“In 1967, WBAI produced a two-hour radio dramatization of Samuel R. Delany’s first short piece [a novelette] of SF, ‘The Star-Pit’, with narration by Delany himself.” That broadcast is STILL available as 4 FREE MP3s, all of which are downloadable HERE, along with a fascinating article chronicling the radio drama’s production history. Enjoy! The Star Pit By Samuel R. Delany; Perfomed by a Full Cast 4 MP3 Files – Approx. 2 Hours [RADIO DRAMA] Broadcaster: Mind’s Eye Theater / WBAI FM New York Broadcast: 1967 A tale of loneliness and difference, about grounded workers who service the starships that will travel the galaxy. First published in Worlds of Tomorrow, February 1967
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The Star Pit Part 1
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Welcome to Night Vale - Pilot
Pilot Episode. A new dog park opens in Night Vale. Carlos, a scientist, visits and discovers some interesting things. Seismic things. Plus, a helpful guide to surveillance helicopter-spotting.
Weather: "These and More Than These" by Joseph Fink
Music: Disparition, disparition.info
Logo: Rob Wilson, silastom.com
Produced by Commonplace Books. Written by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor. Narrated by Cecil Baldwin. More Info: commonplacebooks.com, and follow @NightValeRadio on Twitter or Facebook.
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David Brin on Singularity 1 on 1: What’s Important Is Not Me. And It’s Not You. It’s Us!
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Meg Wolitzer’s Novel The Interestings
Meg Wolitzer discusses her new novel, The Interestings, a panoramic story about what becomes of early talent, and the roles that art, money, and even envy can play in close friendships. It follows a group of teenagers who met at summer camp in the 1970s into adulthood.
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/lopate/2013/apr/09/meg-wolitzers-novel-interestings/
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Cocktail Hour: Episode 63 – Susan X. Meagher
Huffduffed from http://cocktailhour.us/archives/451
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Talk with Hugh Howey about his self-published sci-fi hit
Hugh Howey’s self-published sci-fi thriller, Wool, has sold hundreds of thousands of copies as an ebook. Last fall, Howey signed a seven-figure, print-only deal with traditional publisher Simon & Schuster, and Fox and Ridley Scott have acquired the film rights.
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To Solaris and beyond - The Philosopher’s Zone - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The great Polish science-fiction writer Stanislaw Lemâauthor of the book, Solaris, on which two movies have been basedâdied last month. This week, The Philosopher’s Zone explores the philosophy underlying his visionary work.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/philosopherszone/to-solaris-and-beyond/3332012
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Donald Westlake: Risk Profession
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Karen Lord - ABC Conversations with Richard Fidler
Karen Lord grew up in Barbados on a steady stream of books, but one of her favourites was an encyclopaedia of legends and folk stories from around the globe.
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Theoretical Physicist Brian Greene Thinks You Might Be a Hologram
Characters on Star Trek suffer frequent misadventures on the holodeck, a room that creates advanced holograms indistinguishable from reality. But now theoretical physicists such as Brian Greene, host of the recent PBS special The Fabric of the Cosmos, are starting to wonder if every object in the universe isn’t some sort of hologram. Greene talks physics and science fiction in this week’s episode of the Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy podcast.
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/05/geeks-guide-brian-greene/