Podcast Relocated: The Geek's Guide to the Galaxy (1st ep: George R.R. Martin)

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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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