Hang on to your hats, Better Late than Never has gone through a reboot.  I'm MA, your hostess, and I'm going to be casting on my own - with a little help from a friend or two.  In this episode, there is the start of an essay series called Tales of a Geeky Single Mom, with musical accompaniment by Jack Mangan.  Much thanks to Jack for letting use his music for this segment.

Next up, we have another list - this time of lessons I've learned this week.  They deal with podcasting, learning the ins and outs of mixer boards, feisty dwarves with battle axes, and smiling.

Billibub Battings and the Case of the Singing Sword

Steve Eley from Escape Pod joins me for the media review and we chat for a bit about the 80's classic The Neverending Story, and it's sequel.  Steve's various ventures:

Escape Pod
Psuedopod
Podholes

And finally, link love for the ever important bumpers and promos:

Tony's Losing It - and in the best way possible!
Doug from Geek Acres - mentor and excellent friend, and fellow Guild Wars nut,
Mur Laffterty - Why yes, I am her baker, and damn proud of it!
The Wicked Good Podcast - listen to new parents Steve and Maureen tell about their wacky adventures in New England.

And finally - I need a username, because I'm going to be joining OKCupid.  Leave your username suggestions in the comments, or you can e-mail them to me at mainthepa@gmail.com.  OR, you can use the shiny new voice mail number!  That's (206) 338-3942.  I'd love to know  what you think of the new format.

To see what I'm up to when I'm not behind a microphone, you can catch me at Twitter and on Livejournal.

Intro and outro music is by Peanut Butter and Julie.

That's it for this show - have a great week everyone!

Hey everyone, MA here. I'm on my own this week, so pardon the rough and ready show notes. I'll be talking about the wonderful time that was Balticon 41.  While I was there, one highlight of the weekend was getting to interview the one, the only J.C. Hutchins, and that is included in this episode.  Also included are MA's Top Ten Moments from Balticon 41, as well as a jam session with some notable podcasters.  Hang on, this episode is longer than usual!

Nina Kimberly The Merciless
7th Son Book One - Descent
7th Son, Book Two - Deceit
Tag in the Seam
Christiana Ellis
Steve Eley
Mur Lafftery
Nobilis
Leann Mabry
Earl Newton
George Hrab
Jack Mangan
Michael R. Mennega
Evo Terra
Sigler's Roast Video
Rich Sigfrit
Matthew Wayne Selznick
Heather Welliver
...and a whole lot of other people that I met, these were just the ones that I mentioned in the top 10 list.
Geek Fu Action Grip

Contact information : Send us e-mail at bl8tn@pobox.com or if you went to Balticon and want to get in touch with me personally - mainthepa@gmail.com

Intro and outro music is by Peanut Butter and Julie.

People who went to Balticon, stick around after the outtro music for a little joke, that wouldn't have given us so much fun, if it hadn't been for the awesome JR Blackwell.

Dani will be back next time!