{"id":24682,"date":"2018-02-03T20:18:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-04T01:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=24682"},"modified":"2018-02-03T20:18:02","modified_gmt":"2018-02-04T01:18:02","slug":"for-your-2018-hugo-awards-best-fancast-consideration-eating-the-fantastic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/03\/for-your-2018-hugo-awards-best-fancast-consideration-eating-the-fantastic\/","title":{"rendered":"For your 2018 Hugo Awards Best Fancast consideration: Eating the Fantastic"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

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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!<\/p>\n

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Here are links to all 2017 episodes so you can judge whether the podcast is worthy of your time and attention.<\/p>\n

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Get ready for plov with James Morrow in Episode 26 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Binge on blintzes with Ellen Datlow in Episode 27 of my Eating the Fantastic podcast<\/a><\/p>\n

Enjoy burnt ends and zombies with Z Nation\u2018s Craig Engler in Episode 28 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Nosh on deli with Barry N. Malzberg in Episode 29 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s time for Italian in Greenwich Village with Richard Bowes in Episode 30 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Binge on pork buns with Rosemary Claire Smith in Episode 32 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Eavesdrop on an explosive dinner with Sunny Moraine in Episode 33 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Dig into BBQ with best-selling horror writer Brian Keene in Episode 34 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Eat one of George R. R. Martin\u2019s dragon eggs with K. M. Szpara in Episode 35 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Nibble soup dumplings with Brenda Clough in Episode 36 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Grab lunch at the Watergate with my unindicted co-conspirator Cynthia Felice in Episode 37 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Gobble glass noodles with the legendary William F. Nolan in Episode 38 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Reminisce about 51 years of Balticon as 13 guests devour 12 donuts in a \u201clightning round\u201d episode of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Share a grilled snook to die for with Elizabeth Hand in Episode 40 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Crack open fortune cookies with Dennis Etchison in Episode 41 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Chow down on chicken and waffles with Nancy Holder in Episode 42 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Down drunken noodles with George R. R. Martin in Episode 43 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Share shawarma with Brooke Bolander in Episode 44 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Brunch on Eggs Benedict with A. Merc Rustad in Episode 45 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Chow down on Tortellini Carbonara with James Patrick Kelly in Episode 46 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Join John Kessel for a seafood feast in Episode 47 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Ruminate over reindeer with Johanna Sinisalo in Episode 48 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Eavesdrop on breakfast with the award-winning Chen Quifan in Episode 49 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Bask in Basque beef stew as Eating the Fantastic turns 50 with guest Xia Jia<\/a><\/p>\n

Sink your teeth into samosa with Karin Tidbeck in Episode 51 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Nibble frozen cranberries with Amal El-Mohtar in Episode 52 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Six horror writers reveal publishing realities (and more) in an unexpected episode of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Join comics legend Marv Wolfman for gelato in Episode 54 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

You\u2019re invited to lunch at the Society of Illustrators with Irene Gallo in Episode 55 of Eating the Fantastic<\/a><\/p>\n

Share cannoli with Charles Sheffield and Arlan Andrews, Sr. as Eating the Fantastic time travels to 1994<\/a><\/p>\n

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

Thank you, and enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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