Yesterday, Bud Sparhawk and I met for lunch at Cafe Mozart in Washington D.C., where we recorded the second episode of Eating the Fantastic. (You can find information about the first episode, which featured Sarah Pinsker, here.) That’s Bud below, digging into the remains of his Linzer tartlette.

I chatted with Bud—a three-time Nebula finalist and Analog magazine regular—about how Harlan Ellison’s Dangerous Visions anthology inspired him to become a writer, what it was like to write for three different Analog editors over four decades, the plotters vs. pantsers debate, and more.

There are three ways you can join us at the table:

1) You can subscribe at the iTunes store. (Note that though this specific episode isn’t yet visible there, it should be within the hour, and if you subscribe you’ll get it on your iPhone immediately whether it’s visible or not, as you can see I already have.)

2) You can use the RSS feed of http://eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com/rss to download the episode to the device of your choice.

3) Or if you’d prefer, you can simply click below to listen to it here.

And if you’d like to see what we ate rather than just listen as we mention each course, follow along and feast your eyes below as Bud and I feast.

Potato Pancakes

Herrings in wine

Veal Schnitzel with German potato salad

Bratwurst with German potato salad and red cabbage

Linzer tartlette

Apple strudel mit schlag

If all goes well, Episode 3 will feature writer, editor, and Rosarium Publishing owner Bill Campbell. Why not subscribe to Eating the Fantastic now so the episode miraculously appears on your device as soon as it’s ready?

Thanks for listening!