken many different paths, but she wouldn’t “undo” any of her decisions. Each success, failure, and stumble has given Moriel a unique perspective that makes her stand out from others. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Moriel dive into the power of localization and acc…
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Giving yourself plenty of runway to solve a problem is Thuy Doan’s golden rule for coding. Thuy is a Community Engineer at Mux who is focused on driving underrepresented but necessary change. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Thuy discuss creating your own path, if a hotdog is a sandwich, and why it’s better to release code before guessing how it…
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If there’s one thing Charlie Gerard knows, it’s the power of promoting yourself over waiting for someone to hand it to you. Charlie is a Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe and author of TensorFlow.js for Web Developers. In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Charlie discuss being your own cheerleader, why it’s smart to dumb things down, and what they…
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Grab your Teddy Ruxpin and buckle up for the latest episode of The Dev Morning Show (At Night)! This week, Cassidy and Zach sit down with Chloe Condon, a Senior Developer Advocate. Chloe has had a very different entry into the world of software. This actress turned engineer holds a BA in Drama from San Francisco State University and is a graduate o…
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Here’s the audio from the August 17, 2022 Fantastic Fiction reading series with guests Richard Butner & Veronica Schanoes.​ ​ Richard Butner Richard Butner’s short fiction has appeared in Year’s Best Fantasy & Horror, been shortlisted for the Speculative Literature Foundation’s Fountain Award, and nominated for the Shirley Jackson Award. His collec…
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