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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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.
Oct 31, 2025 • 58min
BFRH 2025 10 31 Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 35. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybHUnqbawbM and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Toni Weisskopf talks with our Fall Hard for Science Fiction Authors, Catherine Asaro, Les Johnson, Dan Koboldt, Joelle Presby, and David Weber and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 35. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ybHUnqbawbM and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 24, 2025 • 1h 39min
BFRH 2025 10 24 Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber on Challenges P2 and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 34. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/qrS05FuhtIQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Part two of Sean Hazlett’s interview of David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jane Linskold, Dan Butler, Jacob Holo on Challenges & One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 34. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/qrS05FuhtIQ and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 17, 2025 • 59min
BFRH 2025 10 17 Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber on Challenges P1 and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 33. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEmn0xisu_o and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews David Weber, Marisa Wolf, Jacob Holo, Dan Butler, Thomas Pope, and Jane Lindskold on Challenges and we continue listening to One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 33. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/tEmn0xisu_o and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Oct 10, 2025 • 1h 5min
BFRH 2025 10 10: Hailey H.Y. Gregor interviews Catherine Asaro on Gold Dust; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 32. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/AySgHJQLehM and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Hailey H.Y. Gregor interviews Catherine Asaro on Gold Dust; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 32. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/AySgHJQLehM and the Baen YouTube Channel.
