The Baen Free Radio Hour

Part 2 of our June Filk Roundtable featuring top science fiction community filk musicians talking about and playing their work. Then part 3 of John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky.

Seven long-time filkers discuss the music of the science fiction and fantasy community. Also part 2 of John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky, as read by Tristan Morris.

Matthew Johnson, Derek Kunsken, David D. Levine, Linda Nagata, and Michael Z. Williams discuss The Year's Best Military SF and Space Opera. Also, part 1 of John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Sky.

Jim Baen Memorial Short Story Award winner K.B. Rylander and runners-up Jamie Lackey and Robert Dawson in a roundtable discussion of their stories and the contest, which encourages stories with a positive attitude toward human space travel and development in a near future setting. The podcast was recorded at the International Space Development Conference in Toronto, and also includes contest administrator, William Ledbetter. Then part 61, and the conclusion, of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Sharon Lee and Steve Miller discuss their Liaden Universe® series entry Dragon in Exile. Also part 60 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Lieutenant Colonel Alan Isom discusses his Baen.com article on Israel's Iron Dome rocket defense system and the strategic implications and future of rocket defense systems in the U.S. and world at large. Isom is an air defense artillery officer with the South Carolina National Guard who has been intimately involved in the air defense of Washington, D.C. He's also a structural engineer. Also part 59 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Masters of Filk discuss their craft and play their music. Filk is a community of music-lovers and musicians who play science fiction and fantasy related original compositions, pastiche, and parodies. Participants include filk masters Jeff Bohnhoff, Bill & Brenda Sutton, Carla Ulbrich, and Rob Wynne. Part Two of two. Also part 58 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Ryk E. Spoor on Phoenix in Shadow, sequel to Phoenix Rising and book two in his Balanced Sword heroic fantasy series. Also part 57 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Michael Z. Williamson discusses A Long Time Until Now, a time travel novel about a group of soldiers thrown 10,000 years into the Paleolithic era in Afghanistan to face problems of survival and the belligerent locals, some of whom are from other times, as well. Also part 56 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.

Masters of Filk discuss their craft and play their music. Filk is a community of music-lovers and musicians who play science fiction and fantasy related original compositions, pastiche, and parodies. Participants include filk masters Jeff Bohnhoff, Bill & Brenda Sutton, Carla Ulbrich, and Rob Wynne. Part One of two. Also part 55 of Larry Correia's Hard Magic, as read by Bronson Pinchot.