Oh, and I should go try I Should Be Writing and Dead Robots Society again. It’s been a while since I last listened…

I selectively listen to other shows.

And WTF, peeps? No love for The Skiffy and Fanty Show? Mean. I’m biased, though…I love recording that show with Jen and Paul and Julia Rios. So much fun.

Anywho…

I wish there was something we could do to help you understand, but I’m afraid our spoken English is not very good and I haven’t heard of a “Google Translate” for podcasts :/

I wish there was something we could do to help you understand, but I’m afraid our spoken English is not very good and I haven’t heard of a “Google Translate” for oodcasts :/

1. Sword and Laser (http://www.swordandlaser.com/)
You gotta love tom and Veronica. I was a podcast fan first, but I really enjoy their Youtube show, too.

2. SF Squeecast (http://www.sfsqueecast.com/)
Come on, these guys are just so much fun. I love that they only squee about their favorite things, books, movies, and comic books. I picked up a few books based solely on their recommendations and so far, they were all fantastic.

3. Science Fiction Book Review Podcast (http://www.sfbrp.com/)
I like Luke because he review one book per podcast and goes into a lot of detail. Sometimes, I realise things I’ve missed reading the book for myself, that Luke points out. I disagree with him a lot, but he is still very pleasant to listen to (plus, British accent!). Spoiler-warning for most episodes, though!

4. The Writer and the Critic (http://www.writerandcritic.podbean.com/)
I discoverd this recently but I enjoy the idea and the books they talk about. Again, lots of spoilers (they warn you) but great in-depth talks about books and writing.

5. Writing excuses (http://www.writingexcuses.com/)
I know their tagline is “15 minutes long because you’re in a hurry and we’re not that smart” but if it were for me, their episodes could be an hour long.

6. Rick Kleffel’s Agony Column (http://www.bookotron.com/)
Rick does great interviews with tons of writers. They are long and in-depth and somehow he manages to make them talk about the most interesting things. Not just “how did you get that idea” kind of questions.

7. SF Signal
Duh! The panel discussions are awesome, my favorites are the themed discussions with lots of recommendations. Also, how cool is it that there are so many authors involved? Keep going the way you are!

Much thanks to everyone who’s contributed.

Can’t add much in the sf/f mainstream to the pretty comprehensive recommendations already made, but, with apologies, thought I’d arbitrarily chip in with a couple of tangential suggestions which often deal with stuff that feels like sf or fantasy, even though it’s not:

The Skeptics Guide to the Universe – discussions (often funny, often barbed) of real science, psuedo-science and dodgy theories from a critical, sceptical point of view.

Monster Talk – a show about monsters, testing cryptozoological theories (about stuff like bigfoot, Loch Ness monster, chupacabra and other yet weirder beasts) with the hammer of ‘real’ science.

Neither strictly sfnal, but both the dodgy theories and the hard science they discuss deliver much the same entertainment value and ‘vibe’ as speculative fiction and are a potential goldmine of story ideas for any aspiring writers out there!

And PS: I’d second Edd Vick’s suggestions above – the ‘Sparks Nevada: Marshal on Mars’ show he mentions is imho very funny once you tune in to its tone of voice and running gags. (It’s all about running gags, really).

SF Squeecast
Coode Street Podcast
Speculate!
The Once and Future Podcast
EscapePod
Podcastle