A new Eating the Fantastic is now live! Episode 5 was recorded with Carolyn Ives Gilman at Range in Friendship Heights, Maryland.

Carolyn is a Nebula, Hugo, and Tiptree-award nominated author whose first novel, Halfway Human, was called “one of the most compelling explorations of gender and power in recent SF.”

We discussed what’s kept her coming back to her Twenty Planets universe for a quarter of a century, how her first science fiction convention was “total sensory overload,” what it was like working with David Hartwell as an editor, why she’s not visible on social media, and more.

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3) Or you can listen directly below.

Once you do check it out, if you have an opinion about the question I recently asked on whether I should continue offering episodes of Eating the Fantastic in stereo or switch to smaller mono files, please let me know. If this is an issue which matters to you, or which you feel might matter to other potential listeners, your input would help out as I move forward.

And if you want to take a look at what Carolyn and I were eating during the episode rather than merely listening to us eat, check out the pics below.

Pretzel rolls with rosemary mustard

Fried Brussels sprouts with fish sauce, lime, and crispy onions

Rockfish with coconut broth, celery root, and rapine

Scallops with cauliflower, mustard, and golden raisin

Here comes the dessert cart

Cake pop and chocolate-covered coconut macaroon

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I hope you’ll join me in two weeks for Episode 6! Why not subscribe so new episodes download automatically?