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- StarShipSofa Engine Room No 10 Richard K Morgan mp3
(37mb)
Sat, 29 Nov 2008 09:15:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
The StarShipSofa's Engine Room opens her doors to one of the hottest SF/Fantasy writer's out there. Join Tony C Smith as he delves into everything Richard K Morgan!
- Altered Carbon
- Broken Angels
- Market Forces
- Woken Furies
- Black Man / Thirteen (US Title)
- The Steel Remains
...and two graphic novels:
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 52 Michael Moorcock mp3 (43mb)
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:40:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
Aural Delights No 52 MichaelMoorcock
Editorial: Tony C Smith 00:10
Poetry:Cabazon by Samantha Henderson 10:30
Flash Fiction: Godzilla?s 12 Step Program by Joe R Lansdale 15:30
Fact: Science News by JJ Campanella 34:40
SF ART: StarShipSofa Art Cover No 1 by Skeet 52:15
Main Fiction: Portrait in Ivory by Michael Moorcock 58:22
Narrators: Julie Davis, Larry Santoro, Grant Stone
Links: Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories
- StarShipSofa Round Table No 7 mp3 (34mb)
Sun, 23 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
They just had so much to say... they had to come back the next day! Join Tony and Fred and listen to what all the fuss was about!
- StarShipSofa Round Tabe No 6 mp3 (23mb)
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:16:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comYep, the old SF Guru Master, Fred Himebaugh joins Tony on their Round Table today and low and behold... they talking nothing but Neal Stephenson's Anathem. In fact, they talk so much... they have to come back for another show to talk about all the stories featured on Aural Delights. Stay tunned for Show No 7!
Fred says:
Tony, here are links for the roundtable discussion . . . .
John Higbie is the director of that indy movie I met. His movie iscalled Magic Mentah. Here are two stills from the movie (thetitle and the translucent green brain spaceship) and the mp3 of thespaceship sound effects using children's voices:
http://fredosphere.com/audio/MMtitle.jpg
http://fredosphere.com/audio/batavLands.jpg
http://fredosphere.com/audio/liftoffChoir.mp3
I mentioned a video of Neal Stephenson at a conference hosted by theLong Now Foundation. They do some singing and show off a glockenspielthat takes thousands of years to repeat a sequence of tones:
http://www.longnow.org/
http://fora.tv/2008/09/09/Sci-Fi_Novelist_Neal_Stephenson_ Anathem_Launch_Event
http://www.amsteroid.com/
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0850247/
http://www.concentratemedia.com/features/ MIFilmmakingMM9945.aspx - StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 51 Jeff VanderMeer mp3 (51mb)
Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:55:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
Aural Delights No 51 Jeff VanderMeer
Poem: Fading Signals by Mikal Trimm 07:29
Flash Fiction: The Pilots by L. E. Modesitt Jr 11:22
New Titles: Charles Stross, Christopher Moore, Russell Kirkpatrick 39:30
Main Fiction: The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeer 48:50
Fact: Fiction Crawler No 3 Matthew Sanborn Smith 36:20
Narrators: Diane Serverson, Travis Kennedy, Mark Nelson
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Time adds in show 01:30 and 10:00.Links to Fiction Crawler No 3
Night of the Living POTUS by Adam-Troy CastroShibuya no Love by Hannu Rajaniemi
'Tis the Season by China Miéville
Connie Maybe by Paul E Martens
- StarShipSofa Engine Room No 9 Hal Duncan mp3 (18mb)
Sat, 15 Nov 2008 09:38:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comThis week host Tony C Smith dusts off his interviewing skills and steps up close to writer Hal Duncan. Join Tony as he and Hal chew the crud over SF and all that is Hal Dunan-ish! Blast Off!
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 50 Paul di Fillippo mp3 (34mb)
Wed, 12 Nov 2008 09:38:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 50 Paul di Filippo
Poem: Cinderella?s Funeral by Samantha Henderson 02:46
Flash Fiction: Fork Bomb by Sebastien Cevey 05:30
Fact: Plot Part 2 Terry Edge 08:55
Article: SF Signal by John DeNardo 22:20
Main Fiction: Escape From New Austin by Paul di Filppo27:29
Narrators: Amy H Sturgis Ray Sizemore Julie Davis
- StarShipSofa The Engine Room No 8 France Gonzo mp3 (24mb)
Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:34:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comThis week Tony talks you through his trip to the French science fiction convention Utopiales Join Tony has he tell all about his time over there.
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 48 Gord Seller (51mb)
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:10:37 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 48 Gord Sellar
Poem: Clockmakers Wife by Mikal Trimm 03:55
Flash Fiction: UFO by A Bertram Chandler 05:33
Book Review: Sean Keogh: 20:24
Fact: Arkham House Sample by Amy H Sturgis 27:30
Main Fiction: Dhuluma by Gord Sellar 44:15
Narrators: Diane Serverson, David Munger Dale Manly
Advertisement: This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at audiblepodcast.com/sofa Time adds in show 00:50 and 27:30.
- StarShipSofa No 101 Bruce Sterling mp3 (21mb)
Sat, 01 Nov 2008 10:00:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
StarShipSofa jumps head long into all things Sterling-ish this week. Join your host Tony C Smith as he peeks under the hood and gets a glimpse of the real Bruce Sterling, one of the founding fathers of the cyberpunk movement. Get Ready..... Blast Off!
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 49 Gene Wolfe mp3 (61mb)
Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:15:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 49 Gene Wolfe
Poetry: Hungry by Samantha Henderson 2:23
Flash Fiction: Tech Support by Ross E Lockhart 14:00
Fact: SF Is The Only Literature On The Internet People Care To Steal by Cory Doctorow 20:15Audio Play: The Tree Is My Hat by Gene Wolfe and Lawrence Santoro 33:00
Narrators: Julie Davis, Paul Caggie, Dale Manley
Advertisement: This podcast is brought to you by Audible.com. Download a free audiobook of your choice today at audiblepodcast.com/sofa Time adds in show 00:00 and 31:30.
- StarShipSofa Engine Room No 7 Solaris Books mp3 (19mb)
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:37:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comThis week the StarShipSofa goes over to Solaris Books and host Tony C Smith speaks to their Editor in Chief, Christian Dunn about everything in the book publishing world. Join Tony and Christian as they chat about how to get your book on an editor's desk, future books coming from Solaris, SF art. In fact...you name it... if it's publishing SF, then this show covers it. Blast Off!
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 47 F Paul Wilson mp3 (56mb)
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:16:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 47 F Paul Wilson
Poem: King’s Men by Samantha Henderson 2:00
Flash Fiction: Captain Ordinary by Terry Bisson 05:11
Review: Assam and Darjeeling review by Julie Davis 16:29
New titles: Sean Williams Gavin Smith 20:50:40
Fact: Science News October by JJ Campanella 27:20
Main Fiction: Faces by F Paul Wilson 45:00
Narrators: Diane Severson, Paul Caggie, David Lamb
- StarShipSofa Engine Room No 6 Skeet mp3 (27mb)
Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:24:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comWe are talking art today - SF art to be precise and joining Tony in the Engine Room we have SF artist Skeet. Join Tony and Skeet as they talk the talk over all SF art, what turns them on, the SF covers on books they hate - the lot. A great colourful show to be had by all. Please bring some pens and paper. Blast Off!
If you are interested in having some art work commissioned for your site.... pop over and have a look at Skeet's website or drop him an email here.
This is the art work for StarShipSanatorium drawn by Skeet.
This is the art work for Tony's collection of short stories Jumping Into Possibilities.
More of the work Skeet admires and links coming soon.
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 46 Larry Santoro mp3 (38mb)
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:37:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 46 Larry Santoro
Poem: Red Shifted Star by David Kopaska-Merkel 4:00
Flash Fiction: Faerie Husbandry by Church H Tucker 04:11
New titles: Ben Bova, Vernor Vinge, Kelly Armstrong, Ian Irvine 16:40
Fact: Julie Davis Reviews JJ Campanella 12:00
Main Fiction: Little Girl Down The Way by Lawrence Santoro 30:00
Narrators: Dale Manley, Julie Davis Lawrence Santoro
- StarShipSofa Round Table No 5 mp3 (36mb)
Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:47:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comThe Dark Prince of the SF world, Mr Fred Himebaugh joins Tony this week on another Round Table. Find out all that they discus in this episode... and yes.... Neal Stephenson takes another hit.
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 45 Paolo Bacigalupi mp3 (46mb)
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:59:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comAural Delights No 45 Paolo Bacigalupi
Flash Fiction: Reality 2.0 By Ian Creasey4:00 Shimmer Interview
Flash Fiction: I?m a Stranger Here Myself by Mack Reynolds 09:40
Fact: Fiction Crawler No 2 by Matt Sanborn Smith 24:20
Main Fiction: Pump Six by Paolo Bacigalupi 34:00
Narrators: MCL, Lawrence Santoro, Grant Stone
Links to The Fiction Crawler No 2
Old Tingo's Penis by Geoffery Landis
Prince of Christler-Coke by Neal Barrett, Jr.
The Scalp Hunter by Robert E. Howard
Antickes and Frets By Susanna Clarke
The People of Sand and Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi
The Featherless Chicken By Patrick Scott Vickers - StarShipSofa No 100 Ace Books mp3 (21mb)
Sat, 04 Oct 2008 16:39:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.comThis week Tony goes for the big daddy of the SF publishing world - Ace books and one of its most famous editors, Donald A Wollheim. So join Tony for everything you ever wanted to know about the Ace publishing house, Ace Doubles and why Wollheim had the nerve and cheek to publish Lord Of The Rings in a paperback format!
Links:
http://asimmum.livejournal.com/130477.html
- StarShipSofa Aural Delights No 44 Lucius Shepard mp3 (66mb)
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:54:00 GMT Author: starshipsofa@gmail.com
