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# 163 The Street That Wasn't There - Clifford Simak + Star Trek
Episode 163 starts with an update from Tony Smith bringing us up to date on Star Ship Sofa. Next I post a review of the newest film in the Star Trek venue aptly titled Star Trek. Following that, still in the Star Trek theme, CrystalWizard brings some interesting trivia to the podcast. The hour finishes with part two of Clifford D.Simak's the Street that wasn't there read by Crystalwizard. If you liked how she began this story then you are goin to love the last half hour. I really enjoy ho...

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[ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:50:49 GMT ]


# 162 The Street that wasn't There - Simak + Hazard Pay-David Kopaska-Merkel

Beam Me Up episode 162 is again, just full of goodness ... wow, they are getting so good, maybe even I will start listening! First off, Tony Smith gives us an update on what is going on with Star Ship Sofa. Tony seems to be his own worst enemy when it comes having things just go completely wrong, but he managed to get the show out in good order, but it is comical to listen to the machinations he went through. In the flash/poetry department we have David Kopaska-Merkel's Hazard Pay For our lon...

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[ Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:56:41 GMT ]


#161 Maquech - Silvia Moreno-Garcia + What Else But War - Saunders
Episode 161 starts off with an update from Star Ship Sofa's Tony Smith on what you can expect from the newest offering of his great podcast. Our story selections this week are a short piece from Shaun A. Saunders titled What Else But War, which asks the question, how far should personal defense go? At the bottom of the hour I read Maquech by Silvia Moreno-Garcia a near future look at the impact of global warming not as a whole, but the bleakness it brings one man plus how the division of wea...

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[ Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:14:16 GMT ]


# 160 Star Mother -RF Young +Oddcube reviews!

Episode 169 of Beam Me Up is just chocker block full of fun this week. First off we have a review of "Hog Father" from the weirdness that is Disk World brought to you by Oddcube and the weirdness of Diskworld is only matched by the zaniness of Oddcube himself. I think you will find the segment very entertaining, as I did. CrystalWizard brings us up to speed concerning what is new over at Abandoned Towers. She also lets us know about a new "scavenger hunt" on the internet that will net you a...

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[ Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:24:46 GMT ]


# 159 Chicken con Colin Davies + Eel Time - David Kopaska-Merkel
Episode 159 is going to really show off where BMU is going in my humble opinion! We have a musical selection as usual but then, a poem by David Kopaska-Merkel called "Eel Time" which really puts a spin on an "alien invasion" Crystal Wizard brings us an article titled "What is Science Fiction" and follows that up with a great update of what is available new this month at Abandoned Towers! From the blog I review a new online comix called ManMachine by Royce Lee and finally Colin P. Davies' C...

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[ Sun, 31 May 2009 01:24:09 GMT ]


# 158 Chicken pt1 Colin Davies + poetry by David Kopaska-Merkel
Episode 158 brings in a couple of new additions...the first is something BMU hasn't tried in the past....Science Fiction Poetry! Our poetry offering is from David Kopaska-Merkel called Doing Double Time. Its a compilation of shorter pieces linked together. I am hoping we can get one a week as a good counter-point to the regular stories. Second we have a story By Colin P. Davies from his collection 'Tall Tales on the Iron Horse" called Chicken that asked the question, in the near future whe...

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[ Sat, 23 May 2009 23:09:03 GMT ]


#157 Limb Knitter con - Steven F. Murphy + Looking for the Future that Was - Saunders
Episode 157 of Beam Me Up starts off year #4 in fine fashion! First we have a brand new story from Shaun Saunders called "Looking for the Future that Was" where we meet an intrepid time traveler wishing to see the marvels of the future first hand only to get more than he bargained for. We welcome CrystalWizard to not only the writing department but also as an inventive contributor for music, mixes and news for the blog! From the blog, Tim send in an article about strangeness in Montauk New Yor...

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[ Sun, 17 May 2009 02:47:22 GMT ]


# 156 Limb Knitter p1 Steven Francis Murphy + Nemesis - Crystalwizard
Episode 156 ends our 3rd year of Beam Me Up. What better way to usher in year 4 than to read Steven Francis Murphy's "The Limb Knitter" One of the most unusual "love story" Listeners should be forewarned that some of the images are a bit strong. We start off with a comical "invasion" story by Crystal Wizard titled "Nemesis". Tony Smith of Star Ship Sofa fame brings us up to date on what is on tap in the latest episode of his great podcast From the blog, Shaun Saunders has a special deal on...

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[ Sun, 10 May 2009 00:49:29 GMT ]


# 155 Next Logical Step - Bova + Diddy Loves Dan - A.K. Sykora
Episode 155 of Beam Me Up is just podcast full of entertainment. Our first story, at the top of the hour, is "Diddy Loves Dan - In the Toxic Waste" - by A.K. Sykora, which tells the tale of love between a machine and a man....I think. It is a lot of fun. Our second story is by the one and only Ben Bova called "The Next Logical Step". This is truly a classic tale written for Analog magazine from the early sixties chosen by the great man himself, John W. Campbell. The story stands up remarkabl...

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[ Sun, 03 May 2009 02:16:35 GMT ]


# 154 The Colors 12 - Shaun Saunders + Best Laid Plans - Crystalwizard
Episode 154 sets a record of sorts. First episode where every show element was submitted. For stories, Shaun Saunders' The Colors Twelve asks the question, what if all the conspiracies are true?!Crystalwizard from Abandoned Towers web site submits the story "Best Laid Plans" a fast paced short where nothing goes right for our protagonist, or is it, making the best of a bad situation. You judge. Tony Smith talks to us about The Star Ship Sofa podcast. This group has got to be the hardest w...

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[ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:22:26 GMT ]


# 153 Exhalation -Ted Chiang read by Ray Sizemore
Episode 153 brings another award nominated story - Exhalation by Ted Chiang, which I think you will soon find out, if you haven't read the story yet, is low key tale of one being's search for the roots of life and find instead something that rocks the very foundation of his world view. If that isn't a treat enough, Tony Smith of Star Ship Sofa sent over Ray Sizemore's reading! I know you are going to love the story and Ray's reading is top notch as well. I want to thank Tony, Ray and the rest...

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[ Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:06:52 GMT ]


# 152 Article of Faith - Mike Resnick + Fringe code?!
Episode 152 should be called Mike Resnick all the time. Why? Because today's episode of Beam Me Up is dedicated to reading Mike's Hugo nominated Article of Faith. I know others have read it, but I am hoping that my treatment will give you the listener some value added. Plus I like this story a lot and would have read it regardless! I do have a couple of things from the blog....Things are looking pretty grim over at Fox TV as far as Sarah Connors is concerned, not really brighter for Dollhou...

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[ Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:02:48 GMT ]


# 151 Skull Valley con - Michael Cassutt
Episode 151 this week, I finish reading Mike Cassutt's Nebula nominated Skull Valley. But at the start of the program I have another song by John Anealio from his site http://scifisongs.blogspot.com/ called "A Lonely October Night". All of John's songs are influenced by science fiction and this one is no different. For more of John's excellent music visit his site Sci Fi Songs. I notice quite a lot of tv science fiction has a time travel thread running through it. The Sci Fi channel had a ...

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[ Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:06:09 GMT ]


#150 Skull Valley pt1 - Michael Cassutt + Last Wizard - Shaun A. Saunders
Episode 150 turns out to be a pretty well filled out episode. This week I play a cut from the Thru You internet project from artist Kutiman that may have started with a simple enough idea - finding music that you could play along with on the internet. What he ended up with was what may well be a future genre in the music industry. Because what has happened is a completely different sound and then again the same sound but made differently. I play the cut "Just a woman" which is a fairly stand...

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[ Sun, 29 Mar 2009 00:43:49 GMT ]


# 149 The Ray Gun:A Love Story p2 - James Alan Gardner + Space Bat!
Beam Me Up episode 149 is fast and furious this week as I read the conclusion to Nebula nominated The Ray Gun: A Love Story by James Alan Gardner. From last week we remember that the ray gun of the title has come into the possession of our protagonist. However it is not clear just who or what has found whom. But far from gaining power and respect, the boy finds himself more and more isolated bent on prepairing for some future event that has, as yet, not become clear. But he is still learning...

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[ Sun, 22 Mar 2009 00:58:17 GMT ]


#148 The Ray Gun pt 1 - James Alan Gardner + Sword Masters review
Episode 148 of Beam Me Up starts a new story this week. James Alan Gardner has graciously allowed us to read his The Ray Gun: A Love Story which has made it to the final Nebula award nomination selection. We will get part 1 read of the novelette. The story revolves around the unforeseen repercussions of exposure to an incomprehensible alien device. But first we have some weirdness as we are joined at the start of the program by an unknown fan who sat in silent judgment of the program (I swea...

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[ Sun, 15 Mar 2009 02:03:41 GMT ]


#147 Divining Light con - Ted Kosmatka + Banned on Vulcan!
This week brings us to the tension filled conclusion of Ted Kosmatka's Divining Light. As you remember our protagonist has decided to fill his free time by re-creating the Feynman double slit experiment in quantum mechanics. However the recreation has generated unexpected results. Expanding the test exposes everyone involved to a heretofore unexpected dangers and questioning the very roots of reality itself. Believe me, you will not be disappointed by the way Kosmatka winds this one up. ...

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[ Sat, 07 Mar 2009 21:02:41 GMT ]


#146 Divining Light p2 - Ted Kosmatka + PJ Farmer RIP
Episode 146 of Beam Me Up this week is what I know most of you are here for! Yep me chattering on semi sentiently about some mundane piece of nonsense right? Why is it so quiet? Ok, I get the hint! So this week I try to take a big chunk out of Ted Kosmatka's Divining Light. But I have to say that I do put in a short appearance. Philip Jose Farmer has gone sailing on his endless river, the Nebula final nominations are now listed with some surprises and I review Joseph Devons's new book Pro...

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[ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:56:59 GMT ]


#145 Divining Light pt1 Ted Kosmatka + Butter Side Up Shaun Saunders
Two new stories this week on episode 145 of Beam Me up. The first is a rather caustic tale of a man who goes to "Heaven" and gets everything he wants and then some. Shaun Saunders puts his own spin on a classic theme and makes it his own. Our second story is part one of Ted Kosmatka's Divining Light. Ted takes the the Heisenberg uncertainty principle and the observer effect, to a reality twisting place that asks the simple question, what if all observers are not created equal. Ted takes many...

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[ Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:30:50 GMT ]


#144 Paying it Forward p2 - Michael Burstein + Yellow Ribbon - Asley Thomas
Lets try something a bit different this week episode 144. I want to let authors know that they can send in stories for reading. Don't panic, I am not going to change the type of fiction that BMU runs, however it's always been me reading something and then asking. The only author that regularly submits to BMU is Shaun Saunders. Now Shaun isn't going anywhere (are ya buddy?! lol) I just wonder if there is something out there I am missing. So if you have a story unpublished or otherwise and wan...

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[ Sun, 15 Feb 2009 03:43:45 GMT ]


# 143 Paying it Forward pt1 - Michael Burstein + Robot Rights!
Episode 143! Slow news week, but then thats good, because I can run a larger portion of our newest story from Michael Burstein called Paying it forward. This is a science fiction story about science fiction. Now before you run screaming, Michael has woven a masterful tale that manages to meld mortality, immortality, science fiction and the multiverse into a seamless whole. Its sad and in the end uplifting and hopeful. This story is well worth it Hugo nomination a while back. I really enjoy...

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[ Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:30:28 GMT ]


#142 Don't Stop - JP Kelly + Roy comes to visit!
Episode 142! You know the saying - "The best laid plans..."? Well I had planned so well for stories that I had every intention playing the end of the month, then along comes the prelim Nebula list and I read Jim Kelly's "Don't Stop" and out the window went my plans. Kelly's story could be a ghost or haunting and that would be enough, or it could be a person torture by loss and doubt and that would too or even a fine tale of the workings of the mind of a runner, yet again plenty to chew on. B...

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[ Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:11:50 GMT ]


# 141 People of Sand n Slag con Paolo Bacigalupi + Their Made out of Meat - Terry Bisson
Hey, Beam Me Up episode 141 is a double stuff! First off the mark is a funny tale that posits, what if all life in the universe is non-biological? Or at least not carbon based like Earth-life. How would they react to "thinking meat"? Ron reads Terry Bisson's "Their Made out of Meat!" For my part, I read the conclusion to Paolo's The People of Sand and Slag" which really is probably the most disconcerting part of the enviro-nightmare tale. And again I can't thank Mr. Bacigalupi enough for letti...

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[ Sun, 25 Jan 2009 00:29:55 GMT ]


# 140 People of Sand and Slag pt2- Paolo Bacigalupi + Khan Noonien Singh
Episode 140 of Beam Me Up! That's a nice number, don't ya think? Ahhh well, this week I read part 2 of The People of Sand & Slag by Paolo Bacigalupi. It goes without saying but I will say it anyway that this story has some adult situations that might be disturbing to some listeners. But first, from the blog, The science fiction world loses two, shakeups are still going on in Nebula world, Philip K. Dick award finalists are released, not without some drama, The 1908 Tunguska explosion is revi...

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[ Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:41:13 GMT ]


# 139 The People of Sand & Slag pt1 - Paulo Bacigalupi + Spaghettification
Its the second show of the year! yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Too much? Yeah, thought so. Well sport fans our story this week is part one of The People of Sand and Slag by Paulo Bacigalupi. I had the chance to catch this story a while ago and really liked it. It is one of the more frightening looks at a future Earth when the corporations take over, environmentalists awol, the environment is one straight out of Dante and the people living there are body modded freaks that revel in a place that would ...

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[ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:28:58 GMT ]


# 138 The Evangelist - Colin P. Davies + machine evolution!
Episode 138 of Beam me up is not only the first show of 09 but is dedicated to my number one fan who will be missed greatly.This week, Colin Davies reminds me that I wanted to read his story The Evangelist from his collection of short stories 'Tall Tales on the Iron Horse' However I totally spaced it. So to rectify that error, I will read his very entertaining rather tongue in cheek 'The Evangelist' I mean, what could go wrong? huh? From the Blog, Tech evolution, Saturn Au Natural, a startl...

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[ Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:40:06 GMT ]


# 137 Toy Shop - Harry Harrison + Woolworths bans Lightsabers!
Episode 137 of Beam Me Up! The last program of the year! I have a special offering in the story department for the last show of 08, Harry Harrison's 'Toy Shop' a wry tale of how to get someone interested in a technological break-through that is small and "impossible". Harrison carries off this feat and manages to throw in a twist ending that shows why he is a master at his profession. From the blog: is nanotech living up to the SF hype? Ender's Game gets a rewrite, Catwoman has gone to th...

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[ Sun, 28 Dec 2008 03:38:15 GMT ]


# 136 Tis the Season - Saunders + Watching the Leaves - Cole
With episode 136 being the last show before Christmas - Shaun Saunders and I thought we would put together a program from the both of us. First is Watching the Leaves written by yours truly, is a short story that tells the tale of an old merc who has lived past his usefulness. This was inspired by an old gent that I had the chance to sit and talk to who was a bit miffed that he had spent his life learning and now because he was old, everyone considered him superfluous. From Shaun is a black c...

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[ Sun, 21 Dec 2008 01:16:28 GMT ]


#135 Babel 3000 - Colin P. Davies + The Universe is Recycled?!
Beam Me Up episode 135! Yo Yo Yo Pacman in da house! Spreadin a bit of Christmas cheer! Lots of interesting stuff from the blog, but first - the story this week is a short take from Colin P. Davies called Babel 3000. What if polite society in the future were all about the newest word? Not any ole word will do, it must be unique. And what makes this tale so very unique is how one goes "fishing" for just the right word. It truly is babel. Colin also wanted listeners to know that 'Babel 3000...

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[ Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:33:52 GMT ]


#134 4x1 - Neal Barrett jr + Sunshine - Shaun Saunders
Yes, thanks for dropping in this snowy December afternoon for a nice warm cup of Beam Me Up. It's episode 134. Holding to the holiday tradition there are two stories for your enjoyment - Sunshine: a bleak tale where every good feeling come from a pill. Plus Neal Barrett's 4x1 - four mind bending tales that by the end will have you reeling. From the blog - NASA tries to raise the dead, Phoenix that is, ultra high speed computers may be right around the corner thanks to super conducting tran...

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[ Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:27:05 GMT ]

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