Posted in Podcasting on Feb 7th, 2008
ou can imagine many uses for podcasts if you try: company during commutes (my own favorite), occupation of the mind during chiefly physical tasks such as washing dishes, even (apologies to many authors) insomnia treatments.
Here’s one I hadn’t considered.
Martyn Casserly is a freelance journalist, musician, and new-media observer living in London; I’m also following him [...]
Posted in Podcasting, Theology & SFF on Nov 13th, 2007
f you’re here because you heard Jason Rennie’s interview with me in “Sci Phi Show Outcast #59,”1 (thank you, Jason) or my “7th Son Episode 17: The Story So Far” reading (thanks, Hutch!), you might still be wondering what’s going on here. Here it is, in a nutshell:
Two errata in that interview, if I may: [...]
Posted in Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Aug 25th, 2007
t wasn’t to be, alas. As I noted earlier, the quality of the other nominees is superb, and I’m not surprised to have been blown out of the water by such excellent pieces as Matt Wallace’s thoughtful “No World for Warriors,” Jason McDowell’s audio tour de force “Sacrifice” (check them both out at Variant Frequencies, [...]
Posted in Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Jul 23rd, 2007
t’s time for the second annual Parsec Awards for excellence in podcasting, which will be given out at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia (31 August–3 September 2007). Two of my short pieces have been nominated and will be considered by the Parsec steering committee as they choose ten semifinalists and five finalists in each category. Five [...]
Posted in General, Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Jun 10th, 2007
Clerk’s log, mJDate 54262.0: Scott’s gracious comment on a previous article reminded me of something remarkable that happened this past February. Let me tell you about it.
very so often someone comes along and completely changes your perspective on a subject. I hadn’t thought much of Johann Strauss’s waltz “On the Beautiful Blue Danube,” for example, [...]
Posted in Podcasting, SFF: People, SFF: Writings on Mar 2nd, 2007
wo worlds have collided, and storytelling may not be the same again.
In case you haven’t yet seen this, the august New York Times (”all the news that’s fit to print”) recently ran an article on podcast fiction, featuring Scott Sigler, J.C. Hutchins,
Posted in Podcasting on Dec 29th, 2006
n the fifth day of Christmas, P. Dilly gave to me …
Actually, this was up on Friday the 22nd as part of the Pickle Tales Holiday Show #2, but, with the proprietors’ permission, I’m posting it here for those of you who haven’t heard it yet. Wesley Clifford of Planet Retcon and Will Ross [...]
Posted in Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Nov 19th, 2006
he results are in … and I’m out. Not a problem; hey, out of the initial 26 submissions (and you’ll get to hear all of them during the various Pickle Tales podcasts), I was chosen to be one of the 12 competitors, and I’m told that’s an accomplishment.
Here are the winners of Round 1:
Posted in General, Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Nov 6th, 2006
ou — yes, you — can encourage an aspiring podcaster! Namely, me.
Posted in Podcasting, SFF: Writings on Jun 14th, 2006
nybody here remember radio?”
That was the question satirist Stan Freberg asked the audience in an auditorium one night in 1966.
