- Utopod
Infobox Podcast
title = Utopod
host =Lucas Moreno
url = http://www.utopod.com/
rss = http://feeds.feedburner.com/utopod
began =March 17 ,2007
ended =
length = 20-30 minute episodes
genre =Sci-fi Fantasy Short Stories
language = French"Utopod" is a French-speaking independent
podcast which presentsshort stories , mainly in thescience fiction andfantasy genres.The podcast collaborates with other science fiction and fantasy magazines such as Solaris and Bifrost, as well as with the
Maison d'Ailleurs . It has been covered by the media multiple times, both in traditional [ [http://www.litteratureaudio.com/documents/Le_Temps_2008_02_08.pdf Article on Swiss French literary podcasts in the Swiss newspaper Le Temps] ] and electronic media [ [http://www.boingboing.net/2007/08/03/french-sf-podcast-ut.html Announce on the BoingBoing blog by Cory Doctorow] ] .Utopod was the first and, as of this date (September 2008), the only podcast publishing French short stories from professional authors on a regular basis. Both previously published and exclusive stories are published, from acclaimed authors such as
Catherine Dufour ,Jean-Pierre Andrevon orJoël Champetier .All audio content is distributed under the
Creative Commons attribution non-commercial no-derivatives license [ [http://www.utopod.com/offre/ Utopod's licensing terms] ] .History
Utopod was born in May 2007 from the initiative of
Marc Tiefenauer andLucas Moreno , two long-timeSwiss French friends who shared a passion for thescience fiction andfantasy literary genres.In April 2008 ( [http://www.utopod.com/2008/04/25/utopod-019-ma-petite-reine-des-neiges-de-ugo-bellagamba/ episode 19] ), it was announced that Marc Tiefenauer decided to put an end to his participation to pursue other personal projects. Since then, Lucas Moreno has been editing the podcast alone.
Lucas Moreno is a guest [ [http://www.utopiales.org/2008/spip.php?article41 List of guests of the 2008 edition of the Utopiales] ] of the 2008 edition of the
Utopiales , the annual international science fiction festival held inNantes ,France .References
External links
* [http://www.utopod.com/ Utopod] - official web site
* [http://www.culturactif.ch/invite/utopod.htm Interview with the Utopod editors on the Culturactif Suisse website] (in French)
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