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Octothorpe138: A Tedious Number of Questions About What It’s Like to Run a Games ShopJohn chaired, Alison is off on holiday, and Liz has the agenda.
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A Better Peace: The War Room PodcastRESILIENCE AND EFFECTIVENESS: EXAMINING ENDURANCE IN SENIOR MILITARY LEADERSDespite the fact that so many of them make it look easy, the daily lives of senior U.S. military leaders can be incredibly demanding. Laura Weimer examined how senior leaders manage their well-being (or, at times, struggle to do so) amidst these demanding careers, and she’s in the studio with host JP Clark to share her discoveries. Drawing from her research, Weimer highlighted the unique pressures of senior roles, including frequent relocations, intense scrutiny, and the weight of consequential decisions. She also discussed the inevitable challenges of mid-life, such as caring for aging parents and navigating evolving family dy...2025-05-2037 min
Roswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 495: Sermon Podcast | "Legacy: Buildings Matter" | Rev. Dr. D. Scott WeimerLEARN MORE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY OF FAITH AT
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Tales From the JanitorTales from the Janitor: Chilling Urban Legends & Unsolved Mysteries from Maryland | Horror Audio DramaTales from the Janitor - MarylandTales from the Janitor - Join a mysterious custodial host for a telling of tales strange and dark on a journey through the haunted nooks and crannies of these great American states.https://linktr.ee/talesfromthejanitorStoriesThe TruckThe GoatmanMonkeyMillers ChurchCreditsDirector -MacabreVADeveloped, Created and Story by Steve LloydScript by Steve LloydWritten by - Steve Lloyd...2024-08-0641 min
Love Living Local 315Andrew Weimer - Hey Neighbor #39Episode 116: On this week's Hey Neighbor we're joined by Andrew Weimer, financial advisor at Northwestern Mutual.Show Notes:(0:00) - Show Intro(0:40) - Andrew's Background(1:50) - Passion For Service(2:45) - Family Time(3:30) - Coaching Your Kids(4:30) - Team Sports & Making Memories(5:20) - Talent in Baseball(6:30) - Lessons That Translate to Business(8:15) - Teamwork & Collaboration(10:00) - What Andy Looks For in His Team(12:00) - Sports & Competitiveness in Life(13:10) - Advice For Kids(15:00) - Realizing Baseball Career Was Over(17:30) - Relationship with a Baseball Player(18:30...2024-06-0637 min
SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #789 - READALONG: Gilgamesh The King by Robert Silverberg
The SFFaudio Podcast #789 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Terence Blake, and Jonathan Weichsel talk about Gilgamesh The King by Robert Silverberg
Talked about on today’s show:
serialized, 1984, simple question, science fiction or fantasy novel?, how could it be, other than crude financial reasons, a novelization of the oldest epic that we know of in any great detail, The Road To Science Fiction volumes, an excerpt, claimed, adopted, annexed, interstitial material, fragments, and a whole lot of Silverberg, the major events are seemingly from quasi-historical sources, demystifies the fantasy, a rational explanation, the epic shares, the novel shares, the...2024-06-034h 14Roswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 413: Sermon Podcast | "Lest We Forget" | Rev. Dr. Scott WeimerLEARN MORE ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY OF FAITH AT
www.roswellpres.org2024-05-2624 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #783 – READALONG: Ill Met In Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Trish E. Matson, and Jonathan Weichsel talk about Ill Met In Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber
Talked about on today’s show:
F&SF, 1970, the first story comes forty years later, almost 50 years, Cora’s article, a huge span of time, friend of the podcast, Flame And Crimson by Bryan Murphy, a couple of decades off, revived later, a friend by cooreespondence, role playing by letters, amazingly common, Patricia Reid and whatsername, reprints in books, a response to what’s going on in Weird Tales, Conan, super-coszy Conan, a Conaesque setting, cozy, how ri...2024-04-221h 53Roswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 400: What does it mean to live a life that is God honoring?Today, for Closing the Distance, Trenton Durham talked with Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer about Sunday’s sermon, “One Life to Live (And All That Jazz)”
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www.roswellpres.org2024-04-1029 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 399: Sermon Podcast | "One Life to Live ( And All That Jazz)" | Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2024-04-0722 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 397: Good Friday Sermon: “‘What is Truth?’ is the Wrong Question”2024-03-2920 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #778 - READALONG: Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree, Jr.
The SFFaudio Podcast #778 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Trish E. Matson, Will Emmons, and Jonathan Weichsel talk about Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree, Jr.
Talked about on today’s show:
a collection of feminist science fiction, 1976, Vonda McIntyre, Racoona Sheldon, what dynamite on my bookshelf, me, and yet you showed up, cardboard box with sawdust at the bottom, The Screwfly Solution, she has a hobby horse, a point of view, Robert A. Heinlein, what people on twitter were saying about this book, interested in what the text says, the audio drama, the acting, the...2024-03-183h 10
Octothorpe104: Groundbreaking and GreatJohn, Alison and Liz discuss what SF they enjoyed from 2023.
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Fanzine
The Ancillary Review of Books
IDEA
Nerds of a Feather
Fan Artist
Alison Scott
España Sheriff
Fan Writer
Camestros Felapton
Paul Weimer
Sandra Bond
Fancast
Going Rogue
Game/Interactive Work
Video games
Baldur’s Gate 3
Chants of Sennaar
Dredge
The Legend of Zel...2024-02-2954 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 387: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | "Prayers We Pray: The Lord's Prayer" | Rev. Jeff Meyers & Rev. Dr. Scott WeimerToday, for Closing the Distance, Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer talked with Rev. Jeff Meyers about Sunday’s sermon, “Prayers We Pray: The Lord’s Prayer. 2024-02-2023 min
Real Freedom#6 Scott Apone - A Sales Masterclass: From Selling Beer To 8-Figure Closer In TechWant to be in the top 1% of Salespeople and make over 7 figures?Our guest Scott Apone talks about his story from selling beer to closing multi million dollar deals in the tech space. He gives a MASTERCLASS of sales value that you can implement in your industry right away. He is a regular at "presidents club" for every company he has worked for, and most recently RSM of the year for Lacework in 2023. Coworkers commonly refer to him as "Legend".From failure to big leaps of faith - Scott tells us how you can hit...2024-02-091h 08Roswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 379: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | Rev. Jeff Meyers & Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2024-01-2326 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 377: Sermon Podcast | Help! "Finding Help for the Weary Soul" | Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2024-01-1420 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 362: Advent Meditations Week 2: Friday, December 15 | Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2023-12-1505 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 341: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | "What's It All For?" | Rev. Jeff Meyers & Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2023-11-0724 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #756 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Crawlers by Philip K. Dick
The SFFaudio Podcast #756 – The Crawlers by Philip K. Dick, read by Scott Miller (of The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast). This is a complete and unabridged reading of the story (22 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Evan Lampe.
Talked about on today’s show:
Imagination, July 1954, a month ahead, how the editor describes it, was this the end of mankind?, maybe, given the ending?, no, may be, how humanity is being defined, playing with posthumans, The Golden Man, sex-up our human ladies, A World Of Talent, earl...2023-10-162h 42
Networking and Marketing Made SimpleThe 3 Biggest Problems With LinkedIn In 2023Adrienne Weimer:
Do you feel frustrated, overwhelmed, and overworked trying every strategy you can think of to get clients on but nothing seems to stick?Are you showing up inconsistently on social media (or maybe not at all) because you aren't sure what to post or how to reach out to ideal clients without coming across as salesly or spammy?Would you like to 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 and instead have dream clients showing up in your DMs asking how they can work with you? It's my mission to help empower female coaches to own their brilliance, make a massive impact, and achieve greater financial...2023-08-1740 min
The Roanoker Presents: From Print to PodcastEmpowering Leaders at Women Impact Virginia SummitIn this special bonus episode of From Print to Podcast, we’re sharing more about the Women Impact Virginia Summit, hosted by Outreach and International Affairs at Virginia Tech, and taking place at Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center on October 4th. We sit down with Scott Weimer - Executive Director, Roanoke Regional Initiatives, and Sarah Wray - Community Engagement, Partnership & Program Manager at Reynolds Homestead & Regional Outreach Coordinator, as we share more about this event and the women in leadership who will speak, inspire and so much more!
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Special thanks to Sarah Wray and Scott Weimer for t...2023-08-0122 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #744 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Skull by Philip K. Dick
The SFFaudio Podcast #744 – The Skull by Philip K. Dick – read by Scott Miller for the Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. This is a complete and unabridged reading of the story (58 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants include Jesse, Paul Weimer, Evan Lampe, and Scott Miller
Talked about on today’s show:
The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Vintage Sci-Fi on YouTube, look up The Skull, 50 episodes, multiple short stories in one episode, super-short sci-fi stories, rave reviews, SFFaudio.com was broken, mostly not broken, the PDF Page, a long list of things you should record, great recommendations, sci-fi...2023-07-2400 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 306: CLOSING THE DISTANCE with Jeremiah Robinson and Camille Core2023-06-2728 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 297: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | Hidden God: "The Inspiration of Tom Petty" | Rev. Jeff Meyers & Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2023-05-1529 min
Markigy: The Science of Marketing StrategyInnovative Advertising Attribution & Measurement w/ Scott KonopasekAs marketing budgets are being squeezed, digital advertising measurement has never been so important. At the same time, technology is moving so quickly that it’s becoming more difficult to measure the impact of our marketing strategies. This causes us marketers to reevaluate everything so we can solve these measurement problems and stay up to speed.Having the right paid channel attribution tools and the right ad measurement technology prevents you from wasting money and time on nothing. That’s why we invited a genius in paid attribution and measurement to talk about how to measure the effe...2023-03-2845 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 267: Closing the Distance | Beginnings: "Beginning...Again" | Genesis 8:20-222023-01-3029 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 237: Advent Meditations Week 1 Day 4: Hope | 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 | Rev. Dr. Scott Weimer2022-12-0103 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 231: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | Streams of Mercy: A conversation about grief during the holidays2022-11-2135 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 229: Closing the Distance: Come Before Winter | 2 Timothy 4:9-222022-11-1427 minRoswell Presbyterian ChurchEpisode 213: CLOSING THE DISTANCE | Roots to Routes: "What is the point of a human life?" | 1 Cor 10:31; Romans 11:36 | Tuesday, September 20, 20222022-09-2030 min
Octothorpe63: Nonsense DivideJohn has a button, Alison has a venue, and Liz once saw a computer that had been in Chris’s car.
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Content warnings this episode: COVID (chapter 2), death at a young age (chapter 6).
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The...2022-08-0443 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #691 - READALONG: Tunnel In The Sky by Robert A. Heinlein
The SFFaudio Podcast #691 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Maissa Bessada, Trish E. Matson talk about Tunnel In The Sky by Robert A. Heinlein.
Talked about on today’s show:
1955, Steele Savage, Rod standing in a doorway, a leg tattoo, a Farnham’s Freehold tattoo, refreshing, the gender dynamics, problems, is there anything anybody could complain about, the ending, an unsatisfying ending, Rod also was unsatisfied, the pre-ending, Captain Rod, what things can we cancel about this novel, the Amazons was pretty fun, lady soldiers, AND instead of but, gender sterotypes, get married and have babies, no!, the vo...2022-07-182h 59SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #682 - READALONG: The Screwfly Solution by James Tiptree, Jr.
The SFFaudio Podcast #682 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Evan Lampe, and Trish E. Matson talk about The Screwfly Solution by James Tiptree, Jr.
Talked about on today’s show:
Racoona Sheldon, Analog, June 1977, special women’s issue, Eyes Of Amber by Joan D. Vinge, Analog, not just for men, Ben Bova, a 1970s thing, Women Destroy anthologies, all Harlan Issue, throw all the women in one basket, J. Michael Straczynski, a sausage fest, representation by gender, a piss per job, one woman per this episode, making room for women, what her logic was, Angel Fix, t...2022-05-162h 32
The Skiffy and Fanty Show458. Quantum Leap (Season 1; 1989) — Screen ScoutsSwiss cheese brain, questionable histories, and Al’s escapades, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Paul Weimer join forces w/ special guest Marshall Ryan Maresca for an in-depth discussion of the first season of Quantum Leap, a true classic of science fiction television. Together, they explore Scott Bakula’s star power, the show’s approach to history and relationships, why time travel doesn’t need answers, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions! Quantum Leap (Season 1)(IMDb) Marshall’s Stuff: Website Twitter The Assassins of...2022-05-011h 03
The Skiffy and Fanty Show458. Quantum Leap (Season 1; 1989) — Screen ScoutsSwiss cheese brain, questionable histories, and Al’s escapades, oh my! Shaun Duke, Brandon O’Brien, and Paul Weimer join forces w/ special guest Marshall Ryan Maresca for an in-depth discussion of the first season of Quantum Leap, a true classic of science fiction television. Together, they explore Scott Bakula’s star power, the show’s approach to history and relationships, why time travel doesn’t need answers, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions! Quantum Leap (Season 1)(IMDb) Marshall’s Stuff: Website Twitter The Assassins of...2022-05-011h 03SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #673 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Inside Earth by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #673 – Inside Earth by Poul Anderson – read by Phil Chenevert. This is a complete and unabridged reading of the novelette (2 hours 3 Minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Will Emmons
Talked about in today’s show:
Inside Earth by Poul William Anderson, Galaxy Science Fiction, April 1951, The Marching Morons by C.M. Kornbluth, Beetlejuice Bridge by William Tenn, Nice Girl With Five Husbands by Fritz Leiber, Galaxy vs. Astounding vs. Planet Stories, a good reason to do a podcast, the content, its di...2022-03-145h 03SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #669 – READALONG: The Seascape Tattoo by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
The SFFaudio Podcast #669 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Trish E. Matson talk about The Seascape Tattoo by Larry Niven and Steven Barnes
Talked about on today’s show:
The Magic Goes Away, more Barnes than Niven?, collaborations, Burning Mountain, The Moon Bowl by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle and Michael Flynn, the bowlverse is unapproved, the book title, that’s a good title!, some adventure on the high seas, maritime book, Scott was not fond, a homage or a throwback to old sword and sorcery, not a lot there, Scott soft take, Niven has ne...2022-02-142h 26SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #668 - READALONG: The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
The SFFaudio Podcast #668 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Marissa VU, and Will Emmons talk about The Anubis Gates by Tim Powers
Talked about on today’s show:
1983, time travel fantasy novel, awards, Bronson Pinchot, the best narrator there is, he’s actor good, the accents and the emotions, Grover Gardner, a chameleon, his timing, his best self, Jonathan Davis, mostly fiction, Perfect Strangers, Beverly Hills Cop, The Bronson Pinchot Project, renovating a whole town, Marissa’s pick (along with Scott), a good idea, the stack of to-be-reads, Will’s first Tim, an addictive quality, stuck in t...2022-02-072h 16SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #662 - READALONG: Three Hearts And Three Lions by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #662 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Scott Danielson talk about Three Hearts And Three Lions by Poul Anderson.
Talked about on today’s show:
Lawful Good, a novella, 1953, 1961, Appendix N, The Dungeon Master’s Guide, garish sky, the alignment stuff in D&D, the axes on the alignment, true neutral, lawful, neutral, chaotic, cosmic battle, all the problems Jesse had with Dungeons & Dragons, its ideology, a war between the baddies and the goodies, the lawful forces and the forces of discord, implying our reality, mapped as evil, our swanmaid, lots of grey, the framing story, playin...2021-12-271h 20
Como começarComo começar a ler o ano de 2021Neste episódio de fim de ano do “Como começar”, o podcast de cultura do Nexo, a redação do jornal recomenda 17 livros que ajudaram a pensar, repensar, digerir e atravessar o ano de 2021. São quadrinhos, contos, diários, romances e obras de não ficção que abordam a quarentena, família, racismo, identidade e os impasses do mundo contemporâneo.Livros recomendados:• “Confinada”, de Leandro Assis e Triscila Oliveira (Nós, 2021)• “A espera”, de Keum Suk Gendry-Kim (Pipoca & Nanquim, 2021)• “Sovietistão”, de Erika Fatland ( yiné, 2021)• “Arquitetura popular brasileira”, de Günter Weimer (WMF Martins Fontes, 2005)•...2021-12-2333 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #658 - READALONG: Dancing Aztecs by Donald E. Westlake
The SFFaudio Podcast #658 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Trish E. Matson talk about Dancing Aztecs by Donald E. Westlake
Talked about on today’s show:
mid-1970s, questions, longest novel, why it is so weird?, It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1965), Westchester, Pennsylvania, a bold claim, a huge collection, Rat Race (2001), this quasi-genre is called “epic comedy”, The Cannonball Run (1981), Aston Martin DB5, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis, Jr., a diocese in California, a really stupid movie and really good, atypical for Westlake, a huge cast, funny as heck, ever scene is very We...2021-11-291h 58SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #654 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Star Ship by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #654 – Star Ship by Poul Anderson; read by Paul Harvey (for LibriVox). This is an unabridged reading of the story (1 hour 32 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Scott Danielson.
Talked about on today’s show:
Planet Stories, Fall 1950, the description therein, The strangest space castaways of all!, weirdly medieval, the life-boat cracked up, an AI that rebelled against them, this episode of Star Trek Voyager, all simulation, Paul unleashed, “The Paradise Syndrome”, not good depictions of Native Americans, C.J. Cherryh’s the Foreig...2021-11-013h 19SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #640 - READALONG: Wang's Carpets by Greg Egan
The SFFaudio Podcast #640 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Scott Danielson talk about Wang’s Carpets by Greg Egan
Talked about on today’s show:
Greg Bear, its been a while, a story about scientists doing science in a science fiction story, really pleasant, a lot of philosophy and a lot of scientific ideas, establishes themes, distilled, some real questions about the world, many worlds to conquer, sense of wonder, fractals, not conquer, contact is conqueror, very Prime Directivey, a Sterling thing, the Shaper Mechanist stories, biological and technological, parallel lives, they’ve mastered biology, they’re digital...2021-07-261h 27SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #638 - READALONG: Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
The SFFaudio Podcast #638 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Maissa Bessada, Will Emmons and Trish E. Matson talk about Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre
Talked about on today’s show:
1978, kicking around for years and years, The Entropy Effect, the first Star Trek novel, Of Mist, And Grass, And Sand, a report with science fiction fandom, Will’s choice, The Moon And The Sun, Louis XIV, Jesuit scientist, sea-monsters, consciousness about the world, politics, first contact, a little person, a magnum opus, 1998, a capstone, the Hugo for best novel, Nebula and Locus awards, Heinlein dedicated Friday...2021-07-121h 32
Think Things ThroughPODCAST - Episode 16 - Repeal The Bradley Amendment!The Bradley Amendment was named after its sponsor, Democratic Senator Bill Bradley of New Jersey, and was passed as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986. The Bradley Amendment prohibits the retroactive modification of child support arrearages by the state or any other state. No matter the circumstances, a child-support debt cannot be retroactively reduced or forgiven even if the debtor is unemployed. The same applies if the person is hospitalized, in prison, sent to war, proved not to be the father, never allowed to see his children, or loses his job, or suffers a pay cut. 2021-06-1814 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #634 – READALONG: A Fall Of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
The SFFaudio Podcast #634 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Maissa Bessada, Evan Lampe, and Will Emmons talk about A Fall Of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
Talked about on today’s show:
1961, the worst Arthur C. Clarke thing Jesse has ever read, co-writing, Frederich Pohl, comin back to the well for a load of cash, sequel Rama books, Maissa liked it, it grew on Evan, Childhood’s End, 2001: A Space Odyssey, he’s no Olaf Stapledon, sui generis, he wanted to be Olaf Stapledon, he doesn’t have the same ethos, Doris Lessing, on a more cosmic scale, Aug...2021-06-141h 42SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #633 – READALONG: The Player Of Games by Iain M. Banks
The SFFaudio Podcast #633 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Will Emmons talk about the The Player Of Games by Iain M. Banks
Talked about on today’s show:
Scott’s idea, TBR [to be read], book 2 in a series, standalone, Culture books, a giant black hole, 10 book series, Inversions, culture tech, Transitions, the book to read, Consider Phlebas, Excession, shared universe, unsympathetic protagonist, Gurgeh, is that what we want from a main character?, being nice, reading about unpleasant people doing evil things, horrible people doing horrible things, our very few rules, flawed, spoiler rules, a spoi...2021-06-072h 11SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #627 - READALONG: Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman
2021-04-261h 43SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #623 - READALONG: The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
The SFFaudio Podcast #623 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Marissa VU talk about The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard
Talked about on today’s show:
The Drowned World audio drama, kinda familiar, original novella version, Science Fiction Adventures, #24, January 1962, the song the guy sings, the note that he writes at the end, Crash, High-Rise, Empire Of The Sun, The Concrete Island, WWII, The Wind From Nowhere, The Burning World, The Crystal World, people turning into crystals, Star Trek, a lack of water vs. too much water, Imperial occupation of China, Shanghai, everybody who want...2021-03-291h 55SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #621 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen
The SFFaudio Podcast #621 – The Great God Pan by Arthur Machen; read by Mr Jim Moon. This is an unabridged reading of the story (2 hours 47 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Paul Weimer, Evan Lampe, Will Emmons, and Jonathan Juett
Talked about on today’s show:
how to pronounce his name (mack-in is fine), a short story, The Whirlwind, 1890, The Great God Pan and The Inmost Light, a confusing horror story, the Jeffrey Epstein of the 1890s, not what Juett thought it was about, fantasy, a science fiction horr...2021-03-155h 41SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #612 - READALONG: Black God's Kiss by C.L. Moore
The SFFaudio Podcast #612 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Evan Lampe, and J. Manfred Weichsel talk about Black God’s Kiss [and the complete Jirel Of Joiry stories] by C.L. Moore
Talked about on today’s show:
all the Jirel Of Joiry stories, incredibly French for some reason, why did Scott want to do, Brian Murphy the great, Flame And Crimson: A History Of Sword And Sorcery, The Silver Key blog, 25 of his favourite stories, Swords & Deviltry, The Best Of C.L. Moore, like we do, Skyboat Road, Gabrielle de Cuir, all 6 stories, the comple...2021-01-111h 27
Practical Wisdom for Leaders with Scott J. Allen, Ph.D.Dr. Kathy Lund Dean - Merging Into TrafficSend us a textDr. Kathy Lund Dean is the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor of Leadership & Ethics at Gustavus Adolphus College. She also serves as the Co-Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Management Education. She is also the co-host of Rockin’ the Publication, a podcast for those interested in being published in academic journals.She is an award-winning scholar which includes the Maryellen Weimer Scholarly Work on Teaching & Learning Award, the Journal of Management Inquiry “Breaking the Frame” Award, and the Journal of Management Education Fritz Roethlisberger Memorial Award.Recent Publications by Dr. Lu...2020-12-0752 min
Doc101Episode 21: DIY EducationWe discuss what it means to be a self-directed learner and the real challenges of shifting from a person who is being taught to a person who is teaching themselves.
Links:
Weimer, Maryellen. Learner-Centered Teaching: Five Key Changes to Practice. 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2013.
Contact Us:
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Email: Dr. Peter Williams2020-11-1732 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #598 - READALONG: The Mist by Stephen King
The SFFaudio Podcast #598 -Jesse, Scott Danielson, Paul Weimer, Marissa VU, Evan Lampe, Mr Jim Moon, and Alec Nevala-Lee talk about The Mist by Stephen King
Talked about on today’s show:
Dark Forces, 1980, Skeleton Crew, 1984 audio drama, Meatball Fulton, the 2007 movie adaptation, the terrible TV adaptation, a German audio drama?, who doesn’t like Stephen King?, America’s greatest popular novelist, people don’t like Stephen King’s endings, his narration tool, awesome endings, eucatastrophe, everything published until he turned 14, same, similar, Insomnia, changing style, the best time to read Stephen King is when it’s too y...2020-10-051h 37SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #595 - READALONG: Wasteland by W. Scott Poole
The SFFaudio Podcast #595 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Marissa, Evan Lampe, and Will Emmons talk about the Blackstone Audio audiobook Wasteland: The Great War And The Origins Of Modern Horror by W. Scott Poole.
Talked about on today’s show:
The Great War And The Origins Of Modern Horror, hate notes!, starting prep on new Wastelands, this dude on the internet, Ghost, that was a shit book?, come on the podcast and tell me, a 2 star review by Ancient History: Not Quite Wastepaper, a good vacation read, Arthur Machen, a weird crit, Godzilla with tentacles, conclusions vs...2020-09-141h 37SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #589 - TOPIC: WORLDCON 2020
The SFFaudio Podcast #589 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, Trish E. Matson, Evan Lampe, and Alec Nevala-Lee talk about WorldCon 2020.
Talked about on today’s show:
WorldCon had some panels, Hugo Awards 2020, George R.R. Martin, 3.5 hours long, we love the stories but maybe on a panel, Robert Silverberg, Jeannette Ng Astounding Award Speech that won a Hugo, Alec Nevala-Lee on John W. Campbell, bottle of scotch, Retro Hugos 1945, magazines in 1945, rules for Best Series Hugo, Arkham House, hero pulps, continue the Retro Hugos?, Leigh Brackett, Clifford Simak, C.L. Moore’s “No Woman Born”, New Zealan...2020-08-031h 20SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #588 - READALONG: Invasion Of The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
The SFFaudio Podcast #588 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Maissa Bessada talk about Invasion Of The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney
Talked about on today’s show:
The Body Snatchers, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, 1976/8, 1956, very faithful, the changes to the text, a slightly bigger frame, in and about and to the ending, I drive a 1973 Cadillac, 5 adaptations, the 1978 adaptation, 1955, serial finished on Christmas Eve, beautiful illustrations, 2007, The Day Of The Triffids by John Wyndham, 1951, The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein, The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick, The Hanging Stranger by Philip K. D...2020-07-271h 46SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #583 - READALONG: The King Of Elfland's Daughter by Lord Dunsany
The SFFaudio Podcast #583 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Will Emmons talk about The King Of Elfland’s Daughter by Lord Dunsany
Talked about on today’s show:
1924, anglo-english? (anglo-irish), a famous fantasy novel, first Dunsany, put off by the preface, scaring readers away, the fields we know, don’t worry, apologizing, tounge in cheek, the narrative voice, “in our day”, a reflection towards the reader, who comes before Dunsany?, fairy tales, the Saga of the Volsungs, before Tolkien, before Lewis, before Robert E. Howard’s Conan, George MacDonald, like urban fantasy of today but not urban...2020-06-221h 46
Impact: An MUHSD PodcastBudget Outlook and Back-To-SchoolIn this episode, we are joined by Superintendent Alan Peterson and Assistant Superintendent of Business Services Dr. Scott Weimer to discuss the budget outlook as well as plans to reopen school in the fall.
If you attended the special board meeting on Wednesday, you heard that the forecast is not great in terms of the budget and we hope that by involving students, staff and the public early on in the process, everyone is able to see how and why certain decisions are made down the road.
You will also get an update on where...2020-05-2945 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #575 - READALONG: Flight To Forever by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #575 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Scott Danielson talk about Flight To Forever by Poul Anderson
Talked about on today’s show:
Super Science Stories, November 1950, atomic energy, atomics, Joe Haldeman’s The Accidental Time Machine, did he know about it?, The Last Man On Earth, Writers Of The Future, Volume 23, Audible Studios, Primetime by Douglas Texter, when you’re a writer you stop reading everything, reading and writing don’t go together (simultaneously), publications, huge gap, why doesn’t he go back in time?, H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine, geology tells us the earth i...2020-04-271h 16
Sheppard Mullin's Nota BeneSpace Law: License, Launch, Finance, Insurance, and Responsible Space Stewardship with Brian WeimerThis conversation is out of this world! We’re exploring the laws and regulations surrounding satellites and the space telecommunications industry. Our guest, Brian Weimer, joins us to share his insight on the growth of the satellite industry over the years and the steps required to obtain the appropriate licenses and clearances to launch a satellite into space. Brian Weimer is a corporate partner in Sheppard Mullin’s Washington, D.C. office and Leader of the firm's Communications Practice Group. Brian provides transactional and regulatory advice to clients in the telecommunications industry, with particular emphasis on satellite, wirel...2020-03-1147 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #566 - TOPIC: USED BOOKSTORES
The SFFaudio Podcast #566 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Fred Himebaugh talk about USED BOOKSTORES
Talked about on today’s show:
spend a lifetime researching, as opposed to regular bookstores, what’s the difference, not the price, Dawn Treader Book Shop, Bryan Alexander, Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth, specializes in stock already been sold, hybrids, a Wikipedia entry, a booktown, in the UK, a book district, PaperbackSwap.com, young and poor, delight, selection, Staten Island, Barrett Book Trader, a good trade, romance books are of incredibly low value, voracious romance novel readers, a lending...2020-02-241h 17SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #540 - READALONG: Philip K. Dick: A Comics Biography by Laurent Queyssi and Mauro Marchesi
The SFFaudio Podcast #540 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Marissa VU, and Evan Lampe talk about the NBM Graphic Novel Philip K. Dick: A Comics Biography by Laurent Queyssi and Mauro Marchesi.
Talked about on today’s show:
NBM Graphic Novel, we gotta do this, H.P. Lovecraft, as fascinating as, Evan was disappointed, it’s not Philip K. Dick’s stories, major things missing, the meeting with Ridley Scott, I have my reservations, Dick’s opposition, understanding and insight, who is the audience?, if you know the Easter Eggs…, who is it for?, documentaries about Philip K. Dick, som...2019-08-261h 06SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #533 - READALONG: Alien by Alan Dean Foster
The SFFaudio Podcast #533 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Marissa VU, Maissa Bessada, Bryan Alexander and Evan Lampe talk about Alien by Alan Dean Foster
Talked about on today’s show:
the novel, the movie, Black Destroyer by A.E. van Vogt, Planet Of The Vampires, It: The Terror From Beyond Space, A.E. van Vogt’s Voyage Of the Space Beagle, a remake?, not the same story, a ripoff, Aliens (1986), a scene by scene recreation, every scene in Alien is also in Aliens, a climbing-in, a precious living thing, the countdown, “you now have four minutes”, written th...2019-07-081h 28SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #506 - READALONG: Brain Wave by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #506 – Jesse, Scott, and Paul Weimer talk about Brain Wave by Poul Anderson
Talked about on today’s show:
1953/1954, people and animals getting smarter on the Earth, Space Science Fiction, the 2nd half was never published, the first half is public domain, Greg Bear and Poul Anderson’s daughter, bad logic, a strange curiosity, 1953, oh crap my subscription’s lapsed!, The Escape, putting Poul Anderson on notice!, Scott’s prediction, idea science fiction, fantastic, very good, the reviews, what people love about it, too short?, 164 pages, Archie Brock, Jesse is not here to poop on...2018-12-3157 min
Into The ParabnormalEp. #287: Brian Weimer | Lee AustinIs there some truth to the biggest conspiracy theories of our time? We’ll explore flat earth, the lunar missions and more with Brian Weimer. Lee Austin adds his thoughts on those subjects and shares his revelation from Lucifer.2018-12-101h 39SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #501 - READALONG: The Book Of Skulls by Robert Silverberg
The SFFaudio Podcast #501 – Jesse, Scott Danielson, Paul Weimer, and Wayne June talk about The Book Of Skulls by Robert Silverberg
Talked about on today’s show:
1972, nominated for…, it doesn’t feel like a science fiction book at all, a small book, The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov, winning author, feels like a Lawrence Block book, the Lawrence Block genre, the same writing system, magazines and paperbacks, a prolific writing machine, four a year or five a week, pseudonyms, erotica, mysteries, a writer’s writer, Harlan Ellison, Donald Westlake, the kind of paperback you read with...2018-11-261h 41SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #498 - READALONG: The Magic Goes Away by Larry Niven
The SFFaudio Podcast #498 – Jesse, Scott Danielson, Paul Weimer, and Marissa VU talk about The Magic Goes Away by Larry Niven
Talked about on today’s show:
novella sorta, Odyssey, thinking back, telling about the books, the interesting things in the books, hard Fantasy, mana, the problems of depletion, the wheel spell, a skull, so fun, the whole spoiler phenomenon, spoiler people get uptight as they age, kids are little scientists, tell me more, they walk on clouds, unicorns were a thing, the explanation, in different cultures, is spoiler sensitivity cultural, the joy of getting ther...2018-11-051h 27SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #496 - NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS
The SFFaudio Podcast #496 – Jesse, Scott Danielson, and Paul Weimer talk about new books, audiobooks, and audio drama.
Talked about on today’s show:
a full size show, paperbooks, audiobooks newly released, stacking on desks and shelves, books a week, piling up, send me stuff season, a tonne of books being published, everybody needs publicity, organized by publisher, St. Martin’s Press, advanced readers copy, Deep Silence by Jonathan Maberry, Joe Ledger, Julie Davis, mail it to Julie, Julie’s reviews on Goodreads, a prolific reviewer, Maze Master by Kathleen O’Neal Gear, techno-thriller, retro virus, Col...2018-10-2256 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #493 - READALONG: Tau Zero by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #493 – Jesse, Scott, Paul Weimer talk about the Tau Zero by Poul Anderson.
Talked about on today’s show:
1970, a storylet, a novelette, a novella, To Outlive Eternity, the title is a “SPOILER!” for the novel’s premise, the revised title, surprises, how it ends, keeping it hard SF, suddenly a fantasy, its not Earth, dragons, genetics, some resonance with Genesis, keeping it plausible, as hard as he could possibly make it, cosmic background radiation, relativistic speeds, Bussard ramjets, overestimating interstellar hydrogen, beyond the boundaries of the universe, great detail, world building loving det...2018-10-011h 11SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #491 - READALONG: Some Notes On A Nonentity: The Life Of H.P. Lovecraft by Sam Gafford and Jason C. Eckhardt
The SFFaudio Podcast #491 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Marissa, Mr Jim Moon and Wayne June talk about the PS Publishing hardcover comic (graphic novel) Some Notes On A Nonentity: The Life Of H.P. Lovecraft by Sam Gafford and Jason C. Eckhardt
Talked about on today’s show:
the first readalong of a comic book, a momentous occasion, Jesse’s mortgage completion, a hardcover “graphic novel”, the phrase is pretentious, Maus, Watchmen, fuck you it’s a comic book, dense art, rich, Lovecraft’s father is masked, plague doctor, a Venetian masque mask, died in an insane asylum...2018-09-171h 07SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #489 - AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964: The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein
The SFFaudio Podcast #489 – The Roads Must Roll by Robert A. Heinlein; read by L.J. Ganser. This is an unabridged reading of the novelette (1 hour, 33 minutes) followed by a discussion of the Blackstone Audio audiobook of The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 and The Roads Must Roll.
Participants in the discussion include Jesse, Scott, Paul Weimer, and Marissa Vu
Talked about on today’s show:
The Science Fiction Hall Of Fame, Volume I, the mid-1980s, this one looks really long, a good exercise, reviewing collections, summarizing stories, quick opin...2018-09-034h 08
Ento Nation#32 "All Things Mealworms" Expert Panel DiscussionWe discuss all things mealworms, including farming, cooking, and the Ick Factor. Our panel includes Mealflour's Elizabeth Frank & Gabby Weimer, Rocky Mountain Micro Ranch's founder & CEO Wendy Lu McGill, and Scott Jost, founder of Space Coast Mealworms and The Mealworm Co-op. We have edible insect news from Europe in our European Buzz segment, and in the Cricketlicious Cafe, ChefPV creates a Hargol Cesar Salad.2018-06-2256 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #469 - READALONG: The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells
The SFFaudio Podcast #469 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Scott Danielson, and Luke Burrage talk about The War Of The Worlds by H.G. Wells
Talked about on today’s show:
1897, why it made a little splash when it landed, alien invasion, society falling apart, The Walking Dead, invasion novels, The Battle Of Dorking, properties and adaptations and allusions and alliterations, Orson Welles, War Of The Worlds: The Series, isfdb.org,
An English astronomer, in company with an artilleryman, a country curate, and others, struggle to survive the invasion of earth by Martians in 1894. Thirty five...2018-04-161h 52SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #462 - READALONG: Sandkings by George R.R. Martin
The SFFaudio Podcast #462 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, and Scott talk about Sandkings by George R.R. Martin
Talked about on today’s show:
1979, out of the ether, one of Scott’s favourite stories, excellent short fiction, what does that say about Scott?, it hits you differently, playing out, horror and science fiction, the 1995 The Outer Limits adaptation, Beauty And The Beast, tuf voyaging series, the thousands worlds, Jack Vance-y, the magic shop trope, Wo and Shade, The Reel Stuff, short stories and novelettes turned into movies and TV shows, trading one shope for another, military, Melind...2018-02-261h 05SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #459 - READALONG: The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
The SFFaudio Podcast #459 – Jesse, Paul Weimer, Bryan Alexander, and Julie Davis talk about The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton
Talked about on today’s show:
1908, subverting expectations, thriller philosophical novel adventure fantasy, a book about anarchists (not really), hot topic, pre-WWI, bring down the system, everybody is a dynamiter, Michael Collins, if you don’t seem to be hiding nobody hunted you out, anarchy against anarchy, the Orson Welles adaption, easier to understand, one female character in the book and she shows up on the last page, Mercury Theater, Welles as Sunday...2018-02-051h 29SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #452 - READALONG: The City And The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
The SFFaudio Podcast #452 – Jesse, Scott, and Paul Weimer talk about The City And The Stars by Arthur C. Clarke
Talked about on today’s show:
We three met, “a reaction” to The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson, I wonder what these guys will think Jesse will think of this book?, idea filled, big ideas, explorations of societies, tons of imagination, successfully modeled my brain, idea after idea after idea, a neutered human, this weird society, the jester, how art works, fear blocked, cut off from the whole universe, reminiscent of Olaf Stapledon, this is Clarke’s...2017-12-181h 26SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #450 - READALONG: Declare by Tim Powers
The SFFaudio Podcast #450 – Jesse, Scott, Paul Weimer, and Fred Heimbach, talk about Declare by Tim Powers
Talked about in today’s show:
Learned Hand’s Brow, Fredösphere, 2001, a supernatural spy novel, historical, a secret history of the Cold War, the author’s note from the end, Kim Philby, The Fourth Man, a paranoid squint view of history, “real truth”, On Stranger Tides, more piratical, this way of writing, a sequel?, Last Call, Expiration Day, Earthquake Weather, The Stress Of Her Regard, The Anubis Gates, supernatural adventure stories, very loooong, Kim by Rudyard Kipling, a novelette l...2017-12-041h 21SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #448 - READALONG: The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #448 – Jesse, Scott, and Paul Weimer talk about The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson
Talked about on today’s show:
1954, a reconstruction of a Norse Saga with Dungeons & Dragons elements, Scott loved it, Jesse found it terrible, and Paul has read it thrice, what would have happened…, Eric Bright Eyes by H. Rider Haggard, idiots and assholes and magic, low magic, striving toward wisdom, the nuclear weapons of magic, Odin, sacrificial Paul, the rules, in the realm of mythology, Beowulf, The Lord Of The Rings, Michael Moorcock’s Elric Of Melnibone, archetypes and gods...2017-11-201h 34SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #447 - READALONG: The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
The SFFaudio Podcast #447 – Jesse and Paul Weimer talk about The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Talked about on today’s show:
1974, if everybody in the modern era writes like him…, depth beyond the good writing and the ideas, what does it MEAN?!, a straightforward 1970s novel, ever further into the future, future-shock, war, Ken Burn’s Vietnam documentary series, accelerated time, mid-2016 and now, WHAT the bleep has HAPPENED?, clown show, a politically traumatic time, 1967-1968, 1968-1969, Paul is my senior, draft dodgers taught Jesse, “not my president, hashtag”, leaving the USA for Canada, they stayed...2017-11-131h 47SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #446 - READALONG: The Night Flier by Stephen King
The SFFaudio Podcast #446 – Jesse, Scott, Paul Weimer, and Marissa VU, talk about The Night Flier by Stephen King
Talked about on today’s show:
1988, Prime Evil (New Stories By The Modern Masters Of Horror), the movie, The Running Man is a powerful book, was Jesse wrong about Stephen King?, Salem’s Lot, he’s long, faithful, killing Dees?, lean and mean and sharp, essential goodness, cute, where It was set, All You Zombies, Predestination (2014), Marissa really loves his writing, creeped-out again, how bad writing happens, translates thought onto the page, Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake...2017-11-0655 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #439 - READALONG: The Fifth Head Of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe
The SFFaudio Podcast #439 – Jesse, Scott, and Paul Weimer discuss the novella entitled The Fifth Head Of Cerberus by Gene Wolfe
Talked about on today’s show:
Serberous?, the novella (not the whole book), maybe an accident maybe on purpose, very-Wolfeian, Orbit 10 edited by Damon Knight, fixup vs. novel?, V.R.T., to fully understand…, you need them all together, error or on purpose, many moons ago, novella is the perfect length for any Science Fiction work, read in publication order, old home week, Ender’s Shadow, Ender’s Game, cheating, the Alzabo Soup podcast, The Book O...2017-09-181h 32SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #438 - READALONG: Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett
The SFFaudio Podcast #438 – Jesse, Scott, Paul Weimer, Julie Davis, and Rose discuss Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett.
Talked about on today’s show:
Paul’s adventures in Australia and New Zealand adventures, all of Middle Earth, 1929, Black Mask, 1928, Yojimbo (1961), A Fist full Of Dollars (1964), Last Man Standing (1996), William Sanderson, Christopher Walken, Walter Hill, the Continental Op, a mystery (kind of), history retold in a rhyming fashion, what is the motivation of our unnamed protagonist?, to straighten up the town, Poisonville doesn’t treat him right, poison, compare to The Maltese Falcon, Tishiro Mifune, Sanjuro, mulberry...2017-09-111h 15SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #430 - READALONG: The High Crusade by Poul Anderson
The SFFaudio Podcast #422 – Jesse, Scott Danielson, and Paul Weimer talk about The High Crusade by Poul Anderson
Today’s podcast is sponsored by Hotspur Publishing’s Dr. Dimension Master Of Spacetime Raising Mullah. Written by S. Ron Mars and narrated by Fred Wolinsky, this is a comedic Science Fiction audiobook available now on Audible.com
Talked about on today’s show:
A Canticle For Leibowitz, the framing, a thousand years later, the manuscript, make a universe as a playground to play in, feudal Englishman running rampant in interstellar space, appreciations, Eric Fli...2017-07-171h 14SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #422 - READALONG: The Running Man by Stephen King and The Prize Of Peril by Robert Sheckley
The SFFaudio Podcast #422 -Jesse, Scott Danielson, Paul Weimer, and Marissa talk about The Running Man by Stephen King and The Prize Of Peril by Robert Sheckley
Talked about today’s show:
What’s wrong with society?, Harlan Ellison talking about Stephen King and Robert Sheckley, so eloquent, dismissing Stephen King, The Long Walk, one of the best science fiction books of the 1980s, at the heart of it, the world, when King was hungry and angry, the introduction, giving it away, a pretty extravagant and great ending, he’s old and angry on Twitter now, h...2017-05-221h 41SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #322 - NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS
The SFFaudio Podcast #322 – Jesse and Jenny talk about new audiobook releases and recent audiobook arrivals.
Talked about on today’s show:
many sins, paperbooks, The Architect Of Aeons by John C. Wright, Tor Books, The Voyage Of The Basilisk by Marie Brennan, beautiful illustrations and blue text, cover art, a bias against bad art, the way kids talk about book covers, fonts and graphic design, stock photos, don’t mix serif’d fonts, use classic art in the public domain, don’t muddy it up, Graysun Press Class M Exile by Raven Oak, Star Trek, Self...2015-06-221h 06
Book Club (from The Incomparable Mothership)Tea, Sandwiches, and Mushrooms (The Incomparable Mothership 251)
Time for our annual review of the Nebula Award nominees for the best SF or Fantasy novel of the year, with podcasters from Skiffy and Fanty, SF Signal, and The Three Hoarsemen! We’ll cover (in a spoiler-light fashion) books about space stations, alien invasions, empires, mushrooms, and tea ceremonies. There’s even a deadly incident involving a Zeppelin!
Host Jason Snell with Fred Kiesche, Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer and Scott McNulty
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The SFFaudio Podcast #289 – Jesse, Jenny, Tamahome, and Paul Weimer talk about NEW RELEASES and RECENT ARRIVALS.
Talked about on today’s show:
A $10 bounty on The House by Fredric Brown, a $10 bounty on The Last Druid by Joseph E. Kelleam, Thomas Pynchon’s masterpiece Gravity’s Rainbow finally in audio, compare Samuel R. Delany’s Dhalgren, William Gibson’s The Peripheral, we bet Fred Kiesche has read it, The Fire Seekers by Richard Farr, Time’s Edge by Rysa Walker, reminds Paul of Charles Stross’s Merchant Princes books, Tad Williams’s Otherland series (a favorite of Paul’s...2014-11-031h 45Book Club (from The Incomparable Mothership)Golem and Jinni Detective Agency (The Incomparable Mothership 196)
Every year Scott and Jason read all the Hugo Award-nominated novels, which supposedly show off the best science fiction has to offer. That hasn’t always gone well, so this year they’ve read the eight novels nominated for the Nebula Awards—and recruited three other SF podcasters to join them in the fun. We discuss all eight novels with extremely light-to-no spoilers, so it’s safe to listen. And the good news? All eight of these novels are pretty good!
Host Jason Snell with Scott McNulty, Fred Kiesche, Shaun Duke and Paul Weimer
Sponsors
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Talking PPG RadioTalking PPG Radio Episode #72Palm Bay Para Fly-in
Summary By Mark Renkins
I want to thank you all for joining us at the Fly In which was two weeks ago already!!! Overall we believe the event was an overwhelming success!! Nobody got hurt and the feedback we received was very positive. A few issues were brought to our attention that we plan to address next time. Our goal is to learn as we go and try to improve the event each time around.
In total the event brought in $18,000. We had approximately $4000 in expenses. Therefore, $6500 went to the Palm Bay Police Athletic League...2014-04-061h 14SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #245 - The Best of 2013
The SFFaudio Podcast #245 – It’s our -The Best of 2013! episode. For it we invited SFFaudio fans, SFFaudio reviewers, and SFFaudio participants to share their listening highlights of 2013. We asked folks to tell us about their favourite audiobook or podcast episode.
If you don’t see your favourites listed below, feel free to add them as a comment. And remember, it needn’t be a podcast or audiobook from 2013, only one you heard in 2013.
And if you leave a comment in the first week (and a way to contact you) you’ll also be eligible f...2013-12-3016 minSFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #229 - NEW RELEASES/RECENT ARRIVALS
The SFFaudio Podcast #229 – Jesse, Jenny, Tamahome, and Paul Weimer talk about NEW RELEASES and RECENT ARRIVALS.
Talked about on today’s show:
Tam is back, Haruki Murakami, Kafka On The Shore, magic realism, Japan, kafkaesque, surrealism, 1Q84, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, pretty books, Chip Kidd, rice paper, Requiem by Ken Scholes, Julie Davis, Tor, magic staff, earth in the future, The Steel Remains, “oh crap this is the future”, Gene Wolfe, Happy Hour In Hell by Tad Williams, Bobby Dollar, The Dirty Streets Of Heaven, urban fantasy, demoness tangling, Lankhmar, urban fantasy => a certain kind of...2013-09-091h 23SFFaudioThe SFFaudio Podcast #203 - READALONG: Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
The SFFaudio Podcast #203 – Footfall by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle is discussed by Scott, Jesse, Tamahome, and Paul Weimer
Talked about on today’s show:
Worlds Without End: Award Winners and Nominees in 1986, Tom Clancy said “nobody does it better”, how many alien invasion books are there?, Niven didn’t want to do an alien invasion in the Acknowledgments, came out of research for Lucifer’s Hammer, a mainstream The Mote In God’s Eye, too many characters (124!)?, character list in my Goodreads review, “put the screws to the president”, Sfsignal Mind Meld – science fiction writers on eart...2013-03-1155 min
Guns, Dice, ButterGuns, Dice, Butter Episode VIII: Sept 18, 2012
Welcome to Episode VIII of Guns, Dice, Butter0:02 Wargames in the pipeline: Enrico, Marty and Nels for a long discussion reviewing wargames in the pipeline and a few titles we would like to see...and a related wide ranging discussion (toenail fairy, siege games, burma, weimer republic, COIN and even ballons in wargames and movies). A link to follow along regarding wargames in the pipeline we discuss:http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/76062/your-most-anticipated-wargames-of-2012
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2:12 Conversation with Scott de Brestian, designer of Kingdom of Heaven. Scott discusses his 15 year j...2012-09-193h 12
Le Jazz AffairLe Jazz Affair Show#327 01-14-09 Up On-Line02:43 Jack Prybylski - Bright Spot
07:20 Paul Shilts Weimer - Look What's Happened
11:44 Randy Scott - Breathe
15:52 Richard Cole - The Omniscient
27:57 Jackiem Joyner - Stay With Me Tonight
31:44 Curtis Haywood - Rain Song
36:37 Linda Kosut - Mr. Kicks
41:11 Jack Prybylski - Night Flyer
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