A ripper of an episode that I am still only halfway through. I may be biased though, as Tansy does talking considerably about Cranford by Gaskell (hence me now re watching it --->)
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Showing posts with label Galactic Suburbia. Show all posts
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Dec 10, 2013
May 7, 2013
Galactic Suburbia Episode 80
Wow, won’t be long until they hit the century.
This fortnight’s episode we find out the real reason why Alisa has been sick, she’s growing a whole new person. Congratulations to her and husband Chris. Highlights of this episode are : the discussion around Conflux, and the result of the paper art workshops that Alisa donated the misprinted Through Splintered Walls, and the announcement of a saucy extract from Sea Hearts that didn’t make the final cut.
Plus the regular features of news and culture consumed.
Download here
Enjoy all three Musketeers in Episode 80.
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Mar 17, 2013
Episode 77 and Galactic Suburbia hits 3 years
The Show Notes
NewsTIPTREE AWARDS
Random House and their new digital only imprints - specifically Hydra.
SFWA response to Hydra letter
Random House responds
NOTE: Since we recorded this, revisions have been made to the Random House imprint contracts.Culture Consumed
ALISA: the life of a publisher…
TANSY: A Game of Thrones (the book) and nothing else ever again because THERE ARE MORE BOOKS.
ALEX: Warehouse 13, season 1; Shadow Unit (http://shadowunit.org); Arc 1.4; The Triangle; Anita Sarkeesian’s first Tropes vs Women in Video Games
I also get a short mention this episode for the points I raised on twitter regarding Grimdark that blossomed into this post.
You can play the episode from the player below or you can download it here.
Photo: By George Eastman House showing how short a time its been since women had to campaign for the vote.
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Feb 2, 2013
They’re back in Episode 74 of Galactic Suburbia
In this weeks episode we hear that Alex got to got to Egypt and Turkey, Alisa went to Paris and Tansy enjoyed the break by podcasting on Dr Who.
They remind us that the The Galactic Suburbia Award: for activism and/ or communication that advances the feminist conversation in the field of speculative fiction in 2012 – will be announced in 2 weeks.
The rest of the show notes are here. I am saving this one for the long drive to my new job.
Download the mp3 here or play in the player below
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Nov 9, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Episode 72
The News round up includes WFA winners, a new baby Wessely (from Fablecroft Press) and the lowdown on the wonderful Genrecon convened by Australia’s master of Unicorn debasement, Peter M Ball.
Culture consumed was Infidel by Kameron Hurley; The Deep (BBC series) Black Widow by Marjorie Liu, Bitter Greens by Kate Forsyth, Swordspoint by Ellen Kushner; and Big Finish Specials: UNIT Dominion,
Go here for the detailed show notes.
You play the podcast below or download here.
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Oct 15, 2012
Galactic Suburbia 70–The Gillard issues smackdown edition.
What ever you may think of the current government ( I didn’t vote Labor, but think things would be infinitely worse under the Liberals) it was a speech a long time coming. It was like that moment in every Disney feel good movie about overcoming bullies, that the protagonist pushes back. It gave me shivers in that way a really good delivery of King Henry’s Speech does.
But on with the show you can play it below:
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Sep 16, 2012
Galactic Suburbia 68 – Post Hugo debrief
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Aug 31, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Number 67
The Galactic Suburbanites are at it again with a fun filled episode:In which [they] talk trolling, internet pile-ons and Twittiquette (it's a word, right?) as well as Weird Tales, Analog, heavy metal, straight white YA dystopias and (this may shock you) Joanna Russ.
They mention the Last Short Story podcast which has got me excited about short fiction in a way that the written form of coverage didn’t
You can download here or play below.
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Basic Android App for Australian Specfic Podcasts
So I am playing around again on Appsgeyser which allows you to create simple Android Apps. I have collected 4 of Australia’s Speculative Fiction Podcast feeds and placed them into the app generator. The end result is an android app that you can download so that you can easily access the feeds of the following podcasts.
- Coode Street
- Galactic Suburbia
- Galactic Chat
- The Writer and The Critic
Think of it like a uber-bookmark that allows you to switch between webpages via tabs rather than having to save each as a separate book mark and go to their respective webpages.
You can download via this link or scan the QR code below.
Cool if you listen to podcasts via a wifi enabled tablet or smartphone.
Let me know how you go.
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Aug 17, 2012
Galactic Suburbia 66 The Post Olympic Edition
The crew set forth again bravely cresting the waves of misogyny that flood the interwebs. They point out Eddie McGuire’s ineptitude at commentating before rejoicing in the fact that a few friends have made it on to the World Fantasy Awards ballot.
There’s some coverage of the Readercon decision to enforce its harassment policy and they mention my latest recording for Galactic Chat.
Without anymore of my codeine enhanced meanderings I give you Galactic Suburbia:
or
Play below
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Aug 3, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Episode 65 - The Olympics Edition
Thankfully I have given up watching the Olympics, they never seem to cover (or cover with any regularity) the sports of which I have an interest in say, Judo & Tae Kwon Do. And when they do its sexist rubbish like this.
Then it’s on to the Readercon debacle. A sad and sorry tale indeed. One that has me pondering a post.
Click here for the show notes.
You can download here or play below.
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Jul 22, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Number 64
Aside from the usual goodness in Culture Consumed there was an interesting discussion on Gender bias on Wikipedia, case in point – apparently its quite rational and noteworthy to record Pokemon characters as artefacts of social history but not Kate Middleton’s dress.
Jason Nahrung’s Salvage gets a mention, reminding me that I need to do a review.
So enough blather from me, check out the show notes here for links to articles.
or play below:
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Jul 8, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Episode 63: 5 July 2012
There’s some initial discussion on the fact that the mainstream media is catching up to the fact that Australian women have been successfully writing speculative fiction for some time.
Enjoy and remember to send feedback to galacticsuburbia@gmail.com
You can listen via the flash player below or go here to download
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Jun 19, 2012
Galactic Suburbia # 62 The Tansy-less Edition
Jun 17, 2012
Galactic Suburbia–Craftinomicon Edition
Yet another podcast I got to sit in on and watch live. Now generally speaking watching a show that’s meant for audio consumption only is kind of weird.
I commend the Galactic Suburbians for pretty much doing their thang in front of a reasonably sized audience and not being at all put off. If it had been me I’d have been tempted to play to the audience so to speak.
So without more of my rambling here is the episode:
or you can download it.
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May 11, 2012
Galactic Suburbia 59–The educational podcast
The latest episode of Galactic Suburbia is out. I have been working all day so haven’t had a chance to listen yet. Apparently they explain boob windows1 and they cover the usual news, awards roundups and culture consumed.You can download the podcast here
or play from the flash player below
1. A cut in a woman's top that shows parts of the top of her breasts. It doesn't matter the shape or the size (of the window or the breasts), as long as the window is completely enclosed. It also doesn't matter about the rest of the outfit, as this can be on a bathing suit, a sweater, a Leotard of Power, a Mini Dress Of Power or a grand Pimped Out Dress. [Source: TV Tropes]
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Apr 29, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Episode 58
Galactic Suburbanites Hugo & Ditmar nominated Galactic Suburbanites cover the Ditmar shortlist which features quite a lot of Tansy in both the Professional and Fan Categories. Indeed this year’s Ditmars feature projects by all three of the show’s hosts.
There’s also mention of Deb Biancotti making the Shirley Jackson shortlist for a work that’s being considered for both a Ditmar and an Aurealis award. It’s always good to see different awards structures come to the same conclusion.
There was also a good discussion on writers or creatives changing direction or mediums and how they can be damned if the do and damned if they don’t. Case in point Stephenie Meyer who’d be labelled as a one trick pony if she stayed writing vampire fiction and labelled as a failure when she moves into making movies.
As always, worth a listen.
As always you can download here (about 30 mb) or stream from the thingywhatsit below
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Apr 12, 2012
Episode 57 of the Hugo Award Nominated Galactic Suburbia
Another episode full of crunchy goodness but now with added Hugo. In this episode Tansy, Alisa and Alex squee over their Hugo nomination. Which is then followed by discussion of the other Hugo nominations.
Then it’s on to the Hunger Games and the inherent unfairness of how the movie is ‘make it or break it’ for films with female protagonists that don’t get their tops off, but any number of movie flops with male protagonists is alright.
The purge of literary awards by Chairman "’Can do anything he wants because Queensland's only got one house of parliament” Campbell gets a mention as well.
Plus lots of other really cool stuff what happened on the internets.
Oh and they mention me in my running for NAFF funding – woot! Should I attach to my blog banner “As mentioned on the Hugo award nominated Galactic Suburbia.”?
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Apr 8, 2012
Hugo Nominations are out
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).
[Read On]
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.
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Mar 9, 2012
Galactic Suburbia Number 55
Anywho
It’s time once again for the women of the Galactic Suburbs to meet and impart unto us their wisdom.
And behold, a pale horse, and she who sat on it, her name was Tansy, Alex followed with her and Alisa, after sending Sasha to the naughty corner. Authority over one fourth of the earth, to berate with the keyboard, to rail at sexist injustice, and to headesk at “the stupid it burns” was given unto them.
ehem.
You can play the episode in the flash player below or you can download their sacred wordage here.
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