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K Lyn Wurth has written many western stories and novels and she recently wrote a historical novel about western heroine Martha “Calamity” Jane. We spoke about women in the west, Calamity Jane, and K Lyn’s writing process. The Not So Quiet Life of Calamity Jane (Five Star, 2021)
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Andy Weir spent over two decades as a software engineer before publishing the wildly popular novel The Martian which also came out as a movie starring Matt Damon. He also released Artemis, another successful novel, and has just released a new novel about a galaxy threatening danger. We spoke about the novel, Andy’s previous works, and his approach to science fiction and writing. Project Hail Mary (Ballantine Books, 2021)
0:53 – Andy talks about where the idea of Project Hail Mary came from.
5:06 – Andy talks about the details of the story.
6:40 – Andy talks about the research he did for the book.
8:07 – Andy talks about the various sciences he studied for this book.
8:51 – Andy talks about other Earth disaster works.
12:35 – Andy talks about space psychology and details of the story.
14:25 – Andy talks about the science and his plots.
16:06 – Andy talks about calculating stuff for the novel.
17:15 – Andy talks about his motivators.
21:35 – Andy talks about technology and dystopia.
24:56 – Andy talks about the four canonical plots.
25:59 – Andy talks about how many Beatles eggs are in the book.
27:30 – Andy talks about humor in his books.
28:36 – Andy talks about his writing process.
32:16 – Andy talks about his favorite board games.
34:09 – Andy talks about how he doesn’t like to fly.
36:10 – Andy talks about conventions.
37:50 – Andy talks about the games he prefers.
39:11 – Andy talks about changes in his writing methods.
42:51 – Andy talks about one of the central components of the novel.
43:12 – Andy talks about the Martian
44:06 – Andy talks about his previous work.
46:21 – Andy talks about how much he writes.
47:35 – Andy talks about what his goals had been for writing the Martian.
48:47 – Andy talks about loving time travel.
51:09 – Andy talks about the Back to the Future DeLoreans.
53:30 – Andy talks about being pigeon-holed in a writing style.
54:48 – Andy talks about the heist works he likes.
56:02 – Andy talks about his writing career.
1:00:12 – Andy is at andyweirauthor.com
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/611060/project-hail-mary-by-andy-weir/
https://www.andyweirauthor.com/
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Guests: Andy Weir
Host: Cris Alvarez
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David Church is a film and media scholar specializing in genre studies, taste cultures, and histories of film circulation. He is the author of numerous books including a recent one on modern horror films. We spoke about the book and recent horror films. Post-Horror: Art, Genre and Cultural Elevation (Edinburgh University Press, 2021)
0:48 – David talks about why he enjoys horror films and why he wrote this book.
2:36 – David talks about the old horror movies he watched.
4:38 – David talks about examining horror films from 2013 and 2014.
6:53 – David talks about the motivations of the film makers in making new types of horror.
9:19 – David talks about how streaming has affected horror films.
12:16 – David talks about anthology horror films.
13:12 – David talks about horror video games.
14:10 – David talks about the budgets of these films.
16:13 – David compares low budget sci-fi with other low budget indie films.
17:58 – David talks about what he focuses on in the book.
23:42 – David talks about whether any of these films are sci-fi or historical.
25:16 – David talks about the countries these films are made in.
25:42 – David talks about cultural elevation of these films.
27:51 – David talks about these films and literary source material.
31:14 – David talks the use of monsters in these films.
34:07 – David talks about whether these horror movies are connected to the wars on terror.
36:27 – David talks about horror and politics.
37:08 – David talks about the focus of the book.
38:32 – David talks about the critics he looked at.
39:55 – David talks about the movies he had to watch. He talks about enjoying occult films.
41:34 – David talks about the stark divide about how good people thought the movies were.
43:03 – David talks about major studios trying to copy these films.
44:30 – David talks about the movie “Us”.
46:42 – David talks about the different groups defining horror.
47:16 – David talks about fans arguing about films.
48:33 – David talks about subversive horror films.
50:36 – David talks about new movies that have come out.
52:15 – David talks about Parasite.
53:08 – David talks about the meaning
56:00 – SPOILER for Get Out – 57:04
57:04 David talks about the studios putting out these films.
1:01:31 – David can be found at david-church.com
https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-post-horror.html
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Guests: David Church
Host: Cris Alvarez
Tags: Books, audio interviews, author, academic, podcast, Edinburgh University Press, the occult, horror, gothic, non fiction, film history,
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