StarShipSofa 745 John Kessel

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#644: AI-augmented human recommendations for retail customers with Noah Zamansky, Stitch Fix 27:12

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We are here at eTail Palm Springs and seeing and hearing the latest and greatest in e-commerce and retail. Question: Do you need to choose between AI and human recommendations as a customer? Why not have both? After all, don’t each have their strengths? AI in the retail experience is all the rage these days, but today I’m talking with someone from a brand that has been incorporating AI-personalized experiences and shopping combined with expert human recommendations for over 14 years, and continues to innovate today. Today we’re going to talk about how AI-based personalization plus human creativity and input makes an amazing customer experience at Stitch Fix. To help me discuss this topic, I’d like to welcome Noah Zamansky, Vice President of Product and Client Experience at Stitch Fix. About Noah Zamansky Noah Zamansky serves as the Vice President of Product and Client Experience at Stitch Fix, where he leads cross-functional teams spanning Product, Design, Engineering, Algorithms, and Platform Development. A seasoned leader, Noah has a proven track record of shaping product vision and strategy, designing exceptional user experiences, and spearheading the launch of new business ventures. Before joining Stitch Fix, Noah held the role of Senior Director of Product Management at eBay, overseeing Fashion and Vertical Experiences. Resources Stitch Fix: https://www.stitchfix.com eTail Palm Springs: https://etailwest.wbresearch.com/ Connect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregkihlstrom Listen to The Agile Brand without the ads. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3ymf7hd Don't miss a thing: get the latest episodes, sign up for our newsletter and more: https://www.theagilebrand.show Check out The Agile Brand Guide website with articles, insights, and Martechipedia, the wiki for marketing technology: https://www.agilebrandguide.com The Agile Brand podcast is brought to you by TEKsystems. Learn more here: https://www.teksystems.com/versionnextnow The Agile Brand is produced by Missing Link—a Latina-owned strategy-driven, creatively fueled production co-op. From ideation to creation, they craft human connections through intelligent, engaging and informative content. https://www.missinglink.company…

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Main fiction: "Not Responsible! Park and Lock It!" by John Kessel

Born in Buffalo, NY, novelist and story writer John Kessel is emeritus professor of literature and creative writing at North Carolina State University, where he taught courses on literature and creative writing and helped found the MFA program in creative writing.

His fiction has received the Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, James Tiptree Jr./Otherwise, Ignotus, and Shirley Jackson awards, and twice received the Nebula award. The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel, was published in 2022, and his The Presidential Papers appeared in PM Press’s Outspoken Authors series in 2024.

He lives with his wife, the novelist Therese Anne Fowler, in Raleigh.

This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept 1981.

Narrated by: Will Stagl

Will Stagl lives in his adopted home of Tucson Arizona where he is a creative professional by day and proudly recruits talented voice actors for StarShipSofa whenever duty calls. He shares a birthday with Mark Twain, Billy Idol and Winston Churchill, who will all be raising a pint together at the end of this month in celebration.

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StarShipSofa 745 John Kessel

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Main fiction: "Not Responsible! Park and Lock It!" by John Kessel

He lives with his wife, the novelist Therese Anne Fowler, in Raleigh.

This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Sept 1981.

Narrated by: Will Stagl

Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis

Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa.

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StarShipSofa 752 e rathke 48:47

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Main fiction: "The Ganymede Blues" by e rathke e rathke writes about books and games at radicaledward.substack.com. A finalist for the Baen Fantasy Adventure Award and recipient of the Diverse Worlds Grant, he is the author of Glossolalia , Howl , and the space opera series The Shattered Stars . His short fiction appears in Mysterion Magazine , Cosmic Horror Monthly , and elsewhere. This story originally appeared in Luminescent Machinations: Queer Tales of Monumental Invention, Rhiannon Rasmussen & Dave Ring, eds. Narrated by: Diane Severson Mori Diane Severson Mori is a lyric soprano specializing in Early Music, specifically Baroque and medieval music and loves her work teaching people to sing. She has narrated for Escape Pod , PodCastle , C ast of Wonders , Pseudopod , and Tales to Terrify . Diane has been involved in the speculative poetry scene since 2010, she is membership chair of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and is a passionate promoter of genre poetry. The best place to find her is on the web because she tends to pick up and move to another country at the drop of a hat. She and her family currently reside in Buckinghamshire, England. Fact : Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 751 Guido Eekhaut 30:52

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Guido Eekhaut is a European writer of weird, speculative fiction, crime and literary fantasy, residing in Spain and Belgium; Dutch-, English and French-speaking, published 70 books and 180 stories in several languages, awards and nominations mostly for crime writing, no cat (likes cats, does not have one, but has a lot of books). This story is original to StarShipSofa . Narrated by: Will Stagl Will Stagl lives in his adopted home of Tucson Arizona where he is a creative professional by day and proudly recruits talented voice actors for StarShipSofa whenever duty calls. He shares a birthday with Mark Twain, Billy Idol and Winston Churchill, who will all be raising a pint together at the end of this month in celebration. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 750 Eris Young 47:26

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Eris Young is a transgender writer of speculative fiction. Their work has appeared in publications including Escape Pod , GigaNotoSaurus , Small Wonders , and the Immigrant Sci-Fi Short Stories anthology from Flame Tree Press. Their novel-in-progress, Idomeneja , was longlisted for the Cheshire Novel Prize. They are fiction editor at Scotland's science fiction magazine, Shoreline of Infinity , which won a 2024 British Fantasy Award for Best Periodical. This story is original to StarShipSofa . Narrated by: Katra Ariello Katra Ariello is a 35 year old Italian-American trans woman, voice actress and audiobook narrator based in New Jersey. She debuted in February 2022 as the audiobook narrator for Manhunt by horror novelist Gretchen Felker-Martin, and she was also the narrator for Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane. Additionally, she recently launched her own independent audiobook production company called Golden Apple Audio to help fund and produce audiobooks for queer and trans authors who otherwise cannot afford to have audiobooks made. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 749 Selena Chambers 35:03

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Main fiction: "The Şehrazatın Diyoraması Tour" Selena Chambers is the author of Babes in Toyland’s Fontanelle for Bloomsbury Academic’s 33 1/3 series, and the Weird short story collection Calls for Submission from Pelekinesis. Her writing has been translated in five countries, as well as published in the U.K. and Australia. Nominations include: the Pushcart, the Colorado Book Award, the Best of the Net, as well as the Hugo Award and World Fantasy Award (twice). For more info, check out: www.SelenaChambers.com. This story originally appeared in Steampunk World , Sarah Hans, ed. (2014). Narrated by: Christina M. Rau Christina M. Rau, The Yoga Poet, leads Meditate, Move, & Create workshops for various organizations in person and online. Her collections include How We Make Amends , What We Do To Make Us Whole , and the Elgin Award-winning Liberating The Astronauts . She moderates the Women’s Poetry Listserv and has served as Poet in Residence for Oceanside Library (NY) since 2020. Her poetry airs on Destinies radio show (WUSB) and appears in various literary journals like fillingStation and The Disappointed Housewife while her prose has appeared in Punk Monk Magazine and Reader’s Digest . During her downtime, she watches the Game Show Network. http://www.christinamrau.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 748 Jeremy Tolbert 52:19

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Main fiction: "The Godfall's Chemsong" Jeremiah Tolbert is a web designer and writer living in Lawrence, Kansas with his wife and son. He writes science fiction and fantasy. His work often places an emphasis on working class characters and how genre elements impact their lives. It’s predominantly optimistic about science, and is often set in the Midwest, generally, and his home state of Kansas, specifically. This story originally appeared in Interzone #244, October 2009. Narrated by: Doni Nicoll Doni Nicoll-Duir ( nickel-dar ) is originally from the Western Slope of Colorado. He has lived in and out of Arizona his whole life and now finds himself settling down in Tucson, AZ. Doni works in the renewable energy sector as a design engineer and permitting specialist. When Doni isn’t working on saving the planet, one rooftop at a time, or trying to keep up with his teenage daughter, he can be found cooking, hiking or playing board games with his friends at one of the local breweries. This is his first narration for StarShipSofa. Fact: Looking Back at Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 747 Donyae Coles 1:12:47

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Main fiction: "When Dessa Danced" Donyae Coles is the author of Midnight Rooms , has a variety of puffy princess dresses and one cat but she wants more of both. She has traveled the world four times over and may do so again. Her short work has been published in a variety of horror and other speculative fiction anthologies and magazines such as Nightmare Magazine , Pseudopod , and All These Sunken Souls . When she's not writing, she's telling her stories with a paintbrush. Her website is www.donyaecoles.com. This story originally appeared in The Future Fire , #2018.45 Narrated by: Stacey Hart Stacey Hart lives in Southern Arizona. She is the creator of EDICO Designs—a design and web development firm specializing in donating websites, graphic designs, social media content, branding, and video editing services to non-profits and small businesses. When away from the computer, Stacey is a drummer for the band The Liquid Centers with her bandmate Will Stagl, and adores spoiling her black chow chow, Billie. This is her first podcast narration for StarShipSofa. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 746 Antony Paschos 41:49

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Antony Paschos is a Greek author with short stories in Interzone , Galaxy’s Edge , ZNB Presents , Giganotosaurus , James Gunn’s Ad Astra , and other magazines. He has published three books in Greek and one in French. His work has been translated into four more languages. He is a member of the Athens Club of Science Fiction, and lives in Athens. This story originally appeared in Interzone #298, March 2024. Narrated by: Kalia Moles Kaila Moles is a Pacific NorthWest native who relocated to Tucson, AZ in 2019. She is a mother to one beautiful daughter and spends her days working with her patients who struggle with trauma. She is a psychotherapist who specializes in trauma, addictions and postpartum diagnoses. In her free time, she enjoys baking, dancing and writing music and poetry. This is her second narration for StarShipSofa. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa 745 John Kessel 1:27:15

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Main fiction: "Not Responsible! Park and Lock It!" by John Kessel Born in Buffalo, NY, novelist and story writer John Kessel is emeritus professor of literature and creative writing at North Carolina State University, where he taught courses on literature and creative writing and helped found the MFA program in creative writing. His fiction has received the Theodore Sturgeon, Locus, James Tiptree Jr./Otherwise, Ignotus, and Shirley Jackson awards, and twice received the Nebula award. The Dark Ride: The Best Short Fiction of John Kessel , was published in 2022, and his The Presidential Papers appeared in PM Press’s Outspoken Authors series in 2024. He lives with his wife, the novelist Therese Anne Fowler, in Raleigh. This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , Sept 1981. Narrated by: Will Stagl Will Stagl lives in his adopted home of Tucson Arizona where he is a creative professional by day and proudly recruits talented voice actors for StarShipSofa whenever duty calls. He shares a birthday with Mark Twain, Billy Idol and Winston Churchill, who will all be raising a pint together at the end of this month in celebration. Fact : Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 744 Rhiannon Rasmussen 37:05

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Main fiction: "Spintered/Splintering" by Rhiannon Rasmussen Rhiannon Rasmussen is an author and illustrator of dark speculative works, not all of which involve exoskeletons. Rhiannon’s fiction has appeared in venues including Lightspeed Magazine , Diabolical Plots , and as Magic: the Gathering official web shorts. Visit rhiannonrs.com or @charibdys on Bluesky. This story first appeared, in a slightly different form, as a download via Gumroad and itch.io, 2022. Narrated by: Diane Severson Diane Severson is a lyric soprano specializing in Early Music, specifically Baroque and medieval music and loves her work teaching people to sing. She has narrated for Escape Pod , PodCastle , Cast of Wonders , Pseudopod , and Tales to Terrify . Diane has been involved in the Speculative Poetry Scene since 2010, she is membership chair of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association and is a passionate promoter of genre poetry. The best place to find her is on the web because she tends to pick up and move to another country at the drop of a hat. She and her family currently reside in Buckinghamshire, England. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 743 Marie Vibbert 45:10

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Main fiction: "Quirks" by Marie Vibbert Hugo and Nebula nominated author Marie Vibbert’s short fiction has appeared in top magazines such as Nature , Analog , and Clarkesworld , and been translated into Czech, Chinese and Vietnamese. Her debut novel, Galactic Hellcats , was long listed by the British Science Fiction Award and her work has been called “everything science fiction should be” by the Oxford Culture Review . She also writes poetry, comics, and computer games. By day she is a computer programmer in Cleveland, Ohio. This story first appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact , November 2017. Narrated by: Mark Nelson Mark Nelson began audiobook narration in 2006, and now has over 180 titles at LibriVox, and recording as “Harry Shaw,” more than 100 for Audible. While Mark mainly records sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles, he has also ventured into the classics, including Hugo and Dostoyevsky. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 742 Jay Caselberg 32:33

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Jay Caselberg is an Australian author and poet whose work has appeared in multiple venues worldwide and been translated into several languages. From time to time, it gets shortlisted for awards or appears in Year’s Best volumes. He currently resides in Germany. This story originally appeared in Interzone , June 2003. Narrated by: Nobilis Reed Nobilis Reed is the host and narrator of the podcast, “This Kaiju Life” which is entirely safe for work, and the editor and creator of the podcast, “Nobilis Erotica” which is entirely NOT safe for work. In addition, he occasionally narrates audiobooks, publishes novels, and pretends to have “spare time.” Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 741 Matthew Kressel 42:07

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Main fiction: "Movie Night" by Matthew Kressel Matthew Kressel's many works of short fiction have or will soon appear in Asimov's, Analog, Lightspeed, Clarkesworld, Tor.com/Reactor, Beneath Ceaseless Skies , and in many other publications and Year's Best anthologies. His far-future novel Space Trucker Jess (Fairwood Press) is scheduled for late 2025. And his Mars-based science fiction novella The Rainseekers (Tordotcom) will appear in early 2026. Alongside Ellen Datlow, he runs the Fantastic Fiction at KGB reading series in Manhattan. And he is the creator of the Moksha submissions system, used by many of the largest fiction publishers today. Find more at his website: matthewkressel.net. This story is original to StarShipSofa. Narrated by: Will Stagl Will Stagl lives in his adopted home of Tucson Arizona where he is a creative professional by day and proudly recruits talented voice actors for Starship Sofa whenever duty calls. He dedicates the narration of this story to the loving memory of his Mother, Nancy Stagl Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 740 Brian Trent 58:22

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Brian Trent is the award-winning author of the sci-fi thrillers Redspace Rising and Ten Thousand Thunders , and more than a hundred short stories appearing in the world's top fiction markets, including in the New York Times' bestselling Black Tide Rising series, T he Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , Analog Science Fiction and Fact , Nature , Daily Science Fiction , Escape Pod , Pseudopod , Galaxy’s Edge , and numerous year’s best anthologies. Trent lives in Connecticut. His website and blog are at www.briantrent.com. This story originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , March/April 2020. Narrated by: Mary Murphy Mary is a New York based actor/voice-over artist. She loves the world of audio drama and is delighted to be back on board the StarShipSofa . She has performed in theatre, film, TV, animation, radio, and video games. A few of her recent credits include the one-woman play An Evening With Lola Montez , It’s A Wonderful Life , a streamed performance of the piece Near Nellie Bly , Divination of The Three for Asheville Fringe, and the audio dramas Frontier Gentleman , Chinook , and Newfield . She can be heard voicing various characters for Disney, GoKidGo, LeapFrog, the Center For New American Media, Audible, and Audimance. She has also been a regular performer on the audio drama series Fireside Mystery Theatre, The NoSleep Podcast, The Wicked Library, To the Manor Borne By Robots , and Campfire Radio Theater . marymurphyonline.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 739 Edward M. Lerner 1:00:26

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Edward M. Lerner is the author of eighteen SF novels and many shorter works. The final novel in his InterstellarNet trilogy won the inaugural Canopus Award “honoring excellence in interstellar writing,” while other stories have been nominated for Locus, Prometheus, and Hugo awards. 2023 was a banner year for him, with two new novels published. Those are On the Shoals of Space-Time and Life and Death on Mars . This story originally appeared in Deco Punk , 2015. Narrated by: Diane Severson Diane Severson is a lyric soprano specializing in Early Music, especially Baroque and medieval music. Diane has been involved in the SF Poetry Scene (yes, it’s a thing) since 2010. She has narrated for StarShipSofa , and PodCastle . She produces the sporadic podcast, Poetry Planet and is a member of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. She is a staff blogger for Amazing Stories Magazine focusing on Science Fiction Poetry. The best place to find her is on the web because she tends to pick up and move to another country at the drop of a hat. She and her family currently reside in Paris. Fact: Looking Back At Genre History by Amy H Sturgis Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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StarShipSofa No 378 Angela Slatter 48:11

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Angela “A.G.” Slatter is the author of the gothic fantasy novels All the Murmuring Bones , The Path of Thorns , and The Briar Book of the Dead (Titan Books); the supernatural crime novels Vigil , Corpselight and Restoration (Jo Fletcher Books); twelve short story collections, including The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings ; the novellas Of Sorrow and Such , Ripper and The Bone Lantern ; and a Hellboy Universe collaboration with Mike Mignola, Castle Full of Blackbirds . She’s won a World Fantasy Award, a British Fantasy Award, a Shirley Jackson Award, three Australian Shadows Awards and eight Aurealis Awards, and been shortlisted for the QLA Courier Mail Book of the Year Award. Her work has been translated into Bulgarian, Dutch, Chinese, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Czechoslovakian, Hungarian, Turkish, French and Romanian. angelaslatter.com This story originally appeared in Dark Discoveries #35, 2016. Narrated by: Monica Pierce and Rikki LaCoste. Monica Pierce is a nerd. A nerd with a background in both sci-fi and musical theatre; she is also a wicked Dungeon Master and the newest member of The Seanachai Group—a motley gang of storytellers from Toronto Canada, founded by Rikki LaCoste, who is both a veteran narrator for StarShipSofa and an unrepentant nerd himself. And as far as we can tell, Rikki may not, in fact, be made of tin. (The narrators would like to apologise to all English speakers of the UK for our use of the Toronto British dialect - a Canadian/Harry Potter hybrid. However, we are all quite convinced that this would be the Received Pronunciation spoken in the south of England by the 2200s CE.) With many winks, Rikki LaCostem Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/starshipsofa . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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