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Interview with RJ Barker
Regular listeners will already be familiar with the fabulous RJ Barker who joined us live at Nine Worlds to discuss realistic characters. This week, …
8 years, 11 months ago
Subverting social norms with Adrian Tchaikovsky
Most science fiction and fantasy focus on humans – or at least societal structures that are recognisable from within cultures on Earth. Given that ge…
8 years, 11 months ago
S02, E24: Subverting social norms with Adrian Tchaikovsky
Megan chats to award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky about worldbuilding and creating societies that don't regurgitate the social norms we are fami…
8 years, 11 months ago
Diversity in video games with Emily Marlow
How important are video games in showcasing diversity? Can they do it better than other forms of media? Whether ‘diversity’ means eschewing the tradi…
9 years ago
S02, E23: Diversity in video games with Emily Marlow
Lucy chats to Emily R Marlow about diversity in RPGs and the importance of gender representation in gaming. Full episode notes available here: http:/…
9 years ago
Witchcraft, ritual, and power
This week, we are taking a slight detour from our usual subject matter and taking a look at witchcraft and ritual in the real world from writers who …
9 years ago
S02, E22: Witchcraft, ritual, and power
We take a look at witchcraft in the real world and how women use witchcraft as an empowering movement in times of political uncertainty. Guests in th…
9 years ago
Pat Cadigan: Queen of Cyberpunk LIVE
At this year’s FantasyCon in Peterborough, Breaking the Glass Slipper was lucky enough to interview one of the guests of honour, Pat Cadigan. Pat is …
9 years, 1 month ago
S02, E21: Pat Cadigan – Queen of Cyberpunk
We interviewed Pat Cadigan at FantasyCon 2017 on the resurgence of cyberpunk, writing both novels and short fiction, the relationship between technol…
9 years, 1 month ago
Mythical females
Mermaids, Harpies, Valkyries, Succubae, Sirens, Banshees, Nymphs – We’ve been encountering the mythical female in literature and folklore for thousan…
9 years, 1 month ago