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Shaun’s Rambles 001: The Gallo Conspiracy and Trial By Fire

…in which I begin a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: Some thoughts on the controversy over Irene Gallo’s statements about the Sad / Rabid Puppies Some...

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Shaun’s Rambles 002: The Value of Book Reviews and Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives...

…in which I continue a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: What is the value of book reviews (to me)?  Suggested by Jonah Sutton-Morse (Twitter / Cabbages and...

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Shaun’s Rambles 003: On Negative Reviews and Their Value

…in which I talk about things some people don’t want to write. In this edition: A discussion of the value of negative book reviews and why I think many people, including me, are hesitant to write them....

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Shaun’s Rambles 004: Interviewing the Fans — Paul Weimer

…in which I continue this podcast thing on my new website by talking to Paul Weimer about how he became an sf/f fan. In this episode: I interview Paul Weimer about his first books, his genre...

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Shaun’s Rambles 005: Interviewing the Fans — Rachael Acks

What do Transformers, unicorns, and Rachael Acks have in common?  In the latest edition of my Interviewing the Fans feature, I talk to Rachael about how she became a fan, how genre has influenced her,...

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Shaun’s Rambles 006: Interviewing the Fans — Jukka Halme

What do Moomintrolls, Tolkien, 1978, and reindeer steaks have to do with Jukka Halme?  In my third Interviewing the Fans feature, I talk to Jukka Halme about becoming an sf/f fan, the works that...

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Shaun’s Rambles 007: On Teaching Science Fiction — The Reading List

How do I select what I teach in my science fiction courses?  In this episode of Shaun’s Rambles, I talk about my method(s) for picking the novels and short stories I assign in all of my literature...

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Shaun’s Rambles 008: On Lou Antonelli and Sasquan

In this episode, I talk about Lou Antonelli, his efforts to report David Gerrold to the police, and Sasquan’s response. If you want to learn more about what is going on, here are few useful links:...

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Shaun’s Rambles 009: On the #HugoAwards and #SadPuppies

The Hugos are over, but the controversy isn’t over.  In this episode, I talk about the results of the 2015 Hugo Awards and how the Sad Puppies have irreparably harmed whatever good message they had....

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Shaun’s Rambles 010: On C.L. Moore’s Judgment Night and Gender Violence

Space opera attacks!  It’s been three weeks since I started teaching my space opera course, and I already have far too much to talk about!  In this edition, I take a look at the first half of C.L....

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Shaun’s Rambles 011: Michael R. Underwood (Interviewing the Fans)

What makes Mike Underwood tick? What did he read when he was a kid? What inspired him to become a member of QUEST and invade the Free Worlds of the Noble and Benevolent Multidimensional Imperium?  I...

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Shaun’s Rambles 012: Introducing Podcasting for Authors (Part 1)

The first episode of the Podcasting for Authors series is here!  In this episode, I provide a brief overview of the project:  what it’s about, what to expect, etc.  If you have questions for me, please...

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Shaun’s Rambles 013: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz (w/...

Geek references + the Dominican Republic = instance classic.  In this episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller joins me to discuss the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz....

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Shaun’s Rambles 014: Anticipating Rogue One

So, I’m about to see Rogue One.  In this totally random and very short episode of Shaun’s Rambles, I talk about why I’m looking forward to the latest addition to the Star Wars franchise! Let me know...

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Shaun’s Rambles 015: Spoilers vs. Content Warnings

Don’t spoil me with your content warnings, they say! In this episode, I take a crack at the confusion between content warnings and spoilers. What is the difference? Why are content warnings important?...

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