Three Hoarsemen

Boston Beans! - Your Intrepid Heroes, Paul Weimer and Fred Kiesche, discuss ReaderCon, Gene Wolfe, blogging and podcasts. With a hat tip to our mentor of erudite tomes, John Stevens and to Jeff Patterson (who, sadly, had to miss the conversation due to that silly “work” thing). Host Fred Kiesche with Paul Weimer.

Books! - Your Intrepid Heroes, Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche, discuss books. So many books! With a hat tip to our mentor of erudite tomes, John Stevens. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson.

Hey Kids! Comics! - In this episode of The Three Hoarsemen, your Intrepid Heroes, Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche, swelter under bubbles of heated air of dubious quality and discuss…comics! The sad thing is at least one of them actually remembers when comics cost a dime. How old are these guys, anyway? With a hat tip to our mentor of comics trivia, John Stevens. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche.

We're right on time, celebrating 50 years of 2001, a year late. - And we are back (so soon?, the plaintive cries arise) with a look at the ultimate science fiction film, 2001: A Space Odyssey, as a result of Fred’s multi-volume dive into various behind the scenes looks at the film, as well as a biography of Sir Arthur C. Clarke and some side jaunts into interests inspired by Clarke. Along the way we also delve into comedy and the horror of a remake of the classic. It’s the Ultimate Log of the Ultimate Trip. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson.

At the start of the long hot summer of 2019... - Who are these guys again? Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson, that’s who! Roll credits…after too long a break… Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson.

Part two of a two-part epic duology! Because we don't have enough energy for a trilogy! - And we’re back! Did you miss us? Feels like we were just here with you all! Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche (sadly, John Stevens could not make it) continue their conversation with Paul Weimer and Patrick Hester. Culture is consumed. Much culture. Much consumption. Hang on to your wallets and your eyeballs. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Patrick Hester and Paul Weimer.

Part one of a two-part epic duology! Because we don't have enough energy for a trilogy! - Two out of three Hoarses ain’t so bad! Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche struggle to find something to talk about without the help of the absent John Stevens and turn to returning guests Patrick Hester and Paul Weimer to catch up on their doings and to discuss in Part Two…Culture Consumed! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Paul Weimer and Patrick Hester.

We're Baaaaaccckkkk!!! - Jeff Patterson, John Stevens and Fred Kiesche are joined by returning no returning Hoarse thanks to a life well-examined. Plague! Famine! Pestilence! None of these kept us from the microphone for our final episode of 2017. Sit back, close your eyes and keep your hands on your wallet. Content warning: We’re old and we’re cranky. It shows this month. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson.

Author Stina Leicht returns! - Jeff Patterson, John Stevens and Fred Kiesche are joined by returning Hoarse Stina Leicht to discuss Blackthrone, martial arts, Hurricane Harvey, women writers and selling a series and more! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Stina Leicht.

Talking Black Bolt and More with Saladin Ahmed - Come along with Jeff Patterson, John Stevens and Fred Kiesche as they they discuss fantasy, writing, all things Marvel in general and all things Black Bolt in particular with Saladin Ahmed! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Saladin Ahmed.

Linda Nagata! - Join Jeff Patterson, John Stevens and Fred Kiesche as they they discuss military fiction, self-publishing and reinventing yourself (multiple times) with Nebula Award nominated author Linda Nagata! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Linda Nagata.

Books, We Have Books - Join Jeff Patterson, John Stevens and Fred Kiesche as they once again venture into the void and tangle with technology! In tonight’s podcast, between three hosts and three guests: microphone, Skype & recorder issues. Two internet outages. Two power outages. Several crossed wires. But…We are joined by Donna Royston, David Keener and Martin Wilsey to talk about their new Tannhauser Press anthology Worlds Enough: Fantastic Defenders. Waitaminutenow. (flips through table of contents) Patterson? Patterson? They let Jeff Patterson write a story in this thing? Wot? Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with David Keener, Martin Wilsey and Donna Royston.

Everything's Coming Up Octopoid - Jeff Patterson, John E. O. Stevens and Fred Kiesche welcome back Jesse Willis of the SFF Audio Podcast to discuss Alan Moore’s epic graphic examination of H.P. Lovecraft. We talk about The Courtyard, Neonomicon and Providence, by Alan Moore and Jacen Burrows. Here There Be Spoilers! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Jesse Willis.

Borgescast Subcast 01! - Jeff Patterson, John E. O. Stevens and Fred Kiesche welcome back Kate Sherrod and Jonah Sutton-Morse to discuss Jose Luis Borges! Perhaps optimistically, we “assigned” four stories: Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius; The Circular Ruins; The Library of Babel; The Garden of Forking Paths—and ended up only really scratching the surface of one! It is clear that we will be back to this subject many more times (before we even start to branch off into “authors that we also like”!). Sit down, pour yourself a good port and settle in. And please let us know what stories (or essays, or poetry) you would like to see us cover next! Jorge Luis Borges on Wikipedia. Tlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius The Circular Ruins The Library of Babel The Garden of Forking Paths SF Encyclopedia on Jorge Luis Borges SF Encyclopedia on libraries. Paris Review, Jorge Luis Borges: The Art of Fiction Ficciones (many editions) Collected Fictions (Penguin) Labyrinths (many editions) Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Steven

(In which we consume a lot of culture...proto and otherwise...) - Scurrying from rotating work schedules and expanding projects, John E.O. Stevens, Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche convene in the tubes that make up the internet as well as the tubes that make up Ceres Station to discuss the second season of The Expanse, Lois McMaster Bujold, hermetic poetry and more! The Expanse: Season 01 Amazon Prime DVD The Expanse: Season 02 Amazon Prime Official Site on SyFy (includes full episodes) Wait, what? Science! Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson.

So Many Books, So Little Time - The old year departs, the new year arrives. John E.O. Stevens, Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche gather around the warm glows of their ham radio rigs and warm their hands over the vacuum tubes to discuss the best of 2016, what they are looking forward to in 2017 and culture consumed. Also…why do so many Russian sites feature the works of Samuel R. Delany? Newsflash: Past Fourth Hoarse Patrick Hester has a book! For reals! A lot of this episode was inspired by John DeNardo’s two-part look at what is coming in 2017, we recommend a read (while hiding your wallet): Part 01. Part 02. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Fred Kiesche, Jeff Patterson and John E.O. Stevens.

In this episode, The Three Hoarsemen continue their fine tradition of helping you to empty your wallet! To do so we have the help of returning guest Patrick Hester, along with his Functional Nerds associate John Anealio to pick what you would like to see under the tree (whether it be for you or for somebody you know). Afterwards, Jeff Patterson and Fred Kiesche are joined by John E. O. Stevens to hear John’s picks and then to wrap up the year with some culture consumed. Are you ready for the picks? Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Patrick Hester and John Anealio.

System crashes, Skype issues, tablets bursting into metaphorical flame, microphones that won’t cooperate and more fail to keep The Three Hoarsemen, Fred Kiesche, Jeff Patterson and John E.O. Stevens from being joined by returning guest Jonathan Strahan, editor of many anthologies, reviewer and editor of Locus, editor at Tor, and podcaster (along with Gary K. Wolfe) of The Coode Street Podcast. And better yet, Jonathan joins us from the future (future…future…future…fuuuuutuuuurrrreeee…) Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Jonathan Strahan.

Battling issues with Skype, microphones, tablets and more, The Three Hoarsemen, Fred Kiesche, Jeff Patterson and John E.O. Stevens are joined by returning guest David Annandale (“…that’s Professor Annandale to you…”) who has taken a break from his regular appearances on The Skiffy & Fanty Show and Totally Pretentious to discuss horror in this vaguely Halloween-themed episode. Do they celebrate Halloween in the mythic forested lands of Canada? They sure do discuss horror. Hold on to your wallets, by the way. This is another potentially expensive episode! (AND WAIT! THERE’S MORE! Once the podcast was over we kept talking and some of it was pretty gosh darned good. So, good thing the recording was still running, eh?) Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with David Annandale.

With a (hurricane) (tropical storm) (tropical depression) threatening, The Three Hoarsemen batten down the hatches, throw bars across window shutters, and get pails ready for bailing. Fred Kiesche, Jeff Patterson and John E.O. Stevens are joined by returning guest Karen Burnham to discuss the life and works of Paul Myron Anthony Linebarger (a.k.a., Felix C. Forrest; a.k.a. Carmichael Smith), best known as Cordwainer Smith. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson with Karen Burnham.