The Baen Free Radio Hour

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One Jump Ahead

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Liaden Universe

To Tread Obsidian Shores

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Alternate History

Richard Fox

Honorverse

The Winds Of Fate

Rise From Ruin

John Ringo

Admiral and Commander

Men Of Bretton

The Baen Free Radio Hour. Baen Books science fiction and fantasy news, interview, audiobooks, and audio drama

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Publishes	Weekly	Episodes	710	Founded	13 years ago
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BFRH 2026 07 03 Sean Hazlett interviews Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky, Part Two; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 70. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/s6j3mySiyYQ and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Part two of Sean Hazlett’s interview of Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 70. View the podcast in video form at www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/s6j3mySiyYQ and the Baen YouTube ... more

3 Jul 2026 • 39 min

BFRH 2026 06 26 Sean Hazlett interviews Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky, Part One; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 69. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/LIRFXwev1Kk and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Sean Hazlett interviews Wil McCarthy on Thieves’ Sky; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 69. View the podcast in video form at www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/LIRFXwev1Kk and the Baen YouTube Channel.

26 Jun 2026 • 37 min

BFRH 2026 06 19 Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 68. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/c5PvVWeflAY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 68. View the podcast in video form at www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/c5PvVWeflAY and the Baen YouTube Ch... more

19 Jun 2026 • 50 min • Most popular

BFRH 2026 06 12 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P3; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 67. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YHC3EK4dXs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Part two of Jeremy Comeaux’s interview of David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, part 3 of 3; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 67. View the podcast in video form at www.baen.com/podcastfiles/mp3/https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YHC... more

12 Jun 2026 • 51 min • Popular

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Recent Guests

James L. Cambias

Author of The Billion Worlds Series

Baen Books

Episode: BFRH 2026 06 19 Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 68. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/c5PvVWeflAY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

David West

Author, co-writer of Hell on Wheels

self-employed author

Episode: BFRH 2026 06 12 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P3; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 67. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/9YHC3EK4dXs and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

David J. Butler

Science fiction and fantasy author; co-author of Hell on Wheels

Baen Books

Episode: BFRH 2026 05 29 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 65. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/hfkRpgPl2CI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

David J. West

Author and editor with Baen; co-author of Hell on Wheels

Baen Books

Sharon Lee

Author of the Liaden Universe series

Baen Books / Liaden Universe

Episode: BFRH 2026 05 22 Sean Hazlett interviews Sharon Lee on A Liaden Universe Constellation Vol. 6, P2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 64. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4zM0MV0oKE and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Grand Master of Science Fiction, author of Penric's Intrigues

Baen Books (publisher)

Episode: BFRH 2026 05 08 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Lois McMaster Bujold on Penric’s Intrigues; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 62. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/IxObg89zsVA and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Mike Kupari

Author and interview guest

Baen Books

Episode: BFRH 2026 04 17 Part One of Twin Star Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 59. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/-l6obXakn58 and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Mercedes Lackey

Author, Brainship contributor, co-author on The Ship Who Dared

Baen Books

Episode: BFRH 2026 04 03 The Ship Who Dared Interview; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 57. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/Et0NU0V_cFo and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Veronica Giguere

Audiobook narrator and co-author on The Ship Who Dared

Baen Books

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John Ringo

Co-Author, discussing Beyond the Rift

Sean Hazlett

Host of The Baen Free Radio Hour

Toni Weisskopf

Publisher of Baen Books

Griffin Barber

Host of The Baen Free Radio Hour

Reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars from 39 ratings

Problems
This might be a wonderful podcast, but it does not play properly on this app, constantly repeating after about 5 minutes of promotional content, and Baen seems to have no interest in fixing the problem. A frustrating listen…
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Invulinus
United States4 years ago
WTB sound engineer?
What I could hear of the interview segment was good, but the levels were all over the place.
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Resivan
United States5 years ago
A look from the inside
If you ever wonder what an author is thinking about when they write you can find out. Both why they write what they write, and a bit on the how well. Discussions of the research and the world construction provide some wonderful insight.
Apple Podcasts
5
Contracorner
United States6 years ago
Great Podcasts
I enjoy listening the the Baen Podcasts. I especially enjoyed the newest video podcasts and hope they keep doing them. I find them a great way to discover new books to read. This is also a problem as I find to many books to read. I also enjoy the serialized books at the end of the podcasts.
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5
SFC MartiG
United States6 years ago
A great window into scifi literature.
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6 years ago

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BFRH 2026 06 19 Griffin Barber interviews James L. Cambias on The Ishtar Deception; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 68. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/c5PvVWeflAY and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Q: But James, first off, I always like to ask the hard question first, what for you is the coolest thing about The Ishtar Deception? And why is it Declan, DASLAC?

The cool thing is Sabbath Okada, a deeply capable agent operating in a richly imagined solar system, whose role and backstory tie into the broader political and corporate dynamics Cambias explores in The Billion Worlds. The discussion foregrounds the character's status, skills, and the texture of interplanetary power struggles, which animates the plot and world-building.

BFRH 2026 06 05 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P2; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 66. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/rbI99lA8sPU and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Q: What made you pick particular music for the car in the story?

The hosts explain the choice to make the car play period-appropriate rock, using misheard lyrics as a playful device to avoid direct lyric licensing while maintaining authenticity.

Q: So is that Stacey on the cover?

The guest confirms that Stacey is the cover subject in the public discussion, but notes that she does not necessarily dress that way in the book; it's a marketing/image choice rather than a literal depiction.

BFRH 2026 05 29 Jeremy Comeaux interviews David West and DJ Butler on Hell on Wheels, P1; One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name, part 65. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/hfkRpgPl2CI and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Q: Is this your first long-form novel together, and how did the project originate?

The guests describe starting from storytelling at conventions and online exchanges, with the two authors deciding to actually write the book after talking about it at a party and at a convention, evolving from short-form ideas to a full-length collaboration.

BFRH 2026 02 13 Jeremy Comeaux interviews Marisa Wolf on The Study Guides of Baen Books and One Jump Ahead by Mark L. Van Name part 50. Video at https://www.youtube.com/embed/SS-cS0buhOA and at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV7Nn4-bkB48wDjtobIuPQ.

Q: So first things first, so Marisa, you've been working on study guides for Baen. So why don't you tell people what that is per se and how it helps the community?

Marisa explains that Baen's study guides are free resources for teachers and homeschool parents that include chapter-by-chapter summaries, reading comprehension quizzes, and extension activities. They are designed to help teachers relate the novels to broader topics like science, mythology, and history, while also offering quick refreshers for students pressed for time.

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