Starship Fonzie Podcast Eric Hildeman

Short episode this time.
Readers Don't Take Denver, PEN Awards get cancelled over Gaza, Elle Griffen writes about the publishing industry.
Plus, Concinnity, Milwaukee Film Festival, and a new Bricks & Minifigs store.
Tananarive Due gets poured a Cold One.
And, of course, an episode of The Stupid Files.

Sound quality is poor due to my sound board futzing out. Apologies.
Man gets ousted at Eastercon, filming for Murderbot has begun, Hugo nominations are out, the Shat is 93, Louis Gossett, Jr. passed away, SPSFC announces two finalists.
Vernor Vinge gets poured a Cold One!
Remembering Gene Wilder is being shown at the Milwaukee Film Festival, April 13th at 3:30 PM and April 16th at 12:30 PM.
Egg Con launches in Lake Geneva this summer, and Orange Mike announces the recipient of the Transatlantic Fan Fund (TAFF).
Plus, episodes of The Stupid Files, and Agent 770.

With special guest, Lynne Shaner!
Eric talks Chengdu on YouTube.
Plus, Wil Wheaton rips Larry David over his assault on Elmo, Apple TV continues to dominate sci fi, L.A. emerges as the only contender to host worldcon in 2026, the Stoker Awards have a scandal of their own, and Nolan Whyte is really on top of things with this year's Hugo voting.
Christopher Priest gets poured a Cold One.
The Wisconsin legislature is considering a bill to establish a film and TV promotion office. (Please, help make this happen!)
Thomas Monday investigates the absurd claims of Jon Del Arroz in The Stupid Files.
And, unfortunately, Past Eric gives a call on his temporal phone.

Eric's report on Capricon and convention news.
The Saturn Awards (big MEH!)
Damien Walter hears my gripe.
A look back at many, MANY, past Hugo Award scandals.

The Self-Published Science Fiction Competition gets a shake-up, and a scandal.
Plus, Torswats has been caught!
But the big topic is the apparent censorship of various works at the Chengdu Worldcon this past year. It was such a big story, I had to comment on it right away.

SAG-AFTRA vs The Marvels, Cait Corrain bombs her shot on Goodreads, the goofiness of Goodreads Choice Awards, and how to fix Goodreads reviews once and for all.
Plus:
Screaming Firehawk Rant,
Steampunks do Poor Things at the Oriental,
Willem Dafoe gets poured a Cold One,
David Truesdale is a False male,
The Grammar Nazi,
Sci vs. Fi takes on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,
Past Eric calls in.