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We have essential info for Wheel of Time fans, dragon fans, and we debate the best SciFi weapons. Also, Veronica claims to be able to hear Tom’s face.

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Boont Amber Ale
Veronica: Carolans Irish Liqueur

QUICK BURNS
Forbes reveals list of 2011’s top-earning authors
Adam Whitehead gets back to his summary of the Wheel of Time series
The evolutionary history of dragons, illustrated by a scientist
All 29 editions of Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies coming as e-books
Great writing advice from this year’s Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy writing workshop
Digital Book World aims for a more accurate ebook bestseller list

CALENDAR

BARE YOUR SWORD
Coolest Sci-Fi Weapons
We’re Number 2!

TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Ciarán Hinds is Mance Rayder in GAME OF THRONES

BOOK CHECK-IN
A Question About Shrewd’s command -spoilers!
Ending Questions (Very Spoilery)
What else are we reading?

VOICEMAIL

We’re going to DragonCon!
Sword and Laser Podcast – LIVE
We’ll do a live version of our audio podcast with a special guest author and take your questions. So get to reading!
Time: Sat 02:30 pm Location: Crystal Ballroom – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
Parsec Awards
The Parsec Awards are the yearly awards for speculative fiction podcasts. I’ll be presenting, and Veronica Belmont will be hosting!
Time: Sun 04:30 pm Location: International North Room – Hyatt

ADDENDUMS
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Frame Rate 90: Last dance for Hulu?

Frame Rate/ Shows / August 20th, 2012

Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt

IAWTV awards, Hulu’s CEO giving up, Olympics on YouTube, DOJ FCC clears Verizon’s spectrum buyout, Apple wooing cable operators, and more.

Guest: Amber J Lawson, Chairman of the IAWTV

Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/fr.

We invite you to read, add to, and amend our show notes at wiki.twit.tv.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 1:13:40

Tech News Today 568: I Like My Newspaper

Shows/ Tech News Today / August 20th, 2012

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

Changes for Hulu, OnLive replaced by OnLive, excited about Synaptics, and more.

Guest: Fr. Robert Ballacer, SJ

Download or subscribe to this show at twit.tv/tnt.

Submit and vote on story coverage at technewstoday.reddit.com.

We invite you to check out the full show notes for today’s episode here.

Thanks to Cachefly for the bandwidth for this show.

Running time: 50:53

S&L Video – #10 – Interview with Adam Christopher

Shows / August 20th, 2012

We talk with ‘Empire State’ author Adam Christopher about his upcoming book ‘Seven Wonders,’ alternate New Yorks, and what kind of superhero he’d like to be.

Learn more about our guest!
Adam Christopher: http://www.adamchristopher.co.uk/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostfinder
On Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/adamchristopher

Show Notes:
http://www.gfmfilms.co.uk/films/pre-production/neuromancer/
http://savethescifi.com/
http://storybundle.com/
http://www.galacticfootballleague.com
http://www.theawl.com/2012/08/a-timeline-of-future-events

‘Damiano’ Whiteboard Review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smc8PBVDkfY