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Time travel with Kameron Hurley
Sometimes it is fun to call the shots on this show – and this week (while Lucy was away on holiday!), I decided to indulge a personal favourite subje…
7 years, 7 months ago
Cultural Traditions of Magic – with Zen Cho
We like to think that fantasy is a limitless exploration of our imaginations, but in reality, fantasy fiction is limited by the cultural experiences …
7 years, 7 months ago
Transgender representation in SFF with Cheryl Morgan
The representation of transgender people within genre is a subject we’ve wanted to explore for a while now on this podcast. All too often, trans and …
7 years, 7 months ago
Sex! Pregnancy! Birth! Representations of reproduction
In this episode, we discuss all things reproduction. That’s right: sex, pregnancy, birth – the whole shebang around creating new life and what it mea…
7 years, 8 months ago
Representations of disability with Marissa Lingen
Women aren’t the only minority to suffer from poor as well as a lack of representation in genre fiction. Among other minorities struggling to have th…
7 years, 8 months ago
Choose your own Bandersnatch
While we were all winding down from Christmas, Charlie Brooker and the Black Mirror gang were getting ready to mess with our minds yet again. Decembe…
7 years, 9 months ago
Seasonal scares
The holiday season comes with all kinds of traditions. From special desserts to the annual family bust-up. Whether you like a feel-good story at this…
7 years, 10 months ago
Writing comics with Leah Moore
I had the undeniable pleasure of chatting to UK comics writer Leah Moore. From growing up with comics royalty to a career spanning two decades, Leah …
7 years, 11 months ago
Layers and landscapes with Aliya Whiteley
What is speculative fiction and what can it offer the world? Aliya Whiteley’s work has been described as “stark, poetic and forthright”, and certainl…
7 years, 11 months ago
Unravelling mysteries (Live from FantasyCon 2018)
Alternate episode title: Magic goat sword (it will make sense if you listen!) If you’re planning a murder, always have a koala with you! Works of fic…
8 years ago