The Halfling and the Spaceman

We got to talk again with Jacob Holo!  Jacob is the author of thirteen books, including national bestsellers The Gordian Protocol and The Valkyrie Protocol (with David Weber), References and Links: https://holowriting.com/ https://holowritingstore.com/

We’ve been talking with Ryan Faricelli of Reel Fun Studios.  We’ve talked about his fandom loves, collaborating with his wife at Reel Fun Studies, and his new Kickstarter project, the table top roleplaying game, The Gun Belt References and Links: http://reelfunstudios.com http://kck.st/48TrbEt

Today we're excited to have O Hai Mark. He's a streamer, lover of terrible movies, and all around fan extraordinaire.  Mark is the  host of the Horrible Movies with Wonderful People live stream, as well as a Magic: The Gathering play stream.    References and Links: https://www.twitch.tv/o_hai_mark_76 https://www.ohaimarkonline.com/

We’re excited to have Linda Addison talking with us today.  Linda is the first African-American winner of the Bram Stoker Award, which she won five times!  She is also a founding member of the CITH (Circles in the Hair) writing group, and we’ll get her to talk a little about that References and Links: https://www.lindaaddisonwriter.com/

Today we’re talking with another creative couple, Sharon Lee and Steve.  Miller.  They are coauthors of many science fiction books and stories, most notably, the stories and books written in the Liaden Universe.  In 2012, the couple won the Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction References and Links: https://korval.com/ https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/SharonLee4781 https://...

  It’s amazing to think we’ve been having these great conversations for a whole year.  We are very grateful to our listeners and to all the guests we’ve been privileged to talk with.  Today’s guest is Tabitha Carvan. She is a science writer who works for the Australian National University and also a freelance writer. Her work, focusing on gender, family, pop culture and science, has appeared in pu...

Meet Leigh Edmonds, Author, and Historian.  Leigh has a background in aviation history and has been involved with Science Fiction fandom in Australia since the early 1960s.    He speaks with us about the early days of literary science fiction fandom, fanzines, and his love of aviation and model building!   Leigh is currently working on a history of science fiction fandom in Australia from the earl...

Today, we’re happy to talk with Meri Elena.  She has published two young adult urban fantasy novels.  Night fall and Blook Magik, as well as some short stories References and Links: https://merielena.com/ https://twitter.com/MeriElenaSilver https://www.facebook.com/CultivateAMeriHeart

With us today is Eugen Bacon.  African by birth but now living in Australia, she’s a winner or short-listed for several prestigious writing awards including the honor list of the 2022 Otherwise Fellowships for ‘doing exciting work in gender and speculative fiction’.  She’s also a noted poet. References and Links: https://eugenbacon.com/

Today, we’re excited to get a chance to talk to Marc Tassin, creator of Aetaltis and the author of more than a dozen published short stories. His stories have appeared in several anthologies.  He’ll talk about his career and tell us about his latest project, "Cool Name RPG”. References and Links: https://aetaltis.com/ https://cnghrpg.com/

Today we’re talking with Coach Monroe of Essential Comics.  His is such an inspirational story, Please check it out! References and Links: https://www.essentialmedia1.org/ https://www.facebook.com/essentialcomics1 https://www.instagram.com/essentialcomics/

Today we’re talking with Howard Andrew Jones.    He has written several historical fantasy novels.  He served as Managing Editor of Black Gate magazine and is the Editor for the Sword and Sorcery magazine Tales from the Magician’s Skull, published by Goodman Games. References and Links: https://www.howardandrewjones.com/ https://twitter.com/HowardAndrewJon https://www.facebook.com/howard.andrew.jo...

With us today is author Andrew Hook.  He is a European writer of slipstream fiction, and he’ll tell us what that is.  He’s had short stories, novellas, and novels published References and Links: http://andrew-hook.com/ https://twitter.com/AndrewHookUK http://andrew-hook.blogspot.com/

We’re talking with Gabriela Santiago today.  She’s a writer whose work has appeared in science fiction magazines including Clarkesworld, Strange Horizons, and The Dark. She’ll be discussing her writing process and the obstacles she’s had to overcome. References and Links: https://gabriela-santiago.com/ https://www.instagram.com/writing_relatedactivities/ https://www.tumblr.com/writing-relatedactiv...

Today we’re talking with Kevin Roche and Jason Diamond of the podcast Midnight Terrors.  Their podcast is dedicated to reviewing and discussing horror movies. References and Links:  midnightterrorspodcast@gmail.com https://www.instagram.com/midnight_terrors_podcast/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082922067296

Today we’re talking with Matt Jones, creator of the comic Void Beast , owner of Akachi Comics, and organizer of SableCon! References and Links: https://www.akachicomics.com/ https://www.instagram.com/akachicomics/ https://www.instagram.com/sable_con/ Note:   You can see our coverage of SableCon at https://youtu.be/qzM5Y2rlIrs

We’re happy to have with us today, Scott Taylor.  Scott is an Australian, a passionate scale modeler who is well regarded and recognized in the Australian scale model scene.  He’s  talking with us about the hobby and his company SMS (Scale Modellers Supply) References and Links: https://www.scalemodeller.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/smsofficialgroup https://www.youtube.com/@thescalemode...

Today we’re talking with Nina and Thom of the podcast Mobile Suit Breakdown!  It’s a great conversation about podcasting in general, but also about their particular focus. References and Links: https://gundampodcast.com/ Email:  gundampodcast@gmail.com  Email:  hosts@gundampodcast.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/gundampodcast

Today we’re talking with Marie Vibbert.  A writer whose work has appeared in science fiction magazines including Analog Science Fiction, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, among others.  She has also begun publishing novels! References and Links: marievibbert.com Twitter: @mareasie Instagram as Marie Vibbert.   Facebook as Marie Vibbert Google Marie Vibbert

Today, we’re excited to get a chance to talk to Stephen Long.  For over 30 years he’s been a game designer working for many of the industry’s companies.  He’s best known for best known for his work with the HERO System — from 2001-2011 he served as HERO System Line Developer.  He’ll be talking about that plus more insights into the gaming industry. References and Links: https://www.herogames.com/...

Joining us today is writer Michael Boncher, or M.D. as he is known.  He's a writer, artist, and musician!  He does it all! References and Links: www.resonantmedia.art www.akiniwazi.com

Joining us today is Dru Phillips.  He specializes in various types of photo imagery, including fitness, corporate, portrait, and cosplay. He’ll be talking about his two jobs.  One that pays the bills and one that gives the thrills References and Links: http://idruthat.com/ https://www.theampimage.com/ Socials: @idruthat @theampimage

Before starting The Halfling and the Spaceman , we had previously attempted to launch two other podcasts.   The first, in 2014, was Short Reads for the Long Road , which featured Roger reading short fiction.  Only two episodes were produced.  The second podcast was never published, with only one episode recorded in February 2020, one week before the lock downs. Since the Spaceman and I are taking...

Joining us today is Wole Talabi , a Nigerian engineer, author of speculative fiction, and  editor.  He’ll be talking about transitioning his engineering knowledge into his speculative fiction. References and Links: https://wtalabi.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/wtalabi https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/688459/shigidi-and-the-brass-head-of-obalufon-by-wole-talabi/

Today we’re talking with Shaun Harland, Gundam/mecha model builder, and Twitch streamer! References and Links: Twitch, Twitter, and Instagram: @DG_Television The Ghost of Zeon YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@TheGhostofZeon