Episodes

Monday Aug 31, 2015
Monday Aug 31, 2015
Van and Shawn Michael Vogt complete their discussion of the first five volumes--the Corwin cycle--in Roger Zelazny's epic Chronicles of Amber with a look at The Hand of Oberon and The Courts of Chaos.

Sunday Aug 30, 2015
Sunday Aug 30, 2015
Shawn Michael Vogt returns to help Van discuss the third novel in Roger Zelazny's epic Amber Chronicles (and the Corwin Cycle): Sign of the Unicorn.

Sunday Jul 26, 2015
White Rocket 075: DragonCon SF Classics Track with Gary Mitchel
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
Sunday Jul 26, 2015
Gary Mitchel, Co-Director of DragonCon's American SF Classics Panel, joins Van this week to discuss what's coming up this year in one of the con's most entertaining tracks as well as looking back at some highlights from previous years.

Monday Jun 15, 2015
White Rocket 071: The Parsec Awards 10-Minute Submission
Monday Jun 15, 2015
Monday Jun 15, 2015
This episode is, in its entirety, the ten-minute file Van was asked to submit to the Parsec Awards committee for consideration after being nominated for Best Podcast (Fan or News Podcast, General). In it you will hear Drew Gaska (Space: 1999), James Palmer (Hugo Awards controversy), and Graham McNeill. Enjoy.

Saturday May 09, 2015
White Rocket 068: The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny, Pt 1
Saturday May 09, 2015
Saturday May 09, 2015
Shawn Michael Vogt joins Van to discuss volumes 1 and 2 of Roger Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber classic series: Nine Princes in Amber and The Guns of Avalon. Spoiler warning for later in the episode! (This is episode 1 of the "Summer of Zelazny," remembering Roger on the 20th anniversary of his passing.)

Friday May 01, 2015
White Rocket 066: Ranking the Bond Villains
Friday May 01, 2015
Friday May 01, 2015
In Part 7 of our 6-part series on the Bond films, John Ringer returns to debate and rank all 23 major Bond villains along with Van. They start at 23 and go back and forth all the way to the Best Bond Villain Ever.

Friday Feb 06, 2015
White Rocket 058: Roger Moore's James Bond Films, Part 1
Friday Feb 06, 2015
Friday Feb 06, 2015
In part 3 of their 6-part series on all the James Bond films in depth, Van is again joined by John Ringer to discuss the first four Roger Moore films: Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, The Spy Who Loved Me, and Moonraker. They also do another round of Bond Trivia.
The show is available via iTunes (search White Rocket Podcast) or via WhiteRocketBooks.com or listen via the player below.
As always, you can access this and any of our 60 (and climbing!) past episodes at our Podbean archives site: http://whiterocket.podbean.com.
Please visit our sponsor, White Rocket Books, for the best in New Pulp and SF/F.
A proud part of the Earth Station One Network of programming!

Friday Jan 23, 2015
White Rocket 056: The James Bond Films of Connery & Lazenby, Part 2
Friday Jan 23, 2015
Friday Jan 23, 2015
Van continues his conversation with John Ringer about the remaining James Bond films starring Sean Connery as 007, along with the Lazenby film of 1969. They also do a round of Bond Trivia. This is the second of a projected six episodes that will go in-depth on all of the Bond films.
The show is available via iTunes (search White Rocket Podcast) or via WhiteRocketBooks.com or listen via the player below.
As always, you can access this and any of our 60 (and climbing!) past episodes at our Podbean archives site: http://whiterocket.podbean.com.
Please visit our sponsor, White Rocket Books, for the best in New Pulp and SF/F.
A proud part of the Earth Station One Network of programming!

Friday Jan 09, 2015
White Rocket 054: Avengers Assemble!
Friday Jan 09, 2015
Friday Jan 09, 2015
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the AvengersAssemble.net web site, founded by Van in 1995. To celebrate, this week he's joined by David Wright and Kell Carpenter to discuss the greatest Avengers heroes, villains, storylines, and much more.
The show is available via iTunes (search White Rocket Podcast) or via WhiteRocketBooks.com or listen via the player below.
As always, you can access this and any of our 60 (and climbing!) past episodes at our Podbean archives site: http://whiterocket.podbean.com.
Please visit our sponsor, White Rocket Books, for the best in New Pulp and SF/F.
A proud part of the Earth Station One Network of programming!

Friday Sep 05, 2014
White Rocket 048: Andrew Gaska on Space: 1999 at DragonCon
Friday Sep 05, 2014
Friday Sep 05, 2014
This week we present the first of several episodes recorded live at DragonCon 2014 in Atlanta. Here Andrew E. C. Gaska, writer and creative force behind the new SPACE: 1999 graphic novels from Archaia, talks about the show and about the new books with host Van Allen Plexico. Recorded live on the American SF Classics track at DragonCon.