Galactic Suburbia
54 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsAlisa, Alex and Tansy bring you speculative fiction news, reading notes and chat from the galactic suburbs of Australia
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Episode 209: March 2020: The End
March 12, 2020 05:58 - 2 hours - 113 MBIn which we eat cake, celebrate our tenth birthday, and say goodbye. Cake Reminiscences & Podcast recs The Guilty Feminist The Good Place, The Podcast Be The Serpent As my Wimsey Takes Me Antimatter Pod: https://antimatterpod.podbean.com NEWS Nebula finalists https://www.tor.com/2020/02/20/announcing-the-2019-nebula-awards-finalists/ Hugo noms are closing Tansy’s Kickstarter - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/castlecharming/castle-charming CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa:...
Episode 208: February 2020
February 09, 2020 21:19 - 1 hour - 73.3 MBIn which Galactic Suburbia has a sad announcement, and the word ‘penultimate’ is used... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Nominating for the Hugos CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: The Good Place; Picard S1 Ep 1-2. Tansy: Moontangled, by Stephanie Burgis, The Lady’s Guide to Celestial Mechanics by Olivia Waite, Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell, Supernatural Season 15 (first 5 eps) Alex: many books over the holidays. Ten Thousand Doors of January, Alix E Harrow; Gideon the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir; A Memory C...
Episode 207: November 2019
December 02, 2019 23:50 - 2 hours - 121 MBIn which we finally complete the Joanna Russ book club in our final ep for 2019! Tansy - Terror Australis Alex goes to Broadside, The Wheeler Centre’s festival of feminist ideas, and is confronted by whiteness. (https://broadside.wheelercentre.com) WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Rebuilding Tomorrow crowdfunded - postponed JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Author’s Note and Afterword CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: the great Twelfth Planet Press move (again) Tansy: The Strange Case of th...
Episode 206: October 2019
October 31, 2019 19:54 - 1 hour - 85.2 MBIn which an Epilogue is not always the end of the book… WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Rebuilding Tomorrow https://www.pozible.com/project/rebuilding-tomorrow/ “Otherwise” Award: https://tiptree.org/2019/10/from-tiptree-to-otherwise JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: Epilogue (BUT STILL NOT THE END) 38:20 to 58:45 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Good Omens; The Good Place Tansy: Romances: Alyssa Cole’s Reluctant Royals & Lucy Parker’s London Celebrities, The Rat-Catcher’s Daughter & The Gi...
Episode 205: September 2019
September 01, 2019 07:51 - 1 hour - 109 MBIn which we tackle aesthetics, astounding name changes, and leave you the Danger Mouse theme tune. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Winter’s Tale Kickstarter fully funded! Hugo winners: https://locusmag.com/2019/08/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/ The Campbell Award/Astounding Award, Codes of Conduct, and such: http://file770.com/storm-over-campbell-award/ https://theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/2019/08/27/a-statement-from-the-editor/ JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: 1:21:15 to 1...
Episode 204: August 2019
August 04, 2019 05:09 - 1 hour - 78.1 MBIn which we struggle with responses, and Winter’s Tale is coming… WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: World Fantasy Finalists https://www.tor.com/2019/07/25/announcing-the-2019-world-fantasy-award-finalists/ CSFG Kickstarter -- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/csfg/unnatural-order Coming this week: the next Twelfth Planet Press Kickstarter! Winter’s Tale by Nike Sulway & Shauna O’Meara JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses: CULTURE CONSUMED: Al...
Episode 203: June 2019
June 17, 2019 01:38 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBIn which we consider renaming our podcast to Houston, We Have A Podcast, but someone else got in first... FEEDBACK: From Rachel & Phillip WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Ditmars: https://locusmag.com/2019/06/2019-ditmar-awards-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org No Joanna Russ Book Club this week, but read How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 10 Responses for next episode! CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: Harry Potter & The Cursed Child (Princess Theatre, Melbourne), Last Pen Stan...
Episode 202: May 2019
April 29, 2019 07:00 - 2 hours - 110 MBIn which we consider our role models and lost history, plus awards season is hotting up! WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Hugos: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2019-hugo-and-campbell-awards-finalists/ BSFA: https://locusmag.com/2019/04/2018-bsfa-winners/ Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 9, Models (38:30) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Santa Clarita Diet S3; Discovery!; Sabrina S2; Your Favourite Band Cannot Save You,...
Episode 201: April 2019
March 31, 2019 00:38 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBIn which we are not an anomaly, because there are three of us. FEEDBACK: Dave & Clara WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Tiptree winner and shortlist: https://tiptree.org/news JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: (time stamp 21:25 to 58:15) How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 8: Anomalousness CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Wingspan Alex: three seasons of Lucifer; Captain Marvel; The Raven Tower, Ann Leckie; Alastair Reynolds: Shadow Captain, and “Zima Blue” and “Beyond the Aquila Rift” on Lov...
Episode 200: March 2019
March 03, 2019 10:44 - 1 hour - 91.7 MBIt’s our 200th episode! Let there be cake. This month: CAKE What deliciousness are you pairing with this month’s episode? WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET Aurealis noms: https://aurealisawards.org Nebula noms: https://nebulas.sfwa.org/2018-nebula-finalists-announced/ Tansy news: Creature Court release, and Nullus Anxietas Discworld Convention April 12-14. Jennifer Kent’s Tiptree TV series in development https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/movie-news/guillermo-del-toro-jennifer-kent-w...
Episode 199: February 2019
February 02, 2019 23:01 - 1 hour - 94.5 MBWe're making some changes, but we're still here! Check out our Patreon. [https://www.patreon.com/galacticsuburbia ] WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET: Hugo Award nomination period! JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 6, False Categorizing CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Twelfth Planet Press news Tansy: Thornbound by Stephanie Burgis, The Favourite, David Tennant Does A Podcast With Olivia Colman, Who Is Mary Sue by Sophie Collins Alex: Radio Lab, October 30 episode...
Episode 198: 22 November 2018
November 26, 2018 00:55 - 1 hour - 104 MBDouble standards with Joanna Russ, Christmas specials, and does the Addams Family hold up? Pre-order the new Twelfth Planet Press holiday novellas: Merry Happy Valkyrie, by Tansy Rayner Roberts Marry Me, Mischa McPhee, by Kate Gordon Or check them out on the TPP webpage HOW TO SUPPRESS WOMEN WRITING: Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 5 - The Double Standard of Content 14:20 to 1:01:55 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Doctor Who, Hallmark Christmas movies Alex: The...
Episode 197: 8 November 2018
November 11, 2018 06:26 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBThe end of the world might be nigh but we're still podcasting. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? World Fantasy Awards were given out at World Fantasy Convention this year -- congrats to all winners and nominees. How to Suppress Women’s Writing, by Joanna Russ Chapter 4 - Pollution of Agency Time stamps: 7:25 to 41:00 CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: news and PhD Tansy: Resist Fascism; Which Witch, Eva Ibbotson Alex: A new hobby; Icefall, Stephanie Gunn; Moon Over Soho, Ben Aaronovitch Please ...
Episode 196: 25 October 2018
October 28, 2018 11:06 - 1 hour - 83 MBScience fiction, spoilerifics and Bad Faith... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Counterpart spoilerific British Fantasy Awards BOOK CLUB Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapter 2 + 3 discussion (9:05 to 56:45) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: PhD update, Icefall by Stephanie Gunn Tansy: Killjoys S1 & S2, Melissa Scott, Finders. Alex: The Silence of the Girls, Pat Barker; Exit Strategy, Martha Wells; Stargate SG1 rewatch… Please send feedback to us at galacticsuburbia@...
Counterpart Spoilerific Episode
October 21, 2018 02:13 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWelcome to a not quite Galactic Suburbia spoilerific. While Galactic Suburbia is usually the Australian podcast of speculative fiction books, publishing news and chat, this episode is a bit different. Firstly, it’s a spoilerific: we’re going to be talking about the TV show Counterpart, so if you haven’t seen it be warned that we will well and truly spoil it here. Secondly, this is an unusual episode because although this is Alex, from Melbourne, joining me is… Liz from Melbourne squiddishl...
Episode 195: 10 October 2018
October 14, 2018 10:08 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBYou are not technically prohibited from listening to this podcast, but beware the ingrained biases and inequities in our society which might still prevent you from doing so... WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? #fallforbooksmugglers on Instagram Tansy: Halloween is Not a Verb available for pre-order! Drops on Halloween. TPP Novellas announced: Merry Happy Valkyrie by Tansy Rayner Roberts Marry Me, Mischa McPhee by Kate Gordon JOANNA RUSS BOOK CLUB: How to Suppress Women’s Writing: Chapte...
Episode 194: 15 September 2018
September 16, 2018 10:43 - 1 hour - 90.2 MBWhat's a Glottolog, you ask, and what does it have in common with a llama? Galactic Suburbia tells you how... WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Tansy on Skiffy & Fanty talking Mother of Invention Mother of Invention paperback now on sale. HOW TO SUPPRESS WOMEN'S WRITING The Prologue “We have always fought,” Kameron Hurley CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: world news, PhD report Alex: Shakespeare and Hathaway; a lot of Terry Pratchett; Pandora’s Breeches: Women, Science, Power in the Enlight...
Episode 193: 29 August 2018
September 02, 2018 11:11 - 1 hour - 102 MBIn which we chew through some Hugo chat & stats, and revisit the age-old (tragically still relevant) Joanna Russ text How To Suppress Women's Writing WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo Awards & N.K. Jemisin's historic triple novel win Results Stats stats stats Guardian coverage Free Thought Blogs Haters gotta hate Extra reading: Everything Wrong with SF is John W Campbell’s Fault Introducing our discussion of Joanna Russ’ How to Suppress Women’s Writing CULTURE CONSUMED: ...
Episode 192: 15 August 2018
August 19, 2018 05:34 - 1 hour - 89 MBIn which we get political and expendable... WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Fraser Anning: if you want to put yourself through it Worldcon protests planned… CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: The Worst Witch S2, Voltron S7, Libby, Suits Alisa: Glow S2; The Big Sick; Good Girls; TPP novella slush Alex: terrible movies: Wrath of the Titans. Also Expendables 3. The Memoirs of Lady Trent, Marie Brennan; Early Riser, Jasper Fforde. Tansy is launching a brand new Mocklore fantasy adventu...
Episode 191: 1 August 2018
August 05, 2018 06:53 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn which Harry Potter is a luxury item, and Alex watches terrible action movies so you don't have to. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo voting & the Worldcon program disaster Mother of Invention essays: check out AI explorations by Aliette De Bodard, K. Tempest Bradford & Katherine Cross http://motherofinvention.twelfthplanetpress.com/category/essays/ Tansy buys tickets to Harry Potter & The Cursed Child! CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: Courtney Milan reread, Moving Pictures, A...
Episode 190: 18 July 2018
July 22, 2018 06:15 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn which we appreciate murderbots, the Afrofuturism of Janelle Monae, and sentient mice. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Martha Wells Murderbot announcement: next two novellas this year, and then a novel! Nnedi Okorafor --Shuri comic announced. KICKSTARTER UPDATE: Mother of Invention K Tempest Bradford’s essay Androids & Allegory Janelle Monae’s PYNK TPP novellas AusMumpreneur Award - Making a Difference Category British Fantasy Award nominati...
Episode 189: 04 July 2018
July 08, 2018 10:01 - 44 minutes - 10.2 MBIn which Alisa & Tansy address the core, the canon, legacy and other science fictional mythologies. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Locus Awards and Luminescent Threads in Particular CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Killing Eve; The Fourth Estate Tansy: Ocean’s 8 The Henchmen of Zenda, KJ Charles; The Prisoner of Zenda, Anthony Hope; Nanette - Hannah Gadsby Please send feedback to us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Po...
Episode 188: 13 June 2018
June 17, 2018 12:11 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBIn which we fan about zines & put a spotlight on newsroom drama. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Continuum & the Norma The Sticky Institute TPP novella call for Festive-Themed Novellas CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: whole lot of Person of Interest; Midwives of Revolution; Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, Ransom Riggs; SHIELD Alisa: Killing Eve; Last Edition; Spotlight Tansy: Ida, Alison Evans; Bring it On the Musical; Courtney Milan's After the Wedding (the Worth Saga...
Episode 187: 30 May 2018
June 03, 2018 03:10 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBIn which convention season and awards season are both upon us! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo Packet now available Rivqa & Mother of Invention at Strange Horizons If you're at Continuum come to our MOI book party, Sunday 10 June 2pm. Wiscon Killable Bodies in SF panel Wiscon's official statement. Coffee and Ink's response from the audience Nebulas! Who won them? Continuum Deep Dive: come and see Tansy talk about Roman celebrities! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: The Black...
Episode 186: 16 May 2018
May 20, 2018 07:57 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIn which the crew talks about harassment, conventions and of course... booooooks. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alisa published her Audit about harassment at Aussie conventions on Facebook, pdf available on request. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: That Dangerous and Persuasive Woman: Vida Goldstein, Janette Bomford; Dark Matter: Reading the Bones, ed Sheree R Thomas; A Wrinkle in Time (film); Alisa: Murderbot 2 & Real Desperate White House The Continuing Story Tansy: Julian Barr - As...
Episode 185: 2 May 2018
May 05, 2018 11:15 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBWHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Locus Awards finalists: https://locusmag.com/2018/04/2018-locus-awards-finalists/ The Norma: https://normakhemmingaward.org Tansy on Acts of Kitchen: https://actsofkitchen.com/2018/04/29/acts-of-kitchen-tansy-rayner-roberts-2/ CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: iZombie, Champagne and Socks, Epiphany Alex: Descent of Monsters (and The Black Tides of Heaven, The Red Threads of Fortune), JY Yang; Artificial Condition, Martha Wells; U...
Episode 184: 18 April 2018
April 23, 2018 01:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBIn which we care about Hugo Awards, Aussie SFF awards, harassment at conventions and tea-brewing spaceships all at the same time. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Hugo shortlist! Aurealis winners Ditmars Survey on Harassment in Aussie SF conventions CULTURE CONSUMED: Tansy: The Teamaster & the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events S2, Runaways (TV) Alisa: Annihilation; Planetfall, Emma Newman; 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson; Santa Clarit...
Episode 183: 21 March 2018
March 25, 2018 05:39 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBPost-cake and post-birthday we talk Kickstarter, Tiptree and Hawking: plus the Rights of Women. Thanks for the cake love! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Tansy’s Kickstarter :D Bring back the Creature Court Stephen Hawking died Tiptree winner, shortlist & longlist announced. Kitschies shortlist CULTURE CONSUMED: Alex: Olympe de Gouges, The Declaration of the Rights of Women; Lord of the Rings films; Fringe re-watch Tansy: Jessica Jones S2 & Tor.com essays, Rise, The Underwater Ba...
Episode 182: 7 March 2018
March 11, 2018 05:18 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn which Galactic Suburbia is 8 years olds. We're reading independently, making friends in Grade 3, and eating CAKE. This episode is best consumed with cake, especially if you tweet, email or message us to say exactly what you're eating. CAKE Alex: blueberry and orange ricotta cake with French Earl Grey syrup Tansy: blueberry marscapone cakes Alisa: super fancy hot chocolate (but also blueberry and ricotta cake the day before) WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Tansy’s Kickstarter launches o...
Episode 181: 22 February 2018 Disco Spoilerific
February 24, 2018 03:11 - 2 hours - 119 MBSit down, strap yourselves in and get ready to be wall to wall spoiled for the entire new series of Star Trek! Please send feedback to us at [email protected], follow us on Twitter at @galacticsuburbs, check out Galactic Suburbia Podcast on Facebook, support us at Patreon - which now includes access to the ever so exclusive GS Slack - and don't forget to leave a review on iTunes if you love us!
Episode 180: 8 February 2018
February 11, 2018 12:15 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBWe're back! Our now fully East Coast podcast has returned to delight and enrage you. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alisa moved house; Icefall by Stephanie Gunn acquisition for TPP, new Author Spotlight of the Month gig at TPP Tansy new novella Girl Reporter released, How To Survive An Epic Journey at Uncanny Magazine, progress report on Mother of Invention. Locus Recommended Reading List and poll now open for Locus Awards. Hugo nominations open Stella...
Episode 179: 30 November 2017
December 03, 2017 09:55 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBIt's our Holiday Gift Recs Extravaganza! Prepare to do some serious online shopping while you listen to our recs. WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Alex moonlighted on Paleo Cinema Podcast with a Disaster Movie special episode! We look at a list of the 33 Best SFF books by women (hooray for lists with more than one) Kate Gordon’s new novel raising funds for White Ribbon Australia against domestic violence - 25 Memories of Viggo McDuff Holiday gift recs! For cooks: Salt, Fat, Acid...
Episode 178: 16 November 2017
November 19, 2017 10:30 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBIn which the trashfires are covered in rainbows this week. So many trashfires; so many rainbows. Huge congrats to all the QUILTBAG/LGBTQ Australians who got engaged since Wednesday 15th 2017, including friend of the podcast John Richards!!! WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Australia voted Yes! And we really want Penny Wong to lead the country now please. World Fantasy Awards: results out China, the largest SETI telescope, and Cixin Liu CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: All the news. Lite...
Episode 177: 01 November 2017
November 05, 2017 10:49 - 1 hour - 100 MBWHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Julian May died No more Writer and the Critic: announcement Feminist Poltergeist podcast, from Ellenbutnotdegeneres: Carmilla movie out OUR DISCUSSION: Leisure, freelancing/part-time hours and guilt. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Otherlife; Stranger Things S2; The Trauma Cleaner, Sarah Krasnostein; Pop Culture Happy Hour; Friends Like These Tansy: Podcasts: Uncanny 14b (To Budapest with Love by Theodora Goss & Some Cupid...
Episode 176: 11 October 2017
October 15, 2017 09:45 - 1 hour - 64.1 MBIn which we read books, make books and regender books WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? The D Franklin Defying Doomsday Award Luminescent Threads shout-out in Den of Geek’s Holiday Book Guide Tansy's regendered Frankenstein podcast: Frankentastic! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: makes the books for Twelfth Planet Press Alex: Nexus; Blacklist on netflix; Provenance, Ann Leckie; Terra Nullius, Claire G Coleman Tansy: Send your recs for farm/small town family themed romance novels to @tansyrr o...
Episode 175: 01 October 2017
October 01, 2017 11:10 - 1 hour - 87 MBIn which we're voting Yes for equality, and Alex is back in the house. (APOLOGIES FOR THE POOR SOUND QUALITY-the Silent Producer) WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Cory Bernardi vs Students in Dresses (via @JoshThomas87) The Book Smugglers Level Up Kickstarter WHAT ALEX DID ON HER EPIC ADVENTURE! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: What Happened, Hillary Clinton; The Good Place Season 1; Star Trek Discovery Tansy: Rogue Desire, Amy Jo Cousins etc, The Doubleclicks: Love Problems, Snowspelled...
Episode 174: 30 August 2017
September 03, 2017 08:16 - 1 hour - 110 MBIn which Alisa & Tansy talk #ownvoices, the nuance of diversity and the current trend for "authenticity" at the expense of author privacy. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Yoon Ha Lee on #ownvoices & being outed as a trans author Follow up from D Franklin on how authors of marginalised identities aren't beyond criticism when writing about toxic or damaging tropes. Corinne Duyvis & the origins of #ownvoices and its original intentions. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: the news, the weather & PhD stu...
Episode 173: 16 August 2017
August 20, 2017 11:29 - 1 hour - 99 MBIn which Alisa & Tansy keep the home fires burning for Alex with Hugo chat, Aussie politics and more. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Huuuuuugoos! For the stat badgers among you: The Nomination Stats & The Winner Stats Patterns Around Octavia Butler (Luminescent Threads: Connections to Octavia E. Butler) CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Politics abroad & at home; The Wanderers Tansy: Torchwood The Aliens Among Us (Big Finish Audio); The Worst Witch (Netflix) Please...
Episode 172: Postcard 9 August 2017
August 09, 2017 11:20 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWhere is Alex? Here's a Postcard!
Episode 171: 30 July 2017
July 31, 2017 08:33 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBIn which we revisit a favourite old space station to see if it totally holds up, and get angry about superhero girlfriends. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET WFA Shortlist Disabled People Destroy Science Fiction Kickstarter Defying Doomsday Award - last call for nominations Let’s talk about Titania, brand new imprint of Twelfth Planet Press, coming soon. CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Deep Space 9; The Wanderers, Meg Howrey; Voyager S1 Tansy: The Refrigerator Monologues, Catherynne Valente; Once ...
Episode 170: 12 July 2017
July 16, 2017 12:06 - 1 hour - 67 MBIn which Alisa & Tansy are not Handmaids, and we need a lot of cheerful culture to balance out the darkness. WHAT’S NEW ON THE INTERNET/WHAT DO WE CARE ABOUT THIS WEEK? Our Kickstarter for Mother of Invention is Complete: it's the end but the moment has been prepared for. Nnedi Okorafor’s amazing African dystopian novel Who Fears Death to be adapted for HBO, produced by GRRM. (and you thought The Handmaid's Tale was hardcore viewing...) Radio National Books program Alisa listened to - dis...
Episode 169: 28 June 2017
June 29, 2017 08:51 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBphoto credit: Paul Weimer In Which Alex & Tansy talk awards, culture & promote each other's projects. Continuum & the Ditmars. Locus Awards: so many winners. Mother of Invention: last day of Tansy's Kickstarter campaign! Last chance to pledge! Luminescent Threads pre-orders open now. The Book Riot review/interview is here! Avid Bookshop vs. Trolls How has Twelfth Planet Press has impacted on our listeners? Email [email protected] to provide us with your anecdata! CULTURE CON...
Episode 168: 11 June 2017 Continuum 13
June 13, 2017 12:03 - 1 hour - 92.7 MBIn which we Continuum all the Continuum! Our live podcast, recorded on the afternoon of June 11 2016, with us still buzzing, inspired and surrounded by cake. Alex has a travel announcement. Alisa is knitting. Continuum 13! We were there! Seanan McGuire's Guest of Honour Hour Likhain's GOH speech on YouTube & written version. (we hadn't seen this when we recorded so don't mention it in the episode but PLEASE read/watch it. Rivqa Rafael's Continuum tweets Storified. Mother of Invention: o...
Episode 167: 24 May 2017
May 28, 2017 12:26 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBIn which we launch new projects and Discover a new/old love for Star Trek. Bet you didn't know how much we love Star Trek. What's new on the internet? Nebula Weekend means awards and other announcements! Tansy announces the impending Kickstarter for Mother of Invention: A speculative fiction anthology of diverse, challenging stories about gender & artificial intelligence. Alex reveals the cover of Luminescent Threads, the new book about Octavia Butler coming soon from Twelfth Planet Pr...
Episode 166: 3 May 2017
May 07, 2017 11:42 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIn which we debate the all important question, how much zombie vomit is too much zombie vomit? WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET Clarke Award Shortlist The End of Tropes Vs Women Sleeping With Monsters Book coming soon! CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: Rogue One, Santa Clarita Diet Tansy: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Beauty & the Beast, Legion Ep 1, “Making the Magic Lightning Strike Me,” John Chu in Uncanny Magazine Alex: The Dark Forest, Cixin Liu; Gemina, Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff; The Gl...
GalacticSlacks
April 27, 2017 05:37 - 17 minutes - 16.4 MBA Very Special Galactic Suburbia Announcement. We're doing a thing for our Patreon supporters! You're the first to hear about it! Our Galactic Suburbia Podcast Patreon. Alisa's Champagne & Socks crafting podcast (the champagne is metaphorical) (Patreon to be launched shortly) Alex's Acts of Kitchen foodie & cooking podcast and Patreon Tansy's Sheep Might Fly fiction podcast and Patreon
Episode 165: 19 April 2017
April 23, 2017 11:52 - 1 hour - 77.8 MBIn which we feed our feedback back to you, with a side order of cheesecake! WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET Aurealis Award winners announced. Ditmar prelim ballot FEEDBACK: Flea’s YouTube channel Books mentioned in feedback: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls Roller Girl The Better Homes and Garden New Cookbook Joy of Cooking Amanda Downum’s Necromancer Chronicles The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: S-Town; Sharp Edge, Marianne Delacourt Alex: Babylon’s Ashes,...
Episode 164: 5 April 2017
April 09, 2017 11:20 - 1 hour - 86.9 MBIn which Galactic Suburbia becomes a five-time Hugo nominated podcast... WHAT'S NEW ON THE INTERNET? Hugo shortlist Also the Nommo shortlist (from the African Speculative Fiction Society) CULTURE CONSUMED Alisa: The 45th; S-Town; Sea Swept, Nora Roberts Tansy: Lotus Blue, Cat Sparks; Buffy rewatch Alex: New York 2140, Kim Stanley Robinson; the Ancillary series, Ann Leckie; season 2 and most of 3 of Person of Interest; Last Cab to Darwin Please send feedback to us at galacticsubur...
Episode 163: 22 March 2017
March 26, 2017 10:49 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBIn which Alisa reads us all under the table (again) and the women of SFF are anything but Humble. What's New on the Internet? Cheesecake can be cake if it wants to be cake. Especially if you do not belong to a pie nation. Also, pies need lids or they're not trying hard enough. GUFF race (until 17 April) Paul Weimer is the DUFF candidate, hooray! Women of SFF Humble Bundle - get this amazing bunch of SFF books now, only a couple of days to go! CULTURE CONSUMED: Alisa: Fangirl, Rainbow...
Episode 162: 8 March 2017
March 13, 2017 03:54 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBIn which we are seven years old! Get yourself some delicious cake and settle down to our International Women's Day episode. What's New on the Internet? Post-mortem on the first Octavia Butler book club hosted by Twelfth Planet Press! We had such a great time talking about Wild Seed. Next up: Fledgling on April 2 2017. Aurealis Awards shortlist is out. Locus Recommended Reading List CULTURE CONSUMED: REPEAT THE TITLE OF YOUR CULTURE Alisa: Ken Liu; Women of Letters; The Arrival; Canbe...