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This is my personal podcast channel, focused on whatever I'm inspired to talk about on any given day. I'm a husband, father of 7, and a local business owner in my community. I'm a combat veteran and I have thoughts and opinions about life. I also have lofty goals for my life. The focus of this show is to process all of this and share openly what I'm learning, and how I'm growing. Enjoy the show! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leadershipontap/support
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A podcast featuring science fiction stories with sound effects. The speculative fiction featured in this scifi podcast will be the kind that taps into your imagination and takes you to new and intriguing places. I see this science fiction podcast as a way for people to blow each other's minds. For you, this starts today. Enjoy and share!
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764. Kacen Callender (a.k.a. The Alchemist) — Infinity Alchemist
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Roving hypocrisy, legacy admissions, and magical hierarchies, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by Kacen Callender to discuss their newest novel, Infinity Alchemist. Together, they explore the novel’s treatment of magical schools, its themes of wealth and power, the weirdness of alchemy, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hop…
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763. Through the Night Like a Snake: Latin American Horror Stories — Reading Rangers
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Weird Kermit, questionable friends, and terrifying dogs, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss Through the Night Like a Snake, a new collection of Latin American horror stories (in translation) from Two Lines Press. Together, they explore the collection’s themes, the ways the authors explore the concept of horror, serial kill…
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762. Science Fiction Empires (A Discussion)
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Bad hair days, broken systems, and anti-imperial struggle, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces to discuss science fiction empires! Together, they tease out some of the threads of this massive topic, exploring why empires are so common, what makes them collapse, and more. There may be more to this topic for another day, so l…
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761. The Tommyknockers (1993) — Torture Cinema #137
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Alien secretions, bad poetry, and Jimmy Smits, oh my! Shaun Duke, Jen Zink, and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss the 1993 miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s The Tommyknockers! Together, they tell some potentially inappropriate jokes (for work), tackle the film’s role as an adaptation, share their love of (or confusion about) Jimmy Smits,…
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760. The Demon Breed by James H. Schmitz (1968) — Mining the Genre Asteroid!
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Uplifted otters, competent women, and overconfident aliens, oh my! Shaun Duke, Trish Matson, and Paul Weimer join forces for our first ever Mining the Genre Asteroid subcast. In this special show, we’ll go back in time to lesser known or unfairly forgotten science fiction, fantasy, and horror from before 1980 to explore what wonders are buried in t…
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759. Looking Back, Moving Forward (2024)
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The past, the future, and geek plans, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, Trish Matson, Paul Weimer, and Brandon O’Brien begin the new 2024 season with some announcements, some jokes, and a whole lotta of their favorite things from 2023 and the thing they’re looking forward to in 2024! The announcements are big ones, too! Thanks for listening. We h…
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758. An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998) — Torture Cinema #136
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Doggy criminals, bad adaptations, and questionable loads, oh my! Shaun Duke, Alex Acks, and Becca Evans join forces to tackle the VHS release you probably didn’t know you needed of An All Dogs Christmas Carol (1998)! Through a long string of hilarious tangents, they tackle the film’s approach to the classic Dickens story, rage about bad dog owners,…
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757. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964) — At the Movies
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Bumbles, snowmen, and Santa’s food problem, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, and Trish Matson join forces to talk about the holiday classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer! Together, they discuss the film’s themes of otherness, unpack the film’s interpretation of reindeer and elves, crack a few jokes, and even get into the broadcast history of the f…
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756. Samit Basu (a.k.a. The Palimpsest) — The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport
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Monkey bots, revolutionary polities, and robot gladiators, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the phenomenal Samit Basu for a discussion of his latest novel, The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport! Together, they discuss Basu’s approach to worldbuilding and storytelling, the difficulties of writing about revolutionary change, the novel’s uniqu…
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755. S&F Clacks #6: Writing Events, Tangents, and Q&A!
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Writing seminars, strange tangents, and NanoNonsense, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser join forces to discuss online writing seminars, Orbit’s NaNo events, NanoWriMo’s history, and live audience questions! We promise that we stayed on target the entire time *wink*! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! Show Notes: Send us your c…
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754. P. Djèlí Clark (a.k.a. The Historian) — Abeni’s Song
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Lost family, fabulous worldbuilding, and salamanders, oh my! Shaun Duke and Daniel Haeusser are joined by the wondrous P. Djèlí Clark for a fabulous interview about Abeni’s Song! Together, they discuss Clark’s turn to middle grade fantasy, his approach to worldbuilding, the complexities in using historical analogs, and so much more! Thanks for list…
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753. The Da Vinci Code (2006) — Torture Cinema #135
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Cults, pontificating academics, and not eidetic memory, oh my! Shaun Duke, Daniel Haeusser, and Julia Rios join forces to take down The Da Vinci Code (2006). Together, they untangle the film’s nonsensical plot, question whether Langdon knows what words mean, get deep into religious folklore, and so much more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy…
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752. S&F Clacks #5: Short Fiction, Private Equity, and Enshittification!
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Internet shenanigans, bad companies, and library problems, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson join forces to discuss the encroaching influence of private equity on publishing and books, the future of libraries and problems that face them, the state of short fiction in SFF, and more! Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode! […]…
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751. Karen Lord (a.k.a. Captain Civilization) — The Blue, Beautiful World
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Pop stars, embargoes, and first contact, oh my! Shaun Duke and Brandon O’Brien are joined by the wonderful Karen Lord to discuss her latest novel, The Blue, Beautiful World. Together, they explore the novel’s treatment of violence and culture, alien conspiracies and colonialism, Shakespeare and the art of writing, and so much more! Thanks for liste…
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750. Empire of the Ants (1977) — Torture Cinema #134
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Screaming ants, screaming humans, and swamps, oh my! Shaun Duke, Becca Evans, and Daniel Haeusser join forces to take down Empire of the Ants (1977). Together, they ponder the logistics of managing a human ant colony, why ants scream like that, who deserves to die first, and the intricate world of alcoholic beverages, objectifying Gerard […]…
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749. Eden Royce (a.k.a. The Crab Whisperer) — Conjure Island
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Grief, alligators, and brooms, oh my! Shaun Duke and Jen Zink are joined again by the wonderful Eden Royce to discuss her latest novel, Conjure Island! Together, they explore Eden’s approach to writing novels for kids, the task of developing magic and magic schools from a different cultural tradition, themes of grief and discovery, and […]…
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748. S&F Clacks #4: Hugos, Strikes, and Simon’s Schuster, Oh My!
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Award shenanigans, venture capitalists, and bad film execs, oh my! Shaun Duke, Paul Weimer, Daniel Haeusser, and Trish Matson join forces to discuss the Hugo Award nominees, some happenings in Hollywood that you already know about, and even some worrisome activity in the publishing landscape. Plus, we tell some jokes and have a few giggles. Thanks …
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