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Angela Yuriko Smith & Ryan Aussie Smith

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The Space & Time Podcast with Ryan Aussie Smith and Angela Yuriko Smith is where storytelling meets the strange. From writing and publishing to the wild frontiers of imagination, we explore what it means to create across genres, across realities, and across time itself. What does it take to be part of Space & Time? Come find out. authortunities.substack.com

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The Devil in the Details · 152

In today’s episode we have a cameo from the Chupacabra, an impromptu session of Show & Tell with a carrot of prodigious girth, and we finally get to hold Space & Time No. 151 (the first of the monthly issues) in our hands. Then we share our thoughts on the story and poems we are sharing this week: “Raid on Rockfall” by Lixin Foo, “The Fall of King Shedim” by Maxwell I. Gold, “Floating Shift” by Mark Leslie, and “To the Unmasked Self” by Michael Bailey. Next week we will be sharing more stories and poems from the July issue, namely “Cas9” by Geisa Fernandes, “I’m Proud of You” by Jamal Hodge, “Finding the Path” by Miguel O. Mitchell, and “I Dream of Black Quantum Futures” by Maurice Broaddus. That’s all for now. We will be back next Monday at 2:33 pm EST. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. Have you read any of these? Share your thoughts! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jul 6

Reject Fake Muse · 152

In today’s episode we mourn Brazil being booted from the FIFA World Cup 2026, celebrate the last day to pre-order Space & Time No. 152 and climb up a few soapboxes to rail against the lies we are sold as artists as we discuss the July theme: Reject Fake Muse. Then we share our thoughts one the story and poems we are sharing this week: “Milking” by Lee Murray, “Ever Changing Landscape” by Olivia Sailor, “Caution When Hunting Unicorns” by Jamal Hodge, and “A Ravenous Cloud” by John Shirley. Next week we will be sharing more stories and poems from the July issue, namely “Raid on Rockfall” by Lixin Foo, “The Fall of King Shedim” by Maxwell I. Gold, “Floating Shift” by Mark Leslie, and “To the Unmasked Self” by Michael Bailey. That’s all for now. We will be back next Monday at 2:33 pm EST. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 29

Where the Star Still Burns · Issue 151

Pre-orders for July’s Space & Time are live! This week Ryan and Angela share the new cover, explain the different approach to the art style, cheer on Brazil soccer and talk about the new issue that will be releasing in all editions on July 7. You can pre-order the Reject Fake News July issue no. 152 here. Then we share our thoughts one the story and poems we are sharing this week: “Department of Magical Irrelevance” by Micha Rogers, “Sooner or Later” by Kendall Evans, “Walk While You Have The Light” by Preston Ham, “In the Sun” by Josh Pearce and “Angel Star” by A J Dalton. That wraps up June. Next week we will be sharing the stories and poems in the July issue, starting off with “Milking” by Lee Murray, “Ever Changing Landscape” by Olivia Sailor, “Caution When Hunting Unicorns” by Jamal Hodge, and “A Ravenous Cloud” by John Shirley. That’s all for now. We will be back next week. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 23

Small Fires, Far Stars · Issue 151

Ryan Aussie Smith and I excited to share updates from Authortunities Press and a status report on the current submissions for issue 153 as well as congratulate Pixie Bruner on the forthcoming publication of Poems to be Afraid Of, scheduled for release on July 22, 2026. You can read the official press release here. Then we share our thoughts one the stories and poems we are sharing this week: “Pony” by A.J. Parker, “The Ego Auditorium” by Kelly Murashige, “Deep Space” by Dean Schreck and “The Burial” by Frederick Stansfield. Hear why we chose them, why we love them and get some inside POV of what goes on in a selecting editor’s brain. Next week we will be wrapping up the June issue with “Department of Magical Irrelevance” by Micha Rogers, “Sooner or Later” by Kendall Evans, “Walk While You Have The Light” by Preston Ham, “In the Sun” by Josh Pearce and “Angel Star” by A J Dalton. That’s all for now. We will be back next week. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 15

The Light That Finds Us · Reading Issue 151

Ryan Aussie Smith and I celebrate the release of Space & Time issue 151, the magazine’s shiny new online home and all the back issues becoming available at authortunitiespress.com. Then we share our thoughts one the stories and poems we are sharing this week: “And Then We Died” by J.D. Strunk, “Taped Shut” by Isha Jain, “I Am Any Thing” by M. Frost and “The Man Behind You” by Sali Andiamo Siyaya. Hear why we chose them, why we love them and get some inside POV of what goes on in a selecting editor’s brain. Next week we will be sharing “Pony” by A.J. Parker, “The Ego Auditorium” by Kelly Murashige, “Deep Space” by Dean Schreck and “The Burial” by Frederick Stansfield. That’s all for now. We will be back next week. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 8

Signals Across the Dark · Reading Issue 151

This week Ryan Aussie Smith and I overcome the workman drilling in the hall to discuss two stories from the upcoming Space & Time issue 151 to be released any minute now. First we share the shiny, brand-spanking-new Authortunities Press online home at authortunitiespress.com, sing the praises of direct sales platform Payhip [affiliate link] and share info about the new contributor’s discount that will be available with this issue. Then we dip into our two stories to share this week: “The Last Beacon of Shattered Light” by Debra Tillar and “Of Unknown Colossi” by Chris Nelson. Hear why we chose them, why we love them and get some inside POV of what goes on in a selecting editor’s brain. Next week we will be sharing “And Then We Died” by J.D. Strunk and “Taped Shut” by Isha Jain. That’s all for now. We will be back next week. Until then, thank you for reading Space & Time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
Jun 1

Recoverable Loss by Gabriele Micozzi · Reading Issue 151

In this episode, Ryan and Angela discuss “Recoverable Loss” by Gabriele Micozzi, featured in the upcoming Issue 151 of Space & Time magazine, releasing next week. They also unveil the new accessibility editions now available through the bookstore at authortunitiespress.com, announce the Readers Choice Awards, and share that this month’s magazine submissions are now open. All this and where to find everything on the new site. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe
May 26

Every Story & Poem in 150

In this episode of the Space and Time Magazine podcast, Ryan Aussie Smith and Angela Yuriko Smith return to the original purpose of the show: spotlighting the fiction and poetry published in Space and Time. They explain that future episodes will focus more deeply on one story and one poem per issue, but this episode offers a rapid tour through the stories and poems in Issue 150, themed around “Rest is Resistance.” Together they frame the issue as a celebration of contributors whose work explores rest, silence, stillness, refusal, dreams, and endurance as forms of rebellion. They discuss each piece briefly, sharing what stood out to them and highlighting a favorite line from each work. The episode moves between speculative fiction, poetry, experimental forms, dystopian settings, and philosophical reflections on productivity, time, silence, and survival. By the end, Angela and Ryan position Issue 150 as both a literary showcase and a thematic meditation on exhaustion, survival, and creative resistance. They close by noting that the podcast will continue with deeper weekly conversations about individual stories and poems, giving each piece more room for discussion and honoring the writers whose work appears in the magazine. You can find (and share) the paperback and ebook editions here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit authortunities.substack.com/subscribe

The Space & Time Podcast with Ryan Aussie Smith and Angela Yuriko Smith is where storytelling meets the strange. From writing and publishing to the wild frontiers of imagination, we explore what it means to create across genres, across realities, and across time itself. What does it take to be part of Space & Time? Come find out. authortunities.substack.com

Creator

Angela Yuriko Smith & Ryan Aussie Smith
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

39
Rating

Clean
Copyright

© Angela Yuriko Smith
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