A message from Aaron! Re: Kickstarter

Shows/ Sword and Laser / November 20th, 2013

That’s right, we have only 3 days left on the Kickstarter! It has been an amazing month, and we can’t wait to bring Season 2 to you guys! 

But we are still trying to reach our second stretch goal, and we have some big things planned… including getting a certain someone to speak! Can you guess who?

We added a few new reward levels, in case you missed them:

$60 – A Sword and Laser stein. 

Suitable for filling with mead or romulan ale! (plus the DIRK & HEAT RAY and KNIFE & MASER level rewards).

$60 – Sword and Laser Kindle case or sleeve. 

Put your Kindle in a case that shows off your a member of the world’s greatest SciFi and Fantasy book club! (plus the DIRK & HEAT RAY and KNIFE & MASER level rewards)

$75 – USB Drive with all the audio and video episodes of Sword and Laser! 

(plus the DIRK & HEAT RAY and KNIFE & MASER level rewards).

So if you haven’t pitched in yet, or want to raise your reward level, now is the time!! Thank you!

S&L Podcast – #151 – Myke Cole Will Kick Your Ass For Free

Shows/ Sword and Laser / November 19th, 2013

We have the distinct pleasure of chatting with author Myke Cole about his Shadow Ops series, playing D&D with SFF authors and how he took on the challenge of writing from the POV of a 12-year-old-girl. Plus he offers free ass-kickings if you need writing motivation right now. It is NaNoWriMo, after all. 

Staffers Book Review (The link to Justin’s blog we promised!)

Podcast download link!

Downloadable versions of video.

TNT 886: Me, My Selfie, and I

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 19th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell.

Dropbox is an $8 billion bargain, 800,000 Galaxy Gear sales can’t be wrong, Valve promises Virtual Reality prototype coming to Steam, and more!

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Running time: 52:43

FR 149: The Cause of Cable’s Decline

Frame Rate/ Shows / November 18th, 2013

Frame Rate

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood.

Bill would make it illegal for ISPs to slow down online video services, NFL, MLB Tell Supreme Court: If Aereo Wins, We’re Bailing on Broadcast, and more.

Guest: John Hess

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Running time: 1:17:39

TNT 885: Woo Woo to Internet

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 18th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell.

Apple buying Kinect-maker, NFL threatens to leave broadcast if Aereo wins, Sony sells 1 million PS4s, and more!

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Running time: 50:08

TNT 884: Toblerphone

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 15th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell.

Is this the last huge game console launch season? How about wraparound phones! Fight for your right to unlock a phone, and more!

Guests: Darren Kitchen and Len Peralta

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Running time: 54:46

TNT 883: $3 Billion? No Thanks.

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 14th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell.

Snapchat says no to Facebook’s billions, Amazon puts your Windows desktop on the Kindle, MapQuest is back, and more!

Guest: John Falcone

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Running time: 46:02

TNT 882: Netflix Looking Purdy

Shows/ Tech News Today / November 13th, 2013

Tech News Today

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell.

Moto G wants to be your hot cheap phone, Sony surprised people still like music, Twitter lets you change history, and more!

Guest: Kevin Purdy

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Running time: 49:05

Autopilot S3E05 – Jason of Star Command

AutoPilot/ Shows / November 13th, 2013

Jason of Star Command is a live action television series by Filmation which ran between 1978 and 1981. The show revolved around the exploits of space adventurer Jason (Craig Littler) and his colleagues, including Professor E.J. Parsafoot (Charlie Dell) and the pocket robot “Wiki” (formally W1K1). The show also starred Sid Haig as the evil Dragos, and, in the first season, James Doohan of Star Trek fame.[1] Jason was a spin-off of another Filmation live action show called Space Academy, which starred another sci-fi luminary, Jonathan Harris of Lost in Space fame.