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The SFFaudio Podcast #293 – Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; read by Elizabeth Klett (for LibriVox). This is an unabridged reading of the novelette (3 hours 7 minutes) followed by a discussion of it. Participants in the discussion include… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #293 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Mr. Jim Moon reads Shadow Bride by J.R.R. Tolkien! The title character finds a mate in a man who casts no shadow. There’s something of sexuality here, and there’s something of Persephone and Hades, but also something of Sleeping Beauty,… Read moreShadow Bride by J.R.R. Tolkien
The horrors of medieval witchery in rural France! Hear Mr. Jim Moon narrate the “darkly erotic” Mother Of Toads, originally censored in its Weird Tales publication, Mr. Jim Moon reads it in its “full uncut glory.” Mother Of Toads By… Read moreHypnobobs: Mother Of Toads by Clark Ashton Smith
I listened to a great episode of BBC Radio 4’s In Our Time about Christina Rossetti recently. I was fascinated by their brief discussion of her poem Goblin Market. Melvyn Bragg and guests described it as: ‘celebrated, fascinating, bizarre, extraordinary,… Read moreListen To Genius: Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti
The Avengers was (along with Have Gun – Will Travel) one of my mom’s favourite shows. I can really see the appeal. “It starts with a frenzy of bongos!” Indeed, BBC Radio 3’s Matthew Sweet hosts a wonderful intellectual celebration… Read moreBBC Radio 3: Night Waves – The Avengers
Suck It, Wonder Woman: The Misadventures Of A Hollywood Geek By Olivia Munn and Mac Montandon; Read by Olivia Munn 4 CDs – Approx. 5 Hours [UNABRIDGED] Puiblisher: Macmillian Audio Published: July 2010 ISBN: 9781427209825 Themes: / Autobiography / Sexuality… Read moreReview of Suck It Wonder Woman by Olivia Munn and Mac Montandon