Cabbages and Kings
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 6 years ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsA show for readers of science fiction and fantasy, with interviews, reactions, and memories of favorite books
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Episodes
50 - The Obelisk Gate (pt 1)
February 01, 2018 18:20 - 33 minutes - 34.9 MBA discussion of N K Jemisin's The Obelisk Gate, and short fiction recommendations
49 - Rion Amilcar Scott discusses Insurrections
August 25, 2017 09:58 - 23 minutes - 24.4 MBDiscussion of the award-winning collection Insurrections, and realism and aesthetics within genre fiction
48 - Book Club
June 25, 2017 10:12 - 50 minutes - 46 MBMegan and Maureen join me to discuss these three books
47 - Careful Attention Without Mastery
June 08, 2017 02:33 - 26 minutes - 27.4 MBKate Schapira joins me to discuss the award winning Annihilation.
46 - Surrounded by the Past
April 22, 2017 10:42 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBDiscussing Historical Fantasy with Kate Heartfield, and short fiction recommendations from Charles Payseur
45 - It's very hard to unsee
April 06, 2017 14:13 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBDiscussing SFF history and "Canon" with Na'amen Gobert Tilahun
44 - Things to Disagree About!
March 24, 2017 13:55 - 38 minutes - 35 MBDiscussing The Just City, and a review of Maurice Broaddus' Buffalo Soldier
43 - Sword & Sorcery with Jared Shurin
February 22, 2017 14:07 - 27 minutes - 25 MBWe discuss a Lyn Ballantine Quote, some classics (new & old), and Charles Payseur has short fiction recommendations
42 - "Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes"
February 13, 2017 19:39 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBDiscussing Uprooted with Renay
41 - "We'll see how it feels to people once it's on the page"
January 24, 2017 02:24 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBSecond part of the interview with Ken Liu discussing Grace of Kings. Also Brandon O'Brien reviews A Taste of Honey
40 - 2016 Retrospective with Fiyah Lit Mag Editors
December 30, 2016 04:34 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBDiscussion of 2016 reading & 2017 goals with Justina Ireland & Troy Wiggins of Fiyah
39 - "Sort of true, if not factually accurate"
December 08, 2016 03:56 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBDiscussing Grace of Kings with author Ken Lium
38 - Surveillance in Ancillary Sword and elsewhere
October 29, 2016 21:57 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBSurveillance and Artificial Intelligence in SFF
37 - Jenn Brissett, Author of Elysium
September 24, 2016 03:32 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBInterview with Jenn Brissett, author of Elysium
36 - Ancillary Sword
September 08, 2016 03:52 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBDiscussion of the AI relationships in Ancillary Sword
35 - Clarke Awards pt 2
August 24, 2016 19:52 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBDiscussion of the 2016 Clarke Award shortlist - Way Down Dark, Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, and The Book of Phoenix
34 - Science Fiction Recreated Anew
August 24, 2016 03:47 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBMegan of From Couch to Moon and Maureen join me to talk about the Clarke Awards: Arcade, Children of Time, and Europe at Midnight
33 - Representation with Justina Ireland (2)
May 30, 2016 03:25 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBDiscussion representation, reviews, and diversity with Justina Ireland
32 - Jaime Lee Moyer wants to add to your TBR pile
May 06, 2016 18:33 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBJaime Lee Moyer comes on to discuss historical fantasy and add to Mount TBR. Also a review of Sorcerer of the Wildeeps
31 - Women in Grace of Kings
April 20, 2016 18:57 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBKate Elliott joins us to discuss women in Grace of Kings, and Epic Fantasy generally
30 - Representation with Justina Ireland (part 1)
April 07, 2016 22:01 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBDiscussion of representation of marginalized identities with Justina Ireland
29 - Making Worlds out of Words
March 02, 2016 05:21 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBThis episode, Kip and I talk about sharing beloved genre stories with our children
28 - Wisdom of the Crowds: Dune
February 16, 2016 19:39 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MB3 guests shart their opinions of Frank Herbert's Dune, also the People of Color Destroy SF Kickstarter
Grace of Kings and other Narratives
February 04, 2016 23:01 - 31 minutes - 29 MBDiscussion of Grace of Kings, House of Shattered Wings, Scale Bright, and the One Narrative around asia
26 - The Pagan Night by Tim Akers
January 19, 2016 17:34 - 30 minutes - 28 MBInterview with Tim Akers, Author of The Pagan Night, and short story recommendations from Charles Payseur
25 - Zelazny & Kate Elliott with Paul Weimer
January 13, 2016 05:51 - 28 minutes - 25.8 MBAn enthusiasm for Amber & the works of Kate Elliott with Paul Weimer
2016 Reading Goals with Christina Vasilevski
January 08, 2016 19:42 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBA discussion of 2016 reading goals with Christina Vasilevski
23 - A 2015 Retrospective
January 01, 2016 20:53 - 33 minutes - 29.9 MBThis episode is all me talking about what it was like to create and host Cabbages & Kings in 2015. Lots of gratitude for my listeners, identifying areas for improvement, and thinking about what might happen in 2016. No discussion of books. I talked about my reading in 2015 over on The Three Hoarsemen podcast. A few links: Discussing The Fifth Season with Troy & Khaalidah (and Troy's first appearance) Discussing Ancillary Justice with Ethan (pt. 1, pt. 2) Folklore with Mike Underwood ...
22 - "I tried to read the words, but the pictures kept intruding"
December 16, 2015 22:19 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBDiscussion of Saga vol 1-3, and more generally comics with a prose reader
21 - The Buried Giant pt 2
December 10, 2015 05:30 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBSecond part of a discussion of The Buried Giant
20 - How Funny People Still Are About Genre
November 25, 2015 13:01 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBA discussion of the Buried Giant, critical reactions, and national memory with Maureen Kincaid Speller
19 - Queer Romance in Fantasy with Carl Engle-Laird
November 12, 2015 04:14 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBDiscussion of Queer Romance in science fiction/fantasy with Carl Engle-Laird, including The Inheritance Trilogy & Sorcercer of the Wildeeps
18 - The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
October 27, 2015 19:39 - 42 minutes - 38.6 MBDiscussion with Troy Wiggins & Khaalidah of N. K. Jemisin's newest mastrpiece
17 - Seeing Yourself in the Narrative
October 15, 2015 21:40 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBCecily Kane discusses Transformative Lit, "Dudes with Swords" and Short Fiction
16 - "Cue Eye of the Tiger"
September 25, 2015 19:27 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBA discussion of Kuni & Mata in Grace of Kings, and the many paths by which various guests came into the genre
15 - Folklore with Michael R Underwood
September 17, 2015 04:01 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBDiscussing the intersection of Folklore & Science Fiction/Fantasy with Michael Underwood
14 - We Read This Very Differently (Again)
September 10, 2015 04:33 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBA discussion of how nobility is presented & manifested in Grace of Kings, focusing specifically on the Jizu/Rima episode
13 - Short Stories with Nick Mamatas
August 24, 2015 02:23 - 33 minutes - 30.3 MBDiscussion of three SFF Short Stories with Nick Mamatas
12 - We Read This Very Differently (part 1)
August 13, 2015 17:00 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBDiscussion of practical science and divine actors in Ken Liu's Grace of Kings
11 - Interview with Shana DuBois
August 07, 2015 15:19 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBShana and I talk about her introduction to the genre, small presses, and reading habits
10 - Interview with Akil Harris
July 29, 2015 12:36 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBAn interview with Akil Harris discussing the books he loves
9 - I Adore Finding Out What People Eat
July 22, 2015 04:07 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBAnna (@ForestOfGlory) and I discuss worldbuilding in Science Fiction and Fantasy stories. What pulls us in, and what knocks us out.
8 - Interview with Nicolette of BookPunks
July 09, 2015 14:42 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBInterview with Nicolette of BookPunks covering her favorite authors and her interest in post-apocalyptic fiction
7 - Middle-Aged Women Aren't Coming of Age (with my mom)
July 03, 2015 12:53 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MBDiscussion of Bujold's Cordelia and Ista, Eifelheim, and Ancillary Justice
6 - Cover Art with Aidan Moher
June 26, 2015 12:21 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBThis week I'm joined by Aidan Moher, creator of the Hugo award winning A Dribble of Ink blog. We talk about cover art, including the cover of his own short story collection and the covers created by Irene Gallo's team at TorDotCom for their new novella lineup.
5 - "Galloping Narwhals"
June 17, 2015 12:55 - 19 minutes - 18.1 MBI talk about attending the Nebula Award signings, approaching "Uprooted" from the wrong perspectives, and some aspects of "Grace of Kings" I'd like other authors to adapt
Interview with Troy L. Wiggins
June 04, 2015 03:58 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBA discussion of Troy's history with the speculative fiction genre, including many story recommendations
Ancillary Justice (2 of 2)
May 27, 2015 11:31 - 20.1 MBEthan (@esjewett) and I continue our discussion of Ancillary Justice (part 1). Beginning with discussion of the politics and ideology of the book, and continuing with the contrasting roles and psychology of Breq and Seivarden. Also a bit on the structure of the book, and then Ethan and I discuss my initial dissatisfaction with the conclusion of the novel. I am somewhat persuaded. Oh, yeah, spoilers. Finally, Ethan shares a series he returns to frequently - Susan Cooper's Dark is Risin...
Ancillary Justice (1 of 2)
May 20, 2015 16:39 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MB@esjewett joins me on the Podcast to talk about Ancillary Justice, identity, and pronouns, plus my love for Katherine Kurtz' Deryni novels knows few bounds
Kickoff - Book History & Buried Giant
May 13, 2015 05:16 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBI review my history with the genre. (Lots of secondary world fantasy), why I don't feel Ishiguro's "The Buried Giant" fits in that genre, and reminisce about a book that just appeared on my shelf