Happy New Year!
Since my last social media update on 12/1/20, I've been up to a few more things.
Podcasting
Stargate SG-Fun
Two more Stargate SG-1 reviews have been released. I'm the host, with David Schaub and Andrew Pontious:
Where Do Little Goa’ulds Come From (Stargate SG-1 “Bloodlines” to “Singularity”)
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/682/
and A Little More Oomph (Stargate SG-1 “Cor-ai” to “Solitudes”)
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/685/
All the Stargate podcasts can be found here:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/stargate/
We announce new episodes on Twitter, and welcome comments:
https://twitter.com/stargate_sg_fun
Members of The Incomparable's Slack can also discuss things with us there.
Two more SG-Fun podcasts are in the can that haven't been edited and released yet.
SFF Audio
Two more SFFAudio podcasts that I'm on have been released, and I've been on a few more that aren't released yet:
The SFFaudio Podcast #610 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Star Hunter by Andre Norton, Dec. 28, 2020. I was astonished at how disappointed I was in this book's bait-and-switch meandering plot, since I read and enjoyed a lot of Andre Norton in my teens. We all disliked it, but the discussion was good. I recommend fast-forwarding to 3:37:53. With Jesse Willis, Paul Weimer, Will Emmons, and J. Manfred Weichsel.
https://www.sffaudio.com/the-sffaudio-podcast-610-audiobook-readalong-star-hunter-by-andre-norton/
The SFFaudio Podcast #611 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Jewels of Gwahlur by Robert E. Howard (Jan. 4, 2021). Not the best Conan story, but fine, and as always, the discussion ranges far afield. With Jesse Willis, Paul Weimer, Will Emmons, and Alex (pulpcovers.com).
Twitch
The ShadowCrew's campaign, where I play a Tabaxi Bard, Grace of the Refreshing Breeze, continued on Dec. 3.
Arv streams Day 18 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--The Sword & the Stalker!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMZn1OwJY8c&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=18
Next episode, hopefully, is tomorrow, Jan. 20, at 9 Eastern on https://www.twitch.tv/arvaneleron !
I also played a druid, Willow Kingsfoil, in what was supposed to be a D&D With Viewers one-shot but stretched into two nights in December, called Winter's Splendor. The first night was a little agonizing, as we fumbled around trying to solve a mystery, but I was very pleased to collaborate with Brandon O'Brien in crafting a poem in-game!
Arv streams a special holiday edition of D&D with Viewers--Winter's Splendor!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-D7guGXU6U
Arv streams a special holiday edition of D&D with Viewers--Winter's Splendor, Part Two!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgsoVwucubg
Update 1/24/21: We did play CD&D on Jan. 20. Here is the link for "Day 19 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--Favors at Falcon's!":
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4-bz8u8SAM
Update 1/25/21: Another SG-Fun podcast was released!
Goo Not Go (Stargate SG-1 “Tin Man” to “Within the Serpent’s Grasp”)
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/686/
Update 2/28/21:
I've been on another SFF Audio podcast, discussing The Untamed, a 1919 Weird Western sort of novel by Max Brand, with Paul Weimer, Jesse Willis, Evan Lampe, Maissa Bessada, Will Emmons, and Jonathan Juett. The linked podcast includes the 7+ hour audiobox from Librivox, and then we have a wide-ranging and very interesting (to me, at least) conversation about it. I don't think you need to listen to the audiobook to enjoy our talk, but I do think you'll get more out of it. The tale is a bit old-fashioned, in language and pace as well as some attitudes, but I liked it.
https://www.sffaudio.com/the-sffaudio-podcast-617-audiobook-readalong-the-untamed-by-max-brand/
Another Stargate SG-Fun review has been released. I'm the host, with David Schaub and Andrew Pontious:
Goo Not Go (Stargate SG-1 “Tin Man” to “Within the Serpent’s Grasp”)
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/686/
And I continue to play D&D on Arvan Eleron's Twitch stream, with the ShadowCrew:
Day 20 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--Metamorphoses at the Manse, Part One!
youtube.com/watch?v=_GWyN1t3a2U
Update 3/24/21
David Schaub and I returned to the Supergirl Supercast to review the pilot of the new CW show, Superman&Lois:
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/694/
I continue to play in the Community D&D campaign on Arvan Eleron's Twitch stream:
Arv streams Day 21 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--Of Manse and Magic!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVpXEm6xq7I&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=23
Update 4/5/21
The SFFaudio Podcast #624 – AUDIOBOOK/READALONG: William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe
I'm in this with host Jesse Willis and fellow guests Paul Weimer, Evan Lampe, and Will Emmons. The story is about 53 minutes, then we have about 90 minutes of fairly on-topic discussion, we return to the topic occasionally for the next half hour, we talk another 20 minutes and wrap. Then Jesse tacks on our 40 minutes of pre-show chatting!
Yesterday, I recorded another SG-Fun (we have quite a backlog built up), and today, I recorded a discussion of the Supergirl S6 premiere!
Finally, I continue to play in the Community D&D campaign on Arvan Eleron's Twitch stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDQcjB5dCa0&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=23
Arv streams Day 22 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--Hog Hooves of Thunder!
Update 4/6/21
https://skiffyandfanty.com/podcasts/419captivesoftheflame/
Shaun Duke and I discuss Samuel R. Delaney's Captives of the Flame!
Update 4/11/21
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/704/
David Schaub, Alan Yu, Brianna Taeuber and I return to the Supercast to discuss the Season 6 premiere and sort-of-Season-5-finale of Supergirl.
Update 4/21/21
https://www.sffaudio.com/the-sffaudio-podcast-626-readalong-the-jewel-of-seven-stars-by-bram-stoker/
The SFFaudio Podcast #626 – READALONG: The Jewel Of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker with Jesse Willis, Maissa Bessada, and Will Emmons
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/706/
David Schaub and I discuss Supergirl Season 6, Episode 2, "A Few Good Women"
Update 6/15/21
https://www.theincomparable.com/teevee/supergirl/
Supergirl S6E03 Review: “Phantom Menaces” (released April 28) with David Schaub
The SFFaudio Podcast #629 РAUDIOBOOK/READALONG: Rastignac The Devil by Philip Jos̩ Farmer with Jesse Willis, Will Emmons, and me. This is an odd book with some odd ideas; maybe skip it and just listen to the discussion. (released May 10)
Finally, our Community D&D campaign continues on ArvanEleron's Twitch channel!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NT5l46mKUI&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=25
Arv streams Day 23 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--The Summoned Swine! (released May 20)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOEivZ3tjjA&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=25
Arv streams Day 24 of Community D&D: Dragon of Icespire Peak--An Inquisitory Interlude! (released May 20)
Update 7/1/21
I made my first appearance on the Hugos There podcast on July 1. I discussed the 2020 Hugo Best Novel winner (and my own top vote), Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire, with the host, Seth Heasley.
I was on another SFFAudio podcast, this time discussing Sin Hellcat by Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake, with Paul Weimer, Evan Lampe, and host Jesse Willis. I love both those authors, but I do not recommend this book, especially for modern readers. But the discussion was certainly interesting!
As explained in a separate 6/15 post, I wrote a love sonnet during the BardandBarbarian Twitch stream, and the player was kind enough to read it at the end of the session.
I continued to play a Tabaxi bard, Grace of the Refreshing Breeze, on The Dragon of Icespire Peak on Arvan Eleron's Twitch stream. Day 25&26:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSDuLTnUVCs&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=26
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noO4eIaDDC0&list=PLTBKdAD6ibG9ynqpIjaPXgAHYzQH6yY-i&index=27
and I cosplayed as Grace during the May 29 session. It was a significant game, as part of a significant weekend. Read on ...
