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.
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”
J. Michael Straczynski has dropped a tidbit about the languishing CBC production I’m always whining about: “another production entity has stepped in to pick up Apocalypse Al” No word on who that entity is. Or what it means for listeners… Read moreJ. Michael Straczynski offers hope for Apocalypse Al
Jerry Stearns, host of the long running modern radio drama show Sound Affects: A Radio Playground will be airing four episodes of the Alien Worlds, a science fiction radio drama series, on KFAI-FM over the next four months. The first… Read moreKFAI’s Sound Affects to air 4 "Alien Worlds" Sci-Fi Radio Dramas
Amazon.com‘s Screening Room has a 12 minute interview with J. Michael Straczynski, talking to him about the upcoming Babylon 5 Lost Tales DVD release and writing in general. The WMA file is available HERE. UPDATE: try clicking on THIS and… Read moreMini J. Michael Straczynski interview on Amazon.com
THE FREE The Adventures Of Apocalypse Al CAMPAIGN In 2006 the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Radio One division developed and produced a 20 part Radio Drama series called The Adventures Of Apocalypse Al, the show was written by Babylon 5 visionary… Read moreCommentary: Radio Drama from J. Michael Straczynski SHELVED! Let’s get it aired!