Our two gentlemen ramblers cover the Tiptree announcements and then raise the shadowy spectre of the “Grimdark” in modern fantasy, prompted by the twitter discussion that formed part of the background for my Grimdark post.
You can play direct from the player below or you can download via this link.
Well worth a listen.
So it looks like I have some internets back just as my regular podcasts roll out their shows.
Ah well it was a good show anyway with some nice commentary on the winners, and some further discussion prompted by Paul Kincaid on the exhausted status of Science Fiction.
Jonathan and Gary momentarily consider campaigning for a Hugo next year and then realise they can’t be stuffed.
You can play direct form the flash player below or download here.
But they do get on to recommended science fiction reads for those who are experiencing it for the first time.
And there’s mention of a Coode Street Award, though they haven’t rambled that far in my listening.
Any who download or play below:
The gents are back after a short break.
As per usual download or play via the player below:
Enjoy Coode Street Episode 97 either streamed below or downloaded from here.
The Hugo Award® is the leading award for excellence in the field of science fiction and fantasy. The Hugos are awarded each year by the World Science Fiction Society, at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon).
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The full list of nominees can be found on the Chicon 7 site here. But I would like to draw your attention to some Australian highlights.
The Coode Street Podcast, Jonathan Strahan & Gary K. Wolfe (505 Aussie)
and
Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Alisa Krasnostein, Alex Pierce, and Tansy Rayner Roberts (presenters) and Andrew Finch (producer)
I am fans of both these podcasts and its good to see Australians getting recognition on the American/World stage.
Congrats guys.
I have been nominated to run in this years fan fund for the National Science Fiction Convention to be held in Melbourne.
If you appreciate the work that I do in Australian Speculative Fiction Fandom and you have a spare $5, you can vote for me here and help send me to the National Conference.
The $5 dollars contributes toward the fund for this and subsequent years.
You can play below or download here
You can download the mp3 file here
or play it in the flash player below.
The Women of Galactic Suburbia have sailed past the half century with Episode 51
Their tagline reads:
In which women aren’t funny, don’t write important books, but come in handy as assassins and thieves.
You can find the download here or play direct from the player below
There’s also a competition being run listen to checkout the Creature Court Giveaway.
Coode Street 83 & 84The elder statesmen dynamic duo of the Speculative Fiction Podcasting Sphere continue to give us solid, rambling commentary on the field.
Episode 83 features author Elizabeth Hand.
For there Hugo special Episode 84 they even decide to get an awards expert (Cheryl Morgan) in to give themselves credibility.
Download Episode 83 here
Download Episode 84 here
The time’s come round again – this fortnight on Galactic Suburbia Alex is back from holidays and wise women of the Galactic Suburbs discuss the recent furore around Tara Moss’ post on Shekilda and question whether Wonder woman really needs a father.
You can stream it live from the player below or download here
The Coode Street Podcast no 71 featuring Ursula K LeGuin
Yes, you read that correctly, Gary and Jonathan have managed to get Ursula LeGuin to appear on the show to talk about Margaret Atwood’s new book In Other Worlds: SF and the Human Imagination.
You can stream it live from the player below or download here.
