Its the second show of the year! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Too much? Yeah, thought so. Well sport fans our story this week is part one of The People of Sand and Slag by Paulo Bacigalupi. I had the chance to catch this story a while ago and really liked it. It is one of the more frightening looks at a future Earth when the corporations take over, environmentalists awol, the environment is one straight out of Dante and the people living there are body modded freaks that revel in a place that would kill us in seconds. Its extreme, disturbing and all done with frightening glee ... some images might be a bit strong for some listeners.
From the blog: Award season is already winding up with a draft of the Nebula awards, some unusual tie ins with 2012, Ender's Game movie may still be a go, a video on why the thrown rock may well be the super weapon of the future?, another video this time Neal Tyson talks about what its like being sucked down a black hole, Dave of Quasar Dragons sends in some info on Celestia, a really good piece of planetarium software, why you should hunt down and watch the short film by Shane Acker called 9 and more.
I think you will enjoy episode 139 have at it!
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