Spider on the Web
Summary: Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction author Spider Robinson speaks directly to his fans in this podcast, with subjects ranging from space exploration to technology, books, music, and anything else this writer's fertile mind settles upon. The weekly series begins with eight essays written while Spider was writer-in-residence at the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre in Vancouver, BC. Born in NYC, Spider Robinson has published 33 books and countless short stories since 1973, winning 3 Hugo Awards, a Nebula, the John W. Campbell Award For New Writer, and other awards. In 2006 he completed VARIABLE STAR, based on a 1955 outline by Robert Heinlein. The online Callahan's community, inspired by his books, is the largest non-porn cybernetwork. A singer/guitarist, he has recorded with David Crosby, Amos Garrett, and other legends. His op-ed columns appeared in Canadas national newspaper for many years, and he has reviewed SF for Analog and Galaxy.
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Podcasts:
The Persistence of Vision © 2008 by Spider Robinson EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading: Hugo and Locus Award-winning novella "The Persistence of Vision" by John Varley. Music by John Boutte, Doug Cox, Jake Thackray, David Crosby.
More Music You've Never Heard © 2008 by Spider Robinson Music by Schaun Tozer, Egberto Gismonti, Alexandre Gistmonti, Darrell Scott, Gale Mead with Amos Garrett, Phoebe Snow, Gerald Wilson, Thelonious Monk, Prasanna, and Matt Maxwell.
Starseed © 2008 by Spider Robinson EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: part 1 reading from STARSEED, part 2 from SOCIETY'S CHILD. Music by James Raymond, Johnny Winter, Gale Mead, Janis Ian, and Stanley Unwin.
Stardance © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: excerpt from “Stardance,” by S & J; “Options” by John Varley. Music: “Cottontail,” by Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington’s Orchestra; “Sweet Marajuana Brown,” by Joe Thomas with the Barney Bigard Sextet and Art Tatum; “Muggles” by Louis Armstrong; “Pak Alit” by Colin Macdonald.
Classic Frederick Pohl © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: two classic Frederik Pohl stories, “Day Million” and “We Purchased People.” The latter requires at least 6 X’s in its warning, and maybe a Not For The Squeamish too. Music: opening and closing tracks “EGF Receptor 20 (671-998)” and “Human Phospholipase A2-11A,” by God, interpreted by Dr. William Campbell and Matthew Campbell; “Estate,” by Bruno Martino & Bruno Brighetti, English lyrics (“In Summer”) by Jon Hendricks, guitar and vocal by Spider Robinson; “Ground Speed,” by Bela Fleck, performed by Bela, Earl Scruggs, Jerry Douglas et. al.
Musicfest 08 Discoveries © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Music: Musicfest 08 Discoveries Eneida Marta, Shane Koyczan, and Matt Andersen, plus Doug Cox & Sam Hurrie, and Spider live off the floor; talk: entering its second year SOTW reluctantly faces reality.
How I Got My Dream Back © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading: "How I Got My Dream Back"; music: Doug Cox, Todd Butler, Salil Bhatt, John Boutte, Spider Robinson.
The Guy With the Eyes © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading: "The Guy With the Eyes"; music: Duke Ellington Orchestra, CSNY.
Orphans of Eden © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: "Orphans of Eden," "Local Champ"; music: Koerner, Ray & Glover.
Soul Search © 2008 by Spider Robinson. EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading: "Soul Search" (complete); music: Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Charlie Haden Quartet West.
Very Hard Choices 6 © 2008 by Spider Robinson. XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices, including a missing bit from SOTW-044; music by C&N, and CPR.
Very Hard Choices 5 © 2008 by Spider Robinson. XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by CSN, CPR, and Sinatra.
Very Hard Choices 4 © 2008 by Spider Robinson. XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by Steve Wiest Big Band, Carla Bley & The Lost Chords.
Very Hard Choices 3 © 2008 by Spider Robinson. XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by Georgie Fame, F Zappa, Dave Van Ronk.
Little Brother 2 © 2008 by Spider Robinson. XXX WARNING. Fiction readings of Cory Doctorow's LITTLE BROTHER and my VERY HARD CHOICES. Music by James. Raymond.
