Hey Guys,
Just since this conversation is back in one of its "on" phases, I thought i'd briefly note:
I kinda drifted off, my taste in SF has never been completely compatible with Escape Pod, and I moved onto other things for a bit (mainly This American Life)... I actually stayed around in the forum quite a while after i stopped listening to the podcast.
Strongly anticipating coming back in the near future tho. I shall return. This is the only place I can get my "what's going on in SF post 1975" fix, so I at least keep a finger in the modern SF world.