The Baen Free Radio Hour
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The Baen Free Radio Hour. Baen Books science fiction and fantasy news, interview, audiobooks, and audio drama
Episodes
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Jan 9, 2026 • 1h 15min
BFRH 2026 01 09 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for To Tread Obsidian Shores Part 2, and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 45. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTTiC9j4x24 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for part two of his interview of them for their amazing novel, To Tread Obsidian Shores and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 45. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/xTTiC9j4x24 and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jan 2, 2026 • 1h 13min
BFRH 2026 01 02 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for To Tread Obsidian Shores Part 1, and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 44. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/TU1Z0jRQekw and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux sits down with Jason Cordova and Melissa Olthoff for part one of his interview of them for To Tread Obsidian Shores and we continue with One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 44. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/TU1Z0jRQekw and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Dec 26, 2025 • 40min
BFRH 2025 12 26 Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf recaps the last year of amazing works Baen has published and gives us a sneak preview of Spring, 2026! and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 43. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lf2j4O8jCIg and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf recaps the last year of amazing works Baen has published and gives us a sneak preview of Spring, 2026 and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 43. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Lf2j4O8jCIg and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Dec 19, 2025 • 1h 10min
BFRH 2025 12 19 Sean Hazlett interviews Sharon Lee on I Dare and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 42. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yc4oAmK8i4c and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews the incredibly prolific Sharon Lee, co-creator of the beloved Liaden Universe on I Dare and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 42. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/Yc4oAmK8i4c and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Dec 12, 2025 • 45min
BFRH 2025 12 12 Griffin Barber interviews Dan Koboldt on Dragons Gone Wild and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 41. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZV7eVe2DKJk and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber interviews Dan Koboldt on his most recent Build a Dragon Sequence novel, Dragons Gone Wild and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 41. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZV7eVe2DKJk and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Dec 5, 2025 • 1h 1min
BFRH 2025 12 05 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Tim Powers on The Mills of the Gods and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 40. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/_WRrFyKQCyI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux interviews the inestimable Tim Powers on his most recent Baen offering, the historical fantasy The Mills of the Gods and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 40. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/_WRrFyKQCyI and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Nov 28, 2025 • 1h 15min
BFRH 2025 11 28 Baen Cover Artists and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 39. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLuHzNI3Shs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
This week, Griffin Barber interviews Baen cover artists Sam Kennedy, Dan Dos Santos, and Pierluigi Abbondanza about their work and inspiration. Plus, Part 39 of the One Jump Ahead serialization by Mark L. Van Name.. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/nLuHzNI3Shs and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Nov 21, 2025 • 1h 15min
BFRH 2025 11 21 Hailey HY Gregor interviews Joelle Presby on Ringer and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 38. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXqnV9IudeY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Hailey HY Gregor interviews Joelle Presby on Ringer and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 38. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXqnV9IudeY and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Nov 14, 2025 • 42min
BFRH 2025 11 14 Griffin Barber interviews Brian Trent on Perdition’s Storm and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 37. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/0yhk47qp2Lo and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber interviews Brian Trent on his Black Tide Rising novel, Perdition’s Storm and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 37. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/0yhk47qp2Lo and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Nov 7, 2025 • 1h
BFRH 2025 11 07 Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors P2 and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 36. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/xKaf2cgpMwU and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Baen Publisher Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors, many of whom are also scientists or engineers about hard science fiction and their work. Join Catherine Asaro, Les Johnson, Dan Koboldt, The Presbys, and David Weber as they discuss Falling Hard for Science Fiction and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 36. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/xKaf2cgpMwU and the Baen YouTube Channel.
