Spider Robinson reads Slow Sculpture by Theodore Sturgeon

Jesse Willis

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Spider On The Web - Spider Robinson’s podcastSpider Robinson’s latest podcast features a Hugo and Nebula Award winning novellete by Theodore Sturgeon. Robinson calls Sturgeon ‘the second greatest Science Fiction author of all time’ (with Heinlein being #1). At the end of the podcast Robinson also promises two more Sturgeon stories in future podcasts. The reading for this one though begins about 10 minutes into the show. The first of the two is A Saucer Of Lonliness. It was first published in Galaxy Magazine’s February 1953 issue. It was adapted into a radio drama for X-Minus One in 1957. Was again adapted, for television this time, into a segment of one episode of The Twilight Zone in 1986.
This episode was dedicated to the memory of Theodore Sturgeon. And in 2004 it received a ‘Retro Hugo’ award.

Galaxy February 1970 Slow Sculpture
By Theodore Sturgeon; Read by Spider Robinson
1 |MP3| – Approx. 49 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Podcaster: Spider On The Web
Podcast: July 21, 2009
Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. First published in the February 1970 issue of Galaxy.

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Neil Gaiman blogs about reading (audio) books

Carsten

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NeilGaiman.comNeil Gaiman, who reads most of the audio versions of his books himself, (and I can testify for his amazing skills as a performer from having seen him live in London last November) shares some thoughts and advice on how to best books aloud. Interesting post and potentially useful for all the aspiring audio book narrators out there.

Check it out on Neil Gaiman’s blog

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LibriVox: Triplanetary by E.E. “Doc” Smith

Jesse Willis

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LibriVoxThanks go to LibriVox for Triplanetary. This is the first book length public domain audiobook by E.E. “Doc” Smith. Here’s the editorial from the first issue of its serialization in Amazing Stories:

“We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story [Triplanetary] by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the ‘Skylark’ stories which were so much appreciated by our readers. We think that they will find this story superior to the earlier ones. Dr. Smith certainly has the narrative power, and that, joined with his scientific position, makes him an ideal author for our columns.”

LibriVox - Triplanetary by E.E. Doc SmithTriplanetary
By E.E. “Doc” Smith; Read by Mark F. Smith
13 Zipped MP3 Files or Podcast – Approx. 6 Hours 25 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: LibriVox.org
Published: July 21, 2009
E.E. “Doc” Smith virtually invented the space opera sub-genre singelhandedly. In Triplanetary physics, time, and politics never stand in the way of a plot that gallops ahead without letup. The heroes of Smith’s story are all scientists. In their hands the electromagnetic spectrum becomes a raw material to be molded into ever-more amazing and lethal forms, and the speed of light is no bar to their traveling through the interstellar void. Come enjoy this story of yesteryear, set in tomorrow, where real women ignite love at a glance, real men achieve in days what governments manage in decades, and aliens are an ever-present threat to Life-As-We-Know-It! First published in the January, February, March and April 1934 issues of Amazing Stories magazine.

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Additional credit for this audiobook goes to:

Dedicated Proof-Listener: Ans Wink
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: David Lawrence

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Reading And Writing Podcast: Interview with Joe R. Lansdale

Jesse Willis

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Reading And Writing PodcastJeff Rutherford’s Reading And Writing podcast has an exclusive interview with Fantasy/Horror writer Joe R. Lansdale! Lansdale talks about the book industry, what and who he reads (The Postman Always Rings Twice), and mentions a few of his upcoming works including a script for a cool sounding Jonah Hex animated short! |MP3|.

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BBC Radio 4: Tarantino’s Jukebox

Jesse Willis

Aural Noir: Online Audio

BBC Radio 4BBC Radio 4 produces so many wonderful fiction programs. Every once in a while I get my paws on a BBC R4 documentary program that is just as good, and just as interesting as those readings and plays. I’m not much for music, but I love the music in Quentin Tarantino’s movies.

Here’s the perfect doc on that subject…

Tarantino's JukeboxTarantino’s Jukebox
2 Parts – Approx. 56 Minutes [DOCUMENTARY]
Broadcaster: BBC Radio 4
Broadcast: July 11th and 18th 2009
“Composer and film music historian Robert Ziegler talks to American film-maker Quentin Tarantino about the music he has used to soundtrack his films. Music plays a key role in Tarantino’s films, including Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Jackie Brown, and he reveals to Robert his musical influences and the way in which he plunders his own backstory, remembering the tracks of his youth and making references to – and featuring music from – cult films and television. Recorded on location in Tarantino’s favourite virtual Los Angeles diner, the programme also provides an insight into the way music can infuse a film, and the way a film can bring music back to life from the dusty vaults. The programme also features contributions from Mary Wilson of the Supremes, Dusty Springfield’s manager Vicki Wickham, film producer Laurence Bender, music and film critic Paul Gambaccini, film editor Sally Menke and music supervisors Mary Ramos and Karyn Rachtman”.

When you click through you may notice that BBC only has the second half of the two part doc still available in their iPlayer. But, that’s okay because you can get this terrific two part doc in an MP3 format via torrent from radioarchive.cc (just like I did).

Posted by Jesse Willis