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.
“During a drama rehearsal in CBR’s studio A, actor-writer Fletcher Markle (left), confers with CBC producer Andrew Allan. In the background are cast members Al Pearce, Claire Murray, Peggy Hazard and Kathy Graham. The play in production is probably from… Read moreCBC Radio Drama in Vancouver during WWII – photo
The Swerve: How the World Became Modern, and its author Stephen Greenblatt, are the subject of the latest CBC Ideas podcast. The Swerve is the story of the recovery of a lost epic Roman poem, by Titus Lucretius Carus, titled… Read moreCBC: Ideas: The Swerve: How the World Became Modern by Stephen Greenblatt
CBC Radio One doesn’t normally have advertizing. But since 2005 one of it’s most popular programs has had advertizing as its core subject. Variously called O’Reilly on Advertizing and The Age Of Persuasion it is now called Under The Influence…. Read moreCBC: Under The Influence: Movie Marketing
CBCer and SF fan Joe Mahoney put up this |MP3| on his blog, Assorted Nonsense. It’s a hilarious Science Fiction story recorded for the event called Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids, which was organized by Dan Misener of… Read moreAssorted Nonsense: Grownups Read Things They Wrote As Kids
It seems that back in October that “MTV Comics announced a new comic by J. Michael Straczynski, The Adventures of Apocalypse Al, which will be published online and on tablets and mobile devices in Spring 2012.” Apparently there are plans… Read moreJ. Michael Straczynski’s The Adventures Of Apocalypse Al to be a digital comic
Bill C-30, which would put any Canadian’s internet or cell phone account into government hands without a warrant, is the current legislation put forth by Vic Toews (the Minister for Public Safety). He recently said, in defending it “.. either… Read moreCBC: The Rick Mercer Report on Bill C-30