Welcome to the October Episode of the Hugo Award-winning SF Squeecast! Episode 17 is called “Be Bloody, Bold, and Resolute.” This episode features the SF Squeecast regulars Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, and Very Special Guest Ellen Kushner! In this episode we squeed about:

• Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)
• Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• Ludo (shared by Seanan McGuire)
• Dan Dare (shared by Paul Cornell)
• The Flora Fyrdraaca Novels by Ysabeau S. Wilce (shared by Ellen Kushner)

Ellen also answered our silly questions.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer David McHone-Chase, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael Damian Thomas for general administrative support.

Welcome to the September Episode of the Hugo Award-winning SF Squeecast! Episode 16 is called “Live from Chicon: Keeping It Classy on the Eve of a Hugo Award.” This episode brought together for THE VERY FIRST TIME EVER IN PERSON the SF Squeecast regulars Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Seanan McGuire, Lynne M. Thomas, and Catherynne M. Valente with Very Special Guests Jay Lake and Sarah Monette! In this episode we squeed about:

• Engine Summer by John Crowley (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• Rubber (shared by Jay Lake)
• The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers and Chime by Franny Billingsley (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• Night of the Comet(shared by Seanan McGuire)
• The Hugo Awards(shared by Paul Cornell)

Jay also answered our silly questions.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer David McHone-Chase, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support. Extra special thanks to the programming team at Chicon, especially Steven H Silver, who made this recording possible and Harold Stein and Peter for the microphone.

Welcome to the January Episode of the SF Squeecast! Episode 8, The Middlesquee! This episode, recorded back on July 30 of last year, brought together Squeecast regulars Elizabeth Bear, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Cornell, along with our special guest Javier Grillo-Marxuach, who worked as a producer on Lost, and was the creator of The Middleman.

In this episode we talked about:

• SYFY original movie Swamp Shark (shared by Seanan McGuire)
• Tower Prep (shared by Javier Grillo-Marxuach)
• Gail Simone‘s run on Birds of Prey (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)
• Heaven’s Shadow by Michael Cassutt and David Goyer (shared by Paul Cornell)
• The Broken Sword by Poul Anderson (shared by Elizabeth Bear)

We also asked Javi our silly questions.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support.

Welcome to our Winter Holiday Extravaganza Episode of the SF Squeecast! This episode brought our regular cast together once again: Catherynne M. Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Cornell.

In this episode we talked about:

• The film The Nightmare Before Christmas (shared by Seanan McGuire)
• Stealth Holiday Films [kitchen sink edition] (shared by Elizabeth Bear) (Seriously, too many to list. Just trust us)
• Terry Pratchett’s novel Hogfather (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• “Too Many Christmas Trees” from The Avengers (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)
• It’s a Wonderful Life (shared by Paul Cornell)

We also asked Seanan our silly questions at long last. There may even be some spontaneous caroling. Along with Seanan’s explanation of the importance of stopping murdering people during the holiday season.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support.

This Very Special Episode of the SF Squeecast was recorded with Squeecast regulars Catherynne M. Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Lynne M. Thomas, Seanan McGuire, and Paul Cornell with Very Special Guest George R.R. Martin!!!

In this episode we talked about:

• The film Dark City (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• The works of author Jack Vance (shared by George R.R. Martin)
• The television mini-series The 10th Kingdom (shared by Seanan McGuire)
• Medea the Sorceress by Diane Wakoski (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• The television series The Outer Limits (shared by Paul Cornell)

We also asked George our silly questions.

Unfortunately, all of this frenzy of activity, with George joining us via telephone and the rest of us over the web, means that you might have a little trouble hearing what’s going on from time to time. We kinda strained our internet connection. A bit.

We are REALLY VERY SORRY, but it could not be helped. We did try.

That being said, we had a lovely time chatting with George, and we do think that this was totally worth some minor sound hiccups.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support.

This Very Special Halloween Episode of the SF Squeecast was recorded with Squeecast regulars Catherynne M. Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Lynne M. Thomas, and Seanan McGuire. Paul Cornell, alas, was unable to make it, but Jim C. Hines bravely stepped in and did his best to fill the breach.

There was candy corn! And pumpkins! And the Best Video Game Ever!

In this episode we talked about:

• Halloweentown (shared by Seanan McGuire)
• “Halloween” (episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, shared by Jim C. Hines)
• Roger Zelazny’s A Night in the Lonesome October (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• Costume Quest (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)

We also asked Jim our silly questions.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support.

ETA: This episode has now been corrected. Let’s give it another try, shall we?

This episode of the SF Squeecast was recorded LIVE at CONvergence, on 7/3/2011, where Catherynne M. Valente, Lynne M. Thomas and Seanan McGuire were Guests of Honor, and Elizabeth Bear Skyped in. Paul Cornell, alas, was moving house and without internet access, and he totally missed out on us being live! In person! with an audience! that you can hear! They even applaud and laugh at our jokes…

In this episode we talked about:

• John Crowley‘s Little, Big (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• Genevieve Valentine’s Mechanique (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)
• Caitlin R. Kiernan‘s The Drowning Girl (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• Carla Speed McNeil’s Finder (shared by Seanan McGuire)

We also took some audience questions.

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Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support. Extra special thanks to Matt Ledder, who was our on-site audio engineer, the entire CONvergence Crew, and Steve Manfred for furnishing internet access on the fly. <3

We have been notified that there are some significant audio issues on Episode 4. We’re taking it down for the moment, and will have it back up, cleaned up, as soon as possible.

Thanks for your understanding. Stay tuned!

Welcome to Episode 3. We’re calling this “Full Disclosure” since we keep having to disclose that we know some of the people whose works we’re discussing.  It happens. *shrug*

In this episode we talked about:

• Shades of Milk and Honey by Mary Robinette Kowal (shared by Lynne M. Thomas)
• Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (shared by Elizabeth Bear)
• Asimov’s Science Fiction (shared by Paul Cornell)
• “Invisible Cup of Tea” on the state of online magazines and advice for aspiring writers
• Hadestown by Anais Mitchell (shared by Catherynne M. Valente)
• Question time with Carole Brown, our Technical Producer…

Enjoy!

Click here to listen, press play below, or right-click to download the episode (mp3)

Additional credits: Special thanks to our webmaster, Dmitri Zagidulin, our technical producer Carole Brown, Jeff Bohnhoff at Mystic Fig Studios for the instrumentals of music by Seanan McGuire, Katy Shuttleworth, who made our ROCKING logo, and Michael D. Thomas for general administrative support.

A note on audio quality: Yes, we know. We are working on it. Please bear with us as we figure out this whole “podcasting” thing.