StarShipSofa has done a show on H.G. Wells! Voyage #34 of the Sofa goes all the way back in time to the “grandfather” of Science Fiction, the immensely influential Herbert George Wells. This show was done in conjunction with the MMM Commentaries podcast (and SFFaudio?). Download the StarShipSofa Wells show |MP3| or subscribe to the StarShipSofa podcast feed:
http://starshipsofa.libsyn.com/rss
Wired For Books is the interview archive for CBS Radio personality Don Swaim. Among the many vintage interviews Swaim has posted there is one with Anthony West, son of H.G. Wells. West talks with Swaim about West’s biography of his father, H.G. Wells: Aspects of a Life. West discusses H.G. Wells’s place in the annals of literary history along with his father’s notorious womanizing in this 1984 interview. You can listen via |MP3|.
BBC Radio 7 always has a slew of good Speculative Fiction in its daily 7th Dimension slot and another nicety is that they often rebroadcast an old show. That’s the case this week with a reading that was specially commissioned last year by BBC7 to celebrate the 80th birthday the legendary Richard Matheson. Here is yet another chance to experience one of his most enigmatic and ominous tales: Duel. Also coming are an abridged reading of Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka (get an unabridged reading HERE) and a interestingly described BBC Radio 4 drama that was first broadcast in 1998, Paradise Lost In Cyberspace…
Duel
By Richard Matheson; Read by Nathan Osgood
Radio Broadcast – Approx 20 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Broadcaster: BBC 7 / 7th Dimension
Broadcast: Saturday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
“Driving to San Francisco, a businessman finds himself the victim of a deadly game being played by the driver of a huge, mysterious truck. Later to become Steven Spielberg’s classic 1971 film.”
Metamorphosis
By Franz Kafka; Read by Benedict Cumberbatch
Radio Broadcast -Approx. 30 Minutes [ABRIDGED]
Broadcaster: BBC 7 / 7th Dimension
Broadcast: Sunday at 6.30pm and 12.30am
“Franz Kafka’s acclaimed novel sees Gregor Samsa awake one morning to find he has turned into a grotesque insect. His family initially react with horror, which slowly gives way to revulsion, then hideous indifference, as Gregor is left to fester in his room and begins to adapt to his new state which his family find so hard to accept. First published in 1912.”
Paradise Lost In Cyberspace
By Colin Swash; Perfomed by a full cast
Radio Broadcasts -Approx. 30 Minute Segments [RADIO DRAMA]
Broadcaster: BBC 7 / 7th Dimension
Broadcast: Weekdays starting from Tuesday at 6pm and midnight
“Set in a future world of genetics and cloning where living beyond the age of seventy is prohibited. George Smith is enjoying his 69th birthday when a Central Admin error convinces everyone he’s a year older than he actually is, and his time to die arrives a year too early.”
NOTE: Those outside the UK can get all of the above using the BBC7 Listen Again service for up to 6 days following the broadcasts.
Escape Pod‘s 100th short story has just aired and what a story it is, Nightfall by Isaac Asimov!!! This is one of the most popular Science Fiction stories ever written, and though it is not my personal favorite it is a solid tale. Time to ruminate… Escape Pod is just 4 episodes shy of its 2nd anniversary and Steve Eley, the chief bottlewasher and cool guy largely responsible for the podcast, has announced that they’re adding a new podcast to the EP family – an all Fantasy fiction podcast – this means Escape Pod will be going all Science Fiction – no more fantasy stories in Escape Pod come-mid year! Now if you haven’t listened to every episode, as I have, you may be wondering where to start mining the archives. I’m going to invoke Sturgeon’s Law, and give you my opinions on which 10% is definitely not “crud.” Thus presented in order of appearance is my…
Complete and unbiased biased guide to Escape Pod‘s top 10% of short stories:
#1. EP007 “The Trouble With Death Traps“ by Marjorie James Read by Stephen Eley |MP3|
#2 EP017 “The Life And Times Of Penguin” By Eugie Foster Read by Mur Lafferty |MP3|
#3. EP037 “Craphound” By Cory Doctorow Read by Jesse Thorn |MP3|
#4. EP043 “Little Worker” By Paul Di Filippo Read by Jonathon Sullivan |MP3|
#5. EP054 “Tk’tk’tk” By David D. Levine Read by Paul Tevis |MP3|
#6 EP056 “The Clockwork Atom Bomb” By Dominic Green Read by Jonathon Sullivan |MP3|
#7. EP073 “Barnaby in Exile” By Mike Resnick Read by Paul Fischer |MP3|
#8. EP078 “The Shoulders of Giants” By Robert J. Sawyer Read by Stephen Eley |MP3|
#9. EP090 “How Lonesome A Life Without Nerve Gas” By James Trimarco Read by Frank Key |MP3|
#10. EP100 “Nightfall” By Isaac Asimov Read by Stephen Eley |MP3|
And though I didn’t have them in the running with regular episodes I have to mention one Flash Fiction (AKA Story Grenade) as an Honourable Mention:
EPFlash017 “The Teammate Reference Problem in Final-Stage Demon Confrontation” By Constance Cooper Read by Frank Key |MP3|
Do you have a different opinion on the best 10% of Escape Pod‘s first 100 stories? List em below!
The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas have recently lost a ninja. To make a donation to the Joe Myrphy Memorial fun click on ver to the official website.To hear a tribute to Joe Murphy grab the |MP3|. The latest KAMN regular show is Joe-less of course but the topic is one I’d love to have heard his take onnamely, Vernor Vinge’s much acclaimed A Fire Upon The Deep. It also looks like there may be a new ninja soon, they’ll need that strength. Download the complete A Fire Upon The Deep show |MP3| or subscribe to the podcast feed and get KAMN automatically delivered to your MP3 player:
http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/shows/feed/
Pendant Productions has another new original show The Kingery a serialized, full-cast, ongoing “sci-fi crime drama.” Available for free download in the MP3 format and as a podcast!
“Welcome to the Kingery Road Resort and Casino, the galaxy’s premiere vacation destination. Stop by the casino, take a stroll down to Shenanigans or visit the famous Saley, Onks and Liddle for a trip you’ll never forget. Just watch your step, because if you cross the boss, the Kingery will chew you up and spit you out, a broken shell of what you once were.”
Get show #1 in |MP3| direct or subscribe to the podcast feed:
http://www.pendantaudio.com/kingery-podcast. xml