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StarShipSofa No 627 K.D. Julicher Mar 05, 2020

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Main Fiction: "Burnover" by K.D. Julicher

This story first appeared in Intergalactic Medicine Show (June 2018).

K.D. Julicher lives in Nevada, where she collaborates with her husband on stories and children. She has a passion for bears, hats, and bug fixes. Her work has appeared in Writers of the Future, Deep Magic, and Intergalactic Medicine Show.

Narrated by R.M. Ambrose

R.M. Ambrose is Assistant Fiction Editor (and sometimes producer and narrator) at StarShipSofa. He attended Taos Toolbox in 2017 and is an Affiliate Member of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). Later in 2020 he will re-launch and edit Vital: The Future of Healthcare, an anthology in which science fiction writers tackle the challenges of healthcare issues worldwide (more info at VitalAnthology.com).

In regards to this episode's story, R.M. notes that new piece of firefighting technology, CalFire’s 747 Supertanker, saved his home from the Palmer Fire of 2017, and when he was growing up, his grandma was a volunteer firefighter and Emergency Medical Technician in Leicester, North Carolina.

He can be reached via @rmambrose on Twitter, and @rmAmbroseFiction on Facebook and Instagram.

Sound effects for this episode were obtained from zapsplat.com.

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StarShipSofa No 626 Robert Jeschonek Feb 26, 2020

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Main Fiction: "An Infinite Number of Idiots" by Robert Jeschonek

This story first appeared in Galaxy's Edge #39 (July 2019).

Robert Jeschonek is a USA Today bestselling, envelope-pushing author whose fiction and comics have been published around the world. His stories have appeared in past episodes of StarShipSofa, as well as Galaxy's Edge, Fiction River, Pulphouse, Escape Pod, and many other publications. He has written Doctor Who and Star Trek fiction and comics for DC, AHOY, and others. His young adult slipstream novel, My Favorite Band Does Not Exist, won the Forward National Literature Award and was named one of Booklist's Top Ten First Novels for Youth. He also won an International Book Award, a Scribe Award for Best Original Novel, and the grand prize in Pocket Books' Strange New Worlds contest. Visit him online at www.robertjeschonek.com.

Narrated by Rish Outfield.

Rish Outfield is a writer, voice actor, and audiobook narrator. He can be heard co-hosting the Dunesteef Audio Fiction Magazine and That Gets My Goat podcasts, where he and Bigg Anklevich entertainingly waste much of their time. He also features his own stories on the Rish Outcast podcast. He once got a job because of his Sean Connery impersonation… but has lost two due to his Samuel L. Jackson impression.

Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

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StarShipSofa No 625 Colleen Anderson Feb 19, 2020

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Main Fiction: "A Taste of Eden" by Colleen Anderson

This story originally appeared in Worlds of SF, F & H (January 2018).

Colleen Anderson edits and writes fiction and poetry. Her work has appeared in over 250 publications with some recent and new works in Polu Texni, On Spec, Thrilling Words Really System and Nameless. Her collection, A Body of Work is published by Black Shuck Books. She has edited three anthologies and will be the 2020 Creative Ink Festival guest of honor in Vancouver, where she watches for mold monsters. colleenanderson.wordpress.com

Narrated by Tatiana Grey.

Tatiana is a critically acclaimed actress of stage, screen, and the audio booth. She has been nominated for dozens of fancy awards but hasn’t won a single damned thing. She went to NYU and lives in Brooklyn, New York. You can find her at tatianagrey.com.

Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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StarShipSofa No 624 Harold R. Thompson Feb 12, 2020

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Main Fiction: "Top Tier" by Harold R. Thompson

This story is original to StarShipSofa.

Harold R. Thompson has written non-fiction and short science fiction and fantasy for a variety of print and online magazines. He is also the author of the “Empire and Honor” series of historical adventure novels, which include Dudley’s Fusiliers, Guns of Sevastopol, and Sword of the Mogul. He lives in Nova Scotia and, when not writing or spending time with his family, works for Parks Canada.

Narrated by Anthony Babington

Anthony Babington is an aspiring voice actor, who looks just slightly off from how he sounds. From his secret volcano lair in Minnesota he narrates podcasts, and leases his soul to corporate America. He has previously recorded for Far Fetched Fables and The Cursed Inn. He can be found on Twitter as @AlephBaker.

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StarShipSofa No 623 Dave Kavanaugh Feb 05, 2020

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Main Fiction: "The Face of Heaven" by David Kavanaugh

Dave Kavanaugh’s short fiction has appeared in Nature, Andromeda Spaceways, and StoryShop. His fantasy novel Age of Omicron was released by Fiction Vortex Press in 2018. You can find him on Twitter at @DaveFiction or read more at DaveKavanaugh.com.

Narrated by Eric Luke.

Eric Luke is the screenwriter of the Joe Dante film Explorers, which is currently in development as a remake, the comic books Ghost and Wonder Woman, and wrote and directed the Not Quite Human films for Disney TV. His current project Interference, a meta horror audiobook about an audiobook… that kills, is available free on iTunes and at Quillhammer.com.

Fact: Hugo Review by Andy Tomaswick

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StarShipSofa No 622 Geoffrey W. Cole Jan 29, 2020

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Main Fiction: "Captured Carbon" by Geoffrey W. Cole

This story first appeared in Cli-Fi: Canadian Tales of Climate Change (Exile, 2017).

Geoffrey W. Cole's award-winning short fiction has appeared in such publications as Reckoning, Clarkesworld, EscapePod, New Worlds, and Imaginarium 2012: The Year's Best Canadian Speculative Writing. His stories have been translated into Catalan, French, Hungarian, Italian, Romanian, and Spanish, and have been produced as podcasts. He is the 2016 winner of the Premis Ictineu for best story translated into Catalan. Geoff has degrees in biology, engineering, and an MFA in creative writing. He lives with his wonderful wife, three sons, and giant hound outside Toronto, Canada. Visit Geoff at geoffreywcole.com.

Narrated by the author.

Fact: `Science News by J J Campanela

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StarShipSofa No 621 Russell Hemmel Jan 22, 2020

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Main Fiction: "The Ice Queen of Europa" by Russell Hemmel

This story first appeared in The Martian Wave on

April 30, 2019

Russell Hemmell is a French-Italian transplant in Scotland after several years of East Asia, passionate about astrophysics, history, and Japanese manga. Winner of the Canopus Awards for Excellence in Interstellar Writing. Recent work in Aurealis, Flame Tree Press, Songs of Eretz, Star*Line, The Grievous Angel, and others. SFWA, HWA and Codexian. Find them online at their blog earthianhivemind.net and on Twitter@SPBianchini.

Narrated by Nicola Seaton-Clark

Nicola is originally from South Africa, where she grew up in various small towns around the country. Working as a professional actress full time for 25 years, she has also spent her time being variously, a jazz singer, waitress, bartender and English trainer. Currently she runs her voice-over company Offstimme with her actor husband Peter, and spends her spare time attempting to raise her children into decent human beings and attending heavy metal concerts.

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StarShipSofa No 620 Joachim Heijndermans Jan 15, 2020

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Main Fiction: "Ice in the Dark" by Joachim Heijndermans

This story first appeared in Nebula Rift in 2016.

Joachim Heijndermans writes, draws, and paints nearly every waking hour. Originally from the Netherlands, he's been all over the world, boring people by spouting random trivia about toys, comics and film. A graduate of the Kubert School in New Jersey, he works as a graphic designer and cartoonist. His work has been featured with a number of publications, such as Mad Scientist Journal, Kraxon Magazine, Metaphorosis, Econoclash Review, the Gallery of Curiosities, and Ahoy Comics, and he's currently in the midst of completing his first children's book. You can find his work at joachimheijndermans.com, or follow him on Twitter: @jheijndermans.

Narrated by Brian Rollins

Brian Rollins is a voice actor living in Denver, Colorado. He narrates a variety of podcasts and performs audiobooks. His latest adventure has been hosting the Dorky Geeky Nerdy Trivia podcast, a show that gives listeners 30 geeky trivia questions on a different topic every week. You can find out more about him and his work at TheVoicesInMyHead.com.

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StarShipSofa No 619 Filip Wiltgren Jan 08, 2020

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Main Fiction: "Permanent Residency" by Filip Wiltgren

By day, Filip Wiltgren is a mild-mannered communication officer and lecturer. By night, he turns into a frenzied ten-fingered typist, clawing out jagged stories of fantasy and science fiction, found in lairs such as Analog, Intergalactic Medicine Show, Grimdark, Daily SF, and Nature Futures. He can be found at wiltgren.com

Narrated by Cheyenne Wright.

Cheyenne Wright is a freelance illustrator and concept artist. He is the color artist on the three-time Hugo Award winning steampunk graphic novel series Girl Genius, and co-creator of many other fine works; Including 50 Fathoms and the Ennie award winning Deadlands Noir for the Savage Worlds RPG. He has also produced graphics for Star Trek Online, the Champions MMO, and t-shirt designs for T.V.’s Alton Brown. Cheyenne lives in Seattle with his wife, their daughter, and an ever growing stack of unpainted miniatures. In his spare time he is teaching himself animation, and narrates short stories for a variety of audio anthologies where he is known as Podcasting’s Mr. Buttery ManVoice™.

Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

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StarShipSofa No 618 Stephen Case Dec 24, 2019

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Main Fiction: "Color of the Flame" by Stephen Case

This story originally appeared in Mythic (March 1, 2017).

Stephen Case is a historian of astronomy and author living and lecturing in the prairies south of Chicago. His work has appeared most recently in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Shimmer, and Intergalactic Medicine Show. His debut novel, First Fleet, is Lovecraftian horror meets military sci-fi. His first book-length work of non-fiction, Making Stars Physical, was published last year by University of Pittsburgh Press and short-listed for the History of Science Society's Pfizer Prize. Links to his fiction and research publications live on the web at stephenrcase.com and on Twitter @StephenRCase.

Narrated by: Kaushik Narasimhan

Kaushik Narasimhan is a management consultant by day and struggling writer and general dilettante by night. He tweets at @Kazarelth and his writing can be found at Kaushik’s Blog.

Fact: Science News by J J Campanella

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