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Prisoners of Gravity on Robots and Artificial Intelligence

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Here’s another episode of Prisoners Of Gravity uploaded to YouTube (and audio’d by SFFaudio). The three videos below make up the bulk of one episode from the 2nd season of PoG. The episode is titled “Robots & Artificial Intelligence“. In the show, Commander Rick and guests talk to and about, Douglas Adams, Gregory Benford, Karel Čapek, Isaac Asimov, Nancy Kress, George Zabrowski, Stanislaw Lem, Robocop, Frank Miller, Robert J. Sawyer, Donald Kingsbury, Brian Fawcett, Pamela Sargent, Lewis Shiner, Roger Penrose, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Star Trek and Judith Merril and William Gibson, John Varley. This is a terrifc survey of the cross’d subjects of robots and AI. Check it out…

Prisoners Of Gravity – “Robots & Artificial Intelligence”
1 |MP3| – 25 Minutes [AUDIO FROM VIDEO]
Broadcaster: TV Ontario
Broadcast: Thursday, January 24th, 1991

“This week’s topic is Robots… unfortunately, NanCy, Commander Rick’s computer, changes the topic on him to Artificial Intelligence; Commander Rick manages to discuss a little of both with his guests. Including clips from Hardware and Robocop 2.”

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KAMN talk about Fred Saberhagen’s The Broken Lands

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KAMN (aka The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas) are back, and in show #36 they tackle The Broken Lands by Fred Saberhagen, which is the first book in his “Empire Of The East” trilogy. To take down that monster the Ninjas have added a newcomer to their ranks, Jen Crawford. Jen joins David and Brian in a raucous chat about this 1968 Epic Fantasy which is set in a…

“…distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the rebellion, heavily outnumbered, plans to overthrow an army of thousands . . . with the help of one incredible weapon.”

Have a listen |MP3| direct, or subscribe to the show, and never miss a match:

http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/shows/feed/

Posted by Jesse Willis

Maudelayne a 1930s period Fantasy Audio Drama

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Maudelayne has a ‘kinda unique vibe’ it’s a 12-part period Fantasy comedy audio drama series. It’s set in the 1930’s at a college in England. At the heart of college, there’s a rift, through which various mythical characters appear and wreak havoc. here’s the official description:

“A witty series set in 1933 at Maudelayne College, Oxbridge UK, a rift has opened allowing myth to briefly enter reality. A group of three students – Atherton, Westbrook and Worsley along with the intrepid Professor Lord David Cecil must keep order in the newfound chaos.”

And, here’s the podcast feed:

http://www.brokensea.com/maudelayne/feed/

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Arthur C. Clarke’s last interview?

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IEEE Spectrum has reportedly podcast the last interview with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Saswato Das interviewed Clarke from his hospital bed in Sri Lanka. Saswato Das asked Clarke about geo-stationary satellites, terraforming, space elevators, and SETI. Sadly, this appears to be one of the “so you’re a futurist” interviews, rather than a “so you’re the guy who wrote Childhood’s End” kind of interview. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast feed to get the show:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/snippet/radio_podcast_xml

[via BoingBoing]

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Podio Media Chat interviews me! Greatest interview ever? You decide…

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PodioMedia Chat has just posted it’s very best every episode ever (now and future), and I don’t just say that because I’m the guest interviewee – I’m being objective here. Chris Moody, the host, asked a lot of great questions, I explained about how SFFaudio got started, the SFFaudio Challenges (1 and 2) and my love of audiobooks and audio drama. We also chatted extensively about the state of the podosphere touching on producers like Christiana Ellis’s Space Casey, Decoder Ring Theatre, Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, Broken Sea, Sonic Society, Wormwood, Escape Pod, Beam Me Up, Mark Nelson’s reading of The Green Odyssey and lots more.

I also talked about the infamous “Amateur Audio Drama & What’s Wrong With It” commentary, LibriVox, Podiobooks.com, how to become a reviewer for SFFaudio, how to make Audio Drama (and Radio Drama), and the disconnect between audiobooks and podiobooks. I even got a plug in for Canadia: 2056. Whew!

Have a listen |MP3| or subscribe to the feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/podiobookchat

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BBC7 airing Slipstream a Nazi/UFO alternate history Radio Drama

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Simon Bovey’s new SF thriller for BBC Radio 7 from March 24th to 28th, 2008. Simon Bovey is the scriptwriter for previous two Radio Drama thrillers: Cold Blood (Antarctic setting) and The Voice of God (Australia setting). In his new program, Slipstream. Bovey describes it as – “Part political thriller, part war story, part future shock.”

Slipstream
By Simon Bovey; Performed by a full cast
5 Parts – Approx. 2.5 Hours [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC7 / The 7th Dimension
Broadcast: Mon. 24th March – Fri. 28th @ 6pm & Midnight (UK time)
March 1945 and the Allies’ victory in Europe is a forgone conclusion. But then over a hundred RAF bombers are shot down in one night by a shimmering aircraft. Is this a new terror weapon? One that could turn the tide of war back in the Germans’ favour? A misfit team of specialists are parachuted behind enemy lines, in the crucible between the attacking armies of the Russians and the Americans, to grab this technology and nip the threat in the bud. What they find is more shocking and alien than they could have ever imagined.

[via Daily Space]

Posted by Jesse Willis