Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast focusses on things that are going on in German Steampunk literature, my backlist of books to review and an upcoming presentation I will give on Steampunk at TU Dortmund (the U is for University, in case you wonder). Please Enjoy! Subscribe on iTunes Podcast: Play in new [...]
Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is about cryptozoology, the pseudoscience concerning itself with the Loch Ness Monster, the Almas, and the Bigfoot, among others. I think despite its scientific shortcomings, cryptozoology is a very worthwhile leisure time interest for the more adventurous Steampunk lady or gentleman. Listen in and hear for yourselves, and please [...]
Today’s podcast is all about the sexiness of Steampunk, possible reasons why so many steampunkish novels with erotic content are showing up and what the attraction of Steampunk in an erotic context for outsiders could be. I am speculating wildly and this episode might not be save for work but in any case: Enjoy! Subscribe [...]
Today’s podcast starts out as a happy piece about new influences coming into the Steampunk scene and than turns into a rant about politics and colonialism. You have been warned, but enjoy anyway! Subscribe on iTunes And here is a brief summary concerning postcolonialism. Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:19 — 18.5MB) [...]
Today’s podcast is all about Atompunk and Cyberpunk, the two genres following Dieselpunk in time. Atompunk is a relatively new and obscure offshoot of Cyberpunk and Cyberpunk is by now deeply enmeshed with reality. The Internet and the omnipresence of computers, combined with augmented reality have turned many visions of cyberpunk into reality. Cyberpunk is [...]
Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is all about the end of the world as prophesied by the Maya. I am actually broadcasting from Neu Schwabenland, waiting to board my Reichsflugscheiben liner to Cydonia on Mars where my family and me will settle after Earth has been distroyed. There is one flaw in this: The Maya said [...]
Hello everybody, this is the 1000th post on this blog, a small cause for celebration. I thought I produce a special podcast episode and talk about the past four years, five months and seven days. This is a very personal account, it is also not entirely complete but trying to put all this time into [...]
Today is all about the fact that we as a scene and especially those of us who run the better known websites cannot be everywhere. Things will be overlooked, events will not be featured for the simple fact that people do not get around to doing a feature. There is no ill will involved, seriously. [...]
In today’s episode I talk about a wonderful documentary on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Edr0uvCT8hk (all about EuroSteamCon) The fundraiser I started on IndieGoGo (which led to a bit of trouble. Chulhu’s influence around the world and Space: 1889 & Beyond in general. Please enjoy! And lest I forget, this is the interview I gave to Decimononic. [...]
OK, it is good if we all send get-well-soon wishes to Malala who is currently treated in the UK, but it is even better if we pick up her torch and see to it that girls in Pakistan get an education. This is the reason why I created the Steampunks for Malala Yousafzai fundraiser. Find [...]