Comments on: EP067: Life in Stone

By: boonodockscifi

boonodockscifi — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 21:21:32 +0000

i’m wondering if this is the same zealand as the one that appears in poison sleep

By: scatterbrain

scatterbrain — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:08:03 +0000

Excellent, as Pratt always is.

By: boondockscifi

boondockscifi — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:01:31 +0000

and yes more pratt plz

By: boondockscifi

boondockscifi — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 01:14:12 +0000

u know i thot this was as good a place as any to say this but Tim Pratt’s book, “The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl” would make an awsome anime wudn’t it???

By: capstone

capstone — Sun, 24 Sep 2006 01:38:32 +0000

I’ve gotta say, after listening to almost all of the stories read in Escape Pod so far, this one story has stayed in my head the longest. Amazing imagery. (I still think of snapping teeth points off with a snips and cringe.) I’d like to read more of Tim Pratt’s stories.

By: Kaylea

Kaylea — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 23:58:20 +0000

Would be neat if subscribers could have an “ad-free” version, but I don’t know how feasible that is.

By: Mitch

Mitch — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:49:55 +0000

Re: Ads
I agree that Steve’s voice adds a level of endorsement, but to me it felt a little “Paul Harvey”. Lots of blur between content & ad. I’d prefer a promo style segment with a different voice.

Side note: I like promos for other podcasts you like. I personally don’t count that as advertising, though technically it might be.

All told, I’d rather have a donation plea than a paid ad. But with Steve’s quality control, I can’t see *really* complaining either way.

Re: The Story.
Pretty good. Didn’t buy a lot of the character interactions. Cold isn’t the right word- a little more like “Now *why* would they do that, again?” The concept of stashing away a soul was interesting though.

Re: Violence
Hey, what’s a good action story without violence? For this particular story, I didn’t buy the “hero”‘s reasons for violence, and the lady’s lack of reaction to said violence. Didn’t feel right.

By: Johan Nilsson

Johan Nilsson — Fri, 25 Aug 2006 13:10:19 +0000

Great story!

By: Mahrve

Mahrve — Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:52:29 +0000

ka’arl, I agree with you. But;

> Is that a personal recommendation?

_Would_ it be ok if Steve actually thought so? I.e if his master plan is to only accept ads for products/services that he actually would be willing to buy, personally?

Or ehm… am I just being na√Øve?

By: ka'arl

ka'arl — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 15:20:20 +0000

I preferred it when there were no ads. In a commercially-saturated world, it was nice to have a respite from being marketed to. (There are ads in my shower at work!) That said, I respect your need to pay the bills and won’t complain too much about their presence. After all, it’s not like I’ve contributed.

One thing that really bugs me is that Steve is reading these ads. When he says “check out the hot new series Invasion!”, is that a personal recommendation? If it is, can it be trusted? What effect does this have upon other recommendations I hear on Escape Pod?

Public radio sponsor spots are generally read by the anchors, but also tend not to contain any implicit endorsement. It’s a simple statement of who the sponsor is and what the sponsor does.

This podcast is about more than just great fiction. It’s also about building a network among other thoughtful corners of our culture. Through Escape Pod, I have been overjoyed to learn about the Baen library, Jonathan Coulton, and even Air Out My Shorts. I’m not sure I would have found these on my own.

I think it harms Steve’s credibility and the mission of this site to present the ads in this seamless fashion. Please consider either (1) writing the ads so that they contain no implied endorsement or (2) running canned audio with a stronger stylistic separation between content and commerce.

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:45:35 +0000

I enjoyed this story, it was strange, intresting, and very unique. Kind of like Harry Potter on crack. Lots, and lots of crack.