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January Eleventh, Two Thousand Eleven

Ooku: The Inner Chamber by Fumi Yoshinaga
Ghost in the Shell
Echo by Jack McDevitt
Ventriloquism by Catherynne Valente
The Broken Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
Genevieve Valentine's first novel, Mechanique
Dreadnought by Cherie Priest
The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
Escape Pod, The Science Fiction Podcast Magazine
The online Hugo Award nomination ballot
An overview of homeopathic theory
A guide to homeopathic dilutions
The solar eclipse of 2017
The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society

December Twenty-Eight, Two Thousand Ten

Apologies for the static in this episode. Future episodes will feature improved audio equipment.
Cloudmover, the Art of Mark Evans
Naka-kon, Kansas City's best anime convention.
Analog Science Fiction and Fact

December Fourteenth, Two Thousand Ten

The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang
Fables of the Flying City by Jared Axelrod
The Voice of Free Planet X, also by Jared Axelrod
More information on probiotics
The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society

November Twenty-Three, Two Thousand Ten

Who is Prester John?
The Habitation of the Blessed
Tor.com
Errata
The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles
Ponies
Orthogenesis (warning: Wikipedia)
Vitamin C synthesis in mammals
The Escape Pod Blog

November Ninth, Two Thousand Ten

Shades of Milk and Honey
Genevieve Valentine's website and her novel, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Trsaulti
The World Fantasy Convention 2010 in Columbus, Ohio.
Habitation of the Blessed by Catherynne Valente, and information about Prester John

October Twenty-Six, Two Thousand Ten

William Gibson's Zero History
The Flu Vaccine
The Eradication of Rinderpest
Doctor Crislip's Quackcast
Tor.com Fiction Podcast
Hadley Rille Books
Transcendence

October sixteenth, two thousand ten

The Biting Pear of Salamanca
LOL WUT
Plush pears
Resin pears
Paint-a-pear
Digger
Ursula Vernon's website
Sulfur on Europa
Escape Pod
Hadley Rille's 5th anniversary sale and Kindle giveaway!
The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society's website and their blog.

September Twenty-eighth, Two Thousand Ten

<a href="http://nnedi.com/">Nnedi Okorafor's homepage -- The Wahala Zone</a>
<a href="http://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/">Lightspeed Magazine</a>
Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain
OZMA at the Planetary Society
The Lawrence Zombie Walk
The Kansas City Science Fiction and Fantasy Society Writer's Workshop

September Fourteenth, Two Thousand Ten

In this episode, I discuss the Hugo Awards, review Mary Gentle's Orthe duology, and play some original flash fiction by yours truly.
Links:
The Hugo Awards
StarShipSofa
The Orthe Duology
Omikuji

August twenty-fourth, two thousand ten

I first heard of Paolo Bacigalupi when the Hugo-nominated podcast, StarShipSofa, broadcast his short story, Pump Six. That was two years ago, but I still remember every beat of that story -- the crumbling buildings, the drug-fueled parties, the disease, and the decay. I was horrified by the vision of the future presented in Pump Six, and by how plausible it sounded.
I grew up reading tales of nuclear apocalypse. When I read Mr. Bacigalupi's Hugo-nominated novel, The Windup Girl, I was surprised to find a vision of the end of the world that was no less terrifying than those radioactive futures, but felt far more real. The Windup Girl is an thought-provoking work of science fiction. I wouldn't be surprised to see this one take the Hugo.
For an in-depth review with spoilers, download the episode!
The fourth volume of Fumi Yoshinaga's award-winning manga, Ooku: The Inner Chambers, has been released in the United States.
In local news, the Kansas City Worldcon Committee has announced their intention to bid for WorldCon 2016. The convention would be held in downtown Kansas City, near the Power and Light entertainment district. You can support the Kansas City bid on Facebook, LiveJournal, and Twitter by friending or following KCin2016. The official announcement will be made at Worldcon 2012 in Chicago. Meanwhile, Kansas City will be licking all the cookies.
In Science news, tonight is the full moon. I've heard people blame all sorts of things on the full moon. They usually start around the third quarter and sometimes keep going right through the next new moon.
Depending on your definition, the full moon can last anywhere from one night to three nights. Either way, blaming the full moon for disasters throughout the month is simply unfair.
Multiple scientific studies have failed to show any significant effect of the full moon on human misfortune. A good summary of the data can be found in The Hundreth Monkey and other Paradigms of the Paranormal by Kendrick Frazier.
On the next Voice of the Vortex, I will be discussing the Hugo award winners! I can't wait. I still have my heart set on Spar -- But more about that next time.
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