{"id":16127,"date":"2014-08-28T20:55:46","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T04:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=16127"},"modified":"2014-08-28T20:55:46","modified_gmt":"2014-08-29T04:55:46","slug":"talkin-rockets-hugo-awards-loncon3-rocket-talk-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/news\/talkin-rockets-hugo-awards-loncon3-rocket-talk-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Talkin&#8217; Rockets, Hugo Awards and LonCon3 with Foz Meadows, Justin Landon, and the Rocket Talk Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rocket-talk-banner.png\" alt=\"rocket-talk-banner\" width=\"910\" height=\"410\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rocket-talk-banner.png 910w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rocket-talk-banner-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/rocket-talk-banner-648x291.png 648w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 910px) 100vw, 910px\" \/>\n<p>This week, I had the opportunity to join two good friends and fellow Hugo-nominees, Foz Meadows and Justin Landon (host), on Episode 24 of Rocket Talk. The three of us spent a lot of time together at LonCon 3, so we take the opportunity to discuss the convention, diversity in the fan community, the Hugo Awards, and even make a few book recommendations!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nIn this episode of Rocket Talk, Justin invites Hugo-nominated blogger Foz Meadows and Hugo-winning blogger Aidan Moher on the show to talk about their experience at Loncon3 and the Hugo Awards ceremony. Their conversation covers the convention itself, the winners and losers of the Hugo Award, the nature of fandom, how fandom is evolving, and finishes with a few book recommendations for the voracious genre reader.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tor.com\/blogs\/2014\/08\/rocket-talk-episode-24\">Listen to Episode 24 of Rocket Talk on Tor.com<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>or<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/rocket-talk-tor.com-podcast\/id850476050\">Subscribe on iTunes<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Near the end of the episode, Justin, Foz, and I all recommended some novels. My recommendations were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00J1ISJFA\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B00J1ISJFA&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=adrofin07-20&#038;linkId=VLSS7Q5DNURX2XD7\">City of Stairs<\/a><\/em> by Robert Jackson Bennett (my favourite novel of 2014 so far)<\/li>\n<li><em>The Eternal Sky Trilogy<\/em> (beginning with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B005XMMMJM\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B005XMMMJM&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;tag=adrofin07-20&#038;linkId=RYTT7OG5J6AYFCMP\"><em>Range of Ghosts<\/em><\/a>) by Elizabeth Bear<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I had the opportunity to join two good friends and fellow Hugo-nominees, Foz Meadows and Justin Landon (host), on Episode 24 of Rocket Talk. 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