Worldcon 76 announced today that the 2018 Hugo Awards nominations are now open. If you happen to be a nominating member, may I suggest you consider Eating the Fantastic in the category of Best Fancast?

The podcast, which last year brought you 31 episodes featuring 46 guests across 51 hours, replicates all the fun I’ve had since I was 15 at the conventions away from the conventions, when I’d wander off for good meals with good friends. With Eating the Fantastic, you get to pull up a chair to the table and eavesdrop!

Here are links to all 2017 episodes so you can judge whether the podcast is worthy of your time and attention.

Get ready for plov with James Morrow in Episode 26 of Eating the Fantastic

Binge on blintzes with Ellen Datlow in Episode 27 of my Eating the Fantastic podcast

Enjoy burnt ends and zombies with Z Nation‘s Craig Engler in Episode 28 of Eating the Fantastic

Nosh on deli with Barry N. Malzberg in Episode 29 of Eating the Fantastic

It’s time for Italian in Greenwich Village with Richard Bowes in Episode 30 of Eating the Fantastic

Eating the Fantastic Episode 31: Join Adam-Troy Castro and me for pizza at the mall in a 1995 World Horror Con flashback

Binge on pork buns with Rosemary Claire Smith in Episode 32 of Eating the Fantastic

Eavesdrop on an explosive dinner with Sunny Moraine in Episode 33 of Eating the Fantastic

Dig into BBQ with best-selling horror writer Brian Keene in Episode 34 of Eating the Fantastic

Eat one of George R. R. Martin’s dragon eggs with K. M. Szpara in Episode 35 of Eating the Fantastic

Nibble soup dumplings with Brenda Clough in Episode 36 of Eating the Fantastic

Grab lunch at the Watergate with my unindicted co-conspirator Cynthia Felice in Episode 37 of Eating the Fantastic

Gobble glass noodles with the legendary William F. Nolan in Episode 38 of Eating the Fantastic

Reminisce about 51 years of Balticon as 13 guests devour 12 donuts in a “lightning round” episode of Eating the Fantastic

Share a grilled snook to die for with Elizabeth Hand in Episode 40 of Eating the Fantastic

Crack open fortune cookies with Dennis Etchison in Episode 41 of Eating the Fantastic

Chow down on chicken and waffles with Nancy Holder in Episode 42 of Eating the Fantastic

Down drunken noodles with George R. R. Martin in Episode 43 of Eating the Fantastic

Share shawarma with Brooke Bolander in Episode 44 of Eating the Fantastic

Brunch on Eggs Benedict with A. Merc Rustad in Episode 45 of Eating the Fantastic

Chow down on Tortellini Carbonara with James Patrick Kelly in Episode 46 of Eating the Fantastic

Join John Kessel for a seafood feast in Episode 47 of Eating the Fantastic

Ruminate over reindeer with Johanna Sinisalo in Episode 48 of Eating the Fantastic

Eavesdrop on breakfast with the award-winning Chen Quifan in Episode 49 of Eating the Fantastic

Bask in Basque beef stew as Eating the Fantastic turns 50 with guest Xia Jia

Sink your teeth into samosa with Karin Tidbeck in Episode 51 of Eating the Fantastic

Nibble frozen cranberries with Amal El-Mohtar in Episode 52 of Eating the Fantastic

Six horror writers reveal publishing realities (and more) in an unexpected episode of Eating the Fantastic

Join comics legend Marv Wolfman for gelato in Episode 54 of Eating the Fantastic

You’re invited to lunch at the Society of Illustrators with Irene Gallo in Episode 55 of Eating the Fantastic

Share cannoli with Charles Sheffield and Arlan Andrews, Sr. as Eating the Fantastic time travels to 1994

Should you feel moved to listen to future episodes after sampling the above, you can subscribe over at the iTunes store or by using the show’s RSS feed of http://eatingthefantastic.libsyn.com/rss to download them to the device of your choosing.

Thank you, and enjoy!