It’s all over but the playoffs. Who’s made it, who’s out and who has the best chance to win it all? Don’t forget to vote for elevation!
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Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
What’s Amazon cooking up? Facebook forces Android on employees, Post PC era gets Post-PC-ier, and more.
Guest: Darren Kitchen
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Running time: 45:53
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Why Facebook got Instagram, why Twitter is cutting off APIs, why US hates 4G, and more.
Guest: Patrick Beja
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Running time: 53:45
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
PayPal fires back at Square, Samsung and Apple re-enactments, Techlection 2012, and more.
Guest: Lon Seidman
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Running time: 51:09
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Passwords have never been weaker, Google on the ropes in iOS, next trip to Mars, and more.
Guest: Dan Goodin
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Running time: 52:21
We have essential info for Wheel of Time fans, dragon fans, and we debate the best SciFi weapons. Also, Veronica claims to be able to hear Tom’s face.
WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Boont Amber Ale
Veronica: Carolans Irish Liqueur
QUICK BURNS
Forbes reveals list of 2011’s top-earning authors
Adam Whitehead gets back to his summary of the Wheel of Time series
The evolutionary history of dragons, illustrated by a scientist
All 29 editions of Year’s Best Science Fiction anthologies coming as e-books
Great writing advice from this year’s Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy writing workshop
Digital Book World aims for a more accurate ebook bestseller list
BARE YOUR SWORD
Coolest Sci-Fi Weapons
We’re Number 2!
TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Ciarán Hinds is Mance Rayder in GAME OF THRONES
BOOK CHECK-IN
A Question About Shrewd’s command -spoilers!
Ending Questions (Very Spoilery)
What else are we reading?
VOICEMAIL
We’re going to DragonCon!
Sword and Laser Podcast – LIVE
We’ll do a live version of our audio podcast with a special guest author and take your questions. So get to reading!
Time: Sat 02:30 pm Location: Crystal Ballroom – Hilton (Length: 1 Hour)
Parsec Awards
The Parsec Awards are the yearly awards for speculative fiction podcasts. I’ll be presenting, and Veronica Belmont will be hosting!
Time: Sun 04:30 pm Location: International North Room – Hyatt
ADDENDUMS
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Hosts: Brian Brushwood and Tom Merritt
IAWTV awards, Hulu’s CEO giving up, Olympics on YouTube, DOJ FCC clears Verizon’s spectrum buyout, Apple wooing cable operators, and more.
Guest: Amber J Lawson, Chairman of the IAWTV
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Running time: 1:13:40
Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Changes for Hulu, OnLive replaced by OnLive, excited about Synaptics, and more.
Guest: Fr. Robert Ballacer, SJ
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Running time: 50:53
We talk with ‘Empire State’ author Adam Christopher about his upcoming book ‘Seven Wonders,’ alternate New Yorks, and what kind of superhero he’d like to be.
Learn more about our guest!
Adam Christopher: http://www.adamchristopher.co.uk/
On Twitter: https://twitter.com/ghostfinder
On Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/adamchristopher
Show Notes:
http://www.gfmfilms.co.uk/films/pre-production/neuromancer/
http://savethescifi.com/
http://storybundle.com/
http://www.galacticfootballleague.com
http://www.theawl.com/2012/08/a-timeline-of-future-events
‘Damiano’ Whiteboard Review by Aaron: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smc8PBVDkfY
Hosts: Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Jason Howell
Twitter’s API changes, Square’s monthly fees for merchants, Venmo’s joining the Braintree, and more.
Guest: Darren Kitchen
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Running time: 52:47