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The singing bone – with Lucy Holland & Charlotte Bond
For this week’s episode, Lucy and Charlotte thought they’d take the opportunity to talk about something they have a passion for: folklore. In particu…
3 years, 3 months ago
The AI apocalypse with Emma Mieko Candon
It’s a standard rule of writing that if you want your protagonist to look heroic and competent, you’ve got to get a powerful and menacing antagonist.…
3 years, 4 months ago
Politics and tropes in fantasy with Andrea Stewart
I went a little bit left-field with the introduction to this episode, but I was weirdly excited by the fact that there was a major event in politics …
3 years, 4 months ago
Embracing rage in speculative fiction with Kritika H. Rao
In this episode, I am really excited to talk about a book I was invited to read last year. The premise drew me in immediately – the last of humanity …
3 years, 5 months ago
The realities of colonialism – with C.L. Clark
Speculative fiction is no stranger to exploring issues of colonialism, particularly in science fiction, from first contact stories to wars over terri…
3 years, 5 months ago
After the end – with Cassandra Khaw
Horror works best when it’s relatable. The best protagonists in a horror story are those that are just like us: they’re sensible, trying to scrape by…
3 years, 5 months ago
Away with the fairies – with Heather Fawcett
Fairies and fairy stories have fascinated us for centuries. They have been present in British art and literature certainly from the 1600s, with the e…
3 years, 6 months ago
The women of Arthurian legends with Juliet E. McKenna
The Arthurian legends are named for one man, but the tales associated with the legend involve an extensive cast: Merlin, Nimue, Guinevere, Lancelot, …
3 years, 6 months ago
The myth of a fair society – with Lavanya Lakshminarayan
We all know the classic line from Animal Farm: “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.” As much as we might want, and st…
3 years, 7 months ago
Haunted houses – with Grady Hendrix
We typically feature female creators on this show who write cracking female or marginalised characters, but in this episode, we talk to author Grady …
3 years, 7 months ago