Category Archives: Podcasts

Lunch With Scott

Posted on October 4, 2019 by Cheryl

One of the highlights of Worldcon for me this year was being interviewed by Scott Edelman for his podcast, Eating the Fantastic. Obviously having a long chat with Scott was fun, but the unique selling point of the podcast is … Continue reading →

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TitanCon – Day 2

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Cheryl

I spent much of today behind Francesco Verso’s dealer table. I’m pleased to see we are selling books. They are not moving in huge quantities, despite us being the only new book dealer at the convention. That’s partly because we … Continue reading →

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TitanCon – Day 1

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Cheryl

In theory TitanCon is a 4-day convention. It started today and contines through to Sunday evening. However, the programming on Sunday consists entirely of a coach trip to Game of Thrones filming locations followed by a mediaeval banquet. Practically speaking, … Continue reading →

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Worldcon #77 – Day 3

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Cheryl

This morning, after a bit of fruitless chasing of phone companies, I took myself off to The Point to meet Scott Edelman who was on a panel there. This is how I discovered that Dublin has a rule that the … Continue reading →

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Farah & Cathy on DWJ

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Cheryl

I entirely forgot to make a post about last month’s radio show because I was in Finland when it aired. As I’m in the middle of prep for this month’s show, I have been reminded of this and need to … Continue reading →

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Cheryl & Christine – Part 2

Posted on June 21, 2019 by Cheryl

The second part of my interview with veteran trans activist, Christine Burns MBE, for The Diversity Trust is now available. There are only two parts, so you can all relax. You can find the audio here: Part 1 Part 2

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Introducing the Diversity Trust Podcast

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Cheryl

As if to prove that work follows me everywhere, today saw the launch of the brand new Diversity Trust Podcast. This will see various people from the Trust interviewing famous civil rights campaigners. And it all kicks off with me … Continue reading →

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Introducing Modern Fairies

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Cheryl

Many of my academic friends will know about this project already, but the rest of you will want to catch up too. Modern Fairies is a collaboration between artists and academics to bring fairy tales into the 21st Century. That’s … Continue reading →

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Maria Dahvana Headley in the Salon

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Cheryl

Continuing my efforts to catch up on audio recordings, I have posted my interview with Maria Dahvana Headley, which I recorded when Maria was in Oxford talking about The Mere Wife to experts on Anglo Saxon literature. We did talk … Continue reading →

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Slippered!

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Cheryl

My interview on the Breaking the Glass Slipper podcast is now live. It was specifically about the representation of trans people in SF&F, so obviously my essay in the above fine Luna Press book featured prominently. We did talk about … Continue reading →

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Tade Thompson at FantasyCon

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Cheryl

I’m trying to make a conscious attempt to catch up on the enormous amount of audio I have stacked up waiting to be published. There are interviews I did at Worldcon in Helsinki that I ran on the radio but … Continue reading →

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Hugo Participation Trends

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Cheryl

Yeah, I know I said I was just doing a post on the Hugo Study Committee Report and then I’d be done. However, this morning I listened to the new episode of The Coode Street Podcast in which Gary and … Continue reading →

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Heather Child Interview

Posted on August 7, 2018 by Cheryl

The interview that I did with Heather Child back in July is no longer available on the Ujima Listen Again system, so I have posted it to Salon Futura. In it Heather and I talk about her debut novel, Everything … Continue reading →

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Naked Podcast on SoundCloud

Posted on July 5, 2018 by Cheryl

For those of you who don’t have Apple kit and can’t be bothered with iTunes, here is the Naked Podcast on SoundCloud. Happy listening!

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The Popelei Naked Podcast

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Cheryl

As promised, here is the link to my interview on Tamsin Clarke’s Naked Podcast. As you’ll see, it is Apple only at the moment. If, like me, you would rather sit in a nest of fire ants than install iTunes … Continue reading →

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Today on Ujima – Birthday, SF, Basketball, Nudity & Sex Work

Posted on July 4, 2018 by Cheryl

Today was Ujima’s 10th birthday, and I was lucky enough to be presenting the first live show of the day. Thankfully I had a line-up that lived up to the occasion. My first guest was Heather Child, a new addition … Continue reading →

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Clothes Off for Feminism

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Cheryl

Today I went into Bristol to see my friend Tamsin Clarke of the Popelei Theatre Company. As well as doing great theatre, Tamsin hosts a feminist podcast that addresses body issues. Because bodies are such an issue for women there’s … Continue reading →

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Up On the Aqueduct

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Cheryl

It is that time of year when the Aqueduct Press blog blossoms with posts from Aquedistas talking about things that they have enjoyed reading, seeing and hearing over the past year. Today it is my turn. Obviously I can’t talk … Continue reading →

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Stephanie Saulter in the Salon

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Cheryl

As the Ujima show in which they featured is now unavailable through Listen Again, I have started posting my Worldcon interviews on Salon Futura. The first one is up now and features Stephanie Saulter. The interviews with Tempest Bradford, Karen … Continue reading →

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Podcast Workshop in Bristol

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Cheryl

On Thursday October 12th my Ujima colleague, Miranda Rae, and I will be running a Podcasting for Beginners workshop at the BBC offices. Here’s Miranda’s blurb: Want to launch your own Podcast but not sure where to start? Or perhaps … Continue reading →

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