Cory Doctorow
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 8 2024 - Sheer Virtuosity High
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 8 2024 - Sheer Virtuosity High Download audio In this episode I play a song by the Gentle Readers; we adopted an old, sick dog; we loved Slow Horses Season 3; the last season of The Crown sucked; We are watching Endeavour; I am considering...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for March 10 23 - Fight Like Hell
In this episode, I play a song by Doctor Deathray; for once I had time to do the show and no mojo to do one; I always predicted that my golden years would be on fire; talking to people seems harder than it used to; we went to a murder mystery dinner; grampa is making life so much harder than it...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for February 17 2023 - Under the Bus
In this episode, I play a song by the Axis of Awesome; my random choice of mastodon.lol had consequences; I sympathize with having one Really Bad Day on your project; trans people just want to live their boring lives; I marched with the trans group in Myrtle Beach on MLK weekend; I am now in the...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 22 2021 - Bean Dad
In this episode, I play a song by Pauline Scanlon; a quick Eat to Live update; I discuss a little about #BeanDad and why I think this is a fairly ridiculous internet outrage; everyone has to choose their own path to being a terrible parent; I don't know or care who the McElroys are or why they are...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Nov 19 2020 - Supporting the SubGenius
In this episode, I play a song from Rocket City Riot; the film lifecycle makes crowd-funding movies awful; why are the film backers who rise to the occasion of support always last in line? all that said, the documentary is good; Dr Hal is the first postal correspondent of the Box of Rocks zine; I...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Nov 8 2020 - Cautiously Pessimistic
In this episode, I play a song from The Arts and Sciences; I am failing at bullet journalling and getting organized but succeeding at losing weight; 2020 is the year where all we can home for is to not die and keep moving; I wish I were happier at the election results; we travelled to Universal...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 7 2019 - I want My Fantasy Grungy
In this episode, I play a song from Valley Lodge; I discuss the work trips to India and Louisiana; I love a lot of science fiction literature but I don't like urban fantasy - expecially Harry Potter and especially especially the voice acting of the audiobook; I do love cyberpunk; I finished Game of...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 12 2019 - Certainty Poisoning
In this episode, I talk about Otter.ai being partof my workflow; digitizing my radio history; figures that have gone from ubiquitous to forgotten in my lifetime; cyberpunk remains my favorite genre; Cory Doctorow has a certainty that I envy; our culture suffers from certainty poisoning; RIP Lois...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for January 9 2016 - The Hopes of Machines
In this episode, I play a song from Steve Conte; I talk about being a guest on the Kindle Chronicles; I discuss my new writing in public output goals; I talk about lining up your incentives and values; I discuss my current Kindle reading, the JFK assassination book Ultimate Sacrifice by Lamar...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for May 10 2015 - The Option To Be Happy
In this episode, I play a song from 3Canal; I talk about how Batman Vs Superman has already lost me; kidney stones!; I defend the "selfie generation"; I discuss Liz Miele on Comedian's Comedian podcast; decide to be happy!; an abrupt end with a weird sound effect as I fill up my CF...
read articleSocial Media Vacation Wrapping Up
Theoretically, if I hold to my original setup today would be the last day of my social media vacation. This is the 28th day since I queued up a bunch of "send later" tweets and Facebook status and then shut all that crap down. I did violate the embargo last week to announce the news about...
read articleCory Doctorow on Macropayments
In his column at Locus Magazine, Cory Doctorow has a piece on "macropayments." It lays out a lot of his thinking in giving away his books for free, but also refutes the whole philosophical basis of micropayments at the same time. I like this bit: Taking someone’s money is expensive. It...
read articleGiving it Away
My Orycon panelmate Cory Doctorow has an essay in Forbes Magazine of all places, talking about his role as an author in the post-scarcity world. I am far from universally agreeing with everything Cory says, but I'm right with him down the line with his thinking on literature, the role of free works...
read articlePanel Rundown: The Great Writers Blog
Place: Orycon 2006 Sunday, 12 PM Panelists: Cory Doctorow, Jay Lake, Mary Robinette Kowal Moderator: Me Jay and Mary were both people that I met as we sat down at the table and people that I liked quite a bit. I had a chance to talk to both in hallways later on and carry on the conversation a little...
read articleDown and Out Podcast
Listener and frequent commentor "Brooklyn Bluesman" is doing a sub-series in his podcast where he is reading aloud Cory Doctorow's novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom. Cool stuff, check it...
read articleClambake Episode for July 9, 2005
Here is the Bittorrent link and direct MP3 download for the EGC clambake for July 9, 2005. I send out what cold comfort I can to our friends in London; I play a song by Nathan Sheppard; I play my interview with Rocket City Riot drummer Mark Reiter and this week's song; I play a promo from...
read articleI Interview Cory Doctorow
My interview with Cory Doctorow for Voices in your Head is now live. Enjoy! Because of the Cory's fame and the built-in BoingBoingability of interviewing him, without a doubt this will be the most listened to episode of Voices so...
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