Susan Macdonald, Author at SCIFI.radio

Disney Legend Joe Rohde Returns to Disney

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 28, 2024 | Blinded by Science, Events |

Forty years as a Disney Imagineer wasn’t enough for Disney Legend Joe Rohde, so he’s going back to teach a new generation of Imagineers.

NASA Recruiting New Astronauts for 2024

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 27, 2024 | Blinded by Science, Space Exploration |

Ever thought you had the right stuff to be a NASA astronaut? Now’s your chance to apply.

Remembering Star Trek’s D. C. Fontana

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 25, 2024 | Books, Movies / Video / Theater, Science Fiction / Fantasy |

March 26, 2024, would have been Dorothy Catherine Fontana’s 85th birthday. The remarkable writer and mentor, and screenwriter of some of Star Trek’s most famous episodes, passed away in 2019.

SF Author Vernor Vinge Passes Away

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 25, 2024 | Books, Obituaries, Science Fiction / Fantasy |

Hugo winning SF author and professor Vernor Vinge has died from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He was 79.

2024 Disney Legends Announced

Posted by Susan Macdonald | Mar 20, 2024 | Events, Movies / Video / Theater |

“This year’s class of Disney Legends honorees include costume designer Colleen Atwood, Angela Bassett, trailblazing Disney employee Martha Blanding, James L. Brooks, James Cameron, Jamie Lee Curtis, Miley Cyrus, comic book creator Steve Ditko, Harrison Ford, Walt Disney Animation Studios animator Mark Henn, Frank Oz, Kelly Ripa, Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde and John Williams.”