Radio Tales Of The Strange & Fantastic

Jesse Willis

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Radio Tales Of The Strange & FantasticRadio Tales Of The Strange & Fantastic is a website devoted to “bring[ing] you stories of the supernatural and the supernormal dramatizing the fantasies and the mysteries of the unknown.” The webmaster, Rich Carlson, has as his goal a “no frills (and no ads, no pop ups, no cookies) in a single page” of the best in OTR Speculative Fiction. And that’s just what it is! Newcomers to classic science fiction, fantasy, horror and adventure radio plays and long time fans of the medium can easily locate and download some of the best examples of the art form. RToTSF links to more than 50 hours of public domain favorites. With particular focus on the well-known novel and short story writers whose speculative works reached a wider audience via radio. Featured authors include the likes of:

Poul Anderson, Isaac Asimov, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, John Brunner, Arthur C. Clarke, L. Sprague de Camp, Guy de Maupassant, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Robert A. Heinlein, Shirley Jackson, M. R. James, Fritz Leiber, Murray Leinster, H.P. Lovecraft, Archibald MacLeish, Edgar Allan Poe, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, Curt Siodmak, Carl Stephenson, Dalton Trumbo, H. Russell Wakefield, Stanley Weinbaum, H. G. Wells, Jack Vance and Roger Zelazny.

This is a site worthy of repeated visits.

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Prisoners Of Gravity – Amnesia / Total Recall: watch or listen to the show

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

As nobody other than my good friend Rachelle Shelkey has been doing much boosterism for our favorite television show I thought I’d give it another boost… Prisoners Of Gravity was absolutely the best interview theme show I’ve ever seen. The three videos below make up the bulk of one episode from the 5th (and final) season of PoG. The episode is titled “Amnesia / Total Recall“.
In the show Commander Rick, the host, talks to David Cronenberg, Walter Jon Williams, C.J. Cherryh, Harry Harrison, Pat Cadigan, Nancy Kress, Kim Antieau, Samuel R. Delany, Ray Bradbury, Megan Lindholm and Terry Pratchett about the use of AMNESIA and TOTAL RECALL as themes in Science Fiction.

Prisoners Of GravityPrisoners Of Gravity – “Amnesia / Total Recall”
1 |MP3| – Approx. 27 Minutes [AUDIO FROM VIDEO]
Broadcaster: TV Ontario
Broadcast: Wednesday December 15, 1993

“This week Commander Rick continues to explore the theme of memory, taking an in-depth look at amnesia in discussions with guests: film director and screenwriter David Cronenberg – who was the original choice to write and direct the movie Total Recall; and speculative fiction authors Walter Jon Williams (Voice Of The Whirlwind), C.J. Cherryh (Heavy Time), Harry Harrison (The Turing Option), Pat Cadigan (Fools), Nancy Kress (Brain Rose), Kim Antieau (“Another Country”) and Samuel R. Delany (Dhalgren). Commander Rick also looks at the idea of eidetic or photographic memory in discussions with guests: Ray Bradbury (The Illustrated Man), Megan Lindholm (Alien Earth) and Terry Pratchett (Small Gods).”


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Audible.com’s Weekly Free Listen: Could Be Worse by James Patrick Kelly

Jesse Willis

SFFaudio Online Audio

Audible.com’s Weekly Free Listen

Could Be Worse is an audio exclusive, available for FREE via audible.com. A never-before-published story it is written and narrated by Hugo and Nebula Award-winning SF author James Patrick Kelly. If you like it be sure to check out StoryPod 3.0 his latest batch of 13 stories! You’ll hear the classic Hugo Award-winning novelette, 10 to the 16th to 1; The Best Christmas Ever, a Hugo nominee; Itsy Bitsy Spider, nominated for both the Hugo and Nebula; and more. You can get it in the DRM’d audible AAC format, listen online or download the MP3…

Storypod 3.0 “Could Be Worse” by James Patrick KellyCould Be Worse
By James Patrick Kelly; Read by James Patrick Kelly
1 |MP3| – Approx. 10 Minutes [UNABRIDGED]

Waiting in a doctor’s office sure can suck the life out of you. Unless…

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Several Interviews at The Agony Column

Charles

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Agony ColumnRick Kleffel of The Agony Column has a couple of interesting interviews:

Charles Stross and his latest book, Halting State: MP3 |Part 1| |Part 2|

Jeremy Lassen of Nightshade Books and the best books of 2007: MP3 |Part 1| |Part 2|

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Fiction Gets a New Lease with Audiobooks

Charles

SFFaudio News

The Guardian Unlimited Books BlogBelinda Webb of Guardian Unlimited talks about her New Year’s resolution of listening to audio books in her latest column:

The audiobook is perfect for the time impaired. In 2005 and 2006 the UK audiobook market was worth a whopping £71.4m. Audiobooks can seem rather expensive considering they use no paper and don’t have to rely on expensive warehouse storage and distribution, but, for me, it will still work out cheaper than the combined cost of a gym fee and my book-buying habit – and it will do much more for my own sense of achievement.

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