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
Mentioned books
Aug 29, 2025 • 1h 6min
BFRH 2025 08 29: Wen Spencer on Black Tie and Tails; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 26. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/ykNo7ztolJw and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Hailey Gregor interviews Wen Spencer on Black Tie and Tails; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 26. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/ykNo7ztolJw and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 22, 2025 • 60min
BFRH 2025 08 22: Podcasters Interviewed Pt 2; Fall Hard for SF announcement; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 25. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2lNMSUfNGw and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber interviews several podcasters on their entry into fandom, fight scene inaccuracies, and podcasting, including interviewers from the podcasts Bullshido, Blasters and Blades, and Jill Bearup PT 2; Toni Weisskopf and Griffin Barber announce Fall Hard for SF event and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 25. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/R2lNMSUfNGw and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 15, 2025 • 57min
BFRH 2025 08 15: Interviewers Interviewed; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 24. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOWEMPRHlx4 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber interviews our panel of podcasters on their entry into fandom, favorites among fiction, and podcasting, including fine people from the podcasts Bullshido, Blasters and Blades, and Jill Bearup; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 24. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/YOWEMPRHlx4 and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 8, 2025 • 55min
BFRH 2025 08 08: A.C. Haskins on Blood and Fate; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 22. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/tbBwICbl4o0 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber interviews A.C. Haskins on Blood and Fate, the intense sequel to Blood and Whispers, AC’s debut in his Soldier of the Arcanum series; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/tbBwICbl4o0 and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Aug 1, 2025 • 1h
BFRH 2025 08 01: Part 2 of John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer on Behind the Veil; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name P22. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XVMwegtvpI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
The second part of Sean Hazlett’s interview of Lydia Sherrer and John Ringo on Behind the Veil the third in their Transdimensional Hunter series; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 22. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/8XVMwegtvpI and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jul 25, 2025 • 56min
BFRH 2025 07 25: Part 1 of John Ringo and Lydia Sherrer on Behind the Veil & One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name P21. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9eNQWRQkj0k and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Part one of Sean Hazlett’s interview of Lydia Sherrer and John Ringo on Behind the Veil the third entry in their Transdimensional Hunter series. And more One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 21. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/9eNQWRQkj0k and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 13min
BFRH 2025 07 18: Cordova on Dancing With Destruction & One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwCSIWobziE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Jeremy Comeaux interviews part of the crew of amazing authors penning stories for Jason Cordova’s latest anthology, Dancing with Destruction. Rick Partlow, Blaine Pardoe, Marisa Wolf, & Melissa Olthoff join us to give insights into their work. After that, we jump into part 20 of the serialization of Mark Van Name’s Jon & Lobo novel, One Jump Ahead!. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/zwCSIWobziE and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jul 11, 2025 • 1h 12min
BFRH 2025 07 11: Patrick Chiles on the The Long Way Home; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 19. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5RJ9FvSI9Q and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
HY Gregor interviews Patrick Chiles on The Long Way Home; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 19. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/A5RJ9FvSI9Q and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jul 4, 2025 • 1h 5min
BFRH 2025 07 04: Michael Mersault on The Presence Malign; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 18. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/L45Br6cM4xE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Sean Hazlett interviews Michael Mersault on The Presence Malign; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 18. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/L45Br6cM4xE and the Baen YouTube Channel.
Jun 27, 2025 • 1h 4min
BFRH 2025 06 27: S.M. Stirling on The Winds of Fate, Pt 2; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 17. Video at https://rumble.com/embed/v6sjd27/?pub=1jib3s and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.
Griffin Barber sits down with S.M. Stirling on The Winds of Fate, sparking a wide-ranging discussion of history and empire, Pt 2; and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, Part 17. View the podcast in video form at https://www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://rumble.com/embed/v6sjd27/?pub=1jib3s and the Baen YouTube Channel.
