An interview with author S.G. Browne, author of 'Breathers', 'Fated' and the soon to be released 'Lucky Bastard'. Browne discusses zombies, consumerism, fate, germs, humor and more.

Bryan Thomas Schmidt is the author of The Worker Prince, a science fiction novel that shares some similarities with the story of Moses but is not in itself an ideologically motivated book. Bryan talks about the use of religion in fiction, nihilism in popular culture and some of his favorite authors in this episode of Slingshot!

James Shepherd-Barron is the author of Everything that Follows is Based on Recent, Real-Life Experience That Has Been Proven to Work, a comprehensive guide to survival in a variety of situations hostile to life and limb. An aid worker with decades of disaster response experience in countries like Iraq, Kosovo, Central Bosnia and Rwanda, Shepherd-Barron will share some practical survival tips with listeners...as well as some advice on how to survive the inevitable zombie apocalypse. 

Special guest Adam Doppelt, co-founder of the popular Urban Spoon app talks about his new project, Best SF Books, as well as offering some advice about surviving in the world of start-up enterprises. 

"Low Town" author Daniel Polansky joins us live from a Hong Kong hostel to talk about his novel, the ambiguity of modern day heroes and how sometimes "saving the world" is just another word for preserving the status quo. Some people just want to watch the world burn, listeners.

Special guest Will Entrekin talks indie publishing, Choose-Your-Own-Adventure noir, and how and if the playing field will ever level between individual authors and big publishers. 

Special Guest Steve Davidson fills us in on the imminent relaunch of classic SF/F magazine 'Amazing Stories'.

Join us for an interview with controversial role-playing game designer and publisher James Raggi, plus we get a couple of calls on the PitchIt! line and more. New and improved! Now with basic production skills!