In this episode, Cat and Alan discuss the concept of Hopepunk with Alexandra Rowland, coiner of the term. Other topics include the hopeful nature of Lord of the Rings, why there has to be a protagonist in fiction, and why sometimes you have to sell out. Alan also reviews the second season of The Witch Who Came in From the Cold published by Serialbox

This episode details the who, what, why, and how of the new podcast. 

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In our final episode, we discuss Cixin Liu's story "The Wandering Earth" with Chinese author and professor Xia Jia. We talk about her first collection, currently being translated to English via Neil Clarke (of Clarkesworld). And we discuss the Golden Age of SF (in America), the current SF boom in China, and what it's like making an SF movie in China.

We also make a big announcement about our new podcast If This Goes On (Don't Panic) coming out early in 2020.

My guest co-host for this episode is, fittingly, Cat Rambo, author of Hearts of Tabat and many others

Books reviewed:

Radiance by Catherynne Valente

This episode we discuss "Under the Grid" by Andrew Dana Hudson with our guest Sarena Ulibarri. Sarena is a writer and the Editor-in-Chief of World Weaver Press. We discuss Solarpunk, economics in Science Fiction, and emojis among other topics. Our guest co-host is TJ Berry, author of Space Unicorn Blues and it's sequel Five Unicorn Flush.

You can find the book Weight of Light here: https://csi.asu.edu/books/weight/

Books Reviewed:

Junction by Daniel Benson

This episode we discuss "Portrait of the artist" by KJ Parker with our guest Scott H. Andrews, Editor-in-Chief, and publisher of Beneath Ceaseless Skies.  We discuss aesthetics, short fiction in fantasy, and character driven stories among other topics. Our guest co-host is TJ Berry, author of Space Unicorn Blues and it's sequel Five Unicorn Flush.

You can find "Portait of the Artist"on September 26th, here: magazine.com/welcome-to-your-authentic-indian-experience/"> http://www.beneath-ceaseless-skies.com/

Books Reviewed:

The Ready Made Bodhisattva edited by Sunyoung Park & Sang Joon Park  

Cities of Light Planes of Dust by Air and Nothing Press

The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

This is the fourth and final installment of a series of interviews conducted at ReaderCon 2019. In this episode we discuss sexbots and a new collection of stories with James Patrick Kelly. Then we discuss touring, music, and writing with Sarah Pinsker. Finally, we debrief with  Chris about his first every SF Con.

This is the third of a series of interviews conducted at ReaderCon 2019. In this episode we discuss Tananarive's career, music, movies, and history with the author, academic, and journalist herself.

This is the second of a series of interviews conducted at ReaderCon 2019. In this episode we discuss ReaderCon memories and politics in Science Fiction & Fantasy with Scott H. Andrews, editor of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and author Matthew Kressel.

This is the first of a series of interviews conducted at ReaderCon 2019. In this episode we discuss podcasting and writing with RJ Theodore (aka Rekka Jay). We also talk to editor, writer, publisher Bill Campbell about this origin story as well as his new anthology Sunspot Jungle. Our friend and sound guy Christopher Snydroski also gets a little air time about what he expects from his first science fiction convention.

This episode we discuss "Your Authentic Indian Experience TM" by Rebecca Roanhorse with our guest Dr. Grace Dillon. Grace is a professor of Literature at Portland University, as well as an editor, and all around mover and shaker in the SFF community. We discuss cultural appropriation, Indigenous Peoples, Virtual Reality, among other topics. This is our first ever Patreon Members' story vote episode.

You can find "Your Authentic Indian Experience TM" here: magazine.com/welcome-to-your-authentic-indian-experience/"> https://www.apex-magazine.com/welcome-to-your-authentic-indian-experience/

Books Reviewed:

The Sky Woman by JD Moyer

Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang