We had the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Brandon Sanderson, co-author of the next installment of the Wheel of Time Series; The Gathering Storm. Brandon told us how he got into writing, what books he likes to read and how he ended up with the honor of finishing the work of Robert Jordan.

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JC Hutchins’s sf novel 7TH SON serialized here on Boing Boing, Part 1

Colfer’s Hitchhiker’s Guide Sequel Will Be His Last

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The final part of our conversation with Jeff Cannata and Scott Kurtz covers the final simulation of everything and the elimination of all genders.  Or does it? In fact, it does. Listen in.

Tom describes the movie 2012 and why he loved it, then Roger helps him debunk the 2012 mythology. Lou Dobbs departure from CNN has Roger thinking election campaign, and once again the topic of how boring it is to be moderate comes up.

Get the episode at this link: http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/www.archive.org/download/EastMeetsWest182-ItAllComesDownTo2012/eastmeetswest182.mp3

In part two of our conversation with Jeff Cannata and Scott Kurtz, it’s time for the long term predictions. We discuss the decline of America and the potential rise of virtual nations. Listen in!.

Tom brings up the idea of vertical farming in skyscrapers, which Roger is a little skeptical about. The idea of generations and what they mean also comes up, and int he end hope is found for humanity. Literally.

Get this episode at this link: http://www.archive.org/download/EastMeetsWest181-HydroponicHysteria/eastmeetswest181.mp3

We’re doing things a little differently this time.  We had so much good conversation this time around, that we’re pbreaking the show into three parts. Part one of the prediction extravaganza with Scott Kurtz and Jeff Cannata sees us discuss the end of journalism as we know it and ponder a world with one game console platform.  Listen in!