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Spider on the Web

Hugo and Nebula award-winning science fiction author Spider Robinson speaks directly to his fans in this podcast, with subjects ranging from space exploration to technology, books, music, and anything else this writer's fertile mind settles upon.

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Spider on the Web 94 - The Starvation Box from 2013-11-15T21:22:02

The Starvation Box
© 2013 by Spider Robinson
Music: Colin MacDonald.

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Spider on the Web 93 - Another Free Lunch from 2013-01-06T09:18:16

Another Free Lunch
© 2013 by Spider Robinson
Reading: Chapters 3&4, THE FREE LUNCH by Spider Robinson. Music: Tim Minchin, The Creber Family, Michelle Creber, Gina Sposto, Doug Cox...

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Spider on the Web 91 - The Voyage South from 2012-09-15T13:02:04

The Voyage South
© 2012 by Spider Robinson
Reading: Prologue of Book I of the Astreya Trilogy, THE VOYAGE SOUTH, by Seymour Hamilton. Music: Kathleen Rubbicco, Strung, Carolina Cho...

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Spider on the Web 92 - A Free Lunch from 2012-09-15T13:01:44

A Free Lunch
© 2012 by Spider Robinson
Reading:"The Littlest Dragon"by Seymour Hamilton; Chapters 1&2, THE FREE LUNCH by Spider Robinson. Music: Mose Scarlett; Folk Uke; John Boutt...

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Spider on the Web 90 - It's Time Now... from 2011-10-26T12:40:28

It's Time Now...
© 2011 by Spider Robinson
Reading:"Chronic Offender."Music: The Lovin' Spoonful, Spider singing Tim Minchin, Ann Earthling&The Planets, Nils Landgren&Michael Wolln...

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Spider on the Web 1 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #1 from 2011-08-24T15:44:58

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #1: Space Tourism
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

I’ve spent several decades rebutting silly complaints about “money wasted in space.” Dollars have been spent ...

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Spider on the Web 3 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #2 from 2011-08-24T15:42:26

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #2: Sustaining the Planet
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

Sustaining the planet means widely different things to all of us—so let’s try and define our aim. The...

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Spider on the Web 5 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #3 from 2011-08-24T15:39:20

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #3: Spirituality of Space
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

The spiritual impulse can be a dangerous thing when it goes public. Ask anyone who was in New York fi...

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Spider on the Web 7 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #4 from 2011-08-24T15:36:37

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #4: Militarization of Space
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

To my surprise, not even the wonderful Wizard Of Google can pin down exactly when the militarizatio...

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Spider on the Web 9 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #5 from 2011-08-24T15:33:08

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #5: Space Art
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

It’s probably apocryphal—the best ones usually are—but one of my favorite quotations is what Mahatma Ghandi is su...

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Spider on the Web 11 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #6 from 2011-08-24T15:30:17

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #6: Space Law
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

Ask Elliot Ness. The power of a law—its meaning—depends on who’s committed to enforcing it, and how far they’re p...

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Spider on the Web 13 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #7 from 2011-08-24T15:26:40

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #7: Space Society
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

“Space Society” is an ambiguous topic, just as “Space Art” was. There’s more than one way to interpret it. Listen

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Spider on the Web 15 - Thrillin' at the MacMillan #8 from 2011-08-24T15:21:08

Thrillin' at the MacMillan #8: Space Generation
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

The first thing “space generation” makes me think of is the quantum ramjet, a hypothetical star drive I ch...

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Spider on the Web 89 - Life Goes On from 2011-08-13T10:32:09

Life Goes On
© 2011 by Spider Robinson
Music: Naming the Twins, Corbin Keep, Slide to Freedom, Crosby-Nash, Across the Borderline.

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Spider on the Web 87 - Live at Tottering-On-The-Brink from 2011-03-11T13:56:23

Live at Tottering-On-The-Brink
© 2011 by Spider Robinson
Music: Dori Legge, Claude Debussy, CPE Bach, Steve Reich, Tom Johnson, Colin MacDonald, Jacob ter Veldhuis.

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Spider on the Web 88 - Bianca's Hands from 2011-03-11T13:54:44

Bianca's Hands
© 2011 by Spider Robinson
Reading:"Bianca's Hands"and"Godbody"by Theodore Sturgeon. Music: McCarthy, Richards&Legge; Colin MacDonald; Crosby&Nash.

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Spider on the Web 86 - VPL Podshop #3 (of 3) from 2011-01-07T21:40:42

VPL Podshop #3 (of 3)
© 2011 by Spider Robinson

Podshops created as Vancouver Public Library's Writer In Residence.
00:01 "Magic," by Greg Stephens
4:22 "C...

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Spider on the Web 85 - VPL Podshop #2 (of 3) from 2011-01-01T11:26:58

VPL Podshop #2 (of 3)
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Podshops created as Vancouver Public Library's Writer In Residence.
"Domestic Disturbance": :48
"The Raising...

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Spider on the Web 84 - VPL Podshop #1 (of 3) from 2010-12-25T08:09:40

VPL Podshop #1 (of 3)
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Podshops created as Vancouver Public Library's Writer In Residence.
Kristi Charish's 'Transfections' begins @ 4:00.
S...

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Spider on the Web 83 - Merry Crozmas&Son! from 2010-12-20T15:55:49

Merry Crozmas&Son!
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Music: Local Anxiety, Bambi Kino, David Crosby and James Raymond (including multiple world premieres).

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Spider on the Web 82 - Back on the Air from 2010-09-07T16:05:48

Back on the Air
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Music: Shari Ulrich, Pauline Le Bel, Christie Grace, Tony Dominelli, Brian"Breeze"Cayolle, Colin MacDonald w/ Vancouver Saxophone Ensemble...

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Spider on the Web 81 - Meditations on Mortality from 2010-04-09T13:50:18

Meditations on Mortality
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Music: Jeff Healey and accopmlices; Jeanne Robinson&Dori Legge; CPR.

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Spider on the Web 80 - Satan's Children II from 2010-03-20T10:12:45

Satan's Children II
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Reading: Conclusion of"Satan's Children"by Spider Robinson. Music: Doug Cox w/ Salil Bhatt, Ramkumesh Kumar&John Boutte; James Taylor;...

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Spider on the Web 79 - Satan's Children from 2010-03-05T11:17:10

Satan's Children
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Reading: Part 1 of"Satan's Children"by Spider Robinson. Music: Roy Schultz, Janis Ian, Graham Nash, Gale Mead.

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Spider on the Web 78 - Music with a Wooden Leg from 2010-02-05T11:23:06

Music with a Wooden Leg
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Music: David Crosby, Steve Morse, Jonathan Edwards&Orphan, Cyril Pahinui, Oscar Peterson Trio, Lhasa de Sela, Kenny Barron with Tr...

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Spider on the Web 77 - Pruzy's Pot from 2010-02-05T11:18:04

Pruzy's Pot
© 2010 by Spider Robinson

Reading:"Pruzy's Pot,"read by Theodore Sturgeon. Music: Tracey Cayolle, CPR, Doug Cox.

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Spider on the Web 76 - Mess o' Music from 2009-12-11T08:11:43

Mess o' Music
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: George Harrison, Leslie Alexander, Jane Siberry, Amos Garrett, Geoff Muldaur, Jim Kweskin, Danielle Miraglia, Cliff Eberhardt, Lou Ki...

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Spider on the Web 75 - Inhumanly Readable from 2009-11-15T14:19:23

Inhumanly Readable
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Reading: Part 2 of"Human Readable"by Cory Doctorow. Music: Les Finnigan, Ellis Paul, WJ Plecha, Rhonda Rosalee, Jeff Pevar, Maria Joao....

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Spider on the Web 74 - Human Readable from 2009-11-07T09:24:52

Human Readable
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Reading: Part 1 of"Human Readable"by Cory Doctorow. Music: Watermelon Slim and the Workers, Viktoria Tolstoy, Esbjorn Svensson Trio.

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Spider on the Web 73 - Music from the Heart from 2009-10-09T21:18:08

Music from the Heart
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Mose Allison, Tony Dominelli, Pauline LeBel, Shari Ulrich, Barney Bentall&Tom Taylor, Matt Maxwell, Wendy Maxwell, Rob Bailey&...

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Spider on the Web 72 - 16-year old Fogey from 2009-09-12T14:58:40

16-year old Fogey
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Amos Garrett, Half Hearted Hero, Dori&Donn Legge, Carole King, Esperanza Spalding, Genya Ravan, Madeleine Peyroux, Carla Bley, Th...

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Spider on the Web 71 - Suicide Prevention Kit from 2009-08-22T18:54:21

Suicide Prevention Kit
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Readings: A SAUCER OF LONELINESS and SUICIDE by Theodore Sturgeon. Music: Livingston Taylor, Maria Muldaur with Amos Garrett, Les ...

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Spider on the Web 70 - Hot Music Tonight from 2009-08-01T15:59:41

Hot Music Tonight
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Tom Rush, Swamp Valley Ladybugs, Women's Chain Gang (1939), Tres Femmes, James Taylor&Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Bobby Gentry&D...

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Spider on the Web 69 - Slow Sculpture from 2009-07-21T23:24:01

Slow Sculpture
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Reading: SLOW SCULPTURE by Theodore Sturgeon. Music: Justin Adams&Juldeh Camara, Richard Galliano&Gonzalo Rubalcaba, James Taylor&Bobby Ge...

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Spider on the Web 68 - Supersized Music from 2009-07-04T13:31:06

Supersized Music
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Cass Elliot, Celco Machado, Seu Jorge, The Rutles, Doug Cox&Salil Bhatt, George Harrison, Chet Atkins, Colin MacDonald, Esbjorn Sv...

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Spider on the Web 67 - Starmind from 2009-06-08T22:54:52

Starmind
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Reading: STARMIND by Spider Robinson. Music: Paul Pena, Doug Cox, Breeze Cayolle.

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Spider on the Web 66 - Jazz Birds from 2009-05-01T11:24:29

Jazz Birds
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Molly Johnson, Elizabeth Shepherd, Roberta Gambarini, Luciana Souza, Esperanza Spalding, Ana Carolina, Seu Jorge, Maria Bethania, Sunny ...

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Spider on the Web 65 - Road to Recovery from 2009-04-11T12:53:15

Road to Recovery
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Reading: STARMIND by Spider Robinson. Music: Blues Train Band, Sunny and Her Joy Boys, Blossom Dearie with Marian McPartland, Dori Legge,...

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Spider on the Web 64 - I Want Your Sax from 2009-02-21T20:40:45

I Want Your Sax
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music: Mr. X, Victor Assis Brasil, Coleman Hawkins, Ernie Watts, Benny Carter, George Coleman, Sax Brothers (Joe Lovano/Johannes Enders/Ga...

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Spider on the Web 63 - Thirteen O'Clock from 2009-02-07T20:40:30

Thirteen O'Clock
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

EXTREME EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings:"The Truth About David Gerrold,"by Spider Robinson, and"Thirteen O'Clock,"by David Gerrold. Music: Sp...

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Spider on the Web 62 - Music by Family and Friends from 2009-01-18T21:28:19

Music by Family and Friends
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music by D. Warwick, Kathleen Rubbicco, Peter Armstrong, Tracey Cayolle, Brian"Breeze"Cayolle, Paul Pena, Chirgilchin, Oidupaa...

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Spider on the Web 61 - In Fading Suns and Dying Moons from 2009-01-04T15:44:02

In Fading Suns and Dying Moons
© 2009 by Spider Robinson

Music by Schaun Tozer, James Raymond, and Dave Van Ronk. Readings of"In Fading Suns And Dying Moons"by John Varley, and of...

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Spider on the Web 60 - Christmas Card from an author in Vancouver from 2008-12-19T18:42:56

Christmas Card from an author in Vancouver
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Music by The Beatles, Jake Thackray, Redips Nosnibor, Colin MacDonald, Blossom Dearie, Hoagy Carmichael and Geo...

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Spider on the Web 59 - The Magnificent Conspiracy: A real-life holiday miracle from 2008-12-05T23:36:29

The Magnificent Conspiracy
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading:"The Magnificent Conspiracy."Music by 3-Dog Night, Jeff Healey, Paul McCartney&Elvis Costello.

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Spider on the Web 58 - All-Music Birthday Special from 2008-11-21T23:03:28

All-Music Birthday Special
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Music by Spider, Chris Coon, Matt Maxwell, Mike&Monique Creber, Sligo Rags, Rubbicco Family, Gary Bartz&Kenny Barron, Gonzalo R...

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Spider on the Web 57 - The Persistence of Vision from 2008-11-09T22:31:53

The Persistence of Vision
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading: Hugo and Locus Award-winning novella"The Persistence of Vision"by John Varley. Music by John Boutt...

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Spider on the Web 56 - More Music You've Never Heard from 2008-10-18T12:48:34

More Music You've Never Heard
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Music by Schaun Tozer, Egberto Gismonti, Alexandre Gistmonti, Darrell Scott, Gale Mead with Amos Garrett, Phoebe Snow, Geral...

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Spider on the Web 55 - Starseed from 2008-10-03T21:29:56

Starseed
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: part 1 reading from STARSEED, part 2 from SOCIETY'S CHILD.

Music by James Raymond, Johnny Winter, Gale Mea...

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Spider on the Web 54 - Stardance from 2008-09-05T20:39:53

Stardance
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: excerpt from “Stardance,” by S&J; “Options” by John Varley

Music: “Cottontail,” by Ella Fitzgerald with D...

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Spider on the Web 53 - Classic Frederick Pohl from 2008-08-02T21:10:47

Classic Frederick Pohl
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings: two classic Frederik Pohl stories, “Day Million” and “We Purchased People.” The latter requires at lea...

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Spider on the Web 52 - Musicfest 08 Discoveries from 2008-07-19T15:32:12

Musicfest 08 Discoveries
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Music: Musicfest 08 Discoveries Eneida Marta, Shane Koyczan, and Matt Andersen, plus Doug Cox&Sam Hurrie, and S...

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Spider on the Web 51 - How I Got My Dream Back from 2008-07-11T07:21:56

How I Got My Dream Back
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading:"How I Got My Dream Back"; music: Doug Cox, Todd Butler, Salil Bhatt, John Boutte, Spider Robinson.

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Spider on the Web 50 - The Guy With the Eyes from 2008-07-11T07:21:39

The Guy With the Eyes
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading:"The Guy With the Eyes"; music: Duke Ellington Orchestra, CSNY.

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Spider on the Web 49 - Orphans of Eden from 2008-06-27T21:11:44

Orphans of Eden
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Readings:"Orphans of Eden,""Local Champ"; music: Koerner, Ray&Glover.

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Spider on the Web 48 - Soul Search from 2008-06-21T22:31:12

Soul Search
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Reading:"Soul Search"(complete); music: Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Charlie Haden Quartet West.

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Spider on the Web 47 - Very Hard Choices 6 from 2008-06-13T21:26:25

Very Hard Choices 6
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices, including a missing bit from SOTW-044; music by C&N, and CPR.

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Spider on the Web 46 - Very Hard Choices 5 from 2008-06-07T14:46:35

Very Hard Choices 5
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by CSN, CPR, and Sinatra.

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Spider on the Web 45 - Very Hard Choices 4 from 2008-05-30T09:02:41

Very Hard Choices 4
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by Steve Wiest Big Band, Carla Bley&The Lost Chords

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Spider on the Web 44 - Very Hard Choices 3 from 2008-05-23T20:14:53

Very Hard Choices 3
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING. Readings from Very Hard Choices; music by Georgie Fame, F Zappa, Dave Van Ronk.

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Spider on the Web 43 - Little Brother 2 from 2008-05-16T18:23:44

Little Brother 2
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING. Fiction readings of Cory Doctorow's LITTLE BROTHER and my VERY HARD CHOICES. Music by James. Raymond.

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Spider on the Web 42 - No Talking, Just Great Music from 2008-05-09T15:19:48

No Talking, Just Great Music
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

All music this week: an eclectic selection from all directions. Sounds and sweet airs by Amiri Baraka with Air, Stan Getz&Ke...

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Spider on the Web 41 - Little Brother from 2008-05-03T11:00:44

Little Brother
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Explicit Language Warning; more music from Bowen Island; a reading from LITTLE BROTHER by Cory Doctorow.

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Spider on the Web 40 - Music of 3 Islands from 2008-05-03T10:59:13

Music of 3 Islands
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING; an all-music podcast by 10 different artists; music: Tom Rush, Shael Wrinch, Shari Ulrich

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Spider on the Web 39 - Very Hard Choices 2 from 2008-04-18T22:34:26

Very Hard Choices 2
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING; reading from VERY HARD CHOICES; music: Dave Frishberg, Good Brothers, Todd Butler

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Spider on the Web 38 - Very Hard Choices from 2008-04-11T21:20:20

Very Hard Choices
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

XXX WARNING; reading from VERY HARD CHOICES; music: Leon Bibb, and Spider with Todd Butler.

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Spider on the Web 37 - Very Bad Deaths 2 from 2008-04-05T10:16:58

Very Bad Deaths 2
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT LANGUAGE WARNING. Readings from VERY BAD DEATHS; NEW music by Amos Garrett, Duke Robillard&New Guitar Summit.

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Spider on the Web 36 - Remarkable Women from 2008-03-28T22:06:08

Remarkable Women
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Spider offers music by& prose about some remarkable women: Gale Mead, Carla Bley, Blossom Dearie, Dori Leggé, and the Bunny.XXX EX...

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Spider on the Web 35 - No Science Fiction, Only Music from 2008-03-21T21:34:07

No Science Fiction, Only Music
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Spider has so much good music backed up inside him, he's about to explode. Here are performances by Jeff Healey, Moe Scarl...

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Spider on the Web 34 - Rocket Ship Galileo from 2008-03-21T21:26:26

Rocket Ship Galileo
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Spider reads the first chapter from Robert Heinlein's ROCKET SHIP GALILEO, excerpted from his Blackstone Audio recording.

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Spider on the Web 33 - Callahan's Legacy from 2008-03-08T19:22:29

Callahan's Legacy
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

EXPLICIT WARNING. Spider reads from CALLAHAN'S LEGACY, and bids farewell to the late great bluesman Jeff Healey.

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Spider on the Web 32 - Not Fade Away/Orphans Of Eden from 2008-03-01T21:39:48

Not Fade Away/Orphans Of Eden
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Two complete short stories from USER FRIENDLY, plus caustic, mystic or acoustic music from Todd Butler, Janis Ian, Salil Bha...

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Spider on the Web 30 - Soul from Hamburg to Halifax and back from 2008-03-01T21:16:25

Soul from Hamburg to Halifax and back
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Overdue props, shout-outs and thanks to new friends and old; music by Stefan Gwildis, Bill Stevenson&Tom Easley, and...

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Spider on the Web 30 - Soul from Hamburg to Halifax and back from 2008-03-01T21:16:25

Soul from Hamburg to Halifax and back
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Overdue props, shout-outs and thanks to new friends and old; music by Stefan Gwildis, Bill Stevenson&Tom Easley, and...

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Spider on the Web 29 - Blues Train Band from 2008-02-08T18:19:03

Blues Train Band
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Stop the presses, press all the stops, hold the phone, phone the hold and bring the poop to the poopdeck, by heck! Wake the kids and star...

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Spider on the Web 28 - Mindkiller from 2008-02-01T14:07:37

Mindkiller
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

In Spider on the Web #20 I read you excerpts from all three of the novels represented in the LIFEHOUSE TRILOGY, the new hardcover omnibus just ...

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Spider on the Web 27 - Time Pressure from 2008-01-25T14:48:26

Time Pressure
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

This week I'll read you an excerpt from my novel TIME PRESSURE, part of the LIFEHOUSE TRILOGY set in Nova Scotia at the end of the 60's. In ...

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Spider on the Web 22 - More Great Music from 2008-01-18T15:20:12

More Great Music
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

My holiday pledge to you is: NO FRIGGIN' CHRISTMAS MUSIC. That's right friends, this will be a carol-free zone for the duration of the h...

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Spider on the Web 25 - Book Reviews from 2008-01-18T15:19:57

Book Reviews
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

Welcome to SOTW #25 and the book reviews I promised of two SF novels by non-SF writers: Rafi Zabor's THE BEAR COMES HOME, and Cormac McCarthy...

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Spider on the Web 26 - Lifehouse from 2008-01-18T15:19:03

Lifehouse
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

This week I'm going to read you a portion of one of the three novels contained in the LIFEHOUSE TRILOGY, available now in a single hardcover vol...

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Spider on the Web 24 - Zero-G Party from 2008-01-11T17:15:29

Zero-G Party
© 2008 by Spider Robinson

I'd really like to open this week with a live interview with my wife, the successful zero-gravity choreographer who has just come back from a...

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Spider on the Web 23 - Preflight Reading from STARDANCE from 2007-12-28T11:45:34

Preflight Reading from STARDANCE
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

Because of one particular person's desire to rise up -- my wife Jeanne -- I'm packing to go to Las Vegas. For those who ...

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Spider on the Web 21 - Scienific Orthodoxymoron from 2007-12-14T13:16:08

Scienific Orthodoxymoron
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

So far these podcasts have careened from science fact to science fiction to science opinion, to silence-improving music. This we...

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Spider on the Web 20 - Stories and Strings from 2007-12-07T13:02:53

Stories and Strings
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

This week we return to some of what I do best: science fiction. You'll hear excerpts from three novels that make up the omnibus editi...

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Spider on the Web 19 - The Crazy Years from 2007-12-01T21:56:05

The Crazy Years
© 2000 - 2007 by Spider Robinson

This week we break new ground with used, but timeless, material. It's time for what I call speculative non-fiction: a science fi...

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Spider on the Web 18 - Awesome Music from 2007-11-22T20:33:45

Awesome Music You May Not Know --Yet
© 2007 by Spider Robinson

I love reading you fiction, I love ranting about idiocy in the news, I love rhapsodizing about the frontier ca...

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Spider on the Web 17 - Melancholy Elephants from 2007-11-17T12:47:27

Melancholy Elephants
© 1983 by Spider Robinson

She sat zazen, concentrating on not concentrating, until it was time to prepare for the appointment. Sittingseemedto produce...

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