Puppy Play

Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 5 p.m.


\nIn this episode, we re-examine the saga of the notorious Sad Puppies. What happened? What ripple effects did it have on the sci-fi/fantasy community? Did we learn anything from this? Should we learn anything from this? And is there more to the story than the official narrative?
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\nKurt Schiller joins us to talk about angry mobs, squeecore writing, and the musical stylings of forgotten 90s techno group Psykosonik.
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\nLinks:
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\nBlood Knife
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\nGuided by the Beauty of Their Weapons: An Analysis of Theodore Beale and His Supporters
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\nThe 2021 Hugo Awards
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\nA Decade of Sore Winners
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\nYoung Adult Author Sarah Dessen Apologizes for Rallying Fellow Authors, Fans Against Northern State Graduate
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\nYoung Adult Author Cancels Own Novel After Race Controversy
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\nIf You Were a Dinosaur, My Love
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\nPsykosonik – \u201cWelcome To My Mind\u201d
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\nAbout Rite Gud: Raquel S. Benedict is an author, appearing in Fantasy and Science Fiction and Gardner Dozois’ The Very Best of the Best: 35 Years of The Year’s Best Science Fiction.\xa0Matt Keeley, founder of Kittysneezes, is producing\xa0Rite Gud for KS Media, LLC.\xa0Rite Gud is a Kittysneezes production. If you have questions, comments and concerns, email ritegud – at – kittysneezes – dot – com.\xa0Rite Gud is also on Patreon, at patreon.com/ritegud. Patrons receive access to the official Kittysneezes Discord, exclusive episodes, critiques and more.\xa0
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