J G Ballard
Evil Genius Chronicles Podcast for Jan 5 2017 - Resolving For Joy
In this show, I start with a song by Neutral Milk Hotel; I talk about judging art less by what it means or what I think about it and more by how I feel; without making resolutions I want to make changes in my life; science fiction today is better written and less joyful than the Golden Age stuff; I...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for October 20 2016 - Free is Not Cheap Enough
In this episode, I play a song from Austin’s own Glass Eye; it is hard work weathering a hurricane; I play some feedback from Rob Leachman; why I lightened up on playing music; it was a big day with a child; I don’t want many more physical books even when they are free; I no longer have interest in...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles - DDOP 2016 Day 10
In this episode, I discuss J.G. Ballard and his novel Crash. Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 13 2016 Links mentioned in this episode: Support this show on Patreon JG Ballard site Crash by JG Ballard Auphonic podcast production tool is so...
read articleEvil Genius Chronicles Podcast for August 17, 2013 - "My Life In Fandom #15"
Here is the direct MP3 download for the Evil Genius Chronicles podcast, August 17, 2013. The fandom series continues with me discussing my love of cyberpunk, Bruce Sterling, William Gibson, and JG Ballard. You can subscribe to this podcast feed via RSS. To sponsor the show, contact BackBeat Media....
read articleRIP, JG Ballard
I see that JG Ballard has died at the age of 78. He is one of my favorite writers. Those who listened to my Reality Break interviews know that one of my tics is to always work Ballard into every interview if I can. When I talked to Kim Stanley Robinson about Red Mars, we talked about how you could...
read articleOur Ballardian Present
Cousin Brucie blogs about JG Ballard getting recognized as a visionary for his novels of global disaster. When I started getting into science fiction, it was at the beginning of cyberpunk, with which I was smitten including that of Cousin Brucie. At the same time, I really was getting into the...
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