S&L Podcast – #124 – Whur my dragons at?

Shows/ Sword and Laser / April 2nd, 2013

Tom’s in a singing mood and Veronica’s on the bandwagon and Tom has to pronounce all the German. We also kick off the April book pick, Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey.

WHAT ARE WE DRINKING?
Tom: Bulleit Bourbon
Veronica: Water

QUICK BURNS
FINALISTS: 2013 Hugo Awards
Nominated for the Kurd Laßwitz Preis
RIP: James Herbert, OBE: 1943-2013
New George R.R. Martin website
You Got Grit in my Fantasy Story
Cover & Synopsis: “Self-Reference ENGINE” by Toh EnJoe – The description on this is hilarious.

CALENDAR

TV, MOVIES AND VIDEO GAMES
Doctor Who: Summer Falls – New Ebook With Link To “The Bells Of Saint John”
Harry Potter actor Richard Griffiths dies
How Fans Recreated Game of Thrones in a Minecraft Map the Size of LA
Game of Thrones T-shirt on Etsy from Listener Derek
GoT producers will not wait for GRRM to finish the books
GRRM on pitching new projects to HBO
Robert J. Sawyer to Adapt His Novel Triggers for the Big Screen

BOOK CHECK-IN
Dragonriders of Pern: (just Dragonflight if you don’t have time for all three)
Wikipedia article

BARE YOUR SWORD
Books for people who miss Firefly

Chris wanted to give his book as a gift to the Sword and Laser audience so all day tomorrow, April 3, Death of Dreams will be free! Thanks Chris.

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Tech News Today 723: iSorry

Shows/ Tech News Today / April 2nd, 2013

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

Apple gets respect in China, Amazon steals a Windows Phone guy and then picks a fight with Dropbox, and more.

Guest: John Falcone

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Running time:: 0:50:56

Tech News Today 722: Bah Humjoke

Shows/ Tech News Today / April 1st, 2013

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

Aereo’s big win over big networks, Tesla sales are electric, HBO says piracy is a compliment, and more.

Guest: Denise Howell

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Running time:: 0:50:46

Tech News Today 721: Good Job, Alex

Shows/ Tech News Today / March 29th, 2013

Hosts: Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Iyaz Akhtar and Alex Gumpel

Facebook working on Android phone, Amazon buys Goodreads, 3D printers getting cheaper all the time, and more.

Guest: Darren Kitchen

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Running time:: 0:47:51

Thanks For All The Fish! Downbelow Station Wrap-Up & Your Feedback

Shows / March 29th, 2013

We’ve reached the end of our run here on Geek & Sundry, but before we go, its time to wrap up our March pick, C.J.Cherryh’s Downbelow Station, see what everyone is talking about over on GoodReads, and venture into Whiteboard Land one last time. 

So long and thanks for all the fish! 

More on this month’s pick, Downbelow Station:
On Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57…
C.J. Cherryh’s Webpage: http://www.cherryh.com/

Discussion Links: 
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1…
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1…
http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/1…

“So Much More to Say” by Aaron:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUUWE…

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Book Release Calendar: http://swordandlaser.com/calendar/

Tech News Today 720: BlackBerry Preserve

Shows/ Tech News Today / March 28th, 2013

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

Honestly good news for Blackberry, the real damage of the Spamhaus war, Sony shows a little more PS4, and more.

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Running time:: 0:49:16