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Three space feminists read, dissect, and rant at Hugo Award-winning pieces of fiction.
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LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE - Science Fiction and Fantasy Story Podcast (Sci-Fi | Audiobook | Short Stories)
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Edited by bestselling anthologist John Joseph Adams, LIGHTSPEED is a Hugo Award-winning, critically-acclaimed digital magazine. In its pages, you'll find science fiction from near-future stories and sociological SF to far-future, star-spanning SF. Plus there's fantasy from epic sword-and-sorcery and contemporary urban tales to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folk tales. Each month, LIGHTSPEED brings you a mix of original short stories and flash fiction featuring a variety of authors, f ...
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The home of Hugo award-winning author and podcaster, Mur Lafferty
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Explore the best of sci-fi with Brent and Cody. Each episode dives into a single book or series in the sci-fi cannon. Author interviews, reviews and analysis, and related book recommendations. Happy reading y'all!
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The Skiffy and Fanty Show 4x Hugo Finalist podcast covering a wide range of science fiction, fantasy, and horror content from interviews and genre discussions to movie reviews and a monthly *bad* movie review (for the lolz). The show is also a 3x finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Fancast. Not too shabby, eh? If you want to find out more about us and our other shows, go to skiffyandfanty.com!
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It’s hard to imagine a bright future in the face of the climate crisis. This new podcast, from Hugo Award winning podcaster and author Emma Newman, will take you on a journey from despair to the most radiant, radical hope. Made in partnership with Friends of the Earth, Imagining Tomorrow shows how we can create a future that is good for people and for nature, based on innovations in technology and community action that are already having a positive impact. Join Emma as she pieces together th ...
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In 2022, two authors debuted in the same genre, with the same publisher, in the same year. Yet each of their books, and subsequently each of their careers, went in very different directions. That pattern repeats itself throughout the industry, over and over. Why does this happen, and what does it mean? In this Hugo-nominated podcast, we aim to answer those questions and many more, using collated experiences from ourselves, friends, colleagues, and a slew of industry professionals in an attem ...
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Welcome to Free Reads, where Hugo and Nebula award winning author James Patrick Kelly podcasts his fiction and non-fiction under a Creative Commons 3.0 license.
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The home of Hugo award-winning author and podcaster, Mur Lafferty
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A monthly podcast of dark genre short fiction from the Hugo Award-nominated Apex Magazine.
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Future shock included some very original and sometimes disturbing contemporary Chinese Science Fiction from the award-winning author Chen Qiufan and translated by Ken Liu, the translator of The Three Body Problem (Hugo Award winner). You can see how Chinese younger generation imagine about the future, the technology and how they change the people physically and spiritually. To be continued...
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A Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy blog featuring news, interviews, reviews, points of view and fun stuff.
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The Foundation Trilogy concists of: 1. Foundations 2. Foundation and Empire 3. Second Foundation The Foundation Trilogy is an epic science fiction series written over a span of forty-four years by Isaac Asimov. It consists of seven volumes that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The series is highly acclaimed, winning the one-time Hugo Award for "Best All-Time Series" in 1966.
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Robert Bloch was a prolific writer in many genres. As a young man he was encouraged by his mentor H. P. Lovecraft, and was a close friend of Stanley G. Weinbaum. Besides hundreds of short stories and novels he wrote a number of television and film scripts including several for the original Star Trek. In 1959 Bloch wrote the novel Psycho which Alfred Hitchcock adapted to film a year later. He received the Hugo Award, the World Fantasy Award, the Bram Stoker Award, and he is a past president o ...
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Armed with his father's knife, a riddling notebook, and a bracelet with a green stone, Astreya sails south with an adventurous fisherman, hoping that in the world beyond, he can find his father and discover the mystery of his enigmatic gifts. They voyage to a village where all the inhabitants have met a grisly end, and fearing this may be the work of the legendary sailors cursed to sail forever, they dare the open ocean. The journey is dangerous, and Astreya must navigate through betrayal an ...
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Thoughts from Edinburgh on everything from LGBT+ rights, to politics, to our media, in bite-sized audio packages
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The Daily Beans is a women-owned and operated progressive news podcast for your morning commute brought to you by the Webby award-winning host of Mueller, She Wrote, Allison Gill, and comedian/fund-raiser/activist Dana Goldberg. Get your social justice and political news with just the right amount of snark.
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Why we think it�s Essential: This full-cast recording of Dune succeeds in every way the now-infamous movie version failed. The alien landscapes emerge in your imagination, while the complex plot lines and complicated relationships gain clarity. Through the talents of a marvelous voice cast, which includes Scott Brick and Simon Vance, Dune sheds the daunting burden of its epic richness - and becomes a powerful story of personal conflict and heroism. Steve Feldberg Publisher�s Summary Here is ...
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What if the cataclysmic Tunguska explosion of 1908 was caused, not by a meteor or a comet, but by a microscopic black hole? What if that fantastic object - smaller than an atom, older than the stars, heavier than a mountain - is still down there, orbiting deep inside the earth, slowly consuming the planet? What if only a rookie government agent and an uncannily-insightful consultant stand between a renegade Russian billionaire and his plans to use the black hole to change history - or end it ...
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Step aboard our cosmic vessel and embark on a thrilling journey through the annals of science fiction history. Delve into the realms of imagination with us as we traverse the vast expanses of the solar system, encountering aliens, robots, and spacefaring brigands amidst the twinkling stars. Our spacefaring odyssey takes us beyond the confines of light-years, venturing into the unknown to unveil the secrets of distant planets and the enigmatic beings that inhabit them. Join us three times a w ...
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What does a reformed cat burglar do when he has only months left to live? Sylvester “Silver” Larcini decides to test his skills one last time and pulls off the caper of his life by robbing the mansion of the mysterious Sherman Lord. Unfortunately, Lord has access to powers and resources far beyond anything Silver ever imagined. He kidnaps Silver’s wife and unleashes a worldwide manhunt against him. On the run, Silver encounters Morrigaine, a confused and eccentric young woman who claims to b ...
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Celebrating all readers, leaders, and word-nerds — this is the publishing podcast for the rest of us! We welcome all readers — classics students, novel mavens, fanfic fans, comic geeks, audio jammers, ebook devourers, and social media poets. Literature is for everyone. Join Annie and Kali for episodes about books, news, and our latest lit obsessions. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-ink-sink/support
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Hosted by award-winning podcaster Deborah James and her two children Eloise and Hugo, The Good Stuff pod is here to see families through the next 8 weeks of staying in and staying positive. Each Monday, Deborah, Eloise and Hugo will investigate the research around the ‘good stuff’ covering questions such as how does music boost your mood? Why should we look after the animals on our planet? And what does kindness look like in different countries around the world? Each Thursday will be a "good ...
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They're the hugely popular co-creators and stars of award-winning comedy People Just Do Nothing. They're Allan 'Seapa' Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin. And now they're chattin' shit in their very own podcast! Chattin' Shit is about two best mates coming of age (at 34 years old) and chattin' shit with their famous friends. They dig deep into each guest's personal and professional life, and ask the all-important questions like… "What's your favourite sandwich?" Seapa and Hugo say, "It's high-level wa ...
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Written by Chinese writers born in the 1980s, this collection of short stories offers a unique insight into the Chinese society, especially the youth. It is a great way of diving deep into the minds of the Chinese urban dwellers and understanding their personal and social dilemmas.
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Sprint Race brings you the post-race reaction from the world of Formula 1 & Formula E in this short-form, award-nominated podcast. Hosted by Emma Kate Ridgway, live from various Formula E events throughout the year.
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Exploring science fiction from all angles - covering the past, the present and the future! We cover science fiction books, film, TV and other media. And we talk about classic or "golden age" SF alongside modern SF, using our "past/present/future" angles. Your hosts: Phil Nichols of the Bradburymedia website, who is also know for the Bradbury 100 podcast and the Bradbury 101 Youtube channel; and Colin Kuskie of the Take Me To Your Reader podcast. Both Phil and Colin love adapted science ficti ...
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Welcome to the official free Podcast site from SAGE, with selected new podcasts that will span a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. Our Podcasts are designed to act as teaching tools, providing further insight into our content through editor and author commentaries and interviews with special guests. SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and ...
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Academy Award winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) and Benicio Del Toro (Traffic) tear up the screen in this action-packed thriller. Lawrence Talbot (Del Toro) is lured back to his family estate to investigate the savage murder of his brother by a bloodthirsty beast. There, Talbot must confront his childhood demons, his estranged father (Hopkins), his brother's grieving fiancee (Emily Blunt, The Devil Wears Prada) and a suspicious Scotland Yard Inspector (Hugo Weaving, The Matr ...
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Legendary Academy Award- and BAFTA-winning British costume designer Sandy Powell discusses her career in a rare and exclusive interview with creative director and producer, Kinvara Balfour at the Apple Store Regent Street in London. Best known for her Oscar-winning designs for Shakespeare in Love, The Aviator and The Young Victoria, Powell has been Oscar-nominated a further 7 times and BAFTA-nominated a further 9 times. She has worked with directors as far ranging as Derek Jarman, Neil Jorda ...
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Triggerman by J.F. Bone - Hugo Award Nominee For Best Short Story in 1959
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The essential requirements of a first-class triggerman are two: that he know how to pull the trigger–and when not to! Triggerman By J. F. Bone, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Jesse Franklin Bone was born in Tacoma Washington in 1916. Before he was an author Bone was a veterinarian, and a professor of veterinary medicine, served in the U.S.…
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778. R.O.T.O.R. (1987) — Torture Cinema #142
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Bad boy robots, cop mustaches, and lassos, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss the 1987’s R.O.T.O.R! Together, they try to unravel its dystopian vision of Dallas, Texas, why it chose to use a strange dub for the main character, what the police do in this hellscape, and the terrors of very bad robots chasing people who don’t…
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Refried Beans | Terrible to the Core (feat. Lizz Winstead) | Jun 28, 2022
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the 1/6 committee announces a surprise hearing to take place tomorrow at 1 PM ET with new evidence and witness testimony; a search warrant was executed on JOHN Eastman as federal agents seized his phone, forced him to unlock it, and sent it to either DC or the OIG Lab; Truth Social funding board gets hit w…
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The Deep Hole To China by Robert Sheckley
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It’s remarkable what a bright, eager youngster can accomplish with just a pail and a shovel. The Deep Hole to China by Robert Sheckley, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. You asked for it, and here it is another super short story. From Fantastic Universe Magazine in June 1955 on page 125, The Deep Hole to China by Robert Sheckley… Next on The …
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777. John Wiswell (a.k.a. The Cozy Monster) — Someone You Can Build a Nest In
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Crunchy humans, errant organs, and family curses, oh my! Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer are joined by John Wiswell to discuss his new novel, Someone You Can Build a Nest In. Together, they explore John’s approach to narrative, tackle the beauty and terror of body horror, chat fairy tales and aromantic protagonists, and so much more. Thanks for listenin…
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[DD] Ursula Vernon Takes Over: New Beginnings and No More Cancer
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Welcome back to Ditch Diggers! In this episode, we kick things off with a fresh start and a new co-host. The mighty Mur Lafferty is joined by the fabulous Ursula Vernon (aka T. Kingfisher) as they dive into the nitty-gritty of the writing business. The post [DD] Ursula Vernon Takes Over: New Beginnings and No More Cancer appeared first on The Murve…
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Police Indicted For Uvalde (feat. John Fugelsang)
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Friday, June 28th, 2024 Today, still no ruling on immunity from the Supreme Court, and the decisions are now rolling over into next week; Felix Sater lost his money laundering trial to the tune of $32M; Roger Sollenberger from Daily Beast got a records request showing Jim Comer wrote over 2,000 emails using an alias; the former school police chief …
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Decision Day II: Electric Boogaloo (feat. Lisa Graves)
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Thursday, June 27th, 2024 Today, as I predicted, still no decisions on immunity or Fischer as we head into this morning’s Supreme Court decisions; the Supreme Court sided with the Biden Administration in a social media dispute with conservative states; they also overturned an ex-mayor’s bribery charge, and they accidentally leaked a possible ruling…
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Oyedotun Damilola Muees | Warning Notes from an Annihilator Machine
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Today makes it a decade and a day I have been keeping tabs on you. I started by watching your mother, monitoring all her movements while she housed you. There’s no better time to relay this message but now. | © 2024 by Oyedotun Damilola Muees. Narrated by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Wednesday, June 26th, 2024 Today, we’ll get some Supreme Court decisions starting this morning at 10 AM ET; Jack Smith files his response to Trump’s ridiculous evidence tampering claims in the Mar a Lago case; Julian Assange reaches a plea deal with the US for his 2011 espionage; a conservative backed group is compiling a list of civil servants who…
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Tuesday, June 25th, 2024 Today, the Supreme Court adds Thursday and Friday to the calendar of decision days this week; CNN airs a supercut of all of trump’s VP contenders slamming him; the Navajo County Republican Committee in Arizona is calling for Steve Slaton to immediately withdraw from the Arizona House of Representatives LD-7 race for misrepr…
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In this episode, Mur delves into the intricacies of submitting short fiction, sharing invaluable tips and personal experiences. From the importance of understanding market guidelines to the emotional resilience required to handle rejections, this episode is packed with advice for both new and seasoned writers. The post [ISBW] Short Story Submission…
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Monday, June 24th, 2024 Today, the Biden Administration finally bans the use of Kaspersky software in the US; After an uproar over ethics, the new 'Washington Post' editor won't take the job; the man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer has been convicted on state charges of aggravated kidnapping; the New York Times cites Trump’s fundraising numb…
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We’ve never been so busy. The cave where we work used to be calm and, if not entirely devoid of sound, then split only by the crash of waves at high tide and the occasional cry of a woman who didn’t listen when we said listen this will hurt this will hurt this will hurt. Or maybe she did listen, but she thought we meant physical pain, when what we …
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Refried Beans | Pyramid Scheme of Batshittery (feat. Glenn Kirschner) | Jun 15, 2020
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Jun 15, 2020 Protests continue into their 19th day, Mnuchin refuses to disclose where $500B in coronavirus aid went, Ohio GOP state senator fired from his ER doctor job after racist comments, the Senate Judiciary Committee gives Graham subpoena power to review the Russia investigation, Trump moves RNC to Jacksonville on the week of the anniversary …
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Runaway by Alfred Coppel - Posessed Space Ships
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Ripped by an asteroid stray, the space-ship drifted helplessly … until suddenly, across the shuddering deeps, a strange voice called to her. Runaway by Alfred Coppel, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Alfred Coppel has been on the podcast before, with The First Man on the Moon, Wreck Off Titan and The Flight of the Eagle. Every one of them a …
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Refried Beans | A Baker’s Dozen (feat. Hugo Lowell) | 6/21/2024
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Tuesday, June 21st, 2022 In the Hot Notes: the fourth committee hearing on the attempted coup is today at 1 PM ET; a DeSantis judge committed a crime by lying on her state Supreme Court application; a federal judge rejects a Proud Boys motion for pretrial release; and the fascist Texas Republican platform has been released; plus Dana and Allison de…
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Back Leg Biscuits (feat. John Fugelsang)
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Friday, June 21st, 2024 Today, still no immunity decision as the Supreme Court adds decision days to the calendar; the new publisher of the Washington Post is in more hot water; Trump wins the coin toss and gets the final word at next week’s debate; a top Florida law enforcement official is blowing the whistle on Ron DeSantis; two separate judges a…
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The Burnt Planet by William Brittain - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1940s
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Mad with despair, they fought back from the ruins. Whoever these invaders were, they should not have a world which its defenders themselves had destroyed! The Burnt Planet William Brittain, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If the name William Brittain rings a bell, you know your vintage science fiction. He’s another one of those authors that…
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Thursday, June 20th, 2024 Today, Louisiana classrooms are now required by law to display the ten commandments; Senate Republicans block a ban on bump stocks; key figure in the first Trump impeachment Eugene Vindman wins his primary for Spanberger’s House seat in Virginia; more updates on the resignation of megachurch pastor Robert Morris; the Biden…
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The trouble started after my husband reported a strange Zoom call at work. | © 2024 by Dominica Phetteplace. Narrated by Justine Eyre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Adamant Press
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The Unfinished City by Donald A. Wollheim - Science Fiction Short Story From the 1950s
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A Fantasy of perfection and imperfection. A tale of a quaint city in the jungle and the curious fate that overtook a very clever thief who came there. The Unfinished City by Donald A. Wollheim, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Another 5 star review on Apple Podcasts, just so you know, your 5 star reviews never get old! This from Slacker Jake…
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Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 Today, the House Ethics Committee investigating Rep. Matt Gaetz is alleging illicit drug use and sexual exploits; the IRS wants to end another major tax loophole for the wealthy and raise $50 billion in the process; Elon Musk and the SEC are on a collision course again; a judge temporarily blocks an Iowa law that allows a…
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The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov - Isaac Asimov Short Story
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Holden made love to his friends wife. Because he couldn’t help it. The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. There will come a time when we will run out of stories in the public domain to share with you that were written by Isaac Asimov, fortunately today, is not that day. Considering when it was published in 1955 t…
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Embassytown - Aliens who are truly alien and a wild, techno-organic world!
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There is only one human settlement on the planet of Arieka. There, in Embassytown, a young woman named Avice grows up in a strange world between worlds, where all that is human and all that is alien collide without ever really coming together. That's not much of a summary, but this is a book that really benefits from going in mostly blind, so we ma…
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Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 Today, Maryland Governor Wes Moore is set to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in a sweeping order; according to the Washington Post, the incoming Washington Post editor has ties to a self described thief as the new chiefs can’t shake their shady pasts; Jan. 6 offenders have paid only a fraction of restitution owed for d…
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Fluorocarbons Are Here To Stay! by Donald E. Westlake - Short Sci Fi Story From the 1950s
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What happened to the Smith Wrecking and Salvage Company when it tried to tear down the all fluoryl plastic City Hall is enough to make a man with a heart of stone laugh. Fluorocarbons are Here to Stay! By Donald E. Westlake, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Sometimes you read a story and fall in love with the author. Such was the case when I…
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Monday, June 17th, 2024 Today, the Supreme Court has struck down the Trump era ban on bump stocks; House Republicans have subpoenaed the ex head of capitol police intel for their January 6th probe; Speaker Johnson says the House will go to court for the Biden audio after the Justice Dept. refused to prosecute Merrick Garland for contempt; after mee…
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Deborah L. Davitt | In the Hands of the Mountain God
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The towering granite shoulders of the mountain god braced against the blue heavens above. Eero’s eyes remained closed beneath his glacial mask, his body swathed in a cloak of green trees. | © 2024 by Deborah L. Davitt. Narrated by Janina Edwards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard - From the Author Who Created Conan the Barbarian
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As long as midnight cloaks the earth with shadows grim and dark, God save us from the Judas kiss of a dead man in the dark. The Fearsome Touch of Death by Robert E. Howard, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. Your 5 star reviews on Apple Podcasts are appreciated, nospammers2010 gave us 5 Stars and says, “Expert curation of the golden age. I’ve …
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Refried Beans | Firehose of Falsehoods (feat. Teri Kanefield) | Jun 8, 2020
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Jun 8, 2020 The firehose of lies is deliberate, Florida sees a new single-day record for coronavirus cases since re-opening, The Pentagon ordered national guard medical helicopters to fly low in a combat maneuver over protesters; the mayor of DC declared the block of 16th Street in front of the White House Black Lives Matter Plaza; one of Ahmad Arb…
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776. Walk to the End of the World by Suzy McKee Charnas (1974) — Mining the Genre Asteroid
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Collapsing societies, feminist interpretations, and harsh truths, oh my! Trish Matson and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss Suzy McKee Charnas’ Walk to the End of the World (1974). Together, they explore the book’s worldbuilding, its feminist themes and historical significance, Charnas’ prose, the oppressive feeling of living in a society that is …
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Refried Beans | Fit For History feat. Adam Klasfeld | Jun 13, 2022
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June 13,2022 Hot Notes: a Daily Beans exclusive about Enrique Tarrio’s phones; the 1/6 Committee releases the witness list for this morning’s hearing; more emails from Ginni Thomas to Arizona lawmakers are released; Rudy Giuliani is hit with ethics charges in DC over election fraud claims; 31 white supremacists have been arrested in Idaho and charg…
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