Sci-fi Roundtable

Time management for authors

21 May 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Sci-fi and thriller writer Paul Teague joins Jo...

Fantasy influences

14 May 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss fantasy influence...

Tech and science SF got wrong

30 Apr 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss tech and science ...

Food in fiction (part 2 of 2)

23 Apr 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss food in fiction (...

Food in fiction (part 1 of 2)

16 Apr 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss food in fiction (...

Once it's on the internet... [18+]

09 Apr 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to talk about releasing cont...

Ancient Egypt

26 Mar 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return tto discuss ancient Egypt. S...

Women authors of sci-fi and fantasy

12 Mar 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss women authors of ...

Author resources and tools (part 2 of 2)

26 Feb 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return for the second of a two-part...

Author resources and tools (part 1 of 2)

19 Feb 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return for the first of a two-part ...

Science fiction and fantasy poetry

05 Feb 2021

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Roundtable Podcast Show Notes- Episode 54: Scifi Poetry Scifi Roundtable, the writer’s group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/scifiroun...

Eating by Jon Cronshaw

29 Jan 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Eating written and performed by Jon Cronshaw. S...

Book cover design theory

22 Jan 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Book cover designer Ryan Schwarz joins Jon Cron...

Seeding baby planets

08 Jan 2021

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss seeding a baby pl...

Armour by Jon Cronshaw

17 Dec 2020

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Armour by Jon Cronshaw Read by Claire Cronshaw Visit joncronshaw.com to find out more.

Sci-fi Sleuths

10 Dec 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights discuss sci-fi sleuths. Subscribe t...

Bonus: Author Mindset

03 Dec 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. In this bonus episode, Jon Cronshaw talks to Ki...

Faith, science, and magic (part 2 of 2)

26 Nov 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights discuss faith, science, and magic (...

Faith, science, and magic (part 1 of 2)

19 Nov 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights discuss faith, science, and magic (...

Sci-fi Influences (part 2 of 2)

12 Nov 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss alien cultures. S...

Sci-fi Influences (part 1 of 2)

05 Nov 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss alien cultures. S...

Alien Cultures

29 Oct 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights return to discuss alien cultures. S...

Bonus: The Healthy Writer with Dr Euan Lawson

22 Oct 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw talks to Dr Euan Lawson about bein...

The Changed by DC Ballard

15 Oct 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. DC Ballard reads his story The Changed. Subscri...

Ancient Aliens

08 Oct 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. The Knights discuss ancient aliens and archaeol...

Bonus: Writing non-human characters

01 Oct 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw talks to Dr Emma Geen about writin...

Animal skills and senses

24 Sep 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. We turn our attention to the subject of animal ...

Extremes of tech and magic (part two)

17 Sep 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. This is part two of a two part episode on the e...

Extremes of tech and magic (part one)

10 Sep 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. This is part one of a two part episode on the e...

Bonus: Finding ideas for your fiction

04 Sep 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw talks to Lynn Sheridan about findi...

Monsters

27 Aug 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, Stephanie Barr, Ada...

Immortality by Damon Ballard

20 Aug 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Damon Ballard reads his story, Immortality, Sub...

Cryptids and cryptozoology

13 Aug 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas is joined by Geoff Habiger and Joh...

Bonus: D&D character alignment sheets as a tool for authors

06 Aug 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. In this bonus episode, Jon Cronshaw and Russ Ev...

Crafting compelling characters

30 Jul 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, and Ken and Sage Go...

Archetypes

23 Jul 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, and Ken and Sage Go...

Bonus: Archetypes, Stereotypes, and Dragons!

16 Jul 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. As a preview to next week’s roundtable on arc...

Quantum Entanglement in Science Fiction

09 Jul 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Damon Ballard, D. M. Rasch, Scott Tarbet. Eric ...

CAD Changes his Mind by Shane Thomas

02 Jul 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads his story, CAD Changes his M...

Magic systems in fantasy fiction

25 Jun 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, Ken Goudsward, and ...

Alliance of Exiles by Caitlin Demaris McKenna, excerpt

18 Jun 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Caitlin Demaris McKenna reads an except from Al...

Bonus: Epic storytelling

11 Jun 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw talks to Clare Sager about the cra...

Building an author platform with StoryOrigin

04 Jun 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. In this week’s episode, we are joined by Evan...

Near-future worldbuilding

28 May 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Damon Ballard, Eric Klein, and St...

Bonus: Worldbuilding and lore

21 May 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. In this bonus episode from Stop Booking Around,...

Epic Worldbuilding in fantasy and sci-fi

14 May 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas and Damon Ballard are joined by Ge...

Tongue Biter by Shane Thomas

07 May 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads his story, Tongue Biter. Sub...

Representing LGBTQ+ characters in fiction

30 Apr 2020

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Annabel Thor That sounds brilliant. How old is he-primary or secondary? There are lots of interesting free websites for home educators. The map idea ...

Interviews with fictional characters

23 Apr 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Damon Ballard is joined by Bonnie Millini and S...

Bonus: Prophecy, Prescience, and Paradox

19 Apr 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw is joined by Russ Evans in a bonus...

Time Travel

16 Apr 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Ken Goudsward discuss time tra...

Drabble Competition

09 Apr 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Damon Ballard reads the entries for the Sci-Fi ...

Power systems in science fiction

02 Apr 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Damon Ballard is joined by Ken Goudsward and Er...

Mythic Impostor by Shane Thomas

26 Mar 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads his story, Mythic Impostor. ...

Convergent Evolution

19 Mar 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas, and Damon Ballard are joined by K...

Some Big Help by Shane Thomas

12 Mar 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads his story Some Big Help. Sub...

Graham Hancock and Lost Civlizations

05 Mar 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, and Damon Ballard a...

Untouchable by Geoff Habinger and Coy Kissee, excerpt

27 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Geoff Habinger reads an excerpt from his and Co...

How to Structure a Story

20 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Bonnie Milani joins Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas,...

Bonus: Story Structure and Transformers (1985)

19 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. As a preview to our roundable on story structur...

Bonus: Story Structure and Star Wars

18 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. As a preview to our episode on story structure,...

Buku - Micah's Story by Jennifer Anderson (excerpt)

13 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Claire Buss reads a sample of Buku - Micah’s ...

LQBTQ+ representation in fiction

06 Feb 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas, Damon Ballard, Deanna M. Rasch, a...

Editorial services

30 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Subscribe today and please take a moment to sha...

Combat: from swords to starships

23 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas and Aryl Shanti are joined by Aaro...

Bonus: Fighting in Fiction with RJ Barker

19 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. In this bonus episode, Jon Cronshaw shares his ...

With Our Dying Breath by Aaron Kavli (excerpt)

16 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt of With Our Dying...

What editors do

10 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas is joined by Deanna M. Rasch and A...

What editors do (preview)

02 Jan 2020

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas introduces our next episode on wha...

Character-driven Stories

26 Dec 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw, Shane Thomas, and Stephanie Barr ...

Spatial Shard by C. Gaynor Russell (excerpt)

19 Dec 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an. Subscribe today and plea...

How Sci-Fi Shapes the Future

12 Dec 2019

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Tara BM Smith, PhD Candidate - The Department of Studies of Religion, The University of Sydney, can be found here: https://sydney.academia.edu/TaraSm...

Announcing: The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The classic tale and an anthology of twists, retellings, and sequels

05 Dec 2019

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Enjoy the classic tale of a man confronting his own morality through scientific experimentation in Victorian London. Robert Louis Stevenson has lived ...

Reincarnation, with Jacqueline Church Simonds

28 Nov 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas, Stephanie Barr, Damon Ballard, a...

The Midsummer Wife by Jacqueline Church Simonds, excerpt

21 Nov 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from The Midsumme...

Ask a Rocket Scientist - part two

14 Nov 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Adam Stump asks you questions to Stephanie Bar...

Keeping it Real by Stephanie Barr

07 Nov 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads Stephanie Barr’s essay, K...

The Good Old Days by Bonne Milani

31 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. John Meszaros reads Bonnie Milani’s story, Th...

The Lazarus Curse by Jon Cronshaw

29 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads Jon Cronshaw’s story, The ...

Lonesome Conscious World by S. Shane Thomas

24 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. John Meszaros reads S. Shane Thomas’s short ...

Ask a Rocket Scientist

17 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Shane Thomas quiz Stephanie B...

Ideal Insurgent by Stephanie Barr

10 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from Ideal Insur...

The Neuralink

03 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Shane Thomas are joined mid-e...

Metarhizium Anisopliae and Caretaker of the Virtual Utopia by Shane Thoms

01 Oct 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads his stories Metarhizium Ani...

The Gibson Continuum by Jon Cronshaw

26 Sep 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads Jon Cronshaw’s story The ...

Making the fantastical believable

19 Sep 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jennifer Anderson join Damon Ballard and Adam ...

Buku by Jennifer Anderson, excerpt

12 Sep 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from Kuku by Jen...

Blind Authors and Characters

05 Sep 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Shane Thomas are joined by Dr...

Blind Gambit by Jon Cronshaw, excerpt

03 Sep 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from Blind Gambi...

The Beta Earth Chronicles by Wesley Britton, excerpt

29 Aug 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from The Beta Ea...

Interdimensional motorcycles, with Rik Ty

22 Aug 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Zachry Wheeler are joined by ...

Thrill Kings by Rik Ty, excerpt

15 Aug 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Adam Stump reads an except from Thrill Kings b...

Lucid Dreaming and Remote Viewing

08 Aug 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Mary Woldering joins Jon Cronshaw and Shane Th...

Heart of a Lotus by Mary Woldering, excerpt

01 Aug 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Adam Stump reads an exerpt of Heart of a Lotus...

Interstellar travel

25 Jul 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas is joined by Damon Ballard and St...

FTL versus STL by D. C. Ballard

18 Jul 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads D. C. Ballard’s article, ...

Androids and AI, with Greg Krojac, Adam Stump, D.C.Ballard

11 Jul 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Shane Thomas are joined by Gr...

The Girl With Acrylic Eyes by Greg Krojac, excerpt

04 Jul 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Adam Stump reads an excerpt from The Girl With...

Chaos Fountain by D. C. Ballard, excerpt

01 Jul 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Shane Thomas reads an excerpt from Chaos Fount...

Post-apocalyptic engineering, with Darran Handshaw

27 Jun 2019

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Welcome to the Sci-Fi Roundtable podcast, the show for fans of all things science fiction and fantasy. Jon Cronshaw and Shane Thomas are joined by Da...