Aural Delights No 61 Ken MacLeod

January 28, 2009 by StarShipSofa

Editorial: The Sofa’s Gadgets by Tony C Smith 02:50

Poem: Our Fallen Do Not Fall by Ann K Schwader, blog 20:20

Flash Fiction: The War At Home by Lewis Shiner 21:30

Fact: Science News by Jim Campanella 29:30

Main Fiction: Jesus Christ Reanimator by Ken MacLeod 47:00

Fact: The Sofa Art Cover by Skeet 01:16:00

New Titles: David Williams Mirrored Heavens 01:24:30

Narrators: Diane Severson, Matthew Wayne Selznick, Fred Himebaugh

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  1. […] Jesus Christ Reanimator by Ken Macleod. (story starts at 49:50) I really want to like StarShipSofa more than I do. They have really good fiction picks, and a lot of the other stuff is interesting, but I find the genre history sort of hit or miss, and a lot of the fact articles are just not things I’m interested in. It’s worth skipping to the main story on most of their casts, though, and this is a perfect example of a really good story choice. It takes a really good, half-serious look at what would happen if Jesus came back– would people think he was a fraud? An alien? Their savior? It’s a weird and interesting look at religion in general, and the character of Jesus is really well done and likable. I also absolutely love Matthew Wayne Selznick’s voice and narration style. […]