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podcast – the drax files radio hour
Hosted by draxtor despres · EN
broadcasting without permission from a basement somewhere in the metaverse [about the metaverse, naturally!]
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show #321: this is the end
Oct 24, 2021Tap to summarizemy friends: i decided to end this podcast. we started way back in 2014, shortly before ebbe altberg came in. we had over 2000 listeners per week. we are down to 9! i don’t mind. i am happy that i can cancel myself in fact because we churn out over 150 videos with second life... Read More
Transcribe →show #319: angela meyer & laura jean mckay
Aug 9, 2021Tap to summarizeTwo authors this week: one writing about a narcissistic man from the future, hijacking the mind of a woman from the 1860s [and they both can’t handle it …] & the other author depicting a world where humans can communicate with animals [and by and large humanity can’t handle it!]. enjoy a fabulous conversation [which... Read More
Transcribe →show #318: a few pints at skyward inn
Aug 2, 2021Tap to summarizealiya whiteley has written a wonderfully strange novel about human/alien relationships, centered around a pub and a mysterious drink called “jarrowbrew” that facilitates becoming one with our past and our future, maybe – if you drink enough of the stuff – it is even able to collapse geographies? ….. incredible how aliya was able to... Read More
Transcribe →show #317: literary horror with alan baxter
Jul 26, 2021Tap to summarizefinally a horror writer on the show today [well we had daniel kraus last year but this is 2021 after all]: alan baxter, coming to us from australia. what a craftsman, what an inspiration. since i spent my youth with conan and horror, i abandoned the genre for a while to catch up with thomas... Read More
Transcribe →show #316: boy, everywhere!
Jul 19, 2021Tap to summarizetoday on the show am dassu with a wonderful book for upper middle grades: “boy, everywhere” tells the story of syrian teenager sami, who flees damascus in search for a peaceful place, where no bombs threaten him and his family, a place where his 5-year old sister may get well after experiencing major trauma. the... Read More
Transcribe →show #315: analog/virtual
Jul 12, 2021Tap to summarizelavanya laksminarayan has written a stunning debut: “analog/virtual” depicts apex city, built on the ruins of bangalore, a city state, tightly controlled with zones for virtuals [the affluent with access to everything] and the analog [the poor, scraping by on the leftovers of tech and everything else]. the book/world has overtones of kafka and vonnegut,... Read More
Transcribe →show #314: alex and awais walk into a bookstore …
Jul 5, 2021Tap to summarizetwo very different authors on the show today, from different parts of the world which is reflected in their works: good friends a.a.chaudhuri and awais khan are presenting their work today. one novel a deep exploration of the classist society of pakistan and the other an investigation into the depraved world of a serial killer,... Read More
Transcribe →show #313: dominion: african speculative fiction rules!
Jun 28, 2021Tap to summarizefinally a talk about speculative fiction coming from africa and the african diaspora all over the world. oghenechovwe donald ekpeki and zelda knight are talking “dominion” which is their anthology of fantastic stories (and one poem too!), we dive into the dominance and conflation of african-american writing plus a look into the indie publishing business.... Read More
Transcribe →show #312: the lucky galah
Jun 21, 2021Tap to summarizejust a quick post today, highlighting a normal length show about an extraordinary book by tracy sorensen. “the lucky galah” depicts australian life in the 60s, narrated by a galah [yes that is this pink grey cockatoo bird, plentiful on the island!] who is capable of tuning into human frequencies … in more ways than... Read More
Transcribe →show #311: from moxy to afterland
Jun 14, 2021Tap to summarizelauren beukes was our guest today to discuss her latest novel “afterland” [careful: it has a pandemic in it and almost all men are dead from that fictional virus!] lauren is no stranger to virtual worlds [she arguably merged the cuteness of animal crossing with the ruthless narcissism of some visitors to a second life... Read More
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