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Episode 686: Ken Liu, Technothrillers and AI Dreaming 59:04

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This week we have a lively conversation with the remarkable Ken Liu, whose new thriller All That We See or Seem introduces a new protagonist, the gifted hacker Julia Z, in a tale that explores the growing role of AI, the possibility of a technology of shared dreams, a variety of near-future surveillance tech, and some pretty fearful players with ev…
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Ep 265: Yogurt-Slingers & AI Dead-Ringers 53:07

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Today, this is what's important: Mental health check in, hoarding, experiences, teeth, DirectTV, commercials, porn, the cruise, & more. Come see us LIVE on November 20th in Las Vegas! Tickets on sale now! Click here for more information about the This Is Important Cruise Feb 22nd-26th! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Episode 685: Chelsea Quinn Yarbro and the Anthropic AI case 32:40

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In a rare shorter episode, we chat about the late and much missed Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, with whom Jonathan and Gary had strangely similar encounters some years ago, and her early career as an SF writer before her decades-long success with her Saint-Germain series of vampire novels. That leads, briefly, to considering midlist vs. niche authors, befo…
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Ep 262: Dusty Muhf*ckers 47:54

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Today, this is what's important: Coaching, motorcycles, celebrity photos, parties, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, food, Ubers, wokeness, & more Come see us LIVE on November 20th in Las Vegas! Tickets on sale now! Click here for more information about the This Is Important Cruise Feb 22nd-26th! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Episode 684: On stories, awards, and reading 1:13:57

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With Gary recently returned from Worldcon in Seattle, we chat a bit about the Hugos (mostly avoiding second-guessing the results), which leads to some discussion of the differences between Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. Jonathan raises an intriguing question about the novella category, with its rather reductive word-length definition of th…
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Ep 261: Grasping For Penis Elongating Straws 1:06:10

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Today, this is what's important: Weighted vest, OC Fair, working blue, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, a live show in Vegas, F1, War Of The Worlds, & more. Come see us LIVE on November 20th in Las Vegas! Presale: Tuesday, August 19th at 10a PST PASSWORD FOR PRESALE: IMPORTANT Onsale: Friday, August 22nd at 10a PST Click here for more information abo…
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Episode 683: China Mieville and 25 Years of Bas Lag 1:10:51

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Twenty five years ago China Mieville's second novel, Perdido Street Station, introduced the world to the fantastical city of Bas Lag. It went on to win the Arthur C Clarke and British Fantasy awards, and be nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, World Fantasy, Tiptree, and Locus awards among others. Perdido Street Station was followed by two further novel…
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Episode 682: Charlie Jane Anders and Annalee Newitz 58:59

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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by two of our most exciting writers, each of whom has a new book out in August. Charlie Jane Anders’ Lessons in Magic and Disaster offers a wonderful combination of witchcraft, academia, and generational family tensions, while Annalee Newitz’s Automatic Noodle features a team of robots trying to establish a nood…
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Episode 681: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and The Bewitching 55:43

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We're almost embarrassed to admit it, but it’s been ten years since we last chatted with Silvia Moreno-Garcia, shortly after her first novel Signal to Noise had been published. Now she’s back, talking about an excellent new novel The Bewitching. Along the way, we touch upon several of her other novels, including the bestselling Mexican Gothic, Silv…
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Ep 253: Adam vs. 30 Naked Chix 1:06:02

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Today, this is what's important: Blake's chair incident, I Love Lucy, Adam's Karen story, school pick up / drop off, filming locations, hypothetical situations, Isaac's birthday, Hooters, cruise culture, & more. Click here for more information about the This Is Important Cruise. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Episode 680: Talking science fiction 1:03:35

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Even though we know that some past episodes have probably spent too much time talking about awards, our latest chat begins with some thoughts on—well, awards. With Nebulas, Hugos, Shirley Jackson, Ignyte, World Fantasy, etc., there are just too many to ignore. We soon drift off into other topics. Gary is looking forward to hosting a panel discussio…
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Episode 679: Guy Gavriel Kay and Written on the Dark 1:15:27

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This week we are joined by an old friend of the podcast, the distinguished Canadian novelist Guy Gavriel Kay, whose wonderful new novel Written on the Dark is out this month. As always, we not only touch upon some details of the novel— which takes place in Kay’s own version of an alternate 15th century France, featuring a Parisian tavern poet loose…
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Episode 678: Nearly 15 years of rambling... 59:41

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This week it’s just Jonathan and Gary again, in what some listeners might view as an either a classic ramble or a series of rabbit holes from which we never fully escape. We start with a discussion of some current trends such as cozy fantasy and SF, romantasy, and dark academia, noting that these had all been around for decades before getting their…
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Episode 677: Silvia Park and Luminous 1:13:27

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This week Jonathan and Gary are joined by Silvia Park to discuss her exciting debut novel, Luminous, which started life as a children's novel and connects to the Reactor/Tordotcom novelette "More Real Than Him". We chat about artificial intellligence, writing about robots and how we use them as surrogates in fiction, different perspectives on ficti…
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Episode 676: Jacob Weisman and 30 Years of Tachyon 59:18

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In celebration of the thirtieth anniversary of Tachyon Publications, we invited publisher Jacob Weisman to join us in a fascinating exploration of the independent publisher whose list of authors includes classic tales from Stanley Weinbaum, A.E. Van Vogt, and even Mary Shelley, as well as major work from contemporary writers like Peter S. Beagle, P…
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Episode 675: Joe Abercrombie and The Devils 58:07

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This week Gary and Jonathan are joined by long time friend of the podcast, Joe Abercrombie. We last spoke to Joe during the pandemic when he was working on The Age of Madness series. He joins us this week to discuss his brand new novel The Devils, which launches a new series and a new set of characters. As always, we'd like to thank Joe for making …
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REPEAT: Episode 646: Peter S. Beagle and a Life Filled With Story 1:00:37

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With Peter Beagle's 86th birthday upon us, we thought we'd re-share a discussion we had with him last year about writing and story. We wish Peter a happy birthday and hope you enjoy the discussion! Sunday Apr 14, 2024 This week we are joined by the legendary author of The Last Unicorn, Peter S. Beagle, who discusses his new novel I'm Afraid You've …
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