A discussion moderated by Justin Landon on the diversity in books. Panelists are Delilah S. Dawson, Myke Cole and Cinda Williams Chima.From the programme:"This group was formed to address the need fo
Why do we enjoy characters that are emotionless interacting with "normal" emotional people? Wesley Chu moderates with panelists Whitney Ross, Amy Sundberg and Tom Doyle.From the programme:"Emotionall
It's been two years since we've done a SPOILERS episode, but this couldn't be passed by! Dave Robison, Starla Huchton and Jennifer Melzer join Ben in discussing the movie. If you haven't seen it yet,
In this panel from ConFusion 2015 Jim C. Hines moderates how much Merrie Haskell, Myke Cole, John Scalzi and Robert J. Bennett suck.From the programme:"A panel of authors play "dueling suck" with the
Sometimes the things we like come with baggage. Topics that weren't treated well, authors who don't align with popular opinion, voting slates. This panel, recorded in January, discusses some of those
A discussion about women and girls in fandom from ConFusion 2015.Moderated by Mari Brighe with panelists Jeannie, Cherie Priest and Delilah S. Dawson.From the programme:Let's talk about our favorite
This is our final panel from Balticon! Panelists are Val Griswold-Ford, Diane Weinstein, Martin Berman-Gorvine and Paul E. Cooley.From the programme:"Panelists discuss the value (or lack thereof) of
A panel from Balticon on GLBT issues in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Moderated by Jared Axelrod, with panelists Hugh O'Donnell, N. R. Brown, Carl Cipra, and James Daniel Ross.From the programme:You w
A panel on transitioning from independent author to large publisher, moderated by Jared Axelrod, with Philippa Ballantine, A Kovacs and Scott Sigler.From the programme:Experiences of New Media author
Ben and Mary Ellen talk to Veronica Giguere about narrating audiobooks and voice acting, writing, and other things.I apologize for the quiet audio in some sections. I couldn't bring the volume up wit
A panel on space travel with Andy Love moderating, with Catherine Asaro, Pamela Gay, Charles E. Gannon and Geoffrey Landis.From the programme:"Scientists discuss ideas for space travel that have been
We have a talk with Jared Axelrod and Bill Doran about cosplay, costume and prop making. If you're getting ready for Halloween or looking to build something for next year's convention season, this is
Another One Question special from Balticon 48, in an epic crossover episode with The Roundtable Podcast we see what it's like on the other side of your first draft. We find out what awesome writers d
Ben and Mary Ellen are joined by author Paul E. Cooley to discuss his new book The Black, his journey from indie to hybrid author, and being a co-host on the Dead Robots Society Podcast.Our Audible
Another panel from Balticon 48, this panel is moderated by Collin Earl, and features Mike D'Ambrosio, Mark Jeffrey, and Brian Rathbone.From the programme: "Editors and other publishing professionals
One thing many writers never have a shortage of is ideas. How do you know if an idea is worth exploring and writing though? We discuss this very question with Starla Huchton with answers from Baltico
Our first panel from Balticon 48! Featuring DC Wilson, Peter Bryant, Myke Cole and Michael Underwood.Description from the programme: "Scientists look at the blatant disregard for basic reality in som
Ben and Mary Ellen discuss their hiatus, Guardians of the Galaxy and their feelings on the Amazon v. Hachette "situation".Our Audible picks for this month:
We talk to Michael R. Underwood about his new book Shield and Crocus, "The New Weird" and how he approaches his novels.Our Audible Picks for this month: