Mike Hodel interviews author Jack Vance in this clip from the SF themed radio show, ‘Hour 25’. Recorded in November 1976, the author discusses, amongst other things, why he shuns publicity, SF and the mainstream, why he started writing SF, his influences, his writing process and his relationship with editors. There is also a phone in section.
Hour 25 was a radio programme focusing on science fiction, fantasy, and science. It was broadcast weekly on Pacifica radio station KPFK in Southern California from 1972 to 2000, when it moved online.
The programme was hosted by Mike Hodel (working with a series of co-hosts) from 1972 to 1986, when he was succeeded by Harlan Ellison. Notable science fiction authors Steven Barnes, Arthur Byron Cover, David Gerrold and J. Michael Straczynski have also hosted the show at various times in the 1980s and 1990s.
The show is still airing, on an irregular basis, at http://www.hour25online.com
