Maudelayne a 1930s period Fantasy Audio Drama

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MaudelayneMaudelayne 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/

Posted by Jesse Willis

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]

Posted by Jesse Willis

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

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PodioMedia ChatPodioMedia 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

Posted by Jesse Willis

BBC7 airing Slipstream a Nazi/UFO alternate history Radio Drama

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BBC Radio 7 - BBC7Simon 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 BoveySlipstream
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

CBC promoting Season 2 of Canadia: 2056

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Canadia: 2056 Season 2Yep, today’s the day, and tonight’s the night – Tonight at 11PM in every time zone across Canada (‘cept Newfoundland) CBC Radio One is premiering the first episode of the second season of Matt Watt’s Canadia: 2056! This is exciting isn’t it?

Listen to the two PROMOs they’ve posted to the website…

Promo 1 |MP3| Promo 2 |MP3|

And here’s the official description of the firs episode:

Six months after their fateful return to Earth, the Canadian maintenance ship Canadia and her crew lay in ruins.
The captain has deserted his post, Anderson and the Robot have gone off seeking answers, Faverau tries to hold on to the past and Lewis is left to try to put it all back together. They have all but given up hope that the human race can survive. Until a sign from above reaffirms their belief in the human spirit… kind of.

There are two big ads on the CBC homepage for the show…

CBC Radio One - Canadia: 2056 Season 2 Premiere

CBC Radio One - Canadia: 2056 Season 2 Premiere

Speaking of advertising, another terrific CBC radio show that isn’t being podcast seems to have taken a big step toward it… The Age of Persuasion hosted by Terry O’Reilly, has placed some BBC-style “listen again” links on it’s sub-page! They still aren’t “podcasting” the show, but the files are in the MP3 format and are hosted in the CBC podcast URL. Check these out…

http://podcast.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/Age_of_Persuasion_7_Mar_15_2008.mp3

http://podcast.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/Age_of_Persuasion_Mar_8_2008.mp3

http://podcast.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/Age_of_Persuasion_8_Mar_1_2008.mp3

http://podcast.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/Age_of_Persuasion_7_Feb_23_2008.mp3

http://podcast.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/Age_of_Persuasion_6_Feb_16_2008.mp3

It would be just next to heaven if Canadia: 2056 could do this too!

Posted by Jesse Willis

P.S. Free Apocalypse Al!

Hour of the Wolf Features Jeffrey Ford

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Hour of the Wolf, a radio program on WBAI 99.5, features Jeffrey Ford and includes an interview as well as some readings.  You can’t download them but the show can be streamed. |Part 1||Part 2|

Posted by Charles Tan