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S03, E15: Women’s jobs in fantasy
Having already looked at women's jobs in science fiction, we decided to turn our critical gaze to fantasy. Fantasy fiction tends to mimic the world t…
8 years, 3 months ago
Grimdark with Anna Smith Spark
Sometimes the sheer number of sub-genres and niche areas within the SFF world can feel completely overwhelming. What do they all mean? Where does one…
8 years, 4 months ago
S03, E14: Grimdark with Anna Smith Spark
We spoke with author Anna Smith Spark, Queen of Grimdark, to try and get to the bottom of what exactly Grimdark is. "In the grim darkness of the far …
8 years, 4 months ago
Women’s jobs in science fiction
With equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future ha…
8 years, 4 months ago
S03, E13: Women’s jobs in science fiction
With equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future ha…
8 years, 4 months ago
Toxic masculinity
We started this podcast to highlight the issues around the representation of women in genre fiction. But women aren’t the only ones who suffer at the…
8 years, 4 months ago
S03, E12: Toxic Masculinity
We started this podcast to highlight the issues around the representation of women in genre fiction. But women aren’t the only ones who suffer at the…
8 years, 4 months ago
Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala
Ghost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Mak…
8 years, 5 months ago
S03, E11: Women’s ghost stories with Melissa Edmundson Makala
Ghost literature written by women in the 19th century was more about social commentary than pure entertainment, argues academic Melissa Edmundson Mak…
8 years, 5 months ago
Idealised characters and Mary Sues
We’ve all encountered them – characters who can do anything. They have physical and mental abilities beyond every other character in that world, perh…
8 years, 5 months ago