Outer Alliance

Outer Alliance Podcast #19

outeralliance — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:49:41 +0000

Tansy Rayner Roberts joins me to talk about Galactic Suburbia, Australian fandom, feminism, and her writing. It’s an Epic Australian Extravaganza! For complete show notes including links to everything we talk about, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/937.

Outer Alliance Podcast #18

outeralliance — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:31:46 +0000

Jennifer Pelland comes to my house to talk about her novel, Machine, and to play with my cats! We have a great conversation, which merits an explicit tag. For complete show notes including links to Jen’s work, and a picture of her making a rude gesture at a unicorn, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/923.

Outer Alliance Podcast #17

outeralliance — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:53:45 +0000

Jennifer Pelland, Shira Lipkin, Gillian Daniels, and Lawrence Schimel talk about QUILTBAG spec fic at Boskone in Boston, Massachusetts. Lots of interesting conversation and book recommendations in this one. Full show notes, including links to all the recommended works are at http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/922.

Outer Alliance Podcast #16

outeralliance — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:54:29 +0000

The “Queer SF&F” panel from Arisia is our episode for this month. JoSelle Vanderhooft, Meredith Schwartz, and Don Sakers joined me for an excellent discussion and book recommendation free for all. Raven Kaldera was unable to attend, but sent some suggestions via e-mail, which I read out after the recording ends. For complete show notes including links to all the recommendations from the panel, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/913.

Outer Alliance Podcast #15

outeralliance — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 02:21:41 +0000

Conni Covington and Natania Barron join me to talk about ConTemporal (a steampunk convention), Pilgrim of the Sky (Natania’s steampunk book), and the meaning, origins, and appeal of steampunk. After the interviews, I read an excerpt of A Spell of Passion or Fear by TC Mill. We’re also giving away two signed copies of Natania’s book! To enter, leave a comment on the official shownotes post here: http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/907.

Outer Alliance Podcast #14

outeralliance — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:48:09 +0000

Zen Cho, Shveta Thakrar, and Patty Templeton join me to discuss (and read excerpts from) their stories in SteamPowered II. This podcast has an explicit tag because of some salty language in Patty’s excerpt, which comes at the very end. The rest of the podcast is unsalted. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/900.

Outer Alliance Podcast #13

outeralliance — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:10:32 +0000

It’s our birthday! To celebrate one year of OA Podcasting, we’re giving away free books! Sarah Monette joins me to talk about one of them! We discuss The Bone Key (now in its second edition), Victorian ghost stories, the writing process, and more. Then she reads an excerpt. Copies of Vintage by Steve Berman and Hollowstone by Dennis Upkins are also up for grabs. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/894. .

Outer Alliance Podcast #12

outeralliance — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:23:01 +0000

Lynne M. Thomas joins me to talk about her shiny new Hugo, fashion, fandom, feminism, and editing (among other things). She’s the co-editor of Chicks Dig Time Lords, Whedonistas, and the forthcoming Chicks Dig Comics, she’ll be taking over as editor of Apex Magazine in November, and she moderates the SF Squeecast. At the end we also have some reading recommendations from OA members. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/888.

Outer Alliance Podcast #11

outeralliance — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:46:42 +0000

Kirstyn McDermott and Ian Mond of The Writer and the Critic join me to discuss Horn and Bleed by Peter M. Ball, “The Behold of the Eye” by Hal Duncan, and “Nightship” by Kim Westwood. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/875.

This episode has an explicit tag! You have been warned!

Outer Alliance Podcast #10

outeralliance — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:46:17 +0000

Ellen Klages talks about her writing, queer history, and other awesome stuff. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/865.

Outer Alliance Podcast #9

outeralliance — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:35:11 +0000

Kelly Jennings talks to me about her novel, Broken Slate, which is out now through Crossed Genres. After the interview, she reads an excerpt. We also bid farewell to Wayne Hergenroder, who passed away this week. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/861.

Outer Alliance Podcast #8

outeralliance — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:57:13 +0000

David Levine and Dennis Upkins talk to me about their writing, I respond to feedback on the ongoing discussions about feminism, gender bias, and internet hoaxes, and I announce the super exciting Writer and the Critic/OA crossover episode (coming up in August!). For detailed show notes, please visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/853.

Outer Alliance Podcast #7

outeralliance — Fri, 27 May 2011 20:47:22 +0000

It’s the big Outlantacon/Gaylaxicon roundup! I interviewed several of the attendees and learned all sorts of neat things about what’s going on in LGBTQI fandom right this very moment. For detailed show notes including links to all the differen projects mentioned in the podcast, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/844.

Special Mini OA Podcast Episode!

outeralliance — Mon, 16 May 2011 17:13:36 +0000

Here’s a short teaser to whet your appetite for the upcoming Big Gaylaxicon Recap Episode, which should be out on the 27th. In this tiny teaser, we announce the winning short stories for the 2010 Gaylactic Spectrum Awards, and talk to Wayne Hergenroder and Don Schermerhorn about Mobicon. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/833.

Outer Alliance Podcast #6

outeralliance — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:11:21 +0000

Cheryl Morgan and Elizabeth Bear join me to talk about Wizard’s Tower Press, Bear’s new subscription service, trans characters in specfic, subverting gender expectations, and lots of other stuff! For the full show notes, please visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/806.

Outer Alliance Podcast #5

outeralliance — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 21:50:48 +0000

In this episode, Catherine Lundoff, Jean Marie Ward, and Lisa Nohealani Morton talk to me about Hellebore and Rue, an anthology about lesbian magic users. After the interview, Catherine reads a selection of teasers from the book, and Jean Marie reads an excerpt of her contribution. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/781.

Outer Alliance Podcast #4

outeralliance — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:49:53 +0000

Nora Olsen, Brandon Bell, and Frank Ard join me to discuss Nora’s book, The End: Five Queer Kids Save the World, and the fantasy magazine, Fantastique Unfettered. Brandon gives some advice to writers trying to reach the top of the slush pile, Nora talks about turning a NaNoWriMo project into a published novel, and Frank talks about how attending Clarion West made him a better writer. The show ends with excerpts of Nora’s book and Frank’s story. For complete show notes, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/755.

Outer Alliance Podcast #3

outeralliance — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 20:42:53 +0000

This third episode of the Outer Alliance podcast features a group discussion with JoSelle Vanderhooft, Mike Allen, and Amal El-Mohtar about Steam Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories. This episode contains a teeny bit of cursing, and a reference to a certain part of the male body, so we’re marking it explicit on iTunes. Along with the slightly salty content, there’s a fabulous conversation and two story excerpts, so we hope you’ll be undeterred. For detailed show notes (including links to all the things mentioned in this episode), visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/743.

Outer Alliance Podcast #2

outeralliance — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:53:07 +0000

This second episode of the Outer Alliance podcast features interviews with Outer Alliance founder Natania Barron and writer Lynn Flewelling, and an excerpt of Georgina Bruce’s story in Aether Age: Helios. We also talk about the Rainbow Awards, Hayden Thorne’s new novel, and the Gender Playful Marketplace. For detailed show notes (including links to all the things mentioned in this episode), visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/725.

Outer Alliance Podcast #1

outeralliance — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 02:57:56 +0000

The first Outer Alliance Podcast features a few events and an interview with Edward DeGruy, president of the Atlanta Outworlders.

For detailed show notes incuding links to sites mentioned in this podcast episode, visit http://blog.outeralliance.org/archives/680.