January 2008 – Page 5

SciPodBooks Podcast: A dramaztized The Statement Of Randolph Carter by H.P. Lovecraft

SFFaudio Online Audio

The Sci Pod Books podcast, run by Mark Nelson, has some of the best free audiobooks on the net. Nelson is a busy guy of late, as he is transitioning from an amateur audiobook narrator to professional audiobook narrator! Look for more of his work promoted here soon. On his free podcast you’ll find an unabridged dramatized reading of one of my favorite H.P. Lovecraft tales The Statement Of Randolph Carter as well as the first chapter of his reading of Plague Ship by Andre Norton – with more chapters to come. Also available, and complete in three parts is: Police Operation by H. Beam Piper!

Subscribe to the feed:

http://rss.mac.com/marknelson2/iWeb/SciPodBooks/SciPodCast/rss.xml

Posted by Jesse Willis

The Space Show, interview with Donna Shirley on Science & Science Fiction

SFFaudio Online Audio

David Livingston, who hosts The Space Show, interviewed Donna Shirley, the former manager of NASA’s Mars Exploration Program. Shirley was also a director of the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame (in Seattle, WA). You’ll need to bear with the programs flaws, there are lots of clicks, buzzes, pleas for donations and copyright notifications. Listen directly |MP3| or use the podcast feed:

http://www.gigadial.net/public/station/11253/rss.xml

[via Marooned: Science Fiction books on Mars]

Posted by Jesse Willis

BBC Radio 4 presents: The Listening Room

SFFaudio Online Audio

Our resident agent in the U.K., Roy, tells us that the latest issue of the Radio Times has a BBC Radio 4 show that may be of interest…

The Listening Room
By Steve Gough; Performed by a full cast
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4 / Saturday Play
Broadcast: January 26th 2007 @ 14:30-15:30
In this psychological thriller exploring truth, confidentiality and morality, it is the year 2035 and Kathleen works on a national helpline in a call centre named The Listening Room. Late one night, she receives a call from a man named John who holds a terrible secret. Over the past three years, he claims to be responsible for the “disappearance” of many foreign nationals and illegal immigrants who are perceived by those in the British Interior Ministry to be an unacceptable threat to the State. Kathleen listens with horror, bewilderment and disbelief, but the strict professional code she works to has been drummed into her. Confidentiality is paramount and must never be broken – even in the most extreme case. As she’s drawn in deeper, Kathleen starts to feel that even her own sanity is under threat.

This should be available through the “listen again” feature for 6 days following the broadcast.

Posted by Jesse Willis

Fast Forward TV Interviews Lawrence Watt-Evans and Michael Swanwick

SFFaudio Online Audio

Fast Forward TV has some new interviews:

Lawrence Watt-Evans |MP3|

Michael Swanwick |MP3|

You can subscribe to the feed at this URL (but it doesn’t have the new interviews yet):

http://fast-forward.tv/blog/?feed=rss2

Posted by Charles Tan

Podiobooks.com to offer audiobooks

SFFaudio News

Jason Penney of the All The Billion Other Moments blog, has written in to say:

“I thought it might be of interest to the readers of SFFAudio that Podiobooks.com is looking to add “Audiobook” versions of some titles (for a fee) at some time this year. Currently it seems this will consist of large file downloads with the in between stuff edited out (so it will be more like getting something from Audible.com than a bunch of podcasts). Since the site is run primarily by podcasters who are not primarily Audiobook listeners they are looking for input into what people want out of this service. Currently there don’t seem to be too many audiobook listeners taking part, so this is a good chance for those who do to let themselves be heard. Also, I’ve started a group in the Community for folks who are primarily audiobook listeners as opposed to podcast listeners.”

Indeed, I’ve been asking Evo Terra, my friend at Podiobooks, to make this happen for a while now. I’m one of those audiobook people. I love podcasts, but I’m an audiobook person too. I’m glad to hear that its is under serious consideration and that the consultations have begun. The audiobook listenership really doesn’t seem to have crossed over into the podcast serialized novel format – and this means that if successful, Podiobooks will be offering just that hook for the many audiobook only folks out there. If you’re an audiobook person who just hasn’t got what a podiobook is (podcast novel), why not add your input to the discussion?

Posted by Jesse Willis

Wormwood Season One wrapped

SFFaudio Online Audio

I received an email from Bradford R. Bowman, who among other things runs a cool blog about crossbows (it needs updating with more posts Bradford!). Bowman had this to say:

“Hey, I just thought the site [SFFaudio.com] might mark the season finale of Wormwood, which in my mind was really the highlight of the year in audio drama. They hint at plans for a second season, but it would be great if could urge them to that end. I mean, we have to know what happens to Sparrow!”

Good idea! I’ve just finished listening to the season finale of Season 1 – “It has all built to this moment…” – and boy did it finish cool, very, very, VERY cool! I previously described this show as “one part Twin Peaks, one part mystery, one part supernatural” after hearing the Season Finale I’d like to add a couple more descriptors: “Wicker Man-esque” and “Lovecraftian!”

Wormwood: A Serial Mystery – Season One
By various; Performed by a full cast
24 MP3s – Approx. 9 Hours [AUDIO DRAMA]
Podcaster: Habit Forming Films / WormwoodShow.com
Podcast: July 2007 – January 2008
Tragedy forced Doctor Xander Crowe down the pathways of the occult and he was forever transformed. Now, chasing the vision of a drowned woman, Crowe finds himself in the haunted town of Wormwood, where evil lurks in the shadows and stains the souls of its inhabitants.

Subscribe to podcast with this feed and get all 24 first season episodes:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/WormwoodMystery

Posted by Jesse Willis