Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

2022 is Here (or, Hell, I Need a Different Year…)

1. 2021 is a Thing That Happened, But Nobody Wanted It 2021 is gone. It’s back there. Submitted to the book of time for appraisal, and it will be found guilty of being largely a miserable affair. Some scholars might even say it was an avoidable mistake. Now, we’re in 2022, and unlike 2021, when […]

My Worldcon 79 / DisCon III Schedule

Welp. In 14 days, I’ll be off to D.C., where I hope I’ll get to have a good time while avoiding COVID. *crosses fingers* And since I’ll be in D.C., I think it’s worth noting that I’m on programming because apparently people mostly like me! Here’s what I’m up to (all times are in EST): […]

A New Joy Factory Monthly Podcast: Interview w/ Sarah Nicolas on Podcasting!

A brand new episode of JFM just dropped. I’m joined by Sarah Nicolas to talk about why we love podcasts, why we keep making them, what we’re listening to, and much more! You can find the episode on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, and wherever else you get your podcasts. You can also stream the episode below […]

How to Make Twitter Suck Less

Twitter is one of those places that people hate and use at the same time. Millions upon millions of users log in every day to share photos and quick thoughts, talk to friends and random folks around the globe, and stream the feed looking for interesting articles, news, images, videos, and more to share. It’s […]