Tag: interview

CBC Radio One: Writers And Company – Sir Arthur C. Clarke

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CBC Radio One - Writers And CompanyOn March 31st CBC Radio One’s Writers And Company aired an interview, conducted in November 2000, with Arthur C. Clarke. I somehow missed this episode in the podcast feed (sorry folks). Unfortunately it is no longer in the podcast feed either. Fortunately it is still online. Have a listen |MP3|!

This may be the very best of the many Arthur C. Clarke interviews out there. Clarke talks his youth, Science Fiction, science, Astounding magazine, Meccano, Edgar Rice Burroughs, H.G. Wells, Olaf Stapledon, Eric Frank Russel, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and tons more. Kudos to the CBC and Eleanor Wachtel, as other people have noted, she’ truly is “the best arts interviewer in the business.”

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BBC Radio 4: a Terry Pratchett interview

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BBC Radio 4 - On The Ropes: Terry PratchettThe latest “On The Ropes” (which is a show that interviews successful people who have weathered storms in their careers) features a conversation with Terry Pratchett! Prachett talks about his early career as well as his recent diagnosis of Alzheimer’s. It isn’t not specifically about his literary output, but it should be of interest to those who follow his best selling books.

BBC Radio 4On The Ropes
Hosted by John Humphrys
1 Broadcast – Approx. 20 Minutes [INTERVIEW]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 / On The Ropes
Broadcast: Tuesday May 20th 2008 @ 09:00am

Check it out via the BBC Radio 4 Listen Again feature.

[Thanks Roy!]

Posted by Jesse Willis

S.A. Bodeen, an interview and an exerpt

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An excerpt from S.A. Bodeen's The CompoundNaNoWriMo author S. A. Bodeen‘s first novel is available as an unabridged audiobook from Brilliance Audio. It’s also the featured excerpt of the latest Billiance Bits podcast. Have a listen |MP3| directly, or subscribe to the Brilliance Bits podcast via this feed:

http://www.brillianceaudio.com/podcasts/channel1/channel1.xml

And in related audio…

The SciFi Dimensions PodcastBodeen’s also the featured guest on the 6th episode of the new SciFi Dimensions Podcast Have a listen to that |MP3| interview or one of the other shows (featuring the likes of J.C. Hutchins, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Scott Sigler) subscribe to that feed:

http://www.scifidimensions.com/podcast/feed/

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Orthopedic Horseshoes: Robert J. Sawyer, Dave Degraff, James Alan Gardner, and Edo van Belkom

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I’ve had the same email account since 1999 so I get a lot of spam. Thankfully I’m also got pretty good at spotting it. But one item caught my eye right before I was about to blast it into electronic nothingness. The subject line was:

“Orthopedic Horseshoes”

Orthopedic Horseshoes? Is this yet another Nigerian Prince scam – but gone horribly wrong? Or are they just really working hard to find euphemisms for “penis enlarger” (how many does one man need anyway)? So, I clicked on it.

It turns out it wasn’t a scam at all! That’s the name of a show! Details follow:

Orthopedic HorseshoesDan Gurzynski and some of his friends work on a monthly podcast called Orthopedic Horseshoes, it’s a “show where cranky old men discourse on American society and media.” It seems the OH crew recently visited Erie Con in Niagara Falls, NY. And so, starting May 9, 2008 they’ll feature interviews with the likes of Robert J. Sawyer, Dave Degraff, James Alan Gardner, and Edo van Belkom.
I’ve listened to the first few shows in the podcast feed and they’re funny and full of literary SF references. You can listen to the “Audio Stream” version HERE, or subscribe to the podcast via this feed:

itpc://orthohorseshoes.mypodcast.com/rss.xml

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Rounding up Mike Resnick audio – it’s a feast for your ears!

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Mike ResnickToday we’ve made another new addition to our AUTHOR PAGES. This time it’s all about SF superstar MIKE RESNICK! On the page about him you’ll find interviews with the man, convention panels with him on em, audiobook listings, and best of all an even dozen FREE MP3 short stories by Mike Resnick!

Check it all out HERE or by clicking the AUTHOR PAGES tab above.

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