TNT 894: Tom Finally Snaps

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell

Apple buys all of Twitter’s data, Huawei wants to leave US, Spotify wants to make friends with musicians, and more.

Guest: Ewen Rankin

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Running time: 52:31

FR 151: TiVo ‘s here and ready to party

Frame Rate

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood.

How Amazon is rethinking the way television is made, Xbox Video launches on the web ahead of Windows Phone version, Intel reportedly wants $500M for delayed streaming TV effort, and more.

Guest: Justin Robert Young

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Running time: 1:12:11

TNT 893: Computers Should Know

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell

Why Apple really bought PrimeSense, should your DNA be regulated, Bitcoin passes the $1,000 mark, and more.

Guest: Molly Wood

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Running time: 56:25

TNT 892: I’m Spatially Dense

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, and Sarah Lane

Why Apple really bought PrimSense, should your DNA be regulated, Bitcoin passes the $1,000 mark, and more.

Guest: Julio Ojeda-Zapata

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Running time: 46:53

Autopilot S3E07 – Logan’s Run

The series depicted Logan and Jessica — pursued by Francis (Randolph Powell) — traveling in a futuristic hovercraft-like vehicle on a cross-country trek to Sanctuary in a post-apocalyptic America. The domed city was seen only in the pilot and two other episodes, using recycled footage from the film. In a change from the book and film, the television series had the city run by a cabal of elderly citizens; Francis has been promised a life beyond thirty as a city elder if he can bring back the fugitives. Logan and Jessica were joined on their journey by an android named REM, played by Donald Moffat.

TNT 891: Twitch Roullette

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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Iyaz Akhtar, and Jason Howell

Newegg loses encryption patent fight, iBuyPower’s Steam game console, QuizUp leaks your data, and more.

Guest: Rene Ritchie

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Running time: 43:41

FSL Tonight Special: International Anime League Championship

The International Anime League crowned a champion at the Tokyo Dome in front a “Super No Vacancy” audience, and Djm had two guests up in the press box. The Deej was joined by FSL Tonight’s Tom Merritt & Justin Robert Young at the Dragon Sports Talk studio affiliate in Japan for the championship wrap-up.

Did the ladies from Luna City slay the Dragon? Did Goku cement his legacy as the greatest of all time? Did Tom & Justin come out of the world of the Anime League in one piece, or were their power levels just not high enough for the catgirls and Anime League extravagance?

The Anime League Finals! They are here! They are now!

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FR 150: When Seconds Matter

Frame Rate

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Brian Brushwood.

What really happened to Intel’s failed TV ambitions?, YouTube app lands on Xbox One, DirecTV to Stream 30 Live TV Channels Outside the Home, and more.

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Running time: 1:11:19

S&L Podcast – #152 – Ancillary Justice Wrap-up with Author Ann Leckie

Two big reasons to cheer on this episode. One, you backed us, you really backed us, and we have 12 glorious episodes of the video Sword and Laser authors guides coming next year. Two, author Ann Leckie joins us to wrap up Ancillary Justice!

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?    
Tom:    Yorkshire Gold Tea
Veronica:    Water
    
QUICK BURNS    
    
We funded!! Thank you so much to everyone who backed the Season 2 Kickstarter. We’ll send out updates as we get details on things like add-ons and of course shoot dates and post dates for the shows!

Own William Gibson’s bomber jacket!    
Neil Gaiman wrote this fairy tale short film about a girl that can fly    
Crowdfunding an sf/f mag for teens    
Singularity & Co. is saving the sci-fi, one pulp novel at a time.     
The Top 101 Science Fiction Adventures   

CALENDAR
       
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES    
Guillermo Del Toro’s TV series greenlit    
HBO no longer developing AMERICAN GODS    
Adaptation Watch: Robert J. Sawyer’s TRIGGERS Optioned for Film, Sawyer to Write Screenplay    
J.R.R. Tolkien Biopic Being Developed   

    
BOOK KICK-OFF    

A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan    

BOOK WRAP-UP    

Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie    
       
EMAIL    
    
Dear Tom and Veronica (and Tom’s dogs)

Just dropping a quick line to say that I really enjoyed your Myke Cole interview – Myke came across as a really engaging, gracious and humble guy, and I’ve downloaded Control Point to Kindle so that I can make a start on Shadow Ops.

Thanks, as always, for Sword and Laser – I’m afraid that I’m struggling a bit with Ancillary Justice this month, but regardless of how I’m getting on with the month’s read, the podcast contains so much discussion of Sci-Fi/Fantasy as a whole that it’s a must-listen, each week.

All the best from the UK

Ralph aka slowfox
    
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