Prisoners of Gravity on Robots and Artificial Intelligence

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

Here’s another episode of Prisoners Of Gravity uploaded to YouTube (and audio’d by SFFaudio). The three videos below make up the bulk of one episode from the 2nd season of PoG. The episode is titled “Robots & Artificial Intelligence“. In the show, Commander Rick and guests talk to and about, Douglas Adams, Gregory Benford, Karel Čapek, Isaac Asimov, Nancy Kress, George Zabrowski, Stanislaw Lem, Robocop, Frank Miller, Robert J. Sawyer, Donald Kingsbury, Brian Fawcett, Pamela Sargent, Lewis Shiner, Roger Penrose, Judith Reeves-Stevens, Garfield Reeves-Stevens, Star Trek and Judith Merril and William Gibson, John Varley. This is a terrifc survey of the cross’d subjects of robots and AI. Check it out…

Prisoners Of GravityPrisoners Of Gravity – “Robots & Artificial Intelligence”
1 |MP3| – 25 Minutes [AUDIO FROM VIDEO]
Broadcaster: TV Ontario
Broadcast: Thursday, January 24th, 1991

“This week’s topic is Robots… unfortunately, NanCy, Commander Rick’s computer, changes the topic on him to Artificial Intelligence; Commander Rick manages to discuss a little of both with his guests. Including clips from Hardware and Robocop 2.”


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KAMN talk about Fred Saberhagen’s The Broken Lands

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

The Kick-Ass Mystic NinjasKAMN (aka The Kick-Ass Mystic Ninjas) are back, and in show #36 they tackle The Broken Lands by Fred Saberhagen, which is the first book in his “Empire Of The East” trilogy. To take down that monster the Ninjas have added a newcomer to their ranks, Jen Crawford. Jen joins David and Brian in a raucous chat about this 1968 Epic Fantasy which is set in a…

“…distant future, society has crumbled. Dark forces now rule the land, keeping all humans under their oppressive thumbs.In the darkness of the shadows and whispered on the winds, there is talk of a rebellion. In the swamps, a small band has formed. Determined to regain their freedom, the rebellion, heavily outnumbered, plans to overthrow an army of thousands . . . with the help of one incredible weapon.”

Have a listen |MP3| direct, or subscribe to the show, and never miss a match:

http://www.kickassmysticninjas.com/shows/feed/

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Future Release – The Dreaming Void by Peter F. Hamilton

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio News

They make some bloody beautiful audiobooks in the UK. Check out this forthcoming beauty…

Science Fiction Audiobook - The Dreaming Void by Peter F. HamiltonThe Dreaming Void
By Peter F. Hamilton; Read by Toby Longworth
20 CDs – 23 Hours [UNABRIDGED]
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Audio UK
Publication Date: 02/05/2008
ISBN: 9780230709829
AD 3580. The Intersolar Commonwealth has spread through the galaxy to over a thousand star systems. It is a culture of rich diversity with a place for everyone. Even death itself has been overcome. But at the centre of the Commonwealth is a massive black hole. This Void is not a natural artefact. Inside there is a strange universe where the laws of physics are very different to those we know. It is slowly consuming the other stars of the galactic core – one day it will devour the entire galaxy. Inigo, a human, has started to dream of a wonderful existence in the Void. He has a following of millions of believers and they now clamour to make a pilgrimage into the Void to live the life they have been shown. Other starfaring species fear their migration will cause the Void to expand again. They are prepared to stop them no matter what the cost. And so the pilgrimage begins…

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Maudelayne a 1930s period Fantasy Audio Drama

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

MaudelayneMaudelayne has a ‘kinda unique vibe’ it’s a 12-part period Fantasy comedy audio drama series. It’s set in the 1930’s at a college in England. At the heart of college, there’s a rift, through which various mythical characters appear and wreak havoc. here’s the official description:

“A witty series set in 1933 at Maudelayne College, Oxbridge UK, a rift has opened allowing myth to briefly enter reality. A group of three students – Atherton, Westbrook and Worsley along with the intrepid Professor Lord David Cecil must keep order in the newfound chaos.”

And, here’s the podcast feed:


http://www.brokensea.com/maudelayne/feed/

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Arthur C. Clarke’s last interview?

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

IEEE Spectrum has reportedly podcast the last interview with Sir Arthur C. Clarke. Saswato Das interviewed Clarke from his hospital bed in Sri Lanka. Saswato Das asked Clarke about geo-stationary satellites, terraforming, space elevators, and SETI. Sadly, this appears to be one of the “so you’re a futurist” interviews, rather than a “so you’re the guy who wrote Childhood’s End” kind of interview. Listen online or subscribe to the podcast feed to get the show:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/snippet/radio_podcast_xml

[via BoingBoing]

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Podio Media Chat interviews me! Greatest interview ever? You decide…

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

PodioMedia ChatPodioMedia Chat has just posted it’s very best every episode ever (now and future), and I don’t just say that because I’m the guest interviewee – I’m being objective here. Chris Moody, the host, asked a lot of great questions, I explained about how SFFaudio got started, the SFFaudio Challenges (1 and 2) and my love of audiobooks and audio drama. We also chatted extensively about the state of the podosphere touching on producers like Christiana Ellis’s Space Casey, Decoder Ring Theatre, Crazy Dog Audio Theatre, Broken Sea, Sonic Society, Wormwood, Escape Pod, Beam Me Up, Mark Nelson’s reading of The Green Odyssey and lots more.

I also talked about the infamous “Amateur Audio Drama & What’s Wrong With It” commentary, LibriVox, Podiobooks.com, how to become a reviewer for SFFaudio, how to make Audio Drama (and Radio Drama), and the disconnect between audiobooks and podiobooks. I even got a plug in for Canadia: 2056. Whew!

Have a listen |MP3| or subscribe to the feed:

http://feeds.feedburner.com/podiobookchat

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