S&L Podcast – #119 – Pronounce this…

Shows / January 22nd, 2013

We have a whole lot of award finalists to tell you about and Veronica bravely tries to pronounce their names. We also wonder how much said is too much said.

 
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Car Men Air Camenere, Chile 
Veronica: Something red

QUICK BURNS
TOC: ‘The Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy’ Edited by Jonathan Strahan
Harper/Voyager UK to Release SF/F Classics with Beautiful Minimalist Covers
Tad Williams completes latest novel 
Great science fiction authors tell us which novels they wish they’d written themselves
FINALISTS: 2012 BSFA Award 
FINALISTS: The 2012 Kitschies 

CALENDAR

BARE YOUR SWORD
Veronica’s Reddit AMA 
The battle against ‘sexist’ sci-fi and fantasy book covers  
Jim Hines Group Cover Pose
Living in a Fantasy world 
 
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
New GAME OF THRONES video 
 
BOOK CHECK-IN
Use of “said”
  
ADDENDUMS
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S&L Podcast – #119 – Pronounce this

Autopilot S2E11 – Max Headroom

AutoPilot/ Shows / January 22nd, 2013

Max Headroom is a British-produced American satirical science fiction television series by Chrysalis Visual Programming and Lakeside Productions for Lorimar-Telepictures that aired in the United States on ABC from March 1987 to May 1988. The series was based on the Channel 4 British TV pilot produced by Chrysalis, Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future. It followed the adventures of Edison Carter, reporter for Network 23 and Max Headroom a virutal version of Carter as they struggled against the executives of the netowrk.

Tech News Today 674: Samsung Galaxy S Octo

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 22nd, 2013

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

Mozilla puts out some phones, AT&T sucks up some spectrum, Steve Ballmer consolidates his power, and more.

Guests: Brian Dunning

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Running time:: 0:44:30

Tech News Today 673: Carve Out Their Own Path

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 21st, 2013

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

Kim Dotcom’s triumphant return, Sony’s getting thinner, Gigabit for everyone in the US, and more.

Guests: Dana Wollman

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Running time:: 0:45:29

Tech News Today 672: Gleegally Speaking

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 18th, 2013

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

Google beats Apple in Japan, Cable ISPs admit caps not about congestion, Congress says your apps need privacy, and more.

Guests: Darren Kitchen

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Running time:: 0:45:00

Books, Brooks…And More Books: Our Interview with Terry Brooks!

Shows / January 18th, 2013

Terry Brooks, the mastermind behind the world of Shannara, joins us to discuss what’s coming up in the Dark Legacy of Shannara, his ventures into standalone e-books, and the advice he’d give to new fantasy authors.

More about our guest, Terry Brooks:

On the Web: http://www.terrybrooks.net/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/officialbrooks
On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialterrybrooks
On G+:https://plus.google.com/u/0/106756046894387044266/posts
On Goodreads:http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9629.Terry_Brooks

More on Terry’s Works:

Original Shannara Trilogy: http://www.goodreads.com/series/49525-the-original-shannara-trilogy
Heritage of Shannara: http://www.goodreads.com/series/40325-heritage-of-shannara
Voyage of Jerle Shannara:http://www.goodreads.com/series/42961-voyage-of-the-jerle-shannara
Word & Void: http://www.goodreads.com/series/44330-word-the-void
Genesis of Shannara: http://www.goodreads.com/series/40860-genesis-of-shannara
Legends of Shannara: http://www.goodreads.com/series/49107-legends-of-shannara
High Druid of Shannara: http://www.goodreads.com/series/44034-high-druid-of-shannara
Dark Legacy of Shannara:http://www.goodreads.com/series/74801-the-dark-legacy-of-shannara

Paladins of Shannara:http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15743635-paladins-of-shannara

Landover: http://www.goodreads.com/series/41934-magic-kingdom-of-landover

“Exactly What You Wanted” by Aaron:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fDcSqVAUxo

Tech News Today 671: Netflix Neutrality

Shows/ Tech News Today / January 17th, 2013

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

Is Netflix breaking net neutrality? Lenovo’s new Chromebook, Yelp gets into hygiene, and more.

Guests: Bob LeVitus

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Running time:: 0:48:16

Autopilot S2E10 – Firefly

AutoPilot/ Shows / January 16th, 2013

Firefly is an American space western drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear.

The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system, and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a “Firefly-class” spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity.