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.
CBC Radio One’s Writers & Company podcast has an interview with and a short story by J.G Ballard. In the terrific interview, by Eleanor Wachtel, we learn much of Ballard’s history, including how he found Science Fiction (it was at… Read moreCBC Radio One: Writers & Company an interview with and short story by J.G. Ballard
CBC Radio has canceled its most popular podcast. CBC had previously, in an unprecedented move, exiled Search Engine from the actual radio broadcasts and had the staff reduced to just the host (Jesse Brown). Despite these hurdles the show was… Read moreCBC cancels its most popular podcast
There’s always a ton of Canadian fiction airing on CBC Radio One’s terrific Between The Covers Podcast. Sadly too little of it is Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror. The good news is they occasionally throw us another kind of bone… Read moreBetween The Covers Podcast – Memory Book: A Benny Cooperman Mystery
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”
Steve, The First By Matt Watts; Performed by a Full Cast 2 CDs – 2 hours – [AUDIO DRAMA] Publisher: CBC Radio Published: 2007 Themes: / Science Fiction / Comedy / Post Apocalypse / It was a thousand years ago…. Read moreReview of Steve, The First by Matt Watts
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