The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast has moved to io9 and the first episode features an interview with George R.R. Martin - author of many writings including the most known: A Song of Ice and Fire, the first book of which is currently being filmed (as the first season of a new series) by HBO - A Game of Thrones
0:00 Introduction by io9.com
1:04 Dave and John introduce the show
1:30 Dave recaps Eps. 1-21 of Geek's Guide to the Galaxy, available on Tor.com
4:24 Ad spot for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
Interview: George R.R. Martin
05:29 Interview begins
05:42 Comic book adaptations of Fevre Dream and Doorways
09:18 Editing anthologies, including Jack Vance's Songs of the Dying Earth and Warriors and Songs of Love and Death (all edited alongside Gardner Dozois)
10:49 Gathering contributors for Songs of the Dying Earth
12:34 Crossing genres with Songs of Love and Death
16:21 The possibility of new Haviland Tuf stories
17:23 The future of the Wild Cards series, including volume 21, Fort Freak and comic books
19:32 Advice on launching a successful shared-world series
21:59 Role-playing with a gaming group
22:36 Health Insurance as a full-time fiction writer
28:04 Teaching at Writing Workshops, including Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers' Workshop and Odyssey Writing Workshop
29:55 Roger Zelazny's and Howard Waldrop's original involvement in the series
33:53 Doing a book signing at the same time as Clifford the Big Red Dog
36:10 Game adaptations of A Song of Ice and Fire: board games, card games and video games
37:50 Collecting Miniatures and its influence on writing
38:43 Continuity between newer and older novels; would George like to go back and change anything in his earlier books?
39:53 Noteworthy examples of fandom related to George's work
42:39 Upcoming appearances
42:54 HBO's adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire
43:54 Discussion of A Song and Ice and Fire begins
44:20 Zombies!!
44:45 Surprises while developing A Song of Ice and Fire
46:01 Hacking at the infamous "Meereenese Knot"
48:29 Merging the timelines of A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons
49:53 How the HBO series will be adapted beyond the first season
51:14 What if the HBO series catches up to the published novels?
52:49 Will HBO streamline the series for Television?
54:04 Leaving and then returning to Hollywood and Television
55:04 End of interview
55:12 Ad spot for The Zombies of Lake Woebegotten by Harrison Geillor
Dave and John talk about George R.R. Martin and his writing
55:53 Quick update on Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
56:27 Now accepting listener donations via PayPal (geeksgalaxy@gmail.com)
57:13 Dave discovers Sandkings, a Hugo Award winning short story, and studies it at Odyssey Writer's Workshop
59:02 John reminisces about Meathouse Man andÉ sex with zombies?
1:00:32 Dreamsongs, a collection of Martin's short fiction
1:01:24 Favorite George R.R. Martin short stories
1:03:03 Dave's introduction to A Song of Ice and Fire
1:03:59 An intense connection to the characters of A Song of Ice and Fire
1:05:46 John's introduction to A Song of Ice and Fire
1:07:19 Recommending A Song of Ice and Fire to friends
1:07:51 The appeal of the series to non-Fantasy readers
1:08:48 Over 1,000 named characters in A Song of Ice and Fire!
1:09:49 Amoka's fan art
1:10:56 A Song of Ice and Fire 2011 Calendar, illustrated by Ted Nasmith and the board games
1:12:25 Is A Song of Ice and Fire the Harry Potter of adult Fantasy Fiction? Plus the huge community that's grown around the game
1:14:42 Unfinished series, fan fan-fueled vitriol, and Neil Gaiman
1:16:33 John predicts some mayhem in the comments section
1:16:49 What to read while waiting for A Dance with Dragons; fantasy inspired and influenced by George R.R. Martin: Scott Lynch's Lies of Locke Lamora, Roger Zelazny's The Chronicles of Amber, Gene Wolfe's The Book of the New Sun, Brian Ruckley, Swords & Dark Magic, edited by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anders, Glen Cook
1:20:37 Re-reading A Song of Ice and Fire; even better the fifth time around says Dave!
1:23:28 References to Martin's earlier short stories and novels
1:24:28 John wonders about Martin's obsessions with "Songs"
1:26:08 Is A Song of Ice and Fire Martin's magnum opus?
1:27:08 Is Sandor Clegane one of the "sexiest" characters in A Song of Ice and Fire?
1:28:15 Casting for the HBO Television Series; the official teaser trailer
1:29:34 Dave reads a quote about Martin as a writer
1:30:43 Show wrap-up
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