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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Oct 23, 2026 • 1h 17min
BFRH 2026 10 23 Government Program or Aliens?; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 86. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/UF8ODxgR2qs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Government Program or Aliens? Sean Hazlett interviews authors and rocket scientists Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson on the recent Department of War disclosures and what they might mean; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 86. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/UF8ODxgR2qs and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 16, 2026 • 58min
BFRH 2026 10 16 Paksenarrion Appreciation; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 85. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/hk_0xx-MGdI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Toni Weisskopf leads a merry band of fans in a discussion of Elizabeth Moon’s world of The Deed of Paksenarrion, The Legacy of Gird, and the latest novel set in that world, Horngard. With Toni Weisskopf, Joy Freeman, Heather Ridolfi, and Shlomi Harif ; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 85. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/hk_0xx-MGdI and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 9, 2026 • 55min
BFRH 2026 10 09 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on her collaboration with SM Stirling on Rome to the Stars, Part 2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 84. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/P-mj2gdErTE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on her collaboration with SM Stirling on Rome to the Stars, Part 2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 84. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/P-mj2gdErTE and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 2, 2026 • 58min
BFRH 2026 10 02 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on her collaboration with SM Stirling on Rome to the Stars, Part 1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 83. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/NjehrbjIKcs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux interviews Melissa Olthoff on her collaboration with SM Stirling on Rome to the Stars, Part 1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 83. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/NjehrbjIKcs and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Sep 25, 2026 • 1h 19min
BFRH 2026 09 25 Sean Hazlett interviews Elizabeth Moon on Horngard; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 82. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/0eVbGqmov0s and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews Elizabeth Moon on her brand new Paksenarrion novel, Horngard; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 82. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/0eVbGqmov0s and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Sep 18, 2026 • 1h 14min
BFRH 2026 09 18 Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo and Editor Gray Davis on Troy Rising, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 81. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/UU-1tw6zMkc and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo, Gray Davis, Mike Massa, Michael Gants, Karl K. Gallagher, and Michael Mersault on the anthology Troy Rising, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 81. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/UU-1tw6zMkc and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Sep 11, 2026 • 1h 9min
BFRH 2026 09 11 Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo and Editor Gray Davis on Troy Rising, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 80. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/zLtywXStGyE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews John Ringo, Gray Davis, Mike Massa, Michael Gants, Karl K. Gallagher, and Michael Mersault on the anthology Troy Rising, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 80. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/zLtywXStGyE and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Sep 4, 2026 • 40min
BFRH 2026 09 04 Jeremy Comeaux interviews A. Lee Martinez on Unbearable, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 79. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/VbvhF0PsLfU and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 09 04 Part two of Jeremy Comeaux’s interview of author A. Lee Martinez on Unbearable; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 79. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/VbvhF0PsLfU and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 28, 2026 • 60min
BFRH 2026 08 28 Fall Lineup Announcement Jeremy Comeaux interviews A. Lee Martinez on Unbearable, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 78. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vmhoIJ4vD0 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
BFRH 2026 08 28 Announcement of Fall Titles from Toni Weisskopf and Part one of Jeremy Comeaux’s interview of author A. Lee Martinez on Unbearable; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 78. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/1vmhoIJ4vD0 and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 21, 2026 • 1h 19min
BFRH 2026 08 21 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Dr Robert E. Hampson on The Sands of Mars; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 77. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/uo5WeT7s_jo and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
2026 08 21 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Dr Robert E. Hampson on The Sands of Mars; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 77. View the podcast in video form at https://www.youtube.com/embed/uo5WeT7s_jo and the Baen YouTube Channel.
