In episode 183 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author Piper Maitland.

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In episode 180 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author Emma Newman about Worldcon, her new book Between Two Thorns, a slew of short stories and an ingenious bit of marketing.
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In episode 179 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester assembles a panel to discuss something that came up in a recent critique group meeting.

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In episode 180 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author David Boop live from MileHiCon in Denver.

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In episode 179 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester and Jaym Gates gather a second group of panelists to talk about the past, present and future of Cyberpunk.

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In episode 178 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author Chuck Wendig.

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In episode 177 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester and Jaym Gates gather panelists to talk about the past, present and future of Cyberpunk.

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In episode 176 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author Mary Robinette Kowal.

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In episode 175 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester asks his motley crew of mis-fit panelists to discuss: Which conventions are you looking forward to this year?

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In episode 174 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with author Seanan McGuire.

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In episode 173 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester asks his motley crew of mis-fit panelists to discuss: Who is on your 2013 Hugo Nomination Ballot?

This is a long podcast! Fair Warning! Tons of show notes after the jump.

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In episode 172 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats Paul and Storm who write music that makes people laugh and feel good. They are the co-founders of Wootstock, they co-produce the JoCo Cruise Crazy, a Caribbean cruise/concert festival for fans of internet musician Jonathan Coulton, and now have a new show called ‘Learning Town’ which debuted on Tuesday, January 15th on YouTube’s Geek & Sundry channel.

About LearningTown:

“LearningTown” follows a fictional Paul and Storm as they try to keep an old-style kid’s show (in the spirit of Captain Kangaroo, Mister Rogers, etc.) going after its original host dies. They hire a producer (“Cookie Tuesdays”) away from a rival show to help them; and they also enlist the help of a superfan (“Teddy”) to handle the puppets. But the challenge is steep, not only because they have no idea what they’re doing, but because they have radically different ideas about how to run the show, and there are lots of other characters who help and/or hinder their cause along the way. Oh…and puppets sometimes catch fire. There will be ten episodes in Season 1, each between 7-9 minutes each in length. There may also be some shorter bonus videos. New episodes will be released every Tuesday starting on January 15, 2013.

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In episode 171 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester asks his motley crew of misfit panelists to discuss: Which SF&F Books, Movies, TV Shows and Comics Are We Looking Forward To In 2013?

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In episode 170 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester recaps your favorite SF&F:

• Podcasts
• Book Bloggers
• News Websites
• Publishers
• Comics

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In episode 169 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with Christopher J. Garcia, winner of the 2011 Hugo Award for Best Fanzine (along with James Bacon) for The Drink Tank.
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In episode 168 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats with the NY Times Bestselling Author of the Dresden Files and Codex Alera books, Jim Butcher.

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In episode 167 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester and his rag-tag band of panelists, discuss:

2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

• Which 2012 Debut work (movie/short story/book) most impressed you?
• Which 2012 book that you were really looking forward to, delivered on your expectations and why?
• Which 2012 book that you were really looking forward to failed miserably and why?
• Which 2012 movies disappointed and why?
• Which 2012 movies most impressed you and why?

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In episode 166 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester and his rag-tag band of panelists, discuss:

Gifts for the Science Fiction and Fantasy person in your life. Or, heck, just tell your own family to listen for ideas of what to buy for you…
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In episode 165 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester chats at WorldCon with Douglas Hulick, author of Among Thieves.

About Douglas Hulick: Douglas Hulick was born in Fargo, ND, but spent much of his life moving about the Midwest. Somehow, he kept ending up in the vicinity of Chicago, IL, which helps explain his abiding love of deep-dish pizza, Ferris Bueller, and Goose Island beer. Somewhere along the way, a copy of A Dictionary of the Underworld by Eric Partridge fell into Douglas’s hands. Having sold a few fantasy short stories, Douglas thought a book that defined historical thieves cant (criminal jargon) and described some of the practices of that world might come in handy at some point. Little did he know. Among Thieves, his first novel, grew out of this unlikely seed over the course of a decade. It was acquired by Roc/Penguin U.S.A. on Douglas’s 44th birthday in 2009. Douglas lives with his wife and two sons in Minnesota. When not writing or chasing after his kids, he likes to practice and teach 17th century Italian rapier combat (in the tradition of Ridolfo Capoferro), cook, read, and hang out in coffee shops.

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In episode 164 of the SF Signal Podcast, Patrick Hester and his rag-tag band of panelists, discuss:

Books we’re thankful for – and why.

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