Stephen discusses filk, storytelling, community, and the intersections of music and speculative fiction with two legends: 'Decadent' Dave Clement and Steven Brust.

Note: For copyright reasons, we didn't include any songs in this episode. The songs we would have used are 'This Island Earth' (Dandelion Wine) and 'Stars Overhead' (Cats Laughing) from the albums linked below.

Circles in the Grain - Dandelion Wine Another Way to Travel - Cats Laughing

Cats Laughing website

Merril Links

The Merril Collection! Friends of Merril (Facebook & Twitter)

Events mentioned

• Keycon
• Filk Ontario
• Festival of the Living Rooms
• Ohio Valley Filk Festival
• Pegasus awards

Select works & artists mentioned

• Beth Friedman
• Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust
• Khaavren Romances series by Steven Brust
• DC Star Trek comic “Debt of Honor” written by Christopher S. Claremont, illustrated by Adam T. Hughes and Karl C. Story
• The Callahan Touch by Spider Robinson
• Borderland series by Terri Windling
• Adam Stemple
• Emma Bull
• The Gypsy by Megan Lindholme and Steven Brust
• Songs from The Gypsy by Boiled in Lead (album)
• Joe Haldeman
• Lyorn by Steven Brust (released April 2024)
• How Much for Just the Planet? by John M. Ford
• Once More, With Feeling - Buffy the Vampire Slayer s6e7

Host: Stephen Geraghty Producer: Janet Mowat

This episode was recorded in the autumn of 2023.