Podcasts
A Good Story is Hard to Find
A Catholic podcast about popular books and movies. A podcast where Julie Davis and I discuss books and movies we love as well as themes of belief, faith, and the “one reality” below the surface.
The Shelf Wear Podcast
A podcast I ran for about a year on this site where I invited friends to participate in book and story discussions. I enjoyed every episode! Click the graphic above to get to the episodes.And occasionally I’m a guest on:
The SFFaudio Podcast
The Reading Envy Podcast-
“The way Jesus shows you is not easy. Rather, it is like a path winding up a mountain. Do not lose heart! The steeper the road, the faster it rises toward ever wider horizons!”
— St. Pope John Paul IIThe cartoon icon of Saint Pope John Paul II was created by Micah at Thy Geekdom Come.
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Good Story 271: “The Star” by Arthur C. Clarke and “Joyful and Triumphant” by Jo Walton
Julie Davis and I talked about two science fiction stories in the new episode of “A Good Story is Hard to Find”. First up was “The Star” by Arthur C. Clarke, which I’ve written about on this blog. The second … Continue reading
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Review of Pavane by Keith Roberts
Pavane by Keith Roberts 285 pages Originally published in 1968 How to describe Pavane? Two things are simple to say: first, it’s a fix-up novel, or a mosaic. A collection of stories set in the same universe that are brought … Continue reading
Notes on “The Star” by Arthur C. Clarke
“The Star” by Arthur C. ClarkeOriginally appeared in the November 1955 issue of Infinity Science FictionHugo Award for Best Short Story, 1956Collected in “The Other Side of the Sky”, 1958 In a recent editorial meeting, the sizable staff here … Continue reading
Apollo 8 by Jeffrey Kluger
Apollo 8: The Thrilling Story of the First Mission to the Moon by Jeffrey Kluger A lot of things didn’t go well in 1968. Senior Time Magazine writer Jeffrey Kluger (author of Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13) … Continue reading
The Bible Repairman by Tim Powers
“And he had a couple of Bibles in need of customized repair, and those were an easy fifty dollars apiece – just brace the page against a piece of plywood in a frame and scorch out the verses the customers … Continue reading
Incognita, Inc. by Harlan Ellison
After watching King Kong for the 455th time, Harlan Ellison wondered about the maps. After wondering, he wrote “Incognita, Inc.” In hundreds of adventure movies, there’s always a map of some strange, lost land. In Muslim mythology it’s Kaf, the … Continue reading
Book 12: 11/22/63 by Stephen King
Noah joins Scott Stephen King’s time bending 11/22/63. Download or listen via this link: |Shelf Wear Book 12: 11/22/63|
Good Story 258: Ratatouille (2007)
In Episode 258 of the A Good Story is Hard to Find podcast, Julie and I talk about Pixar’s Ratatouille, directed by Brad Bird. On this viewing, I noticed more about what the movie was saying about artists and excellence. … Continue reading
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Book 11: Wine Dark Deep by R. Peter Keith
Joe (Tamahome) joins Scott to discuss R. Peter Keith’s wonderful hard science fiction short novel, Wine Dark Deep. Download or listen via this link: |Shelf Wear Book #11: Wine Dark Deep|
Book 10: The Summer Book by Tove Jansson
The Summer Book by Tove Jansson is a deep, strange, and utterly beautiful book. Hannah Edinburgh joins Scott to talk about it. Download or listen via this link: |Shelf Wear Book #10: The Summer Book|