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The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 671: Books We're Looking Forward to in 2025Each year, we sit down and look at the year ahead and, inevitably, end up discussing the books we are looking forward to. This year we invited long time friends of the podcast Charlie Jane Anders and Ian Mond to join us.
During a lively conversation it became clear that, no matter what else is happening in the world, there's a lot of wonderful work coming out in 2025, and this only scratches the surface of it.
As always, our thanks to Charlie Jane and Ian for making the time to join us.
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Tales to TellStorytelling Through Art - What Did The World Look Like Before We Were Born? (feat. Jonathan Fado - Video Game Concept Artist)Unwavering passion. Rarely does someone embody those two words as much as our next guest.
Jonathan Fado, a video game concept artist at Ubisoft, shares us his incredible backstory that led to where he is today and gives us a glimpse at his future projects.
We learn about what inspired the passion, the amazing individuals whom he's thankful for, and how he hopes to honor his family's and civilization's legacy to inspire present and future generations.2025-01-282h 07The Coode Street PodcastEpisode 669: On the importance of books and the beginning of a new yearFor our first episode of 2025, we touch upon novels we've been reading for the new year, including Charles Stross’s 13th Laundry novel/collection A Conventional Boy and Ray Nayler’s Where the Axe is Buried, as well as the frustrations of reading books on deadlines—as opposed to wallowing in them at leisure, and some non-SF writers we like.
Gary then mentions how hard it is to gain perspective on novels of the past year, and suggests looking instead at important books of the entire past quarter-century from the perspective of 2025. We only got partway through his list, w...2025-01-1057 minThe Coode Street PodcastEpisode 669: On the importance of books and the beginning of a new yearFor our first episode of 2025, we touch upon novels we've been reading for the new year, including Charles Stross’s 13th Laundry novel/collection A Conventional Boy and Ray Nayler’s Where the Axe is Buried, as well as the frustrations of reading books on deadlines—as opposed to wallowing in them at leisure, and some non-SF writers we like.
Gary then mentions how hard it is to gain perspective on novels of the past year, and suggests looking instead at important books of the entire past quarter-century from the perspective of 2025. We only got partway through his list...2025-01-0656 min
H.Y.S.T?H.Y.S.T? | S2E7 | The World According to Garp & Legend of Drunken MasterThe World According to GarpDirected by George Roy HillWritten by Steve Tesich, based on the novel by John Irving.Starring Robin Williams, Mary Beth Hurt, Glenn Close, and John Lithgow. Legend of Drunken Master (Drunken Master II)Directed by Chia-Liang Liu and Jackie Chan (film Credits Lau Ka Leung)Written by Edward Tang, Man-Ming Tong, and Kai-Chi YuenStarring Jackie Chan, Lung Ti, and Anita Mui. With Kar Lok Chin, Felix Wong, and Ho-Sung Pak.2024-11-234h 03
Housing InsidersThe 401(k) for Homeownership: A Conversation with Landy Liu, FoyerThe down payment on a home continues to be unrealistic for many Americans. How can we change that? Landy Liu is the Founder of Foyer, a savings platform for first-time homebuyers. Think of it as the “401(k) for homeownership.” Hear him reveal how their savings platform works, the key things to keep in mind as a first-time homebuyer, what the government can do to help first-time homebuyers, how Foyer makes money, and what he wishes existed in the housing market. Following the interview, you’ll meet Foyer customer Gui de Araujo, who shares his homeownership journey. Email Podcast...2024-11-1133 minThe Coode Street PodcastEpisode 665: Joe Monti and the State of ThingsLong time friend of the podcast Joe Monti, who was recently promoted to Vice President, Associate Publisher, and Editorial Director at Saga Press, and is now officially a "Big Cheese', stops by for a wide-ranging chat about the impact of the pandemic and other events on the affordability of books; trends in recent science fiction, fantasy and horror and why science fiction may be set for something of a comeback; the influence (or lack thereof) of awards on book sales; and touches on authors ranging from Cixin Liu and N.K. Jemisin to William Gibson and Ursula K. Le...2024-11-101h 02
The Poker Coaching Podcast with Jonathan LittleWPH #536: She Has POCKET ACES & He Is BLASTING Off!!!!
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Xuan Liu is playing in a massive high stakes poker game at The Lodge Card Club, with not one but two straddles on! She sees a raise in front of her from the loose Tesla before she looks down at the best starting hand in poker, the beautiful pocket aces. She must already be thinking about how she can get all of Tesla’s chips! However, everything changes when Tesla puts in the rare double check-raise before finally shoving on the river. But nobody can work out if this is a value bet or...2024-11-0800 min
Linen Suit & Plastic TieCan Gaming Transform the Paper of Record? ft. a Head of Games @ the New York Times (Jonathan Knight)Did you know that The New York Times has been one of the hottest gaming companies in the past few years? YA THE NEWSPAPER. So, What are "New York Times games", and why does Wordle fit so perfectly with New York Times' brand? How does The Sims enable storytelling for players? This week, we chatted with Jonathan Knight, Head of Games at The New York Times.
Before joining the New York Times, Jonathan worked on some of the best-known IPs and game franchises, including Quake, Wolfenstein, The Sims, Harry Potter, and The Simpsons.2024-05-0942 min
The Oscar Project Podcast2.7 Author Interview with Ryan BrittSend us a textIn today's interview, I speak with Ryan Britt, a fiction and non-fiction author who has written for Inverse, Esquire, The New York Times, and StarTrek.com, among others. His first two books were Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths and PHASERS ON STUN! How the Making and Remaking of Star Trek Changed the World. He joins me to talk about his latest book, The Spice Must Flow: The Story of Dune, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies.Listen to hear how Dune might have been different if it...2024-02-1425 min