Roundup of My Podcasts: 2018

I decided it's time to create a new podcast roundup for 2018 instead of making people scroll down to my post from early 2017, that I just kept updating. I'll probably do this one the same way, though.

For posts from before, please see my original podcast roundup at   http://whatsthewordnow.blogspot.com/2017/02/podcast-roundup.html 

Also, I did an individual post for The Child of the Moat, the Librivox book for which I read four chapters, in January at http://whatsthewordnow.blogspot.com/2018/01/audiobook-child-of-moat.html

For this year's roundup, I will include one post that didn't make it into the original roundup, which ended with the Supercast's review CW's 2017 crossover four-parter, "Crisis on Earth-X." The Supergirl Supercast, part of the Incomparable family of podcasts, did have one episode after that in 2017, although some of us felt it would have made more sense to end that part of the season after the crossover. The review of S3E9 "Reign" by Brianna Taeuber, Dan Drusch and me is here: https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/362/

My first podcast appearance in 2018 was on the Skiffy and Fanty Show's 2017 wrap-up and 2018 forecast, "LOOKING BACK, MOVING FORWARD: THE 2018 EDITION" at   https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/345lookingbackmovingforward/ -- which had a bunch of reviewers and creators talking mostly about high points in what they'd read and seen and what they were looking forward to seeing in the coming year.

Scheduling didn't permit me to join the S3E10 Supercast, but I was there on the S3E11 "Fort Rozz" review at https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/386/ with Michael Gabriel and David Schaub.

My next podcast appearance was on Skiffy and Fanty, reviewing "The Shape of Water" with Julia Rios, David Annandale and Caitlyn Paxson. Listen here:   https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/atm66shapeofwater/

Next on Skiffy and Fanty, Jen and I discussed "Black Southern SpecFic" with Eden Royce and Troy L. Wiggins, "including how the speculative is part of the Black Southern experience, whether or not standard genre labels fail speculative fiction written by black people from the South, what gatekeepers can do to promote Black Southern voices, and so much more."  I'll admit I said something dumb during the recording (misattributed a story to Eden), but lovely audio editor Jen edited that out, so although I didn't get to say a lot during this episode, at least I don't sound stupid.  And the discussion itself is really interesting.   https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/347blacksouthernspecfic/

Back to the Supercast, I couldn't make S3E12 "For Good" but returned for S3E13 "Both Sides Now" with David Schaub and Jess Viator:   https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/397/

In March on Skiffy and Fanty, I greatly enjoyed discussing "The Black Panther" with Jen; Brandon O'Brien, who has joined the crew; Justina Ireland; and Faridah Gbadamosi, who was last on S&F in our "Get Out" review. Here's the show:  https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/atm67blackpanther/

In April, Skiffy and Fanty launched its new "Reading Rangers: Shorts" show, in which we discuss short stories. The main Reading Rangers show is still making its way through the Vorkosigan saga. For the initial Shorts episode, Brandon O'Brien, Elizabeth Fitzgerald and I discussed the six finalists for this year's Nebula Awards:   https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/readingrangersshorts1nebula/

The Supercast did not return until the end of April, due to the CW's hiatus. In the interval, CW aired the 13-episode first season of "Black Lightning" -- it was really good and interesting, and explored how a black superhero would see a lot of different perspectives than CW's mostly whitebread heroes would (although Supergirl at least has lately moved beyond alien metaphors to reflect real-world racism problems), and I was blown away by the revelatory final episodes. I recommend it!

Supercast's S3E14 "Schott Through the Heart" was a duo with David Schaub and me:   https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/415/

I missed S3E15 of the Supercast but returned for S3E16 "Of Two Minds" with David Schaub, Brianna Taeuber and Michael Gabriel. Side note: At the beginning of the recording, I had called the show "Both Sides Now" -- but luckily, our wonderful audio editor Seth Heasley caught that, and I was able to record the real title and send the clip for her to insert. Here's the show:   https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/423/

David Schaub and I discussed S3E17 "Trinity" here:   https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/427/

I missed S3E18 but returned for S3E19 "The Fanatical" with Brianna Taeuber (and a recorded recap from David Schaub):   https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/436/

Updates will follow!

UPDATE, Dec. 17, 2018
During the summer, I participated in Librivox's 13th Anniversary Collection by singing the 13th Anniversary Song. I was one of nine Librivox volunteers who sang, separately and remotely. The Librivox editor combined our voices into one song. I'm a soprano voice and I also cheer occasionally.
Here's the 13th anniversary page, with our song as one listing:
https://ia802904.us.archive.org/19/items/13thanniversarycollection_1808_librivox/thirteen_13annivsong_128kb.mp3
And here's a direct link to the song, which autoplays:
https://ia802904.us.archive.org/19/items/13thanniversarycollection_1808_librivox/thirteen_13annivsong_128kb.mp3

Supercast episodes from June through December, not including the Crossover:
Supergirl S3E20: "Dark Side of the Moon" with Brianna Taeuber and David Schaub:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/440/
Supergirl S3E21: "Not Kansas" with David Schaub, Brianna Taeuber and Alan Yu:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/442/
Supergirl S3E22: "Make It Reign" with Brianna Taeuber:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/446/
Supergirl S3E23: "Battles Lost and Won" with David Schaub:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/449/

Supergirl S4E1: "American Alien" with Brianna Taeuber, Alan Yu and Jess Viator
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/478/
Supergirl S4E2: "Fallout" with Brianna Taeuber
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/483/
Supergirl S4E3: "Man of Steel" with David Schaub
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/488/
Supergirl S4E4: "Ahimsa" with David Schaub
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/490/
Supergirl S4E5: "Parasite Lost" with Alan Yu
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/495/
Supergirl S4E6: "Call to Action" with David Schaub
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/501/
Supergirl S4E7: "Rather the Fallen Angel" with David Schaub
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/503/
Supergirl S4E8: "Bunker Hill" with David Schaub
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/509/

The discussion of the CW Crossover series for 2018 -- "Elseworlds" -- recorded Dec. 16 will be found, when published, at
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/supergirl/

Skiffy and Fanty discussions from June through December:
Paul Weimer and I interview Lynne Thomas, Michael Damian Thomas and Matt Peters about the 5-year anniversary of Uncanny Magazine, published Aug. 20:
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/352uncannymagazine/
Reading Rangers: Brothers in Arms - Miles is in double trouble as our Vorkosiverse read-through continues! With Paul Weimer, Alex Acks and Stina Leicht, published Sept. 17:
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/readingrangers7brothersinarms/
Reading Rangers: Shorts #2 - The 2018 Nommo Award, in which Brandon O'Brien, Elizabeth Fitzgerald and I discuss the nominees for a short fiction award hosted by the African Speculative Fiction Society. Published Oct. 8:
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/readingrangersshorts2nommo/
Reading Rangers: Mirror Dance -- Paul Weimer, Kate Sherrod and I found uncomfortable things, and things to love, in this Vorkosiverse installment. Podcast went live on Nov. 19:
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/readingrangers8mirrordance/
Reading Rangers: Shorts #3: Solarpunk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World, with Brandon O'Brien and Daniel Haeusser, aired on Dec. 17:
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/readingrangersshorts3solarpunk/