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Episode 352 for February 9th 2013.

This week, everything ran a bit late, I will or course blame it on the weather.

This week’s stories are part one of Doug Turnbull’s Colonial Scout and I start with episode 17 of Jason Kahn’s Dark InSpectre series, In Plain Sight. Our favorite physic detective continues to investigate gruesome murders in some of New Eden’s most dangerous places. Where people and specters can be witness and victim alike!

I didn’t get a chance to do articles from the Earth Sky web site so this week I make up with some of the best news in science for the week.

Then it is over to the BMU blog at wrfrbeameup.blogspot.com.

First off the blog is a review of the motion comic which is a low rez low frame rate animation type. The comic in question though is The Astonishing X-Men Unstoppable which pits the x-men against beings from Breakworld bent on destroying Earth. These started out as comic book arcs written by Josh Wedon. Who, when it came time to port the comic to dvd, was joined by illustrator John Cassaday. I break down what was interesting to me and what was good about the format.

We have heard of Jumping the Shark, but have you heard of a Bogosity Generator? Coined by author Rudy Rucker’s site, what is a bogosity generator and why is it used so heavily in science fiction or fantasy?

On the very near event horizon for tech is a very interesting “film” speaker. Quite literally a speaker that is little more than a thin film of plastic type gel that can be rolled, folded, all but spindled and mutilated and still make wonderfully high fidelity music and sound.

I say my final goodbyes to the wonderfully warped show Fringe.

Even though the government has given up on the idea, supporters of building the SW Death Star will not be deterred. They are going to ask for donations through kickstarter! To the tune of 21 million and that for plans only no real building….that will take MUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCH more.

I start the ball rolling on tech myths. A few that make you just say…huh? But yeah…the things people believe to be true.

The closing story is part one of Doug Turnbull’s Colonial Scout which deals with a fairly normal slice of life but the twist is that it’s a Boy Scout over night and the environment is Mars. The thing to remember though that what gives the average scout here on Earth, a scrape or bruise would be life threatening on Mars….

That’s the week! Enjoy!

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Julie with Bush Baby

Our first offering this week on BMU I play The robot is broken by Calieb Onion which turns our to be a melancholy piece. Next I start doing Star Trek Trivia and travel straight into Jason Kahn’s moody Physic detective yarn on New Eaden call In Plain sight, this week episode 16.

Next Earth Sky, this week I have about about 5 articles from Mars moons to spider brains.

The Movie Looper is the next movie I review.

did you hear the one about Schrodinger and Heisenberg, its funny …trust me!

Sometime I do things not thinking ahead. I found a film that was produced by folks absolutely sure the moon landing had been faked! We all had great fun tearing into this gem.

Oh did you hear about the original Batmobile, driven by that iconic and campy 1960s Batman – sold at auction? You won’t believe how much!

Since the live show was pretty mangled over the past few weeks.  I decided to end with a brand new story by a brand new author!  This weeks last story is Epilog by Julie Wornan. Julie and her particularly unique form of fiction are amazing and entertaining.

I came out of the story with a few minutes, so I returned to the blog with an article that I guess had been making the rounds on various websites. It seems that a British daily reported that a Harvard professor was looking for a woman to host a cloned Neanderthal!

And Deep Space Industries is convinced that they have what it takes to mine the asteroids for precious minerals for a variety of projects. I give you the run down and some links of interest!

Finally  Kallamis put together a file of insults that all of us that watched the 60s Lost in Space remember Dr. Smith who was forever zinging the robot with the most outragious insults. It all but made the show! I said that listeners owe it to themselves to head over to the blog, if for nothing else than this!

And that covers my hour! Enjoy.

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Jason Kahn

Wow, what a confusing day at the podcast.  This will give you a hint…I had to totally remix i twice when I got to my own home recorder.  But anyway – I open with some Christmas music.  I play “I want the Mellium Falcon for Christmas by John Anealio of Scifisongs.blogspot.com.
My first article asks what laws of robotics should robots use.  I use a slightly offbeat answer buy asking what laws?!
Next is the first story of the afternoon.  Poul Anderson’s “Call Me Joe” pt5.

Earth Sky had some really good articles this week, from giant stars to galactic collisions.

Followed by Star Trek Trivia

I start the blog with my review of The Amazing Spider Man and my review is a bit less than stellar.  From there there are articles about what NASA has in store after the Curosity rover,   I think all were a bit disapointed with the release of Curosity’s SAM lab data, which is certainly not for the history books.  Wanna go to the moon?  well if you have a spare 1.5 billion you can according to start up Golden Spike.  and a Darwin should have been.

Finally In Plain Sight ep16 by Jason Kahn is our closing story of the afternoon!

Enjoy episode 343 of Beam Me Up

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Mark Webb

Well I was accused of going on at length with this week’s program, but there are always something that will set just about anyone off, and it just so happens that there were a few this week!  But all in all, I didn’t fall asleep this week, so I must have been interesting! I start off with a funny one liner that xnewsman sent in.  From there I have one of Family Guy’s segways that may not have much to do with science and fiction, but everything to do with supercilious public radio! If you can’t poke fun at yourself?  You know?  Mark Webb adds another story in his interstellar government functionary arc.  The Earth has been destroyed and the Humans that were lucky enough to be off planet are now only capable of the lowest form of menial labor…Mark Webb’s The Devil Wears Shapeless Ugly Garments, Covered in Dog Hair.   The Earth is far from quiet in space.  Not the spurious noises caused by man but the various other magnetic and electrical noises that are constantly emitted by the globe.  You will be amazed at what it sounds like! Earth/Sky again spins up with some fascinating facts about Pole Wander, which I had never heard about but it is fascinating.  From there I take us right into a new Star Trek trivia! This week’s review is the movie “Battleship” based on, of all things, the board game of the same name…oh yes. China has the idea that virtual supermarkets are the thing!  13 thousand square feet of empty racks filled with virtual goods!  I am serious!  And you won’t believe the company that has invested heavily in this idea….. Finally,  from the fertile imagination of Jason Kahn id the newest episode of In Plain Sight.  This week episode 13 “Home to Roost. These and other subject this week on Beam Me Up # 336

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Another Week, and another episode of Beam Me Up. This week is episode 333! Plenty of stuff to get you thinking this week.

I open with Symphony of Science’s newest track. A very well done track called “We Can Change the World – Our Biggest Challenge” which deals with global warming.

As a tie-in to this song I read editor Kallamis’ rant on the lack of general understanding of even the most basic of scientific phenomena, in this case, the phases of the moon and the “new” moon in particular. It would be funny, if it weren’t so sad.

First break of the afternoon is a new episode of our telepathic detective of New Eden, Jack Garrett in episode twelve “The Fearful Dead” by Jason Kahn. Garrett’s world continues to get more complicated and even stranger and dangerous often at the same time. People are dying and something is feeding, but what….

And of course, what would a week be like without a visit to the Star Trek universe and two new questions this week.

Next from the folks over at the Earth Sky website report that scientists are rethinking the “goldilocks” zone where life might exist with liquid water.

Curiosity has uncovered evidence of liquid running water at some point in Martian history in the form of an ancient stream bed. This is great news for the proponents of Mars being a wet world at some point in its’ history.

This week’s review is a dvd of the move “Priest” which tries to be a lot of things to a lot of people. Motorcycles, stream trains, steam punk, big guns, vampires and much more. Is it as bad as it sounds? Well, catch my review…

For the final act of the afternoon…..part six of Ed McKeown’s ever so excellent novelette “The Dive” This week, plans are formed and set into action to hopefully stop the invasion of the horrific beings from the underworld.

That about winds it up! I think you will agree that this week is an excellent episode.

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This week on Episode 330 of Beam Me Up I start by wondering  if 3d printing may be a bit of blue sky reasoning. Being  able to custom make parts has the potential to be quite  liberating but if we look back to a story I read in ’07  from Cory Doctorow that was a chilling look into the future
of 3d printers.

Next we return to New Eden for the first story of the  afternoon, episode 12 of Jason Kahn’s In Plain Sight.
Telepathic cop Jack Garrett continues to discover very  bizzare details of a macabre murder.

Hey I start a new section in Star Trek trivia, no more  numbers…lots more fun!

Next from the Beam Me Up blog:

How about a review?! Yeah? Predators? Oh come on!!! Look  it really wasn’t all that bad! Check out my review!

Xnewsman sends in a funny video copilation of Spock saying   his favorite word! Why isn’t this just as iconic as Bones’ I’m a Doctor, Not a ….dammit! Prepair yourself for one of the most bizzare Terry Crews’ video to date. You simply
HAVE to check this interactive video out! And after that  breakdown, I play a couple of excellent articles from Earth  Sky. The short film Reboot by Andrew McMurry made for  Little Rock 2012 48-Hour Film Project. It is a fine made
little short that really should be seen to apriciate.
Finally the show this week closes with part 3 of Ed  McKeown’s The dive.

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An Owomoyela

For your consideration, episode 326 of Beam Me Up!
Couple of good offerings this week, plus news and reviews. Like I have said….oh hell you already know lol.

Ok, I start off with a short on Neil Armstrong’s recovery from surgery. Also I make the observation of how many people just had no clue.

The first story for the afternoon is episode 11 of “In Plain Sight” by Jason Kahn. Then a session of Trek Trivia!

Next from EarthSky the new super Chilian telescope Alma is due to be at full strength by next year and scientist are excited by what they expect to get for output from the array. Plus more from EarthSky.

The Curiosity Rover is next on the conversation list. The landing and subsequent photos were exciting beyond all measure. Can’t wait for what comes next.

Finally I review the movie Outlander, which was as bad as it sounds.

In closing this week I end with part 2 of “All That Touches the Air” by An Owomoyela.

That and other incidentals this week on episode 326 of Beam Me Up

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Hot in the studio once again so you will find things were a bit goofy today. But all in all I think that the program was good it was just that the ebs keep chiming in so when I edited it all out there was only 49 minutes when I really DID go the whole hour…promise!

My start off story this week was a piece of flash fiction from the pages of this month’s Antipodean. New author to Beam Me Up Jake Wikenhofer and I read his story Safety Features. I close with Jason Kahn’s In Plain Sight episode 10.

From the blog and other places, we first have our Star Trek Trivia questions. I am having great fun with this one…eventually I suspect some with start emailing answers but you know, I think I would do it anyway! Next a rather off the wall weather report. The video was fun but I play the audio on the program and that alone is totally funny! Well they have found something that fits the bill as Dr Higgs Boson, but what I found entertaining yesterday was some clever soul put the particle data set to music! He may have taken liberties with the music but I have to admit it IS entertaining. Randall XKCD Munroe has started a blog called What If and his first question is really fun! Then our newest editor Kallamis asks a very basic question WTF Happened?! Instead of just telling you about it, because the submission is so provoking, I read the post during the program. we got lucky this week with three really good articles from EarthSky which I play. Earth Sky really is a great place for short and long news articles!

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Edward McKeown

I speak for a moment about the loss of Author Ray Bradbury.   Then we travel  over to New Arden and it’s very special detective.  In Plain Sight by  Jason Kahn.

From the blog, new battery tech that talks about  new battery tech that may allow three as much power through the battery with less material.  Earth/ Sky has an article on asteroids that
have the potential to do great harm to the Earth.  The amount of these asteroids will astound and frightening.   Nelson from New Farmer Films then joins us for an excellent review of the movie “the Avengers.

Finally I once again tap Ed McKeown for a great story.  He certainly delivers well as is born out in part one of his story “There was a wild colonial boy”  I will hazard a guess that this too is
a great story.

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Keith Latch

This week on Beam Me Up episode 304 contains top notch entertainment as well as thought provoking articles.

It seems there was so much stuff in such a short time.  Reminds me of something….blivit or not!  Enjoy!!