ISN Exclusive: Catherynne Valente talks Mass Effect

In an ISN/IPM exclusive, friend of the show and multiple award-winning SFF author Cat Valente returns! In her previous appearance we briefly discussed how the video game epic Mass Effect liberally borrows from Babylon 5, and so when the Legendary Edition of Mass Effect dropped we knew we had to have her back to dive deeper into the canon that she has actually significantly contributed to.We discuss Cat's books, our approach to the games, and why Garrus fits a friend-shaped hole in our lives. Oh, and also how Picard is literally just Mass Effect.Cat’s Twitter: @catvalente Cat’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/catvalente/.Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/catvalente/status/1371874910314840072Connect with the show at @babylonpodjectHelp us keep the lights on via our Patreon!Justen can be found at @justenwritesAna can be found at @The_Mianaai, and also made our show art.Both Ana and Justen can also be found on The Compleat Discography, a Discworld re-read podcast.Jude Vais can be found at @eremiticjude. His other work can be found at Athrabeth - a Tolkien Podcast and at Garbage of the Five Rings."The Voice" of the Babylon Podject is provided by Alyson Grauer, who can be found at @dreamstobecomeClips from the original show remain copyrighted by Warner Bros, Inc. and are used under the Fair Use doctrine.Music attribution:The Descent by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4490-the-descentLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This show is edited and produced by Aaron Olson, who can be found at @urizenxvii