The Halfling and the Spaceman

Greg Porter,  Game Designer and Publisher We had a great time talking with Greg Porter. Greg is the founder of Blacksburg Tactical Research Center or BTRC, which is a game publishing company that may be best known for the game Macho Women with Guns. References and Links: https://www.btrc.net/ ---------- Catching Up With... Howard A. Jones This week, we also had author Howard Andrew Jones on our Yo...

Today we're talking with Avery Wild, the organizer and convention chair for Ret-Con.  Ret-Con is a literary focused, speculative fiction convention serving the Raleigh-Durham Metro Area of North Carolina.   In addition to founding Ret-Con, Avery is an alumni of Illogicon, and has also worked at the Katsucon anime convention in National Harbor, MD.     Avery talks to us about his love for thin...

A Conversation With... Josh Burkey, Podcaster and Mental Health Advocate Today we are very excited to be talking to Josh Burkey, of the multi-media non-profit Victims and Villains.   Josh talks about the non-profit, how fandom can help with issues surrounding mental health,  and the two podcasts he hosts for their podcast network. References and Links: https://linktr.ee/VictimsandVillains https://...

A Conversation With Author Joel Flanagan-Grannemann We've been talking to Joel Flannigan-Granneman.  He’s written several fantasy books and stories, including the recently released Fairy Court in Exile, which is the third book in the Servants of the Moon and Sun series. References and Links: ---- Catching Up With Author Wole Talabi We've been catching up with Nebula Award nominee Wole Ta...

HP Holo, author of the Monster Punk Horizon series of books wishes you a happy new year on behalf of herself, the characters of the Monster Punk Horizon  series, and Us! Join us in 2024 for great new conversations with creators, makers, and fans and continue with us on our journey to meet every fan who has become a creator, and share the joy of the things that inspire them to create! Happy New Yea...

JaBarr Lasley, Director and Producer of Cosplay You Way: In Color!  wishes you happy holidays and invites you to return for new episodes of The Halfling and the Spaceman in January of 2024.

We have been thrilled to have Brittany Rose and Jonathan Bartholomew of the "Strange Stories with the Seeker and the Skeptic" talk to us about their podcast.  Safe to say, their fandom is "weirdness." References and Links: https://www.seekerandskepticpodcast.com/ https://linktr.ee/seekerandskeptic https://www.youtube.com/@seekerandskeptic Also Featuring: Catching Up With O Hai...

Creator of the comic "Project Azu'k'kar."  In addition he's a gaming enthusiast and professional photographer! References: https://www.facebook.com/azukkarofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/azukkarofficial/ https://twitter.com/azukkarofficial/ Also Featuring: Catching Up With Bobby Nash

The Halfling and the Spaceman take a break from their regular format to spend some time discussing conventions and how conventions relate to the greater fandom community.

Today we're excited to have Monalisa Foster talking with us today.  At a young age, she taught herself English by translating Heinlein juvenile novels. Fast forward to a time when she self published the Ravages of Honor series, wrote several published short stories, and more. Welcome, Monalisa! References and Links: https://monalisafoster.com/ https://monalisafoster.com/signup/hsm/ ---- new s...

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