The Halfling and the Spaceman

Welcome to 2023! Join us as we talk with Michael Pederson.  Michael is the convention organizer and Chair of RavenCon in Richmond, VA.  He’ll be talking about the vast experiences he has had leading him to organize his own convention. References and Links: https://www.ravencon.com/

Happy Holidays from the Halfling and the Spaceman!  

Today we’re talking with Bradley K. McDevitt.  He’s been artist staple in the fandom community for decades.  He’s here to regale us with tales of his earliest artistic endeavors at the ripe age of 2 all with way up to his current position with Goodman Games.  This otta’ be fun. References and Links: https://goodman-games.com/ http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/

Today’s guest is James Bullock.  He’s an anime aficionado who became instrumental in running the long-lived Anime Mid-Atlantic.  He’ll talk about his journey from discovering anime in college to his crucial role in AMA.  You’ll enjoy some laughs with this one. References and Links: None this episode License Information (https://audiojungle.net/licenses/terms/audio_sfx_media_multi) Fairy Tale Magic...

Today’s episode features a talk with Brendan Becker.  We’ll talk about what chip tunes are and how his love of computers and programming led him to become the artist known as Inverse Phase.  We’re even featuring a sample of his work! References and Links: -- Inverse Phase http://inversephase.com/ http://inversephase.bandcamp.com/ http://patreon.com/inversephase http://bloopmuseum.com Music License...

Today we’re talking with Peter Gold.  He’s a Merchant Marine who is also active in the fandom group known as the Royal Manitcoran Merchant Marine.  This is a fandom group based off the David Weber Honor Harrington series.  He’ll talk about his duties as a Merchant Marine and how the US Merchant Marine compares with that as depicted in the Honorverse. References and Links: https://trmn.org/ https:/...

Today’s episode is a conversation with Joelle Presby.  She’s part of a team that provides technical advice for author David Weber with his Honor Harrington series.  She’ll be talking with us about her background in the US Navy and how it led to her being a technical consultant and collaborator. Her background is as fascinating as her current writing projects. References and Links: https://joellepr...

This week we’re talking with Patrick Dugan.  He’s not only the author of the award winning Storm Forged and The Darkest Storm series and more, he’s  a 3-D model builder, and he’s also the Director of Technology Services for Author’s Essentials LLC.  Where does this man find time to sleep and how do all of those things relate to one another?  He’s offering some eye-opening advice as well. Reference...

Our guest this week is Charlotte Mauler Hayes.  She’s a Baroness within the Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, a medieval recreation group.  She’s taking on us her journey from first encounter the group as a young teenager to becoming a highly awarded person in this international organization. References and Links: https://www.sca.org/ https://atlantia.sca.org/ https://lochmere.atlantia.sca...

Our guest today is John Watts with Independence Games.  Independence Games is a small press RPG publisher.  Join us as he talks through his journey from playing RPGs to publishing RPGs. References and Links: https://independencerpgs.com/ Twitter: @IndependenceGa6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndependenceGames https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=Cepheus++Engine&x=0&y=0&am...

Join The Halfling and The Spaceman as they talk with Hatter.  She’s a cosplayer, digital storyteller, and maker of wearable fairy wings.  We’ll find out exactly what digital storytelling and cosplay is. She’ll also talk a little shop about how she’s refined her fairy wing technique over time.. References and links: https://www.instagram.com/thedancinghatter/ https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/...

Today’s episode features our first writer Nicole Givens Kurtz.  She’s an author, owner, and founder of Mocha Memoirs Press.  She’ll be talking about how her upbringing shaped her and her writing.  She’ll also talk about what Mocha Memoirs Press is and what motivated her to start her own publishing company.  She will also talk about how important a sense of community is. References and Links from t...

Meet Cathy Bruce - Library Technician at the Varina Public Library in Henrico, Virginia USA.  A long time anime fan, she takes us back to the '80s with tales of trading snowy VHS tapes, early anime fandom, and her experience working with anime conventions. Things mentioned in this episode: Henrico County, Virginia Public Library: https://henricolibrary.org/

Meet Janet, the Halfling, and Roger, the Spaceman, the hosts of the podcast and explore a little of their personal journey in active fandom.   References:   RavenCon:  https://www.ravencon.com/ All Things Writing:  https://allthingswriting.buzzsprout.com/ Crimson Streets:  http://www.crimsonstreets.com/ TriCon '91 NC State University https://www.instagram.com/p/CjN9As3uVe-/?utm_source=ig_web_...

A brief trailer introducing the podcast and it's two hosts.