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Episode 340: Andy Duncan and the Road to Utopia Nov 11, 2018

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The 2018 World Fantasy Convention was held in Baltimore, Maryland over the first weekend of November. People from all over the globe gathered, including Gary and Jonathan, to engage in discussion, appreciate art, and generally share their love of the fantasy genre.

Somewhere in there, Gary and Jonathan found time to sit down with Andy Duncan to discuss his brand new short story collection, Agent of Utopia. The book is a fine one and the conversation was wonderful. As always, we'd like to thank Andy for making the time to talk to the podcast, and we'd like to thank you for listening.

REPOST - Episode 339 - The Road to Baltimore Oct 14, 2018

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A partial copy of this went out yesterday. Here's a full repost. Apologies to anyone downloading this one twice.

Episode 339: The Road to Baltimore Oct 13, 2018

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With the 2018 World Fantasy Convention just weeks away, Gary and Jonathan sit down to discuss the upcoming convention, the life achievement recipients, nominees and much more.

This episode is a bit of ramble and includes digressions on questions like whether this really is an outstanding year for story collections (with new collections from N.K. Jemisin, Michael Bishop, and others) or if great collections coming out regularly is the new norm and whether we should devote any time at all on the podcast to such things as movies and TV (hint: Jonathan is sceptical).

We hope to see many of you in Baltimore. Until then, though, we hope you enjoy the podcast.

Episode 338: Alec Nevala-Lee, Andy Duncan, and the Astounding Legacy Sep 29, 2018

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Worldcon 76 in San Jose, California this past August was a busy time. Thousands of science fiction and fantasy writers, readers, artists, publishers, and fans of every stripe travelled across the country and, in some cases, around the world to celebrate the best in SF.

We (Gary and Jonathan) had a wonderful time while we were there and managed to record four special episodes. Our final conversation is one of our favourites. Alec Nevala-Lee's Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction is a fascinating and probably definitive examination of Astounding, John W. Campbell and the writers who made up that time. Andy Duncan, a long-time friend of the podcast, also just published "New Frontiers of the Mind", his first story for Analog (successor to Astounding) which examines the connection between Campbell and Rhine. Both Alec and Andy sat down with us in San Jose to discuss Campbell, Astounding, and their own work.

As always, we'd like to thank Alec and Andy for making time to talk to us and we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Episode 337: Rich Larson and the Future of Science Fiction (sort of) Sep 20, 2018

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We (Gary and Jonathan) had a wonderful time while we were there and managed to record four special episodes. This third episode sees us sit down with exciting new writer Rich Larson to discuss his love of short fiction, his forthcoming collection Tomorrow Factory, and his debut novel Annex.

As always, we'd like to thank Rich for making the time to record the podcast, and we hope you all enjoy the episode!

Episode 336: 2018 Novels to Read... Sep 15, 2018

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Readers talk to other readers. They share information about the books and stories they love. They recommend. It's as natural as breathing. Those recommendations lead to a broader commentary, to lists and canons and all sorts of other things. This week Jonathan and Gary discuss the way we talk about books, the nature of recommending, and much more.

As promised, this episode contains recommendations for books published during 2018 that Jonathan and Gary thought were of interest and might make for rewarding reads for Coode Streeters. As always, these are personal recommendations and not a whole lot more. There's some fine reading on the lists below, which we both hope you'll seek out. Also, let us know what we missed in the comments!

JONATHAN’S LIST

Frankenstein in Baghdad, Saadawi Ahmed
Europe at Dawn, Dave Hutchinson
Pride and Prometheus, John Kessel
Revenant Gun, Yoon Ha Lee
Blackfish City, Sam Miller
Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi
Elysium Fire, Alastair Reynolds
Space Opera, Catherynne Valente
The Accidental War, Walter Jon Williams

GARY’S LIST

Red Moon, Kim Stanley Robinson
Terra Nullius, Claire G. Coleman
Ahab's Return, Jeffrey Ford
Annex, Rich Larson
Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik
European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman, Theodora Goss
Summerland, Hannu Rajaniemi
The Smoke, Simon Ings
Space Opera, Catherynne M. Valente
Blackfish City, Sam J. Miller
Pride and Prometheus, John Kessel
Unholy Land, Lavie Tidhar

REISSUE - Episode 335: Karen Joy Fowler, James Patrick Kelly, and the Workshop Experience Sep 12, 2018

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A re-release of episode 335. This should be 53 minutes long.

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We had a fine time while we were there and managed to record four special episodes. This second one sees us sit down with award-winning writers and long-time friends of Coode Street, Karen Joy Fowler and James Patrick Kelly, to discuss Clarion, Clarion West, and what it was like to be a student and an instructor at one of the most important writing workshops in the SF/F field.

As always, our thanks to Karen and Jim, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode 335: Karen Joy Fowler, James Patrick Kelly, and the Workshop Experience Sep 09, 2018

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As always, our thanks to Karen and Jim, and we hope you enjoy the episode!

Episode 334: After San Jose Sep 02, 2018

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We (Gary and Jonathan) went to WorldCon 76 in San Jose a week or so ago, or at least we were around while the convention was on and engaged in activities that overlapped with the convention. It seemed like a great convention. We had a great time. All the people we know who were there had a great time.

We'd like to thank all of the organisers, the programmers, and the people who ran a great Hugo Awards. Our congratulations to all of the winners and especially to the team at Ditch Diggers who picked up the Best Fancast award. A shout out too to the people who came to our Kaffee Klatch, which went surprisingly well.

This week a quick-ish episode, our first back together in a month or two. We talk Hugo winners, cannon, and other stuff. If you love a ramble, this ones for you. And we will work on that list for you. Promise!

Episode 333: Jo Walton Goes to the Hugos Aug 24, 2018

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We've been away for a long time. A very long time. We're sorry and we'll try not to do that again. While we were away, we went to San Jose, California for the 76th World Science Fiction Convention. During the convention, we recorded four new episodes that we will be sending out over the coming weeks.

The first is a discussion with Hugo Award winner and friend of the podcast, Jo Walton. Jo has a new book out, An Informal History of the Hugo Awards, which expands on a series of posts on Tor.com looking at the Hugos from 1953-2000. The book is wonderful and the conversation is interesting. As always, our thanks to Jo and we hope you enjoy the episode.

Oh, we recorded this in Jonathan's hotel room in San Jose. Every effort has been made to filter out the damned airconditioning unit that was rumbling away outside.

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