Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

SandF #84 (Women in Military SF (or The Kratman Rule is B.S.)) is Live!

I don’t think we’ve had a potentially controversial episode on The Skiffy and Fanty Show in a while.  But I think we’ve just solved that with #84.  Here’s the description: Our first hard-hitting episode of the year is finally here. This week, we talk about the recent controversy at Tor.com over Liz Bourke’s post about […]

SandF Ep. 83 (An Interview w/ James L. Sutter) is Live!

You’ll notice that the darned numbers changed again.  This is the last time.  Seriously.  From this point on, the bloody numbers will only get bigger.  No more decimals.  No more starting over.  Just…growth. In any case, this episode is obviously an interview with James L. Sutter, author of Death’s Heretic and editor at Paizo Publishing. […]

SandF Episode 6.6 (Favoritism — Our 2011 Besties) is Live!

I’ll let the description on the episode page do the talking: Our last non-interview, non-torture episode of the year is all about our favorite books, movies, TV shows, interviews, etc. for the 2011 year.  You can see our lists below, but you’ll want to listen to hear our reasons.  Plus:  we spend a little time […]

SandF Ep. #6.5 (Nihilism in Genre Fiction w/ Paul Genesse) is Live!

We’re back with another roundtable discussion!  Here’s the description: Fantasy author Paul Genesse joins us for a lively discussion about darkness and nihilism in science fiction and fantasy. We cover everything from the good vs. evil dichotomy, war, Game of Thrones, Steven Pinker, and much more!  Plus, Paul tells us a bit about his upcoming […]