Author Archives: Dave Truesdale

Pulphouse Issue 1, January 2018

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Pulphouse Issue 1, January 2018

“In the Empire of Underpants” by Robert T. Jeschonek (reprint)

“Queen of the Mouse Riders” by Annie Reed
“Group” by Ray Vukcevich (reprint)
“The Heart Has Reasons” by O’Neil De Noux (reprint)
“Molten Souls” Jerry Oltion (reprint)
“The Sea Girl’s Survival” by Valerie Brook
“Looking for the Bastard” by David H. Hendrickson
“The Reign to Come” by Kevin J. Anderson
“A Spud Full of Stars” by Kent Patterson (reprint)
“Body Memory” by M.L. Buchman
“Catastrophe Baker Makes First Contact” by Mike Resnick (reprint)
“Playing with Trains” by J. Steven York (reprint)
“A Few Minutes in the Plantation Bar and Grill Outside Woodville, Mississippi” by Steve Perry
“At Witt’s End: A Spade/Paladin Conundrum” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
“Minions at Work 2.0: Roll Call” by J. Steven York (reprint)
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Trope-ing the Light Fantastic: The Science Behind the Fiction by Edward M. Lerner

Posted byJason McGregor

Trope-ing the Light Fantastic:

 

The Science Behind the Fiction

 

by Edward M. Lerner

 

(Phoenix Pick, April 2018, ebook & hardcover [hc, 362 pp.])

 

Say What?: Ruminations about Language, Communications, and Science Fiction
I Got the long-Distance Blues: Why Interstellar Travel is Hard
Alien Adventures: Rising to the Challenge
Faster than a Speeding Photon: The Why, Where, and (Perhaps the) How of Faster-Than-Light Technology
Alien Aliens: Beyond Rubber Suits
Alien Worlds: Not in Kansas Anymore
Alien Dimensions: The Universe Next Door
Alien AWOLS: The Great Silence
Alien Altercations: Star (Spanning) Wars
Here We Go Loopedy Loop: A Brief History of Time Travel
Here We Go Loopedy Loop: Back and There Again
Alternate Abilities: The Paranormal
Human 2.0: Being All We Can Be
Human 2.0: Mind Over Matter
A Mind of its Own: Artificial Intelligence
A Mind of its Own: Superintelligence
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Tarzan — “The Manuema”

Posted byDave Truesdale

Tarzan (1951-1953) aired “The Manuema” on January 25, 1951. For newcomers, we repeat the introduction to a Tarzan episode from February of 2017:  From 1932-36 Tarzan on radio consisted of three long-running serials: Tarzan of the Apes, Tarzan and the Diamond of Asher, and The Fires of Toth. Tarzan was played by silent film actor …

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Dangerous Assignment — “Renew Sheik Haroun’s Uranium Deal

Posted byDave Truesdale

“Yeah, danger is my assignment–I get sent to a lot of places I can’t even pronounce. They all spell the same thing, though–trouble!” Dangerous Assignment (1949-1953) aired “Renew Sheik Haroud’s Uranium Deal” on March 27, 1950 as the 14th of its estimated 167 episodes. Since this is the first episode we have offered of Dangerous …

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