All Episodes

#538 - It's The Words, Tom!

#537 - Roman Fantasy is Romantasy?

#536 - That's So Ender's Game

#535 - Slow Wings

#534 - No Noox, Just Boox

#533 – Octavia Butler's Ghost

#532 - Chekhov's Dead Body

#531 - Interesting Nacho

#530 – You’re Pulling My Noodle

#529 - Fuzzy Edges

#528 - Dazed and Crowfused

#527 - I'm Starting to Worry This Book Isn't Sci-Fi

#526 - Halfway Happy

S&L Podcast - #525 - The Beans That Wouldn't Burn

#524 - 4 Stars: Clean, Not Cozy!

#523 - Ship Happens

#522 - Punchin' Shrimp and Grits

#521 - The Portions Are Too Big!

#520 - Alternate Batman

#519 - No Stomach for Old Salad

#518 - Hugo Bump Yourself

#517 - She Who Became Herstory

#516 - I Know What You Did Last Book Briefing

#515 - The Details in the Devils

#514 - The Rebirths of Wesley Chu

#513 - A Civil War-burton

#512 - Deep Dish is SciPie

#511 - Throw Me in the Corpse Hole

#510 - A New Theseus

#509 - New Achievement!

#508 - Sexy, Sexy, Mind Palace

#507 - Book Goblin

#506 - SECs Unit

#505 - The Roman Empire is My Roman Empire

#504 - The Miéville Effect

#503 - Tapeworms and Time Travel

#502 - Rhubarb Abercrumble

#501 - One Missed S-Call-Zi

#500 - 500 Gargle Blasters!

#499 - Hugs for Your Ears

#498 - Weird Things With Burritos

#497 - Some Desperate Sniffles

#496 - Leminal Space

#495 - All The News That's Fit to Squee

#494 - Wheel of Thyme

#493 - Bunny Lamps and Bad Decisions

#492 - Smokey and the Narrator

#491 - Next Month, Trauma!

#490 - Cosy Adjacent

#489 - Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Veronicas

#488 - Barrayar Your Sword

#487 - Have We Reached Critical Maas?

#486 - Pre-re-read

#485 - Triangles Are Stronger

#484 - It's Giving "Mad"

#483 - C is for Chestburster

#482 - Let's Talk About Seax, Baby

#481 - Big Trouble in Little Worldcon

#480 - What You Can Do With Mickey Mouse

#479 - Where Have All The Beef Suits Gone?

#478 - Without A Lick of Condensation

#477 - I Said What I Said, She Said

#476 - Don't Get Your Atmoscarf In A Bunch

#475 - Father Knows Best

#474 - The Vibe-rary at Mt. Char

#473 - Dewey Decimated

#472 - Felicia Day Opens Her Third Eye

#471 - PSL: Pumpkin Sword and Laser

#470 - Hammfisted

#469 - Venomous Breaded Hairtail Sucker

#468 - Go Tweed Lions!

#467 - It Was Good Filk

#446 - Spoon & Ladle

#465 - Skirting on the Edge of Danger

#464 - Awesome Bundle

#463 - OK Ant Computer

#462 - $5 FOR SCI-ANTS!

#461 - CheckItOut!

#460 - Thimble's Kitchen

#459 - Leave the Broadsword, Take the Biscotti

#458 - Pikastew is Off the Menu

#457 - Timecozy

#456 - The Clarkesworld Flood

#455 - When Life Gives You Bones, Make a Bone Dog

#454 - Baltimore, City of Baltars

#453 - And That's How the News Goes

#452 - Having Feelpinions

#451 - When Your Anti-Hero Gets a Little Too Anti

#450 - Where the Wild Nerds Are

#449 - Finding a Leggy Blonde

#448 - The Reverse Heisenberg

#447 - Sword and Lazy

#446 - Don't Blurb on a Dime

#445 - Release the S&L Cut!

#444 - Cut Thieves and Purses

#443 - The Land of MoarTor

442 - Multiverse Penguin

#441 - Multiverse Tom Read It

#440 - Mr. Darcy in Space

#439 - And the Rest is History

#438 - New Ruth Rising

#437 - Jenny Was a Friend of Mine

#436 - It's About the Howdunnit

#435 - Cultural Appreciation

#434 - Are Sequel Prequels Equal?

#433 - Slow Burns

#432 - Does the Crow Rooster?

#431 - A Peach Blossom of a Novella

#430 - What's Your Fantasy Flavor Profile

#429 - Pivot to Therapy

#428 - Ein kleiner Nachtmarkt

#427 - Dead Family Trees

#426 - Pillow Friends

#425 - Literary Mosaic

#424 - Prefect's Progress

#423 - Shrike Stans

#422 - Horror is Like Cheese

#421 - N0T4U2?

#420 - Spoopy Spoilers

#419 - Trust me, It's SciFi

#418 - Don't Fart on My Art

#417 - Bong!

#416 - Does The Droid Die Dot Com

#415 - DisCon is not for Disco

#414 - The Age of Aquarium Shoes

#413 - Herlock Shlomes and the Loss of Innocence

#412 - The Year Veronica Returned to Sword and Laser

#411 - Is Murderbot Art's Murderboo?

#410 - My Kind of Murderbot

#409 - Home is the People We Choose

#408 - You Can't Spell Young Adult without Adult

#407 - The Strength of Family and Ghosts

#406 - The Joy of Rat Skeletons

405: Above the Fold

#404 - A Page Turner in the Best Sense

#403 - Like a Santa Hat on Ursula K. Leguin

#402 - A tripod has three legs....

401 - More Like Dys-HOPE-ia, right?

#400 - Boxing Day Experts

#399 - Sneaky Alternate Pick?

#398 - Stand for the Strain at the Strand

#397 - Squeeherent

#396 - Antsy with Mars

#395 - Spider Belmont

#394 - Speaking of Books

#393 - Three-Body No Problem

#392 - Audible Minus?

#391 - Audiobook Drama

#390 - Interview with Dennis E. Taylor

#389 - Embracing the Challenge

#388 - Interview with Sam Maggs

#387 - The Nanobots Are Coming?

#386 - Interview with L.E. Modesitt Jr

#385 - What do you mean HORROR?

#384 - Teenaged Wiccan

#383 - TerpTalk

#382 - Great Movie, I Hate It

#381 - Happ-E-Anding?

#380 - The One Where Veronica Forgets

#379 - Interview with Veronica Roth

#378 - Ointment for Your Brain

#377 - How to Hopefully WIN the Time War

#376 - The Corona Light Brigade

#375 - 16 Books Enter, One Becomes Pick

#374 - Chaotic Neutral

#373 - Generation Sword & Laser

#372 - Hmmm... hmmm.

#371 - Science Fungus

#370 - Death is Her Favorite Character

#369 - Jeffety Jeff Jeffers of Planet Jeff

#368 - But is it Art?

#367 - Shitposting Stephen King with Sam Sykes

#366 - Just Crack Me Open and Take a Look

#365 - But Lin-Manuel Miranda!

#364 - Kick Your Problems in the Face

#363 - Extremely Unbalanced

#362 - Live from Dublin WorldCon 2019!

#361 - My Little Space Brain Friends

#360 - Cuddling with Direwolves

#359 - We Have Literary Opinions

#358 - Nebula Interview with Greg van Eekhout

#357 - The Last Beagle

#356 - Greetings from Tom Merritt, Illinois

#355 - Rebecca Roanhorse at the Nebulas!

#354 - More Than a Bookstore to Me

#353 - Whiskey by Bob

#352 - The Sword Conspiracy

#351 - Uncanny Collateral with Brian McClellan

#350 - Rye-ear-ah

#349 - Sit Down Kid, I Got This

#348 - Book Battle Royale

#347 - Interview with S.A. Chakraborty

#346 - Accio Book Pick!

#345 - Math as a Magic System w/ Mary Robinette Kowal

#344 - Steamy

#343 - Math Is Hard

#342 - So, You're a Crow Nut?

#341 - All You Need is Brain

#340 - No Birdy Poos

#339 - Nope Ropes on a Tren

#338 - Hygge Punk

#337 - Hackers, but Bears

#336 - Optional Excitement

#335 - Do You Know the Way to Slan Jose?

#334 - Is it a Slan Dunk?

#333 - Getting Timeless with R. A. Salvatore

#332 - Losers and Lovin' It

#331 - Where Have All the Good Guys Gone?

#330 - Best Jade Plans

#329 - Mad Love for Dog

#328 - SUPERCOMBO TEAMUP!

#327 - Real Housewives of the Aegean

#326 - Slow Down, Readers!

#325 - Mythology Ideology

#324 - Brian McClellan Knows When to Deus that Ex Machina

#323 - Demon Mythology

#322 - Analysis Paralysis

#321 - What is Camp? Baby Don't Yurt Me

#320 - We are Sword (We are Laser)

#319 - An Unkindness of Blurbs

#318 - I Wanna Know What Love Is

#317 - Crew Goals

#316 - Why'd Ya Do It, Ernie?

#315 - Philip K Dick Move

#314 - Not-So-Young Frankenstein

#313 - No Bones to Pick

#312 - Eating Bones for Fun and Magic

#311 - Science Fiction Triggers Clickbait Headline

#310 - Apocalypse 1870

#309 - League of Extraordinary Ladies

#308 - A Decade of Us

#307 - Annihilation is the new Arrival

#306 - Indentured Robotude w/ Annalee Newitz

#305 - Major in Martin Studies!

#304 - Westeros for SciFi Fans

#303 - Smooth Roberator

#302 - Why the Robots Need Us

#301 - Long Days and Pleasant Nights

#300 - Don't Pee in the Gene Pool

#299 - NK Jemisin Says FanFic Makes Good Practice

#298 - Don't Get Eaten By a Bear

#297 - Haint a Plot Hole if You Ask Me

#296 - A Talk with James S. A. Corey

#295 - Don't Put Spiders on Your Head

#294 - Live at BayCon with Whiskey!

#293 - Post-apocalyptic Protopia (w/ Cory Doctorow)

#292 - Cozy Space Opera

#291 - Falling Backwards into Screenwriting Success

#290 - Let’s Get Stuck in Fantasyland!

#289 - Love Letter to the Solar System

#288 - Slow Readers Unite!

#287 - You Do Like Your Alternate Londons

#286 - Secrets of a Powder Mage

#285 - Why You Should Like Bad Characters

#284 - Living Fen’s Dream

#283 - The Madness Begins

#282 - Where The Salt Roads Lead

#281 - Worldbuilding Through Pinterest

#280 - Good Omens for 2018

#279 - Myke Cole, Man Hunter

#278 - Don’t Trust Turkey Data

#277 - January No-Beer Problem

#276 - By Hook or by Rook

#275 - Get Hip With the Rook

#274 - Wrap Up of Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong

#273 - Han Solo’s Big Sister

#272 - Best Cats and Dogs of SciFi

#271 - Awkward Jinni Conversations

#270 - Be a Cat Burglar for Good!

#269 - Artisanal Analog Tree-Sourced Reading Material

#268 - "Underrated" is Not a Dirty Word

#267 - We Pick the Best Wizard School

#266 - Are You Reading Too Much?

#265 - Zombies and LARPers: The Nerdist Inkshares Winners!

#264 - Will the Real Witcher Please Stand Up

#263 - When to Judge a Book by its Cover

#262 - G. Derek Adams Breaks The Rules, And You Win!

261 #261 - The Restaurant At The End Of The Barnes & Noble

#260 - Why Young Adult Is For Everyone W Fran Wilde

#259 - The Adventures Of The Giant Space Hedgehog

#258 - When To Worry About The Singularity W Ramez Naam!

#257 - Shakespeare Was A Genre Writer

#256 - Interview With Hardcore Game Of Thrones

#255 - Just The One Planet

#254 - Wheel Of Boobies

#253 - A Tale Of Two Styles

#252 - Andrew Mayne's Magical Writing Secrets

#251 - How Veronica Tamed Tyrion

#250 - Ken Liu Explains Why Silkpunk Is Not What You Think

#249 - Secrets Of All The Birds In The Sky W Charlie Jane Anders

#248 - The Truth About Vampires w/ Jim McDoniel

#247 - Parents Just Weren't Understood

#246 - The 34 Rules Of Robotics With J - F Dubeau

#245 - Terry Pratchett Helps Us Feel Better

#244 - It's OK To Like Junk Fiction Sometimes

#243 - Hugo Nominations Are Open!

#242 - The Animal In Our Collection

#241 - A.I. Animal Flesh Carvers

#240 - Wish We Were There

#239 - King Arthur Is A Mary Sue

#238 - W.E.B. Dubois' 1908 GoT Reference

#237 - Charles E. Gannon And Big Idea Books

#236 - Time Travel Is Frustrating

#235 - The Practical Effects Of Mallory O'Meara

#234 - We Think We Know How Game Of Thrones Ends

233: Publishing Inside And Out, With Jaym Gates (Con-Volution 2015)

S&L Podcast - #232 - Is This Book A Traitor To Its Genre?

S&L Podcast - #231 - Can An Author Spoil Herself

S&L Podcast - #230 - Reading Makes You A Better Person, Says Science

S&L Podcast Rewind: 'The Martian Influx' Redux

S&L Podcast - #229 - Taylor Swift Is A Fremen

S&L Podcast - #228 - Is Present Tense For Baby Brains?

S&L Podcast - #227 - Cherie Priest And The Caverns Of Inspiration

S&L Podcast - #226 - Embrace The Manic Pixie Dream Witch

S&L Podcast - #225 - Why You Should Welcome The Robots

S&L Podcast - #224 - Scott Sigler Keeps Us Alive!

S&L Podcast - #223 - Why Station Eleven Is Horror AND Science Fiction

S&L Podcast - #222 - Neil Gaiman Writes All The Things

S&L Podcast - #221 - From Authors To Hollywood Moguls!

S&L Podcast - #220 - Why The Healer Deserves To Be A Hero

S&L Podcast - #219 - We Make People Win Nebula Awards. Maybe.

S&L Podcast - #218 - Why There's No Such Thing As Writer's Block

S&L Podcast - #217 - Apply John Scalzi Directly To Forehead

S&L Podcast - #216 - Why Genres Don't Matter On The Internet

S&L Podcast - #215 - Is The Magician S Quentin Too Handsome

S&L Podcast - #214 - Discworld's Inner Rage

S&L Podcast - #213 - Our Thoughts On The Hugos

S&L Podcast - #212 - Do You Have The Right To Delete Swear Words

S&L Podcast - #211 - Why Peter V. Brett Empathizes With George RR Martin

BUMPERX - Who Is Veronica Belmont

S&L Podcast - #210 - Are You The Goblin Emperor?

S&L Podcast - #209 - The Secret To Inventing Your Own Language

S&L Podcast - #208 - Who Will Win This Year's Nebula

S&L Podcast - #207 - Crowdfunding An Abomination With Gary Whitta!

S&L Podcast - #206 - How Tyrion Could Die

S&L Podcast - #205 - Brian McClellan Grows His Own Spaghetti Sauce

S&L Podcast - #204 - Annihilation Is Not The End

S&L Podcast - #203 - Myke Cole's Secret Unicorn

S&L Podcast - #202 - Ready Player Two

S&L Podcast - #201 - Don't Fear The Roomba

S&L Podcast - #200 - Best Books Of 2014

S&L Podcast - #199 - Integrity For Sale

S&L Podcast - #198 - The Most Hated Phrases In SciFi

S&L Podcast - #197 - Veronica Is A Cannibal

S&L Podcast - #196 - Would Vegetarians Eat Electric Meat

S&L Podcast - #195 - Why It's OK To Hate My Favorite Book

S&L Podcast - #194 - Delilah S. Dawson: Why Whimsydark Rules

S&L Podcast - #193 - Kiss From A Queen (on The Face)

S&L Podcast - #192 - Sexual Experiences With Robert Jackson Bennett

S&L Podcast - #191 - Tom Merritt, Kindle Hater

S&L Podcast - #190 - Timothy Zahn Minds Your Soul

S&L Podcast - #189 - Literary Virginity, Literally

S&L Podcast - #188 - It's A Dragon Con Plex

S&L Podcast - #187 - How To Win A Hugo

S&L Podcast - #186 - The Name Of The Wind Is Dave

S&L Podcast - #185 - Traveling By Bubble!

S&L Podcast - #184 - Threeways To Save Humanity

S&L Podcast - #183 - The Damon Inside Me

S&L Podcast - #182 - Ken Liu Translates Success

S&L Podcast - #181 - The Promise Of More Blood

S&L Podcast - #180 - Emily Jiang: Cinderella, Secret Agent

S&L Podcast - #179 - Flintpunk And Geekomancy

S&L Podcast - #178 - David Weber Talks Honor At BayCon 2014

S&L Podcast - #177 - A Chat with Grand Master Delany

S&L Podcast - #176 - Martians And Panda Pants

S&L Podcast - #175 Ann Leckie Wins it All

S&L Video: Author Spotlight -N. K. Jemisin

S&L Author Spotlight - Jim. C. Hines

S&L Podcast - #174 - A Wrap - Up Of Earthsea

S&L Podcast - #173 - JJ, Destroyer Of Canons

S&L Author Spotlight - Elizabeth Bear

172 S&L Podcast - #172 - The Invention Of BeerPunk

S&L Author Spotlight - Kevin Hearne

S&L Podcast - #171 - The Martian Influx

S&L Author Spotlight - Brent Weeks

170 S&L Podcast - #170 - The Lives Of Wesley Chu

S&L Author Spotlight - Chuck Wendig

169 S&L Podcast - #169 - Sneaking Peeks And Swapping Sleeves

S&L Video: Author Spotlight - Alastair Reynolds

168 S&L Podcast - #168 - Promises Of Blood And Old Timey Pipes

S&L Author Spotlight - Rachel Swirsky

S&L Podcast - #167 - Spitcoin

S&L Podcast - #166 - The Prolific Mr. Adam Christopher

S&L Author Spotlight - Mary Robinette Kowal

S&L Author Spotlight - Anne Leonard

S&L Podcast - #165 - SciFi Is Finally Literature!

S&L Author Spotlight - Max Gladstone

S&L Podcast - #164 - Bill Gourgey's POST - Post - Apocalyptic World

S&L: Author Spotlight - Hugh Howey

S&L Podcast - #163 - Hugh Howey Hullabaloo

S&L Podcast - #162 - Gregory A. Wilson's Graphic Fallen Angels

S&L Podcast - #161 - What Harry Potter Stole From Earthsea

Sky sings Dresden Files!

S&L Podcast - #160 - Scully Writes A Book, Ringo Is A God

S&L Podcast - #159 - Ian Tregillis On Angels, Superpowers, And Deathmatches

S&L Podcast - #158 - Read A Book, Change Your Brain -- It's Science!

S&L Podcast - #157 - Marie Brennan's Fantasy Brings The Science To Fiction

S&L Podcast - #156 - Wrapping Up Dragons!

S&L Podcast - #155 - Why Sam Sykes Is For Sharks And The Alliance

S&L Podcast - #154 - A Natural History Of Dragons

S&L Podcast - #153 - Peter V. Brett Is The Dark David Hasselhoff Of Fantasy