Starship Fonzie #38
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Sound quality is poor due to my sound board futzing out. Apologies. Man gets ousted at Eastercon, filming for Murderbot has begun, Hugo nominations are out, the Shat is 93, Louis Gossett, Jr. passed away, SPSFC announces two finalists. Vernor Vinge gets poured a Cold One! Remembering Gene Wilder is being shown at the Milwaukee Film Festival, April 13th at 3:30 PM and April 16th at 12:30 PM. Egg Con launches in Lake Geneva this summer, and Orange Mike announces the recipient of the Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF). Plus, episodes of The Stupid Files, and Agent 770.
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Starship Fonzie #37
Starship Fonzie Podcast
With special guest, Lynne Shaner! Eric talks Chengdu on YouTube. Plus, Wil Wheaton rips Larry David over his assault on Elmo, Apple TV continues to dominate sci fi, L.A. emerges as the only contender to host worldcon in 2026, the Stoker Awards have a scandal of their own, and Nolan Whyte is really on top of things with this year's Hugo voting. Christopher Priest gets poured a Cold One. The Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill to establish a film and TV promotion office. (Please, help make this happen!) Thomas Monday investigates the absurd claims of Jon Del Arroz in The Stupid Files....
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Starship Fonzie #36
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Eric's report on Capricon and convention news. The Saturn Awards (big MEH!) Damien Walter hears my gripe. A look back at many, MANY, past Hugo Award scandals.
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Starship Fonzie #35
Starship Fonzie Podcast
The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition gets a shake-up, and a scandal. Plus, Torswats has been caught! But the big topic is the apparent censorship of various works at the Chengdu Worldcon this past year. It was such a big story, I had to comment on it right away.
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Starship Fonzie #34
Starship Fonzie Podcast
SAG-AFTRA vs The Marvels, Cait Corrain bombs her shot on Goodreads, the goofiness of Goodreads Choice Awards, and how to fix Goodreads reviews once and for all. Plus: Screaming Firehawk Rant, Steampunks do Poor Things at the Oriental, Willem Dafoe gets poured a Cold One, David Truesdale is a False male, The Grammar Nazi, Sci vs. Fi takes on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Past Eric calls in.
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Starship Fonzie #33
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Special interview with Bradley Beaulieu! New Substack for the Milwaukee Science Fiction & Fantasy League, SMOFCon, Sergei Lukyanenko finally visits Chengdu. Studio Moonfall goes spuds crazy, Waukesha Antique Mall survives a fire, Teslacon held in Madison, Krampusnacht takes place in Milwaukee. Also, Marty Krofft and Marilyn Joynce "Fuzzy Pink" Wisowaty Niven get poured Cold Ones. And my, oh, my, what happened with NaNoWriMo this year? Plus: The Grammar Nazi, Sci vs. Fi, and an episode of The Stupid Files.
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Starship Fonzie #32
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Special Interview with Matthew Jones. Featuring: Windycon and the Royal Manticoran Navy, Chengdu wrap-up, and SableCon in Milwaukee. Catherine Asaro gets poured a Cold One. Eric's past self gives him a call on the Temporal Phone. Plus, a new episode of The Stupid Files, with new segments 'Sci vs Fi' and 'The Grammar Nazi.' Also, top 10 best sci fi and fantasy books of 2023.
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Starship Fonzie #31
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Special interview with - Isaac Asimov?! Recent stuff that's out there. News from Chengdu, Orange Mike performs in Madison, Dragon Fall, and Sci Fi Family Day. The Ig Nobel prizes are handed out. Robert J. Sawyer gets poured a Cold One. The History Banner coninues.
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Starship Fonzie #30
Starship Fonzie Podcast
Special interview with Ai Jiang! News regarding PemmiCon's horrific online service. Eric's misadventure over David A. Riley. The Patrick Tomlinson story gets re-told. Javier Levia has his podcasting taken to task, and Dan Mullen gets a face full of egg.
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Starship Fonzie #29
Starship Fonzie Podcast
News from Chengdu, the Westfahl Awards (?), Nnedi Okorafor gets poured a Cold One, Charter for the Milwaukee Falcon, Bogus Commercials, Agent 770, and the Summit Meeting at this year's Wiscon for the Milwaukee Falcon.
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Oscar nominations for Dune, new Star Wars and Star Trek, Futurama is coming back, recent passings. Plus, report from Anime Milwaukee, and a Raytheon sponsorship "ad."
Leon the Bookworm also "returns."