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The SciPhi show 10/18/2005Geek Fu Action Grip is a podcast I have been listening to for a while and I really enjoy Mur's essays each week. Listening to the struggles of a Geek mum is certianly entertaining and makes ...
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defwheezer 08/04/2005Mur's podcast covers a couple of areas- geek scifi talk (books and games), stream of conciousness chatter about her personal experiences, and most compelling- her short, insightful, and very...
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SFEley 08/04/2005VERY cool! On the surface, this podcast falls in the 80% of "this is my daily life, and I'll review stuff I like, and I'll play some music sometimes" podcasts. What makes Geek Fu different...
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Episodes
- Geek Fu Morning Show 008
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Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:58:04 +0000
We have some sad news, we talk Christmas and Adam Sandler, and are joined by coworker Carol Housel-Kenney. Grant’s Advent Calendar was mentioned. We have lunch in the middle. Then we have some more sad news. Music by permission of Jody Whitesides - go buy his awesome music! - Geek Fu Morning Show 007 (49mb)
Mon, 19 Nov 2007 01:24:26 +0000
Jason and I do an ON THE ROAD cast and let you hear not one, but TWO awesome geeky songs. Jason also has awesome flickr pics of our new office. I talk about my new podiobook, but Jason has much more exciting news. Music: Playing for Keeps by Beatnik Turtle and OK, Let’s Take This Outside [...] - Geek Fu Morning Show 006 (38mb)
Sat, 03 Nov 2007 00:36:00 +0000
We podcast from the beach! And yes, I’m VERY LATE in getting edits up! And no, we never did an after dark episode. Song: I Crush Everything by Jonathan Coulton - Geek Fu Morning Show 005 (41mb)
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 00:02:34 +0000
Sorry for the delay - had issues with my computer, and then a vacation. Expect 006 shortly! Jason went to the EFF Boot Camp. We’re a tad obsessed with Charlie the Unicorn. Space Ghost is Mur’s nemesis. Should we do a geek fu drinking game? Twitter vamping! Steampunk is awesome: Steampunk magazine, Girl Genius. “Misfit Out of Time” by SNMNMNM - Geek Fu Morning Show 004 (49mb)
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:14:08 +0000
We go forward in time to discuss Heroes (no spoilers) and back in time to discuss Twitter. We talk new fiction from The Daughters of Freya writers, and play ScrewU by Throwing Toasters. This week: PNME. - Geek Fu Morning Show 003 (45mb)
Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:46:10 +0000
We have new theme music thanks to Beatnik Turtle. The theme: Better Things Coming! Jason has a cyst-hole! Hear graphic details about it at Random Signal. Jason’s Flickr pics. Jason’s superhero DragonCon film. (And while we’re at it, the Throwing Toasters concert) Jason and I will be at PNME - come ask us for Go Eagle Go! stickers. Mur [...] - Geek Fu Morning Show 002 (36mb)
Wed, 12 Sep 2007 11:42:24 +0000
Jason and I return with DragonCon reports, and music from Carla Ulbrich! - Geek Fu Morning Show 001 (30mb)
Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:38:41 +0000
This is not a reawakening, this is more of a “remember me?” I wanted to put something out on the feed before DragonCon, so Jason and I got together to record the Geek Fu Morning show. And soon: the podcast of Playing for Keeps! DragonCon! Random Signal #51 German SF site, Podyssey This Day in Alternate History Lulu Radio [...] - Links for 2007-08-12 [del.icio.us]
Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 - Links for 2007-08-02 [del.icio.us]
Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0500 - Links for 2007-07-19 [del.icio.us]
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0500 - Answering of questions?
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:48:49 +0000
Thanks to everyone for the outpouring of email I’ve received. I will answer them all, it must may take me a while. Several questions have come through, though, and I wanted to address them here. 1) Will you stop doing Murcaching? Nope. I stopped Geek Fu because I didn’t have the time or energy to put into [...] - Geek Fu #103 - Good Bye (16mb)
Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:04:20 +0000
Thank you. Links: I Should Be Writing Heaven Season Three: Earth Knights of the Dinner Table Wingin’ It Have Games Will Travel Finis - Earth Promos (2mb)
Thu, 21 Jun 2007 12:02:43 +0000
THREE, count ‘em, THREE promos for EARTH: http://tinyurl.com/2fsmrc - http://tinyurl.com/yowt2z - http://tinyurl.com/2xrlss - Geek Fu #102 - Guest Essay about Chaotic Good (39mb)
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:50:10 +0000
I am back from Balticon where I hung out with my tribe. Matt Selznick’s blog, Matt Wallace’s blog. I will be at Origins in the first week of July. Columbus, here I come! Mur’s Bitch shirt now available for purchase! Use coupon code “geekfu”. Earth launches June 23! Yes. This Saturday. Eeek. It will be on Podiobooks. Neil Gorman [...] - Murcaching update!
Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:20:31 +0000
With over 140 (!) of you participating in Murchaching, my friend and bitch Chris Miller set up an awesome map to follow the lunchboxen on their journeys. Check it out! - Geek Fu #101 - A Conversation with Mur Lafferty (22mb)
Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:42:42 +0000
Guest host J.C. Hutchins sat down with Mur at Balticon41 and interviewed her. The sound limitations of the iRiver caused a bit of a hiss, but it’s a lot of fun. - GEEK FU 100, BABY (38mb)
Fri, 01 Jun 2007 03:09:36 +0000
Geek Fu 100 live from Balticon I’ll do show notes later, but thanks to everyone who worked so hard on the podcast to make it awesome. - Geek Fu #99 - Guest Essay (27mb)
Thu, 24 May 2007 02:49:57 +0000
Because of Balticon 41, the show notes are lazy. Sorry. Had lots of problems, lost lots of voicemails. Argh. But! 99! W00t! - Geek Fu #98 - Guest Essay Returns! (34mb)
Wed, 16 May 2007 10:49:35 +0000
As we edge closer to 100, we talk stuff: Planet Earth and GO EAGLE GO! New Segment: Personal Message to One of You Murcaching report Balticon is in 2 weeks! Bumper: Tabitha Smith from Strangely Literal Guest essay from James Parkinson: Awe vs Respect and Normalcy Bumper: George Hrab’s music (and podcast) Feedback and ComicSpace Guest appearance by the kiddo! - My attempt to make NPR love me? again
Mon, 14 May 2007 11:26:29 +0000
Long time listeners will know that my inability to get NPR to even acknowledge my submissions (I never even got rejections from This American Life, This I Believe or Morning Edition) is what got me started podcasting my essays. So I took some of those essays and entered the public radio talent search. If you’re [...] - Murcaching explained
Thu, 10 May 2007 00:23:14 +0000
Enough people have asked about Murcaching, and I realized I don’t have it written down anywhere, it’s only described in the podcast. So here’s Murcaching. I have a Wonder Woman lunchbox I’m going to mail out. There are little goodies inside. When you get the box, take one out, and put something inside for me. Send [...] - Geek Fu #97 - Lawful Stodgy or Chaotic Schmuck? (22mb)
Tue, 08 May 2007 17:47:21 +0000
More essays! When will the madness stop? Bumper: Earl Newton, Stranger Things It was Free Comic Book Day! We have official Geek Fu, Heaven, Hell and Earth Geeklabel Shirts! Murcaching is out of control! It’ll start soon! I have a rant about MySpace. There WILL be a Heaven part IV. Bumper: Buffy Between The Lines Essay Bumper: Geeklabel! New voicemail line: 206 666 3045 - Geek Fu #96 - RETURN OF THE ESSAY (21mb)
Mon, 30 Apr 2007 19:05:47 +0000
Yes, you heard it right, kids. The Mur essay returns this week! BUT, first, we must discuss: I was on Writers Talking, checking out Talkshoe The Mur’s Bitches Flickr Group Get your free tshirt from Geeklabel Participate in Murcaching! Send Stranger Things $1 I miss Joe. New essay, originally run in Knights of the Dinner Table #106 I was on The Myth Show and [...] - Geek Fu #95 - Heaven Fanfic 2 (29mb)
Mon, 23 Apr 2007 02:43:42 +0000
I got boingboinged! I was on Writer’s Talking #1 - you can still download! I have purple hair! Tomorrow is International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day! UPDATE: My video is here! I’m going to A-Kon. Comment from AlanfromtheUK. I was guest host of Random Signal. I did a pirate story on the Escapist! Promo from Crescent Station. Fanfic by Tim Callender. Promo from Scapecast. - Guest Hosting Random Signal! (38mb)
Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:54:12 +0000
A while ago, I had my best friend from college, Jason Adams, on my podcast. Now he had me on Random Signal to guest-host, and we do geek music! Show Notes New Geek Fu this weekend! - Geek Fu #94 - Heaven Fanfic (24mb)
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:36:51 +0000
Third time I’ve done this. Apologies. Joe Murphy Memorial Fund Interviews with Mur: Footnote, Tech Snark, Dragon Page Cover to Cover I am on Twitter. Promo and fanfic from Nobilis Erotica. - NSFW - Geek Fu #93 - Geek Social Skills (0mb)
Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:54:13 +0000
Hi there. My name isn’t Josh. Stranger Things Steampunk Magazine I was interviewed on TechSnark I’m co-host of Lulu Radio 7th Son book 2 and The Failed Cities Monologues ended last week too! Genre Traveler is having a photography contest Promo from Pulp Gamer Geek Fu - guest hosts Nick Popio and Jason Adams Promo from UberCon [EDIT - we have tshirts! I am [...] - Geek Fu #92 - Hell Pt. 12 (31mb)
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:17:18 +0000
The end. And right after I posted this, the server died a horrible death. And we lost lots and lots of database information. This has been an awesome week, let me tell you. - Geek Fu #91 - Hell Pt. 11 (17mb)
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:10:25 +0000
Recovering another lost file. Again with the apologies of lost data. - Geek Fu #90 - Hell Pt. 10 (25mb)
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 00:07:52 +0000
We had a server crash earlier this week. Data lost. Terribly sorry. Here’s the file. - Geek Fu #89 - Hell Pt. 9 (0mb)
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 01:45:59 +0000
W00t! I was interviewed on the Sci Phi Show. Paul S. Jenkins is writing for InterZone! Geek Fu has forums, thanks to Farpoint Media! Spoke with Dave and Rob to some teachers, not about the clit. Send me fanfic! Art! Stuff! I get to see Cory Doctorow this week! Hell Pt. 9 - crossover with JC Hutchins’s 7th Son novels. John Michael [...] - Update on me
Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:59:14 +0000
Yesterday I sat down and hammered out 5300 words, completeing Hell. Four more episodes to go, and they’re all written. Now all that’s left is the recording. I will be recording part nine today. 7th Son crossover, w00000! # I [heart] the webcomic Sinfest. Except for the pigs and robots, this one comic is a fairly good [...] - Geek Fu #88 - Hell Pt. 8 (23mb)
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 13:42:29 +0000
Yes, it’s late. I explain why. It’s better now. I promise. Promo: The Signal - Songs from the Black - Geek Fu #87: Hell Pt. 7 (37mb)
Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:59:18 +0000
Help TD-0013 in his MS walk! We’re raw this morning so I can get this to you. Lucky you, I’m doing a crossover thingy with JC Hutchins in that the clones from his books, 7th Son, will guest star in Episode 9! And you should totally check out JC’s book either at his site or on podiobooks.com. Get [...] - Geek Fu #86: Hell Pt. 6
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 18:27:45 +0000
Sorry I couldn’t get this up yesterday, but Happy Birthday, Dad! I promise you - do whatever you like when it comes to art in the Heaven universe. I just want to see what you come up with! Thanks to Amy Bowen for her email. I am listening to Tracy Hickman’s The Immortals. I got a job at Lulu! There [...] - Geek Fu #85 - Hell Pt. 5
Thu, 11 Jan 2007 03:38:39 +0000
Yeah, I recorded this some time ago. So Happy New Year, check out the Beatnik Turtles’ podcast (RSS feed has been fixed, by the way), check out John Lenahan’s ShadowMagic, check out Jonathan Sherwood’s Under the Graying Sea, and I was recently named one of the 10 savvy women of podcasting for 2006. Wow. - Meta Podcast: State of the Mur, 12/06 (18mb)
Thu, 28 Dec 2006 13:32:20 +0000
I wanted to post a podcast letting you know what was up with me, my podcasts, and my life. Why the podcast has been spotty and my plans for 2007. So I did. My novel is done! Now I begin my agent search. 2007’s early months will be dedicated to finishing Hell for Geek Fu. Interviews with podiobook [...] - Geek Fu #84: Hell Pt. 4 (36mb)
Thu, 14 Dec 2006 21:22:52 +0000
Dude! Geek Fu is TWO YEARS OLD! I give you a Dave Slusher Christmas Story and the rather personal reason I started podcasting. Matt Wallace from Varient Frequencies got some awesome news this week, congrats, Matt! Geo Hrab didn’t make the 10 Sexiest Geeks, dammit. And if you have asked me to read ANYTHING for you, please remind [...] - Geek Fu #83: Hell Pt. 3 (33mb)
Sat, 09 Dec 2006 02:08:39 +0000
Ranma 1/2, UK Games Expo, Hell, Computer King, and more! I tried to edit out all the sniffles. - Geek Fu #82: Hell Pt. 2 (38mb)
Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:22:06 +0000
Further through purgatory, down into hell. Promos: 7th Son, Scatterpod, Geek Wedding - Dammit?
Tue, 07 Nov 2006 13:49:32 +0000
Hell Pt. 2 has to wait. I’m sick with a sore throat. Can barely talk. Sorry, guys. - Geek Fu #81 - I?m back. With some Hell. (33mb)
Thu, 02 Nov 2006 15:13:49 +0000
I’m back! A couple of notes about this podcast: I recorded it last week, but had to delay posting and editing for a week, which is why the date tag at the beginning is a while ago. Sorry about that. Links and stuff: George Hrab (myspace) Pseudopod Do I need to mention there’s adult language? And a bit of blasphemy? That [...] - Oops.
Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:02:28 +0000
Sorry for the messup with the file, folks. If you downloaded a 12 minute Geek Fu, that isn’t all of it. Please redownload with my apologies. Technorati Profile - Geek Fu #80: A Conversation with JC Hutchins (50mb)
Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:11:03 +0000
I sat down with Chris Hutchins at DragonCon and we talked about stuff. You can hear other podcasters in the background laughing. Stuff mentioned: We mention the Wingin It live show, Scott Sigler’s singing ability, the Parsec Awards, scars, naked George man, Marc Gunn, Rich Sigfrit, Ian’s drinking, spiders, zombies and city planning. Notes from [...] - More Con Stuff
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 12:47:36 +0000
* If it’s your first time in a hotel, know that tipping the maids is customary. It’s good to go $2 a day, more if you’re a total slob, you host a party, someone horks and misses the toilet, etc. Although it’s convienient to tip all at once when you’re leaving, try to remember to [...] - Geek Fu #79 - The Survival Guide to DragonCon (17mb)
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 17:54:11 +0000
Going to DragonCon for the first time? Listen to this! - Geek Fu Special - Heaven Part 12 (10mb)
Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:26:13 +0000
This ends Season 1. Thanks to everyone for all the support and feedback! I’m itching to get started on Season 2, so don’t worry, you won’t have to wait as long as, say BSG fans are waiting for Season 3! - Geek Fu #78: Heaven Pt. 11 (20mb)
Sun, 13 Aug 2006 17:14:37 +0000
00:01 Geek Fu Action Grip #78: August 10, 2006 00:22 What’s up with me and blogs? Do you want a geek fu blog? 01:58 The Rev Up Review is awesome. 03:20 Pseudopod is live! 04:20 I ponder gaming and Second Life. 06:50 Where have I been? 08:40 Heaven will soon be on Podiobooks.com 09:00 Promo of the Scapecast. 10:15 Heaven Pt. 11 15:50 Comment [...] - Grrrr?
Wed, 02 Aug 2006 18:50:10 +0000
I have had nothing but trouble with PodPress since I installed it. Now the latest podcast is not in the feed. If anyone wants to help me with the ins and outs of podpress, and if I should just give up and go back to regular wordpress, please email me. - Geek Fu #77: Heaven Pt. 10 (28mb)
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 21:55:37 +0000
00:01 Geek Fu Action Grip #77: July 27, 2006 00:25 Had an awesome birthday weekend with Rich Sigfrit, Christiana Ellis, Nuri, Jason Adams and of course Jim Van Verth doing podcasty things at my birthday party. TrinocCon was also much fun. 02:45 I have a DS with the best game ever: Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan! 09:00 Birthday report: Sick [...] - Geek Fu #76: Heaven Pt. 9 - trying again (31mb)
Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:01:26 +0000
I have tried to fix the feed a number of times, sorry to everyone who’s having trouble. I’m trying again. Someday I’ll learn how to do RSS by hand and bypass all this dependence on Wordpress, Feedburner, and the like. Here’s the file - Geek Fu #76: Heaven Pt. 9 (31mb)
Wed, 19 Jul 2006 01:40:49 +0000
00:01 Geek Fu Action Grip #76: July 16, 2006 01:00 Apologies to Jim from The Vintage Gamer 01:30 I want to write a comic. Anyone want to draw it with me? 02:50 Thanks to those who have donated! 03:03 Birthdays rock. Mine is on the 25th. Jason?s is on the 19th. 03:20 I?ll be at TrinocCon this weekend. 04:52 Upcoming fall [...] - Escape Pod 61 - I Look Forward to Remembering You (26mb)
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:08:11 +0000
Thanks to the magic of podcasting and the glory of Creative Commons, I give you my story, I Look Forward to Remembering You, available on Escape Pod. - Geek Fu #75 - Origins unplugged (29mb)
Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:20:12 +0000
Utilikilts, Fanpro, Cheapass, Rio Grande, and fun! Unedited. Unapologetic. Bad words. Etc. - Geek Fu #74: Heaven Pt. 8 (23mb)
Tue, 04 Jul 2006 18:10:38 +0000
Boy, do I go on about Final Fantasy… And then I talk about podiobooks… And then we have Heaven Pt. 8, read by Jim Van Verth of The Vintage Gamer. - Geek Fu #73: Heaven Pt. 7 (30mb)
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:20:20 +0000
Finally, it’s here, it’s edited, it’s good to go. * Is Apple creating iPods with Chinese slave labor? * Sandra Bullock tells Keanu not to do Constantine 2. Like she has a leg to stand on with Miss Congeniality 2… * My reading list for 2006. * Heaven Pt. 7 - Argh. Argh argh argh.
Sat, 17 Jun 2006 21:41:32 +0000
Editing the latest episode. Then I discovered that the recording of Heaven Pt. 7 sounds like crap. So I need to rerecord it. But I am no longer the narrator. And my husband is out. So I can’t post until he rerecords. ASAP. Sorry. - Feed problems
Mon, 12 Jun 2006 16:02:54 +0000
Yes, I’m aware of the problems with the feed. I continue to work on it. Argh. - Geek Fu #72: Guest Essay (19mb)
Sat, 10 Jun 2006 18:46:12 +0000
Taking a break from Heaven this week, it starts again next week. Go see Serenity again in 2 weeks! It benefits Equality Now. I was recently interviewed by Jack Mangan and Rob at Podcast 411. Mike Czaplinski’s longish (but worth it) essay about Star Wars and what has meant to him. - The Latest in Geek
Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:49:01 +0000
Battlestar Galactica won a Peabody award. It deserves an Emmy, dammit, but oh well. We’ll take what we can get. (SciFi.com) More blogs to read! The Feminist SF Blog! I’m excited about this one. Scott McCloud is touring doing a Making Comics 50 States Tour! More info here. - Geek Fu #71: Heaven Pt. 6 (37mb)
Fri, 02 Jun 2006 13:47:34 +0000
I wrote these show notes and then the browser crashed. Grrrr… I went to Balticon, interviewed Neil Gaiman, and saw some awesome people. I’ll also be at ConCarolinas this weekend. You get the halfway point of Season 1 of Heaven, partly narrated by Jim Van Verth of The Vintage Gamer podcast. I review some comics sent to me [...] - Tricks of the Podcasting Masters
Thu, 25 May 2006 00:08:30 +0000
Well, I have the copies in my grubby little hands. It hits store shelves tomorrow. I think I’m still in shock. And, knowing how critical some podcasters (well, people in general) can be, not a little scared. But I think Rob and I did a good job. I just hope people agree. A lot of people. ** In [...] - Geek Fu #70 - Heaven Pt. 5 (29mb)
Tue, 23 May 2006 03:40:49 +0000
Hello OAFSS - Whee. It’s late. Hockey fans are obnoxious. *(Far)Scapecast *Balticon! *Should I do a cult shirt? Send me designs if you think so! *Savedarfur.org *I get sweet nothings from TD0013 *Heaven Pt. 5 - Interviews
Sat, 20 May 2006 00:21:22 +0000
This week I appeared - or was heard - on The Round Table podcast at The Harping Monkey, talking about gaming and women heroes. Next week I’ll be on Jack Mangan’s Deadpan Podcast. [Edit- sorry about mistake, harping monkey’s site is down and the file went into the RSS, so no one was able to grab [...] - Geek Fu #69, Dudes. Heaven Pt. 4 (30mb)
Fri, 05 May 2006 22:06:03 +0000
I apologize for the delay in getting this to you. I have a cult! Alert me if we have the need for cult t-shirts. My con schedule: Balticon, ConCarolinas, Origins, Deep South Con, DragonCon I panic about upcoming projects. Ad for Does My Geek Look Big In This? Heaven Pt. 4 - Not for kids. - Geek Fu #68 - Heaven Pt. 3 (33mb)
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 00:06:48 +0000
I am back with more fiction! I won the 2005 Grumble Magazine Reader’s Choice Award! I recently appeared on the Leftwing Nutjob podcast. Thanks for asking about the dog, she’s doing well. You can see pics at Flickr. I now have a mailbox for the podcasts, so if you want to send me anything for review, mail to: PMB 215 105 [...] - Geek Fu #67 - Guest Essay (Home for Firefly) (21mb)
Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:33:17 +0000
Hello all! No Heaven this week, but a guest essay about Firefly. I have made the move to Farpoint Media and therefore had to rename all the files and make sure all the ID3 tags were happy. This… took a long time. During this tedium, I discovered that three podcasts are outside the normal numbering mechanism. [...] - Geek Fu #63 - Heaven Part 2 (29mb)
Thu, 06 Apr 2006 13:55:39 +0000
Sick Mur = late podcast. Apologies. Swearing in this one, including one f-bomb. I was recently interviewed on Unedited and Dragon Page Cover To Cover Being sick means being able to catch up on Lost! Gordon Lee comic book case: get details and donate to the CBLDF! We’re taking a podcasting track to Dragon*Con this year! (we hope!) Michael [...] - New Geek Fu Promo!
Tue, 04 Apr 2006 20:09:08 +0000
This one is hysterical. New show tonight or tomorrow, as soon as I can edit it. Sorry about the lateness; I’ve been sick. - Geek Fu #62 - Heaven Pt. 1 (25mb)
Tue, 28 Mar 2006 20:02:26 +0000
The audio quality is crap, I’m still struggling with Garageband. If anyone knows of a good Garageband 3 resource, let me know. Submission guidelines for essays Lessons From a Geek Fu Master is available I’m finally into Dr. Who! I’m feeling burned out geek-wise I missed the yearly sale at my comic book store. It makes me sad My serialized fiction [...] - Book now available!
Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:04:56 +0000
Lessons From A Geek Fu Master, my book comprised of essays originally in podcast form on either this podcast or Wingin’ It, is finally done! Supplies aren’t limited, but come on, you know you want it! Order now! - Geek Fu #61 - Guest Essay! - Rated PG (31mb)
Mon, 20 Mar 2006 04:29:26 +0000
Stuff n’ things. We catch up. A guest reads an essay. I’ll probably have better show notes when I’m less tired. But regardless, Geek Fu is back. - Not dead yet
Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:40:08 +0000
Thanks to those who have emailed me, but Geek Fu is still on hiatus as I recover from the many deadlines I had this month. I’m not dead, I promise. Should have a new one soon. - Geek Fu Brokeback Edition (24mb)
Fri, 24 Feb 2006 20:16:43 +0000
Well, we sat in a bar at StellarCon, drank, and talked about who we would go gay for. This podcast is not for kids. It’s also quite long. The players: Me Jason from Random Signal Christiana, author of Nina Kimberly the Merciless Tee from Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy Davey from RotO Diana from Spades (NOT spayed) Nick from Lulu I accept reponsiblity for none [...] - Geek Fu #60 - You?re Teaching My Daughter WHAT? (9mb)
Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:34:56 +0000
Valentine’s Day and a plug for Jonathan Coulton. I’m sick of the Olympics tragedies. And huzzah for Joey Cheek, but Nike did something… odd. Work is going well on VOICES: New Media Fiction, should launch in 2 weeks. StellarCon is this weekend! Google made me look smart regarding Creative Commons. Scurvy Dogs = Totally Airwolf. This week’s essay about children’s [...] - Sorry about the ID3 tags
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:36:06 +0000
That is all. The file is fixed now. - Geek Fu #59 - Guest Essay! (0mb)
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 01:56:53 +0000
My college doesn’t love me! Neither did my high school! Angst! Oh angst! A brief stint on why podcasters apologize so much. My essays on Wingin’ It Hereditary Hemochromatosis Lots of cons! A brief rant on Battlestar Galactica (spoiler for Jan 27 episode) Guest essay from Aaron - who doesn’t hate blister packaging? Comment from Fred on happiness Plug for Podiobooks.com (Subscribe to [...] - Geek Fu #58 - Obi Wan, Can I Borrow the Keys? (0mb)
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 01:00:59 +0000
Back on track, here’s an essay-filled geek fu! Report of the D&D Duke University demo I announce Voices: New Media Fiction - a podiobook featuring Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Patrick McLean, JR Blackwell, Jared Axlerod, Paul Jenkins, Tee Morris, Daniel Emery and Jason Erik Lundberg I will be at StellarCon this year We saw a fun musician last [...] - Geek Fu #57 - Duke D&D, stress, horoscopes (0mb)
Thu, 26 Jan 2006 20:51:23 +0000
In this podcast I test out my iRiver microphone and discuss my upcoming talk at Duke about D&D, the horrible horoscopes in the paper, and the creation of stress in lives without it. - GeekFu #56 - Everything I Learned (0mb)
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 01:02:13 +0000
Someday I’ll get this damn podcast back on track. Show notes n stuff: I apologize for name idiocy - check the blog post below this one for more info. I’m not going to write “cheapass gamer” seventeen times again. I make a deal with my listeners on politics. My husband Jim has a podcast: The Vintage Gamer. Check it [...] - Man, I can?t get anyone?s name right
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 05:04:53 +0000
So. Ralph Nader instead of Ross Perot in Podcast #55. And I got the wrong Cheap Ass gamer. The cheapass gamer who mixes videogame music in a podcast and contributes to the Gaming Uncensored Podcast was kind enough to point out that it was the Cheap Ass Gamer, not he, who made the donations I mentioned [...] - Geek Fu #55 - Guest Essay! (0mb)
Fri, 13 Jan 2006 17:23:56 +0000
I’m back. Sorry for the delay, I’ve been sick. Filk podcasts - or rather, fun podcasts: Manic Mondays, Freakin’ Funny Music, and the live streaming filk.com. [EDIT - Thanks to Tim, the Firefly filk (or Firefilk) band is the Bedlam Bards. And of course I can’t leave out my favorite filk, the Brobdingnagian Bards.] If you’re in the [...] - Geek Fu #54 - Happy New Year (0mb)
Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:40:43 +0000
I’m sick. Short podcast, no essay. Things can only improve. PodcasterCon is one week away! I’m opening Geek Fu to submissions Go check out Paul Jenkins’ plot thingy at the Rev Up Review - Geek Fu #53 - Belated Merry Christmas (0mb)
Mon, 02 Jan 2006 02:40:15 +0000
Just a short Christmas note I recorded on Christmas Eve…. then carried around on my iRiver for a week. Very sorry. - Sorry for the delay
Fri, 30 Dec 2005 20:26:09 +0000
Got back from holiday travels and then got hit with another cold. So I’m sick again. Will get a podcast up ASAP. Happy New Year. And Podcastercon is only 8 days away! I should be well for that. Huzzah! - Geek Fu #52 - Competently Incompetent (0mb)
Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:09:31 +0000
I look around and I seem to have lost my damn list of show notes… Ah. There it is. I bitch about politics. And crow about politics. Leftwing Nutjob Evil Genius Chronicles Win a cool toy from Thought Out by going here, getting a code, and emailing it to me with “Contest” in the subject Jason’s Airwolf Gallery (as of 12/18 [...] - Geek Fu Promo (1mb)
Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:52:03 +0000
Several people have asked me for the Geek Fu Promo, so I’m putting it out on the feed. You can also find it on my Podcast Pickle page. Same for I Should Be Writing (pickle page), by the way. Promo - Geek Fu #51: Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers Pt. 3 (0mb)
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:02:48 +0000
Happy Birthday Geek Fu! I have strep throat, so Jason from Random Signal serves as my co-host for this episode. Wil Wheaton has a podcast! Be still my geeky heart. We get a peek of Geek Fu #1 Then we hear the end of Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers Birthday greetings from The Seanachai, The Dragon Page, Escape Pod, Podcast [...] - Geek Fu #50: Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers Pt. 2 (0mb)
Tue, 06 Dec 2005 22:12:40 +0000
Part 2 of Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers: Happy Birthday to Geek Fu on December 9! Is there a filk podcast out there? Geek 4X4 Random Signal Cafe Press Store is up! Angi Shearstone Writers for Relief Anthology Frappr Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers, Pt. 2 And thanks for everyone who sent a note about my dog. She’s much better, thanks. - Geek Fu #49 - Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers (0mb)
Mon, 28 Nov 2005 14:54:57 +0000
The dog is recovering! More about PodcasterCon Women Warm the Bench? EatFeed Merry Christmas from the Heartbreakers, Pt. 1 Hear more Mur: Librivox Escape Pod Lessons From the Geek Fu Master The Poe Podcast Project Cafe Press shop is in the works. - Geek Fu #48 - Things That Should Be Funny Pt 2 (0mb)
Mon, 21 Nov 2005 00:05:19 +0000
So here it is. The Jones Soda debacle. Send happy thoughts to my dog this Tuesday as she goes under the knife. Podcaster Con is coming up! It’s free! I’ll be there! Jones Soda. It’s for charity. We’ll be doing a Geek Fu shop on Cafe Press soon. - Geek Fu #47 - Things That Should Be Funny (0mb)
Sun, 13 Nov 2005 19:54:02 +0000
New show! Check me out. My rant on Christmas decorations Lessons of the Geek Fu Master podiobook I’m writing a book with Rob from Podcast411! I have too many podcasts to listen to… My rant on “Happy Holidays” Essay: Things That Should Be Funny, But Aren’t (Pt 1) Anyone interested in switching from our current limited-yet-cheap tshirt to a variety-yet-expensive Cafe Press [...] - For Itunes subscribers
Sun, 06 Nov 2005 18:36:17 +0000
Apparently iTunes did not catch part 3 in the feed, so I’m reposting it. Apologies to people who get this twice. - Geek Fu #46 - Barry Koleman, Hero (Pt 3) (0mb)
Sun, 06 Nov 2005 01:43:08 +0000
Two weeks later, I return! To make up for being late, you get both parts of Barry Koleman, Hero in two podcasts. I finished my novel, Keepsie’s Bar! Talk more about writing and novels at I Should Be Writing, my other podcast. The kiddo was a skeleton for Halloween. Mur was in the game Dominant Species, as the planet [...] - Geek Fu #45 - Barry Koleman, Hero (Pt 2) (0mb)
Wed, 02 Nov 2005 01:55:12 +0000
Two weeks later, I return! To make up for being late, you get both parts of Barry Koleman, Hero in two podcasts. I finished my novel, Keepsie’s Bar! Talk more about writing and novels at I Should Be Writing, my other podcast. The kiddo was a skeleton for Halloween. Mur was in the game Dominant Species, as the planet [...] - More podcast delays
Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:02:56 +0000
Too sick to podcast, or read. Very sorry. Hope to update soon. - Geek Fu #44 - Barry Koleman, Hero (Pt. 1) (0mb)
Sun, 23 Oct 2005 21:02:36 +0000
So very much to talk about. Former prom date goes mad! The middle class have SUCH problems. And Mur puts out fiction over podcast because an essay failed to leave her mind this week. Penny Arcade (and their charity, Child’s Play) Geek Fu Shirts Skepticality - Derek Blog How to Succeed in Evil Evil Genius Chronicles Still time to fill out [...] - Geek Fu #43 - Prevention and Cure (0mb)
Thu, 13 Oct 2005 19:20:50 +0000
So very late. So very sorry. You have a chance to win swag from the Neil Gaiman/Dave McKean movie, Mirrormask! All you need to do to qualify for our random drawing is fill out this survey. Please note the “not a tool” policy - I don’t do anything with the personal info except contact the winner [...] - Geek Fu #42 - Domestic Goddess (0mb)
Tue, 04 Oct 2005 20:31:22 +0000
This one is tired and short, and quite late. Sorry about that. Adult language. It’s about plants. And godhood. Buy a T-shirt with a donation of $16 Duke Podcasting Symposium The Weird Shit Show Beyond the Storm Zombie Art Show Your Move Games - New Contest Coming!
Mon, 26 Sep 2005 19:39:39 +0000
I’ve been gnashing my teeth about the fact that Mirrormask is not coming to NC in the forseeable future, but then I got the opportunity to run a contest to give away Mirrormask swag! So if you are in one of the lucky places it’s coming out, please go see it and tell me how [...] - Geek Fu #41 - Geeky Parenting (0mb)
Sun, 25 Sep 2005 12:36:24 +0000
Well, some of you asked for it, more insight into being a geek and a parent. Here ya go. Wow, check me out: lots of show notes! Treo Cast (Rita Cast) Duke Podcasting Symposium Random Signal Dave’s Lounge Eat Feed Audio Activism Beyond the Storm Chapel Hill Comics Zombie Reception Angi Shearstone The Signal - Geek Fu #40 - Delusions of Grandeur Pt. 2 (0mb)
Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:50:01 +0000
Wow. 40. Maybe I should throw a party at 50. Geeks who run. Check out forums. And a questionable yet clever card game called Gloom. Geek Fu Forums Have Games, Will Travel Random Signal Autism Run Dragon Page Seanachai American Red Cross Salvation Army - Lazy Mur - Pictures
Wed, 14 Sep 2005 17:49:28 +0000
Pictures! You’ve wanted pictures, you got them. Only, I’m lazy and pointing at my good friend Eric Coker’s photo album. There are three or four pics of me, my husband, and Jason from Random Signal. And yes, you can see that the hair is purple. There are also pics of the podcasting panel. Which I’m [...] - Forgot to mention
Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:17:03 +0000
Got an email from beth who said: …I’ll mention a web site I’m involved with that is helping people contact friends and family who are missing, http://www.familymessages.org or http://familymessages.yahoo.net. Anything you could do to help spread the word about the site would be great and help people find each other. So spread the word. - Geek Fu #39.5 - Good Good Things (0mb)
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 19:28:05 +0000
Sad, then happy. Congrats to the winners of the Split Reason sponsored random drawing contest! Send healing thoughts to Derek of Skepticality The RPG book to benefit the victims of hurricane Katrina: Beyond the Storm - Geek Fu #39 - Dean Haglund interview (0mb)
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 14:25:59 +0000
Whee. I’m back. Promise. Deadlines are achieved, sleep has been accomplished, passive voice is back in full force. This is my dragoncon podcast, where I intereviewed Dean Haglund because he asked me to. Show notes. Are there any show notes? Oh, well, I should link to dean, I suspect. Dean’s site Chill pak - his invention Another geek [...] - No Stretch Breaks in Hell
Thu, 08 Sep 2005 01:36:02 +0000
Got back from vacation to hear “hey, didn’t I tell you, your deadline is Friday” when I already had a deadline on Friday. So I’ve been stressed. Podcasts have suffered. Then today I got another email, “Oh, can you make it Thursday instead? If not, then first thing Friday is fine.” [emphasis mine] See, maybe it’s the [...] - Donations Stopped
Tue, 06 Sep 2005 02:38:26 +0000
Donations to Geek Fu have stopped for an indefinite period - if you have spare cash, the nicest thing you can do to show appreciation for my show is to donate to the American Red Cross. Please give. Things are unbelievable down there. - S#*$
Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:22:18 +0000
I just got an email from lulu.com that my CD’s won’t work because they are mono and they require stereo. They did not tell me they required stereo files when I made the CD’s. So whoever tried to order them - please email me privately and I’ll burn you the CD’s you want. They won’t have [...] - Geek Fu #38 - Creativity is *hard* (0mb)
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 21:29:27 +0000
Sorry this is late, haven’t felt terribly inspired lately. We have a new contest, I’ll do a random drawing of emails I get for free shirts! Whoo! Thanks to the sponsor, Splitreason.com. Hopes, thoughts, and prayers are with the people who are affected by Katrina. Forgot to mention we have new forums at TSFPN.com! I Should Be Writing The [...] - Geek Fu Swag
Thu, 25 Aug 2005 12:02:43 +0000
OK, t-shirts are available! Here’s the deal - to save money, for me and you, I had to order in bulk, so the only sizes I have are L and XL currently. If you want another size, email me and I’ll make a note to put it in the next order. If you are interested [...] - Geek Fu #37 - OLD (0mb)
Mon, 22 Aug 2005 00:15:59 +0000
Interestingly enough, I cover a lot of ground here in about 20 minutes. Go me. Shows what preparing can do for you. New podcast, tshirts coming very soon, CD’s available now, and this is the Geek Ladies’ Show, and a geeky guy thrown in for flavor. I Should Be Writing Rev Up Review Vox Monitor review of Escape [...] - Geek Note, New Podcast! (7mb)
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 19:22:47 +0000
Yar, I’m hijacking the feed today to announce my new podcast, I Should Be Writing. I hope you enjoy it and subscribe to it. The regular Geek Fu will come back this weekend. Geek Note I Should Be Writing | Show 1 - Geek Fu #36 - Geek Cruises (0mb)
Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:47:18 +0000
Last Geek Music cast! From now on, I’ll be doing features on Jason Adams’ podcast, Random Signal, to introduce music. But we go out with the Beatnik Turtles, and talk about games for 2 players, Firefly, and discussions on why throwing a bunch of geeks in the middle of an ocean is not the best [...] - Geek Fu #35 - The Wisdom of Douglas Adams (0mb)
Sun, 07 Aug 2005 02:54:57 +0000
My Odeo Channel (odeo/b24793b97f50478b) (yeah, I really messed up Odeo… what’s it to ya?) Kinda disjointed this podcast. I break my promise about this being my last geek music podcast, but I make it up to you guys who don’t like the music by a) playing it at the end and b) not cheating you out [...] - Update for Geek Fu 34
Mon, 01 Aug 2005 15:13:59 +0000
The essay made it into the MP3 file completely unedited, so sorry about that. I’ve fixed it. I’m not going to post it as a new enclosure, but if you want to download a fresh copy, you are free to do so. I do NOT have RSS-fu, and am unsure how to get the old [...] - Geek Fu #34 - Smoke and Mirrors (0mb)
Mon, 01 Aug 2005 03:48:24 +0000
New format - hopefully seamless to you guys. Welcome if you’re here from the Penny Arcade link the second, I hope the site holds up better this time. Stuffy men, writing, plea for more geeky women podcasters, pictures, interviews, and more! I always forget to mention my forums… Websnark Rev Up Review Escape Pod Angi Shearstone Andy Lee Dragon’s Landing Apologies for the [...] - Birthday and Fangirl Crush Musings
Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:38:31 +0000
For about the last 12 years, I have celebrated my brithday along with Jason from Random Signal, his birthday being July 19 and mine the 25th. We celebrate the 6 days that we are the same age. Not once have I celebrated the fact that, for four days after that, I am the same age [...] - Geek Fu #33 - You Had Me, Then You Lost Me (0mb)
Sun, 24 Jul 2005 18:57:26 +0000
My Odeo Channel (odeo/58da2acbe4a7476c) (Pay no attention to this. Stupid WP won’t recognize comment tags) Thirty three. I mention birthday prep, congrats to the brobdingnagian bards, upcoming Dragon*Con panel, and an essay about books that I desperately tried to like, cause everyone else liked them. Brobdingnagian Bards on CDbaby Dragon*Con If I’ve forgotten any, let me know. Some [...] - Gah?
Sat, 23 Jul 2005 20:21:01 +0000
Podcast is recorded. halfway through editing and mixing, Audacity died on me. No time to fix, gotta get ready for a birthday party. Will fix and upload tomorrow. Sorry for the delay. *grumble grumble need that mac and garageband grumble grumble* - Long Time Listener Help!
Fri, 22 Jul 2005 21:12:35 +0000
If any long-time listener can mail me a copy of the very first geek fu action grip, along with their home address, I will send them one of my prototype Geek Fu Action Grip t-shirts. I can’t believe I don’t have a copy…. sigh… [EDIT] OK, my husband wins. He keeps better backups than I do. [...] - Geek Fu #32 - Tivo Nation (0mb)
Sun, 17 Jul 2005 21:44:24 +0000
You know, next week I turn 32. And this is my 32nd podcast. I’m vaguely disappointed that I didn’t manage to time this *just so*, since next week will be podcast the 33rd. Ah well. This podcast marks the return of the essay! And I review Alpha Shade, discuss my trip to the Mac store, and [...] - Geek Fu #31 (0mb)
Mon, 11 Jul 2005 19:02:10 +0000
Special Guest Jason Adams from Random Signal returns, and we do geek music again. Jason breaks me at the end. You’ve been warned. There’s swearing. There’s Batman Begins spoilers. I mention that if you do skype me (mightymur), please let me know who you are and why you’re messaging me. Something as simple as “I listen [...] - Geek Fu #30 - I made it to 30! Woot! (0mb)
Thu, 07 Jul 2005 12:07:37 +0000
This podcast is all over the place. I am extremely tired. Saturday’s will be more structure, promise. I went to Origins I played a game I did an interview with Comicology I sometimes show up on Gaming Uncensored My geek music friend is Jason from Random Signal Geeky music includes The Phenomenauts and The Aquabats I have forums now, in case you [...] - Geek FUBAR
Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:14:21 +0000
Ahem. Yes, the SQL database did not like all you zombies looking at it. It pouted and stamped its foot. It whined. And then it held its breath until it passed out. This is a temp fix. Be nice to this site. Like the sun, don’t stare at it too long. Like Jenga, don’t pull [...] - Geek Fu #29 (0mb)
Sun, 26 Jun 2005 18:01:21 +0000
Still no essay, but much discussion on Origins, work, Howl’s Moving Castle, a plug, and more. Fresh essay at The Dragon Page. If you’re interested in a Geek Fu Action Grip t-shirt, drop me a line and let me know. I have prototypes and will start ordering them for real if there’s enough interest. I can [...] - Thank you Nicole Simon!
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 16:08:03 +0000
Nicole started hosting my podcasts at just the right time. When my server was at 91% of used bandwidth, Penny Arcade linked to me after checking out the web comic Alpha Shade (and their podcast, Alpha Rant.) Thanks, Nicole. And welcome, Penny Arcade readers.
