News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
Matt Watts, creator, writer and star of Canadia: 2056, has posted a surprisingly upbeat (but downbeat) journal entry about the sad future of CBC Radio Drama to his blog. Sez Matt: “…and with the CBC’s recent cutbacks, the questions have… Read moreMatt Watts: CBC Radio Drama “Mothballed”
This morning I got a phone call. My mom: “Jesse turn on the radio.” Jesse: “I’ll get the podcast.” And here it is Q: The Podcast for Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009. Do newspapers need public funding?* ‘RIP: A Remix Manifesto‘,… Read moreCBC Radio One’s Q talks RIP a copyright manifesto and WATCHMEN
The SFFaudio Podcast #027 – Jesse and Scott are joined by Rick Jackson (The Time Traveler). Today we talk about new audiobooks, the ongoing CONAN situation, and libraries. Should libraries be renting Zunes to patrons? Talked about on today’s show:… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #027
An intellectual property company has been harassing fans that were making audio versions of public domain Robert E. Howard CONAN stories. They’d keep going, but the new fucked-up New Zealand copyright law will shut down their whole operation if the… Read moreCONAN attacks fans
MARY ROBINETTE KOWAL (1969 – ) A past contributor to SFFaudio, is an American John W. Campbell Award winning author who is currently serving as SFWA secretary. Kowal is also a puppeteer (non-Pierson’s) and has just sold her first novel… Read moreMary Robinette Kowal – Novel = sold!!!!
Jerry Stearns writes in to remind us that the Mark Time Awards submission deadline is fast approaching. “The deadline for entering the Mark Time Awards and Ogle Awards competition is approaching: March 1, 2009 is the date for a postmark…. Read moreSubmissions guide for the Mark Time / Ogle Awards 2008