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Coming up… Fiction 1: “Overtaken” by Karl Bunker  04:15 “I found you.” The ship that said this had a mass of a few grams. It was composed of a central nodule less than a centimeter across, surrounded by kilometers-wide web constructed of sparsely distributed mononuclear wires. In the past, Karl Bunker has been a software developer, jeweler, musical instrument maker, sculptor, mechanical technician...

Coming up… Fiction: “The Spinach Can’s Son” by Robert T. Jeschonek “I am the can of spinach in a sailor man’s hand. He squeezes, expecting me to burst open and launch a blob of green power into his gaping maw. “But I do not burst. He gets no mouthful of spinach, no surge of energy pumping up his arms to three times their size. That’s not how it works on this side of the tracks, my friend. “You’re...

Coming up… Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis 02:10 “Descartes’ Stepchildren” by  Robert Scherrer 16:20 Robert Scherrer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Vanderbilt University.  His research area is cosmology, encompassing work on dark energy, dark matter, big bang nucleosynthesis, and the large-scale structure of the universe.  He is also the...

Coming up… Short Fiction 1: “Effect and Cause” by Ken Liu  01:15 Interview:  Dr. Linda Spilker – Cassini Project Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory 09:20 Ken’s fiction has appeared in  F&SF ,  Asimov’s ,  Analog ,  Strange Horizons ,  Lightspeed , and  Clarkesworld , among other places. He has won a Nebula, two Hugos, a World Fantasy Award, and a Science Fiction & Fantasy Translation Award...

Coming up… Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 01:57 Sofanauts has Landed! 30:00 “Flash Bang Remember” by Caroline M. Yoachim & Tina Connolly  39:00 Caroline is a photographer and writer currently living in Seattle, Washington. She has published about two dozen fantasy and science fiction short stories, in markets that include  Asimov’s , Lightspeed Magazine ,  Interzone , and  Daily Science Fict...

Each year I like to start with a Meta show… here is our 2014. Happy New Year everyone. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up… Fact: Film Talk by Dennis M. Lane 06:30 “Something Real” by Rick Wilber  14:30 Fact: Movie Soundtracks by  David Raiklen  01:19:20 Interview: Ben Chaney  01:33:00 Rick is a journalism professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He is also a writer who has published two novels, several short-story collections, a memoir, and several college textbooks on writing and editing for...

Coming up…   People with wings! Short Fiction: “On Moonlit Wings” by Anaea Lay  04:00 Anaea Lay lives in Madison, Wisconsin where she sells Real Estate under a different name, writes, cooks, plays board games, spoils her cat, runs the  Strange Horizons  podcast, and plots to take over the world. Her work has appeared in places such as Lightspeed, Nightmare, Apex and Daily Science Fiction.  You can...

Coming up… Cove Art by Sparth Two tales of interstellar etiquette. Short Fiction: “Earth for Dummies” by Lettie Prell  03:00 Lettie Prell is the author of the novel,  Dragon Ring  ( Flying Pen Press ). Her work has also appeared in “Apex,” “Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine,” “Aiofie’s Kiss” and “Paranormal Underground.” Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H. Sturgis. 13:00 Main Fiction...

Coming up… Main Fiction: Glister by Dominic Green Fact: Science News by  J J Campanella  53:30 Promo: Dr Amy H. Sturgis –  “The Gothic Tradition” at Mythgard Institute  plus  YouTube trailer Dominic Green was born in Birmingham, though happily the trauma has erased this from memory, leaving only dim, fleeting flashbacks of shambling, half-human harridans looming over his crib crooning His parents...

Coming up… Fact: Synthetic Voices by Jimmy Rogers Interview: Wayne Simmons  29:00 Novel talked about on interview: Plastic Jesus Salt Publishing  Main Fiction: “Claim Blame” by Alan Dean Foster Born in New York City in 1946, Foster was raised in Los Angeles. After receiving a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema from UCLA (1968, l969) he spent two years as a c...

Coming up… Two stories based on “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” Fact: Main Fiction 1: “Greener” by Josh Roseman  03:10 Josh Roseman (not the trombonist; the other one) lives in Georgia (the state, not the country). His writing has appeared in Asimov’s, Escape Pod, and the Crossed Genres anthology Fat Girl in a Strange Land. His fiction has been reprinted by the Dunest...

Coming up… Cover Art by  Nicolas Bouvier  02:25 Sparth (nicolas bouvier) has been an active artistic director and concept designer in the gaming industry since 1996. Born in France, he now lives in Seattle, Washington, working for Microsoft. Having had the privilege of travelling extensively at an early age to such places as far afield as the USA, Singapore, China, France and Europe, he was influe...

Coming Up StarShipSofa Halloween Special! Two stories set on Oct. 31… Fact: Cheapskates by Adam Pracht 08:00 Main Fiction 1: “The Visited” by Anaea Lay Anaea Lay lives in Madison, Wisconsin where she sells Real Estate under a different name, writes, cooks, plays board games, spoils her cat, runs the Strange Horizons podcast, and plots to take over the world. Her work has appeared in places such as...

Coming Up Fact: Poetry Planet Rhysling Showcase Pt 2 by Diane Serverson 01:30 Main Fiction: “Today’s Friends” by David J. Schwartz  20:00 David J. Schwartz carries Minnesota with him in a small camel-colored attaché with a combination lock; it can only be opened by taking the number of hairs on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s head, dividing it by the secret formula on the Kensington Runestone, and adding th...

Coming Up Fact: Synthetic Voices by Jimmy Rogers 01:30 Main Fiction: “Possible Monsters” by Will McIntosh  16:00 Fact: Poetry Planet by Diane Severson 01:06:00  Narrator: Mike Boris Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming Up Help Nebula Award winning author Eugie Foster meet her cancer bills Interview: Stanley Schmidt Fact: : Science Fiction Movie Soundtracks by  David Raiklen  11:00 Main Fiction: Puss in DC by Pamela Sargent  26:40 Narrator: Nicholas Camm George Zebrowski’ work. Black Pockets and Swift Thoughts Plus, very short stories in Nature, and here are links to those:

Coming up… Cover Art by David Demaret Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis  02:40 Main Fiction: “Cassandra” by  C.J. Cherryh  17:50 1979 Hugo Award Winner for Best Short Story Interview: John Joseph Adams HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! & Other Improbable Kickstarters  43:00 Narrator: Nicola Seaton-Clark   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See...

Coming up… Robots, Doom, and Nick Camm! Fact: Science News by J J Campanella 02:30 Short Fiction: “iRobot” by Guy Haley  23:40 Main Fiction: “Automatic Diamante” by Philip Suggars  44:40 Fact: Fiction Crawler 14 by Matthew Sanborn Smith 35:00  Narrator: Nick Camm Promo: ArtisticWhispers and Gail Carriger ready to introduce the world to  Crudrat  01:14:30 Links to Fiction Crawler No 14: A to Z Theo...

Coming up… Fact: Synthetic Voices by Jimmy Rogers 01:50 Main Fiction: “And Then Some” by Matthew Hughes 17:00 Lightspeed Magazine Narrator: Barry J. Northern Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up… Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis 01:40 Main Fiction 2: “Outbound from Put-In Bay” by M Bennardo  20:35 Interview: K. Ceres Wright also blogs at  Amazing Stories  01:05:00 Main Fiction 1: “Water Finds Its Level” by  M Bennardo  01:20:00 Narrators: Amy H Sturgis and Summer Brooks   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Coming up… Fact: Cheapskates by Adam Pracht  04:55 2012 BSFA Winner! Main Fiction: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” Part 2 by Ian Sales  19:32 Fact: Poetry Planet No 10: Elgin and Dwarf Stars Awards Showcase by Diane Severson  01:16:59 Narrator: Logan Waterman Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up… Fact: Science News by J J Campanella  01:40 Introduction to Main Fiction: Adam Pracht  29:30 2012 BSFA Winner and Sidewise Award Finalist! Main Fiction: “Adrift on the Sea of Rains” Part 1 by  Ian Sales  38:00 Fact: ScFi Soundtrack by David Raiklen  01:26:00 Narrator: Logan Waterman Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Coming up… Fact: Cheapskates by Adam Pracht  06:30 Main Fiction: “Limited Edition” by Tim Maughan  15:00 Fact: Forbidden Planet by Dennis M Lane  01:19:00 Narrator: Graeme Dunlop @Kibitzer Forbidden Planet PowerPoint Slides Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming up…  Harry Turtledove special! Flash fiction: Lure 07:70 Gladly Wolde He Learne 20:00  Short Fiction: Clash of Arms 30:00 Not All Wolves 51:00  Main Fiction: The Barbecue, The Movie, and Other Unfortunately Not So Relevant Material 01:57:00 SofaCON Quiz: Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy vrs SF Signal  01:12:00 Narrators: Dennis M. Lane , Amy H. Sturgis , Nick Camm , Ibba... Support this show http...