Show #112: Boiled Leather, Scrimshaw and Heartwings

Summary: This week's episode: we are joined by bestselling sci-fi author John Scalzi for a chat about his new book Fuzzy Nation, for which we were commissioned to write the official power ballad. We also discuss: the rigors of touring; boiled leather; riding coattails; grafting songs onto movies; questions that suck; counterintuitive publishing practices; and Master Blaster and hastily-made headshots. Post-show song: "Fuzzy Man (Fuzzy Nation)", Paul and Storm