Fanboy Planet Podcast #506:Hugo Awards 2018 Finalists

April 1, 2018 Ric Bretschneider Books, Comics, Interviews, Movies, Podcast, Reviews, TV 0

The Fanboy Planet crew were honored to host the post-announcement discussion of this year’s Hugo Awards finalists! Join us for the festivities recorded live at 7 Stars Bar & Grill and enjoy the chatter, trivia, and reflections on the current batch of finalists and some background on the awards themselves!

Thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate this important moment for Worldcon 76! Special thanks to 7 Stars Bar & Grill for being such a great place for science fiction fans to hang out in the Silicon Valley!

From left to right, Cliff Winnig, Ric Bretschneider, Derek McCaw and Chuck Serface

Check out all the finalists:

Shop for Finalists!

  • [amazon text=The Collapsing Empire, by John Scalzi&asin=0765388901]
  • [amazon text=New York 2140, by Kim Stanley Robinson&asin=0316262315]
  • [amazon text=Provenance, by Ann Leckie&asin=031638867X]
  • [amazon text=Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee&asin=1781085374]
  • [amazon text=Six Wakes, by Mur Lafferty&asin=0316389684]
  • [amazon text=The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin&asin=0316229245]
  • [amazon text=Blade Runner 2049&asin=B075DHS7JK]
  • [amazon text=Get Out&asin=B06WW76HBM]
  • [amazon text=Star Wars: The Last Jedi&asin=B0788FL36D]
  • [amazon text=Thor: Ragnarok&asin=B07886H8TF]
  • [amazon text=Wonder Woman&asin=B0714QRG4Z]
  • [amazon text=Black Bolt, Volume 1: Hard Time&asin=1302907328]
  • [amazon text=Bitch Planet, Volume 2: President Bitch&asin=B01ETWG8IM]
  • [amazon text=Monstress, Volume 2: The Blood &asin=1534300414]
  • [amazon text=My Favorite Thing is Monsters&asin=1606999591]
  • [amazon text=Paper Girls, Volume 3&asin=1534302239]
  • [amazon text=Saga, Volume 7&asin=1534300600]

Fanboy Planet Podcast Spotlight guests:
Mo Starkey, Marie Brennan and Andy Trembly

Guest Panelists:
Chuck Serface and Cliff Winnig

Featuring Derek McCaw and Ric Bretschneider

Recorded 3/31/2018
Published 4/1/2018

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When Ric Bretschneider isn't producing the Fanboy Planet Podcast, he obsessively collects geek activities. If you Google him, you'd swear you're looking at five different guys. A professional software developer for decades, your computer likely has at least one application he's worked on. He consults with individuals and groups on how to effectively present and engage an audience. Lately he’s been into pro and fan applications of e-communities and podcasting. When he has a moment, Ric reads books and comics, and plays analog board and card games. He's here to help people, it's what he does.