Best Bradbury 100 Podcasts (2024)

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Triffids, Cuckoos and Lichen: John Wyndham (episode 43) 1:10:06

23d ago1:10:06

1:10:06

We're back, with an episode about the great British SF writer John Wyndham. On many occasions we've found ourselves talking about his books - such as The Day of the Triffids and The Midwich Cuckoos - but now we attempt to do them justice with a closer look. For the full show notes, visit our blog at 101sf.blogspot.com…

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Off On A Tangent - more interview fun with award-winning novelist Robert J. Sawyer (episode 42) 51:59

2M ago51:59

51:59

Time for another regular episode of the podcast, and this time we have more interview goodness from the Hugo- and Nebula-winning SF writer Robert J. Sawyer. We had so much fun talking to Rob about his new novel The Downloaded (see episode 40) that we decided to gather up the more general parts of our discussion into a separate segment. So here you …

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A Festival of Sci-Fi (bonus episode!) 34:27

2M ago34:27

34:27

This is a bonus episode of Science Fiction 101, in which we abandon our quizzes and throw our past/present/future items out the window, and just give you a straightforward interview. It's all about staging a science fiction film festival! Our guest is Russ Repp, who is responsible for the mammoth, eight-week, science fiction film festival currently…

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Download and Chill with Robert J. Sawyer (episode 40) 1:05:52

3M ago1:05:52

1:05:52

Time for a new episode of the podcast. This time Colin and Phil meet the Hugo- and Nebula-winning author Robert J. Sawyer, to discuss his new novel The Downloaded. You may recall we reviewed the Audible Original full-cast audio version of The Downloaded a couple of episodes ago (you can find it here). We were keen to find out how the book version d…

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To Be (or not to be) A Fan (episode 39) 54:03

4M ago54:03

54:03

Are you a science fiction fan? Possibly, or why else would you be listening to this podcast? Phil and Colin ponder what it means to be a fan, and whether there are are specific rules for entry into fandom. We also have our usual quiz, and our past/present/future discussion. For full show notes, check out our website at https://101sf.blogspot.com/…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 56 - Dark Carnival Paperback and Ebook First Editions 32:32

4M ago32:32

32:32

Ray Bradbury's first-ever book, DARK CARNIVAL (1947) has been re-published. For the first time, it is available in paperback and ebook editions.In this episode I go through the story behind Dark Carnival, and review the new editions.For more information, check out the show notes at https://bradburymedia.blogspot.com/2024/03/new-bradbury-100-episode…

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Mind-Body Problem (episode 38) 46:53

5M ago46:53

46:53

In this episode, we review The Downloaded, the new novel by multi-award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer. It's an "Audible Original", meaning that it's been published first as an audiobook - and not just any old audiobook. This has Oscar-winner Brendan Fraser as one member of a full cast. We also have a quiz and our usual run-through of recommendati…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 55 - Chronological Bradbury 1942 19:06

6M ago19:06

19:06

In my occasional series of "Chronological Bradbury" episodes, we reach the year 1942. This was Ray Bradbury's first full year as a professional writer, and the year he broke through to two of the leading science fiction and fantasy pulp magazines: Astounding Science Fiction, and Weird Tales. So it's an important year, although he only published two…

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Entering the Uncanny Valley (episode 37) 1:00:51

6M ago1:00:51

1:00:51

It's that time of year where we take a current science fiction magazine and review it from cover to cover - as something of an antidote to what we did last episode (which was to review an old magazine from the 1960s New Wave). This time we work through one of the most successful of the current magazines, the multiple award-winning Uncanny. If you w…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 54 - Q&A Special 1:52:37

7M ago1:52:37

1:52:37

For Christmas this year, I bring you a bumper double-length episode of Bradbury 100!Member of the "Science Fiction Book Club" Facebook group provided questions about Ray Bradbury for me to answer. So this whole episode is given over to my ponderings on some terrific questions.For more details, check the full show notes at www.bradburymedia.co.uk…

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Riding the New Wave (episode 36) 1:12:20

7M ago1:12:20

1:12:20

It being the end of the year, Colin and Phil continue their annual tradition of travelling back in time to read an old science fiction magazine. This time, they stop off in 1968 - the height of the "new wave" in science fiction - and pick up an issue of New Worlds magazine from December 1968. If you'd like to read along, you can find a PDF of that …

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 53 - Ray's Fanzine, Futuria Fantasia 43:54

7M ago43:54

43:54

In this new episode of Bradbury 100, I explore FUTURIA FANTASIA - the fanzine that Ray Bradbury produced when he was a teenage science fiction fan.The first issue of Futuria Fantasia, published when Ray was eighteen years old, catches him just before he heads off to New York for the first-ever World Science Fiction Convention. In that first issue, …

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 52 - Chronological Bradbury 1941 28:01

8M ago28:01

28:01

In my occasional series of "Chronological Bradbury" episodes, we reach the year 1941. Ray Bradbury makes his first professional sale, appearing in pulp science fiction magazine SUPER SCIENCE STORIES!For full shownotes, visit my website: www.bradburymedia.co.ukBy Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk

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Hugo ShortsList (episode 35) 1:08:45

8M ago1:08:45

1:08:45

Colin and Phil review the short stories nominated for this year's Hugo Awards. As the World Science Fiction Convention is in China, this year's shortlist includes a number of Chinese stories! We also have our usual run through of past, present and future science fiction. Check out the full show notes on our blog - 101sf.blogspot.com - and check us …

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 51 - Some Recent Bradbury Product 26:32

8M ago26:32

26:32

In this episode I review three new Bradbury products that have come my way - two blurays, and one book.For full show notes, check out my website, www.bradburymedia.co.ukBy Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 50 - Chronological Bradbury: 1940 55:18

9M ago55:18

55:18

Welcome to the FIFTIETH episode of Bradbury 100!This is another episode in my "Chronological Bradbury" strand - where I go through Ray Bradbury's publishing history in order.We've reached the year 1940, when Ray turned 20. It's a year which sees him getting no fewer than nine pieces of fiction published in amateur magazines. He's still a year away …

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Desert Island Books (episode 34) 55:48

9M ago55:48

55:48

We realised one day that we'd talked about our "desert island movies" and "desert island TV" choices, but not considered our BOOK choices. Time to rectify that oversight! We discuss four types of book: science fiction novels; science fiction short story collections/anthologies; books which are SF-adjacent in some way; and books which have nothing a…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 49 - Reviewing Ray Bradbury 39:22

9M ago39:22

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This time on Bradbury 100 I talk about The New Ray Bradbury Review, the online journal I edit on behalf of the Ray Bradbury Center.Specifically, I talk about the origins of the journal - which stretch way back to 1952, and William F. Nolan's original fan publication, called simply "Ray Bradbury Review".I also pay tribute to Nolan as the first perso…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 48 - Chronological Bradbury: 1939 26:36

9M ago26:36

26:36

This is another episode in my "Chronological Bradbury" strand - where I go through Ray Bradbury's publishing history in order.We've reached the year 1939, when Ray turned 19. It's a year which sees him strengthening his ties with the science fiction fan community... and getting no fewer than five pieces of fiction published in amateur magazines. He…

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Who Too (episode 33) 57:52

10M ago57:52

57:52

Phil and Colin like nothing more than a compare-and-contrast, so they return to Doctor Who to review an episode typical of the modern era. How does a Hugo Award-winning episode starring David Tennant stack up against the William Hartnell original episode (reviewed last time)? We also have our usual past/present/future round-up. For the full show no…

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Here's Looking at Who, Kid (episode 32) 1:00:18

11M ago1:00:18

1:00:18

This year, the long-running SF series Doctor Who is sixty years old - so Colin and Phil turn back the clock and watch the very first episode of the series, from 1963: "An Unearthly Child". Phil's first proper Doctor was the third one, played by Jon Pertwee, although he has vague recollections of the second doctor (Patrick Troughton). On the other h…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 47 - Bradbury 100 LIVE, 2023 Edition 37:57

11M ago37:57

37:57

22 August 2023 would have been Ray Bradbury's 103rd birthday, so in time-honored tradition (a tradition going back a whole three years...) I did a livestreamed version of the podcast via Facebook.Here's the audio from that livestream, very slightly edited. I think most of the references to visual things will make sense from context, but if you're c…

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Fuzzy Logic (episode 31) 1:00:17

12M ago1:00:17

1:00:17

In their neverending quest to understand how past and present science fiction relate, Colin and Phil explore FUZZIES. FUZZY NATION is a novel by John Scalzi which re-boots an earlier novel by H. Beam Piper, LITTLE FUZZY. Fuzzies are cute little creatures that use tools and form extended families. They behave as if they are intelligent - so should t…

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The Secrets George Lucas Kept From Leigh Brackett (episode 30) 59:25

1y ago59:25

59:25

Phil and Colin dig into "Star Wars Sequel", the unfilmed 1978 script by science fiction legend Leigh Brackett which became STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. We look at what made it into the finished film and what got junked, and consider whether Star Wars creator George Lucas was keeping his screenwriter in the dark! For links to everything we di…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 46 - Chronological Bradbury: 1938 22:24

1y ago22:24

22:24

In this episode, I begin a new strand: Chronological Bradbury! In this strand, I'll be going through Bradbury's publishing history in order. Sometimes I'll cover multiple stories (as with this episode), and sometimes I'll focus on a single story - depending on the significance of the story.So we begin here, with the year 1938. This is where the sev…

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Telly Visions (episode 29) 1:03:15

1y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

In our last episode, we started discussing our favourite bits of science fiction TV - but feeling pushed for time, we only got halfway through our respective top tens. So this time, we continue the discussion. Will Phil's top ten go beyond the 1970s? What will be Colin's favourite SF TV show of all time? Join us and find out! Also in this episode, …

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 45 - Rescuing SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES 41:56

1y ago41:56

41:56

Last time on Bradbury 100, we looked at the origin of Ray Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, and its peculiar history as a film script that became a book, and then became a film script again.This time, I continue the story, examining how the film - disastrously previewed in 1982 - was rescued through some re-writing, re-shooting and re-edi…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 44 - Film/Book/Film: Writing SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES 34:34

1y ago34:34

34:34

It's forty years since the film version of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES was released! So in this episode, I take a detailed look at the origins of SWTWC, going all the way back to the short story "The Black Ferris" (1948) and working through to the shooting of the film.Bradbury wrote the screenplay, and the film was directed by his good friend J…

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Desert Island Telly (episode 28) 57:09

1y ago57:09

57:09

As we enjoyed our "favourite movies" episode so much, we decided to go for a "favourite TV series" episode this time. Once again, Colin opts for a top ten, but Phil chickens out of having to come up with a ranking order, and instead opts for a chronological jaunt through his list. Which TV shows did we choose? Are there any series common to both Co…

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Desert Island Movies (episode 27) 54:24

1+ y ago54:24

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In the two years(!) that Science Fiction 101 has been running, we've somehow managed not to ever list our favourite movies. Until now. But faced with an almost impossible task, we choose two different methods of revealing them: Colin goes for the top ten (or top nineteen...) countdown; while Phil opts for a chronological approach. Which films did w…

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Bradbury 100 - Episode 43 - Bradbury Books That Never Were 23:38

1+ y ago23:38

23:38

In a file in the Ray Bradbury archive, we find his proposed book projects for the years 1960-1962. While some of the titles are familiar, some of them just never came to be. Find out about these Bradbury plans in this episode!One of the proposed books was an anthology to be edited by Ray. I'll give you the full list of contents on my website, www.b…

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Enfin, Tintin! (episode 26) 1:01:39

1+ y ago1:01:39

1:01:39

We review a classic of science fiction: DESTINATION MOON. No, not the 1950 George Pal film (although Phil does mention it a few times in this episode). But the 1950s Tintin books by Hergé! Joining us is our special Francophone guest, podcaster Emmanuel Dubois (producer and host of La Fayette, We Are Here!) And we have a Moon-inspired quiz, and our …

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Bradbury 100 - episode 42 - Literacy, Censorship & Burning Books: Fahrenheit 451 at 70 1:00:50

1+ y ago1:00:50

1:00:50

In February 2023, I gave a public talk on FAHRENHEIT 451 for Wolverhampton Literature Festival. This podcast episode is a version of that talk - minus all the visual bits and pieces, of course. (If you want to see the visuals, head over to my Youtube Channel, BRADBURY 101!)By Bradbury 100 podcast by bradburymedia.co.uk

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Bradbury 100 - episode 41 - Ray Bradbury and his "Ghost Writer" Friends... 20:29

1+ y ago20:29

20:29

In a 1947 issue of Planet Stories magazine, Ray Bradbury penned a humorous writer bio of himself, in which he claims that all his stories are written for him by a posse of talented professionals including Robert Heinlein.That magazine slipped into the public domain in 1975, because the copyright wasn't renewed (following the 28-year-renewal rules i…

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New Year, New Fiction (episode 25) 59:22

1+ y ago59:22

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Following on from last episode, where we reviewed an old issue of The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, this time we come bang up to date (more or less) and review the Nov/Dec 2022 issue of the very same magazine. How does the current issue look? Will we be impressed or depressed? Has F&SF changed in sixty years? Read along with us! Find our s…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 40 - Rocket Summer! 42:30

1+ y ago42:30

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What better way to melt away the winter blues than with Ray Bradbury's ROCKET SUMMER? But this episode of the podcast isn't about the familiar opening chapter of THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES. No, here I'm looking at Bradbury's FIRST use of the title "Rocket Summer". It's a rare 1947 short story, published just once in PLANET STORIES, and never again repr…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 39 - Ray Bradbury and Christmas 17:29

1+ y ago17:29

17:29

Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.In this episode I discuss Ray Bradbury's Christmas-themed stories - all two of them - and some lesser known Christmas things he wrote for film and TV. "The Gift" and "The Wish" are the stories, and the screen work includes …

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The Second Annual Time Travel Expedition (episode 24) 1:10:46

1+ y ago1:10:46

1:10:46

It's December, and so according to the tradition we invented this time last year, we go back into the past and review an old science fiction magazine - to see how the field has changed over time, and to see if those old stories still hold up. This year, we tackle the December 1962 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. If you'd like …

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Bradbury 100 - episode 38 - Ray Bradbury and EC Comics 24:40

1+ y ago24:40

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Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.In this episode I discuss Ray Bradbury's stories as adapted by EC Comics, and review the new collection of these comic strips, HOME TO STAY.For more on Bradbury, and for show notes, remember to check out my website, www.bra…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 37 - Bradbury's Dinosaur Tales 24:33

1+ y ago24:33

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Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.In this episode I discuss Ray Bradbury's dinosaur stories (A Sound of Thunder, The Fog Horn and more), and the book which collects them together: Dinosaur Tales.For more on Bradbury, and for show notes, remember to check ou…

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Star Trek Bibles (episode 23) 57:38

1+ y ago57:38

57:38

Phil and Colin look the "Bibles" for Star Trek (original series and Next Generation). What were the essential details that all writers and directors of the show needed to know? What were the differences between TOS and TNG? There are some surprises in here! For our show notes, including links to the items discussed, check out our website at https:/…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 36 - The Tragic Death of Ray's Uncle Lester 46:46

1+ y ago46:46

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Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.Ninety years ago this month, Ray Bradbury's uncle Lester Moberg was murdered. Ray was twelve years old at the time, and the murder coincided with his meeting of "Mr Electrico" and his family's leaving Waukegan.In this episo…

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Sci-Fi Vacations and Side Trips (episode 22) 57:23

1+ y ago57:23

57:23

Phil and Colin look for science fictional places to visit in the US, the UK, and elsewhere. We're convinced there must be much more out there, so please help us build our list of vacation opportunities! For our show notes, including links to most of the items discussed, check out our website at https://101sf.blogspot.com/…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 35 - Ray Bradbury's October 25:01

2y ago25:01

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Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.This episode looks at the most significant month in the Bradbury calendar: October! Ray published three books related to that month, ensuring that he will always be associated with spooky season. His short story The October…

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WTW023 What's the worst that can happen to Gemma Went founder of the Lighthouse Academy? 46:39

2y ago46:39

46:39

Today on the podcast, Suzanne is delighted to have Gemma Went, an online business mentor, with a focus on helping online business owners to create the foundations that allow them to scale. She also trains and certifies online business coaches and consultants in the methods she’s been using for almost a decade and is founder of the Lighthouse Academ…

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Bradbury 100 - episode 34 - Ray Bradbury's Advice to Writers 58:20

2y ago58:20

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With apologies for some variation in sound quality in this recording...Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.This full-length episode looks at Ray's essay collection ZEN IN THE ART OF WRITING, and features an interview with Renee and Kim, co-hosts of writing ad…

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WTW022 What’s the worst that can happen to Karen Haller of the Behavioural Design Consultancy 42:05

2y ago42:05

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Today on the podcast, Suzanne is delighted to be joined by Karen Haller founder of the Behavioural Design Consultancy, which works with corporates and design professionals. She’s also the author of the best selling Penguin published A Little Book of Colour which has been translated into 14 different languages. Karen’s business journey has not been …

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Bradbury 100 - episode 33 - The Exiles 14:38

2y ago14:38

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Bradbury 100 - celebrating the life and work of American writer Ray Bradbury, presented by Phil Nichols of Bradburymedia.co.uk.This short episodes focuses on Ray's short story "The Exiles", also known as "The Mad Wizards of Mars". An unassuming little tale, it has clear echoes of both FAHRENHEIT 451 and THE MARTIAN CHRONICLES.We look at the history…

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The Alternative History of Close Encounters (episode 21) 56:55

2y ago56:55

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Steven Spielberg's classic UFO movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind could have been very different. In today's episode of the podcast we dig into the rejected early script for the film, which was written by Paul Schrader (famed screenwriter of Raging Bull and Taxi Driver). As well as reviewing this film-that-never-was, we have a sci-fi quiz, pl…

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WTW021 What Should You Actually Trademark? 29:57

2y ago29:57

29:57

Today on the podcast we're looking at what you should actually register as a trademark. Most people know that trademarking the name of their business is a crucial step in establishing legal protection over your brand, but should you delve a little deeper and register other components of your business? If you do, which components should you consider…

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