SFBRP: Luke Burrage in conversation with Jesse Willis

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The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast My friend Luke Burrage, of the Science Fiction Book Review Podcast, has placed a candid conversation that we had into his podcast feed! I’m shocked. Shocked!

How dare he do such a thing?!?

Admittedly, he did ask my permission (and did receive it) but still … the effrontery is absolutely unbelievable.

Have a listen for yourself: SFBRP #072.5 – Luke and Jesse in Conversation |MP3|

Here’s what we talked about:

R. Scott Bakker, audiobooks, Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson, Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan, Blindsight by Peter Watts, Moving Mars by Greg Bear, Courtney Brown, Science Fiction and Politics Podcast, feminism, utopias, Herland by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, cloning, remote viewing, nature vs. nurture, nurture as a subset of nature, epistemology, The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells, The Incredible Shrinking Man by Richard Matheson |READ OUR REVIEW|, Fantastic Voyage and Fantastic Voyage II by Isaac Asimov, the strange life of a photon, combat, Aristotelian values, Darwin’s Radio by Greg Bear, Century Rain by Alastair Reynolds, The SFFaudio Podcast #041, FlashForward by Robert J. Sawyer, FlashForward the TV show, Michael Crichton, podcast production, savvy marketing, good women writers, Ursula K. Le Guin, Octavia Butler, prolific authors, Out Of Sight by Elmore Leonard, Lobsters by Charles Stross |READ OUR REVIEW|, Halting State by Charles Stross, End of an Era by Robert J. Sawyer, science as a basis of fiction, Luke’s second novel (tentatively titled either Monster Story or Teeth and Claws).

Here’s SFBRP‘s podcast feed:

http://www.sfbrp.com/?feed=podcast

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LibriVox: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea by Jules Verne

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Listening For The League's Gentlemen At LibriVoxThis is the 4th in a series of post examining the LibriVox audiobooks that feature characters found in Alan Moore’s The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen. Moore suffused his pastiche of superhero superteams by stuffing his original narrative with dozens of literary characters. Here is another of the freely available audiobooks (at LibriVox.org) that features one of the main characters: Captain Nemo, the antagonist behind the mysterious ocean appearances of a giant sea monster, is the hero/villain of Jules Verne’s planetary spanning Science Fiction novel 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.

LibriVox - 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Jules VerneTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
By Jules Verne; Translated by F.P. Walter; Read by various
47 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 16 Hours 30 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: March 10, 2007
Captain Nemo, The Nautilus, and the mysterious depths of the ocean. Unforgettable. Come join an adventure that will roam among coral and pearls, sharks and giant squid, with wonders of biology and engineering that will thrust us from the Antarctic to Atlantis. Whether voyaging a yarn of the glorious unknown, a tale of the darkness that grips the heart of men, or a reinterpretation of Homer’s Odyssey, we’ll all enjoy the fantastic trip. Seasickness optional.

Podcast feed:

http://librivox.org/bookfeeds/twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea-by-jules-verne.xml

iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE|

Posted by Jesse Willis

LibriVox: The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms

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LibriVoxThe Pirates Own Book is a new LibriVox audiobook (originally published in 1837) that I’m not hesitant to recommend despite it being read by multiple narrators. It’s a non-fiction collection of short biographies of REAL LIFE pirates! I haven’t heard all of the different sections yet, but I do recommend you try it out.

Incidentally, one LibriVox narrator who I’m growing fond of is Barry Eads. Eads has a clean mic setup and he enunciates very well. Here is his section (#2) on the subject of “The Danish and Norman Pirates” |MP3|. And here’s the rest…

LibriVox - The Pirates Own Book by Charles EllmsThe Pirates Own Book
By Charles Ellms; Read by various
30 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 13 Hours 21 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: October 22, 2009
Authentic Narratives of the Most Celebrated Sea Robbers.

Podcast feed:

http://librivox.org/bookfeeds/the-pirates-own-book-by-charles-ellms.xml

iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE|

[with a special piratical salute to Kikisaulite]

Posted by Jesse Willis

Candlelight Stories: A Princess Of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Candlelight StoriesI first experienced Alessandro Cima’s narrative abilities back in 2005. Back then podcasting was barely a toddler – still wobbly legged, with novel length podcasts being few an far between. Cima was reading his own young adult Pirate Jack.Here’s the “Pirate Jack” pitch:

Young Jack Spencer sees his father’s boat-building business destroyed by a powerful land developer. Then Jack unearths three ancient scrolls that propel him on a dangerous adventure through time in search of a pirate treasure. When Jack finds himself aboard the pirate ship Revenge he enters a life or death world of ship battles, jungle islands, prison escapes, gold, and treachery.

It was and is a compelling pirate adventure story (with some fantastic elements). If you’ haven’t heard it you can check it out through the same podcast feed as his latest project. He’s about a third of the way through this novel…

A Princess Of Mars by Edgar Rice BurroughsA Princess Of Mars
By Edgar Rice Burroughs; Read by Alessandro Cima
Podcast – [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Candlelight Stories
Podcast: 2009
This is the first John Carter of Mars novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the author of the Tarzan books. It was his first novel, published in 1917 and it’s a work of rip-roaring science fiction that has inspired many of the great writers in the genre. The story concerns soldier John Carter who is mysteriously transported to the red planet where he fights to protect his princess against impossible odds and many peculiar creatures. The book is very much a product of its time, with outdated ideas about the red planet and outdated social ideas. But if you can just go along for the adventurous ride, you are in for a sci-fi space opera swashbuckling treat.

Podcast feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/CandlelightStoriesAudio

iTunes 1-Click |SUBSCRIBE|

Posted by Jesse Willis

Spirit Blade: Pilgrim’s Progress AUDIO DRAMA

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Spirit Blade Productions - Pilgrim's Progress: Similitude Of A Dream
Paeter Frandsen of Spirit Blade Productions writes in to say:

I have a small audio production company that produces sci-fi and fantasy audio drama layered with Biblical themes and philosophy.

Our latest project is a re-imagining of the classic tale, “The Pilgrim’s Progress” by John Bunyan. We use a full cast, sound effects and rich orchestral score to create an experience geared toward fans of fantasy/adventure and those who love big summer movies with lots of action, suspense and danger.

You can find out more about the project at the Spirit Blade Productions website. Here’s the audio trailer |MP3|

Posted by Jesse Willis

BBC R4: The Loop

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Radio Times - Today's Choices - Afternoon Play: The Loop by Jane AndersonBBC Radio 4Hey folks! If you’re a fan of both The Twilight Zone and audio drama you’ll definitely want to set your Radio Downloader queue to capture this meta-fictional radio play set to air on BBC Radio 4…


Radio Times - Today's Choices - Afternoon Play: The Loop by Jane AndersonThe Loop
By Nick Perry; Performed by a full cast
1 Broadcast – Approx. 45 Minutes [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 / Afternoon Play
Broadcast: Wednesday 18th November 14:15-15:00
When a young boy toys with his dad’s mobile phone, middle-aged Englishman Nick Perry finds himself speaking to a young stranger called Jim in New York – in 1959. As they talk, they discover that they are both writers: Nick is struggling with his first radio play and Jim’s just started on an ambitious new TV show, The Twilight Zone.

Nick Perry …… Ivan Kaye
Jim Giller …… Edward Hogg
Old Man …… Peter Marinker
Policeman …… Rhys Jennings
Dolores …… Emerald O’Hanrahan
Woman …… Melissa Advani

Directed by Toby Swift

[Thanks Roy]

Posted by Jesse Willis