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Nova Interviews Karl Iagnemma, Writer and Robot Engineer

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Nova Science Now podcastAcclaimed roboticist and fiction writer Karl Iagnemma was interviewed on NOVA for their piece entitled “Engineering Fiction.”

Have a listen |MP3|.

Karl, from MIT, talks to NOVA scienceNOW‘s Susan Lewis about his dual life as a robot engineer and award-winning fiction author. He speaks of his preference for fiction over science and the reasons for these choices in this short interview. It was enough to whet my appetite… Apparently there is an upcoming movie starring Brad Pitt from one of his short stories, On the Nature of Human Romantic Interaction.

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Orthopedic Horseshoes – James Morrow, Geoffrey A. Landis, & rememberences of Hal Clement

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Orthopedic Horseshoes

The episode features scientist/author Diane Turnshek talking with hosts Al and Herb about fostering young writers, first conventions, and bad singing.  Al interviews Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner James Morrow about epiphenomenon, really cool titles, The Philosopher’s Aprentice, and The Last Witchfinder.  Herb has a chat with poet and Nebula winner Mary Turzillo, and NASA scientist and Hugo & Nebula winning author Geoffrey A. Landis; covering the nature of thought, Marvin Minsky, Joyce, Beckett, David Ives, rocket science, and fond memories of Hal Clement. 

In addition, the November episode of Orthopedic Horseshoes, “It Takes Two Murders to Make a Straight Line” is available at ThinkTwice.  The show features a discussion of mysteries (including SF mysteries) and mystery conventions, with guests jan howard finder speaking on Arthur Upfield’s mysteries,  ethicist Dr. Gordon Snow on security and the future of detective fiction, and renowned filker and Holmes scholar Carl William Thiel on why we love Sherlock Holmes.

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Morphology, longevity, incept dates: Philip K. Dick’s 80th birthday

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Pirate Cat RadioPirate Cat Radio has an interview with David Gill of the Philip K. Dick devotional blog Total Dick Head. The interview aired on Friday December 12 from 11:59pm to 2am. Have a listen to the |MP3| in celebration of the Philip K. Dick’s 80th birthday.

Posted by Jesse Willis

CBC Radion One’s Tapestry interviews: Anne Rice

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CBC Radio One - Tapestry with Mary HynesCBC Radio One’s excellent Tapestry (a program about spirituality, faith and religion) talks to Anne Rice about her books and her religion. Anne Rice promises not to write about Vampires now that she’s rediscovered her faith. Host Mary Hynes knows how to do an interview, and this is a good one. Also on this particular show Wanita Bates travels to Iceland “where belief in elves is something of a national pastime.”

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

http://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/tapestry.xml

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Michael Caine explains Alfred’s SAS backstory

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CBC Radio One - Writers And CompanyCBC Radio One’s Writers & Company podcast has an interview with Sir Michael Caine. He’s a fascinating man, a terrific actor, and a narrator for the audiobook of his autobiography. In the excellent interview, done by Eleanor Wachtel, we hear plenty of cool details about Caine’s career, home life, as well as Caine’s own biographical background sketch of Batman’s butler Afred. He’s ex-S.A.S.!

Have a listen |MP3|

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The ABC Book Show Interviews Ursula K. le Guin

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The Book ShowThe Book Show has posted the complete interview with Ursula K. le Guin (Lavinia) |MP3|

You can subscribe to the podcast at this feed: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/podcast/feeds/bsw.xml

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