Shaun's Rambles

Don’t spoil me with your content warnings, they say! In this episode, I take a crack at the confusion betweenRead more »

So, I’m about to see Rogue One.  In this totally random and very short episode of Shaun’s Rambles, I talk about whyRead more »

Geek references + the Dominican Republic = instance classic.  In this episode, Maureen Kincaid Speller joins me to discuss theRead more »

The first episode of the Podcasting for Authors series is here!  In this episode, I provide a brief overview ofRead more »

What makes Mike Underwood tick? What did he read when he was a kid? What inspired him to become aRead more »

Space opera attacks!  It’s been three weeks since I started teaching my space opera course, and I already have farRead more »

The Hugos are over, but the controversy isn’t over.  In this episode, I talk about the results of the 2015 HugoRead more »

In this episode, I talk about Lou Antonelli, his efforts to report David Gerrold to the police, and Sasquan’s response.Read more »

How do I select what I teach in my science fiction courses?  In this episode of Shaun’s Rambles, I talkRead more »

What do Moomintrolls, Tolkien, 1978, and reindeer steaks have to do with Jukka Halme?  In my third Interviewing the FansRead more »

What do Transformers, unicorns, and Rachael Acks have in common?  In the latest edition of my Interviewing the Fans feature, I talkRead more »

…in which I continue this podcast thing on my new website by talking to Paul Weimer about how he becameRead more »

…in which I talk about things some people don’t want to write. In this edition: A discussion of the valueRead more »

…in which I continue a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: What isRead more »

…in which I begin a podcast of random thoughts had while driving home from work. In this edition: Some thoughtsRead more »